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What Makes for Lasting Change? alcohol alcohol advice alcohol dependence alcohol free alcohol use disorder alcoholism ashamed binge drinking booze control alcohol control drinking drinking too much help control drinking shame stress stuck unstuck worried about drinking Jul 25, 2026

What We've Learned from a Year of Running the 'Unstuck!' Programme

By Tabbin Almond and Anna Donaghey, co-founders of Unstuck!

 

A year ago, we opened the doors to Unstuck — a live, confidential co...

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The Real Cost of Workplace Drinking Culture alcohol alcohol advice alcohol dependence alcohol free alcohol in the workplace alcohol use disorder bonding culture drinking at work employment policy stress management test and fire wellbeing blindspot Jul 19, 2026

The Real Cost Of Workplace Drinking Culture

When a British Airways flight was cancelled because crew members had been too drunk on a stopover the night before, it made headlines. One stewardess repor...

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The Alcohol-Stress Myth: Unpacking the Science Behind Your Evening Drink
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The Alcohol-Stress Myth: Unpacking the Science Behind Your Evening Drink alcohol alcohol advice alcohol dependence alcohol free alcoholism anxiety myths about booze stress stress management worry Aug 08, 2024

In this blog post, I want to explore one of the most deeply ingrained beliefs in our culture: the idea that alcohol helps us unwind and de-stress. While this notion is widespread, the reality of how a...

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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 do...

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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 is it helpful to remind th...

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