Are you addicted to work?
Last month I had some bad news. I heard first thing in the morning. I had a big cry. I considered crawling under my duvet.… Read More »Are you addicted to work?
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Sober Lawyers discuss…booze and lockdown
Annmarie: Well, Jo, things have got pretty weird since our last blog haven’t they? Over a month into lockdown now due to Covid 19 and I think we’re all feeling a constant low-level anxiety. How can we cope? There’ve been reports of some people drinking more alcohol in lockdown (reports suggest 1 in 5 people in the UK are drinking more) while others have cut it out completely.
Read More »Sober Lawyers discuss…booze and lockdownThe biggest addiction you’ve never heard of
Addictions are often pretty obvious. They manifest in public, humiliating ways. There’s the classic idea of the alcoholic, the Phil Mitchell from Eastenders type, stumbling around, incoherent, hurling abuse or slumped in a corner. Or the drug addict, ill-looking, emaciated and shifty a la Ewan McGregor in Trainspotting.
Read More »The biggest addiction you’ve never heard ofSober Lawyers Discuss…Work Christmas Parties
Annmarie: Jo, we wanted to have a chat about the festive season and dealing with work Christmas parties when you’re sober or trying to cut down or stop.
I think for many people this time of year is a tricky one. What’s it like for you as a sober lawyer?
Read More »Sober Lawyers Discuss…Work Christmas PartiesSober Lawyers discuss…’the drinking default’
Jo:
Annmarie, we recently discovered that we are both ‘sober’ lawyers. I’ve been sober for more than 11 years and you for more than 13 years*.
We have also set up our own businesses. Do you think that’s a coincidence?
Read More »Sober Lawyers discuss…’the drinking default’When the weekend’s not so wonderful…
Looking forward to the weekend?
For many people the weekend is a chance to unwind and shake off the stress of the week. But for those struggling with addiction, weekends are often the hardest time with the euphoric recall of the ‘good times’ with the substance/relationship they’re trying to recover from. Here are 5 tips for those trying to get through this weekend.
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