What Happens to Your Life When You Change Your Drinking | Andy Ramage

You already know something needs to change. This conversation might be the nudge that finally makes you do something about it.

I sat down with Andy Ramage, co-founder of One Year No Beer and someone I genuinely consider the godfather of the alcohol-free world, for one of the most honest and wide-ranging conversations I've had on this podcast. Andy went from burnt-out city broker to thriving alcohol-free coach, and together we unpack exactly why so many people stay stuck in the middle lane of drinking, and what it actually takes to get out.

If you've ever told yourself "I just need to cut back," "wine helps me relax," or "I'm not that bad", this episode is for you..

What We Cover:

- Why alcohol and anxiety are more connected than most women realize

- Why alcohol and anxiety are more connected than most women realize

- Why moderation fails for grey area drinkers

- How alcohol creates the exhaustion and anxiety driving you to drink

- What the WHO says about safe alcohol limits and cancer risk

- How going alcohol-free rebuilds confidence in midlife women

- Why removing alcohol accelerates self-discovery

- The one question to ask if you are a middle lane drinker

Timestamps:

00:00 Andy Ramage: Pro Footballer to Alcohol-Free Coach

07:04 Lost 42 Pounds and Beat Anxiety Without Alcohol

10:34 Why Alcohol Creates the Problems It Claims to Solve

17:11 Turning 50 Feeling Better Than Ever

25:13 What Cortisol and GABA Do When You Drink

29:16 Why Going Alcohol-Free Improves Every Area of Life

33:12 Why Alcohol Is the Last Habit People Address

36:17 The Simple Experiment to Test Alcohol's Effect on You

43:45 Why Moderation Fails and Grey Area Drinking

47:13 What Heavy Drinking Really Means

50:17 The Biggest Benefit of Going Alcohol-Free

57:11 The One Question If You're Stuck in the Middle Lane

01:00:28 Find Andy Ramage and One Year No BeerAndy Ramage is the co-founder of One Year No Beer, a global alcohol-free behaviour change platform, and author of The 28-Day Alcohol-Free Challenge. A former professional footballer and city broker, Andy transformed his own life by going alcohol-free and now coaches thousands of people, particularly high performers, to do the same. Website: https://andyramage.com/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/andyramageofficial

Documentary: Going Dry. Coming soon, keep your eyes and ears peeled here: https://goingdrymovie.com/

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Sarah Rusbatch is an accredited Health and Wellbeing Coach and one of Australia's leading experts on grey area drinking. Her podcast,  Stronger, Bolder, Wiser, is the go-to space for women who are questioning their relationship with alcohol, navigating life alcohol-free, or simply curious about what life could look like on the other side of the bottle.
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I'm inviting you to join my 30-Day Alcohol Reset Challenge this July, a program that has already transformed the lives of over 11,000 women. I designed this challenge for women, because I've lived it myself and I know exactly what you're going through.

The challenge begins Wednesday 1st July 2026. I'd love to see you there.

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And if changing your relationship with alcohol is something you want to explore further, you can find my book Beyond Booze on Audible, Spotify, Kindle and Amazon. Click the link here: https://sarahrusbatch.com/beyond-booze