About this episode

Beej Karpen discusses changing the relationship with alcohol through mindfulness and self-compassion.

Beej Karpen is a mindfulness-based coach and IFS practitioner who helps people change their relationship with alcohol in a more compassionate way, without shame, labels, or all-or-nothing thinking. She created Mindful Drinking 101 in 2020, has led more than 35 groups, and has spent the past 12 years running the first Moderation Management Women’s meeting In this episode, we talk about what is really happening underneath the urge to drink, why shame backfires, how IFS changes the way people understand inner conflict, and why the part of you that wants relief is not the enemy. Learn more about Beej: http://www.insightoutnyc.com/ CONNECT WITH SUNNYSIDE: Listen to Journey to the Sunnyside Podcast: https://bit.ly/4bxCqT3 Subscribe to Sunnyside’s YouTube Channel: https://bit.ly/3zuoID4 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/joinsunnyside/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/joinsunnyside/ Twitter: https://x.com/joinsunnyside TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@joinsunnyside ABOUT SUNNYSIDE: Sunnyside is the #1 alcohol health app that helps you drink less without any shame, guilt, or pressure to quit. Optimize your alcohol habits to achieve benefits like sleeping better, losing weight, feeling…

People in this episode

Host: Sunnyside

Guest: Beej Karpen

Topics covered

• mindfulness
• alcohol relationship
• self-compassion
• inner conflict
• shame
• IFS

Keywords

• mindfulness
• alcohol
• self-improvement
• IFS
• shame
• inner conflict
• moderation

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Sunnyside, Mindful Drinking 101, Moderation Management Women’s meeting, Insight Out NYC

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