Tag: self love

The last time I drank alcohol was 1 year and 1 month ago. Why was it so easy to give up drinking? I can honestly say that there was no decision made to ‘stop drinking’. I simply didn’t have an urge to drink in the months that followed that last drink, and before I knew

June 17, 2018. The day that would change my life forever. I started drinking at the young age of 14, and I fell in love with being drunk. It made life fun and entertaining, and turned me into a more sociable and likeable person. It helped ease my nerves in a social environment and made

One of the aims of a practice like yoga and meditation is to be able to slow down, calm the mind and to feel whatever arises for you. It is important to have a way to connect back in with yourself, and that may be scary for some people. For those who have an unhealthy

“I have been drinking since time immemorial; so much so, I can’t pinpoint an exacttime in life where I didn’t indulge in alcohol to get through the day. What I did not realise is that I relied on booze to escape my pain, the kind that has no cure. Although I must admit, it got

Today I am 236 days booze free. A few years ago I could not have fathomed giving up my beloved wine for any extended period of time, despite trying many times. It was my release, it was my freedom, it was my friend. The reckless abandon it would give me meant that I could shut

Returning home after a trip around the world has taught me something valuable about self-love. It’s a busy world, and you’ll feel overwhelmed if you don’t know how to communicate with yourself and listen to your needs. Culture means to be connected, but sometimes we lose contact with ourselves when we search for a connection