Tag: sobriety

“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 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

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.

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?

This week’s guest blog is from Hannah Rodger, a sales director in the recruitment industry – one of many high-pressure industries where there is social pressure to drink. She shares some insights into her journey of 18 months of sobriety and the questions she gets asks, and asks herself.  Am I an alcoholic? I had

I decided to stop drinking and have my last drink on 28th December 2018. Although I was not an everyday drinker, I was what some may call a ‘problem drinker’ – I would binge drink. I am a 55-year-old single mum of an 18 year-old. When I broke up with my partner in March 2003,