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The Burden of Shame alcohol alcohol advice alcohol dependence alcohol free alcoholic alcoholism alcoholism stigma anxiety ashamed control alcohol control drinking cut back on drinking drinking alone drinking at work drinking every day drinking too much guilt guilty help control drinking moderating drinking problem drinking shame stress Aug 16, 2023

The Burden of Shame

Shame is a hugely toxic emotion, perhaps the most toxic and harmful of all. It involves self-loathing, where we hate ourselves for who we are, rather than for something we have...

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Not drinking? That's just not cricket! alcohol alcohol dependence alcohol free alcohol in the workplace cricket culture de&i ecb exclusion inclusion problem drinking sport Jun 28, 2023

Drinking cultures make people feel excluded in all walks of life, not just in cricket

 

“A heavy drinking culture excludes a significant number of people”

 

This is how the...

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The joys of being alcohol free at a wedding alcohol alcohol free celebration champagne control alcohol culture problem drinking toast weddings May 19, 2023

Weddings and champagne are inextricably linked in our culture

My daughter got married last month. It was a wonderful, happy day. Actually, a wonderful, happy weekend, as we kicked it off on the...

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Enjoy alcohol responsibly (& other useless advice) alcohol alcohol advice alcohol change uk alcohol charter alcohol dependence alcohol legislation alcoholism control drinking cut back on drinking drink aware moderating drinking portman group Mar 30, 2023

Have you ever noticed the advice on booze bottles to ‘enjoy alcohol in moderation’ or ‘enjoy responsibly’? Enjoy? Well, that is an unhelpful choice of verb! In what universe...

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