Hangxiety

This isn’t a book about sobriety. It’s a book about your brain on booze.

In Hangxiety, bestselling author and founder of the Sober Girl Society, Millie Gooch, finally names what so many of us feel: alcohol messes with our mental health far more than we’ve been led to believe.

Drawing on scientific research, real-life stories, and expert insight, Millie reveals the full picture of alcohol’s impact on the mind – from the science of hangxiety and sleep disruption to the way alcohol intensifies stress, trauma, and neurodivergence.

This is not an abstinence-only message. It’s a compassionate, empowering reframe for anyone wondering: Why do I feel like this the morning after? Why do I drink to quiet my brain – and why does it make it worse? How can I feel more like myself again?

You’ll learn:

• How alcohol hijacks your nervous system, emotions, and stress response
• Why women are disproportionately affected by alcohol-fueled anxiety
• The truth about alcohol’s link to trauma, memory, neurodivergence, and sleep
• What science says about cutting down – and how your brain recovers

Whether you’re sober, sober-curious, or simply questioning your relationship with drinking, Hangxiety offers a judgment-free guide to understanding alcohol’s emotional effects—and transforming your relationship to it.Millie Gooch is the Sunday Times best-selling author of The Sober Girl Society Handbook and founder of the global Sober Girl Society movement. Since giving up alcohol in 2018, she has become one of the UK’s most visible and relatable voices on alcohol-free living, with a platform that now reaches hundreds of thousands of people across social media and live events.

With an MSc in Addiction & Mental Health and a background in journalism, Millie blends science, humor, and hard-won personal experience in everything she writes. She’s been recognized for her ability to translate research into relatable storytelling and is increasingly sought after by wellness platforms, media outlets, and mental health organizations worldwide.