Liquid Courage AKA Alcohol & Women.
The Johnny Depp trial has opened Pandora's box on countless marriage problems…
Growing Toxicity within modern relationships
Is a series of episodes to dig deep into the reasons why a loving healthy relationship can turn into a toxic hot mess.
This episode focuses on why the modern woman feels the need to use liquid courage AKA alcohol to express her emotional, mental or physical needs. And how that ultimately takes her further away from having those needs met.
Many women feel oppressed, oppressed by society, expectations, and obligations, which crushes confidence. And alcohol with its mind-altering abilities facilitates a dropping of habitual inhibitions. It gives the Dutch courage to speak up, to vocalize personal truths, the only problem is because of the influence of alcohol, much of what is said is not heard or worse still not taken seriously! Perpetuating the cycle of oppression.
We also examine the partner’s role/behaviour dynamics – as the old phrase states “It takes two to tango!”
Emotionally intelligent conversations between the sexes have always been problematic but in the last three decades, as women push for greater equality, we have seen increased confusion as to who's role is what. That confusion often results in men not providing containment or becoming dominant.