This is a special episode of Not Another Mummy Podcast, recorded live in front of an audience at Redemption – a fantastic alcohol-free bar and vegan restaurant in London’s Covent Garden. My guests are Rosamund Dean, Deputy Editor of Grazia and author of the book Mindful Drinking: How Cutting Down Can Change Your Life, and Clemmie Telford, Creative Director, blogger & podcaster who gave up drinking earlier this year.
We discuss the link between parenthood and alcohol – why do so many of us use drinking to relax when the kids go to bed?
Rosamund talks about what mindful drinking means to her – how she plans in alcohol-free days every week and the benefits she feels. Clemmie talks about the moment she decided to go sober, how she’s navigating nights out and weddings alcohol-free and how she’s never slept better.
We discuss the connection between alcohol and mental health, the peer pressure involved with drinking and how both Clemmie and Rosamund reframed it – they’ve given up hangovers rather than depriving themselves of alcohol.
Buy Rosamund’s book Mindful Drinking: How Cutting Down Can Change Your Life, and follow her on Instagram here. Check out Clemmie’s blog Mother Of All Lists, listen to her podcast Honestly and follow her on Instagram here.
Check out Redemption here and buy their book Alcohol-Free Cocktails With Benefits here!
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Producer: Imogen Hart, Create Productions
Music: Epidemic Sound
Artwork: Eleanor Bowmer
Great to see a world where bars don’t have to include alcohol. Will definitely be listenting to this podcast to hear all about Mindful Drinking. Ta!