Andersen offers important insights on how women’s relationships with alcohol are shifting as they grapple with increased pressures at home and work, and her approach wisely utilizes faith as a recovery tool without positioning it as a cure-all... Women of faith will be empowered."
—Publishers Weekly Review, September 2025
"Ericka Andersen brings a rare brilliance to the complex conversation around alcohol and faith, offering Christian women compassionate, grounded guidance through what can feel like a maze of mixed messages and emotions. Her writing is refreshingly vulnerable, deeply researched, and full of practical insight. I highly recommend Freely Sober to anyone who has ever questioned whether alcohol is adding to—or quietly subtracting from—their life. This is a conversation you deserve to have."
Heather Harpham Kopp, author of Sober Mercies: How Love Caught Up with a Christian Drunk
"It is time for us to have this much-needed conversation, and who better to lead us on this delicate journey than Ericka Anderson? Freely Sober carries a vulnerable strength that can only come from the heart of one who has truly been delivered from the prison of addiction. Through telling parts of her own story while weaving honest and strategic reflection for the reader, Ericka is a trustworthy confidant for those looking for hope and desperate for freedom."
Natalie Runion, author of Raised to Stay
"Ericka Andersen has written one of the most important books for Christian women and drinking. It is kind, understanding, packed with not just knowledge but wisdom, and is the perfect resource for really anyone looking to change their relationshipwith alcohol. Whether you're hoping for big changes or small wins, this book and its thoughtful approach will help you. It's filled with thoughtful questions, helpful exercises, and practical advice from someone who has been exactly where you are .. . and still is. 10/10."
Jonathon M. Seidl, author of Confessions of a Christian Alcoholic: A Candid Conversation on Drinking, Addiction, and How to Break Free
"Freely Sober is an invitation to step into more awareness, honest exploration, and inner wrestling concerning your relationship with alcohol. Ericka Andersen has a special way of articulating the nuances Christians feel when it comes to drinking without using legalism, labels, or rules. The message of this book is one of freedom and hope!"
Jenn Kautsch, founder of the SoberSis Community and author of Look Alive, Sis
"With incisive honesty wrapped in deep compassion, Ericka Andersen brings to light a conversation many Christians have been having in silence for years. Freely Sober doesn't bring shame or deliver ultimatums; it offers a lamp on the path toward freedom. With surgical precision, Ericka blends scientific rigor and scriptural clarity to expose the deeper reasons why we drink and how we heal. Whether you're rethinking your own choices around alcohol or trying to understand those of someone you love, this book will feel like a long-overdue dose of hope."
W. Lee Warren, neurosurgeon and host of The Dr. Lee Warren Podcast
