Episodes

  • Episode 7 | The “Fuck It” Moment: Why We Burn Dry January to the Ground

    Episode 7 | The “Fuck It” Moment: Why We Burn Dry January to the Ground
    Dec 24 2025
    What’s really behind self-sabotage, and why rebellion wins when we ignore our real needs.
    Plus, 3 ways to step out of the Dry January myth.

    Dry January starts strong, then somewhere around week two… the “fuck it” moment hits.
    In this episode, I unpack why self-sabotage isn’t failure, it’s rebellion.

    The rebel in you pushing back against the good girl trying to hold it all together.
    This could be what’s really driving the collapse, and why so many of us burn our efforts to the ground just as they start to stick.

    You’ll hear how to reframe Dry January into something that actually helps you understand what you're really trying to change.

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    DISCLAIMER:
    This podcast shares personal experience and professional insight. It is not medical advice and is not meant as a substitute for individual therapeutic support.
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    10 mins
  • Episode 6 | Guest Conversation: The Moment That Changed Everything with Donna Elliott

    Episode 6 | Guest Conversation: The Moment That Changed Everything with Donna Elliott
    Dec 20 2025
    This is a gritty, honest conversation about the quiet mental exhaustion of over-drinking, the relief of being heard, and why change doesn’t require a breakdown, just the courage to speak your truth.

    Donna Elliott, a virtual assistant specialist supporting neurodiverse clients and co-founder of Ebb & Flow Brecon, shares the moment she stopped performing, hiding, and negotiating with herself, and what happened when she finally decided to stop drinking.

    — About Ebb & Flow Brecon:
    A space for women to connect, share, and grow.

    Ebb & Flow Brecon exists to connect women in the community by creating safe, supportive spaces where we can share our personal health and wellbeing journeys.
    They believe in the power of storytelling, honest conversation, and mutual support.
    Whether you're navigating life changes, celebrating growth, or simply seeking connection, you are welcome here.

    Their work includes:

    Hosting uplifting, local events for women
    Offering a platform to share lived experience
    Creating spaces rooted in authenticity, safety, and inclusion
    Supporting personal growth through collective wisdom

    At the heart of Ebb & Flow are three voluntary co-directors — local women working together to build a space that celebrates community, empowerment, and belonging.

    Click here to follow Ebb & Flow on IG

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    📧 Email Rebecca at info@rebeccathomson.co.uk
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    DISCLAIMER:
    This podcast shares personal experience and professional insight. It is not medical advice and is not meant as a substitute for individual therapeutic support.
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    32 mins
  • Episode 5 3 Signs You’re Not Ready to Change (And 3 That Say You Are)

    Episode 5 3 Signs You’re Not Ready to Change (And 3 That Say You Are)
    Dec 17 2025
    You might say you're ready to change your relationship with alcohol, but your energy, thoughts, and behaviours might tell a different story.

    In this episode, I break down 3 signs you’re not actually ready to change, even if you think you are, and 3 indicators that real change is within reach.

    We’ll talk about the silent cost of maintaining the status quo, the mental gymnastics of bargaining, the trap of comparison, and the powerful stories we tell ourselves to delay what we already know.

    If you’re stuck in the space between “I don’t want this” and “I’m not sure I can do this,” this one’s for you.

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    SUPPORT BEYOND THE PODCAST
    When you're ready to change the way you drink and understand the reasons why, come talk to me. You can:

    📧 Email Rebecca at info@rebeccathomson.co.uk
    📅 Book a confidential call with Rebecca
    🌐 Visit Rebecca's website
    DISCLAIMER:
    This podcast shares personal experience and professional insight. It is not medical advice and is not meant as a substitute for individual therapeutic support.
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    13 mins
  • Episode 4 The Resentment That's Quietly Killing Us

    Episode 4 The Resentment That's Quietly Killing Us
    Dec 10 2025
    In this episode, we name the invisible labour, the unsaid expectations, and the quiet martyrdom that women carry every day.
    The resentment we swallow, and the silence we mistake for strength.

    And we end with the real question:
    What part of me is complicit in my own exhaustion?

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    SUPPORT BEYOND THE PODCAST
    When you're ready to change the way you drink and understand the reasons why, come talk to me. You can:

    📧 Email Rebecca at info@rebeccathomson.co.uk
    📅 Book a confidential call with Rebecca
    🌐 Visit Rebecca's website
    DISCLAIMER:
    This podcast shares personal experience and professional insight. It is not medical advice and is not meant as a substitute for individual therapeutic support.
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    12 mins
  • Episode 3 Later is the Lie

    Episode 3 Later is the Lie
    Dec 3 2025
    What if “later” is the lie that keeps you stuck?

    In this episode, I explore the familiar line so many women turn to when they do not want to face something head-on...

    “I’ll sort it out later.”

    It feels like relief in the moment because it sounds like a plan.

    But it is not a plan at all. It is avoidance dressed up as intention, and the relief it gives you is short-lived.

    All it really does is push the same problem further down the road.
    I look at why this pattern feels sensible at the time, yet quietly keeps you in the same loop for far longer than you realise.

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    When you're ready to change the way you drink and understand the reasons why, come talk to me. You can:

    📧 Email Rebecca at info@rebeccathomson.co.uk
    📅 Book a confidential call with Rebecca
    🌐 Visit Rebecca's website
    DISCLAIMER:
    This podcast shares personal experience and professional insight. It is not medical advice and is not meant as a substitute for individual therapeutic support.
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    11 mins
  • Episode 2 When Did You Start Disappearing?

    Episode 2 When Did You Start Disappearing?
    Nov 26 2025
    In this episode, I’m taking you on a journey through the decades of a woman’s life and how her relationship with alcohol quietly evolves along the way.

    From the social drinking of our 20s, to the coping mechanisms of our 30s and 40s, to the isolating rituals of our 50s and beyond.

    Because it doesn’t start as a problem.
    It starts as fun.
    A glass with friends.
    A way to feel confident.
    To belong.

    But somewhere along the way, it becomes something else.
    This is an episode about the quiet slide. The slow fade.
    The moment you look in the mirror and wonder, “Where the hell did I go?”


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    The more women who find this space, the fewer remain stuck in silence.
    SUPPORT BEYOND THE PODCAST
    When you're ready to change the way you drink and understand the reasons why, come talk to me. You can:

    📧 Email Rebecca at info@rebeccathomson.co.uk
    📅 Book a confidential call with Rebecca
    🌐 Visit Rebecca's website
    DISCLAIMER:
    This podcast shares personal experience and professional insight. It is not medical advice and is not meant as a substitute for individual therapeutic support.
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    11 mins
  • Episode 1: Does the Wine Make You Sad, Mummy?

    Episode 1: Does the Wine Make You Sad, Mummy?
    Nov 26 2025
    This is where it begins.
    In this first episode, I share the moment that cracked everything open: a quiet question from my daughter that hit harder than any hangover ever could.

    “Does the wine make you sad, Mummy?”

    It stopped me cold.
    And it forced me to face what I’d been numbing, avoiding, denying.
    This isn’t a story about rock bottom.
    It’s about reckoning. About what happens when the coping stops working, and the truth is too loud to ignore.
    If you’ve ever looked at your wine glass and thought, something isn’t right—this is for you.


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    SUPPORT BEYOND THE PODCAST
    When you're ready to change the way you drink and understand the reasons why, come talk to me. You can:

    📧 Email Rebecca at info@rebeccathomson.co.uk
    📅 Book a confidential call with Rebecca
    🌐 Visit Rebecca's website
    DISCLAIMER:
    This podcast shares personal experience and professional insight. It is not medical advice and is not meant as a substitute for individual therapeutic support.
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    13 mins
  • Start here...

    Start here...
    Nov 26 2025
    Welcome to The Wine O’Clock Woman.
    This short episode is your invitation.
    To stop pretending.
    To stop coping.
    To start listening to what’s really going on underneath the wine.

    If that voice inside has been whispering that something needs to change, you’re in the right place.
    Let’s begin.

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    The more women who find this space, the fewer remain stuck in silence.
    SUPPORT BEYOND THE PODCAST
    When you're ready to change the way you drink and understand the reasons why, come talk to me. You can:

    📧 Email Rebecca at info@rebeccathomson.co.uk
    📅 Book a confidential call with Rebecca
    🌐 Visit Rebecca's website
    DISCLAIMER:
    This podcast shares personal experience and professional insight. It is not medical advice and is not meant as a substitute for individual therapeutic support.
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    2 mins