253: Alcohol Awareness Week | Alcohol & Me with Alcohol Change UK's Adam Stokes

<p>What role does alcohol really play in your life?</p><p>To mark Alcohol Awareness Week (6th- 12th July), Patrick is joined by Adam from <a href="https://alcoholchange.org.uk/" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">Alcohol Change UK</a> for an honest conversation about the theme <strong>Alcohol &amp; Me</strong> and why taking a closer look at our relationship with alcohol could be one of the most important things we ever do.</p><p><em><strong>Get ready to hear how they explore:</strong></em></p><ul><li>Why alcohol has become part of almost every celebration, sporting event and social occasion.</li><li>How marketing has convinced us that alcohol makes life's best moments even better.</li><li>The hidden ways alcohol affects sleep, anxiety, stress, relationships and energy.</li><li>Why so many men use alcohol as their "off switch" at the end of a busy day.</li><li>The power of community when you're trying to change your relationship with alcohol.</li><li>How a simple moment of reflection can become the beginning of lasting change.</li></ul><p><br /></p><p>Adam also shares his own personal experience of alcohol-related harm, the work Alcohol Change UK are doing to reduce alcohol harm across the UK, and why <a href="https://alcoholchange.org.uk/get-involved/campaigns/alcohol-awareness-week-1" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer"><strong>Alcohol Awareness Week</strong></a> is about curiosity, not judgement.</p><p>If you've ever wondered whether alcohol is giving you more than it's taking away, this conversation is a great place to start.</p><p><strong>Useful links:</strong></p><p>• Take Alcohol Change UK's free "<a href="https://alcoholchange.org.uk/alcohol-facts/interactive-tools/check-your-drinking" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer"><strong>Check Your Drinking</strong></a>" quiz.<br />• Learn more about <a href="https://alcoholchange.org.uk/" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer"><strong>Alcohol Awareness Week</strong></a><strong>.</strong><br />• Find out how to become an <a href="https://alcoholchange.org.uk/get-involved/support-us/community-champion" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer"><strong>Alcohol Change UK Community Champion</strong></a> or support their work.</p><p>If you enjoyed this episode, please follow the podcast, leave a review and share it with someone who might need to hear this conversation today.</p><p><br /></p><p><em><strong>Sign up to </strong></em><strong>The 30-Day Method to Break the Cycle of Drinking Without Relying on Willpower</strong></p><p>If YOU feel successful in many areas of life but still find yourself pulled back into the same drinking patterns…</p><p>Then you’re probably MISSING the awareness and tools I’ll be REVEALING inside this FREE 30-Day Training for Men Ready to Take Back Control...</p><p>➡️ ⁠<a href="https://www.patrickjfox.com/the-30-day-alcohol-rethink-project" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠<strong>Get Started Right Away by clicking HERE</strong>⁠⁠⁠</a><strong></strong></p><p><br /></p><p><strong>Work with Patrick:</strong></p><p>Discover how coaching can support your goals in rethinking alcohol. </p><p>👉 ⁠<a href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSf9ydegsuWzznOsed7wZCEsO4odW7SitoKlxqUyr1bIdIQhUA/viewform" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠<strong>Apply here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</strong>⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a><a href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSf9ydegsuWzznOsed7wZCEsO4odW7SitoKlxqUyr1bIdIQhUA/viewform" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a>⁠</p><p><strong>Connect with Patrick:</strong></p><p>Website:<a href="https://www.patrickjfox.com" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠