Alcohol Tipping Point

After a lot of thought I’ve decided to pause the podcast and live Alcoholiday groups (just cannot bring myself to say end them, because, who knows?) It’s been a great run of 200+ podcasts and 42ish Alcoholidays (wow!!) I just celebrated my 5 years of alcohol freedom and I’m ready to focus in a different direction. What that is- I don’t know yet, but I do know I need to be part of something bigger...

Sober Powered Host Gillian Tietz returns to the podcast! Getting sober in 2019 inspired Gill to start her podcast where she utilizes her biochemistry background to teach others how alcohol affects the brain and why it’s so hard to stop drinking. In addition to being the host of the Sober Powered Podcast and teaching anger management, Gill is a chemistry professor at a university in Boston.   We ta...

Welcome to today’s episode. I'm excited to have Dr. Brooke Scheller back. She's a Doctor of Clinical Nutrition, founder of Functional Sobriety, and author of How to Eat to Change How You Drink. Inspired by her own sobriety journey in 2021, Dr. Scheller has transformed alcohol recovery through nutrition and functional medicine.    Her June 2023 episode was the most listened ever! We discussed alcoh...

Jen Lee Hirst returns to the podcast! Jen is a sobriety coach, speaker, and creator of Lighthouse Sobriety. She has one of the best sober Instagram accounts @jenleehirst where she shares tips and inspiration for changing your drinking.    Jen is here to talk about how routines and rituals can help when you first give up drinking (whether for a break or forever.) These routines are great no matter...

Join the growing health trend of giving up alcohol for a month. Dry January has shown to improve sleep, save money, and improve health. An alcohol-free month has a lot of benefits. Research published in the British Medical Journal showed one month off alcohol lowers blood pressure, reduces diabetes risk, lowers cholesterol and reduces levels of cancer-related proteins in the blood. Listen to this...

In this episode, I share a recording of a class I gave about ho w to cultivate more joy in our lives. I talk about what joy really means, how it can help our physical and mental health, barriers to joy, and ways to enhance everyday joy. I hope thi s brings you some holiday cheer.   Ready to do Dry January? Join the next Alcohol Tipping Point Alcoholiday!  Monthly dry group to help you take a break...

Today’s episode features Benoit Kim, a US army veteran, Penn-educated former policymaker turned psychotherapist, and host of the Discover More podcast. Benoit shares his personal experience of quitting alcohol four years ago and healing trauma through psychedelic-assisted therapy.   We talk about:   Benoit’s experience with drinking and quitting alcohol   Why Benoit pivoted from a policymaker to p...

On the podcast are Carrie Hoffman and Zach Minnich- my first couple on the show! Carrie and Zach are the travel and adventure obsessed couple behind Bigger Life Adventures- which hosts alcohol free yoga retreats and adventure tours. They’ve both had their share of struggles with substance abuse and poor coping mechanisms. After deciding enough was enough at different times, they found new life thr...

This episode features Jenni Harmon, a married mom of two boys who has served in the military, spent a decade in corporate America, and dedicated many years as a stay-at-home mom. For the past seven years, Jenni has been teaching yoga and mindfulness workshops while also creating and selling art. She is currently writing her first book.   In her early 40s, Jenni experienced a profound shift. Tired...

On the show is my Boston Boozeless Bestie, Carol Cunningham. Carol is an Artist/Crafter, wife of a retired fire fighter, mother of 4 boys and alcohol free badass. I first met Carol when she joined the February Alcoholiday in 2022 and we’ve become friends since then. Carol shares her journey of becoming alcohol-free, highlighting the importance of self-compassion, education, and community support....

On the podcast is Caroline Evers-Endacott, a UK-based addictions and integrative psychotherapist with a master’s degree in Addiction Psychology. She has also trained in Compassionate Inquiry under Gabor Maté. Caroline divides her time between clinical practice and teaching, focusing on emotional health and wellbeing for groups and organizations in the addictions and sober-curious fields.   We chat...

This episode features Ian Morgan Cron, a bestselling author, psychotherapist, Enneagram teacher, Episcopal priest, and the host of the popular podcast Typology . His books include the Enneagram primer The Road Back to You: An Enneagram Journey to Self-Discovery , which has sold over one million copies and his newest book, The Fix: How the Twelve Steps Offer a Surprising Path of Transformation for...

On today’s episode is Toni Will. Toni has been the General Manager and Governor of the Kalamazoo Wings, a men’s professional hockey team in Michigan, for over a decade. She made history as the first female GM on the East Coast Hockey League Board of Governors. In 2020, Toni founded Mindfulness Elevated to help others achieve freedom from substances and reach their fitness and nutrition goals. By 2...

In this podcast episode, Danielle LeBoeuf shares what the first year of being a nondrinker is like. A wife, mother, grandmother, nurse and my friend from Michigan, Danielle took the first step towards alcohol freedom after realizing the hold drinking had on her daily life. She discusses the challenges she faced, her experience with multiple attempts to quit, and how she eventually found success th...

I was honored to be a guest on my friend Heather Lowe’s new podcast, the  Peripeteia Talk Show for Women , as part of its inaugural season. Heather, the founder of  Ditched the Drink , is a Certified Professional Recovery and Life Coach, a proud mom to two teenage daughters, a wife of over 20 years, and my sober bestie. We had such a heartfelt conversation that I wanted to share it on my show as w...

Ruby Williams is a certified Alcohol Freedom Coach and owner of Freedom Renegade Coaching. She helps women after weight loss surgery or those struggling with disordered eating and drinking to break free from alcohol addiction. Living in Northern California wine country, she drank daily to cope with a stressful corporate job in the alcohol industry and the challenges of single motherhood. After wei...

On the show is Olivia Farrelly, a former grey area drinker from Ireland who has been alcohol-free since 2018. Olivia, who holds a master's in health psychology and a diploma in alcohol studies, shares her transformative journey of quitting alcohol. She discusses the cultural context of her drinking habits in her teens and twenties, her tipping point for quitting, and the immense personal growth an...

This episode features Martha Wright, a former New Orleans-based wine industry veteran who transitioned into a sobriety and mindful drinking coach. Martha shares her unique journey from working with Food Network chefs and owning a winery to becoming a senior coach within Annie Grace's 'This Naked Mind'. She discusses the challenge of giving up alcohol in an industry saturated with it, the pivotal m...

In this episode, I share a presentation on the powerful concept of acceptance. Acceptance means embracing the present moment and our emotions as they are, without trying to alter them. This approach is incredibly beneficial when dealing with life’s stresses and challenges, helping us to cope without resorting to alcohol. Acceptance has been a transformative tool in my journey to change my drinking...

This episode features Alli Bourne-Vanneck, a national award-winning television journalist and former Miss Virgin Islands. Alli shares her inspiring journey from growing up in the U.S. Virgin Islands with aspirations of being a professional golfer to becoming a TV journalist and ultimately quitting alcohol in 2017. She discusses her struggles with loneliness, alcohol problems, and a head injury tha...

On the podcast today is Jacob Scholze, a Wisconsin father of three, hardware store manager and grateful liver disease survivor. He’s here to share his story about finding freedom from alcohol and his experience with liver disease. This episode is for those who need HOPE and support in starting or maintaining an alcohol-free life. It is possible to change, and your body can heal and recover from al...

On the show today is Danni Carr, host of the popular How I Quit Alcohol Podcast . I have a special spot for Danni because her show is one of the podcasts (besides mine-;))my brother used to get sober 3 years ago. Danni’s journey to alcohol freedom started in 2017 with her much-loved Australian Blues Musician husband, Ash Grunwald. They did a 12-month alcohol-free challenge together that turned int...

Ali Shapiro returns to the podcast for a deeper dive into the overlap between drinking and food issues. Ali is the host of the top-ranked podcast Insatiable, a holistic nutritionist and integrated health coach. This episode is especially helpful for those who have quit drinking but developed a killer sugar habit, and for people who have found alcohol freedom and are ready to address the food noise...

Struggling with seeing wine as a reward after a long day? You’re not alone. In this episode, I explore why 5pm often signals a time for a drink and how alcohol has become a reward we feel we’ve earned. I cover top strategies to help break the alcohol reward cycle. It’s not about deprivation but rethinking what truly rewards you. Play the tape forward and consider the real impact of drinking. What...

On the show today is Derick Santiago, a tech professional from the Philippines who experienced a significant lifestyle change after moving to California’s tech hub. Initially a rare drinker, he found himself drinking daily to fit in with the happy hour culture and to cope with anxiety and the grief of losing his mother during the pandemic. He shares how he changed his beliefs about alcohol and div...