157. Am I Drinking Too Much in Midlife? How to Drink Less Without Shame or Completely Quitting

157. Am I Drinking Too Much in Midlife? How to Drink Less Without Shame or Completely Quitting

From Emotional Eats Podcast: Real conversations about menopause, hormones, emotional eating, and weight loss for women over 40 by Kim Hynes

May 25, 2026 · 46 min · Season 4 · Episode 157

About this episode

The episode discusses the relationship between high-functioning women and alcohol consumption, exploring moderation and emotional coping mechanisms.

Welcome to the Emotional Eats Podcast! What if your relationship with alcohol isn't about needing to quit completely, but about understanding why you're reaching for it in the first place? If you are a high functioning woman who deals with a busy life, stress and anxiety and you are turning to the wine to "come down", this episode is for you. No judgement. Keep listening to find out how you change the space alcohol is taking up in your life. NOTE: If you feel like you have a serious problem with alcohol, please reach out to your medical or mental health practitioner and explore programs in your area. In this compassionate and real conversation, I sit down with hypnotherapist Tansy Forest to talk about overdrinking, especially for high-functioning women who look like they have it all together on the outside, but may be carrying stress, anxiety, overwhelm, or emotional exhaustion underneath. We talk about how alcohol can quietly become a coping tool, why moderation is a skill, and how shame often keeps people stuck. This episode also deeply parallels so much of what we talk about with emotional eating. Whether it's wine, food, sugar, or another habit, many of us are not struggling…

People in this episode

Host: Kim Hynes

Guest: Tansy Forest

Topics covered

  • alcohol consumption
  • midlife
  • emotional eating
  • stress management
  • moderation
  • women's health

Keywords

  • alcohol
  • midlife
  • emotional eating
  • stress
  • anxiety
  • coping mechanisms
  • moderation
  • women over 40

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