As a therapist and coach who works at the intersection of ADHD and grey area drinking, I hear a lot of the same stories from clients about why alcohol has become such a significant part of their lives.

And for most of them? It’s not about celebration or fun. It’s about relief.

👉🏼A way to get through the day or the ‘witching hour’ when everything feels too much.

👉🏼A coping tool that starts off feeling helpful... but over time becomes another problem to manage on top of everything else.

But here's what I want you to know. This is not a personal failing, it’s your ADHD.

Reflections from seven years sober/alcohol-free! Here’s what I’ve learnt along the way.

None of us have it all worked out. Not your psychiatrist, your Mum, the inflluencer you follow who talks about mental health. We are ALL fallible humans who need support, guidance, help with our 'stuff'. That includes mental health professionals and those in the helping professions. Therapy gives us a way to process our emotions, our struggles, our challenges and to see things from a different and more helpful perspective. It educates us. It gives us more awareness of who we are. Everyone should do it, frankly.