Tag: binge drinking

You might be impacted by the drinking of someone you love, and you want them to address their drinking. This takes courage and thoughtfulness.

It’s complicated – that’s how many Australian’s describe their relationship between alcohol and sporting events

55 Days into her alcohol-free journey , Kath Elliott was getting showered and ready for work when she discovered a large lump in her right breast. Two days later Kath was diagnosed with breast cancer at the age of 46.

After a regretful night involving alcohol and the authorities, Shell decided to seek support to help get on top of her relationship with alcohol. The journey involved quite a few twists and turns.

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

In early November, I hit a milestone of 300 days alcohol free. I felt surprisingly flat. The festive season was approaching and continuing to abstain from alcohol felt harder than it ever had before. Not drinking alcohol day-to-day didn’t bother me, it was just the social gatherings and celebrations which I was starting to find