Kate's Blog

If you’ve been toying with the idea of going alcohol free for a while, then you’ve probably already thought about the benefits this might bring. There are the obvious things like waking up without a hangover, looking better and making the most of your...

If you’re like most of the women I coach, then I’m guessing your drinking tends to happen behind closed doors, in the kitchen or on your sofa at night. Hardly anyone else knows about it, because you do such a great job of hiding it. You don’t skip work...

Opening a bottle used to be my reward whenever I felt I’d worked hard or achieved something. So when I tried to “be good” and not drink, I’d last a few days, only to go and ruin it with wine 🤦‍♀️ Looking back now, it was...

Something pretty big happened to me 10 years ago: I quit drinking. In April 2013, I thought I was just taking a break and giving sobriety a test drive… but alcohol-free living turned out to be so good, I didn’t want to give it up! I could never have...

Last night’s Oscars got me thinking about what makes a great movie. In all honesty, if a director had to make a film about my drinking story, it would be incredibly dull. Watching me fall asleep on the couch after ploughing through a bottle of wine,...

Why do you drink? What benefit or service are you hoping alcohol will deliver? The answers to these questions look different for different people. But there’s one thing I can say for sure: No matter what problem you’re trying to mask or fix, alcohol...

In my drinking days, I used to open a bottle for all kinds of reasons. Sometimes I’d drink because I wanted to feel less stressed. At other times I’d knock back a glass to help pep me up and get me into party mode. And then there were the days I drank...

If you’re reading this, I suspect you’re in a serious, long-term relationship with alcohol. ​Or perhaps you’ve recently separated? Or are on a break? Or maybe you eventually agreed to go your separate ways, only to keep hooking up at weekends? ​As...

One of my clients said to me the other day: “Pouring a drink is just so EASY. It’s the easy option after a bad day.” Can you relate? I can. I totally understand why she believed that to be true, because I remember feeling the same way. And at first...