I wanted to share a new self-help book for women called Tipsy: A Woman’s Self-Guided Method for Managing Alcohol. Alicia Lamberghini-West, Psy.D., Pilar Karlen Triplett, and Alicia Lamberghini-West, Psy.D., I received a copy of the book in exchange for this review. Inside this post is my affiliate links. If you click on the links and make a purchase I will make a small percentage from the items you purchase.
I wanted to share some advice with you and to ask you a question. Did you know Alcohol consumption often drops during “Dry January?” My question is had you heard of #Dry January before today? Because my family hadn’t and David and I’ve both dealt with alcohol all of our lives.
The question is how much does one month of willpower and abstinence accomplish for our health and well-being? Which is why I chose to sit down and read Tipsy: A Woman’s Self-Guided Method for Managing Alcohol.
This is a new book from a team of experts that provide practical, sustainable and holistic approaches to help women moderate their drinking or quit alcohol entirely Which will bring women a healthier, more balanced life … without the negative effects of alcohol. The benefits may surprise you!
I don’t know about you but I’ve been drinking since I was a Teen but I never had a problem with alcohol until Suzzie was killed. Then I began drinking Jack and Coke David would bring me on his way home from work. Then we moved in together and I always seemed to have a glass of Tea filled with Tequila in it.
I remember one time my mom trying to take the glass away from me to take a drink. I wouldn’t let her and to this day I don’t know if she knew I was drinking or not but I would hope she didn’t. Then one day I decided enough was enough and I stopped drinking.
Now I only do it once in a while and that is if Charlie isn’t with me because even though David drinks Charlie will not let me. I PRAY Charlie never starts to drink but I worry about it because my dad was a ALCHOLIC and I would even guess at times David’s parents have been just as David is.
I’m grateful and blessed to have my copy of Tipsy: A Woman’s Self-Guided Method for Managing Alcohol laying on my desk to remind me not to drink because it doesn’t fix the problems we may be dealing with and instead enhance our problems and even lead t health issues known of us need.
I love how the Author sent the book in the cutest little bag that is going to be perfect for the Beach. Or out running errands and it makes carrying the bag easier. The picture on the book is so cute and I wish I had the Wine glasses on the book to use when decorating my home with. I also like the bright pink color or the word Tipsy.
I love how the Authors have included lists and steps that will help us not only with alcohol but life itself. The book was written for women but I can tell you men and even teenagers can learn things from this book if they would take the time to read the book.
About the book:
Are you in control of your drinking, or is it in control of you? Willpower just isn’t enough.
Tipsy offers a practical and uplifting method for understanding your relationship with alcohol and making life changes fast. With a handy quiz to assess your emotional dependence, it provides step-by-step strategies for redesigning your lifestyle and nurturing self-love, health, energy, and vitality.
What sets Tipsy apart? A team of experts crafted its proven psychological method: Dr. Alicia Lamberghini-West, a clinical psychologist with 25 years of experience in women’s issues and addictions; Pilar Karlen Triplett, a certified Life and Health Coach specializing in total life transformation; and Dr. William Triplett, a family physician specializing in family medicine and urgent care, who brings a wealth of knowledge on alcohol-related issues. Drawing on case studies, research, professional insight, and firsthand experience, the authors of Tipsy have assembled all the tools you need to set yourself up for success as you interact with your family, friends, colleagues, and the rest of the world.
You’re not alone if you’ve tried to drink less but feel stuck. Millions of other women have fought the same battle. Whether your goal is to moderate your drinking or quit alcohol entirely, the authors of this insightful guide have created an effective method to set yourself up for success.
Tipsy is designed for women who don’t consider themselves alcoholics but are noticing that their relationship with alcohol has become … complicated. And for good reason.
Twenty-first-century women are under tremendous pressure—whether single, working or stay-at-home mothers, overworked professionals, women going through a divorce, job loss, death of a loved one, or an empty nest—and it’s socially acceptable to have a drink to cope with the daily challenges.
Social conditioning teaches women that alcohol is a vital ingredient to socializing, celebrating, and enjoying life. Drinking culture reinforces this idea by telling women, “Having a drink is your right. You earned it. You deserve it. You need it. Everything is better with a drink.”
Having “just one drink” can quickly become a lot more drinks, followed by headaches, hangovers, and long-term effects on relationships, finances, career, health, and weight.
Then, one day, you wake up and realize that your relationship with alcohol is showing one or two red flags, including:
• Social drinking that goes beyond moderate alcohol intake
• Drinking more than the number of drinks you intended
• Always finding a reason or occasion to drink
• When alcohol is an ever-present component of your life
• When drinking is the usual or only way you can socialize with others
• When drinking is the way you cope with problems, loneliness, or boredom
• When drinking is the way you celebrate every win
Whether your goal is to moderate your drinking or quit alcohol entirely, TIPSY can help you replace unwanted habits without turning into a miserable, sober person.
So, what do you have to lose? Grab your copy and find out just how joyful life can be again when you’re not always… Tipsy
Press Release:
Is Your Relationship with Alcohol ‘Complicated’? New Book Shares an Empowering Method to Help Women Take Back Control
SPRINGFIELD, Mo., Feb. 17, 2025 — Having “just one drink” can easily become a lot more drinks, followed by headaches, hangovers and long-term effects on relationships, finances, career, health and weight.
For women who’ve tried to cut back but feel stuck, a new book from a team of experts can help. Tipsy: A Woman’s Self-Guided Method for Managing Alcohol speaks directly to the female experience of Alcohol consumption and provides a method based on psychology — not willpower — to empower women to moderate their drinking or quit alcohol entirely.
What sets Tipsy apart? Clinical psychologist Dr. Alicia Lamberghini-West, certified Life and Health Coach Pilar Karlen Triplett and family physician Dr. William Triplett blend positive psychology, cognitive behavior therapy and holistic life coaching to create a balanced, effective method that puts women in control to improve their lives.
“Tipsy is specially designed for women who don’t think of drinking as a problem in everyday life, but they feel they are losing control of their alcohol consumption and don’t know what to do,” said Lamberghini-West.
The uplifting approach outlined in Tipsy aims to help readers understand their relationship with alcohol so they can make life changes — fast. A handy quiz helps women assess their current level of emotional dependence, and step-by-step strategies light the way toward new routines that nurture self-love, health, energy and vitality.
“Our mission is to help women live their lives on their terms, without the numbing effects of alcohol and the negative consequences drinking creates in their lives,” Karlen Triplett said. “Find out how joyful life can become when you’re not always … tipsy.”
Tipsy: A Woman’s Self-Guided Method for Managing Alcohol Publisher: Publishing Partner
Release date: January 22, 2025 ISBN-13: 979-8991712910
About the Authors
Alicia Lamberghini-West, Psy.D.
A Licensed Psychologist in the States of Texas and Missouri. She has had 25 years in private practice, and from 2001 to 2012 she was a professor at a graduate school in Professional Psychology.
Impassioned by the limitations women face, across all cultures, ages, and social classes she is determined to empower women in every aspect of their lives (personal, social, economic and political growth), and help them develop a positive identity in the face of social pressures and challenging gender issues.
Pilar Karlen Triplett
Was born in Buenos Aires, Argentina. She has lived in the USA for20 years and has a successful Life and Health Coach practice, focusing on Total Life Transformation. She has also been an engineer for 27 years, and she applies her engineering mindset and logic systems to her holistic coaching practice. Her innovative method offers her clients a new way to transform their lives.
Dr. William Triplett, MD, is a family physician with an emphasis on urgent care medicine. He frequently treats alcohol-related issues and has extensive knowledge and experience in the subject of alcohol dependency.
For more information, visit, or connect with the authors on Instagram: @alicia.west.5494 and @pilarkarlen; and Facebook: Alicia Lamberghini-West and Pilar Karlen Triplett.
Thank you,
Glenda, Charlie and David Cates
