Tag: sobriety
Setting goals for the new year: finding your balance with alcohol
The start of a new year feels like a clean slate—a chance to reflect, reset, and map out what you want the next 12 months to look like. For many people, this can be a great time to re-evaluate aspects of your lifestyle, including your relationship with alcohol. Whether you’re keen to cut back, take
Belinda’s transformational journey from grey area drinking to empowerment
People often talk about their lives in terms of BK and AK—before kids and after kids—or pre- and post-pandemic. For me, the defining line is pre-sobriety and post-sobriety. The early days I was never a big drinker. I would share some wine with my husband, but that was about it. My real drinking career began
Daily drinking: a problem or not?
“Does drinking every day mean I have a problem?” This is a tough question for anyone to ask themselves, but it’s worth asking because the answer may surprise you. Around 5% of Australians drink daily. The truth is, if you drink every day – even just one or two drinks – you’re more likely to
“I wore my handbrake out” – Jamie’s story of perseverance and how he choose between abstinence and moderation
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
How well do you know your own drinking habits?
When it comes to understanding limits to alcohol intake, there is an assumption that it all boils down to each individual choice. There are certain things that we want to draw a hard line in the sand. Alcohol is one of them.
Getting back on track with your goal – keeping up with your sober streak
When our first attempt to make positive change in our life is met with a defeat, our tendencies are often to give in to alcohol and give up our goals completely.
Before throwing in the towel to sobriety, why not give your goals a second chance?