If you’ve ever struggled with anxiety, you’ll know the feeling of relief that comes from opening a bottle at the end of the day. As you sit there, glass in hand, it can really seem as if alcohol helps you unwind. It seems as if booze is melting that...

Have you ever noticed that whenever you’re trying to be good and not drink, social media suddenly seems full of boozy pictures? 🙄 Your best friend is posting pretty pictures of cocktails… 🍸 Someone else is sharing wine o’clock memes…...

“I should be able to quit drinking on my own. I’m ashamed of my drinking and ashamed that I can’t get my act together and stop this.” This email landed in my inbox over the weekend and reading it took me right back to my drinking days. Back then,...

Picture the scene: you’re boarding the plane to fly home after a trip away somewhere sunny… You’re tanned, but you feel terrible. Days of back-to-back drinking have taken their toll… and you’re glad to be heading home to recover. If you’ve ever...

I love it when famous people talk about sobriety and why they choose to be alcohol free. (So many red-carpet celebs don’t drink alcohol nowadays, it’s incredible.) The actress Anne Hathaway has shared that she’s now five years sober. Her milestone...

Picture the scene: you’re feeling frazzled after a stressful day of rushing from one thing to another… All you want is a glass of wine to take the edge off. You keep thinking about how great it will be to open a bottle, switch off and pull the...

How do you talk to yourself about sobriety? Exactly what words and phrases do you use? 🤔 The language you choose is important, because it sends a subconscious message to your brain about what alcohol-free living is like. Our words matter....

There are lots of big, brilliant benefits to ditching booze. But my favourite thing to talk about is actually the really small stuff. The teeny tiny, discrete benefits of ditching booze. The side effects that perhaps only you will ever notice, but...

Would you like some bad advice on how to quit drinking? How about some slightly patronising tips that won’t work for more than a day or two? 🤦‍♀️ When it comes to sobriety there are a lot of common but overly simplistic strategies...