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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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Does Alcohol Bloat You? What Actually Happens in the Body moderation tools self-care & wellbeing understanding alcohol May 18, 2026
By Tansy Forrest, Clinical Hypnotherapist & Author of Ten Steps to Drink Less and Live Well

The bloating may have crept up gradually. Or perhaps your middle just started to feel different in the la

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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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Taking a Break from Alcohol: A Practical Guide mindful drinking moderation tools self-care & wellbeing May 15, 2026
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 yo...

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Does Alcohol Affect Sleep? What's Really Happening — and What Changes When You Drink Less self-care & wellbeing understanding alcohol May 10, 2026
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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