About this episode

The episode explores how two women, Amy and Dee, navigate their relationship with alcohol and discover their inherent confidence with the help of coaches Zoe and Cole.

What does it take to figure out how to stop relying on alcohol for confidence? Amy needed eleven months alcohol-free, followed by more stops and starts than a city bus has, to decide something needed to change. For Dee, it was an entire wedding weekend and the fear of being the only one without a drink in her hand that made her realize alcohol was holding way too much headspace for her. Coaches Zoe and Cole help both women discover the confidence that was already inside them all along. Amy discusses: Going 30 days alcohol-free, then 11 months, then letting red wine back in "on a limited basis" and watching it unravel The cognitive dissonance between her morning self and her evening self, and why they actually want the same thing An ADHD diagnosis at seventeen and a lifelong feeling of being unpredictable to herself A snowy backyard, a hot tub, and proof that an urge really does pass if you outlast it Dee discusses: An entire wedding weekend built around alcohol, and the fear she hadn't said out loud yet Why a glass of wine became her stand-in for confidence since college The shift from "I'm not allowed to drink" to "I'm choosing not to," and why that one distinction changed…

People in this episode

Host: Annie Grace

Guests: Amy, Dee

Topics covered

• confidence
• alcohol-free
• self-discovery
• personal growth
• ADHD
• cognitive dissonance

Keywords

• alcohol
• confidence
• self-improvement
• ADHD
• cognitive dissonance
• personal growth
• alcohol-free lifestyle

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