About
Hi, I'm Rina.
And if alcohol has become something you think about far more than you'd like, I want you to know — I understand.
My relationship with alcohol started pretty young.
I was a binge drinker. Drinking was part of socialising, having fun, celebrating, relaxing — and for a long time, I didn't really question it.
Then I had kids.
And somewhere along the way, things changed. I struggled with post-partum depression, and drinking gradually became something I relied on more and more. What had once been something I did socially became something I was doing daily.
A glass of wine at the end of the day became my way of switching off. Of taking the edge off. Of dealing with the exhaustion, the overwhelm, the emotions. I looked forward to this glass... It felt like it was the only thing holding it all together.
From the outside, everything looked fine.
I had a good career. A wonderful husband. Beautiful children. A home. A life that, on paper, I had every reason to be grateful for.
But inside, I was struggling.
I was increasingly preoccupied with alcohol. I'd think about when I could have my next drink. I'd make rules for myself and then break them. I'd promise myself I wouldn't drink that night, only to find myself pouring a glass anyway.
And then came the guilt. The shame. The feeling that I should be able to control this.
I was a Christian, and some of my lowest moments were sitting in church on Sunday mornings feeling hungover, ashamed and disconnected.
I loved God. I knew He loved me. And yet I felt like I was hiding this part of my life.
I remember that quiet little voice inside me that kept nudging me: There has to be more than this.
Not a voice of condemnation. A voice of love.
God's love was gently showing me that there was more peace, more joy, more freedom and more life to be found in Him.
And I began to realise that perhaps alcohol wasn't the answer to what I was looking for.
Perhaps it was actually getting in the way.
I was scared though... Scared I couldn't do it. Scared life on the other side would be boring... that I would be boring. Scared I'd spend the rest of my life missing alcohol, feeling joyless instead of joyful. Or that I'd just keep drinking until I hit a rock bottom big enough to force the change.
But God had other plans.
God led me to a secular, science-based methodology, This Naked Mind, and for the first time I began to understand alcohol differently.
I learned about the science of alcohol and about the brain. I began to understand the beliefs I'd developed around drinking and why alcohol had become so compelling to me.
And instead of approaching myself with shame and trying to force myself to stop, I began to approach the whole thing with curiosity and compassion.
Something started to shift.
I realised that I didn't need to spend the rest of my life fighting alcohol. I could actually change the way I thought about it.
And as I learned more, my desire for alcohol began to change. I found freedom.
I wanted freedom — but I also wanted God.
I didn't want to choose between the science and my faith. I wanted to bring them together.
That's how I coach today. I don't believe women need more shame. I don't believe you are broken. And I don't believe that simply trying harder is the answer.
I believe we can learn. We can understand what is happening in our brains and bodies. We can uncover the beliefs and patterns underneath our drinking. We can renew our minds with the grace of God. We can learn to process emotions in healthier ways.
We can care for our bodies and nervous systems. We can build resilience and learn to endure when life gets hard.
And we can do all of this with God at the centre.
I don't want to simply help you stop drinking.
I want to help you rediscover what life can feel like when alcohol is no longer taking up so much space.
More peace.
More presence.
More joy.
More connection.
More freedom.
More of the woman God created you to be.
You don't have to do this alone.
One of the things I've learned along the way is that freedom isn't just about what happens inside our own heads.
We need people.
We need friendship. Community. Encouragement. People who understand. People who can walk alongside us when things feel hard and celebrate with us when things begin to change.
That's why belonging is such an important part of Alcohol Freedom.
I don't want this to be another place where women come because they think something is wrong with them and they need to be fixed.
You have a place here. A place to learn. A place to grow. A place to ask questions. A place to be honest. A place to reconnect with God. And a place to walk alongside other women who are discovering their own freedom.
If any part of my story sounds familiar, you are not alone.
That little voice telling you there has to be more? Listen to it.
There is more. And I would love to walk alongside you as you discover it.
From fixated to free.