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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.



  • New episodes every Wednesday
  • Monthly guest conversations
  • Voice note editions featuring messages and truths from listeners like you.
This podcast isn't about sobriety or moderation.
It's about what's underneath the drinking.

The pressures. The pretending everything's fine. The slow disappearance of who you used to be.

I'm Rebecca Thomson- a cognitive behavioural hypnotherapist, former teacher, mother.... and once a woman who poured a drink at 6 pm most nights just to survive the noise in my head.



Every Wednesday, I'll share raw, unfiltered truths, lived experiences, and the moments women wake up. Plus monthly guest episodes with women who've walked the hard road too.

Drinking is just the symptom. You don't have to stay stuck in the wine o'clock cycle.
© 2025 Rebecca Thomson. All rights reserved. Alternative & Complementary Medicine Hygiene & Healthy Living Psychology Psychology & Mental Health Self-Help Success
Episodes
  • Episode 16 | Guest conversation: “What’s the point of living if I can’t drink?” with Kelly Harman

    Episode 16 | Guest conversation: “What’s the point of living if I can’t drink?” with Kelly Harman
    Feb 7 2026
    Kelly Harman believed life without alcohol would be flat, dull, and joyless. The opposite happened. In this conversation, we talk about the moment she realised drinking was keeping her in survival mode, how nervous system regulation changed everything, and why waking up hangover-free has given her a life she now experiences in full colour.

    Kelly is the founder of Fire & Soul and works with women in midlife and high-pressure roles to support nervous system regulation, resilience, and recovery from stress and burnout. A trauma-informed breathwork facilitator and positive psychology coach, Kelly brings lived experience to her work after stepping away from drinking and rebuilding her life with clearer boundaries, steadier energy, and a more intentional way of living.

    Follow Kelly’s work and explore her breathwork, retreats, and wellbeing programmes here:

    www.fireandsoul.co.uk

    Follow her on IG here

    Find Kelly on LinkedIn here

    SUPPORT BEYOND THE PODCAST
    When you're ready to change the way you drink and understand the reasons why, you can:

    Watch the video - WHAT IF DRINKING ISN'T THE PROBLEM?
    Get access to the video here

    📧 Email Rebecca at info@rebeccathomson.co.uk
    🌐 Visit Rebecca's website

    DISCLAIMER:
    This podcast shares personal experience and professional insight. It is not medical advice and is not meant as a substitute for individual therapeutic support.

    DID SOMETHING HIT HOME?
    Leave a message- share the line that stopped you, the win that matters, or name the thing that no one says out loud.
    Say, "VOICE OKAY" if I can share your voice on the show, or "WORDS ONLY" if you'd prefer I read it.
    No need to leave your name or email.
    When you speak your truth, you give other women permission to do the same.

    🎤 Leave your message here

    The more women who find this space, the fewer remain stuck in silence.
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    31 mins
  • Episode 15 | Dear Alcohol — The Letter That Finally Tells the Truth

    Episode 15 | Dear Alcohol — The Letter That Finally Tells the Truth
    Feb 4 2026
    You’ve probably written it in your head a hundred times.
    The letter that says what alcohol’s really been doing in your life, and what you’re ready to see now.

    In this episode, I share some of my own ‘Dear Alcohol’ letters, the ones that needed writing over the years.
    I hope that you take a few moments to pause and notice the role that drinking is playing in your life.
    Because from there… everything can change.


    I invite you to write yours.
    If you want to share it, vent it, or let it out.
    Send it to: thewineoclockwoman@gmail.com.

    SUPPORT BEYOND THE PODCAST
    When you're ready to change the way you drink and understand the reasons why, you can:

    Watch the video - WHAT IF DRINKING ISN'T THE PROBLEM?
    Get access to the video here

    📧 Email Rebecca at info@rebeccathomson.co.uk
    🌐 Visit Rebecca's website

    DISCLAIMER:
    This podcast shares personal experience and professional insight. It is not medical advice and is not meant as a substitute for individual therapeutic support.

    DID SOMETHING HIT HOME?
    Leave a message- share the line that stopped you, the win that matters, or name the thing that no one says out loud.
    Say, "VOICE OKAY" if I can share your voice on the show, or "WORDS ONLY" if you'd prefer I read it.
    No need to leave your name or email.
    When you speak your truth, you give other women permission to do the same.

    🎤 Leave your message here

    The more women who find this space, the fewer remain stuck in silence.
    Show More Show Less
    8 mins
  • Episode 14 | Guest conversation: Motherhood, Alcohol, and the Nervous System with Natalie Pereira

    Episode 14 | Guest conversation: Motherhood, Alcohol, and the Nervous System with Natalie Pereira
    Jan 31 2026
    Ever found yourself snapping at the kids, then reaching for a glass of wine to take the edge off?
    In this episode, I speak with Natalie Pereira—coach, mum of three, and founder of The Essence of You- about what’s really going on in our nervous systems when motherhood feels overwhelming.

    We talk about the pressure to hold everything together, the patterns that lead us to drink, and what genuinely helps in the moment.

    If you're juggling a lot, craving a bit of calm, and wondering if there's another way to cope.
    This one's for you.

    More About Natalie Pereira

    Natalie supports mums who feel overwhelmed, stretched thin, or stuck in old patterns and helps them reconnect with their bodies, their values, and the kind of parent they truly want to be. Through body-based work, nervous system support, and deep identity coaching, she helps women create real, lasting, and embodied change — for themselves and their families — from the inside out. Natalie is passionate about helping mums become the kind of person they want their kids to model — not by pushing harder or doing more, but by rewiring old patterns, reclaiming their sense of self, and building the capacity to live, parent, and lead from a calm, grounded, and connected place.

    Follow her work here:

    Click here to find Natalie on FB

    Click here to find Natalie on IG

    Click here to join her free Facebook Group.

    SUPPORT BEYOND THE PODCAST
    When you're ready to change the way you drink and understand the reasons why, you can:

    Watch the video - WHAT IF DRINKING ISN'T THE PROBLEM?
    Get access to the video here

    📧 Email Rebecca at info@rebeccathomson.co.uk
    🌐 Visit Rebecca's website

    DISCLAIMER:
    This podcast shares personal experience and professional insight. It is not medical advice and is not meant as a substitute for individual therapeutic support.

    DID SOMETHING HIT HOME?
    Leave a message- share the line that stopped you, the win that matters, or name the thing that no one says out loud.
    Say, "VOICE OKAY" if I can share your voice on the show, or "WORDS ONLY" if you'd prefer I read it.
    No need to leave your name or email.
    When you speak your truth, you give other women permission to do the same.

    🎤 Leave your message here

    The more women who find this space, the fewer remain stuck in silence.
    Show More Show Less
    46 mins
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