Live Well Aware

06/11/2025

💚 𝐈𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐒𝐭𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐀𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐖𝐞𝐞𝐤 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟓 💚

Stress affects everyone, but how we respond makes all the difference.

This week is about taking a step back to look at the bigger picture, how workplaces can create supportive cultures, where staff feel valued, listened to and able to thrive. 🌿

At Live Well Aware, we help professionals find balance, offering confidential, flexible wellbeing and alcohol support outside the usual 9–5 hours, including evenings and weekends.

Let’s make stress management a shared responsibility, not a silent struggle. 💬

📅 Take a moment this week to check in with yourself and your colleagues.

💻 Want to know more about how we can support your workplace wellbeing?
Ⓜ️DM us on Messenger
📧Email: livewellaware@middlesbrough.gov.uk

29/09/2025

23/09/2025

🌸 𝐌𝐞𝐧𝐨𝐩𝐚𝐮𝐬𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐀𝐥𝐜𝐨𝐡𝐨𝐥 🌸

October is . For many women, alcohol can become a way of coping with menopause symptoms like hot flushes, low mood, or difficulty sleeping. But drinking can sometimes make these symptoms worse and have a bigger impact on your health than you might realise.

At Live Well Aware, we know this stage of life can feel overwhelming. That’s why we offer flexible support. If you’ve noticed your drinking changing and want to explore healthier ways of managing, why not get in touch? We are here to offer support at your pace.

💡 Even small changes can make a big difference to how you feel.

👉 Drop us a DM if you would like a chat
📧 Livewellaware@middlesbrough.gov.uk

11/08/2025

Using at Work: Closer Than You Think

A Personnel Today article found that a third of people have seen it or lived it themselves.
It may not always be obvious, but it’s always worth talking about.

Live Well Aware offers confidential, flexible support for people who work. We offer evening and weekend, in person and digital options.

No judgement, just a safe space to explore what’s going on and what could change.

📩 Message us to start the conversation.

One in three employees (34%) admit either to using or witnessing substance use or addictive behaviours during work hours.

16/07/2025

📍 𝐒𝐮𝐩𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭 𝐓𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐅𝐢𝐭𝐬 𝐀𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝 𝐋𝐢𝐟𝐞

Live Well Aware joined today’s Wellbeing and Inclusion Day at Middlesbrough Town Hall, hosted by Middlesbrough Council 💬

Rich had some meaningful conversations about the importance of looking after ourselves, not just outside of work, but during it too. Because when life’s busy, support needs to make sense.

Live Well Aware helps working people explore their relationship with alcohol or other substances, offering flexible support that fits around you.

🕓 Support outside the 9–5
💬 Real conversations, no judgement
🎓 Free training for workplaces

📩 DM us to find out more or have a chat.

13/07/2025

🎥15-Minute Sunday afternoon watch 🧠

Alcohol Awareness Week might be nearly over, but the reflection and conversations don't have to be.

In her TEDx talk, “The Surprising Stigma of Sobriety,” Gill McKay shares what many people feel, but don’t say: that not drinking, can make you feel like the odd one out.

And she’s not alone.
📊 A 2019 report by the Institute of Alcohol Studies estimated that up to 89,000 people in the UK may turn up to work hungover or under the influence on any given day.

📊 More recently, Alcohol Change UK found that 64% of people say they drink more because of work-related stress or pressure.

If you want to have a conversation and explore your alcohol use, why not get in touch with us. We offer flexible options that fit around your worklife.

We also offer free workplace training to help teams build sober-supportive, stigma-free environments.

Stigmas are silencing, and lead us to disconnection from ourselves and others. Gill was shocked when she became alcohol-free that, in moving away from the st...