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

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.