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What’s better than a great night out?

Do you know what’s better than a great night out………. a great night out with no regrets or hangover.

When you’re struggling with anxiety, overwhelm and ‘stuff,’ the odd glass of wine seems like a great plan to feel a bit better. We’ve developed phrases about it;

  • Wine o’clock
  • Self-medication

I’m sure you’ve got your own version.

Drinking too much usually means you make bad decisions. I know they seem appropriate at the time, but in the cold light of day, do you sometimes feel that guilt and regret?

If you know you should probably learn to drink a little less on a night out, these tips are for you:

  • Decide how many drinks you’re going to have before you go out.
  • Measure your drinks without lying to yourself (a large gin is 2 drinks, not one!)
  • As above, stop lying to yourself.
  • Drink slowly and try and have 1 alcoholic drink per hour.
  • For every alcoholic drink, have a non-alcoholic one.
  • Eat something if you’re struggling to curb the drinking.
  • If you’re struggling to curb the drinking, see my next few emails.
  • Avoid emotional triggers. Stay away from drama, you’re bigger than that.
  • Draw up an action plan, write it down and sign it (this is an oath to yourself). Keep it in your pocket as a reminder. Look at it often.

If these simply aren’t cutting it and you’re struggling to drink less, there may be a bigger problem than you think. Keep an eye out for my next 2 blogs, one of which will include a questionnaire about your drinking that I use with clients. This is the best measure of where things are at.

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Cheshire Housewives

As an ex-athlete I’ve always advocated the benefits of keeping in shape physically, but it’s just as important to look after your mental wellbeing. Book a session with Wendy, she’s the person to help you look after your brain just as you would your body.

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5 x Olympic Skier and presenter of BBC Ski Sunday.

Amazing!

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Cheshire Housewives

Dare to dream big and Wendy’s THE person to help get you there.

Sam Bailey

X Factor winner with a long list of sell out tour successes under her belt.

The most exciting thing in the world is getting a chance to tear it all up and start again. Keep all the things you want and throw out everything you don’t. Wendy will help you do just that!

Becky Sheeran

Beauty, lifestyle and fashion blogging sensation Becky Sheeran (TalkBeckyTalk)

It’s great to have a leading psychotherapist such as Wendy in the Cheshire area, outside of her Harley Street practice. After publicly raising awareness of mental health issues and myself recovering from depression, I know how immensely life-changing expert intervention can be.

Jason Jarrett

Retired ex-professional football who played for Bury, Wigan, Stoke, Preston, Norwich, Leicester and Brighton during a 14 year career. After leaving professional football, Jason battled depression and recovered with the help of therapy and family support.

Wendy is great at what she does; she made me feel at ease immediately and really helped me work through some issues.

Tara Costello

It’s funny but from the minute I met her I felt so relaxed and she was so easy to talk to. Thank you!

Stevie Brown

Wendy isn’t only really good at what she does, she’s also really easy to talk to.

Gabriel Wilson

I want to thank you Wendy from the bottom of my heart for guiding me through what must have been the most difficult time of my life.

Raza Syed

I was told she was the best and they were right.

Noelle Dray

Although I consider myself a confident person, I was really nervous when I met Wendy for the first time. I had only emailed her before so it was really nerve wracking walking up the stairs to her office. I can honestly say it’s one of the best things I have ever done. Wendy is really normal, no in fact she isn’t normal as she is unfailingly bright and smiley even when she has to listen to me moan on about how awful my life was. It feels like having a chat with somebody who just gets you and you can trust with things you have never trusted anybody else with before. The magic bit comes when things you have talked about just pop up into your head and you start to do things differently. Wendy once joked about not having a magic wand, but I think she has.

Paul Hendry

I came to Wendy with a set of problems I have never been able to fully explain to anyone, which included grief, many family issues and alcohol problems. Wendy truly has an active listening style and absorbs everything you are saying, whilst not making you feel analysed, it is an incredible skill. She astounded me at how she got to the crux of the issues so fast. So much so that we both agreed I only needed one session with her, obviously this may not be the case with everyone but I would confidently recommend her to anyone, regardless of your problems. There was no awkwardness or even clock watching, she is wonderful at what she does, take the plunge and make an appointment, you will not regret it. Life is a direction not a destination and she will get you on the path again.

JB

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