Have you ever wondered why it’s easier to stay sober during Dry July or Sober October yet seem to struggle outside of these months? Here’s why. Dry July has been socially accepted by the Australian Drinking Culture and due to this acceptance, individuals feel safer or even supported to...
Don’t get too caught up in the uncomfortably inappropriate traditional approach to alcohol reduction. The approach that changing your relationship with alcohol is apparently more ‘advanced’ or ‘unique’ or ‘scary’ than changing your relationship with something like sugar or soft drink or chocolate or hot chips or… you get...
Want to dramatically reduce your alcohol intake? Forget about drinking less and focus on building a life you don’t want to run away from.Usually, specifically referring to these three areas; ✅ Create relationships you’d rather engage/interact with sober, rather than relationships you need to use alcohol to deal with...
Do you want to drink less alcohol, but you’re not too sure where to start? If this is the case, we can probably assume you are feeling unsure about what to focus on, and in the meantime, the clock is ticking by, along with more and more alcohol. Is...
Betrayal can cause more psychological damage than grief and loss. The things that end up hurting us the most are the things we were convinced were true at all costs. Nothing leaves a scar more than totally believing in something with your heart and soul that turns out to...
Your kids don’t need to be taught how to be happy or what to do to get ahead in life. All they’ve ever needed is an example of someone being happy with themselves. Less teaching and more practicing. Less telling and more living. The only thing a child ever...
Every single day, you get the chance to run from yourself or to run towards yourself. Running from yourself leads to escapism strategies. These specific strategies often leave you feeling guilty or shameful after you’ve done them. In fact, that’s how you know you have run from yourself –...
Lockdown experiences are forcing people to be with themselves. Less avoidance, busyness, and ‘doing’. More sitting, noticing, reflection, thinking & feeling. Interestingly enough, the No.1 trigger to run an addictive pattern is the need to run from self. The need to avoid certain thoughts and feelings that arise when...
Here’s why! There are only ever two reasons why you drink alcohol. There’s nothing wrong with this but it may be helpful to know if you’re on an alcohol reduction journey. We drink to either; 1) Enhance an emotion. Or 2) Suppress an emotion. Alcohol is a resource people...
Learn to own your space, time, and energy without justification. You’re allowed to be anywhere, at any time, feeling anyway. The illusion that you can’t is the route of all suffering. The awareness that you can, is the gateway to all freedom.
Not apologising can be the best thing for everyone 🔥🔥 Sometimes your repeated apologies are more painful than your repeated mistakes. An apology suggests you feel guilty for what you did. Guilt is the emotion we feel to trigger change. So, if you are not going to change, don’t apologise....
Unable to ask for help? Finding it difficult to open up and share yourself? The key to overcoming this problem is by knowing this; Your ego is a survival mechanism. The fight or flight response kicks in whenever it can to keep you safe. KNOW THIS: It can’t tell...