Stop Getting on the Train

Stop Getting on the Train

No one starts out drinking with the intention of becoming addicted Most of us start wanting what everyone wants, to be comfortable and have some fun. Only it doesn’t work out that way. Does it? What starts out as fun becomes less rewarding as time goes by. Its...
Is Drinking Stressing You Out?

Is Drinking Stressing You Out?

Are you the passenger or the driver? Are you going to set the destination or are you going to let alcohol set the destination? (Not a good plan) Are your passengers going to help or hinder you on your journey? For too many years I was the passenger, not the driver. It...
The 7 Easy Steps

The 7 Easy Steps

When I attempted a break from alcohol one of the reasons I found it impossible was because any help out there didn’t give me a sense of process that I could follow. A simple step by step way of dealing with something that was affecting every part of my life. I read a...
Affirmations! Who Needs Those?

Affirmations! Who Needs Those?

Fair question, but look at it this way. If you were to accept that 99% of your problems are between your ears then affirmations play an important part in changing habits. Having a first drink at wine o clock or during “Happy Hour” is the first habit to change. It’s a...
But Isn’t Alcohol My Friend?

But Isn’t Alcohol My Friend?

I don’t think so. Cool, sophisticated, with it? Not really! From a very early age we are persuaded that without booze we will not have any fun. Drinking is a way of hiding from reality. We think of it as fun giver, consolation giver, comfort giver, our close friend....