# Ep 130: What Your Holiday Is Telling You | Rethinking Alcohol |

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Podcast: [The Big Drink Rethink](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-big-drink-rethink-6691442)
Published: 2026-07-02T01:30:00+00:00
Episode link: https://www.thebigdrinkrethink.com/podcast
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## Resource

What if your next holiday could tell you more about your drinking than any ordinary day? Anna Donaghey is joined by travel writer and longtime non-drinker Teresa Bergen to explore why holidays are such a flashpoint when it comes to alcohol. They unpick the cultural scripts that equate travel with "letting go," the invisible pressure to drink in airports, at resorts, and on work trips, and how travel can act as a mirror for your relationship with alcohol. Teresa shares decades of sober travel, surprising lessons from writing The Sober Travel Handbook , and the vividness of seeing the world clear-headed. Listen to rethink your travel story and design holidays that match what you actually want. Here are the Highlights: 00:00 Intro: Rethinking drinking on holiday 01:29 Teresa’s story: 38 years as a non-drinker and the “holiday script” 05:19 Why do we link travel to letting go of alcohol? 10:13 The bizarre normality of airport drinking at dawn 14:12 “No drink = no fun” & what it’s like to break the social norm 18:11 Why holidays reveal our biggest beliefs and fears about alcohol 23:30 The benefits of holidays without drinking 27:11 Building holidays around your real interests, not just the booze 46:48 Practical tips for a non-drinking holiday 49:00 Find links to Sober Travel Handbook & travel ideas in the show notes 50:02 How to rethink your “holiday script” and try something new. FREE WEBINAR: How to Get Unstuck: A Year Inside a Community That's Changing Lives. Anna and fellow coach Tabbin Almond are excited to announce they’re hosting a free webinar on Thursday 9 July to share what they’ve learnt about what women actually need when they want to change their relationship with alcohol. You can register to grab your spot here: https://www.thebigdrinkrethink.com/webin…

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