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Gray area drinking is common, especially among capable, high-functioning women. You don’t have to hit rock bottom to realise alcohol is taking up too much space in your life. Many women find themselves in what’s known as the gray area of drinking — a space between ‘social drinker’ and ‘alcoholic’, where things might look fine on the outside but something inside you knows it’s not. If you’ve ever Googled “How much is too much?”, or promised yourself you’d only have one glass o

Rainy days stuck indoors during winter can bring on a case of the blues. I am a summer girl - my ideal day is swimming, sunbathing, reading and napping at the beach. This time of year - winter - is tough for me. Looking back, my mood always took a tumble during this period from not enough sun, spending too much time indoors and navigating endless cold and flu bugs my kids dragged home from school. I was always wondering how to get over the winter blues. I'd heard of the Danis

A love/hate relationship with alcohol ended up with reaching a rock bottom that changed her life forever.

One third of bariatric patients develop alcohol use disorder with the peak onset being two years after surgery. When I started sobriety coaching, I noticed a pattern in the people I was seeing. Many of them were people who'd had weight loss surgery and had gone on to develop an alcohol addiction. Although I was initially surprised at how many of my clients had this history, it also made perfect sense. I only had to look back at my own history, having had bariatric surgery 12

It is possible to be peaceful when it feels like the world is falling apart. There's no doubt about it, the world is a chaotic place at the moment. From trade wars to climate change, there's no shortage of dangerous and disturbing news out there. It's overwhelming and induces fear and frustration for many. It might feel impossible but there is a way to live through these uncertain times with some peace. If you're struggling with how to be sane in a crazy world, read on for my