About this episode

Bethany and Bev discuss their journeys of quitting drinking while their spouses continue to drink, sharing personal stories and insights.

Trigger warning: This episode contains references to disordered eating and the death of a parent following a medical complication. “I'm actually on day twenty-six alcohol-free right now, the first time since I was pregnant with my daughter,” Bethany says. Bev has been counting differently: hers started January 13th, and her husband hasn't missed a single one of his own drinking nights since. Bethany and Bev work with Coaches Hayley and Cole on how to quit drinking when your spouse still drinks. Bethany discusses: • The exact moment four years ago that changed everything, and the nights she still can't escape it • Why she calls herself a “cheater” when it comes to quitting, and what she means by it • The one word she used to describe what alcohol really was to her • What Coach Hayley asked her about her father, and what Bethany said back Bev discusses: • A resentment she didn't know she was carrying, until the alcohol was gone and there was nowhere left to hide it • Living with a cancer diagnosis that makes quitting drinking a matter of life and death • The one sentence about her marriage she's never said out loud, not even to her husband • What Coach Cole told her to do about a…

People in this episode

Host: Annie Grace

Guests: Bethany, Bev

Topics covered

• quitting drinking
• spousal support
• disordered eating
• personal stories
• life changes

Keywords

• alcohol-free
• disordered eating
• cancer diagnosis
• marriage
• coaching

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: This Naked Mind

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