28/10/2025
For so many years, I thought to have fun you needed a drink in your hand.
To relax — pour a wine.
To celebrate — pop a bottle.
To connect — “let’s catch up over drinks.”
It’s everywhere… birthdays, dinners, weekends. When you start to look around, you realise just how much of life revolves around alcohol.
But over time, I realised
I wasn’t actually relaxing — I was numbing.
I wasn’t connecting — I was coping.
I wasn’t celebrating — I was trying to fit in.
I wasn’t feeling good — my body was screaming at me that something had to change.
When I stopped drinking, I had to relearn what true calm felt like, the kind that doesn’t come from alcohol, but from being fully present in my own body.
These days, I still love a glass in my hand, it’s just filled with something that keeps my energy, clarity, and peace intact 🥂
There’s no judgment here, I completely understand why we reach for a drink.
But for me, something had to shift.
And when it did, everything else shifted for the better too.
I share this because I’ve had so many people open up about their thoughts, relationships, and journeys with alcohol.
So if this resonates with you in any way, let’s keep the conversation going.
✨ Cheers to feeling good, not just for a night, but for good.