9 Relapse Traps to be Aware of in Sobriety Relapsing is a big fear that everyone has when they stop drinking and it is heightened in times of stress and anxiety. Relapses come at different times for everyone and some not at all. A relapse defined for me is anytime...
Alcohol Free Drinking: Mocktail Recipes for 2020
Alcohol Free Drinking: Mocktail Recipes for 2020 It’s that time of year again when thoughts of alcoholic drinks can take over. But fear not because these days there are plenty of alcohol-free beers, wines and spirits, or botanical alternatives available. Then there...
Linking Thoughts About Drinking During the Holidays & Christmas
Linking Thoughts About Drinking During the Holidays & Christmas If I had to give any time of year as the period when alcohol plays the biggest part, it would be the silly season. Drinking during the holidays & Christmas is by far the worst for cravings with...
Am I an Alcoholic Vs. Safe Limits of Drinking
Am I an alcoholic? Vs. Safe Limits of Drinking Am I an alcoholic? This is the secret question that folks like me have asked themselves or googled the question and taken an online quiz repeatedly. Personally, I don’t like the term alcoholic because it is misunderstood,...
Guest Post: Six Health Benefits of Saffron, the ‘Persian Red Gold’
Guest Post: Six Health Benefits of Saffron, the 'Persian Red Gold' As far as botanical spirits go, I love experimenting with them and simply adding an amount to my tonic always gives me that 'adult drink' enjoyment without the curse of alcohol. That said, I have...
Quitting Alcohol & Sobriety’s Up’s and Down’s – It is to be Expected
Quitting Alcohol & Sobriety’s Up’s and Down’s – It is to be Expected I often find myself awash in my mind with negative thoughts and information overload. Then, out of nowhere (or the next day) all is rosy, and I flick to more positive climes, before being...
Quitting Alcohol: 6 Ways to Embrace the Winter Months and Avoid SAD
Quitting Alcohol: 6 Ways to Embrace the Winter Months and Avoid SAD: The clocks have gone back (in the UK anyway) and the dark nights have surely crept in. What with the lack of sunlight and the colder temperature, the stress of the upcoming festive season and the...
Working Away or a Functioning Alcoholic? Lies, Truth and Self Destruction
Working Away or a Functioning Alcoholic? Lies, Truth and Self Destruction As I struggled to get out of bed to find my phone, that I could hear buzzing away somewhere in the hotel room, I knew it was my wife wondering why I hadn’t called. In fact, come to think of it,...
10 Ways to Unwind at the End of a Stressful Day
10 Ways to Unwind at the End of a Stressful Day That feeling at the end of the day when we are wasted and frazzled can be all too often these days, and sometimes you just know when you’re ready to relax. Even more prominent now with the global events from the past...
Sober Support: An Ode to Quitting Alcohol this Sober October
An Ode to Sober October So you’ve bit the bullet and gone sober for OctoberIt’s time that you proved that alcohol don’t own yaThe first few days done with a weekend includedYou should be so proud, even if you feel, well, secluded In society its normalised, the...
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