“Let’s grab a drink” is a pretty standard invitation for a first date and in my drinking days almost every date with my husband involved a bottle of wine. So, when you stop drinking, it’s normal to wonder how sober sex, dating and relationships are going to work...
High Achieving Women At Work - Pressure, The Patriarchy + A Bottle Of Wine A Night How do you handle an endless number of meetings in a single day and the pressure to constantly do more? Do you feel like you’re always behind, overworked and undervalued? What if you...
It’s Not About The Wine - How To Cope With The Mental Load of Motherhood “Alcohol isn't going to fix the systemic lack of support for mothers--and pretending it's the solution to surviving motherhood does more harm than good.” - It's Not About the Wine: The Loaded...
When you're in early sobriety, self-care is a lifeline, not a luxury. If you’re like most women who drink to reward themselves at the end of the day you're probably running through life overwhelmed, overworked and overtired. And if you continue to feel that way...
Are you caught in the whirlwind of life, wishing you could find an off-switch for your never ending to-do list and anxious mind? When you're juggling work, family, and personal commitments it's easy to become overwhelmed and burned out. Early signs of burnout include...
When I first tried to stop drinking, I couldn’t get much more than 4 days alcohol-free, so the idea of 90 days of sobriety seemed impossible. Looking back I now realize that part of why staying sober for 90 days felt so hard was that the first week was miserable and I...
Once you’ve gotten a period of time alcohol-free, how do you protect your sobriety and avoid relapse? It’s a question I get all the time from my sober coaching clients and one I have personal experience navigating, both successfully and unsuccessfully. The first time...
Have you ever wondered why you drink what you drink? Why is red wine best paired with steak and white wine the right choice in warm weather? Why is champagne the appropriate choice for weddings and beer is best for a ballgame? What does it mean about you if you order...
Are you trying to do it all and losing yourself in the process? I know what that’s like. When I was drinking, I was completely overwhelmed by my schedule and responsibilities and saw opening a bottle of wine as my one reward. I felt like I was barely holding it...
Here’s something that I get asked about often but don’t talk about much: why I don’t use the term “alcoholic” to describe myself or anyone else. It’s funny because as a sober coach, the host of a popular sobriety podcast and a person who has been immersed in the world...
