Wild Sobriety

Special Mother's Day Intro Surprise! This episode is dedicated to my beautiful Mother, Shannon Thompson, for whom, none of this would be possible. My life and love have blessed,  thank you. WIth Change Comes Resistance, the only way to move forward is to walk through it. A refusal to accept change, in this case your relationship to alcohol. The first step to facing resistance is to acknowledg...

In this episode we talk to the upbeat and inspiring, Meghan French, who is by far living her best life. Meghan shares how her sobriety has truly created a deep sense of inner knowing, trust and freedom, in a way she hadn't experienced. How moving through a break up, dating and quarantine have been exponentially more fun and manageable because of the work she has put in and the real form of se...

The current theme in all of my work in some form, is creating self trust. As simple as it sounds, the concept runs deep and the implications of how it will not only change your relationship to alcohol, but shape your life are astounding.  If the definition of Trust is a firm belief in the reliability, truth, ability, or strength of someone or something, in our case, the self. How will we ever tap...

In this episode we hear from the lovely and straight up, Kelsey Irish. We the talk about starting from the ground up and how ditching alcohol (and labels and rules) is the best tool to support major transition, that honesty is the only real requirement for change, creating a new level of focus and finding the ultimate freedom, one night friendships, living a life of intentions vs. being along with...

Your relationship with alcohol is a conditioned habit. A auto pilot response to a number of stimulus and cues in your world. Just like brushing your teeth or driving a car, drinking has become what you do without much thought. To change any part of our routine, or to create a new habit, we must slow down enough to watch the habit unfold in real time. I created this deeply relaxing guided check in,...

In this episode we explore the Privilege Of Emotion.  Our emotional body is our internal navigation device where we can choose to detach from circumstance or story and be with what is, free of judgement. It is from this place where we can harness the super power of observing the emotions and expand our awareness of the truth of reality. In both desired and undesired situations, alcohol creates and...

In this candid conversation with Artis, educator and creator of thirsty4spirit.com, an amazing blog and instagram page where Erika offers spiritual guidance for practical applications to becoming the "Catalyst in Guiding your own evolution". She asks are you " ARE YOU THIRSTY 4 YOUR SPIRIT WITHIN?" Implying a spiritual deficit present for many people who struggle with alcohol....

I n this very special episode, I interview my beloved life partner, Matthew Graham, about next leveling his life by going all in on drinking, what happened to Dad, quitting drinking in an enabling relationship, how one thought will make or break your outcome and quality of life, and how living alcohol free in quarantine is the key to less fear and anxiety. To schedule a personal strategy session w...

This is the final phase of the moon meditations. These can be used any moon cycle, so if you are just discovering this, I invite you to go back to the new moon meditation and set your intention for that lunar cycle and see what opens up! For today, grab a candle and a journal. Take some time to reflect on the past month to see what has been useful and what is ready to be burned. What is the flicke...

Amber Stephens courageously shares her story of shame, trauma and perseverance. How she thought drinking alcohol was the key to her hardcore,  badass self, only to end up right where she started every time. When she said ENOUGH and took her life into her own hands, digging deep into the divine feminine powers that live within, she was able to find, strengthen and now share, the power and privilege...

In this episode we explore why quarantine time is an amazing opportunity for anyone who as been wanting to quit drinking. It's such a powerful time to show up to a brand new reality and expand your capacity for resilience from tapping into your own internal resources. The normal association triggers of your day to day may have changed greatly, and instead of creating new ones around alcohol,...

There has never been a better time to explore the nature of reality. Letting the natural world support your deeper connection and understanding of who you are, and why it matters that you live into an abundant life, where love and light are the guiding forces leading the way. Let this full moon bring into view for you what IS innately true and what is acquired knowledge, find what best serves your...

This episode is CRUCIAL to understanding your relationship with alcohol.  How to mitigate and understand why uncertainty and stress in this current moment may be bringing up the desire to drink. To move past the power of the conditioned mind you MUST understand how it works and why, even after years of living Alcohol Free, you may STILL have urges or cravings. This is a tool to help greatly in the...

With some extra time on your hands, let me guide you through a practice of uncovering the nature of the self and of reality. Take a guided journey to an ancient land where the energy is full of possibility. When we are changing our relationship to alcohol, it's easy to take every thought we have as FACT and TRUTH, because we have been thinking that thought on auto pilot for so long. This prac...

In this episode I teach you how to create your own personal manifesto for QUALITY CONTROL of your life. This is the exact language that comes from your HIGHEST and BEST self from which all GREAT decisions are made. In a time where the ground feels shaky in the world and you are changing your relationship to alcohol, having the VOICE of your highest self is the one certain thing you can count on. T...

In this episode we explore what is certain,  how to understand your emotions and be OKAY with what you are FEELING. Why a pandemic is the perfect time to stop drinking & MORE importantly REMEMBER your BIG WHY to NOT drink. Why Alcohol is Fuel to the fire of fear and anxiety and can actually make a current situation worse, not to mention lower your immunity. In this moment your personal respons...

In light of the chaos happening in and around us, I decided to release a four part meditation series corresponding to each phase of the moon over the next month. This practice will be a tool to anchor you into what is CERTAIN, what is real, who you are and your deeper connection to the outer world and your inner elements as a part of the web of earth. Please take this opportunity to set an intenti...

Ep. #6 Living Today For Your Future Self Today’s Episode is our first interview with one of my clients and sweet friend, Kaylyn Dawley. We talk about why getting alcohol out of her way was the key to her living her dreams of becoming an entrepreneur, how she has used the same process to help support her struggle with depression & anxiety and lots of laughs about why alcohol just isn’t cool any...

In this episode we will talk about the final shift to get alcohol out of your way: This includes the two main factors in the ability to overcome all adversity, in our case: alcohol.  The first player is you; your internal resources. A reminder of how powerful you are once you can hear yourself think or just be. The next, is the supportive other. We are all born with internal resources, AKA, your i...

There is no better version of anyone you can be besides yourself. Learn how to throw a better party than Booze ever could. In this episode I talk about taking the Curious Observer next level and tapping into the power of CHOICE. This is where you become the INTENTIONAL CREATOR of your life. Deciding how you want to show up in the world ON PURPOSE. Asking what am I getting out of alcohol that I can...

In this episode I will talk about the place inbetween DRINKING IS LIFE to A LIFE WITHOUT ALCOHOL. When you are deep in the throws of daily drinking, or alcohol being the "IT" thing for you, you can't imagine your life without it. Curiosity is the place where you can live that doesn't create further attachment nor impossibility. You have to bridge the gap between your current be...

In this episode, I will talk about the 2nd shift in my 5 Shifts Process to changing your relationship to alcohol, how to set the judgement aside and tune into the witness. It’s impossible to see all of your beliefs from the same perspective in which they were created. Our judgement or interpretation of the outer circumstances of life is how we view our world. It is those same thoughts that create...

In this episode I will talk about the 1st shift, of my revolutionary 5 Shifts approach to getting alcohol out of your way.  Somewhere along the line,  we have decided alcohol is different than changing other relationships, we want it to magically just all go away overnight, but it doesn't. Just like an ex-lover, your life has been wrapped around your relationship with alcohol and takes some u...

Congratulations for showing up with curiosity and possibility that there is a better life waiting for you on the other side of alcohol. During the journey of rewriting my relationship with alcohol, I dove deep into the uncovering the real truth about how the collective story about alcohol, is one more circumstance keeping people isolated and in pain.  I discovered that taking your sip is far from...