Mayhem and Beyond — By Elizabeth McGivern

It’s not me, it’s you

I bought this pin a while ago from Sober Girl Society. I was riding high from a 100 day alcohol-free stint and my time without it had completely changed the way I felt … Continue Reading
A Little Wallowing Goes a Long Way

Yesterday, was a bad day. That’s a lie, it wasn’t a bad day; I got rubbish news and it snowballed into a bad afternoon, then an unpleasant evening and finally into a … Continue Reading
Mind your own womb

My youngest son starts primary school this September. I’m incredibly excited about this. I’m excited for him, of course, because he loves nursery and I know he’s only going … Continue Reading
Isn’t it time to spring clean toxic people?

A few years ago I wrote a blog post about my experience with CBT (Cognitive Behavioural Therapy) and after it was live I got an angry text from someone really close to me … Continue Reading
How to fight fear & find happiness

As I lay in bed last night I felt panicked. Panicked that a stranger, or even someone I knew, didn’t like me or thought I was getting notions of myself above where I should … Continue Reading
Why I gave up alcohol for 100 days

I had my first drink when I was 15 years old. It was vodka and it was disgusting. It took a surprisingly short amount of time for that initial disgust to turn into love -a … Continue Reading