Unbottled Potential

Seeking a path to recovery and genuine support? In this episode, Emily Lynn Paulson discusses the intersection between Multi-Level Marketing (MLM) schemes and alcohol. She shares her story of using alcohol as a coping mechanism for anxiety, postpartum depression, and the need to escape from being a mom. She highlights the story of finding success in an MLM organization but then confronting uncomfo...

Have you ever felt something is holding you back from reaching your full potential? In this episode, Amanda dives into three specific ways that alcohol may have been keeping you stuck in your alcohol-free journey. She provides valuable insights into how alcohol can hold us back from fulfilling our potential and encourages us to find our true passions and connect with our intuition to expand our po...

What new opportunities can sobriety bring into your life? In this episode, Amanda talks about her experience attending a hip-hop festival in Las Vegas completely sober. She dives into the importance of being alcohol-free and how it has helped her to manifest some incredible experiences in her life. She shares how she prepared physically and energetically for the festival and reflects on all the fa...

Have you ever felt like you were living a double life, hiding your struggles from the outside world? Today, Laura Cathcart Robbins shares her story of addiction and recovery. She explains how she managed to hide her addiction and continue with her performative life and how the departure from her authentic self led to building scaffolding for her addiction. Despite initially viewing treatment as a...

How can rediscovering and embracing parts of oneself lead to personal growth? In this episode, host Amanda Kuda welcomes Courtney Peacock to discuss sobriety and personal growth. She shares her journey with alcohol, how she learned to cope without it, and the challenges of moderation. She highlights the benefits of sobriety and how it allows individuals to discover their true interests and have me...

Can being alcohol-free be a value add to a relationship? Today, Amanda sits down with Mia & Joe to discuss their experiences with alcohol-free living and how it has impacted their relationship. Throughout the conversation, they open up about the challenges and benefits of exploring an alcohol-free lifestyle together as a couple and how Mia found strength in telling her own story and connecting wit...

Have you ever felt judged for choosing an alcohol-free lifestyle? Today, Amanda discloses the fear and adverse reactions to selecting an alcohol-free lifestyle. She touches on her personal experience with debunking these fears and emphasizes the importance of embracing one's journey despite others' opinions. She emphasizes that it is not our job to convince or persuade others about our decision to...

Do you have all the resources you need to start your alcohol-free journey? In this episode, Amanda opens up about her own journey of breaking up with alcohol and how she struggled to find resources that resonated with her during this time. As a casual social drinker, Amanda struggled to find mentors and resources that resonated with her and expanded her visual possibility into a new reality where...

Do you want to learn how to turn grief into a catalyst for healing and transformation? In today's episode, we will delve into the topic of navigating grief and loss in sobriety. Amanda discusses the importance of feeling emotions thoroughly and not prolonging them unnecessarily and urges you not to be afraid to ask for help and give others tangible ways to support you during difficult times. This...

In part two of her book publishing journey, Amanda shares the exciting changes she's making in her business as she approaches the six-month mark before her book's release. As a coach who helps women break free from their relationship with alcohol and achieve personal growth, she breaks down how she is restructuring her business to serve her audience better. She introduces a revamped version of Sto...

Are you curious to know what goes on behind the scenes of a book launch? In today's episode, Amanda shares her journey as a first-time author and the exciting news of her upcoming book launch. She takes us through her first book's publishing experience and the challenges she faced along the way. As Amanda shares her excitement about the upcoming launch of her book, she invites readers to join her...

Are you seeking a language and message that resonates with your sobriety journey? Join Amanda as she shares how she pursued personal growth and spiritual development by finding mentors and expanders. She talks about how she found expanders who looked like her when she wanted to start a business and change her relationship with alcohol, emphasizing the importance of believing in your own potential...

The simple admission that you are stuck or that you are on the wrong path is what is going to take you to your next level of potential. In this episode, Amanda Kuda talks about how to reach your "sober curiosity sweet spot" and make lasting change. She helps people make their way through the two typical phases of their sober curious journey – the "lurking phase" (where they are learning more infor...

Your soul will feel so much more satisfied if you let go of everything you've tethered yourself to and ask for some support. In this episode, Amanda shares her experience of learning to accept support in her life and the struggle that high-performing women and alcohol-free individuals can face when they resist asking for help. She dives into four key areas where we refuse assistance and offers tip...

Have you ever considered how your drinking may be linked to a reactive mindset and seeing the world through the lens of fear? In this episode, Amanda examines the power of seeing life and relationships through love rather than judgment and victimhood. She shares her personal story of how quitting alcohol allowed her to lean more heavily into spiritual teachings and start to embody them on a viscer...

Are you committed to being the main character in your own life? In this episode, Amanda explores the concept of "main character energy" and how making decisions from a place of inner wisdom and strength can empower you to create an authentic life full of boldness and beauty. By sharing her own stories and encouraging listeners to take risks that stretch their comfort zones, this conversation speak...

Can dating yourself be a guide to self-love, personal growth, and spiritual development? In this episode, Amanda shares her journey to self-love and how it has changed her life. With tips and advice on what it looks like to date yourself, this conversation highlights the importance of investing in oneself and pursuing activities that bring joy and self-fulfillment. Amanda talks about how important...

There's some part of you that has heard the call to come home to your authentic self and peel away the first layer, which is your relationship with alcohol. In this episode, Amanda shares her own personal story of how she was able to let go of alcohol and find her true self, which ultimately lead to increased self-worth and finding love. She explains how alcohol can disconnect us from our authenti...

Are you looking to break free from alcohol and reach your best life? In this episode, Amanda provides helpful questions and tools to reflect on your own experience over the Dry January. She discusses the importance of both recognizing and celebrating areas of ease and difficulty in your alcohol-free journey, as well as setting realistic goals when it comes to making a lifestyle change. Amanda enco...

Ready to invest in your alcohol-free journey? In this episode, Amanda celebrates her six-year alcohol-free journey by sharing the wisdom and lessons she has learned in that time. She speaks about how abstaining from alcohol can lead to personal growth and development, and how it will encourage you to look for more creative and invigorating ways to have fun and tap into your inner joy. Join us toda...

Are you living in authentic freedom from alcohol's intoxicating lies? In this episode, you will hear about Meg Geisewite's journey as she uncovers the lies we tell ourselves about alcohol, its effects on our health, and how it impacts our relationships. She shares how she recognized her relationship with alcohol was unhealthy and explains the steps she took to make changes in her life. Meg encoura...

Have you already discovered the hack you need to be successful? In this episode, Amanda Kuda shares how she shifted her perspective on giving up drinking to be an opportunity for growth and self-empowerment. She provides insight into the tools she used to stay motivated, including committing to a period of sobriety and connecting with her higher self. Through her story of taking a break from alcoh...

Can life's messiest moments end up being the most profound? In this episode, join Amanda and Sarah Levy as they discuss the power of sobriety stories and the importance of normalizing conversations about alcohol. She shares how she got help to get sober and how her recovery has been an empowering experience for her. Through her journey to sobriety, Sarah found clarity and self-discovery which ulti...

Are you pursuing the lives you dream of instead of settling for the ones you feel stuck in? In the conversation, Becky Vollmer shares her story of quitting drinking and transitioning out of the corporate world to pursue a life of purpose and meaning. She talks about what it took for her to finally make the decision to quit drinking and why listening to her soul was the key to unlocking her potenti...

What if you just committed to changing one small yet very significant suboptimal habit that is keeping you from optimizing your life? In this episode, Amanda offers her expert advice on creating and setting goals that will stick. She shares her unique approach to goal setting - rather than drastically changing your lifestyle, take time to do some introspection and consider what your values and dre...