Rebecca Thomson

Rebecca Thomson Helping women who don’t necessarily want to go sober forever break free from the wine o’clock cycle. DM and for more details

Join The Wine O’Clock Room, a weekly online group, where we discuss what’s driving the drinking and what to do about it.

Alcohol can feel like a friend.Like a buffer against the grief.Until it starts making things worse.In this episode, Jayn...
28/03/2026

Alcohol can feel like a friend.
Like a buffer against the grief.
Until it starts making things worse.

In this episode, Jayne shares how alcohol became part of how she coped with loss, how it felt supportive in the moment.
Over time it began to exacerbate what she was feeling, not ease it.

We talk about:
• how patterns form without you fully realising
• why alcohol can feel like it’s helping, but quietly make things heavier
• what begins to change when you step away from it

What life can look like on the other side.
It isn’t about giving something up, it’s about what becomes possible when you’re no longer relying on it in the same way.

If you’ve ever wondered:

👉 “Is this helping… or making things harder?”

This will resonate.

🎧 Episode 26 — listen now
On The Wine O’clock Woman podcast

https://open.spotify.com/episode/0LN9N45uGsZOUm62OPYpBZ?si=bim9yEaDRYiPLey4PpkazA&ct=144&t=194

You’re not deciding to drink in the moment.By the time you’re in the kitchen…👉 it’s already been decided.It just feels l...
25/03/2026

You’re not deciding to drink in the moment.

By the time you’re in the kitchen…

👉 it’s already been decided.

It just feels like a choice.

It starts earlier.

That first thought…
“I could have one later.”

Then the back and forth.
“I won’t.”
“Maybe I will.”

And somewhere in there… it quietly turns into a yes.

If you’ve ever said
“not tonight”… and then done it anyway, this will make sense of it.

🎧 Listen to The Wine O’Clock Woman:

https://open.spotify.com/episode/0iCHMphk4j1eQFDwigyLMk?si=bCldISOvTvWug44to1YuGA&ct=597&t=644

If you keep saying you won’t drink tonight and then do, this is for women who are exhausted by the cycle.I’m Rebecca Tho...
22/03/2026

If you keep saying you won’t drink tonight and then do, this is for women who are exhausted by the cycle.

I’m Rebecca Thomson, Cognitive Behavioural Hypnotherapist and host of The Wine O’Clock Woman podcast.

This Wednesday at 7pm UK time I’m running a free live online workshop to show you why that keeps happening.

I’ll walk you through the cycle so you can stop wondering why you haven’t been able to sort this out.

Most women say it’s the first time they’ve understood why they keep drinking even though they don’t want to.

One hour.
No need to share.
Just come and listen.

Register for your place here:

https://rebeccathomson.co.uk/workshop

Why can success trigger drinking?In this week’s episode of The Wine O’Clock Woman, I explore a trigger for drinking that...
18/03/2026

Why can success trigger drinking?

In this week’s episode of The Wine O’Clock Woman, I explore a trigger for drinking that people rarely talk about — success.

Listen on your favourite podcast platform 🎧

17/03/2026

When she first came to me, she wasn’t drinking because she loved wine anymore.

She was drinking because the wine o’clock cycle had taken over.

Every morning she promised herself:
“Not tonight.”

Every evening she found herself pouring a drink she didn’t even want.

What she said to me recently was this:

“The best part isn’t that I stopped drinking.
It’s that I don’t spend my days negotiating with myself anymore.”

That’s the real freedom women experience when they step out of the wine o’clock cycle.

They get their headspace back.

This morning you told yourselfyou weren’t drinking tonight.You meant it.But by mid-afternoonthe negotiation has already ...
16/03/2026

This morning you told yourself
you weren’t drinking tonight.

You meant it.

But by mid-afternoon
the negotiation has already started.

By evening the decision feels like it was never really yours.

And at 3am you’re lying awake asking yourself the same question again:

Why do I keep doing this?

This isn’t about willpower.

It never was.

On Wednesday 25th March at 7pm I’m running a free live confidential workshop for women.

Most approaches try to control the behaviour.

We’re going to look at the pattern that drives it and what’s really happening before that glass gets poured.

If you recognise this pattern in yourself, you can join us using the link below.

https://rebeccathomson.co.uk/workshop

Mother’s Day can be a joyful day.But it can also be a reflective one.For some women it’s a day of celebration.For others...
15/03/2026

Mother’s Day can be a joyful day.

But it can also be a reflective one.

For some women it’s a day of celebration.

For others it carries more complicated feelings.

My own relationship with my mother was difficult, and we were estranged for many years before she passed away. Sadly, we never had the chance to mend that rift.

Life doesn’t always give us the neat endings we hope for.

And yet becoming a mother myself has been one of the greatest privileges of my life.

Like many mothers, I’ve discovered that it is both beautiful and demanding in equal measure.

There are days when it stretches every part of you.

And days when it fills your heart in ways you never expected.

But whether you are a mother, have been mothered, or play a nurturing role in someone’s life, the quiet influence women have in holding families, communities, and often the world itself together cannot be overstated.

So today, if you can, take a small moment for yourself.

Not to achieve anything.

Not to look after anyone else.

Just to pause.

To notice where you are in your life right now.

And perhaps to ask yourself one question:

What do I need more of in this season of my life?

Wishing you a peaceful and meaningful Mother's Day.

Many women think the problem begins with the first glass.But something important usually happens earlier.You wake up in ...
11/03/2026

Many women think the problem begins with the first glass.

But something important usually happens earlier.

You wake up in the morning and say to yourself:

Not tonight.

And you mean it.

But somewhere in the afternoon a quiet negotiation begins.

“I won’t drink tonight… but maybe just one.”
“I’ve had a long day.”
“I deserve it.”

By the time evening arrives, the decision can already feel half made.

Most women assume this is a willpower problem.

But there’s actually a pattern behind that moment.

I’m exploring it in a free 60-minute workshop on March 25 at 7pm (UK).

There’s a reason you drink when you say you won’t — and it’s not what you think.

Register here:

https://rebeccathomson.co.uk/workshop

Have you ever noticed that negotiation moment before the first glass?

Why does the “not tonight” promise keep getting broken?Many capable women wake up fully intending not to drink…yet someh...
11/03/2026

Why does the “not tonight” promise keep getting broken?

Many capable women wake up fully intending not to drink…
yet somehow find themselves pouring an evening glass they don’t even want.

In Episode 22 of the podcast, I talk about the hidden Wine O’Clock pattern, and why the decision to drink often begins hours before the first sip.

If this sounds familiar, this episode might help you see things differently.

🎧 Listen to The Wine O’Clock Woman on your favourite podcast platform.

A few women messaged me after my post about the wine o’clock workshop yesterday.One thing that keeps coming up is how co...
09/03/2026

A few women messaged me after my post about the wine o’clock workshop yesterday.

One thing that keeps coming up is how confusing that moment feels.

You can see the pattern… and still pour the glass anyway.

Why that happens is exactly what we’re going to look at together in the workshop on the 25th.

If you’d like to join us, you’re very welcome to register here:

https://rebeccathomson.co.uk/workshop

You tell yourself:“I’m not drinking tonight.”You mean it.But by mid-afternoon the negotiation starts.Just one.One become...
08/03/2026

You tell yourself:
“I’m not drinking tonight.”

You mean it.

But by mid-afternoon the negotiation starts.

Just one.
One becomes two.
Before you realise it, the bottle’s gone.

At 3am you’re wide awake asking yourself:

Why do I keep doing this?

Somewhere along the way, it stopped feeling like a choice.

That’s the part that scares you.
Because alcohol isn’t really the problem.

It’s been doing a job.

A pressure valve.
A permission slip.
A way to exhale when nothing else works.

Once you see that, you start to understand why the cycle keeps repeating.

Most women never see this part.
When they do, everything starts to make sense.

In this free 60-minute live workshop, we’ll look at the cycle together.

You’ll discover:

• Why the “not tonight” promise keeps collapsing

• Why willpower keeps failing

• What’s really keeping the cycle in place

“I thought something was wrong with me.
Once I saw the pattern, it all made sense.”

— Claire, 44

FREE LIVE WORKSHOP

Hosted by Rebecca Thomson
Creator of The Wine O’Clock Women podcast

Wednesday 25 March — 7pm (UK)

Can’t attend live?

Register anyway — the replay will be available for a limited time.

👇 Register here

https://rebeccathomson.co.uk/workshop

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