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Will Piper

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I drank alcohol for 36 years and quit.
In one sense, my relationship with alcohol was uneventful. I didn't run anyone over or have children taken into care. I didn't even hit rock bottom when I decided to quit. But in another sense, alcohol ruled my life, sometimes destructively. But I never thought to banish it. In fact I did everything in my power to protect it; include it; make excuses for it whenever I made an arse of myself.
My book is therefore for anyone who drinks a bit too much. No psycho-babble or heavy-handed persuasion. Just honesty and a bit of humour. You have to do the rest - join your own dots to understand your relationship with alcohol! My book will help you with this.

I now volunteer as an alcohol and drug recovery worker ...more

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Sober-October? What next?

If you are nearing the end of your Sober-October and have decided that you want to go back to drinking at the start of November, then here are two exercises to help give you a bit more control over alcohol. You can decide for yourself which exercise best suits you. Or you can do both – in whatever order you prefer.

The first is really just mindful drinking:

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