The Moderation & 'New You' Blog

Practical support for the weeks when cutting back feels manageable, and the ones when it doesn't

Does Alcohol Age Your Skin? What Changes When You Drink Less May 29, 2026
By Tansy Forrest, Clinical Hypnotherapist & Author of Ten Steps to Drink Less and Live Well

You probably didn't plan to notice. Maybe it was a bathroom mirror on a Sunday morning, or a photo someon

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Alcohol and Anxiety: Why It Feels Like It Helps, Then Makes Things Harder grey area drinking mental health self-care & wellbeing understanding alcohol May 28, 2026
By Tansy Forrest, Clinical Hypnotherapist & Author of Ten Steps to Drink Less and Live Well

It started as a way to slow down. The day had been long, the mind had not stopped, and a glass of wine in t...

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Will I Lose Weight If I Stop Drinking? What Happens When You Cut Back Too grey area drinking midlife self-care & wellbeing understanding alcohol May 24, 2026
By Tansy Forrest, Clinical Hypnotherapist & Author of Ten Steps to Drink Less and Live Well

The question doesn't usually arrive in a dramatic way. It arrives in the quiet moment before opening a se

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Hypnotherapy for Drinking Less: What Actually Happens in a Session mindful drinking understanding alcohol May 21, 2026
By Tansy Forrest, Clinical Hypnotherapist & Author of Ten Steps to Drink Less and Live Well

You've probably tried the obvious things. The Monday rules. The smaller glass. The 'just two tonight.' An

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Binge Drinking Every Weekend: Why It Happens and How to Stop mental health mindful drinking understanding alcohol May 21, 2026
By Tansy Forrest, Clinical Hypnotherapist & Author of Ten Steps to Drink Less and Live Well

Monday to Thursday, everything holds together. The gym gets done, the meals are reasonable, the early nig

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Social Drinking: Why You Drink More Than You Mean To grey area drinking mental health mindful drinking understanding alcohol May 20, 2026
By Tansy Forrest, Clinical Hypnotherapist & Author of Ten Steps to Drink Less and Live Well

The plan was two drinks. That is always where it starts. Two drinks, maybe three, and home at a sensible

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Drinking Alone: When It's Fine, When to Pay Attention mental health mindful drinking understanding alcohol May 20, 2026
By Tansy Forrest, Clinical Hypnotherapist & Author of Ten Steps to Drink Less and Live Well

The door closes. The coat comes off. Somewhere between the bag dropping and sitting down, the glass appea

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Alcohol and Stress: Why It Feels Like It Helps (And What Works) mental health mindful drinking understanding alcohol May 20, 2026
By Tansy Forrest, Clinical Hypnotherapist & Author of Ten Steps to Drink Less and Live Well

The door closes. The bag drops. Something in the body exhales even before the glass is poured.

For a lot

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Alcohol Bloating, Weight and Skin: What Changes When You Drink Less moderation tools self-care & wellbeing understanding alcohol May 18, 2026
By Tansy Forrest, Clinical Hypnotherapist & Author of Ten Steps to Drink Less and Live Well

The bloating may have crept up gradually. Or perhaps your middle just started to feel different in the last...

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What Does Sober Curious Mean? And Do You Have to Give Up Alcohol? grey area drinking mindful drinking moderation tools understanding alcohol May 18, 2026
By Tansy Forrest, Clinical Hypnotherapist

You heard it somewhere. A podcast, maybe, or a passing comment at dinner. Sober curious. And something in it landed, in the quiet way that a phrase can find ...

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Why Do Hangovers Get Worse as You Get Older? grey area drinking hormones & health midlife self-care & wellbeing understanding alcohol May 17, 2026
By Tansy Forrest, Clinical Hypnotherapist

It happens at 3am, usually. You're awake, mouth dry, heart beating in a way that feels too present, turning yesterday over in your head. Two glasses of wine,...

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Dry January (or Dryish January): The Version That Actually Sticks dry january dryish january grey area drinking hypnotherapy mindful drinking mindset moderation tools May 17, 2026
By Tansy Forrest, Clinical Hypnotherapist & Author of Ten Steps to Drink Less and Live Well

January has a way of making things clearer.

Not always in a dramatic way. More often it is a quieter feeli...

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