Family
How Your Drinking Affects Your Kids (Even When You Think They Don’t Notice)
You think you're subtle. You wait until the kids are in bed. You pour your glass of wine or your…
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Fitness
The Athlete’s Guide to Alcohol: What Pro Sports Stars Actually Do
Picture this: LeBron James, midseason, pours himself a glass of Cabernet and posts it to Instagram. The comments explode. Is…
Fitness
Pre-Workout vs. Post-Workout Alcohol: Is There a ‘Better’ Time?
Let's start with the honest answer: neither is good. Alcohol before or after exercise both undermine what you're trying to…
Fitness
Can You Drink and Still Be Fit? A Realistic Guide for Social Drinkers
Some people will tell you that you can't be serious about fitness and drink alcohol. These people have never been…
Fitness
How Alcohol Sabotages Your Gym Progress (Spoiler: It’s Worse Than You Think)
You've been grinding. Four sessions a week. Progressive overload. Protein shakes that taste like regret. You're doing everything right —…
Social
Weddings, Funerals, and Everything In Between: Navigating Alcohol at Big Events
There's something about a big event that makes a drink feel mandatory. Wedding? Champagne. Funeral? Whisky. Birthday? Shots. Super Bowl?…
Culture
Alcohol Marketing vs. Reality: How Ads Manipulate Your Drinking
You know that whisky commercial — the one where a chiseled man in a bespoke suit swirls amber liquid in…
Social
The Office Drinking Culture: How to Opt Out Without Hurting Your Career
There's a particular genre of workplace anxiety that doesn't get enough attention: the fear that not drinking will somehow derail…
Culture
Drinking Cultures Around the World: Who Drinks Most and Least?
If you think you drink "a normal amount," ask yourself: normal according to whom? Because what counts as "normal" drinking…
Social
Dating Without Alcohol: How to Navigate Sober First Dates
Let's be honest: the phrase "sober first date" sounds about as appealing as "networking event on a Sunday morning." For…
Habits
The Difference Between a Habit and an Addiction (And Why It Matters)
"Am I just a creature of habit, or do I actually have a problem?" That question lives in the back…
Habits
How to Rewire Your Brain’s Association Between ‘Fun’ and Alcohol
Here's a weird thing about your brain: it doesn't know the difference between actual fun and the chemical signal that…
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