Alcohol
April is Stress Awareness Month
Stress Awareness Bertie: “So, you have taken on a new job Bobby! Is that wise, given your history of anxiety (GAD)?”
Christmas? ‘Appy Bleedin’ Krismus!
‘Appy Bleedin Krismus Christmas Here he goes again, I hear some groan. But Bobby has a mission. When someone you love dies too young from alcoholism there are those like Bobby who try to redress the balance with honesty. You may feel he is being disloyal to Diddley telling you her secrets. But, of course,…
Feeling a bit Wordsworth.
Feeling a bit Wordsworth. Bertie: “You OK, Bobby?” Bobby: “Not really, Bertie. I feel quite discombobulated. Certainly a little pensive. Maybe a bit vacant at times.” Tim: “I hope you’re not feeling at all maudlin, Bobby. I felt you were quite chipper when we met up just a few weeks ago. You really seemed to…
Belonging: 150 Stories from Mindfully Bertie.
150 stories from Mindfully Bertie! Yes dear, loyal friends, this is our 150th story. (Bobby prefers “story” to “blog”). Who could have thought that when we wrote the first one that we called a “preview”, we would still be going strong at 150? I should read that preview now… and see if we have kept…
Happy New Year!
Happy New Year. “And a very Happy New Year to you too!”
Untold Story.
Untold Story. Next week is Alcohol Awareness Week. 19-25 November 2018. Details from Alcohol Concern follow. Also at: www.alcoholconcern.org.uk/alcohol-awareness-week A very important issue that warrants a rare mid-week extra story to meet the date.
The Ballet.
The Ballet. I knew when he told me he was going to the ballet it would be a problem. It always is. Not Covent Garden, but a packed Dorking Halls. The Royal Opera House screening live to 1,500 cinemas in 35 countries.
Life as the Other Half of an Alcoholic.
Life as the Other Half of an Alcoholic. Mindfully Bertie commends the Daily Telegraph for publishing the article below. In doing so, we see an opportunity to also commend an organisation whose sole purpose is to help those who suffer from other people’s drinking. Those affected by an alcoholic. Al-Anon. Does not promote itself, but…