Episode 128: How to Drink Less with Rosamund Dean

The Scummy Mummies Podcast

Ellie Gibson and Helen Thorn

Kids & Family, Self-improvement, Parenting, Education

4.8 • 1.3K Ratings

🗓️ 16 July 2020

⏱️ 45 minutes

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OLD GOLD! During lockdown some of us have had just a few more drinks than usual. If you are feeling like you need to cut back on the Chardonnay or have a few less gins, here's a handy little podcast to help you. Cheers!

What's the best way to cut down on your drinking? Why do mums like wine so much, anyway? And what is the collective noun for members of All Saints? Answering all these questions and more is Rosamund Dean, author of Mindful Drinking!

She tells her how her own experiences as a mum on the sauce led her to write the book, and Ellie and Helen discuss how it's changed their lives. We find out whether we're Abstainers or Moderators, and why it matters when you're trying to drink less. There are also some practical tips for choosing a signature soft drink, thinking about booze as if it's cake, and following the free champagne rule.

Then we enjoy some frankly astonishing insights into what it must be like to be Helen Thorn with brand new game, Pissed or Stupid? We discover what a Gibson Measure is, and have a whinge about World Book Day.

Rosamund's brilliant book is out now and you can follow her on Twitter @rosamunddean and Instagram @rosamunddean.

This episode was sponsored by the wonderful people at iheartwines.co.uk. Yep, the irony is crushing.

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0:22.4	Today's episode is sponsored by EE. Now we've managed to record this episode amongst
0:27.0	just the sheer chaos of tour life, juggling teens, homework, washing piles and just mess. They're just mess all the time. How my kids
0:34.8	know how to tie their own shoes or the days of the week is beyond me, but help is at hand.
0:39.9	I am very pleased to tell you that EE have introduced EE Learn.
0:44.0	It's a collection of tools, services and information to help families like mine
0:48.3	learn wonderful things and it's open to everyone everywhere.
0:52.0	The new digital platform, E.E. Learn Smart, gives kids access to
0:55.4	inspiring mentors from fabulous places like Bafter and the FAA. The lessons can help kids pick up
1:01.1	new skills that will help them get on and this could be
1:03.8	something from backyard chemistry to future-ready financial advice. Do you know what I
1:08.2	just wish I had something like this when I was growing up? Actually I think I'm
1:11.6	still growing up so I better go to E.E. Learn right now. And if you want to find out more, just search E.E. Learn.
1:19.0	This is the Scummy Mummies podcast.
1:25.0	Hello and welcome to the Scummy Mummies podcast.
1:30.0	Hello and welcome to the Scummy mummies podcast I am Ellie Gibson. Yes you are and I'm
1:36.8	Helen Thor yes and who's this this is Rosamund Dean hello Rosamund! Hello! Now we have invited you on the podcast because well I have
1:47.9	read a book that you have written called Mindful Drinking and it literally Helen Thorn changed my life and I thought we have got to
1:57.0	get Rosamond on the podcast so I'm so excited that you're here thank you for
2:00.1	coming oh thank you for having me mindful drinking I'm hitting it, that's how much I like it.
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