Bottled Up: Help for families of alcoholics and those struggling with alcoholism18 Aug 2025

Take Care of Yourself.

When living with an alcoholic you're so concerned about helping your drinker, it doesn't always occur to you that you also need help. You must take care of yourself. Join Lou and John as they talk about the ways you can look after yourself and create change. Start doing the things you like to do once again. Turn what might be difficult moments into opportunities. Look after you. This will create a change of the dynamic in your home. The change can prompt your drinker into also making changes.

For more information on the service Bottled Up provides, visit: www.bottled-up.com

Dr John McMahon is a professor and was the senior lecturer for addiction counsellors at the University of the West of Scotland. He has led prominent studies into alcohol addiction for more than 15 years. Before this, for many years, John had an addiction to alcohol. He has been sober for over 40 years.

Lou Lewis is a professional counsellor and the co-founder of Bottled Up with John. Lou's first husband had an addiction to alcohol for many years, from that experience and her counselling Lou has a deep understanding of the difficulties of living with problem drinkers.

John and Lou are married and live in England. They founded Bottled Up in the hope that it would help change your life.

The Bottled Up program is innovative and advocates that the partners of alcoholics can introduce changes to their lives, which will empower them and influence their drinkers to change. If you live with an alcoholic partner, or are looking for help to quit drinking, then Bottled Up is for you.

For more help and advice visit www.bottled-up.com

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The hidden struggles - Lou's life with an alcoholic.

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Quick Take - You're Not Powerless.

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8 Sep 202525min

Quick Take - Breaking Point?.

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4 Sep 20253min

Part 2 - Surviving the emotional rollercoaster.

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1 Sep 202533min

Quick Take - Use anger as fuel for change.

You will get angry, it's natural and it's legitimate. You must not be hard on yourself if you do get angry, it's what you do with that anger that matters. Lou suggests to use anger as fuel for change....

28 Aug 20252min

Part 1 - Surviving the emotional rollercoaster.

Living with an alcoholic is very difficult and sometimes feels impossible. You must not feel bad about yourself, but it is likely you may experience so many different emotions, hope, anxiety, anger, a...

25 Aug 202533min

Quick Take - Embrace Change.

When you make changes that benefit you, it can prompt changes in your drinker. Lead the dance, don't follow.For more information on the service Bottled Up provides, visit: www.bottled-up.comDr John Mc...

21 Aug 20253min