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What are the 10 most commonly asked alcohol questions? Most men who are quietly questioning their drinking start the same way. They go looking for answers online. Reddit threads at midnight, Quora questions they'd never ask out loud, Google searches they clear from their history. The questions are usually the same. Am I drinking too much. Why can't I just moderate. How do I know if I actually have a problem. I spent some time researching the questions men ask most often about

What are my top 5 benefits of going alcohol free? There are many but I have listed my top 5 with bullet pointed explanations.

A cold vodka soda with a slice of lemon poses a playful question, challenging typical health perceptions. In today’s health-focused world, many people are curious about the nutritional aspects of alcoholic drinks. You might hear claims that certain beverages, like red wine or vodka, offer health benefits. While these ideas are popular, they are often based on myths rather than solid evidence. It's important to recognize that the alcohol itself may negate any benefits offered

Don't let drinking be the sneaky future thief! What if the choices you make around drinking today are quietly stealing from the person you desire to become? Most of us make short term decisions without much thought for how alcohol affects our future. We act on convenience, push through, do what everyone else is doing. Rarely stopping to ask what the cumulative effect of those choices might actually look like ten or twenty years from now. Twenty years ago if you had asked me w

Fair question. Most men assume that if they're going to change their drinking, all they need is enough determination. Build the mindset, change the behaviour, hold the line. Job done. It always starts well. The decision feels clean. The reasons are clear. The pain of continuing outweighs the pain of stopping and that's usually enough to get through the first few days. Then the internal battle begins. Not drinking makes you miserable. But the thought of drinking also makes you

Normalisation of Deviance", ‘The gradual process through which unacceptable practice or standards become acceptable. As the deviant behaviour is repeated without catastrophic results, it becomes the social norm..' Over time, as our drinking increases and our problems slowly increase, we accept it as the new normal within ourselves. Until we become aware our drinking ISN'T normal, ISN'T serving us, we cannot even envisage change. Then, one day we think to ourselves, usually i

Some roots are stubborn and buried deep. much like our subconcious thoughts about what alcohol does for us! I tripped over the old hibiscus stump for a final time, the eyesore been dead for a while and it was time to dig it out! You could say it it was definitely no longer serving us in that corner of the garden. I went to work on removing it, the surface roots were pretty easy to break away. Being an Alcohol Freedom Coach I'm often thinking about parallels between my alcohol

Never underestimate the power of the subconscious mind. You might think your conscious mind and subconscious are on an even keel, however when push comes to shove the subconscious can make itself known in amazing and sometimes scary ways. One Thursday afternoon on my way home from work I pulled into the supermarket carpark to pick up some milk and bread. Since the local liquor store entrance was right next door to the main entrance I had an internal conversation about getting

"Pick me, pick me", I exclaimed excitedly as we approached the RBT (DUI) stop ahead. Slowing down in anticipation of a stern finger point to the kerb, I looked over to my wife who had a bemused look on her face, she uttered just one word. "Nutter." "I hope they ask me when I had my last drink.. 'yes sir, years ago..' haha". Darn, not today as they waved us on. Genuinely disappointed I motored past the stop observing other motorists going through the "breatho" drill. I could

I'm a do-it-yourself kind of bloke, give me a task and like many, I'll opt for a do-it-yourself approach. As William Ernest Henley said, I want to be master of my fate, captain of my soul. Forget calling in the tradesman or reading instructions. If you're doing a job that doesn't require a licence, all you need is a can-do attitude, and the right tools and materials for the job. Hey, you might even need YouTube if you really get stuck! When we go to work, we reach for a screw