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Kristin followed more of a social curiosity path and doesn’t live completely alcohol-free but has taken a hard look at her drinking and made changes. Kristen had a week of a lot of events and drank a lot more than she usually would and noticed
Can you feel a big change coming and is it bringing a lot of emotions?Today it's just you and me on the show talking about emotional transitions. This time of year often brings up a lot of change and therefore a lot of feelings. Many of them ar
Did you know that healthy boundaries allow you to protect your core values?Beth shared how her drinking took off when she went off to college and escalated into adulthood but since she always held a job and was productive she never viewed it as
Do you struggle with bloating, joint pain, digestive issues or knowing what to eat?Samantha is a woman in long-term recovery who has dedicated her life to service work and helping others. She shares how she enjoyed several years of sobriety, wa
Do you ever wonder about the "science" behind addiction?Judy shares her history of using drugs and alcohol and even though she was doing exactly what she thought she wanted she was miserable. Today, after decades of sobriety her life is beyond
A few years ago Jen started talking about normalizing not drinking. Jen got sober in AA and at the time she kept questioning when she would integrate back into normal social spaces. She wanted to have elevated non-alcoholic options that were on
Have you ever believed the lies you told yourself? This episode is for you.Marci shared how alcohol originally was something she did for fun but then became her medicine when she was depressed. She used it to numb all the pain she had until she
Laurie was raised by parents who struggled with substance abuse and took those coping skills out into the world and her professional corporate experience which perpetuated the drinking. Laurie works in the world of Human Resources where she sha
What do sobriety, spirituality and menopause all have in common?Kate shares how her early religious experiences had a  key role in her drinking.  In fact, religion was her first drug. Kate shares vulnerably about her struggle with her drinking
Did you get sober using a 12 step program or are you an AA skeptic?While she was getting sober and in the midst of a series of lost relationships Arlina found some people at work who were also living alcohol free and ushered her into a twelve s
Have you ever “fought” the addiction path? And then everything you touch has to do with sobriety?Melissa shared how she coped through her first year and how she allowed herself to feel all the feels. Then at the year mark she decided to write a
Does your employer know you are sober?Janet struggled in the beginning of sobriety because she didn’t know there was a whole world of sober people out there who could help her.She had to decouple her identity from the drinker and party girl and
Do you know how to discover your own personal core values?Angie’s freedom from alcohol started the month before the pandemic started her 5th hospitalization due to her drinking. The pandemic put all her in-person programs on hold at 40 days of
Jess is the mom of two boys, she is sweet, honest and was a sucker for the mommy wine culture. It seemed normal to her.Jess shared how she was hanging in the crowd that did everything with alcohol until she found This Naked Mind and started to
What if huge transformations in your life only take small changes done every day?This is exactly what Michelle Smith did when she first got sober in order to prevent herself from turning to a drink.Michelle was dealing with grief from the loss
The journey from early sobriety to long-term recovery. Becky’s first 18 months of sobriety were all white knuckled and left her with a huge amount of rage. She was dry but not sober. Then she found her way into a 12-step program. She described
Amy has always been passionate about health and wants to help people change their lives using nutrition. Amy started drinking more heavily due to grief and realized she wanted to get sober. She is now a woman in long-term sobriety.Amy talks abo
Have you ever been so exhausted you thought drinking was the solution to your problems? Meg is an ordinary mom trapped in the mommy wine culture. She began her sober curious journey in November of 2019 where her love of science led her to disco
Are you an expert at taking breaks from alcohol?Susie was an avid runner and fitness guru. She started to make the connection between her alcohol use and feeling bad during training so she had periods of time where she took a break from alcohol
Happy New Year!Are you a resolution person?  I am not, and I explain more about this in the intro to this episode. I am a huge believer in sustainable change and we can decide at any time when we want to make a change, set a goal, or learn some
This is a re-publishing of episode 115 from earlier this year but seems incredibly impactful at this point. I wanted to re-share our conversation but Dawn is doing incredible work and has inspired me with her organization, She Recovers.So much
This is the last episode of the 2023 season and I wanted to share a message with you about doing hard things.  As women in long-term sobriety, we have already done a whole lot of really hard things.Life will never stop giving us challenges. The
How do you balance your life between work and self-care?Kristi Coulter is a woman in long-term sobriety and a former high-level executive at Amazon. She justified her drinking because she didn’t look like those other people who were problem dri
When you are overcome with anxiety, grief or sadness what do you do?Despite being the fastest swimmer in the country at one point Hilary Phelps never felt good enough, pretty enough or smart enough in her life. She started using drugs and alcoh
Do you have a plan for sober success this holiday season? We know that preparation is the key to success in all things and this time of year is no exception. Heather Lowe shares some amazing insight into how to manage work environments as well
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