About this episode

Kim and Liv discuss their experiences with alcohol as a coping tool and the journey towards finding strength and confidence without it.

Alcohol Freedom Coaching | EP 917 What happens when you finally want to stop using alcohol to cope, but the idea of facing everything without it feels almost impossible? In this episode, Kim and Liv bravely step into that very question. They open up about just how easily alcohol became a source of comfort — soothing a nervous system wrecked by family crisis and serving as the one reliable, familiar thing in the uncertainty of life. Astonishingly, what comes next isn’t a battle of willpower. Learning how to cope without alcohol becomes something else entirely - permission to feel, to choose your next step on your own terms, and to discover the strength that's been with you all along. Kim discusses: Giving alcohol the "job" of soothing her nervous system through trauma and crises Why all-or-nothing thinking and shame from a previous recovery program made it harder to move forward The shift from feeling like she needed to "let it all go" to learning to live with her experiences differently Building real confidence through action — vulnerability, community, and showing up before the confidence was there Liv discusses: Drinking for her entire adult life (30 years) and why "familiar"…

People in this episode

Host: Annie Grace

Guests: Kim, Liv

Topics covered

• coping mechanisms
• alcohol dependency
• personal growth
• mental health
• vulnerability
• community support

Keywords

• alcohol
• coping
• mental health
• recovery
• vulnerability
• confidence
• community
• personal growth

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Alcohol Freedom Coaching

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