How Coaching Helped Me Change My Drinking | JiAna's Naked Life | EP 906

About this episode

JiAna shares her journey of changing her drinking habits through coaching and community support, highlighting the impact of chronic pain and cultural norms around alcohol.

What if the thing you thought was holding your life together was actually pulling you under? JiAna spent years reaching for alcohol not because she wanted to drink but because she was living in relentless pain and nobody had anything better to offer her. Between a chronic illness that left her on the floor and a culture that pushed wine at baby showers and playgroups, it made a terrible kind of sense. But slowly, joy started disappearing. The glimmers faded. That's when she knew something had to change. JiAna describes how coaching helped her change her drinking not through shame or rigid rules, but through curiosity, community, and the kind of compassion she'd never been shown — or shown herself. In this episode, JiAna and Coach Cole discuss: Familial drinking culture and alcohol being normalized from childhood Endometriosis, chronic pain, and why alcohol felt like the only option Losing the ability to find joy — the quiet signal that something was wrong Why shame-free support felt strange at first and transformative over time The ACT technique: awareness, clarity, and turnaround in practice Community in The Path and the bonds that lasted beyond the program Becoming a certified…

People in this episode

Host: Annie Grace

Guest: JiAna

Topics covered

• coaching
• alcohol
• chronic illness
• self-love
• community support
• transformative experiences

Keywords

• alcohol change
• coaching
• chronic pain
• self-compassion
• joy
• community
• Women's Health Coach

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: The Path, Women's Health Coach, endo-ease.com, nakedmindpath.com

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