Here’s the really unfortunate thing about alcohol. It’s so freaking good. This legal, globally marketed, mass-produced drug. It can act as a stimulant, pain reducer, anxiety suppressor, and social liquid courage drug that dilutes your past to a bearable level whilst also removing the reality that you do worry...
Every single year, our DLFF Community wants to drink less & less. They start with a detox. The next year they do four detoxes. The next year they do four detoxes and seem to only ever have two odd drinks in one sitting. The next year members do four...
Anyone else aware of how our modern life affords us many comforts, conveniences, and a great deal of support at the click of a button? But at the same time, we often feel alone and left to fend for ourselves. Well, on one side of the coin, I don’t...
There comes a time, in everyone’s lives when they accept something, they’ve been denying. Sometimes something, they have been denying for months or years. Within that second of acceptance, they release weeks, months, or even years of denying, pain, and often suffering. Suffering can last a decade. Freedom is...
Well, first we must know why we struggle with this in the first place. The No.1 reason why people struggle to drink in moderation is because… They believe alcohol is the problem. And if we continue to focus on alcohol being the issue, we’ll continue to drink more than...
If you get bogged down in the thought of “Should I drink or not drink tonight?”, chances are you simply have nothing bigger to worry about or be present for. Changing your relationship with alcohol isn’t about drinking less alcohol. It’s about building a life you want to be...
Until you give yourself the permission to have a drink, you’ll always struggle to figure out how to choose not to drink. So many people tell me I’m crazy for telling big drinkers to allow themselves to have a drink. But these people don’t realise, I’m not telling them...
I was interviewed by one of Australia’s most trusted journalists last week and here’s what they said to me – “Tom, can alcoholics live with choice like you?” It’s actually the most common response I hear when I tell someone DLFF is all about choice & freedom rather than...
If you’re anything like me, you may find it difficult to turn down a Sunday arvo by the water flicking through the craft beer selection or fancy champagne options. “I’ll just come down for a few cruisy ones” turns into a fun night with a cracking headache the next...
“I’m so sick & tired of how much I drink but I don’t want to be labelled an alcoholic or seen for having a problem’” This is the all-too-common thought thousands of Australian’s experience every day. The fear of being outcast, labelled, or even shamed for ‘having an issue...
Every time you drink to avoid dealing with life, you’re building debt. Stress debt. Alcohol seems to alleviate Stress in the moment, which it does. The Stress of the day seems to disappear – Fantastic, isn’t it? However, many don’t know this Stress is being stored to arise and...
It’s Friday. More often than not, the day all early-week alcohol reduction intentions fall wayside. The day our emotional need to ‘switch off’ outweighs our heart’s desire to wake up Saturday feeling clear-headed and fresh. The day we know we might break the commitments we made to ourselves, but...