Exploring the hidden link between caregiving stress and alcohol habits You love your kids. You’re doing your best. But when parent stress and drinking begin to overlap — after the shouting, the spills, the mess, the guilt — a glass of wine feels like the only reward left. If parenting has quietly increased your drinking, you're not alone. Many mums...

From the outside, everything looks in control.You’re capable, responsible, maybe even admired. You’ve built a career, managed a home, kept things ticking along. But privately, alcohol feels harder to manage than it should — and you don’t know how it got this way. This blog is for the high achievers. The professionals, the perfectionists, the carers, the doers. The ones...

It’s been a long day. Maybe the emails didn’t stop, the house is in chaos, or your nerves are frayed from yet another hard conversation. So you reach for a glass of wine — not to party, but just to pause. To unwind. To feel like yourself again. But what if there’s another way? For many people, alcohol has become...

Modern work life often demands so much of us. Long hours, deadlines, tight targets and endless to-do lists have become part of everyday life. It’s no surprise that when the working day finally ends, many people instinctively reach for a drink to unwind. It seems harmless — even well-earned — but over time, these after-work drinks can quietly become part...

Have traditional alcohol reduction methods left you searching for something more effective? If so, you’re not alone. Hypnotherapy might just be the answer you’re looking for, and science is beginning to reveal why. Widely recognised for helping people make significant life changes, hypnotherapy can be particularly powerful when it comes to reducing or quitting alcohol. This article delves into the...

More women turn to the comfort of a glass of wine to switch off from daily routines

Help I can't sleep

There is always a lot to do in the last few days running up to Christmas and it can feel like you can't get through things. Tensions can run high in a family household. But remember you can and you will have a smooth Christmas if you take back control. You can follow my hypnotherapy style techniques. 3 tips to...

Take the sleep challenge I challenge you to a Good Night's Sleep with my new hypnosis download. If you don't sleep I will give you your money back. You can lie back and listen as your stresses dissolve into a distant memory. I suggest you listen regularly over several weeks to retrain your mind to sleep well. I help clients...

Become aware of your worries so you can let them go Are your words fuelling your anxiety? Is your automatic response to look for the drama or worry about things that do or don't exist? To get yourself into new positive thinking make your phrase of the month "I am ready to find the positive in everything". Here are 3 tips...