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Alcohol and Cortisol: Why Drinking Raises Your Stress Hormone (And What to Do About It)

Many people drink to unwind, but alcohol actually raises cortisol — your body’s primary stress hormone. Learn how alcohol disrupts your stress response and what mindful drinking strategies can help you break the cycle.

A Modern Approach to Alcohol Habit Change

Alcohol treatment options today are reactive, focused only on the highest acuity cases. At Sunnyside, we’re building a more modern way forward. We’re redefining the care landscape for Alcohol Use Disorder with a new protocol based in prevention, early detection, and intervention. It starts with a welcoming front door.

Why “I Thought I Was Past This” Is Totally Normal

Maybe you’ve started drinking less, taking more alcohol-free days, or perhaps you have decided to stop entirely. And you’ve felt the initial effects: improved sleep, easier mornings, a more stable mood. Things feel better, like you’ve turned a corner. Then one night, it happens.

What 1, 2, or 5 Drinks Really Do To Your Body

If you’ve tried to figure out what “safe” drinking really means, you’ve probably noticed something strange: the answers don’t always agree. The confusing part is that these recommendations are answering different questions, even though they’re often presented as if they’re competing.

Why Evening Alcohol Cravings Can Hit Harder Than Morning Intentions

A funny thing happens when people start paying attention to their drinking habits. The person making decisions at 7 a.m. and the person standing in the kitchen at 7 p.m. don’t always seem like the same person. In the morning, everything feels straightforward. You’re thinking about sleep, energy, maybe the workout you want to squeeze in before work. Cutting back on alcohol seems like an easy call. Later that evening, though, the calculation shifts.

When Parents Feel the Gut Check Around Drinking

For a lot of parents, concern around drinking shows up as a feeling you can’t quite name—a moment where you pause and think, Something here deserves a closer look, even if nothing is obviously wrong. That moment is familiar to therapeutic consultant Joanna Lilley. Although she spends most of her time working with young adults, it’s usually parents who reach out first. “They usually are coming to me when they have exhausted a lot of their local resources or their network,” she says. “And in addition to exhausting that network, they’re also just concerned about their child.”

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Sunnyside is a system for creating a more mindful approach to drinking to help you reach your goals. Our members are seeing major benefits, including a 30% average reduction in weekly drinks, improved sleep, a healthier diet, money saved, and an overall improved sense of well-being.

Sunnyside is not designed to treat alcohol use disorder (AUD). For resources related to AUD, including how to get support, please visit the NIH website. We’ve also partnered with Moderation Management, a non-profit dedicated to reducing the harm caused by the misuse of alcohol.

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Drink Less
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