Did Drinking Three Days in a Row Ruin My Life?

This week I'm back on my own and we're getting into something that's been on my mind after a very normal, very human weekend involving three consecutive days of drinking. Did it ruin my life? No. Did I still get the job done on Monday? Yes. And yet somewhere out there, a man with millions of podcast listeners is telling the world that two glasses of wine ruined his life for three days. So let's talk about that. Because when people with massive platforms conflate imperfection with disaster, it quietly reinforces the idea that you have to be perfect to be healthy. And that is not only wrong, it is genuinely harmful. In this episode I get into the WHO definition of health (physical, mental, and social well-being), why I think about it as a Venn diagram, and why chasing optimisation in one area often tanks the others. I also talk about the version of myself that spent too long trying to look like the right kind of fitness coach, and why I would rather be messy and relatable than aspirational and unattainable. Featuring: Friday balcony beers, a County Cup final at Twickenham, a birthday weekend for someone deeply missed, and the England Women's Rugby team still half-cut at their post-World Cup interviews. This one is for anyone who has ever felt like they ruined everything because they had a normal weekend.