Author: Louise Hazleden

  • Quiet Reflection

    Quiet Reflection

    Looking back, I can see how I had bought into the story of the ¨Happy Hour¨ culture, alcohol portrayed as the reliable companion for unwinding, the social lubricant, the soft buffer against the challenge of anything uneasy. The ultimate soother, the quiet comforter, the answer that fit every question. For years I carried that belief…

  • Dry January & Beyond

    Dry January & Beyond

    The Dry January Challenge is the perfect opportunity to press pause on drinking alcohol and give yourself a refreshing reset while allowing time to reflect on your drinking patterns.  Of course this can be testing especially as you are coming straight out the most festive period of the year and wobbles can be expected. However…