This Naked Mind Podcast

Is it really possible to be happier without alcohol?  That can be really hard to even imagine.  Annie describes her thoughts around happiness with alcohol and happiness without it by providing some specific examples for various emotions that are tied to happiness and her experiences relating to each of those emotions.   Episode Links: Positivity: Top-Notch Research Reveals the Upward Spiral That W...

Ruari Fairbairns is the co-founder of One Year No Beer and the author of The 28 Day Alcohol-Free Challenge.  Ruari shares his story with Annie starting with how he got drunk for the first time at the age of 12, to having a career in his 20s that required taking clients out for drinking and entertainment, to an anger management class that gave him the idea to just take a 90 day break from alcohol....

Annie gets asked this question all the time.  Did she go into this with the plan to quit forever or just to drink less? And does she consider herself someone who has quit drinking forever?  Annie describes her intentions and the outcome of finding complete freedom in her relationship with alcohol.  She also gives us some great advice on what kind of commitments we should be trying to make and how...

Sashi Tozzi started drinking at 15 years old as a way to overcome her shyness and social anxiety.  By the time she turned 20, things had escalated to the point where her family staged an intervention with her about her drug and alcohol use.  After 6 more years of heavy partying, she made the decision to give sobriety a try and hasn’t turned back since.  Now, Sasha is a writer, recovery coach and r...

When we finally find freedom in our relationship with alcohol, what are we supposed to do with all of the guilt and regret for the things we did in our past?  Annie offers some amazing insight into how guilt and regret can be both a positive and a negative thing depending on how we allow these emotions to manifest in our lives.   Episode Links: Dark Side of the Light Chasers by Debbie Ford May Cau...

Scott Stabile has a very traumatic past and yet has made it his mission in life to “spread as much love as possible” and is doing just that with his social media presence and his writing. He is the author of Big Love, a book that is made up of a collection of his personal essays where he shares how he overcame everything by focusing on Love.  In this beautifully honest interview, Scott and Annie d...

When we finally find that freedom in our relationship with alcohol, it can be so hard not to try to push it on everyone around us.  Annie gives us some great advice on how to approach those around us who may still be struggling to find their own freedom, especially when they may not even realize they are struggling with it.

Nicholas Bayerle is the CEO of Billion Dollar Body.  Nicholas has an immense passion to help men find and live into their amazing potential. Annie and Nicholas discuss the amazing transformation that can happen when we realize that we are all in possession of a billion dollar asset. Episode Links: Billion Dollar Body Billion Dollar Body Live Event Follow Nicholas on Instagram: NicholasBayerle Foll...

If we are doing pretty well at moderation, then what are the scientific reasons behind why we feel so terrible the day after we have a drink?  Annie explains why this might be happening and provides a lot of great insight into what we should be aware of in order to determine if moderation is the right path for us.

On today’s podcast, Annie reveals her most recent research on the topic of Moderation.  She explains that there are two reasons we might want to moderate and two possible outcomes.  She then outlines 6 vital things science says about moderation.  Annie also introduces a brand new program called the Naked Mind Intensive where she will be taking the participants through her work with live online int...

Should we start drinking non-alcoholic wine or beer after we have eliminated alcohol?  And can it cause some sort of trigger to crave alcohol again?  Annie provides some great information on how we should approach this question.

Dr Terry Trinka is a neurological optometrist and certified nutritionist who specializes in helping people with both vision and health problems.  Annie Grace started seeing Dr Trinka two years ago when she was looking for a holistic approach to help treat her depression and anxiety.  Annie and Dr Trinka’s discussion provides so much in depth information into a natural approach to healing our bodie...

When we have made a conscious decision to no longer drink, what is the scientific reason for why we find ourselves desperately wanting a drink? Annie provides us with some great research on what is happening in our brain when we drink and why we feel the need to keep drinking even when we really don’t want to.   Episode Links: TNM Podcast EP 39: The Sinclair Method with Claudia Christian

Paul Churchill is the founder of Recovery Elevator Podcast, which started out as a personal accountability tool and now has over 2 million downloads!  Paul tells Annie about his own struggles with alcohol addiction and what led him to start the Recovery Elevator Podcast.  Paul and Annie discuss the stigma around alcohol addiction and Paul’s mission to help change that stigma in our society.   Epis...

If I understand and agree with pretty much everything I read in This Naked Mind, why am I having such a hard time actually quitting?  Annie gives us some great information on why we might be experiencing this frustrating situation and provides some great resources to help us move forward. Episode Links: Alcohol Explained by William Porter  The Alcohol Experiment Urge Surfing

Dawn Nickel is the co-creator of She Recovers.  Dawn talks to Annie about her personal struggles with addictions to alcohol, marijuana and most recently, work.  Her recovery work in all of these areas led her down the path to creating She Recovers in the hopes of reaching other women who struggle with any kind of addiction.   Episode Links: She Recovers Guiding Principles

How do I know if I am an alcoholic? So many of us have asked ourselves this question at some point. Annie tackles this question with information on the term “alcoholism” vs the newer term of “alcohol use disorder” and provides us with a better question we should be asking ourselves in order to gain freedom in our relationship with alcohol. 

Andy Ramage is the co-founder of One Year No Beer and the author of The 28 Day Alcohol-Free Challenge.  Annie and Andy discuss how One Year No Beer started by Andy describing his own personal journey with alcohol.  Andy found freedom his relationship with alcohol that ignited an unmistakable passion to help others do the same.  Episode Links: One Year No Beer 28 Day Alcohol-Free Challenge by Andy...

Annie discusses how to expose the unconscious belief that drinking is just a habit by explaining Liminal Thinking and how our experiences, observations, assumptions and conclusions have determined our current reality. 

Amy is a former professional comedienne who struggled with addictions to anything and everything.  After getting sober in 2012, she wrote a beautifully honest addiction memoir, My Fair Junkie.  Amy talks to Annie about her addictions and the life of freedom she is now living in such a refreshingly real and raw way.     My Fair Junkie by Amy Dresner 

When we are finally settling in to sobriety, it might be easy to forget how bad things actually were when we had no control in our relationship with alcohol.  How do we stay mindful and aware.  Annie provides some great advice and tips on staying the course.

Annie was recently interviewed by Michael Patrick for the StillFeel21.com Podcast.  Annie and Michael discussed spontaneous sobriety, the unconscious mind, societal conditioning around alcohol and whether or not alcohol can truly relax us.  There is so much great information packed into this short interview that Annie wanted to share it on her own Podcast as well.   Episode Links: http://www.still...

When we truly believe that alcohol is not helpful to us in any way, but still find ourselves craving it, how can we stick to our decision and fight against cravings?  Annie provides an explanation for what a craving is and where it is coming from and shares a significant amount of research with us to give us some amazing advice and information on overcoming these cravings.   Online Community Resou...

Steve Ozanich discovered personal healing through Dr John Sarno’s work and has dedicated his life to helping others in the same way.  He is an author and teacher specializing in TMS or MindBody Syndrome.  As a result of Annie’s own personal healing through Dr John Sarno’s work, she met Steve during the initial phase of her research into what is now the This Naked Mind method.  On this episode, Ste...

Can we still enjoy social settings that involve alcohol when we have made the decision to stop drinking?  And if so, how can we loosen up to enjoy ourselves without drinking?  Annie shares her personal experiences with social drinking activities and gives us some great advice for how to handle these situations without giving up our social lives.