Remember your first few experiences of trying alcohol? Would you feel a bit woozy after only one or two sickly sweet drinks? Fast forward and your drink of choice has probably changed and you can drink way more than you used to. Over time our tolerance for alcohol increases which is one ofContinue reading “Why is it so difficult to cut back on my drinking”
Tag Archives: Grey-area drinking
My love / hate relationship with drinking
Do you have a love / hate relationship with drinking? But there’s also a side you hate. My love / hate relationship with drinking went on for years. I didn’t want to stop drinking as I thought that was a drastic measure and I certainly wasn’t at the stage where I needed toContinue reading “My love / hate relationship with drinking”
My three-step approach to taking back control of my drinking
I know how tricky it can be to take back control of your drinking because it was something I was struggling with a few years ago. 🤔 I knew it was affecting me in all sorts of ways (poor sleep, making my menopause symptoms worse, weight gain, dark circles under my eyes, feeling blah!). 🤔Continue reading “My three-step approach to taking back control of my drinking”
When life gets difficult how do you cope without drinking?
I’ve had a tough few months. 😟 My partner underwent major surgery. 😟 Work was stressful. 😟 The normal juggle of life became particularly overwhelming. If this had happened a few years ago I would have used it as an excuse to drink more to take the edge off and ‘cope’. But, that wasn’t anContinue reading “When life gets difficult how do you cope without drinking?”
Six book recommendations for when you’re rethinking your drinking
(This post was originally published in December 2021 and updated in July 2023) Until I decided to take a break from drinking I didn’t realise there was a whole genre of books referred to as ‘quit lit’ (quitting drinking literature). They include memoirs, how-to guides and self-help books. I’ve listed my top six but thereContinue reading “Six book recommendations for when you’re rethinking your drinking”
Want to make alcohol small and irrelevant in your life?
I was recently interviewed on the Dear Menopause podcast where I talked about how I changed my unhealthy drinking habit. We chatted about how I had got to the stage where I didn’t like the direction my drinking was headed, and started looking into why alcohol had such a hold on me. This led meContinue reading “Want to make alcohol small and irrelevant in your life?”
Are you sick and tired of feeling sick and tired?
Recently I was sick – not with COVID thankfully – but my symptoms did include headaches, fatigue and low energy levels. They were similar to the after effects of a night of drinking. When we are sick with a cold virus or other illness, we take care of ourselves by resting, hydrating and eating well. YetContinue reading “Are you sick and tired of feeling sick and tired?”
Are you a keen exerciser but also enjoy a drink? You’re not alone
I saw the following post on my Facebook Memories the other day and it reminded me how I used to justify my drinking, even when I was trying to stay fit. “Just finished Kokoda Grunt – a 13km run (7km uphill) with 26 challenges. The whole thing took more than four hours. Worse thing wasContinue reading “Are you a keen exerciser but also enjoy a drink? You’re not alone”
Want to change the way you drink but afraid of what that means?
Often new coaching clients reach out to me because they know they need to change the way they drink, they just don’t know how to do it. They’re not quite sure what alcohol coaching actually does but they think it might help them. (Spoiler alert: It does help them!). Change can be scary. Not knowingContinue reading “Want to change the way you drink but afraid of what that means?”
Questioning your drinking but don’t know how to fix it?
In my recent interview with Sonya Lovell on the Dear Menopause podcast I talked about the years I spent questioning my relationship with alcohol but not knowing how to fix it. I was a grey-area drinker – someone who is worried about the impact of their drinking but hasn’t hit a rock bottom or thinkContinue reading “Questioning your drinking but don’t know how to fix it?”