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.

Today sees the start of Alcohol Awareness Week 2025, and the theme is 'Alcohol and Work'.

Today sees the start of Mental Health Awareness Week, and its seems like a perfect time to talk about my own experience of mental...

When I first quit alcohol, I wasn't really sure what to expect. Initially, and I suspect I'm not alone in this, the focus was on one...

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...

I googled the definition of loneliness and it made me angry. We need to redefine it and here's why.

Last week I had the craziest day of my life - I argued with an angry man on national radio...

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

Today heralds the start of UEFA's Euro 2024 - a competition that will see home nations Scotland and England compete against other...

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.

I talk a lot about the positive impact sobriety has had on me. But today, I want to talk about some of the times I didn't quit.

This is going to be good; and I know this because of all the posts I have written about the costs of alcohol, this I've dreaded the most