James Swanwick
Alcohol-Free Lifestyle
Helping high performers feel & perform better by reducing or quitting alcohol. Maybe you're considering quitting alcohol and going completely sober. Or maybe you wish to change your relationship with alcohol and stop drinking. Maybe you wish to do moderation. Whichever way you choose, this podcast will give you the process to succeed. Alcohol-Free Lifestyle is for high performers, including entrepreneurs, executives, investors, athletes, and top professionals.
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James Swanwick
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Jul 10, 2026
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Episodes
Constructed Reality: The Science of Gratitude and Shifting Internal Filters With Coach Jason & Coach Matt 10.07.2026 16:29
📺 Watch & Subscribe on YouTube Do you find yourself looking back at the past with lingering guilt, or waiting for a sense of motivation that never arrives ? Coaches Jason and Matt examine the profound psychological framework of personally constructed reality, showing how the human brain uses memory, attention, and interpretation to build your day-to-day experience . Discover why gratitude is far...
Breaking Expectations: The Neurobiology of Grief and Reclaiming Presence Without an Escape Hatch With Coach Jason & Coach Matt 08.07.2026 17:05
📺 Watch & Subscribe on YouTube When you step out of a drinking identity, you aren't just eliminating a liquid toxin, you are entering a profound grieving process for a past version of yourself . Coaches Jason and Matt explore the complex landscape of loss, reframing grief from simple sadness into a dense mixture of numbness, confusion, exhaustion, and unexpected relief . Discover why emotional h...
The Asset Reallocation Blueprint: Why the Alcohol-Free Path Belongs to High Performers With Coach Matt & Coach David 06.07.2026 16:01
📺 Watch & Subscribe on YouTube Why do traditional behavior change programs fail the moment the initial excitement wears off? Coaches Matt and David apply the scientific lens of Occam's Razor to strip away over-complicated self-help theories and examine the core biological reality of behavioral drop-offs. Discover why high achievers are uniquely wired to conquer an alcohol-free lifestyle by rea...
Structural Tension: Overcoming Intellectual Avoidance and Scaling the Identity Gap With Coach Matt & Coach David 03.07.2026 21:33
📺 Watch & Subscribe on YouTube Why do gym memberships fail, dietary programs fall flat, and so many well-intentioned attempts to quit alcohol crash land? In this episode, Coach Matt and Coach David dive into the neurological reality of why our best intentions often trigger a pendulum swing back to old habits. Using the lens of Occam's Razor, they strip away the over-complicated theories of t...
Unlocking Congruence: Redefining Identity and Reclaiming True Presence on the Alcohol-Free Path With Coach Jason & Coach Matt 26.06.2026 30:36
📺 Watch & Subscribe on YouTube Are you tired of managing the structural misalignment between your stated core values and your private lifestyle habits? Coaches Jason and Matt examine the profound psychological transition of stepping onto an alcohol-free path . Discover how moving away from a high-functioning illusion allows you to stop tracking elaborate cover stories and start experiencing to...
Personally Constructed Reality: The Science of Gratitude and Shifting Internal Filters With Coach Jason & Coach Matt 24.06.2026 16:28
📺 Watch & Subscribe on YouTube Do you find yourself looking back at the past with lingering guilt, or waiting for a sense of motivation that never arrives? Coaches Jason and Matt examine the profound psychological framework of personally constructed reality, showing how the human brain uses memory, attention, and interpretation to build your day-to-day experience. Discover why gratitude is far...
The True Blueprint of Loss: Re-Framing Grief and Breaking Expectations on the Alcohol-Free Path With Coach Jason and Coach Matt 22.06.2026 17:00
📺 Watch & Subscribe on YouTube When you step out of a drinking identity, you don't just eliminate a substance, you often enter a profound grieving process for the previous version of yourself . Coach Jason and Coach Matt explore the complex neurobiology of grief, reframing it from a state of simple sadness to a dense mixture of numbness, confusion, exhaustion, and unexpected relief . Discover...
Intellectual Avoidance: Bridging the Structural Tension Gap Between Knowing Better and Doing Better With Coach Matt & Coach David 19.06.2026 17:35
📺 Watch & Subscribe on YouTube Are you overloading your mind with endless self-development books and podcasts while your day-to-day life remains completely stagnant ? Coaches Matt and David deconstruct the seductive hidden trap of intellectual avoidance, the illusion that reading about personal development is the same as executing it . Discover why an addiction to "answer-seeking" frequently g...
The Energy Re-Routing Protocol: Auditing Internal Motivation to Prevent Burnout With Coach Matt & Coach David 17.06.2026 20:17
📺 Watch & Subscribe on YouTube What happens when you transfer the intense focus of an unmanaged habit into a seemingly healthy behavior? Coaches Matt and David break down the underlying mechanics of habit-swapping, detailing how the law of conservation of energy drives high performers to trade a dependency on alcohol for fitness obsession, corporate overworking, or validation loops. Discover...
The Alignment Protocol: Rewiring Core Values and Transitioning Beyond the "Lone Wolf" Mentality With Coach Jason 15.06.2026 32:27
📺 Watch & Subscribe on YouTube Are you caught in a continuous loop of drinking, temporary regret, and background depression? Coach Jason and Marko deconstruct the ultimate catalyst for high performers: moving beyond the baseline mechanics of becoming alcohol-free to completely living alcohol-free. Discover how to dismantle the traditional "lone wolf" mentality that leaves entrepreneurs and busi...
The Universal Solvent: Deconstructing the Invisible Erosion of Alcohol With Victoria English 12.06.2026 11:39
📺 Watch & Subscribe on YouTube If alcohol isn't actively destroying your life, does that mean it isn't costing you your life? Victoria English, Head Coach at Alcohol-Free Lifestyle, reframe the conversation around alcohol for successful, high-functioning individuals. Moving far beyond the concept of "rock bottom," she explores the chemical and psychological reality of alcohol as a universal solv...
Changing the Relationship Setlist: Thriving When Your Partner Keeps Drinking With Coach Matt 10.06.2026 19:06
📺 Watch & Subscribe on YouTube What happens when you decide to upgrade your personal operating system, but your spouse or partner isn't on the same leg of the journey ? Coach Matt tackles one of the most common and delicate challenges in the alcohol-free lifestyle: navigating a relationship dynamic when only one person stops drinking . Discover how shifting your behavior disrupts old relationshi...
The Deceptive Safe Haven: Retiring the "Good Girl" Identity on the Alcohol-Free Path With Victoria English 08.06.2026 19:24
📺 Watch & Subscribe on YouTube Are you pouring a glass of wine at the end of the day because you've been "too responsible"? Victoria English, Head Coach at Alcohol-Free Lifestyle, breaks down the exhausting psychological architecture of the "Good Girl" archetype, the woman who quietly carries the weight of everyone else's expectations while drowning her own needs in a toxic coping mechanism. Dis...
The Myth of Moderation: Why 100% Commitment is Easier Than 99% With Coach Matt 05.06.2026 17:05
📺 Watch & Subscribe on YouTube Are you exhausted from the constant internal debate over how much, when, and where you can drink? Coach Matt breaks down the myth of moderation and the immense mental gymnastics required to maintain a controlled drinking habit . Discover the neuroscience of decision fatigue , why attempting to moderate is often more painful than daily drinking, and how a single dr...
The Cured Cement Milestone: Why One Year is the Gold Standard for Alcohol-Free Mastery With Coach Matt 03.06.2026 17:47
📺 Watch & Subscribe on YouTube Is 90 days enough, or are you just getting warmed up? Coaches Matt and Jason explore the profound difference between becoming alcohol-free and living alcohol-free . While the first 90 days provide essential "wet cement" for new neural pathways, it is the one-year mark that truly "cures" your new identity . Discover the neuroscience of the 21/90 Rule , the restorati...
Decoding Evening Cravings: Shifting Your State and Rewiring the Witching Hour With Coach Jason & Coach Matt 01.06.2026 16:34
📺 Watch & Subscribe on YouTube What are your evening cravings actually trying to tell you? Coaches Jason and Matt dive deep into the psychology of the "witching hour" (4 PM to 6 PM), revealing that late-day urges are rarely about alcohol itself. Instead, they are an automated demand for relief, a transition zone, or a state change. Learn how high achievers get trapped in "White Knuckle City" b...
Meditations: The 2,000-Year-Old Stoic Manual for Those Who Want to Lead Their Families 29.05.2026 40:54
📺 Watch & Subscribe on YouTube Marcus Aurelius was the most powerful man in the world. He commanded the Roman Empire. Led armies. Navigated betrayal, plague, and war. And every night he wrote private notes to himself about how to be better. Not for anyone else. For himself. That journal became Meditations - one of the most important books ever written. And in this episode I'm connecting it...
The High Performance Hangover: Why Quitting Alcohol Triggers Burnout and How to Reset Your System With Coach Jason & Coach Matt 29.05.2026 16:30
📺 Watch & Subscribe on YouTube Are you more productive on the outside since quitting alcohol, but completely depleted underneath? Coaches Jason and Matt expose a critical hidden trap for high achievers: the vulnerability to burnout after removing alcohol . Discover why your brain treated alcohol as a core part of its recovery system to dim the pressure of corporate performance . Learn how the "...
Die With Zero - How To Stop Sabotaging Your Best Experiences: James Swanwick 28.05.2026 53:45
📺 Watch & Subscribe on YouTube Bill Perkins wrote a book called Die With Zero . The idea is simple: stop deferring your best experiences until you're "ready." Stop hoarding life. Spend it now - on memories, on presence, on the people who matter - because your ability to enjoy experiences declines long before your bank account does. It's a great book. But Perkins missed something. He never talked...
The Procrastination Loop: Re-Wiring the Brain's Threat System to Take Decisive Action With Coach Jason 27.05.2026 20:21
📺 Watch & Subscribe on YouTube Do you catch yourself saying, "I'll deal with it later"? Coach Jason steps up to the mic to unpack the underlying neurobiology of procrastination and what it means to "kick the can down the road." Discover how the brain treats emotional discomfort as a legitimate survival threat, trading long-term resolution for tiny, fleeting bursts of avoidance-driven dopamine....
98% of People Are Drifting. Are You One of Them? James Swanwick 26.05.2026 35:02
📺 Watch & Subscribe on YouTube Most people aren't failing. They're drifting. Napoleon Hill wrote Outwitting the Devil in 1938. His publisher refused to release it for 70 years. Too controversial. Too honest. In it, Hill claims that 98% of the world's population has surrendered control of their lives to what he calls The Drift — the invisible force of mediocrity, autopilot, and the path of least...
The Mental Movie: Rewiring Cravings and Transcending Your Upper Limit Through Visualization With Coach Jason 25.05.2026 17:17
Are you trying to change your habits using willpower alone? Coach Jason dives into the profound neuroscience of mental imagery and why it is one of the most underutilized tools in an alcohol-free journey. Discover how the brain activates identical neural circuits during vivid visualization as it does during physical execution, effectively dismantling the "Upper Limit Problem" and resetting your bi...
The NA Debate: Myth vs. Reality in Non-Alcoholic Beverages With Coach Matt 22.05.2026 16:34
Is drinking a 0.5% beer "cheating," or is it a powerful tool for long-term success? Coach Matt dives into the rapidly growing world of non-alcoholic (NA) beverages, debunking common myths and exploring the pros and cons for high achievers. Discover the science of hypersensitivity and why trace amounts of alcohol which also occur naturally in orange juice and ripe bananas affect the brain differen...
Holding Expansion: Why Your Next Level Feels Unsafe and How to Stay There With Coach Matt 20.05.2026 18:55
Have you ever noticed that right after making significant progress, you feel a sudden urge to self-sabotage? Coach Matt breaks down the jarring psychological reality that personal development is designed to be uncomfortable. Discover the neuroscience of the brain's predictive system, why it prioritizes a toxic but familiar baseline over positive, unfamiliar growth. Learn how the body mirrors the e...
Playing the Long Game: Thriving in a Relationship When Only One Partner Quits Alcohol With Coach Matt 18.05.2026 18:55
What happens when you decide to upgrade your personal operating system, but your partner isn't on the same leg of the journey? Coach Matt tackles one of the most common and delicate challenges in the alcohol-free lifestyle: navigating a relationship dynamic when only one person stops drinking . Discover how shifting your behavior disrupts old relationship "setlists" and why spoken or unspoken...
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