We need to talk about drinking

I didn’t drink this whole thing on my own

If you’re a subscriber of this newsletter then you probably already know that my first book came out back in 2017. Mindful Drinking: how cutting down can change your life is a tip-packed guide to reducing your alcohol intake. The thinking behind it was that there exist lots of books on how to stop drinking. But most people don’t want to stop completely, they just want to be able to cut back.

This week, you can hear me chatting with Holly Tucker on her Conversations of Inspiration podcast. We talk about my new book, Reconstruction: how to rebuild your body, mind and life after a breast cancer diagnosis, but also about Mindful Drinking.

A short reel to promote the episode sounded like I was segueing from talking about alcohol to breast cancer, which might be interpreted as if I’m blaming my cancer diagnosis (or anyone else’s for that matter) on booze. That …