The Moderation & 'New You' Blog
Practical support for the weeks when cutting back feels manageable, and the ones when it doesn't
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 of
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By Tansy Forrest, Clinical Hypnotherapist & Author of Ten Steps to Drink Less and Live Well
You have probably cut back before. A quieter fortnight, a few alcohol-free evenings in a row, a January th
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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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By Tansy Forrest, Clinical Hypnotherapist
It happens at 3am, usually. You are 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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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 feelin
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By Tansy Forrest, Clinical Hypnotherapist & Author of Ten Steps to Drink Less and Live Well
You noticed it quietly, the way you notice most things in perimenopause. A glass of wine that used to take t...
By Tansy Forrest, Clinical Hypnotherapist & Author of Ten Steps to Drink Less and Live Well
The decision often doesn't arrive dramatically. It's more of a quiet settling, a moment when you realise you...
By Tansy Forrest, Clinical Hypnotherapist & Author of Ten Steps to Drink Less and Live Well
If you've found yourself searching "am I drinking too much?" or "how much alcohol is too much?", you've prob...
By Tansy Forrest, Clinical Hypnotherapist & Author of Ten Steps to Drink Less and Live Well
You know the feeling.
The heart beating slightly faster than it should. The flat, grey weight of unease tha
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By Tansy Forrest, Clinical Hypnotherapist & Author of Ten Steps to Drink Less and Live Well
Most people who drink more than they'd like already know, on some level, that alcohol affects their sleep.
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By Tansy Forrest, Clinical Hypnotherapist & Author of Ten Steps to Drink Less and Live Well
There is a large and quietly worried group of people who don't fit neatly into the available narratives abou...
By Tansy Forrest, Clinical Hypnotherapist & Author of Ten Steps to Drink Less and Live Well
Most people who want to drink less already know it. They have promised themselves a quieter week. They ha
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