Category: Midlife Matters
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7 Real Changes Your Body Made During Dry January
These changes don’t disappear the moment February begins. They represent real physiological improvements that you can build on, whether you choose to extend your alcohol-free experiment or move towards more mindful or moderate drinking patterns. If you’re planning to reintroduce alcohol, consider:
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Why Hangovers Hit Harder in Midlife
Drinking in midlife is a completely different experience than it was in your 20s. Not just psychologically, but biologically too. The hangovers you’ve been feeling these last few months or years — the ones that hit harder, last longer, and feel more like you’re on the verge of death than they ever used to —…
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7 (and a Bit) Things No One Tells You About Drinking Less in Midlife
Not the Instagram-worthy benefits you’ll see plastered across wellness feeds. The real, sometimes uncomfortable realities that come with changing how you drink when you’re 40-, 50- or 60-something years old, with a mortgage, kids, and a properly established life that just won’t stop pulling you in twelve different directions all at once.
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Are You Too Old for Mindful Drinking?
Whether you’re in your late 30s, 40s, 50s or beyond, you are never too old to decide that you want to take a look at your relationship with alcohol and make changes for the better. This doesn’t mean going teetotal tomorrow if that’s not what suits you.
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Why You Can’t Drink Like You Used To
This isn’t a sign of failure. It’s not some obscure biological anomaly that only you’re experiencing. It’s just biology. And it’s one of the many reasons why drinking differently is a whole new ballgame for those of us in our 30s, 40s, 50s, 60s, and beyond.
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