Tag: sober curious
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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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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…
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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…
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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…