Episode Description
Have you ever had that quiet, nagging feeling — not a dramatic rock-bottom moment, just a low-level sense that something's a bit off? A voice in the back of your head that you keep brushing aside, telling you that maybe, just maybe, alcohol has something to do with it?
For most of us, the realisation that we want to change the way we drink doesn't arrive with fanfare. It creeps in. It shows up as a hangover that just won't shift, a morning's worth of anxiety that wasn't there before, or a Saturday spent recovering when you'd rather be doing literally anything else.
In this episode, I walk through five of the most common signs — some obvious, some surprisingly subtle — that your relationship with alcohol is shifting, and that your body and mind might be quietly ready for something different. For each sign, I point you towards a companion episode that goes deeper, so wherever you are in your own journey, there's somewhere useful to go next.
3:22 Long Tail Hangovers
7:26 The Morning After Hangxiety Spiral
11:03 When Your Drinking Starts to Bore You
14:52 The Wasted Time
18:55 The Emotional Fallout
22:57 Two Extra Signs
Episodes to check out :
118: Why You Can’t Drink Like You Used To
103: No One Tells You This About Drinking Less in Midlife
153. Are You Too Old For Mindful Drinking?
155. Identity Crisis: Does Drinking Less Mean Becoming Less You?
161. The Real Reason Your Friends Can’t Take ‘No’ for an Answer
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