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The Hidden Health Risks of Alcohol: From Accidents to Chronic Conditions

Alcohol has long been a part of social life, celebrated in commercials and portrayed as a harmless way to unwind. But for m...

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The Burden of Shame

Shame is a hugely toxic emotion, perhaps the most toxic and harmful of all. It involves self-loathing, where we hate ourselves for who we are, rather than for something we have do...

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Summary dismissal is often the result when employees go to employers about alcohol dependence

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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’?

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

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“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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The Burden of Shame

Weddings and champagne are inextricably linked in our culture

My daughter got married last month. It was a wonderful, happy day. Actually, a wonderful, happy weekend, as we kicked it off on the Frida...

Summary dismissal is often the result when employees go to employers about alcohol dependence

Bonding over a beer – alcohol in the workplace

Why can’t I drink alcohol ‘normally’?

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

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

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