When is the right time to quit drinking?
I recently wrote a blog about a voice inside of me that had for years been telling me it was time to stop drinking alcohol, however for numerous reasons, I kept on drinking. I believed that complete abstinence from alcohol was far too extreme for me, so it took me reaching my own version of […]
3 Ideas for an Epic Alcohol-Free Valentine’s Day
In this blog Jen shares three ways to celebrate an awesome alcohol-free Valentine’s Day. Before I went alcohol-free, I don’t think there was a Valentine’s Day in my adult life that didn’t involve drinking. I remember getting dressed to the nines and clinking glasses of bubbles over candlelit dinners. Or knocking back a few wines […]
Why can’t I stop drinking?
When I was struggling with alcohol, I asked myself this question often: Why can’t I stop drinking? Although it felt like I couldn’t stop, the reality was, I was really good at stopping. The not starting again was the real issue. In this post I unpack common problems that hold us back from achieving sustained […]
How do I know if I have a drinking problem?
Although the terms ‘alcoholic’ and ‘alcoholism’ are often used in discussions about heavy drinking, the medical and scientific communities have been moving away from these terms for years now. Not surprisingly, because ‘alcoholic’ really is more of a colloquial term used to describe someone with a severe Alcohol Use Disorder (AUD). And AUD is the […]