Why Dry July?

Why Dry July?

By Paul McWhirterEducationSelf-Improvement
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Why Dry July? episodes

  • Breaking The Habit - Day 25-28
    CW: Eating Disorders, War Stories, Covid Test
    Meg and Paul are 28 days into their month and for Meg that means she has (as psychologists would say) broken her habit!
    Meg walks us through what a test for Covid-19 entails (she's ACTUALLY self-isolating!!!) and has a nice social experience around alcohol and Paul can't stop gushing about his new love.
    Recorded July 28th, 2020
    Meg: @ladylekku
    Paul: @Paul_McWhirter
    Lifeline: 13 11 14
    Beyond Blue: 1300 224 636
    Mens Line: 1300 789 978
    Suicide Call Back Service: 1300 659 467
    Rural Services: https://www.areyouboggedmate.com.au/
    National Alcohol and Other Drug Hotline: 1800 250 015
    Donate to Paul's Dry July campaign: https://www.dryjuly.com/users/paul-mcwhirter
    43 min
  • Pssshhh Yeah, We've Met Famous People - Day 21-24
    Paul and Meg are smashing through the month, hardly any July to go! Expect talk on famous people, dogs and music!
    Recorded July 24th, 2020
    Meg: @ladylekku
    Paul: @Paul_McWhirter
    Lifeline: 13 11 14
    Beyond Blue: 1300 224 636
    Mens Line: 1300 789 978
    Suicide Call Back Service: 1300 659 467
    Rural Services: https://www.areyouboggedmate.com.au/
    National Alcohol and Other Drug Hotline: 1800 250 015
    Donate to Paul's Dry July campaign: https://www.dryjuly.com/users/paul-mcwhirter
    47 min
  • Meg Has Been Self-Isolating For Years - Day 17-20
    CW: Suicide
    Paul and Meg are 20 days in and are feeling pretty damn good about ourselves so far, Paul would like to request normal donations not Golden Tickets and Meg loves Hamilton.
    Recorded July 20th, 2020
    Meg: @ladylekku
    Paul: @Paul_McWhirter
    Lifeline: 13 11 14
    Beyond Blue: 1300 224 636
    Mens Line: 1300 789 978
    Suicide Call Back Service: 1300 659 467
    Rural Services: https://www.areyouboggedmate.com.au/
    National Alcohol and Other Drug Hotline: 1800 250 015
    Donate to Paul's Dry July campaign: https://www.dryjuly.com/users/paul-mcwhirter
    45 min
  • Drinking During Lockdown - Day 14-16
    From loss of routine, to coping mechanisms. Meg and Paul read through a top 10 signs your lockdown drinking is out of control article, published in the most reputable source, The Sun.
    Recorded July 16th, 2020
    Meg: @ladylekku
    Paul: @Paul_McWhirter
    The Sun article: https://www.thesun.co.uk/fabulous/12097343/10-signs-your-lockdown-drinking-is-out-of-control/
    The New Daily Article: https://thenewdaily.com.au/life/wellbeing/2020/05/13/lockdown-alcohol-advertising-blitz/#:~:text=Since%20the%20country%20entered%20lockdown%20in%20March%2C%20alcohol,in%20iso%E2%80%9D%20to%20keep%20consumers%20buying%20and%20boozing.
    Lifeline: 13 11 14
    Beyond Blue: 1300 224 636
    Mens Line: 1300 789 978
    Suicide Call Back Service: 1300 659 467
    Rural Services: https://www.areyouboggedmate.com.au/
    National Alcohol and Other Drug Hotline: 1800 250 015
    Donate to Paul's Dry July campaign: https://www.dryjuly.com/users/paul-mcwhirter
    58 min
  • A Dram For A Pox Is An Ill Exchange Indeed - Day 11-13
    CW: war stories, alcohol abuse, many c-bombs.
    Meg and Paul reminisce on some war stories and get a little bit peeved with the general public's stupidity regarding Covid-19.
    Recorded July 13th, 2020
    Lifeline: 13 11 14
    Beyond Blue: 1300 224 636
    Mens Line: 1300 789 978
    Suicide Call Back Service: 1300 659 467
    Rural Services: https://www.areyouboggedmate.com.au/
    Donate to Paul's Dry July campaign: https://www.dryjuly.com/users/paul-mcwhirter
    39 min
  • Module Lockdown - Day 7-10
    CW: DBT, BPD, Lockdown
    Paul and Meg dealt with some SHIIIIIIT this week and pulled through the other side like champions. Meg completed the first module of her DBT training and Paul got himself a job just as Melbourne shuts the fuck down.
    Recorded July 10th, 2020
    Lifeline: 13 11 14
    Beyond Blue: 1300 224 636
    Mens Line: 1300 789 978
    Suicide Call Back Service: 1300 659 467
    Rural Services: https://www.areyouboggedmate.com.au/
    Donate to Paul's Dry July campaign: https://www.dryjuly.com/users/paul-mcwhirter
    35 min
  • Triggers - Day 4-6
    Meg and Paul have struggled through the weekend trying to stay off the booze, Meg had a big trigger and Paul locked himself in his room and played video games to avoid temptation.
    Recorded July 6th
    Lifeline: 13 11 14
    Beyond Blue: 1300 224 636
    Mens Line: 1300 789 978
    Suicide Call Back Service: 1300 659 467
    Rural Services: https://www.areyouboggedmate.com.au/
    Donate to Paul's Dry July campaign: https://www.dryjuly.com/users/paul-mcwhirter
    45 min
  • Weekends - Day 1-3
    Meg and Paul discuss how best to tackle the weekend as soberites. We're hurting without booze and it's fired us up, you may not hear it here though...
    Recorded July 3rd 2020
    Lifeline: 13 11 14
    Beyond Blue: 1300 224 636
    Mens Line: 1300 789 978
    Suicide Call Back Service: 1300 659 467
    Rural Services: https://www.areyouboggedmate.com.au/
    Donate to Paul's Dry July campaign: https://www.dryjuly.com/users/paul-mcwhirter
    53 min

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Join heavy drinkers and best friends Meg and Paul on their paired journey to take July off alcohol and raise money for cancer. There will be some crazy highs and insane lows, through our depressions…