{"product_id":"hangxiety-by-millie-gooch-9798318606069","title":"Hangxiety","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA smart, relatable deep dive into how alcohol affects your mental health - from sleep and anxiety to trauma and neurodivergence - by bestselling sober advocate Millie Gooch.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThis isn't a book about sobriety. It's a book about your brain on booze.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eFor years, alcohol has been sold to us as relief - from stress, anxiety, heartbreak, even ourselves. But what if the very thing we're using to cope is quietly making our mental health worse?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eBestselling author and founder of the Sober Girl Society, Millie Gooch, names the crushing wave of dread, panic and self-recrimination that can follow a heavy night's drinking - hangxiety - and finally brings alcohol into the mental health conversation. Blending neuroscience, expert insight and real-life stories, Millie reveals what alcohol is actually doing to your brain - from the science of hangxiety and sleep disruption to the way alcohol interacts with stress, trauma and neurodivergent brains.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eYou'll learn:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eWhy hangxiety can happen even after 'just a few'\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eHow alcohol can hijack your nervous system and amplify stress\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eThe hidden feedback loop between alcohol, sleep and low mood\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eWhat science says about cutting down and how your brain recovers\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWhether you're sober, sober-curious or simply questioning your relationship with drinking, \u003cem\u003eHangxiety\u003c\/em\u003e offers a judgement-free guide to understanding alcohol's emotional effects and unpacks the science and psychology of drinking in a way that actually feels relatable.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Penguin Random House NZ","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47754346103020,"sku":"9798318606069","price":30.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9798318606069-hangxiety.jpg?v=1781662504","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/products\/hangxiety-by-millie-gooch-9798318606069","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}