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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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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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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 ...

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