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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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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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Mindful Drinking: How to Change Your Relationship With Alcohol One Moment at a Time hypnotherapy mental health mindful drinking mindset May 07, 2026
By Tansy Forrest, Clinical Hypnotherapist & Author of Ten Steps to Drink Less and Live Well

The first time I really thought about my drinking, I was 28, sitting on the edge of my bed at 3am, holding ...

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