By Kezia Neusch2024-11-13T05:00:00
’So many things can creep into our lives as habits and routines without us consciously choosing them,’ says Kezia Neusch as she and her husband contemplated giving up their evening G&T.
When I told the internet I was quitting alcohol, everyone had an opinion. My inbox quickly filled with evangelists for a sober life telling me I was going to love it. “You’ll never go back!” one message read boldly.
I hadn’t meant to give up alcohol. But my husband had reflected that our celebration-filled summer was one with more drinking than normal. As an American from the Bible Belt south, he grew up with a more religious take on alcohol than I did, which has consistently led him to assess his relationship with drinking.
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