The Stop Drinking Coach

Drinking alcohol incurs debt that you have to pay back mentally, emotionally, energetically, and neurochemically the days, even weeks after. There is no free lunch in nature. The consequences of drinking alcohol on your mind, health, relationships, children, family and financial future are immense. It's like a payday loan you'll never be able to repay. When you finally eliminate this debt...

In this episode I pull back the curtain and help you understand how our brains and consciousness operates to produce our experience of reality. When you begin to understand how experiences, memories, internal representations and emotions are all connected, you gain elite, life-changing power to transform your life. This is just the TIP of the iceberg. The assets I'm building behind the scenes...

If you want to better understand how trauma impacts you and leads to a problematic relationship with alcohol, this episode is for you. This will help you understand how your past is still impacting you today, leading you to consciously or unconsciously choose strategies and behaviors that no longer serve your growth and evolution. The Stop Drinking Coach is a proactive coaching system to help you...

In this episode I help you understand the underlying connection between alcohol and internal pain. Alcohol is not what has been marketed to us. It is a substance used to procrastinate and delay your growth as a human being. Alcohol serves as a form of protection against something deeper than you are avoiding. When you develop the courage to finally face and be present to what lurks beneath, your l...

Removing alcohol from your life is the direct path to leveling up your life. When you no longer systematically poison yourself in the name of cultural fun and stress relief - you will begin the journey inward to discover the true nature of who and what you are. You will begin to learn how to operate and manage the vehicle you inhabit. In this lies your personal power, sovereignty and freedom. Are...

Quitting drinking is about choosing your potential. It's about letting go over 1 thing, to GAIN BACK EVERYTHING. The start if this journey is about connecting to that part, DEEP inside yourself that KNOWS, that your life is more than just being stuck in a vicious cycle of seeking instant gratification. When you quit drinking and take a proactive approach to your recovery, you can begin archite...

In this episode I help you understand WHY accountability is SO Important on this journey. Listen, I would NOT have been able to do this without accountability. Plain and simple. Month 6-9 I would have cracked because I was experiencing so many changes. But the accountability I had to my coach and community made all the difference. Now I'm here changing thousands of lives. You need accountabili...

You've probably heard the term "one day at a time" - but what does it really mean? When I was trying to quit drinking in my 20's I heard it all the time in the recovery space, but it just went in one ear out the other. It didn't mean much. Let me help you understand what it really means and how it applies to you figuring this thing out. The Stop Drinking Coach is a proactive...

Choose your sacrifice... or your sacrifices will be chosen for you. This is an important episode. The Stop Drinking Coach is a proactive coaching system to help you stop drinking alcohol through a neuroscientific and trauma informed lens. If you're ready to follow a proven system to help you stop and finally step into the next chapter of your life visit www.thestopdrinkingcoach.com, fill out a...

In this episode I share my story. About half way through I wasn't sure if I was going to publish it. It's pretty raw and vulnerable. I went off topic several times and came back. Forgot some things. Sometimes it felt like it didn't come through the way I wanted it. But I guess that's part of being real. I feel blessed to be here. All the pain. All of the loss. All of the suffering...

What are you leaving on the table by drinking alcohol? Your potential? Your family? Your Kids? Think of the possibilities if you could untether yourself from alcohol and no longer be mentally obsessed while gaining back 720 - 1500 hours per year. Who could you be? What would you do? What could your life look like? This is what you need to get clear on. The opportunity cost with alcohol is bigger t...

Quitting drinking is a personal journey of mental, emotional and spiritual evolution. YOU are the mountain you are climbing. This is a journey of turning inward and developing the courage to face, work through and overcome the very thing YOU KNOW you are avoiding. This is how you evolve. This is how you heal. This is how you step into the most elite powerful version of yourself. The Stop Drinking...

In this episode I explain the concept of playing the tape forward. It's a powerful strategy that can be applied in the moment when you crave alcohol but also in a broader sense around your relationship with alcohol and ultimately your life here on earth. The Stop Drinking Coach is a proactive coaching system to help you stop drinking alcohol through a neuroscientific and trauma informed lens. If y...

At a deep level, drinking alcohol represents procrastination against your personal evolution. Alcohol is THE thing that holds you back from mentally, emotionally and spiritually evolving into a higher state of being. One that is more in control, calm, regulated and has a more complete understanding of itself. In order to stop drinking alcohol, you have to develop the courage to being addressing th...

If you want to successfully stop drinking, you HAVE to learn how to lean into discomfort. The reason we are trapped in the alcohol cycle is because of our unwillingness to feel the discomfort. This is what keeps us trapped, limited and repeating the same mistakes, over and over and over again. So, the way you STOP drinking is by developing the courage to feel and move through the discomfort. Whate...

If you try to quit drinking by white knuckling and pushing through with will power ALONE, there's a good chance you'll go back. But here's the deal, there is an element of will power that you do apply. This is called learning the skill of delayed gratification. Quitting drinking is not just about not drinking...it's about so much more than that. Living an alcohol free life is about upgrading your...

If you want to successfully quit drinking alcohol, you MUST be honest with yourself. This is a non-negotiable. If you want to succeed, you have to develop the courage to get honest and stay honest. It's the only way. Alcohol is ruthless. It has no remorse. It will destroy you, your family and steal everything you have from you - and the alcohol companies will continue producing your favorite drink...

I recorded this one really quickly before one of my calls and just let things flow. I reflected on how alcohol really is the #1 thing that gets in the way of all of the things that we want in our life. When you remove the alcohol, you can have it all. It finally clears space for you to begin working on yourself. We all feel the discomfort early on, but that's just part of the process. It's part of...

We're a week away from 2023. How did this year go for you? Did you accomplish all of your goals? Did your relationship with alcohol get worse? Did you make a promise to yourself last year that this was the year you were going to figure it out? In this episode I share insights to help you really put this journey into frame and help you build context around what quitting drinking is actually about a...

In this episode I interview a long time friend and client of Stop Drinking Coach, Mathew - we dig deep into his story and how he spent nearly a decade suffering in silence. I really enjoyed this episode. Thank you for listening. -- If you received value from my podcast, please subscribe and leave a 5 star review. There are millions of people suffering in silence and your small gesture will help th...

In this episode I breakdown the 5 stages of sobriety and lay down a path forward to help you better understand what is head of you. Most people get stuck in the struggle phase and a high percentage of people go back to drinking in the monotony phase, but if you dig your heels in and commit to your healing and personal growth - you can taste the fruit and freedom this journey offers. -- -- If you r...

In this episode, I help you better understand the MAP and context behind why we drink alcohol, addiction and the path to freedom. This will transform the way you think about alcohol forever. Ready to stop drinking and step into the next chapter of your life and become your best self? Fill out an application on my website. Books Mentioned:  Dopamine Nation - Dr. Anna Lembke The Map of Consciou...

What you NEED to understand is that if you want to quit drinking successfully, you need to address and heal the underlying reasons for why you drink. For most people people, it comes down to escaping a sense of pain - caused by a dysregulation in their nervous system from old memories, faulty beliefs, programs or patterns at the unconscious level. You need to change your focus from "not drinking"...

You have to be willing to go to war. This is the mindset you NEED to have as you approach this process. You cannot be lackadaisical, half in, half out. Or you will continue to repeat the same mistakes and continue suffering the consequences. You have to begin waking up. In war, you would not drop your pants and give in at the fist site of discomfort. At the first sign of pain. At the first sign of...

As we approach this journey, every single one of us feels fear, stress and discomfort. We feel frozen by the thought of "how am I NEVER going to drink again!?" This is very normal. Everyone experiences it. You're not alone. The "secret key" for this entire process to be successful is taking it one day a time.  Do not overwhelm yourself by imagining a future without alcohol. This is the wrong...