Tag: drinking

How stress and anxiety link to drinking

As a health coach for Hello Sunday Morning’s app, Daybreak, I have noticed that anxiety is a really common issue for our members. For some people, it is a chicken or egg scenario – is my drinking a way that I am managing my anxiety, or is my anxiety partly a result of my drinking

Why I chose to go dry in the music industry – Nathan Cavaleri

Jeff Beck – “Playing in front of an audience is total lunacy. Walking out in front of everyone is just terrifying, yet I have to do it. There’s a frozen moment when you set foot on the stage, when you don’t know if you’re going to fall over, or if someone’s going to give you

One year on – reflections from a Daybreak member

I am a married mother of two children. I live in a beautiful house in a nice neighbourhood. To anyone outside, I seemed to have it all. Nine years ago, I held my father’s hand while he took his last breaths as he passed away from alcoholic cirrhosis. I never thought it was possible for

How to drink mindfully

Mindfulness is a trend that has really taken off recently. This may be because everyone is just so busy, stressed and anxious that we have forgotten what it means to savour something or how to actually be present in a moment. Every second article you read on a Facebook feed or popular blog is about

Mr. Perfect on booze

Terry Cornick, a.k.a ‘Mr. Perfect’, talks about his dad, being a dad and how drinking and mental health tie into the whole story.

Reverse your thinking – focus on what you want​

  An excerpt from A Happier Hour, written by Sexy Sobriety’s Rebecca Weller. Sexy Sobriety is an online life-coaching program designed for women who are ready to take control of their lives and unleash their authentic selves onto the world. Back when I was in my corporate job, we were encouraged to take a ‘Defensive