Christmas Drinking Pressure: Real Tips to Stay Alcohol-Free with Willam Porter
About this episode
In this episode, David Wilson and William Porter discuss the challenges of staying alcohol-free during the Christmas season and provide practical tips for navigating festive drinking pressures.
Dave was gone by one o'clock on Christmas Day. Carving the turkey half cut, nearly taking his fingers off, while the rest of the family clinked glasses around him. That was the old version of Christmas. In this special Christmas episode, Dave sits down again with William Porter, author of Alcohol Explained, to talk honestly about why the festive season is so loaded for anyone questioning their drinking. They cover cultural conditioning, the science behind fading effect bias (where you only remember the 15 minutes of "fun" and forget the 23 hours of feeling awful), family triggers, loneliness, and the financial stress that keeps people reaching for the bottle from October through February. You'll hear about: practical tips for your first sober Christmas; how to set boundaries when everyone around you is drinking; why moderation rarely works the way you plan it; and how to set yourself up for Dry January without white-knuckling it. If Christmas feels heavy right now, this one's for you. William Porter (@alcoholexplained) • Instagram photos and videos instagram.com If you want to connect with me via Instagram…
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