Tag: mindful drinking
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Listening to Me (eventually)
I didn’t stop drinking because everything fell apart. From the outside, life looked full. Busy. Successful. I was doing all the things I was “supposed” to be doing. But underneath it all, there was a quiet feeling I couldn’t ignore anymore – quite a few things didn’t sit right – that combined with horrific hangovers…
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Why Alcohol Hits Differently in Midlife (Especially for Women)
Let’s set the scene: It’s a Friday night. You’ve had a long week, you pour a large glass of your favourite Rioja, and you exhale. Bliss, right? But then comes the 3:00 AM ´terror wake-up´ – heart pounding, sweating, and a brain whirring with anxieties about that email you sent in 2014. Fast forward to…