Stop Over-drinking and Start Living

Right now, I help women solve one main problem, over-drinking. BUT, if you are in my program or have listened to this podcast long enough, you know, it’s not all about drinking. It’s about life and how we are handling it; from our relationships to what happened in our past, our professional life, and family life. Drinking is behavior that happens in response to how we feel - or don’t want to feel...

During Valentines Day, I was reviewing my relationships in my life; friends, kids, husband, colleagues, clients, in-laws, neighbors, the public, relationships in public-service, people driving, clerks at the store, people selling me a car, or people just walking outside. I used to let all these relationships cause so much angst in my life, and maybe if I was lucky, I might notice that occasionally...

Tune in this week and hear the Top 3 reasons saying NO feels so impossible when you are trying to cut back on drinking.   I cover these reasons:   1) Hurting other peoples feelings. 2) Fear of Missing Out. 3) Fear of Being Judged.   And how you can move past these reasons and say NO easier.   Don’t miss! I am now accepting applications to my coaching program, Stop Over-drinking...

You must brew a cup or get out your headphones and go for a long walk with this episode.   I held a coffee chat last week and it turned into an AMAZING discussion about what over-drinking is really costing you.   AND, we had a special guest on the podcast who shares how much she was spending and what her relationship with alcohol looks like now.   You don't want to miss.   And...

One hot question that keeps coming up is how to share with a loved one that you want to stop over-drinking and discussing what this means..   And how so much fear comes up and anxiety and worry about what that conversation might sound like.   And this is a legit concern and I want you to know that it’s absolutely ok if you are having it and nothing is wrong with you for feeling this way....

This podcast episode is on theme with the last week's podcast, Creating New Habits. I discuss the importance of doing things that will help you create new habits, even if it feels like just going through the motions or 'checking the box.' Checking the box might not seem like it's working, you might not be seeing real time results when you are going through the motions but it is building the act of...

I'm reading Atomic Habits by James Clear, so good, highly recommend you get it!   Going alcohol free (for a day or forever) is a RESULT we want, right? We don’t want to consume alcohol, PERIOD, that’s the end game, I’m not talking about forever, just think for a specified amount of time. This is the habit we'd like to change.   However, just focusing on the end game, and declaring ‘I wil...

I'm enjoying some fun momentum towards my goals for 2022.   My definition of momentum is consistent movement that propels you closer to where you want to go.   That means no stopping and starting over and over again. That has the opposite effect of momentum.   Gaining momentum while you are energized and excited to make some changes or achieve your goals at the beginning of the year...

The end of 2021 prompts me to decide on a word of the year for 2022.   My word is Beyond.   This episode discusses how I came to this word and why I think having a word of the year is so impactful and powerful.   What is Beyond what you think is possible right now?   Maybe it's permanently stopping over-drinking, improving a difficult relationship, or finding a dream job. &nbsp...

If only my partner wouldn't drink...   If only I could get out of the house more..   If only I didn't live alone..   If only it wasn't the holidays..   If only my work wasn't so stressful...   If only I had more accountability..   If only everyone would comply and do what I need them to do.. then I could drink less.   Sound familiar?   When you have these th...

I have my friend and DEI consultant, Corey Williams back on the podcast today as we unravel the premise of Perfectionism. We explore grammar, language, and systems that have upheld people of power and keep oppression alive in our society. Calling out or judging people, colleagues, friends, strangers, or family for grammar 'errors' or 'improper sentence structure' or how they speak keeps us locked...

In this episode of Stop Over-Drinking and Start Living , I sit down with my client Claire to celebrate what’s possible when you commit to changing your relationship with alcohol and start believing in yourself again. Claire shares how she went from drinking at least 35 drinks a week to drinking 4–5, and how she recently completed a full 7 days without alcohol. She talks honestly about what helped...

You must listen to this week's episode with Krista St-Germain. She is a Master Certified Life Coach, grief expert, widow, mom and host of The Widowed Mom Podcast. When her husband was killed by a drunk driver in 2016, Krista’s life was completely flipped upside down. And while it would have been easy to believe her best days were behind her, thankfully Krista discovered Life Coaching and Post Trau...

We can always find things to be thankful for. It’s actually not very hard. You can just ask yourself ‘what am I thankful for’ and your brain will give you lots of things. This week, I share my big list of what fills me with gratitude. AND I discuss why ‘just being thankful’ when we are going through something hard or complicated or painful, doesn’t help. When you are feeling bad and you say ‘I sho...

The Not Your Average Runner Podcast host, running and life coach, Jill Angie is my latest guest on the SODSL podcast. She teaches plus-size, mid-life women practical ways to start running in the body they have right now. Jill combines her real-life experience and coaching wisdom to help women find joy in learning to run in a way that honors their unique size, shape, speed, or age. You’ll be surpri...

In this episode I explore why focusing on just cutting back on alcohol doesn't help you permanently stop over-drinking. The frequency at which you want to numb your mind should be a signal that your mind needs some help. Not a signal to numb it. Your thoughts and emotions don't need to be shut off so you can relax and unwind. We want to understand what is happening in your mind that you feel the n...

Join me this week as I explore all the excuses of 'doing it later.' I explain WHY we are inclined to do things at a later time, whether it's later that same day, on Mondays, or January 1sts. And I explain how doing it later doesn't help you suffer any less than you already are. We think that doing it later will be easier, but we know (from having this pattern for years) that it won't be easier at...

Want to know what is possible when you use life coaching to change your relationship with alcohol? Tune in this week and listen to what Certified Life Coach, Steph Tell has to say about it. Steph joined my program thinking she’d be the one I couldn’t help and now she’s a certified coach in that same program! She gives amazing insight to what her life was like before coaching and what it’s like now...

I am excited about this episode. I recently held a LIVE Q+A where I answered some of the most common questions that I get from all of you. Questions like: What if my spouse drinks? How do I not feel deprived? What if I fail? ... We are going to dive deep into these questions! I also talk about my new and improved SODSL 2.0 coaching program and let you know how you can apply. (see link below) Tune...

This episode explores identifying things you already know how to do, to help you stop over-drinking. Focusing on what you know how to do versus what you don't know will empower you that you do actually know many things that will help you through some uncomfortable situations. When you believe you know how to do something you feel confident and in control and then you are less likely to want to ove...

I wrote this thinking about how I can teach you to be willing to let something go. Willingness to fail. Willingness to make mistakes. Willingness to be sick. Hold on the tightest is when we get in trouble. Trying to convince. Trying to resist. Trying to please. All of that effort instead of being open to it ending. Being open to surrendering. Being open to being wrong. Being open to making mistake...

I want to explore the art of letting someone be upset with you. First, people have emotions all the time. And it’s normal for us to disappoint or trigger negative emotions in other people. It does happen, it will continue to happen until we die. We can not control it. Sometimes you will cause other people to be upset. And if you can learn how to navigate that better, you can create a better connec...

This episode might make you feel uncomfortable.. I’m talking about how we might police people in what they do or don’t do. When you feel free to tell people how they are doing something wrong (in your opinion) and they should do it in a way that matches what you think is right, that is policing them. We do this because of how our society has taught us to behave, how we were raised, where we were r...

Rejection is defined as the dismissing or refusing of a proposal, idea, etc. Humans don’t like rejection. To be told no, or to be denied something you want, or an idea that you have, or to sell something, or to put yourself out there and then told no, whether it’s love, or a new job, or a business idea. The idea of rejection or being rejected keeps a lot of people from going forward. But the most...

This episode examines satisfaction. How it’s created. How you create different patterns of satisfaction. AND how satisfaction is not created by how much you drink. Satisfaction comes from within not by having a certain amount of drinks. So, if you’ve ever thought ‘I won’t be satisfied’ when you think about cutting back, this episode is for you!   Are you interested in joining my coaching prog...