Stop Over-drinking and Start Living

What is Mindset Coaching? I get asked all the time what kind of coach I am. And it's a great question because there are a lot of different coaching modalities out there. I coach you on your mind. I show you how your thoughts are creating your results in your life. The first step is awareness and then you have options. A lot of people want specific instructions on what to DO. And I don't tell you w...

Unconscious Bias (or implicit bias) is often defined as prejudice or unsupported judgments in favor of or against one thing, person, or group as compared to another, in a way that is usually considered unfair. In this week's episode, I'm talking about our own unconscious bias we have against our own bodies or ourselves. I explore how you can find an unconscious bias you have toward women who look...

I talk a lot about sharing your goals with the world.  Whether it's telling your friends, or whispering it out loud in the woods and no one else can hear you, sharing what you want helps you achieve it FASTER. Well, my client Maura did just that. She shared she wanted to be on the podcast and her wish was granted, that very same day. Maura has had massive success inside my 6-month coaching pr...

One of the biggest concerns I hear from women who want to make lasting changes with how much they drink is 'I start things and don't finish.' In this week's episode I help you see why you might have HAD this pattern in the past. And I teach you how you can learn to follow through and stop this on again off again cycle. Just because you've had this pattern in the past DOES NOT mean you will always...

February is the month of LOVE! I had the pleasure of being invited to talk to life coach Elena Sonnino, her superpower is to help individuals and groups thrive with more well-being, more purpose, more delight, and more curiosity in the now. Elena invited me to share how we can numb less and self-love more. It was a wonderful conversation about how we can choose self-love over numbing our feelings...

Please join me in a heartfelt conversation with Michelle Barry Franco on her story of deciding to 'take a sabbatical' from alcohol. Michelle and I have almost identical stories; 3 kids, a professional, lived in California and living the 'winery' lifestyle. Michelle shares why she decided to leave that lifestyle behind and we discuss the nuances of over-drinking and the internal struggle that we ha...

If you've successfully cut back on how much you are drinking, even if it's just one extra day less or instead of 3 drinks you've been having 2 more often, you had to go through some discomfort to do that right? You had to process urges, manage your mind, say no more often, and all that isn't a walk in the park, it's UNCOMFORTABLE. When you move towards any goal you will have different levels of di...

This week I'm discussing the idea of all or nothing and how limiting yourself to these 2 ideas with alcohol is holding you back from freedom, joy and the exact relationship with alcohol that you WANT to have.     Are you interested in joining my coaching program? Stop Over-drinking and Start Living is a 6-month, small-group, women-only coaching program, and it is changing lives! Get the...

Corinne Crabtree, host of Losing 100lbs with Corinne podcast and mega successful weight loss coach, invited me to HER podcast and we had a great conversations about Booze and Weightloss. We discussed losing weight AND drinking less and how to be successful at both. We talked about shame around overeating and over-drinking and how it doesn't help. We also discussed how to make it doable so tha...

I want to teach you how to visualize success.  When we haven't done something before it can be hard to 'see' what that might look like. In this episode I invite you to open your mind to creating the vision of success in your future. You get to paint a beautiful picture of what success looks like for you. In this podcast episode, I teach you how and WHY it's important for you to do this as a p...

This is a special interview that Patrick Fox, certified life coach for men who want to stop drinking.  Patrick invited me on his podcast, the Alcohol ReThink Podcast and we geeked out about this work, our own stories and decisions around alcohol and leave you inspired to DO something about fixing your relationship with Alcohol. For the men in your life.. I highly recommend Patrick and hi...

This episode is a tribute to 2020. I review what I experienced and how it was not only terrible but absolutely amazing. I invite you to do a similar reflection on this year and then FILE IT AWAY in the archives. 2020 will never be forgotten but what happened this year doesn't need to shape what you get to experience in 2021.      Are you interested in joining my coaching program? St...

My amazing client allowed me to share a segment of our coaching call with you. We were discussing loving yourself to lose weight vs. self loathing. You see, most of us are in self loathing about our bodies. We want to be smaller, tighter, fitter and we have thoughts about our bodies that leave us feeling BAD about ourselves. When we feel bad about ourselves we tend to NOT do the things that help u...

This week on the podcast I talk about 'being happy.' Our society has told us since we were wee toddlers that 'we should just be happy!' 'Just do what makes you happy!' 'Be with someone that makes you happy!' And this programming has left a lot of us wondering 'Why am I not happy?' And then we feel like something is wrong with us. I'm explaining why we shouldn't be happy all the time and why you ac...

Some of you think 'it's easier to just not drink than to stop at 1 or 2.' Well, if this is YOU- this episode is speaking your language. You need to LEARN how to stop after you've had some alcohol and I am teaching you exactly HOW to do this in this episode. Grab a notebook, shut your office door and tune in!      Are you interested in joining my coaching program? Stop Over-drinking...

You wrote in and asked me some amazing questions! I answered them LIVE on the podcast AND announced the lucky winners from my 100th episode celebration! Tune in and hear me answer:'How did you know you wanted to stop drinking completely? How did it go from cutting back, feeling emotions and urges and making intentional drinking and eating plans to deciding to not drink at all. ''My problem is on t...

Wowa! 100 episodes of SODSL! Y'all DON'T WANT TO skip this episode.  I invited past guests and some rockstar clients on to share their favorite things about the podcast and how listening and applying what I teach is helping them cut back on average 80% of what they drank before doing and applying what I teach. They also shared some wisdom to you if you want to make permanent changes with how...

I hosted a free class last week called How to Enjoy the Holidays without over-drinking and it's now on the podcast for all to hear! In the class I shared how you can enjoy yourself and not feel deprived this holiday even though the 2020 holidays are just a bit different. I taught you how to engage with the part of your brain that knows how to execute a plan and how to anticipate obstacles you migh...

This weeks episode I share how being authentic for me helped me drink less and go bigger in my life. I decided at the very beginning of my journey that I wasn't going to hide who I was anymore. Me choosing authenticity in my life, in my business, with my family, friends, in my values SERVES me.  It doesn't mean it's always easy. Sometimes it's down right awkward and uncomfortable. When I wrot...

So many of you are on the automatic cycle of just drinking after work on the weekends or when things feel stressful or overwhelmed or anxious. But to break that cycle we need to pause and notice what we are about to do, how we feel and what we are thinking. There is a shit load of power in a 90 second pause. If you can give yourself a 90 second pause you can become very powerful and purposeful wit...

Did you all listen to episode 32, Interview with Client Amy? Well, Amy is back on the podcast 1 year after reaching her weight loss and over-drinking goals and shares HOW she's been able to do it AND keep it off for a year.  🎉Stop Over-drinking and Start Living podcast is about to celebrate 100 episodes! 🎉 Wanna participate in the fun? 💵 I'm giving away [3] $100 Amazon gift cards!💵 A...

'You need to be patient!' I did not like hearing this. I am not someone who would call myself patient until very recently. I've been exploring patience in my life and have seem major benefits from learning to slow down, pause, breathe and allow. To take my time. To evaluate and to ask more questions. Patience is a skill. It's a feeling. It's EVERYTHING. Especially when you feel like you are in a h...

This special podcast BONUS series was from a recent challenge I held called the Wine Free Workweek Challenge. My followers and listeners took a pledge to go wine free (alcohol free) during the workweek, 4 days, Monday-Thursday. Everyday of that challenge I did a live Q+A style coaching call in a private Facebook group. 1,200 women signed up for the challenge. There was massive success and we got t...

This special podcast BONUS series was from a recent challenge I held called the Wine Free Workweek Challenge. My followers and listeners took a pledge to go wine free (alcohol free) during the workweek, 4 days, Monday-Thursday. Everyday of that challenge I did a live Q+A style coaching call in a private Facebook group. 1,200 women signed up for the challenge. There was massive success and we got t...

This special podcast BONUS series was from a recent challenge I held called the Wine Free Workweek Challenge. My followers and listeners took a pledge to go wine free (alcohol free) during the workweek, 4 days, Monday-Thursday. Everyday of that challenge I did a live Q+A style coaching call in a private Facebook group. 1,200 women signed up for the challenge. There was massive success and we got t...