E332: “Am I Bad Enough?”
About this episode
This episode explores the internal struggle of questioning one's relationship with alcohol and the ambivalence of wanting to quit while hoping to drink without consequences.
When you're thinking about your relationship with alcohol you may stay stuck in, "am I bad enough?" for years before taking the next step. This episode is a way to think about the question and the ambivalence of wanting to quit but also secretly hoping you can drink without the consequences someday. Work with me: Community & Meetings: Living a Sober Powered Life https://www.soberpowered.com/membership Sober coaching https://www.soberpowered.com/sober-coaching Weekly email: You’ll hear from me every week-ish https://www.soberpowered.com/email Support the show: If you enjoyed this episode please consider buying me a coffee to support all the research and effort that goes into this podcast https://www.buymeacoffee.com/soberpowered Thank you for supporting this show by supporting my sponsors https://www.soberpowered.com/sponsors Sources are posted on my website Disclaimer: all of the information described in this podcast is my interpretation of the research combined with my opinion. This is not medical advice. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
People in this episode
Host: Gillian Tietz
Topics covered
- relationship with alcohol
- ambivalence about quitting
- self-reflection
- sober living
- addiction
Keywords
- alcohol
- sober
- addiction
- self-reflection
- quitting
- mental health
- community
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