Worried that you've started drinking too much but know that you're still a long way from needing an intervention?
Rachael Layton went through years of questioning her relationship with alcohol, knowing that she was drinking too much and worried that she was heading down a dangerous path.
While she knew she wasn’t an alcoholic (although that didn’t stop her from occasionally Googling “Am I an alcoholic?”), she also wasn’t someone who was happy with just a glass or two every now and then.
So, what do you do when you feel that alcohol is doing you more harm than good, but you haven’t hit a ‘rock bottom’ where the booze is controlling your life?
You discover the land of the grey-area drinker, and you might be surprised to know that a large percentage of drinkers fall into this category.
When Rachael got to the stage where she didn’t like the direction her drinking was headed, she started looking into why alcohol had such a hold on her. Leading her to learn how to make alcohol small and irrelevant in her life, which has been a game changer.
It’s led to better physical and mental health, new and exciting opportunities, and a whole world of positives that Rachel had not expected.
In this episode, you will hear us discuss:
- How Rachael became concerned that alcohol was impacting her sleep, health, body and mood more than her perimenopause symptoms
- The mindset shifts that Rachael learned helped her rethink her drinking
- Why Rachael embarked on a career change so she can help other women change their relationship with alcohol too
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06/01/23 • 36 min
Dear Menopause - 61: Rethink the way you drink with Rachael Layton
Transcript
[00:01] Sonya: Welcome to the Dear Menopause podcast, where we discuss the menopause transition to help make everyday life a little easier for women. Hi, I'm Sonya Lovell. I am a menopause campaigner, a podcast host, and a serious lover of books and dark chocolate. But today we are here to chat to Rachael Layton. Rachael is an alcohol coach, but she's not here to chat to convince you that you have to give up drinking alcohol. We're going to talk about the journey that Rachael went on that conv
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