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

Best Supplements for Women Over 40: Sleep, Energy & Support When Drinking Less grey area drinking hormones & health midlife moderation tools self-care & wellbeing Jul 02, 2026
By Tansy Forrest, Clinical Hypnotherapist & Author of Ten Steps to Drink Less and Live Well

You've noticed it in small ways. The wine that used to switch your brain off at 7pm isn't there anymore,

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Why Alcohol Affects Women Differently Than Men grey area drinking hormones & health self-care & wellbeing understanding alcohol Jul 01, 2026
By Tansy Forrest, Clinical Hypnotherapist & Author of Ten Steps to Drink Less and Live Well

You've had a glass and a half of wine. Maybe two. Your partner has had three pints, cracked open a beer for

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Does Alcohol Age Your Skin? What Changes When You Drink Less grey area drinking hormones & health self-care & wellbeing understanding alcohol 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 someone

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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 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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Perimenopause and Alcohol: What's Really Happening hormones & health midlife self-care & wellbeing May 16, 2026
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...

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