Red flags Alcohol temporarily masks feelings of anxiety, nerves and doubt but becomes problematic when you start using it to make you feel “normal” in stressful, traumatic and emotionally uncomfortable moments. You’ll start believing that alcohol helps you feel better and when this happens the habit and belief is formed and this is reinforced over […]
Finding your voice to ditch the booze! I was incredibly lucky to be part of a group listening to the very wise Ann Dowsett Johnston, the author of the amazing book Drink, this morning and we discussed how finding and expressing your voice can be so helpful in recovery. Ann mentioned that she believes our […]
Kids & Socialising My very very basic tips After school yesterday, my 13-year-old mentioned that at drama practice a few girls had asked for his mobile number. He said he couldn’t remember it (which was true). He was a little thrilled, a little scared and a little frustrated as he just wanted to be friends […]
In this episode we talk with Paul Dillon of Drugs and Alcohol Research and Training Australia (DARTA) all about teens and alcohol. Paul has been working in the area of drug and alcohol education for over 30 years both nationally and internationally and is also the author of ‘Teenagers, Alcohol and Drugs’ and host of […]
More Australian students between the age of 12 – 17 years old are choosing not to drink!* 1 in 3 students in this age bracket have never consumed alcohol. This compares to 1 in 10 in 1999. This is terrific news indeed! Non-drinking is increasingly becoming an option that more students are feeling comfortable to […]
Going Full Circle The core reasons why you drink will be the core things you need to work on to break free. Seems obvious right? Well, it is but it isn’t and it wasn’t for me until I was free from alcohol and reflecting on the whole nightmare of it all that was my early […]
Today Meg & Bella are incredibly lucky to be joined by Dr Chris Davis, Co-Founder and Chief Medical Officer of The Clean Slate Clinic to discuss The Clinic’s innovative and highly acclaimed Telehealth program that supports Australians struggling with alcohol dependence to safely undergo alcohol detox from home.
In this episode, in addition to a few belly laughs, we offer some tips to attempt to get through Christmas as unscathed as possible! From frocks, mocks and hammocks to embracing the imperfections of Christmas, from picking and choosing your own Christmas adventures to jumping off those social media accounts that do not serve you […]
In today’s episode, we talk to sleep psychologist Professor Michael Gradisar from Wink Sleep all about alcohol & sleep. Not only do people fear not being able to fall asleep when taking a break from alcohol but this fear can often be a reason for not staying the course. So we thought let’s get an […]
Meg & Bella examine whether drinking actually relieves stress and boredom? Of course it doesn’t! It exacerbates both. We shine a light on how drinking makes you more stressed and anxious over time. We also look at how drinking shrinks your world and makes you more boring and bored. Yet so many of us look […]
