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If you’ve ever woken up with the double whammy of a hangover, wrapped up in a sense of dread or panic, you’ve probably experienced ‘hangxiety’, or hangover anxiety. You don’t even need to have a heavy drinking session to experience hangxiety and if you already have an anxious temperament, you may find even just a

With the rise of wearables, like smart watches, we have more data than ever about our physical and mental health. Have you noticed that the days you drink alcohol your wearable shows more disrupted sleep? Or have you noticed it’s just that bit more difficult to get yourself out of bed in the morning? Although

I always had an on-and-off relationship with alcohol. From a young age, my friends and I loved partying – we lived for the weekend. Friday and Saturday nights were spent at the pub or nightclubs often not getting home till sunrise. I was also very involved in sport and I would abstain from alcohol completely

If you’re thinking about changing your relationship with alcohol, one of the first decisions you will make is whether you want to cut back or quit altogether. In Australia, alcohol is involved in so many aspects of everyday life that for some people, the thought of never having a drink again is so daunting that

We live in a fast paced world. We juggle jobs, families, friendships, study, and other responsibilities that leave us little time to slow down and take a breath. It’s no wonder we operate on autopilot much of the time. Like other activities, drinking alcohol can be automatic too. Do you reach for a drink when

In a society where socialising and celebration usually means alcohol, the choice to take time away from drinking can be tough. The good news is, if you’re looking at changing your relationship with alcohol, attitudes towards drinking are changing. You have options. Our changing drinking culture According to new data from the National Drug Strategy