Blog

Explore stories, articles and strategies to support making change and living healthier. Our blogs are about life in general and in relation to alcohol and other substances.

Illegal Drugs in Australia

We examine how people who are facing criminal charges can face their anxiety and seek legal advice to navigate the Australian criminal justice system.

parent adult child boundaries

Asserting healthy boundaries with adult children can be particularly challenging when drugs and alcohol are involved. Here’s how you can get started.

Make-a-Change

Are you on a journey to stop using drugs or alcohol? We can help you draw a roadmap to change.

Spring Racing Carnival

The Spring Racing Carnival presents an opportunity to loosen up and forget your stress for a while.

Change My Life

Melody took what she learned as an AOD counsellor and used it to make positive changes to her own drinking and eating habits.

IOAA

As a way of honouring and remembering loved ones who have passed we look at how medically supervised injecting facilities help the Australian community.

Addiction

Don’t get stuck in the negative self-image and stigma of substance use. Build a new identity that works for you.

Peer Support

We examine how online peer support can help people in recovery maintain changes to their alcohol or drug use.

Drinking Problem

Self-assessment quizzes like the AUDIT or DUDIT can help you identify a problem with alcohol or drugs before it gets out of control.

Be Smart

Achievable goals can help you successfully change your substance use. 

Through a Mexican lens

Culturally appropriate care is crucial to recovery. Our counsellor examines the difference between treatment in Australia and her homeland of Mexico.

Our Counsellor

At Counselling Online, we know it can be intimidating to approach a total stranger about what’s going on in your life.

Hospo Drinking Cultures

For some drinking alcohol during or after a shift is a common part of the culture of the hospitality industry, especially for young men — but not everybody wants it to stay that way.

6 Tips

Over the past few years, many of us have lived with feelings of overwhelming uncertainty. Conditions through the pandemic have been constantly shifting.

a-rewarding-path-kurt

Our counsellor Kurt explains why he became an alcohol and other drug counsellor. 

Woman looks out over the ocean at a beautiful horizon

We share our tips to help you change how methamphetamine impacts your life.

Women celebrate together | Photo by Dave Eggers on Unsplash

The reopening of our biggest cities coincides with the Spring Carnival and the upcoming festive season. We share how to celebrate safely without relying on drinking and gambling.

smiling young woman in park with dog

Humans are social by nature. Connection is crucial to our overall well-being. We examine how to build connection through the pandemic.