Category: Health & Society
When the excitement for sober life faded away
After I stopped drinking almost thirty months ago, I had to admit to myself that I had become dependent on alcohol. I had probably, like many others, drunk too much for too long and too often. ‘Fine!’, I often thought, ‘it is what it is!’. Besides, this new life completely free of alcohol was really
FAQs about quitting alcohol – Part II: early stages of change
When you decide to quit alcohol, there are a lot of aspects of your life that can be affected by these changes.
Take the pressure off responses – how to tell others you’re not drinking
While you don’t owe anyone an explanation about your reason for not drinking, having a set of responses ready to go can make all the difference in backing yourself and feeling confident.
Finding myself
Other than one unfortunate incident at the end of year 11 involving Southern Comfort and a ruined Guns N’ Roses t-shirt (from vomiting all over it), I didn’t really engage with alcohol until after I’d left school. $5 buckets of vodka and lemonade amongst friends was how I spent a Friday or Saturday night every
New year’s resolutions – What’s holding you back from making changes to your relationship with alcohol?
With 2021 behind us, revisiting self-care and a healthier relationship with alcohol may feature in your new year’s resolutions. The festive tradition of resolution making has long been a useful strategy to press the reset button, helping us focus on extinguishing old behaviours, and introducing new ones. But change doesn’t happen overnight. You’re not alone
Stories to inspire you this holiday season
A few months ago we conducted a survey and members of the Hello Sunday Morning community shared stories about their relationship with alcohol and the impact we have had on their journey. We are very appreciative and humbled by their responses. These stories are honest, real and as very relatable – as they are genuine.








