Tag: alcohol-free

  • The Christmas Countdown

    The Christmas Countdown

    How to Navigate the Final Two Weekends Before Christmas Without Letting Alcohol Take Over Each year, the final two weekends before Christmas come with the same mix of pressure and expectation, especially for leaders. There are celebrations, corporate events, client drinks, and the subtle message that visibility equals commitment. If you happen to be introverted,…

  • It’s Not The Amount You Drink, It’s The Reason Why

    It’s Not The Amount You Drink, It’s The Reason Why

    A recent client came to me feeling stuck. On paper, everything looked fine, solid career, respected by colleagues, doing “all the right things.” But underneath, they couldn’t shake the feeling that their confidence had quietly taken a hit. They wanted to feel sharper, more in control, and to actually enjoy the success they’d worked so…

  • The Revolution of Life Coaching

    The Revolution of Life Coaching

    Coaching ‘Old-School’ Stigma Looking back at coaching from when I started in industry, nearly 30 years ago, it was considered something only sportsmen and women would have considered, with discipline-heavy approaches. Analytics which are commonplace nowadays were emerging but not mainstream. The style will have been often more authoritative with less focus on mental health…

  • The ‘Middle Lane Drinker’

    The ‘Middle Lane Drinker’

    Have you ever heard this term? Do you think you might be considered to be a middle lane drinker? So what is a Middle lane Drinker? It’s not someone who has a serious dependency where they are getting up in the morning and needing a drink to kick the day off. Middle Lane Drinking is…

  • Walking On Dartmoor

    Walking On Dartmoor

    I am sure that those reading this will have read up on who I am and my background. At the end of 2024 I decide to train as a Positive Psychology Coach, and I am proud to say that I am now a qualified coach in Positive Psychology and a coach for living Alcohol-Free. I…

  • Moderation – Sounds simple.

    Moderation – Sounds simple.

    I am now over 250 days alcohol-free, and for a long time, years in fact, I would battle against the habit of drinking by thinking that if I could moderate, I could enjoy having a drink without the hassle that comes with having too many. Well, unfortunately, if you are stuck in a habit, then…