Why Quitting Alcohol Isn’t Just About Willpower – It’s Science

I learned a few things in the two weeks I spent in a rehab clinic. But what I didn’t l...

The Third Door

When I’m asked what I do I never quite know how people will react. Mostly people reply, ‘hmmm I should probably cut back’ or ‘I know I...

The Power of Self-Talk

I left my two-week rehab program on a Friday morning. That afternoon, I had to fly down to Melbourne for a function related to...

Managing Triggers: Reacting vs. Responding

Ever been triggered? I know I have, and if I’m overwhelmed or I’m 'HALT' (hungry, angry, lonely tired) ...

How Can I Find The 'Off-Switch'?

If there’s one thing that I hear on a regular basis it’s this – “I need an “off-switch for my mind”. 

For most o...

"Have you ever ignored a gut feeling and regretted it? Almost everyone has.

 Gut Feeling: Reconnecting with Intuition

Last Tuesday night, I went ...

What Type of Drinker Are You?

How Drinking Changes with Age, Stage, and Tolerance

 I’ve shared in previous emails that alcohol affects people in dif...

How’s Your Mental Diet?

When I was at school there was a large poster on the wall showing a fly on a piece of food. You could see the fly was sucking ...

The Normal Drinker

The other day, I found myself with a rare afternoon of nothing much to do. I grabbed some snacks, lay on the couch, and got rea...

I recently revisited one of the books that had a profound impact on my life. Written by a psychiatrist who spent time in Auschwitz during the Nazi ...

The Necessary Pain Of Change

I don’t know about you, but last year was a tough year. It involved a lot of growth (aka pain), and I was challenged ...

A recent group call inspired this blog post. It's about the extraordinary way we can change how we see alcohol so that it doesn't feel like we're g...

Figuring Out My Mental Health EquFigation

In the summer of 1998, I was working as a data entry clerk, adding new customer information into a database...

My First Alcohol-Free Christmas 

 My first Christmas without champagne, daiquiris, and copious amounts of white wine was in 2019. It was the annual f...

In this post, I’m going to share some of the information that seems to make a significant difference for clients who are in the process of quitting al...

The Good, The Bad, and The Reality

If you’re a scroller and curious about quitting alcohol, you’ll likely be fed a lot of content about the joy of be...

In a brief interview on Studio 10 last year I was asked to define my ‘problem’ with alcohol.  I explained that I was not suffering from serious add...

Most people begin drinking based on the messages they get that alcohol and socialising go hand in hand. So I’m sharing this as I believe in the imp...

 A Piece from when I was 7 months alcohol-free

Navigating the New Normal: Reassessing Our Habits

As we start transitioning back to the "new normal,"...

How Can I Be Kinder to Myself?

I've been listening to Dr. Kristen Neff for the past three hours, participating in a course on self-compassion beca...

“Mum, what’s a mid-life crisis?”

It was an unexpected question from my 16-year-old the other day. I thought about my own journey and replied, “It’s w...

The story of how I came to be alcohol-free.

The End

On a morning in March 2019 I woke in a hotel in Sydney after a huge night. Something was tugging...

Dear Friends,

Before I quit drinking I used to spend a fair amount of time wondering how others managed to have it all together while I was strugglin...