What is rethinking drinking?

We want a world full of empowered women.

But drinking is stopping us from getting there.

Rethinking drinking is not sobriety, it’s not recovery, it’s not a coaching program. Rethinking drinking is a movement of women who are opening up the conversation about the disempowering effect alcohol has on women, and the real impact on our health and wellness.

When I decided to ditch my expensive, cool-climate Chardonnays last year, I discovered the secret to our empowerment and wellness is hiding in plain sight.

That glass of wine causes hangovers, nutrient deficiencies, weight gain, lack of sleep - preventing us as women from being our best selves, and bringing our A-game to life.

As a culture we’ve never had real conversations about alcohol. We’ve opened pandora’s box on everything else: systemic racism, body image, motherhood, sexism and more, but we’ve never really thrown open the curtains on our favourite libation.

So screw the mommy-wine culture

In the book This Naked Mind author Annie Grace talks about how much alcohol shows up around us, and how much coercive social pressure there is for women to drink. When I joined her online community, I discovered there are tens of thousands of women out there who were struggling just like me. We were keeping it all together on the surface, but secretly drinking more than anyone would ever know. I wanted to know how this happened.

When and why did women start drinking like cowboys? 

That led me to rethinking drinking. I don’t want us to use a hangover as an excuse anymore.

Our world is obsessed with alcohol and permissive about over-drinking. Everywhere you turn around, drinking is made sexy and celebrated as a status symbol. It’s encouraged at every social event, while watching sports, while playing with your kids, or hanging at the beach and hiking. Social media has escalated the ‘sexiness’ of it all. 

On the flip side, there is science-backed evidence that drinking in any amount causes depression, anxiety, mental health issues, poor decision making. Illness. There is mounting evidence of a correlation between alcohol and breast cancer. It’s an addictive substance, with no warning labels. 

How did we get here? 

So, rethinking drinking is a challenge. 

It’s a challenge to you, dear reader, to understand that you are strong, you are capable, you are enough, and you don’t need alcohol in your life to help you cope. 

Rethinking drinking is the rebellious choice to say no to the next mimosa. 

Dare to be different. Question the status quo, look for alternatives, find the strength inside yourself to overcome challenges without watering down life. 

Welcome to the beautiful side of life at Some Good Clean Fun!