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

Drinking Less at Christmas: How to Actually Enjoy It grey area drinking mindful drinking mindset self-care & wellbeing Jun 02, 2026
By Tansy Forrest, Clinical Hypnotherapist & Author of Ten Steps to Drink Less and Live Well

Some time in late November, the December calendar fills up. The work Christmas party. Christmas Eve. Chri

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Sober October: Rules, Tips and How to Make It Last dry january dryish january grey area drinking mindful drinking mindset moderation tools self-care & wellbeing Jun 02, 2026
By Tansy Forrest, Clinical Hypnotherapist & Author of Ten Steps to Drink Less and Live Well

You have probably been here before. September is winding down, Sober October comes up on your social feed

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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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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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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 fin

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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 win

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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 fee

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Am I Drinking Too Much? How Much Alcohol Is Too Much — and What to Do Next grey area drinking moderation tools understanding alcohol May 11, 2026
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 pro...

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Grey Area Drinking: What It Is and What You Can Do About It grey area drinking moderation tools understanding alcohol May 10, 2026
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 abo...

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