Stop Drinking Through Your Breakup: Unhealthy Coping vs. Actual Healing with Colleen Freeland

About this episode

Eli and guest Colleen Freeland discuss the unhealthy coping mechanisms of drinking through breakups and the importance of actual healing.

We all know the post-breakup urge to grab mimosas, turn up, and numb the pain. But in this episode, Eli and guest Colleen Freeland break down exactly why drinking through your heartbreak practically guarantees you’ll repeat the exact same toxic patterns in your next relationship. Using her own story of navigating divorce and high-functioning alcohol dependency, Colleen explains how outsourcing your sense of safety to a bottle (or a rebound) keeps you stuck in an abusive relationship with yourself. Eli and Colleen dive deep into why we are so terrified of our own feelings, how to sit with the discomfort of a breakup, and why treating the symptom will never cure the root wound of low self-worth. You’ll leave understanding that your biggest fear isn't actually being alone—it's failing to live up to your full potential. Explore More About Colleen: Follow here Join My Coaching Membership Below? JOIN HERE Want A Free Call To Learn About My 8-Week Healing Bootcamp? SCHEDULE HERE Follow The Pod And Eli: https://www.tiktok.com/@itselivazquez https://instagram.com/itselivazquez https://www.instagram.com/theselfhypepodcast/ https://www.youtube.com/@EliVazquez All rights reserved. ©2026…

People in this episode

Host: Eli

Guest: Colleen Freeland

Topics covered

• breakup
• coping mechanisms
• self-worth
• alcohol dependency
• healing
• relationships

Keywords

• breakup
• healing
• self-worth
• alcohol dependency
• relationships
• coping
• toxic patterns

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Organizations: SELF-HYPE LLC

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