Are You Drinking To Escape?
About this episode
The episode explores the reasons behind drinking to escape life and features personal stories and coaching insights.
Trigger Warning: This episode contains discussion of traumatic brain injury. Are you drinking to escape your life? Catherine was. She called it the escape room. Rachael didn't use those words, but she'd no doubt agree with them. If you're drinking to escape a life that feels like too much, too heavy, and too demanding, you'll want to tune in. Catherine and Rachael work with Coaches Hayley and Zoe to stop seeing alcohol as a way out, and start learning how to stay present even when life feels like too much. Catherine discusses: The "escape room" she built around wine and what happened when she closed the door for good The in-control/out-of-control list Coach Hayley walks her through, and why it matters Grieving the life she thought her daughter would have, and what getting stuck in that future costs her The turnaround: "I'm willing to consider things might be okay if I don't try to fix it" Rachael discusses: Why she's more nervous about Saturday night than Friday night, and what that tells her The reference library metaphor Coach Zoe uses to explain why stopping drinking doesn't reset old patterns Her alive goal, which came out of the session word by word, and how alcohol dropped…
People in this episode
Host: Annie Grace
Guests: Catherine, Rachael
Topics covered
- drinking to escape
- trauma
- personal growth
- coaching
- alcohol awareness
Keywords
- alcohol
- escape room
- coaching
- traumatic brain injury
- personal experiences
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Canadian Addiction and Mental Health Association
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- Summer of Love
- Why You Keep Going Back To Alcohol
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