The Hidden Ways Alcohol Affects Your Mood & Health
Discover what alcohol really does to your body and mind, and why understanding the science can support long-term health.
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Most of us know alcohol can cause a hangover — but few realise how quietly it can shape our sleep, hormones, and mood, or how far its effects reach throughout the body.
In this 70-minute masterclass, Professor Charles Knowles, surgeon and author of Why We Drink Too Much – The Hidden Science of “Just One More”, joins Life Coach Annie Knowles for an engaging, myth-busting session that explores what’s really going on inside — and how our bodies start to recover the moment alcohol levels fall.
This isn’t about scare tactics or guilt. It’s about knowledge, awareness, and choice — understanding the science so you can make decisions that support your long-term wellbeing.
Inside the replay with Charles and Annie, we’ll explore together:
1. Why we like to drink
A quick look at why alcohol feels relaxing or sociable — and what’s really happening in the brain.
2. Acute effects
What happens in the short term: balance, hydration, sleep, and recovery.
3. Longer-term impacts
How alcohol can subtly influence the heart, digestion, hormones, and immune system, plus how the body begins to heal when we give it a rest.
4. Mood & mental health
The connection between alcohol, stress, anxiety, focus, and low mood — and how our brain chemistry naturally rebalances.
5. Positive changes when you take a break
What begins to improve when alcohol levels fall. from sleep and mood to energy, skin, hormones, and overall wellbeing — and how quickly the body and brain start to reset.
In this on-demand masterclass, you’ll learn:
A clear, science-based understanding of alcohol’s effects on your body and mind
How alcohol influences sleep, stress, hormones, energy and mood — explained simply and compassionately
The positive changes that begin when alcohol steps back, even briefly
Fresh motivation to make informed, sustainable choices that support your long-term health
Reassurance, clarity and perspective from two experts who blend science, lived experience and supportive guidance
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About Your Hosts
Meet Annie and Charles Knowles — a husband and wife team who’ve walked their own very different paths to the same powerful truth- when it comes to alcohol, the story we’ve been sold isn’t the full picture.
Charles is a Professor of Surgery and Clinical Director of Research at Cleveland Clinic London. After decades of working in high-pressure environments and quietly struggling with his own relationship with alcohol, he decided to explore the science behind drinking - and what really drives it. That journey became personal and professional, ultimately leading him to write Why We Drink Too Much, a book that combines the latest research with real-life insight.
Annie is an accredited sobriety and life coach, with a background in NHS health education and wellbeing. After going alcohol-free in 2021, she’s helped many women - across sobriety communities and especially those in healthcare and emergency services - take a break from drinking, rediscover balance, and reclaim their confidence. Her coaching blends lived experience, holistic, trauma-informed tools, and gentle accountability.
Together, they’re passionate about helping people feel more empowered, informed, and less alone.
This masterclass is a chance to press pause, get curious, and hear what the science (and real life) has to say — without pressure, shame, or labels.