A real, honest chat about what it’s actually like to move through the festive season without leaning on alcohol.

Clean Slate Clinic is proud to partner with Medibank to make safe, home-based alcohol and other drug (AOD) support more accessible across Australia.

The festive season brings connection, celebration and rest for many. But it can also bring stress, family tension, loneliness and social pressure. These pressures can make it harder to stay grounded and aligned with your recovery goals. In this masterclass, Clean Slate's Dr Bronwyn Hudson and My Mirror's Rachel Tomlinson unpack why this time of year can feel especially challenging, and share practical tools to help you stay steady when triggers show up. Watch the recording to

For many people, the fear of withdrawal is not about whether they want to change - it’s the uncertainty around what their body will feel like when alcohol is no longer there, and that fear is valid. If alcohol has been part of your coping system for years (or decades), the idea of stopping can feel like stepping off a cliff. But it doesn’t have to. With a medically supported home detox, the process isn’t sudden or chaotic. It’s planned, paced, and monitored, with changes beg

Curious about SMART Recovery but not sure what to expect? In this masterclass, Clean Slate’s Fiona Faulkner and SMART Recovery’s Dan Raffell demystify SMART and break down what it’s all about. In this session, you’ll learn how peer support complements your clinical care - helping you stay accountable between sessions and connected to a community of over 2,000 Australians in active recovery. Watch the recording to learn: ✅ What happens in a SMART meeting & how it works alongsi

Gain further insight into the Clean Slate Clinic program to see if it could help support your patients to safely detox from home.

Nutrition shapes how we feel, think and recover. In this masterclass, Dr Bronwyn Hudson from Clean Slate Clinic and Nicole Pritchard from...

Picture this: It’s the end of a long day and you just want to relax - quiet the nerves, calm the mind, and slow the racing thoughts - so you have a drink (or a few). And in that moment, it works. Alcohol can bring a temporary sense of ease as the tension softens, the body relaxes, and everything feels a little more manageable. But then comes the flip side. That wired-but-tired feeling in the middle of the night. The vague sense of dread in the morning.

On the outside, Pia Clinton-Tarestad had it all - a successful career, leadership roles, and a life that sparkled on paper. But behind closed doors, alcohol had crept in as a nightly habit that was hard to shake. By 2019, she was drinking up to two bottles of wine a night, sometimes hiding it in a mug during Zoom calls so no one would notice. Today, Pia leads Clean Slate Clinic with purpose, using her lived experience to support others walking a similar path.

When your brain works differently, so can your relationship with alcohol and other drugs. Maybe you’ve wondered why change feels harder...

Clean Slate Clinic is proud to partner with South Western Sydney PHN (SWSPHN) to make safe, home-based alcohol and other drug (AOD) support more accessible across the region.

Life after alcohol isn’t always smooth sailing. Maybe it’s your first sober wedding. Or your first weekend that feels weirdly empty. Or a Tuesday afternoon where you’re hit with an identity crisis out of nowhere.

There’s no one-size-fits-all moment when someone decides to change their relationship with alcohol. For Andrew, it wasn’t a dramatic rock bottom – just a slow and steady realisation that what looked “high-functioning” on the outside was taking a huge toll on the inside. Now, five and a half years alcohol-free, Andrew is living a completely different life - swimming in the ocean every day, training lifesavers, and finally receiving the mental health care he needed all along.

If you’ve been thinking about cutting back on alcohol - or stopping altogether - the idea of taking medication might come as a surprise. You’re not alone in that. We speak to so many people who say: “I thought I’d just push through it”, or “I didn’t realise withdrawal could be dangerous”. And here’s the truth: for some people, stopping alcohol after a period of regular or heavy use can come with risks. It’s not about willpower. It’s about biology.

South Eastern NSW residents wishing to reduce their dependence on alcohol, stimulants or cannabis may be eligible to access our at-home detox and recovery program through a new partnership between COORDINARE - South Eastern NSW PHN and Clean Slate Clinic.