Why You Keep Going Back To Alcohol
About this episode
The episode explores the challenges of staying alcohol-free through personal stories of guests Shannon and Amy.
Alcohol Freedom Coaching | EP 919 If you're trying to figure out how to stop drinking for good, you’ll want to tune in for this episode. Shannon is 14 days alcohol-free and the first person on either side of her family to ever try changing their drinking — and every time a family member sets down their glass because she isn't having one, the guilt shows up right on schedule. Amy read This Naked Mind five years ago, went alcohol-free for five months, lost her mother during COVID, and spent five years trying to get back. She's six weeks in now and more afraid of losing it than she's been afraid of anything she's built for herself. Listen and find out what actually gets in the way for both of them.Shannon discusses: Growing up surrounded by heavy drinkers & being the first to step away The guilt she carries when family members say they "won't drink either" on her account Tracing people-pleasing back to a 7-year-old part of herself who learned to be responsible for others' feelings Her ALIVE goal: free, full of hope and joy, not chained to a substance or to other people's reactions Amy discusses: Being six weeks alcohol-free and terrified of losing what she's worked so hard to build…
People in this episode
Host: Annie Grace
Guests: Shannon, Amy
Topics covered
- alcohol freedom
- personal stories
- family dynamics
- guilt
- people-pleasing
- mental health
Keywords
- alcohol
- freedom
- guilt
- people-pleasing
- mental health
- family
- recovery
Mentioned in this episode
Books & works: This Naked Mind
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- How Grief Built Perfectly Made AF
- Are You Drinking To Escape?
- I Was A Functional Drinker For 32 Years
- Why You Drink To Fit In
- Summer of Love
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