Beautiful Hangover

five years of sobriety has Transformed my perspective Five years sober, I have no regrets about my decision to quit. For a problem...

In my first year sober I wasn't convinced my drinking was that bad. Five years later I have a very different perspective.

Here are the four misconceptions I would most like to correct because they cause the most damage.

After I got sober, I became painfully aware of my people-pleasing habit. Now I'm working to destroy it.

Now I’m almost five years sober, the idea of not drinking being boring is laughable. But I still remember the boredom of those early days.

Drinking too much is a logical response to living through the time we are and it feels like it serves you, but it really doesn’t.

I would never have managed to quit drinking if I’d known what it entailed short term.

Here are the different ways I have tried to defeat the witching hour over the years, and how I managed to beat it for good, four years ago.

One of the most painful parts of my last few years of drinking was the feeling that life was passing me by.

Meaningful recovery from addiction is all about self-improvement.

How can your problem be that bad if nobody has noticed? Facing the reality of your drink problem isn’t easy when you are a...

If drinking problems are on a continuum where does yours sit? Before I quit drinking, my understanding of ‘alcoholism’ was very poor.

Drinking Like A Man Stopped Me Enjoying Being A Woman. How getting sober helped me to understand and make peace with my femininity.

Since I got sober, four years ago, I’ve noticed that I’m not the only one who held daft ideas about what alcohol does.

Since I got sober, my life has changed for the better in every way, blah, blah, blah. However, there are a few things I wish people told me

In spite of feeling like a natural response in the wake of Covid-19, pouring wine down your throat is actually more unhelpful than ever as a

Sarah Allen Benton’s book, Understanding the High-Functioning Alcoholic explodes old stereotypes of alcoholism.

Quitting drinking for a month might reset your relationship with alcohol, but not in the way you expect.

We need to stop vilifying people who can't stop drinking.

How to refuse drinks over Christmas without ruining the vibe or feeling like a loser.