Rebecca Thomson

20/12/2025

The Wine O’clock Woman’s first podcast guest.
Donna Elliot talks about out her relationship with alcohol and what it took to make a change.

Listen on your favourite platform.

If this episode gave you clarity, or even just made you exhale a little — please take 30 seconds to give the show a 5-⭐️ review.

Your review helps more women find it, especially the ones who are still quietly negotiating with alcohol and haven’t told anyone yet.

It takes 30 seconds, and it genuinely helps this reach the women who need it most.

Thank you.

13/12/2025

You’ve tried to moderate.
You’ve promised yourself you’d rein it in.
You’ve waited for the ‘right time.’
Again.

But it’s mid-December.
And you already know you’re about to carry this into another year.

I’m opening a few December Reset Sessions next week.

60 minutes to look clearly at what’s really going on with your drinking.

This isn’t a commitment.
It’s a conversation — to help you tell the truth,
and start preparing for a different 2026.

If this is exactly the clarity you’re ready for —

📩 DM me BREAK or email info@rebeccathomson.co.uk

You don’t need to feel ready.
Just be willing to stop letting fear run the show.

09/12/2025

📣 The Wine O’Clock Woman is looking for aligned newsletter partners

Do you run a newsletter for women in midlife?

Topics like:

Perimenopause / Menopause

Mental & emotional well‑being

Sober‑curious living or behavioural wellness

I’m the woman behind The Wine O’Clock Woman — a Cognitive Behavioural Hypnotherapist helping women in midlife change their relationship with alcohol.

In January, I’m looking to sponsor or contribute to a handful of high-integrity newsletters whose readers are quietly rethinking how they cope, live, or feel.

This could look like a paid placement, a valuable resource, or a thoughtful feature designed to support your audience and your work.

If you’ve built a community like this — or know someone who has — I’d love to connect.

📩 DM me or tag a recommendation below

08/12/2025

🎙️ New Episode from The Wine O’Clock Woman — Drops Wednesday

The Resentment That’s Slowly Killing Us

There’s a reason so many women pour a glass at the end of the day.

The invisible roles.
The unspoken pressure.
The “I’m fine” mask.

In this episode, I talk about the resentment that builds quietly, and what shifts when we finally stop swallowing it down and ask one honest question.

🎧 Available on all major podcast platforms

26/11/2025

Eeek- here it is.. not perfect but done and out there.

If you’re ready for honest conversations about why you end up pouring a drink you don’t even want.
This is for you 👇

https://open.spotify.com/show/2tk3ltYBeCn1Hve23TRrwC

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20/11/2025

You keep saying “not tonight.”
But somehow it’s wine o’clock again.

You’re not out of control.
Just tired.
Dinner. Messages. Washing.
That quiet, endless list.
And then the glass comes out.

You tell yourself it’s just to unwind.
But deep down, you know something’s off.

It’s not about willpower.
And you’re not the only one wondering why this keeps happening.

Why you keep breaking the promise that you won’t drink tonight.

I’ve written a short guide that explains what’s really going on behind the scenes,
and what actually helps to break the pattern.

👇 Read The Unspoken Truth here:
https://go.rebeccathomson.co.uk/the-unspoken-truth

If this feels familiar, this is for you.

13/11/2025

It’s coming…
And I wasn’t sure if I’d ever share it.

You’ve said it before: “Not tonight.”
And then you find yourself at the Tesco checkout with a bottle in your hand.

This isn’t about alcohol.
It’s about everything underneath it.

The parts of you holding it all together…
and losing yourself in the process.

I’ve created something for the women who live in that space.

You’ll hear it soon.

10/11/2025

How to Stay Sane This Christmas:
A live 90-minute session for women who quietly hold it all together (and are tired of it).

📍Tuesday 19th November, 7.30pm (on Zoom)

Let’s be honest. Christmas isn’t always “the most wonderful time of the year.”

For many women—especially in midlife—it’s a blur of family dynamics, hormonal ups and downs, too much wine, too little rest, and the quiet pressure to keep everyone else happy.

This session is for any woman who can feel the festive dread creeping in—and would like to do things differently this year. We’ll talk about:

🔥How to say no (without guilt or a four-paragraph explanation)

🔥How to stop using wine to get through social situations

🔥How to protect your mood and energy without faking festive cheer

How to get to January without feeling like you need a retreat What you’ll take away:

💪 Mental clarity – practical tools to shift people-pleasing and emotional exhaustion

💪Body balance – ways to support hormones and steady your stress levels naturally

📍A simple, doable plan – to get through Christmas without losing yourself

Meet your hosts:

Caroline Woolley – Holistic menopause practitioner helping women rebalance hormones and feel calmer, stronger, and more in control.

Rebecca Thomson – Cognitive behavioural hypnotherapist supporting women to change their relationship with alcohol and reclaim emotional clarity.

Together, we’re bringing you a body-and-mind reset to help you face December differently—and step into 2026 feeling more like yourself.

Reserve your spot here – and start the season on your terms

https://lnkd.in/ebSnABcr

07/11/2025

You’re not stuck. You’re changing.
The drinking just hasn’t caught up yet.

I used to tell myself a glass of wine helped me switch off.
It felt normal. Deserved.
Until it didn’t.

There wasn’t a dramatic turning point.
Just a slow, creeping shift.
The wine stopped feeling like a treat.
It felt like a routine I couldn’t get out of.

I knew it wasn’t working.
But I didn’t know what else to do.

That’s where so many women sit.
Still drinking. Still functioning.
But quietly knowing it’s not giving them what they need anymore.

I help women who are ready to leave behind the part of them that reached for alcohol just to get through.

If you’re ready to explore a new way forward, clear, honest, and actually sustainable.

Message me the word READY and we’ll set up a call.

You don’t need to have it all figured out.
You just need to be ready to stop pretending it’s working.

05/11/2025

She didn’t want anyone to know how much she was struggling.

That silence?
It was part of the weight she was drowning under.

Work had taken over her life.
And somewhere along the way, she started believing that if she just worked harder, she’d finally feel good enough.

It wasn’t working.
Neither was the bottle of wine most nights…

Trying to escape the pressure.
Trying to feel something other than shame.

She had almost given up on herself.
But despite the fear, she came anyway.

And 90 days later?

She’s smiling again.
Not performative-smiling—real, grounded peace.

She’s alert now.
To the thoughts that used to hijack her.
To the emotions that used to pull her under.

But more than that, she’s doing something she never thought she could:

She’s putting herself first.
And she’s forgiven herself for what came before.

That’s what peace actually looks like.

Quiet.
Earned.
And completely possible.

04/11/2025

I didn’t change my drinking because I hit rock bottom.

I changed because I finally got tired of pretending everything was fine.

For a long time, I did everything except actually change.

Webinars. Books. Sober‑lit. Podcasts.
I knew it all — but I wasn’t doing anything.
Because knowing isn’t the same as wanting.

Here’s what helped me move:

Three questions I stopped avoiding:
1️⃣ Why do I want to change?
2️⃣ What is it costing me not to?
3️⃣ How much longer am I willing to live like this?

That was the shift.
You don’t need more answers.
You need honest questions.

31/10/2025

I’m very fond of talking about tipping points because without them, change can’t happen.

Those moments when the pain becomes too much

“I’ve had enough!”

It might not even be about drinking.
Maybe it’s food, work, your body, or a friendship.

Same result: disappointment in yourself because you’ve been pretending to sort it out for ages

One thing’s for sure
That point can take years to reach
Or you can get there sooner by being brave and honest with yourself.

Getting honest can be terrifying and also liberating

Try putting pen to paper

What does your “I’ve had enough” look like?

How does it feel to keep arriving back at square one?

What’s it costing you?
What would freedom look like?

And if you’ve already made the change, brilliant
Write about that moment too.

So when you’re tempted to give up, you can remember…
How you used to feel wasn’t easy at all!