As the nation recovers from the excesses of the festive period, it's reported that over 8 million of us will quit alcohol for the month of January. Some will fly through it, and enter February full of energy; but for others, it's not that easy.

Quitting alcohol is bloody tough. It's been over three and a half years since I last had an alcoholic drink, but I still remember those days when I was spiralling; frightened that I couldn't keep drinking like I was, but equally frightened that I couldn't stop.

I blooming love a podcast and have a rota of downloads to my Podcast App about cricket, comedy, food, true crime and - of course -...

Christine offers some literatary suggestions for books she recommends to clients or anyone else who asks!

This morning, I caught up on a powerful documentary on alcohol - the BBC's 'Panorama: Binge Drinking and Me'. You can currently find it...

Living alone presents a unique challenge if you're starting to be privately concerned about your relationship with alcohol. I wrote a...

I can confidently write that my drinking wasn't about the alcohol. It was a readily available, perfectly legal way to numb out my life.

There are some times of the year which are undisputed in the impact they could have on your sobriety. Christmas is perhaps the most...

"Mindful Drinking: A harmful oxymoron or helpful step to reframing the way we think about alcohol?"

The term "Dry January" has been around for decades, but it was ten years ago that Alcohol Change UK registered it as a trademark and has...

I love living alone. This arrangement can lead to unique challenges if you're starting to worry about your relationship with alcohol.

As I was putting it together, something became apparent. And that was the difference between Year 1 and Year 2 of my sobriety.

I was lying in bed, head pounding and feeling sick after another night that didn’t go to plan. This had to stop.

The financial cost of drinking alcohol soon adds up

Then this week, the biggest test in my sober journey was thrown at me. One of my cats died unexpectedly.

"I was wondering..." is a phrase I'm hearing more and more at the moment; which made me wonder what people would ask me anonymously

Hearing about the concept of Grey Area Drinking made the penny drop so loudly I'm pretty sure my ears are still ringing.