Guys, I apologise I recorded this episode SO long ago - I usually record about a month before posting but somehow this episode has ended up being more like 2 months later. So we're talking The Traitors, we're talking Dry January yet we're in March.

But anyway, I've never ever completed Dry Jan - but I think you do these things in life when you're ready for them, and I've been dabbling in drinking less alcohol for the past year or so as I've become increasingly more aware of the connection between hangovers and my anxiety and my productivity and even my overall self worth.

I think the reason I succeeded is because there was absolutely zero pressure at all - I just woke up on 1st Jan and said 'right, I think I'm gonna try dry January', no pressure if it turns into a damp Jan, but let's attempt it. I had two goals... the first being to stop this dependence on alcohol and detach myself from the idea that nights out will automatically be less fun without it, and 2) to see if there was ACTUALLY any difference in how I felt. You may be disappointed to hear that there was (I was disappointed too, to an extent), but in actuality it's so so exciting! Life can be good without alcohol! I actually didn't have a drink until March and the only reason I did was because I was getting so stressed about the concept of drinking again and how I'd deal with it (hello OCD) that I almost needed to break the fear by drinking (confusing but it makes sense if you know my controlling brain xo). Now it's the end of March and I drink WAY less, I have almost zero dependence on it and I've been on multiple nights out DANCING SOBER!

This is absolutely not to make anyone who drinks feel guilty for drinking - we all deserve to do whatever we want in life. It's to show people that as quite a heavy, dependent drinker, you can stop drinking and still enjoy life. Plus alcohol MIGHT be making your anxiety worse, and I'm so grateful to have learnt this now.

Kisses & happy drinking - margarita or virgin margarita xxxxx

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