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The Wine O'Clock Woman

The Wine O'Clock Woman

Written by: Rebecca Thomson | The Wine O'clock Woman
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The Wine O’Clock Woman
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This is a podcast for women who are drinking more than they'd like, but are unsure about going sober forever.
It names the pressure, the mental load, the constant responsibility, and the quiet ways women keep going while losing who they are.

I’m Rebecca Thomson, Cognitive Behavioural Hypnotherapist, former teacher, and mother.
I support women to step back from alcohol long enough to break the pattern and decide whether it has a place in their lives at all.

Alongside solo episodes, I host conversations with women who have changed their relationship with alcohol, and with specialists who speak to the realities behind it, menopause, motherhood, anxiety, grief, neurodiversity, social pressure, and high pressure careers.

Drinking isn’t the problem.
It’s the signal.

This podcast is about understanding our relationship with alcohol better, and naming what is really going on underneath Wine O'Clock.


© 2025 Rebecca Thomson. All rights reserved. Alternative & Complementary Medicine Hygiene & Healthy Living Psychology Psychology & Mental Health Self-Help Success
Episodes
  • Episode 41 | The Benefits of Alcohol (And Why They're Keeping You Stuck)

    Episode 41 | The Benefits of Alcohol (And Why They're Keeping You Stuck)
    Jun 3 2026
    We spend a lot of time talking about the harms of alcohol—but what about the benefits?

    Because if alcohol didn't give us something, none of us would drink it.

    In this episode, we're taking an honest look at the role alcohol plays in our lives.

    Whether it's helping you relax, switch off, cope with stress, quiet a busy mind, or feel more confident, alcohol often becomes a solution to needs that aren't being met elsewhere.

    The problem isn't that alcohol has benefits.
    The problem is when those benefits keep us stuck.

    Join me as we explore what alcohol is really doing for you, what it might be costing you, and why understanding the appeal of alcohol is often the first step towards lasting change.

    Before you can change your drinking, you need to understand why you drink in the first place.


    If this episode resonated with you, it may be a sign that you’ve been carrying more than you realise.

    Each month I run a FREE live Zoom workshop for women who are beginning to recognise the emotional patterns, people-pleasing, overthinking, exhaustion and self-abandonment that may be keeping them stuck.

    Inside the workshop, I talk about the “cycle” many women unknowingly live in, and how to start recognising the patterns that keep you emotionally exhausted, disconnected and running on autopilot.


    Save your place for the next workshop here:

    If you’d like to explore your own patterns more deeply, you can also book a free 30-minute conversation with me.

    Book your complimentary conversation here:


    Disclaimer: This podcast is intended for educational and informational purposes only and is not a substitute for medical, psychological or therapeutic advice.
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    10 mins
  • Episode 40 | The Most Important Question You Can Ask Yourself

    Episode 40 | The Most Important Question You Can Ask Yourself
    May 27 2026
    The stories we repeat become the lives we live.

    What’s the current story you’re telling yourself, about your drinking, your relationships, your worth, or who you are?

    In this episode, I explore the powerful question inspired by Brené Brown that can expose the hidden narratives shaping your choices, behaviours, and patterns without you even realising it.

    Once you become aware of the story, you can finally start changing it.


    If this episode resonated with you, it may be a sign that you’ve been carrying more than you realise.

    Each month I run a FREE live Zoom workshop for women who are beginning to recognise the emotional patterns, people-pleasing, overthinking, exhaustion and self-abandonment that may be keeping them stuck.

    Inside the workshop, I talk about the “cycle” many women unknowingly live in, and how to start recognising the patterns that keep you emotionally exhausted, disconnected and running on autopilot.


    Save your place for the next workshop here:

    If you’d like to explore your own patterns more deeply, you can also book a free 30-minute conversation with me.

    Book your complimentary conversation here:


    Disclaimer: This podcast is intended for educational and informational purposes only and is not a substitute for medical, psychological or therapeutic advice.
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    12 mins
  • Episode 39 | Guest Conversation: Supporting Children With Additional Needs with Jody Ruston

    Episode 39 | Guest Conversation: Supporting Children With Additional Needs with Jody Ruston
    May 23 2026
    In this episode, I’m joined by Jody Ruston for an honest conversation about the realities of parenting children with additional needs.

    We explore the emotional and mental load many mothers carry, and why so many women quietly end up at the bottom of their own priority list.

    We also talk about coping mechanisms, overwhelm, identity, and the importance of support, self-care, and recognising your own needs alongside caring for everyone else.

    A compassionate and validating conversation for any parent who has ever felt exhausted, stretched thin, or emotionally overwhelmed behind the scenes.

    About Jody:
    Jody Ruston is an empowerment coach to mums of pre-teens.
    They work with her when they’re DONE with exhausting themselves over arbitrary BS and are ready to actually ENJOY the life they’ve created.

    By working with Jody, they learn how to rebuild self-trust after years of putting themselves last, set boundaries without spiralling into guilt, reconnect with who they are beyond the roles, create a life that includes them — not just everyone else, stop abandoning themselves, trust their desires without guilt, and feel steady instead of stretched, allowing them to finally reclaim their time, energy and identity.

    Connect with Jody here:
    On Instagram

    To find out about her community- No Explanation needed:

    To join her Facebook group- The Reclaimed Collective

    If this episode resonated with you, it may be a sign that you’ve been carrying more than you realise.

    Each month I run a FREE live Zoom workshop for women who are beginning to recognise the emotional patterns, people-pleasing, overthinking, exhaustion and self-abandonment that may be keeping them stuck.

    Inside the workshop, I talk about the “cycle” many women unknowingly live in, and how to start recognising the patterns that keep you emotionally exhausted, disconnected and running on autopilot.


    Save your place for the next workshop here:

    If you’d like to explore your own patterns more deeply, you can also book a free 30-minute conversation with me.

    Book your complimentary conversation here:


    Disclaimer: This podcast is intended for educational and informational purposes only and is not a substitute for medical, psychological or therapeutic advice.
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    26 mins
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