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Last week we talked about Connection, this week in Part II of our series is Protection! Making sure you have what you need, when you need it most. Links Speaking of the holidays - join me, Sam Goldfinch, and Ellie Crowe for a totally FREE holiday group: A Christmas Present and Sober! Come join us for free group coaching calls, connection, and some holiday silliness! You can click here to join: htt...

It’s that time again! Today we start my series on the holidays and how you can survive the next month and a half. Today’s episode starts us off with a discussion of what these holidays are actually about - CONNECTION! Links Q&A Alert! I am going to do a big Q&A episode in December, and I want to know your questions! You can submit with a name or anonymously - and I will answer on an upcoming episo...

Expectations are normal - we always want to have some idea of what’s coming so we create expectations. But what if they’re not actually that helpful? In today’s episode I talk about that - and what you can do instead of creating an expectation! Links Q&A Alert! I am going to do a big Q&A episode in December, and I want to know your questions! You can submit with a name or anonymously - and I will...

“Why can’t I just be on the other side of this?” This is a question I hear a lot, and it’s an example of not accepting the gap between where we are and where we want to go. In this episode I talk about this gap and why not accepting it actually makes the process of crossing it slower! Links Q&A Alert! I am going to do a big Q&A episode in December, and I want to know your questions! You can submit...

I don’t like the idea of defining ourselves around what we do - be it what we do for work or if we drink alcohol. In this episode I talk about the difference between your behavior and who you really are. There’s a huge difference, and it’s important that you see it! Links Q&A Alert! I am going to do a big Q&A episode in December, and I want to know your questions! You can submit with a name or ano...

Are you finding yourself comparing your progress to others? Do you ever ask yourself “why can they do it but I can’t”? If that’s a yes, check out this episode where I talk about comparison and what happens when we compare ourselves to others. Links Q&A Alert! I am going to do a big Q&A episode in December, and I want to know your questions? You can submit with a name or anonymously - and I will an...

So you did your duration without drinking - now what? Well, no matter how it turned out (if you had drinking days or not) you now have the opportunity to BUILD! Building from where you are at now is what this phase of the process is about: figuring out what makes sense as a next step for you based on what you learned from your alcohol-free time. Links There’s only one coaching slot left! If you kn...

We’re finally at the part everyone wants to get to - ACTION! It’s about doing the thing you want to do - or in the case of quitting drinking NOT doing the thing you don’t want to do! In this episode I talk about what you can do to get the most out of your time AF. (PS - this is the third episode in a series. If you haven’t yet, I highly suggest listening to the first two episodes before diving in...

How many times have we all tried to quit spontaneously, even with the best of intentions, only to have to go up in smoke? I know I had so many mornings where I thought “that’s it - I’m done forever!” only to find myself drinking that evening. In Part II of this series I talk about planning, and how you can use what you learned in Part I to make a plan that will get you where you want to go! (BTW -...

The first part of the process is Learning. This is the counter-intuitive part where you stop trying to stop drinking and instead look around and learn. In this episode I talk about why that’s important, what to look for, and how you can get the most out of this time! Links: Check out and subscribe to my new YouTube channel here ! Have a question? Want to say hi? You can reach out to me at scottpin...

We all want to end this journey with alcohol ASAP! We want to go fast and get it behind us. But there is something to be said for going slow - and I want to tell you about it. Links! Check out and subscribe to my new YouTube channel here ! Have a question? Want to say hi? You can reach out to me at scottpinyard.com/podcast This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subs...

Something comes up for you - a potential issue - and you focus on pretty much only one possibility. The worst one. So many of us do this, even though there are so many possibilities to how anything could work out! So why do we do this? And what would happen if we didn’t? Links! Check out and subscribe to my new YouTube channel here ! Have a question? Want to say hi? You can reach out to me at scot...

Where in your life are you on autopilot? It can be something that saves us a bunch of time and trouble in thinking, but it can also lead us to some trigger-y places. On this week’s episode I talk about autopilot and what you can do to make sure it’s working for you. Links! Check out and subscribe to my new YouTube channel here ! Have a question? Want to say hi? You can reach out to me at scottpiny...

It can be so easy for us to get our behavior confused with who we are - they are not the same thing! If you define yourself through your behavior, this one is for you! Links! Check out and subscribe to my new YouTube channel here ! Have a question? Want to say hi? You can reach out to me at scottpinyard.com/podcast This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers...

Today I’m talking about fear - that fear of what life will be like without alcohol. Believe it or not, fear is one of the biggest hurdles we have to finding freedom. In today’s episode we talk about this fear and what you can do to get around it! Links: Click here to sign up for the Live Present & Sober Waitlist ! Contact Me: www.scottpinyard.com/podcast This is a public episode. If you would like...

Peace! It’s what we all want from change, but what if it feels impossible? In this episode I talk about the fact that it’s always possible, and what you can do to start to get some yourself. Links: Click here to sign up for the Live Present & Sober Waitlist ! Contact Me: www.scottpinyard.com/podcast This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to...

It’s so easy to give up ownership - of our thinking, of our experience, of our actions - to things outside of our control. What happens when we do that? And what can we do to take that ownership back? I break it down in today’s episode! Get on the Present & Sober Waitlist! Click here: https://summer-poetry-46118.myflodesk.com/livepresentandsober Contact Me: www.scottpinyard.com/podcast This is a p...

Feeling it! It’s something we all avoid from time to time - there are thoughts or emotions we don’t want to experience. We try to avoid them (with alcohol or other things) and today I want to talk about them! What do we do when these emotions come up for us? How can we find a better way of getting through instead of just avoiding? Links : Get on the Present & Sober Waitlist! Click here: https://su...

The term resilience gets thrown around a lot - and for good reason. But sometimes we need to dive deeper than just a quick mention. That’s exactly what I do in today’s episode: give you an overview of what it is, why it’s important, and learn how we can develop more of it. Links : Get on the Present & Sober Waitlist! Click here: www.livepresentandsober.com Contact Me: www.scottpinyard.com/podcast...

One of the things that is incredibly difficult with any sort of change process - especially with something like alcohol - is that our thinking confuses us. We start to believe that WE really want the drink, when in fact it’s just a thought that we want a drink. In this episode I talk about why this happens, and what you can do for better separation between you and your thoughts. This is a deep top...

I’m so excited to be a part of Present & Sober! In this episode you can hear Ellie, Sam, and me talk about this exciting next step! And no - nothing is changing here at A Few Thoughts About! I will keep on with my podcast as I have been. I love doing this! Click here to join the Live Present & Sober waitlist ! This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or ge...

This is something I wish I know years ago! Assumptions not only cause undo anxiety, but they can actually hold us back from making the changes we want to make. In this episode I talk about those facts - and what you can do to avoid the assumption trap! Links : Get on the Present & Sober Waitlist! Click here: www.livepresentandsober.com Contact Me: www.scottpinyard.com/podcast This is a public epis...

Sometimes we’re sold this idea that change happens in an instant. And it can, but most of the time that’s not how it works. In this episode I talk about the small steps that create change, and what it means to your journey! Links : Join my FREE intro course! Get signed up here: www.scottpinyard.com/intro Contact Me: www.scottpinyard.com/podcast This is a public episode. If you would like to discus...

Regret is one of the most toxic emotions we can have - because it can eat us up from the inside! In this episode I talk about regret: where it comes from, a new way of thinking about it, and how you can work through any regret you might be feeling. If you are carrying around regret, this one is for you! Links : Join my FREE intro course! Get signed up here: www.scottpinyard.com/intro Contact Me: w...

What if you didn’t have to decide to change for your whole life? With something like quittind alcohol it can feel like we have to make all of the decisions at once - that we have to decide to be alcohol free in every situation for the rest our lives. And that’s a lot to carry! In this episode I bring you a different perspective - and it includes only one decision. Links : Join my FREE intro course...