Insights from a (Formerly) Drunk Mother
The Alcohol Illusion: Seeking Comfort, Finding Pain – Trying to Make Peace Between Two Parts of Yourself
Imagine waking each morning with a clear head, feeling peaceful and connected to yourself and life. You are happy, emotionally balanced and safe in the woman you truly are. How different would your life be? And all you have to do, to start the process of reclaiming...
Why You Keep Drinking When You “Know Better”— And The Simple Truth That Makes Stopping Feel Effortless
Why You Drink Even When You Want to Stop How many times have you struggled to understand your drinking? How many days have you woken up at 2am with a heavy head, and an anxious racing heart, thinking.... "What's wrong with me?" "Why did I drink the whole bottle...
Emotional Safety — The Secret Key to Changing Your Drinking for Good There are only three ways to be around alcohol… Which one will you choose?Successfully Sober — never thinking about alcohol, never missing it.Confident Control — able to take it or leave it, without...
How to End the Mental Battle With Alcohol: 5 Steps to Drink in Control and Feel Free
The sense of peace, freedom, joy, and trust that comes when you are no longer controlled by drinking is… magical. To see the bottle in the fridge and not feel an invisible magnetic pull to it… to feel completely neutral about a drink. To realise it’s been days since...
If Drinking Is Draining Your Joy, It’s Time to Change Your Relationship With Alcohol
You Want to Change Your Drinking. And You Want the Change to Happen Now You want to live your best life. You deserve to live your best life.....But alcohol keeps getting in the way. It’s the one thing you don’t know how to control—and fighting it is stealing your...
Sober Is a Way of Being—Not Just a Break from Drinking
You've made the decision. You're done with the fight. You want more. You want peace, ease and choice. And even though you may not recognise it yet, you’re stepping into a deeper truth: sober is a way of being, not just something you do. Because here's the truth most...
Why is quitting alcohol so difficult for most people?
If you are a midlife woman, waking at 2am, searching to find the answer to your drinking habit that makes no sense... it hurts you and you can't seem to stop... this is for you. I recently answered this question on Quora. It has now been viewed 13.3K times, and I’ve...
Social Drinker vs Emotional Drinker: Why You Overthink Every Glass of Wine (And How to Stop the Mental Tug-of-War With Alcohol)
You want to enjoy a glass of wine with dinner. And why shouldn't you? You are a mature, kind, loving woman who deserves to relax. To eat lovely food and enjoy a glass of wine around the table with friends and family. To enjoy the conversation and laughter...to...
The Hidden Link Between Anxiety and Alcohol (And How to Break the Cycle)
For years I felt as though anxiety lived inside me. During the pain of my drinking years, anxiety seemed to be a constant presence. It was the overwhelming feeling of dread and fear. I could feel it ' 'buzzing' in my body. I could feel it in my hands and feet....
