Listen free for 30 days
-
Mindful Drinking
- How Cutting Down Can Change Your Life
- Narrated by: Rosamund Dean
- Length: 3 hrs and 28 mins
- Unabridged Audiobook
- Categories: Health & Wellness, Addiction & Recovery
Add to basket failed.
Add to wishlist failed.
Remove from wishlist failed.
Follow podcast failed
Unfollow podcast failed
Listen with a free trial
Buy Now for £14.99
No valid payment method on file.
We are sorry. We are not allowed to sell this product with the selected payment method
Listeners also enjoyed...
-
Alcohol Explained
- By: William Porter
- Narrated by: Nick Jermyn
- Length: 6 hrs
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
Alcohol Explained is the definitive, ground-breaking guide to alcohol and alcoholism. It explains how alcohol affects human beings on a chemical, physiological, and psychological level, from those first drinks right up to chronic alcoholism. This audiobook provides a logical, easy-to-follow explanation of the phenomenon and detailed instructions on how to beat it.
-
-
Life changing
- By bangandthedirtisgone on 23-08-19
-
The Alcohol Experiment
- how to take control of your drinking and enjoy being sober for good
- By: Annie Grace
- Narrated by: Annie Grace
- Length: 7 hrs and 32 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
It’s your body.... It’s your mind.... It’s your choice.... If you’re reading this right now, you’re questioning how much you drink. Maybe you know you drink way too much, and you want to quit. Or maybe you’re just curious. You’re questioning whether you might be overdoing it a bit. No matter where you are on the drinking spectrum, you’re not alone. I’ve been there. And thousands of people inside the This Naked Mind community have been there, too....
-
-
Absolute life changer
- By melanie on 20-08-19
-
Why Has Nobody Told Me This Before?
- By: Dr Julie Smith
- Narrated by: Dr Julie Smith
- Length: 7 hrs and 13 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
Drawing on years of experience as a clinical psychologist, online sensation Dr Julie Smith shares all the skills you need to get through life's ups and downs. Filled with secrets from a therapist's toolkit, this is a must-have handbook for optimising your mental health. Dr Julie's simple but expert advice and powerful coping techniques will help you stay resilient no matter what life throws your way.
-
-
PDF
- By Amazon Customer on 13-01-22
-
How to Be a Mindful Drinker
- Cut Down, Stop for a Bit, or Quit
- By: Laura Willoughby MBE, Dr Jussi Tolvi, Dru Jaeger, and others
- Narrated by: Laura Willoughby MBE, Dr Jussi Tolvi, Dru Jaeger, and others
- Length: 5 hrs and 11 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
Fed up with weekend hangovers? Motivated by budgetary or health concerns? Or just want to feel your best every day of the week? Without preaching or waffling, How to Be a Mindful Drinker will help you to understand your drinking behaviour and plan your self-moderation goals. Drawing on highly successful behaviour-change tools and techniques, How to Be a Mindful Drinker is designed to guide you toward moderate drinking habits so that you can live the life you want and put alcohol in its place.
-
-
Really useful
- By Tiara on 21-02-21
-
This Naked Mind
- Control Alcohol, Find Freedom, Discover Happiness & Change Your Life
- By: Annie Grace
- Narrated by: Annie Grace
- Length: 7 hrs and 28 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
Millions of people worry that drinking is affecting their health, yet are unwilling to seek change because of the misery and stigma associated with alcoholism and recovery. They fear drinking less will be boring, difficult and involve deprivation, and significant lifestyle changes. This Naked Mind offers a new solution. Packed with surprising insight into the reasons we drink, it will open your eyes to the startling role of alcohol in our culture.
-
-
Changed me, didn't even know I needed to change.
- By Gozo on 19-05-18
-
The Unexpected Joy of Being Sober
- Discovering a Happy, Healthy, Wealthy Alcohol-Free Life
- By: Catherine Gray
- Narrated by: Catherine Gray
- Length: 10 hrs and 14 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
Ever sworn off alcohol for January and found yourself drinking by the 7th? Think there's 'no point' in just one drink? Welcome! There are millions of us. This inspirational, aspirational and highly relatable narrative champions the benefits of sobriety with a three-pronged approach combining the author's personal experience, factual reportage and contributions from expert sources and self-help advice for anyone who wants to reduce their alcohol intake or eliminate it completely.
-
-
Intelligent, thought-provoking & inspiring
- By K-Mart on 19-01-18
-
Alcohol Explained
- By: William Porter
- Narrated by: Nick Jermyn
- Length: 6 hrs
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
Alcohol Explained is the definitive, ground-breaking guide to alcohol and alcoholism. It explains how alcohol affects human beings on a chemical, physiological, and psychological level, from those first drinks right up to chronic alcoholism. This audiobook provides a logical, easy-to-follow explanation of the phenomenon and detailed instructions on how to beat it.
-
-
Life changing
- By bangandthedirtisgone on 23-08-19
-
The Alcohol Experiment
- how to take control of your drinking and enjoy being sober for good
- By: Annie Grace
- Narrated by: Annie Grace
- Length: 7 hrs and 32 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
It’s your body.... It’s your mind.... It’s your choice.... If you’re reading this right now, you’re questioning how much you drink. Maybe you know you drink way too much, and you want to quit. Or maybe you’re just curious. You’re questioning whether you might be overdoing it a bit. No matter where you are on the drinking spectrum, you’re not alone. I’ve been there. And thousands of people inside the This Naked Mind community have been there, too....
-
-
Absolute life changer
- By melanie on 20-08-19
-
Why Has Nobody Told Me This Before?
- By: Dr Julie Smith
- Narrated by: Dr Julie Smith
- Length: 7 hrs and 13 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
Drawing on years of experience as a clinical psychologist, online sensation Dr Julie Smith shares all the skills you need to get through life's ups and downs. Filled with secrets from a therapist's toolkit, this is a must-have handbook for optimising your mental health. Dr Julie's simple but expert advice and powerful coping techniques will help you stay resilient no matter what life throws your way.
-
-
PDF
- By Amazon Customer on 13-01-22
-
How to Be a Mindful Drinker
- Cut Down, Stop for a Bit, or Quit
- By: Laura Willoughby MBE, Dr Jussi Tolvi, Dru Jaeger, and others
- Narrated by: Laura Willoughby MBE, Dr Jussi Tolvi, Dru Jaeger, and others
- Length: 5 hrs and 11 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
Fed up with weekend hangovers? Motivated by budgetary or health concerns? Or just want to feel your best every day of the week? Without preaching or waffling, How to Be a Mindful Drinker will help you to understand your drinking behaviour and plan your self-moderation goals. Drawing on highly successful behaviour-change tools and techniques, How to Be a Mindful Drinker is designed to guide you toward moderate drinking habits so that you can live the life you want and put alcohol in its place.
-
-
Really useful
- By Tiara on 21-02-21
-
This Naked Mind
- Control Alcohol, Find Freedom, Discover Happiness & Change Your Life
- By: Annie Grace
- Narrated by: Annie Grace
- Length: 7 hrs and 28 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
Millions of people worry that drinking is affecting their health, yet are unwilling to seek change because of the misery and stigma associated with alcoholism and recovery. They fear drinking less will be boring, difficult and involve deprivation, and significant lifestyle changes. This Naked Mind offers a new solution. Packed with surprising insight into the reasons we drink, it will open your eyes to the startling role of alcohol in our culture.
-
-
Changed me, didn't even know I needed to change.
- By Gozo on 19-05-18
-
The Unexpected Joy of Being Sober
- Discovering a Happy, Healthy, Wealthy Alcohol-Free Life
- By: Catherine Gray
- Narrated by: Catherine Gray
- Length: 10 hrs and 14 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
Ever sworn off alcohol for January and found yourself drinking by the 7th? Think there's 'no point' in just one drink? Welcome! There are millions of us. This inspirational, aspirational and highly relatable narrative champions the benefits of sobriety with a three-pronged approach combining the author's personal experience, factual reportage and contributions from expert sources and self-help advice for anyone who wants to reduce their alcohol intake or eliminate it completely.
-
-
Intelligent, thought-provoking & inspiring
- By K-Mart on 19-01-18
-
Blackout
- Remembering the Things I Drank to Forget
- By: Sarah Hepola
- Narrated by: Sarah Hepola
- Length: 7 hrs and 33 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
It's such a savage thing to lose your memory, but the crazy thing is it doesn't hurt one bit. A blackout doesn't sting or stab or leave a scar when it robs you. Close your eyes and open them again. That's what a blackout feels like. For Sarah Hepola, alcohol was 'the gasoline of all adventure'. She spent her evenings at cocktail parties and dark bars where she proudly stayed till last call. Drinking felt like freedom, part of her birthright as a strong, enlightened 21st-century woman.
-
-
Amazing ...
- By Ali J on 18-07-17
-
Quit Like a Woman
- The Radical Choice to Not Drink in a Culture Obsessed with Alcohol
- By: Holly Whitaker
- Narrated by: Holly Whitaker
- Length: 10 hrs and 8 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
We live in a world obsessed with drinking. We drink at work events, lunches, book clubs and weddings. Yet no one ever questions alcohol's ubiquity. In fact, the only thing ever questions is why people don't drink. It is a qualifier for belonging. As a society, we are obsessed with health and wellness, yet we uphold alcohol as some sort of magic elixir. It is anything but. When Holly Whitaker started to look for a way to recover, the support systems she found for recovery where archaic and patriarchal.
-
-
Eye-opening read
- By AmazonCustomer on 24-01-20
-
The Easy Way to Control Alcohol
- By: Allen Carr
- Narrated by: Richard Mitchley
- Length: 8 hrs and 6 mins
- Original Recording
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
Listen to this audiobook and become a happy non-drinker for the rest of your life. Feeling reliant on alcohol can be a difficult thing to come to terms with and even trickier to manage. This audiobook will cut through all that stress and set you on the right track with Allen Carr’s Easyway method. Allen Carr established himself as the world’s greatest authority on quitting smoking. His ground-breaking methodology tackles addiction from an entirely different angle which has been successfully applied to other addictions and behavioural issues.
-
-
worked
- By anthony winkley on 17-01-17
-
The Sober Diaries
- How One Woman Stopped Drinking and Started Living
- By: Clare Pooley
- Narrated by: Karen Cass
- Length: 10 hrs and 12 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
Like many women, Clare Pooley found the juggle of a stressful career and family life a struggle, so she left her successful role as a managing partner in one of the world's biggest advertising agencies to look after her family. She knew the change wouldn't be easy, but she never expected to find herself an overweight, depressed, middle-aged mother of three who was drinking more than a bottle of wine a day and spending her evenings Googling 'am I an alcoholic?'
-
-
Inspirational
- By Rebecca on 24-04-18
-
Sober Curious
- The Blissful Sleep, Greater Focus, Limitless Presence, and Deep Connection Awaiting Us All on the Other Side of Alcohol
- By: Ruby Warrington
- Narrated by: Ruby Warrington
- Length: 6 hrs and 33 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
It’s the nagging question more and more of us are finding harder to ignore, whether we have a “problem” with alcohol or not. In the face of how we care for ourselves otherwise, it’s hard to avoid how alcohol really makes us feel: terrible. How different would our lives be if we stopped drinking on autopilot? If we stopped drinking altogether? Frank, funny, and always judgment-free, Sober Curious is a bold guide to choosing to live hangover-free, from Ruby Warrington, one of the leading voices of the new sobriety movement.
-
-
This book could almost drive me to drink
- By Andy on 10-01-19
-
The Sober Girl Society Handbook
- An Empowering Guide to Living Hangover Free
- By: Millie Gooch
- Narrated by: Millie Gooch
- Length: 7 hrs and 13 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
Have you ever woken up feeling anxious after a night of drinking? Do you cringe with embarrassment when reminded of your wild antics at girls' night? Are blackouts increasingly becoming a problem? Whichever way you look at it, it's hard to avoid how alcohol really makes some of us feel: terrible. Whether you're simply sober-curious or determined to make a more permanent change, this book shows not only why you should but also how you can, in a way that will change your life forever.
-
-
Eye opening read - positively relatable
- By Elisha S. on 28-01-21
-
Enjoy Drinking Less Alcohol
- Clinically Proven to Control Alcohol Consumption, and for You to be Happy About it!
- By: Lyndall Briggs FASCH
- Narrated by: Lyndall Briggs FASCH
- Length: 2 hrs and 54 mins
- Original Recording
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
A collection of seven clinically proven guided visualisations, delivering you the tools required to control your drinking...and importantly, be happy about it. This particular collection is built around the control your drinking session, with the supporting sessions delivering you less stress, controlled anger, improved motivation levels, an ability to deeply relax, and access to your intuition. If you have a problem with alcohol, and you're ready to make the change and drink less heavily, this collection of clinically proven guided visualisations will get you there fast.
-
Alcohol Explained 2: Tools for a Stronger Sobriety
- By: William Porter
- Narrated by: Nick
- Length: 6 hrs and 21 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
In Alcohol Explained 2 William Porter develops his insight into the alcohol phenomenon, and provides the tools you need to retake control of your life for good.
-
-
Thank you so much
- By Andrew Brown on 18-01-21
-
The 10-Day Alcohol Detox Plan
- Stop Drinking Easily & Safely
- By: Lewis David
- Narrated by: Jason Zenobia
- Length: 4 hrs and 14 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
When you stop drinking, it takes up to 10 days for the alcohol to completely leave your system. It’s a tricky time. You get cravings, and your thinking becomes emotional. Most people struggle in the early days. But now, there’s a modern, scientific solution. The 10-Day Alcohol Detox Plan walks you through the detox period painlessly and explains everything you need to carry on with your personal sobriety goals, whether short-term, such as Dry January, or long-term.
-
-
Detox Plan
- By Karen on 06-01-21
-
Let's Do This!
- How to Use Motivational Psychology to Change Your Habits for Life
- By: Andy Ramage
- Narrated by: Andy Ramage
- Length: 5 hrs and 32 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
Let's Do This! is the motivation playbook for any type of personal change, from losing 10lbs to stepping up in your career to running a half marathon. The difference between succeeding and giving up comes down to you level of motivation - in other words, how much it really matters to you. In this unapologetically positive book, Andy Ramage, who transformed his own life step by step, explains the different types of motivation and the tools you need to both to make a change and make it last.
-
-
Brilliant
- By phil cramp on 09-03-20
-
The Family Holiday
- By: Shalini Boland
- Narrated by: Katie Villa
- Length: 7 hrs and 36 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
The white-washed Italian villa is perfect. I thought it might feel odd, living in a stranger’s house for the summer, but as my husband and children swim in the infinity pool, I start to relax. And then, in the back of a wardrobe, I find something that shatters everything.... Sparkling green eyes, square jaw, lopsided smile. A young man with his arm around a beautiful woman. The picture is old and faded, but I’d recognize him anywhere. The man is my husband.
-
-
good twists
- By Rona morris on 05-04-22
-
Not Drinking Tonight
- A Guide to Creating a Sober Life You Love
- By: Amanda E. White LPC
- Narrated by: Amanda E. White LPC, Suehyla El-Attar
- Length: 6 hrs and 42 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
In this honest discussion of mental health, the founder of Therapy for Women explores our reasons for drinking alcohol - and the benefits of taking a break.
-
-
fantastic
- By eileen12 on 15-05-22
Summary
Everybody knows they should drink a bit less, but good intentions are hard to keep. Mindful Drinking shows not only why you should but also how you can, in a way that will change your life forever.
Ever woken up worrying that you said the wrong thing at work drinks the night before? Felt frustrated with yourself for polishing off the entire bottle of wine when you only intended to have one glass? The emotional pull of alcohol is strong, but Mindful Drinking: How Cutting Down Will Change Your Life is here to help us cultivate a new, healthy and more mindful relationship with alcohol.
Journalist Rosamund Dean combines scientific expertise with practical advice in a game-changing four-step plan: The Problem, The Incentive, The Clean Break and The End Game. Drinking less will improve your mood, your skin and your body as well as reduce stress and anxiety for the long term.
What listeners say about Mindful Drinking
Average customer ratingsReviews - Please select the tabs below to change the source of reviews.
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
- Mark H.
- 08-01-18
So relatable!
Listening to this book I could relate to so much of what was being said, the situations faced and the thoughts and feelings associated with those situations. It’s empowering to know I can now deal with those situations in a much different way and the answer isn’t at the bottom of a bottle! Highly recommend this to anyone who knows they need to cut down but don’t quite know how to, just yet! Listen to this book and you will!
5 people found this helpful
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
- Anonymous User
- 25-06-18
Good solid advice
This is a good book to get your head in gear and in the right place when it comes to thinking about drinking. It does make a nice change from all the "cut it out for good and go sober" books. This helps you put in place a realistic way to drinking AND think to cut down.
It's more prosecco & pesto, rather than pints and pork scratchings which may put some off, and there's a lot of meditation, mindfulness talk, but the clue is in the title. Well worth a listen if you're starting to lose control of how much booze you put away in the week, but don't want to quit altogether
2 people found this helpful
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
- Monsieur Adamski
- 02-03-20
She was fantastic to listen to
Felt like a best friend was telling me how she improved her life . I hope I have the will power to find and respect my triggers
1 person found this helpful
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
- Ahammond021
- 04-01-20
Very insightful listen
Really enjoyed this and certainly not a gender specific book (M36 here).
So much was familiar and the recognition of triggers and tips for managing drinking in excess are fantastic. looking forward to putting them into practice.
1 person found this helpful
-
Overall
- kfpt
- 26-02-19
Rethink your drinking
Good tips on how to cut down your drinking and think about why you drink in the first place
1 person found this helpful
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
- Amazon Customer
- 04-04-18
Spectacular!
The most amazing, practical and up-to-date book!
Good vocabulary and very well narrated overall! Well done!
1 person found this helpful
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
- rebecca
- 06-04-22
Impactful!
Found this so interesting & the narrator is so relatable! Feeling this will help me to change some much needed actions in my life!
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
- Karen Around The Table
- 05-05-21
Refreshing
It is so refreshing to find a book which helps with cutting down, which so many of us want to do, rather than abstinence and it’s a really good manual for that.
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
- Dawn Griffith
- 23-12-18
Recognition of the lasers to mindful drinking
I enjoyed this as someone sharing their experience of going sober to recognising how to drink alcohol by being mindful and not mindless. This is not a book about sobriety.
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
- G Marshall
- 14-01-18
Well researched, practical advice.
practical advice which was an easy and interesting listen. Well read too. Recommended. I have started to use the guidelines and strategies!
-
Overall
-
Performance

- Sheri
- 09-01-18
Simple, useful. Glad I took the time to listen.
It's not rocket science. Time for a break from the booze. Here's a simple how-to plan...
3 people found this helpful
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story

- QueenOfSales
- 03-04-22
Exactly what I was looking for, ..very helpful...
I listened to many samples of this type of book..not a heavy drinker, but too frequent..like a bad habit at night after 2 jobs ..toying with the idea of quitting but not really feeling that necessity for that..but maybe I will end up there..in any case, I veryuch related to Rose and she is real, and gives excellent tips and im excited about diving in.
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story

- Aaron
- 10-01-22
Good kickoff for establishing better habits
I was looking to make more conscious choices around alcohol. I don't fit the criteria of an alcoholic, but I do tend to reach for a glass of wine or whiskey when I'm feeling stressed or anxious. To help me address it, I gave this book a go. Mindful Drinking is short, simple, and easy to follow. The book is well-organized around talking 1) why we drink, 2) why heavy drinking is harmful, and 3) steps to get out of the cycle of heavy. Not everything in this book is relatable to me. The author leans into talking to and about women who are social drinkers. I'm a dude who wants to pour a heavy drink in the hours between when my kids go to bed and I do. But I was still able to take away steps that I think will work for me. I'm in the early stages of my new habits, but I have a good foundation to get me through it.
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story

- Kindle Customer
- 06-01-22
definitely a help when you are in need of break
great encouragement and advice when it comes time to think more about our drinking. I never wanted to quit but I knew I needed help and this book was definitely a breath of fresh air.
-
Overall
-
Performance

- Carol&Nick
- 13-12-21
Good Advice
Dean delivers a conversation that is informative and motivational for those who want to reign in their alcohol consumption without quitting altogether. It's good advice given with clear recommendations that, if followed, can help you breakup with your unhealthy relationship with alcohol and replace it with mindful drinking that keeps you in control and leaves you with no regrets in the morning.
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story

- Erin
- 07-06-21
Helpful not judgey
Finally, someone said out loud how much they are drinking! I’m not alone. This book isn’t full of unobtainable wackiness. It’s real life advice. My whole mindset is changing b/c of this book. With alcohol for sure, but with just a lot of things in life! Get it. Worth a credit. Short and you can re-listen when you need to for a pick me up.
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story

- D.R.
- 24-02-21
Great tool
It's often difficult to find a book that does not solely focus on abstinence. Although this book would help in that arena too, I appreciate her view on moderation and mindful drinking. She's also great to listen to. I'm looking forward to starting my journey.
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story

- Thomas Hughes
- 21-10-19
Entertaining and practical advice
Entertaining and packed with practIcal advice.
It's an honest approach to moderating your drinking, while acknowledging some of us may need to cut it out all together.
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story

- Kenneth Sundby
- 23-02-19
Lovely.
great book, and the author has the most wonderful friendly voice. Will re-listen next week when I start my 28-day break :)