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Hello darling heart and welcome to the drink less live better podcast.
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This is the podcast that helps you to see that drinking less doesn't need to be stressful, lonely, or boring.
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I'm your host, Sarah Williamson, and I decided to have a year alcohol free as a little life and haven't looked back.
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With my experience and training I now help other people with their alcohol free or drink less adventures.
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You can find out more and sign up to my 5 day drink less challenge at drink less live better dotcom.
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I'm here to tell you that you can relax, connect and have fun without alcohol in your life.
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Join me here each week to find out how. Wherever you go, there you are.
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This week and last week, it's been Easter holidays, and perhaps wherever you are in the world, it's been spring break.
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I hope you've had the most lovely time.
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I hope that you've had the time to do what you want to do.
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I hope that if you've wanted to be with people, you've been with people who you love and care for, and if you've wanted some
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time alone or away from work, that's worked out beautifully for you too.
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Several of my clients have been away on holidays. 1 of my clients is away now for 3 months on a Greek island. How lovely.
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We were having a conversation recently about how changing your environment can change your outlook and it led me to remember
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one of the worst holidays I've ever had.
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I was in my early twenties, and I had just split up from a long term boyfriend, somebody who I really thought that I was gonna be with forever.
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The decision wasn't mine, and I was devastated.
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I decided to take myself off on holiday.
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I left London, and I went to Edinburgh for a week.
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I don't know why I particularly chose Edinburgh, but ever since then, although it's a city I've visited loads of times, I
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can never quite love it like I did before that visit. On that holiday, I was miserable
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beautiful, The people were fabulous. The food was really nice.
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The things that I was doing were lovely, but the thing that was bothering me on that holiday was myself.
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What really would have helped me was perhaps some therapy or someone to talk to, somebody where I could have really let them know how I was feeling.
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Instead, I was caught up in my own thoughts and there was very little escape from them.
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Yes, wherever I went, I was there.
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I hope that if you've had a lovely holiday over the last couple of weeks, you've either been in company that you wanted to
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be with, or if you've been by yourself, you have been really enjoying that.
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I can't advocate enough for fabulous therapy, for talking to people who are prepared to hear what you've got to say.
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Thank you so much for listening in this week. Do come back again next week.
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Check out the show notes on this or any other episode.
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You'll see the link to a hidden podcast episode to help you with your 5 pm cravings.
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You'll be able to read about my one to one coaching program too, and PS I believe in you.
