Show Notes
Alcohol is sold to women as a reward, a way to relax, connect and cope with life. Yet when our drinking becomes something we're struggling with, we're often left feeling that we're the problem.
In this episode of The Wine O'Clock Woman, I'm talking about the messages we've been sold about alcohol, the loneliness that can come with questioning our drinking, and why so many women feel they have to work it all out alone.
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