The Wine O'Clock Myth : The Truth You Need to Know About Women and Alcohol /
Lotta Dann
Bok Engelsk 2020 · Electronic books.
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| Utgitt | Allen & Unwin
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| Omfang | 1 online resource
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| Opplysninger | Cover -- Title page -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Contents -- Introduction -- How this book works -- PART ONE: OUR BOOZY WORLD -- 1. Here, there and everywhere -- 2. Veronica 'Without a doubt the environment contributes to my habit.' -- 3. Treat, reward, celebrate, soothe -- 4. Olivia 'I think it's self-care, but actually it's the opposite of self-care.' -- 5. Bonding agent -- 6. Grace 'We talk about how crap our weeks have been while we get drunk.' -- 7. How did we get here? -- 8. Mandy 'At the back of my mind is this nagging thought of, Is this another tobacco?' -- PART TWO: WHAT IT'S DOING TO US -- 9. It's all about dopamine -- 10. Mary 'This is going to make my body go limp. It's going to take away my pain.' -- 11. Disconnection -- 12. Belinda 'I said to my therapist recently, "I just don't feel like I feel anything."' -- 13. Vulnerability -- 14. Pamela 'He said, "I will fucking kill you"--and meant it.' -- 15. The C words -- 16. Ruth 'I was in my late fifties when I discovered the lumps in my breasts.' -- PART THREE: HOW WE'RE BEING PLAYED -- 17. Big Alcohol -- 18. Glenn 'They push their products. They push, they push, they push.' -- 19. Targeting women -- 20. Natalie 'I have never worked in a job that was so isolatingly competitive.' -- 21. Warriors Mums of the world, unite -- 22. Joanna 'I hate with a passion that whole thing of "wine o'clock". I just hate it.' -- 23. #dontpinkmydrink -- 24. Staci 'Until you stop doing it, you don't actually know how much it's impacting you.' -- PART FOUR: WHAT LIES BENEATH -- 25. Liquid courage -- 26. Anna 'I looked at other people and how comfortable they looked and I wanted to feel that way too.' -- 27. The Superwoman problem -- 28. Charmaine 'The drinking was just a release from life, a release from responsibility.' -- 29. Self-medicating.. - 30. Rebecca 'I was actually probably quite high in terms of my mental health at times.' -- 31. Adverse Childhood Experiences -- 32. Jackie 'Sometimes I wonder how things would be different if the abuse never happened.' -- PART FIVE: MOVING ON -- 33. The ultimate rebellion -- 34. Clara 'I feel like my life has started again.' -- 35. Anyone can -- 36. Alix 'I consider myself worthy for the first time in 52 years.' -- 37. Recovery 101 -- 38. Louise 'Alcohol was there for me for sad, mad, bad and glad--for everything.' -- 39. No downsides -- Acknowledgements -- Notes -- Other books by the Author -- About the Author.. - 'I deserve this.' 'This is my reward.' 'I'm allowed to treat myself.' Ever uttered these statements to yourself as you opened a bottle of wine at 5pm? If so, you're not alone.
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| ISBN | 1-76087-446-9
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