Two short videos for Christmas. The first one is to bring you up to date on what we have been doing recently and what is planned for the new year. It also contains some important advice for surviving the festive period.     This second video is Lou sharing her own experience and tips on survival. …

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Earlier this year we ran a course on How to Plan and Deliver an Intervention.  The course consisted of 4 videos (almost 3 hours) and links to a variety of relevant resources. The course was designed to take you by the hand and walk you through what is required for an intervention to be successful.  …

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Today I celebrate 40 years of continuous sobriety!  Does that impress you?  It certainly impresses me!  What shows is, not that John is a wonderful person (although some people think he is, others not so much), no it shows that alcoholics can, and do, change, there is always hope in addiction. Just about anyone who …

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In this video we discuss our vision for the Forum and invite you to participate in it and connect with each other. Thank you to all of you who do post in the Forum and especially to those of you who post to support other Bottled Up members. The Forum can be a powerful place …

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Tell us what has helped you, what works, what doesn’t work. And, as the video says, this program will do nothing if you do not login to the website and follow the steps of that are laid out.

Detaching from a drinker is often misunderstood. Some people think that it means breaking off contact or becoming very cold towards the drinker. In this video Lou and John try to explain what we mean by Detachment and how it can help you to cope with the situation.

We launched the Intervention Course today and just want to give you a quick preview of what it involves.  So here is a quick video about it.  Feel free to contact us if you have any questions about the course and what it entails.

Here are a few tips for in case things get tough at Christmas.  At the end of the video we also discuss a couple of things that you could try in the New Year, including a step by step guide to carrying out an Intervention. Link to register interest in the Intervention Live with an …

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Since we opened Bottled Up over 15 years ago, our website has been visited almost 1 million times looking for information and support, thousands have joined the website and 10s of thousands have joined our mailing list.  So, we know that there is a huge need for help.  In that time, we have continually tried …

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In this post we are continuing the theme of mistakes that families and friends can make that are unproductive to change in the drinking situation.