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Bonding over a beer - alcohol in the workplace alcohol alcohol dependence alcoholic alcoholic assessment alcoholism alcoholism stigma beer bonding booze control alcohol control drinking cut back on drinking drinking too much help control drinking moderating drinking normal drinking office party problem drinking scared about drinking workplace drinking worried about drinking Jul 19, 2022

Bonding over a beer – alcohol in the workplace

 

Booze has been centre-stage in the shenanigans in Downing St in the last couple of years. Bottle-laden tables at ‘work events’ in the garden; juniors...

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Why can't I drink alcohol 'normally'? alcohol alcohol dependence alcoholic alcoholic assessment alcoholism alcoholism stigma control alcohol control drinking cut back on drinking drinking alone drinking every day drinking too much help control drinking lockdown drinking moderating drinking normal drinking pandemic drinking problem drinking scared about drinking Jun 10, 2022

Why can’t I drink alcohol ‘normally’?

 

When I am coaching people, they will often tell me that their objective is to be able to drink ‘normally’.

  

What is normal drinking? Is there any such th...

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Was my lockdown drinking normal? alcohol alcohol dependence alcoholic alcoholic assessment alcoholism alcoholism stigma control alcohol control drinking cut back on drinking drinking every day help control drinking lockdown drinking moderating drinking pandemic drinking scared about drinking worried about drinking Apr 20, 2022

 

 “My drinking increased during the pandemic, and I am struggling to get it back under control”

In the two years since Covid turned our world upside down, I have coached so many people whose drinki...

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Am I an alcoholic? Sharing my journey from fear and worry to happiness and freedom alcohol alcohol dependence alcoholic alcoholic assessment alcoholism alcoholism stigma control drinking cut back on drinking drinking every day drinking too much help control drinking moderating drinking scared about drinking worried about drinking Mar 16, 2022

 Recognizing alcohol is a problem

“Am I an alcoholic”? Oh my God, I googled that so many times. Of course, part of me was hoping that Dr Google would tell me I had nothing to worry about, but the ver...

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