Quitting alcohol

I am in my mid 30s and have drank alcohol every weekend since high school with very few weekends off and an occasional week night depending on social activities. I’m now at the age where my body doesn’t recover well and have been learning how negative alcohol is for you. Does anyone have advice on how to quit all together and tips that might help with it. I have 3 kids as well and I do like to have a few drinks to take the edge off after a long week, is there an alternative?