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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 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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Alcohol is seen as a way to relieve stress, anxiety and sadness. But is it the chicken or the egg? alcohol alcohol dependence alcohol in the workplace alcoholic alcoholic assessment alcoholism alcoholism stigma anxiety beer booze chicken and egg control alcohol control drinking cut back on drinking depression drinking alone drinking at work drinking every day drinking too much help control drinking moderating drinking problem drinking sadness scared about drinking stress worried about drinking Feb 07, 2023

Which came first, the chicken or the egg? It’s an age-old conundrum, a question to which there is no clear answer. But it is more clear cut when it comes to anxiety / depression and drinking alcohol. ...

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