“I stopped drinking and became a Mum again” – Sober Bliss Yes, I did and no thanks to the blatant marketing and advertising aimed at women and even aimed at Mums in particular. More and more women are drinking, over a ten year period high risk drinking among women has risen by over 60%. […]
Dealing With The Mom Guilt From Past Drinking. It is almost two years since I had my last drink. At the time, I didn’t realize it would be, but that random day at the end of March 2018 led to a change in my life that I had been dreaming of for so long. I […]
What is it like to be a Sober Mum? A friend asked me the other day, “What is it like to be a sober Mum? I just can’t imagine being able to cope with my kids without a drink!” We talked about how I deal with the stress when the kids are playing up, […]
There has been quite a bit written about self care lately, which I for one, am so happy about. We live in such a fast paced world, that it is so easy to get caught up in our jobs, our roles, our duties, keeping up appearances on social media, that we often forget to take […]
I love talking to you about your journey through sobriety, I love hearing your stories, your struggles and your wins. It shows that we are not alone in this and that we are unique and we all find our own path. I am really excited to share this lovely chat I had with the fabulous […]
Alcohol and Parenting – the one mixer you don’t need. A friend once said to me, “I can’t do parenting without wine and sometimes I need to get so out of it just to cope”
When I talk to people they say that the thing they struggle with most is the habit of having alcohol after work and what to do about it. This can be a very challenging aspect of going alcohol free and the one that most people say they have problems dealing with. If this is you […]