Our Favourite AF Drinks to get you through the festive season
In this blog Lucy lists some of our favourite tried and tested alcohol-free drinks, listed by category, to get you through the silly season. I am going to be honest with you, I have never really been mad about zero-proof drinks (AKA Alcohol Free or AF). In fact, I drank more AF beers and spirits […]
5 Tips for Sober Dating
In this blog Lucy shares her experience of dating without drinking and gives you five helpful tips to enjoy the dating scene alcohol-free. When I quit drinking nearly two years ago I was a married woman so dating was not something I gave an ounce of thought to. However, 15 months into my sobriety journey […]
Why Quitting Before the Silly Season is a Game Changer
In this blog Lucy shares her experience helping Tracey through going alcohol-free before the festive season, and Tracey tells us why stopping at this time of year is absolutely incredible! I know what you are thinking: “I really want to stop drinking. It’s holding me back from reaching my full potential. It’s making me feel […]
Why abstinence is easier than moderation.
In this blog Jen explains why trying to moderate when she was problem-drinking was so much harder than just not drinking at all. When I was worried that I was drinking too much, the obvious thing to do was to cut down. How hard could it be? I would give myself some realistic limits and […]
Why Sharing Our Addiction Stories is Important
Recently my opinion was challenged in a live interview. And I’m so glad it was. A viewer asked a question about how to approach her husband about his drinking problem. My response was that I’m not a fan of interventions, ultimatums, or tough love. A person who is drinking problematically is a person in pain. […]
The Truth about Moderation
We’ve all heard of the apparent health benefits of drinking alcohol in moderation. Numerous articles and even some scientific studies tell us that moderate drinking is good for the heart and circulatory system and that it probably protects us from type 2 diabetes and gallstones. The problem is, the alcohol industry is responsible for funding […]
Mums: Wine is NOT Helping You
My drinking career began in my teens, binge drinking most weekends, hopping from house party to house party. My twenties was littered with wild, booze-fuelled parties, blackouts on more occasions than I care to admit, and plenty of mornings-after where I found myself waking up on top of the covers, clothes and makeup still on […]
The impact of COVID-19 on alcohol consumption in Australia
COVID-19 and the resulting global lockdown and isolation has taken its toll on Australian families in so many ways. We have conducted some research from several sources in relation to COVID-19 and alcohol consumption, and in this blog we are going to break it all down and discuss ways to help you pull yourself out […]
What to Expect When You Quit Drinking – PART THREE
This week we are going to give you a run down of some of the beautiful benefits that you have to look forward to after you decide to ditch the booze! You’ll feel better When you stop consuming a toxic, carcinogenic substance, you’re bound to feel the benefit. Stats show that 92% of people report […]
How much time & energy are you wasting trying not to get wasted?
My last attempt at moderation was at a friend’s wedding in December 2018. A few days earlier, I’d had a really ‘bad’ Christmas Day that ended up in a black out, a banned Uber account (I still don’t know what happened there) and about 11 people I needed to apologise to. The following Boxing day […]
