Page 11 - Ruby Warrington News Today

Your Best Life: Becoming sober curious Have you ever asked yourself, "Why do I drink so much? Why is there so much pressure to drink? How is it really impacting my well-being?" Author: Leslie Draffin Updated: 5:49 PM CDT April 14, 2021 TEMPLE, Texas — Over the last three and a half months, Ive been on a journey of sober curiosity. I couldnt have done it without the guidance of Ruby Warrington, a former journalist turned best-selling author and podcast host who ...

In that context, who cares about working out? Who cares about eating right? Who cares about how early wine-o-clock is lately? Who cares if I’m up late doom-scrolling or watching "Bridgerton" for the fifth time? Well, no one. But maybe it’s time to look around and see if how we’re living is really the best way to move into our better days ahead.   Here are my top three changes. Maybe you’ll see something helpful for you, too. Change one: Skittles are no longer a food group This is a re...

The start of a new year is a time to finally get things together and get going on those resolutions. At least that may have been the case in past years, but maybe not for 2021, as 2020 was difficult enough. Sure, some of us fell off the wagon in 2020, for instance, with unhealthy eating, drinking or screen time. But is it possible to get back on the wagon without pushing yourself too hard? Dr. Gail Saltz, associate professor of psychiatry at the New York Presbyterian Hospital Weill-Cornell Scho...

What It Really Means to Be "Sober Curious" and Question Your Relationship to Alcohol Prevention 12/28/2020 Heather Berry © Instagram/@kimbanks_reset Giving up alcohol has become a wellness trend. Choosing to stop drinking and sticking to that goal can be tricky but worthwhile. In the spring of 2018, 42-year-old Kim Banks found herself in a lonely place. Struggles with anxiety and depression interfered with life as a wife, mother of 5-year-old twin boys, and her work in publ...