Generated by All in One SEO v4.9.9, this is an llms.txt file, used by LLMs to index the site. # Hello Someday Coaching Life Coaching | Drink Less + Live More ## Sitemaps - [XML Sitemap](https://hellosomedaycoaching.com/sitemap.xml): Contains all public & indexable URLs for this website. ## Posts - [20 NEW Questions To Ask Yourself About Your Drinking](https://hellosomedaycoaching.com/20-new-questions-to-ask-yourself-about-your-drinking/) - Stop asking “Am I an alcoholic?” Learn 20 powerful questions that help you understand your drinking, reduce cravings, and create lasting change. - [Tired of Thinking About Drinking With Belle Robertson | My Sober Coach](https://hellosomedaycoaching.com/tired-of-thinking-about-drinking/) - Belle Robertson from Tired Of Thinking About Drinking was the person I emailed on my very last “Day 1” 5 years ago, after I woke up at 3am and decided that I needed support to stop drinking wine every night. After that first day, and over the course of 2 years, Belle and I exchanged over 800 email messages as I navigated life without alcohol. - [The Wake-Up Call I Didn't See Coming: People-Pleasing, Pain, And Protecting Your Sobriety](https://hellosomedaycoaching.com/the-wake-up-call-i-didnt-see-coming-people-pleasing-pain-and-protecting-your-sobriety/) - What happens when life completely derails? Learn why people-pleasing, burnout, and ignoring your needs can threaten sobriety — and what helps instead. - [How To Be Okay When Things Are Not Okay](https://hellosomedaycoaching.com/how-to-be-okay-when-things-are-not-okay/) - In today's episode, we're diving into How To Be Okay When Things Are Not Okay with Liz Fosslien, coauthor of Big Feelings. Learn how to manage difficult emotions including uncertainty, comparison, anger, burnout, perfectionism, despair, and regret. - [Why Hanging Out With Women Who Have Quit Drinking Is The Best](https://hellosomedaycoaching.com/why-hanging-out-with-women-who-have-quit-drinking-is-the-best/) - Wondering if life without alcohol will be boring? Discover why quitting drinking often leads to deeper friendships, more fun, and a fuller life. - [Making the Decision to Get Sober (Without Hitting Rock Bottom)](https://hellosomedaycoaching.com/making-the-decision-to-get-sober-without-hitting-rock-bottom/) - Wondering if your drinking is "bad enough" to quit? Learn how to stop waiting for rock bottom and create a life you love without alcohol. - [Can Your Drinking Habits Change When You Use Motivational Psychology?](https://hellosomedaycoaching.com/can-motivational-psychology-change-your-drinking-habits/) - If you're ready to take control of your relationship with alcohol and embrace positive change, exploring a motivational psychology approach can be a game-changer. Motivational psychology can help you change your drinking habits by giving you a framework to understand the driving forces behind your drinking behavior, overcome challenges, and cultivate a positive mindset. - [How To Use Positive Discipline To Ease The Stress Of Parenting](https://hellosomedaycoaching.com/positive-discipline-to-ease-the-stress-of-parenting/) - Parenting infants, toddlers, preschoolers and elementary kids can be hard. Positive discipline parenting principles can help you enjoy parenting young kids without diving into a bottle of wine. - [Wine Became My Reward, Escape & Emotional Support System: Katharine’s Story](https://hellosomedaycoaching.com/wine-became-my-reward-escape-emotional-support-system-katharines-story/) - A mom of three shares how she stopped drinking, rebuilt her confidence, and discovered a life that feels bigger, calmer, and more joyful. - [Naptime Is Not The New Happy Hour](https://hellosomedaycoaching.com/naptime-is-not-the-new-happy-hour/) - When I became a mom I dove head first into the "mommy needs wine" culture. And Stefanie Wilder-Taylor was the "Heroine Of Cocktail Moms". Her books, like "Naptime Is The New Happy Hour" made me laugh (and feel less alone as I opened another bottle of wine). And Stefanie also inspired my journey to sobriety. She's here to talk about her book, Drunk-ish, motherhood and loving and leaving alcohol. - [Quit Drinking With Identity Based Habits I Atomic Habits by James Clear](https://hellosomedaycoaching.com/quit-drinking-with-identity-based-atomic-habits/) - If you've stopped drinking and have gone back to wine after 2 days, 2 weeks or 2 months you know that willpower doesn't work. I'll teach you the science of behavior change about how to change your habit of drinking in a way that is effective, simple and sustainable. - [When Willpower Doesn't Work, Try A Habit Change Approach To Stop Drinking](https://hellosomedaycoaching.com/stop-drinking-4-laws-habit-change/) - If you've been using willpower and motivation to stop drinking and aren't having success, it's not your fault. A habit change approach will help you quit drinking more easily and set you up for long-term sober success. - [Kindness, Anger and the Negativity Remedy](https://hellosomedaycoaching.com/kindness-anger-and-the-negativity-remedy/) - Feeling angry, anxious or negative? Nicole Phillips shares how kindness can help you drink less, reset your mindset and feel more grounded. - [Using Science + Kindness To Change Your Relationship with Alcohol](https://hellosomedaycoaching.com/using-science-kindness-to-change-your-relationship-with-alcohol/) - Changing your relationship with alcohol is a learning process that requires compassion, kindness and support. Despite the widespread use of alcohol within our society the most common approach to addiction treatment is a one-size-fits-all program that can be stigmatizing. Learn a new way to change your relationship with alcohol. - [Finding Friends in Sobriety](https://hellosomedaycoaching.com/finding-friends-in-sobriety/) - Quitting drinking doesn't have to be lonely. In this episode of the Hello Someday Podcast we’ll talk about how to find friends in sobriety and why finding support from people who are on your same alcohol free path can be a game-changer. - [How To Be A Sober Mom In A Wine Mom World](https://hellosomedaycoaching.com/how-to-be-a-sober-mom-in-a-wine-mom-world/) - It's hard to stop drinking when the alcohol industry has spent millions of marketing dollars to embed the “mommy needs wine” message firmly in our culture. Here's how to enjoy life as a sober mom in a wine mom world because drinking and hangovers make parenting harder. - [Mommy Wine Culture And The Choice To Be A Sober Mom In A Drinking World](https://hellosomedaycoaching.com/mommy-wine-culture-and-the-choice-to-be-a-sober-mom-in-a-drinking-world/) - What happens when moms stop using wine to cope? Discover how sobriety changes parenting, marriage, stress, and connection with your kids. - [When Does Not Drinking Get Easier? The Atomic Habits Tipping Point](https://hellosomedaycoaching.com/when-not-drinking-gets-easier/) - When Does Not Drinking Get Easier? I get this question ALL the time. At first when you've stopped drinking you want to know - Is there a point when I stop wanting to drink? The answer is: YES. It's the Atomic Habits Tipping Point. Let's talk about it today. - [How To Find Your New Identity In Sobriety](https://hellosomedaycoaching.com/finding-your-identity-in-sobriety/) - Do you wonder who you'll be if you stop drinking? Finding your identity in sobriety can be scary and exciting. Here's how to explore who you want to be, alcohol-free! - [Growing Pains: Releasing Your Past Identity As A Drinker](https://hellosomedaycoaching.com/your-past-identity-as-a-drinker/) - In this episode, we discuss how to navigate the growing pains associated with releasing your past identity as a drinker, setting new boundaries and navigating change and growth. - [Stop Romanticizing Your Drinking: It's Keeping You Stuck](https://hellosomedaycoaching.com/stop-romanticizing-your-drinking-its-keeping-you-stuck/) - Do you wonder if you’ll ever have fun without alcohol? Learn how to stop romanticizing alcohol, overcome drinking nostalgia, and create a future you're excited about. - [Life Without Alcohol Feels Better Than I Ever Expected: Trisha’s Story](https://hellosomedaycoaching.com/life-without-alcohol-feels-better-than-i-ever-expected-trishas-story/) - What happens when alcohol feels like part of your marriage, social life, and identity? Trisha shares what changed after she finally stopped drinking. - [Why You Need Sober Treats](https://hellosomedaycoaching.com/sober-treats/) - When you're quitting drinking sober treats are important, not an indulgence. You need sources of pleasure and comfort that don't come in a bottle. Hard Day? Wine. Promotion at work? Wine. Kids being tough? Wine. Anxious? Overwhelmed? Bored? Wine. You're in a reward rut! Let's break out of it. - [Being Single, Dating, Drinking And The Winding Road To Sobriety: Kim’s Story](https://hellosomedaycoaching.com/being-single-dating-drinking-and-the-winding-road-to-sobriety-kims-story/) - Kim shares how dating, loneliness, and the desire to belong kept pulling her back to alcohol—and what finally helped sobriety stick. - [I Was Drinking a Bottle of Wine Every Night and Trying to Hold It All Together](https://hellosomedaycoaching.com/i-was-drinking-a-bottle-of-wine-every-night-and-trying-to-hold-it-all-together/) - A powerful conversation about daily drinking, anxiety, motherhood, trauma, and what changes when you finally stop white-knuckling it alone. - [From Secret Drinking and Shame to 200 days Alcohol-Free: Jen's Story](https://hellosomedaycoaching.com/from-secret-drinking-and-shame-to-200-days-alcohol-free-jens-story/) - Jennifer shares how she went from secret drinking and shame to 200 alcohol-free days—and what finally helped her break the cycle for good. - [I Had Everything Together Except My Drinking: Sarah’s Story](https://hellosomedaycoaching.com/i-had-everything-together-except-my-drinking-sarahs-story/) - Sarah shares how wine became her way to cope with stress, marriage, and anxiety and what finally helped her stop drinking for 200 days and counting. - [The "I'll Start Again On Monday" Drinking Cycle](https://hellosomedaycoaching.com/the-ill-start-again-on-monday-drinking-cycle/) - Stuck in the “I’ll start Monday” drinking cycle? Hear Jessica’s story of weekend regret, anxiety, support, and 180 days alcohol-free. - [From Couch Wine to 28 Months Alcohol-Free - Anna's Story](https://hellosomedaycoaching.com/from-couch-wine-to-28-months-alcohol-free-annas-story/) - Trying to moderate your drinking but always going back? Hear how one woman finally stepped out of the cycle of drinking every night and made sobriety stick. - [How to Navigate Business Travel Without Alcohol (When It Feels Like Everything Involves Drinking)](https://hellosomedaycoaching.com/how-to-navigate-business-travel-without-alcohol-when-it-feels-like-everything-involves-drinking/) - Struggling with business travel without alcohol? Learn how to handle airports, client dinners, hotel nights, and work events without drinking. - [Why Are So Many Women In Midlife Questioning Their Drinking?](https://hellosomedaycoaching.com/why-are-so-many-women-in-midlife-questioning-their-drinking/) - Why alcohol starts feeling harder in midlife, how hormones and anxiety play a role, and what happens when you choose to drink less. - [End Emotional Outsourcing: Why You Drink to Cope (and How to Stop Looking Outside Yourself to Feel Okay)](https://hellosomedaycoaching.com/end-emotional-outsourcing-why-you-drink-to-cope-and-how-to-stop-looking-outside-yourself-to-feel-okay/) - Why do you drink to cope, overgive, and still feel exhausted? Learn how emotional outsourcing fuels stress, people pleasing, and overdrinking. - [Small Changes To Drink Less And Build A More Meaningful Life](https://hellosomedaycoaching.com/small-changes-to-drink-less-and-build-a-more-meaningful-life/) - Learn how small changes build momentum to help you drink less and create lasting change - without relying on willpower or starting over. - [Can My Marriage Be Saved? How to Know Whether to Stay or Go](https://hellosomedaycoaching.com/can-my-marriage-be-saved-how-to-know-whether-to-stay-or-go/) - When you stop drinking, your marriage can come into sharper focus. Learn how to know if your relationship can heal—or if it’s time to let go. - [Burnout and Alcohol: Why Drinking Makes It Harder to Heal](https://hellosomedaycoaching.com/burnout-and-alcohol-why-drinking-makes-it-harder-to-heal/) - Burnout and alcohol often go hand in hand. Learn why drinking can keep you stuck in exhaustion—and what actually helps you feel better. - [How To Overcome Alcohol Cravings](https://hellosomedaycoaching.com/how-to-overcome-alcohol-cravings/) - Learn how to overcome alcohol cravings with practical tools that help you pause, manage stress, and get through the moment without drinking. - [10 Years of Having a Sober Mom: A Conversation With My Kids](https://hellosomedaycoaching.com/10-years-of-having-a-sober-mom-a-conversation-with-my-kids/) - My kids share what it was like growing up with a sober mom—what changed, what they remember, and the ripple effect of 10 years alcohol-free on our family. - [10 Years Sober: How Your Life Changes When You Stop Drinking (part 2)](https://hellosomedaycoaching.com/10-years-sober-how-your-life-changes-when-you-stop-drinking-part-2/) - What changes after you stop drinking? Real stories and my reflections from my decade of sobriety and sober coaching on confidence, stress, boundaries, relationships, and what makes sobriety stick. - [10 Years Alcohol-Free: A Decade of Sobriety (Part 1)](https://hellosomedaycoaching.com/10-years-alcohol-free-a-decade-of-sobriety-part-1/) - Ten years alcohol-free: how one decision changed my life, family, and purpose—and what women discover when they break the drinking cycle. - [When Sobriety Gets Hard Again: Adulting, Menopause and Midlife](https://hellosomedaycoaching.com/when-sobriety-gets-hard-again-adulting-menopause-and-midlife/) - Midlife can make sobriety feel hard again. Learn how menopause, anxiety, and stress can trigger the urge to drink—and how to stay alcohol-free. - [How Women Can Rewire Their Brains In Recovery](https://hellosomedaycoaching.com/how-women-can-rewire-their-brains-in-recovery/) - If you drink to cope with stress or anxiety, this episode explains what’s happening in your brain — and how it can change. - [Addicted to Scrolling, Sugar, or Shopping? How “Little Addictions” Can Run Your Life](https://hellosomedaycoaching.com/addicted-to-scrolling-sugar-or-shopping-how-little-addictions-can-run-your-life/) - Learn why “little addictions” like scrolling, sugar, and TV feel so hard to moderate—and how to regain agency with dopamine shifting and compassion. - [The New U.S. Alcohol Guidelines Caved to Big Alcohol — And Why That’s Dangerous](https://hellosomedaycoaching.com/the-new-u-s-alcohol-guidelines-caved-to-big-alcohol-and-why-thats-dangerous/) - The U.S. alcohol guidelines dropped cancer warnings and drinking limits. This episode explains how industry pressure won, what was removed, and why the consequences matter. - [Why You’re Exhausted, Overperforming, And Drinking to Cope (Anxious Attachment Explained - and How to Feel Secure Instead)](https://hellosomedaycoaching.com/why-youre-exhausted-overperforming-and-drinking-to-cope-anxious-attachment-explained-and-how-to-feel-secure-instead/) - Learn how anxious attachment fuels people-pleasing and drinking to cope—and how to build secure self-trust with simple, practical tools with Trevor Hanson. - [Why the Alcohol Industry Is So Afraid of Fact-Based Guidelines](https://hellosomedaycoaching.com/why-big-alcohol-fears-fact-based-guidelines/) - Clear alcohol guidelines threaten profits. Here’s why the alcohol industry fights fact-based guidance—and why vague messaging has real public health consequences. - [Surviving Mommy Wine Culture](https://hellosomedaycoaching.com/surviving-mommy-wine-culture/) - Free Sober Coaching Message. How to Survive The Mommy Wine Culture when you're trying to quit drinking. Life Coaching for Women and Moms in early sobriety. - [How To Actually Change Your Life (Not Just Say You Want To)](https://hellosomedaycoaching.com/how-to-actually-change-your-life-not-just-say-you-want-to/) - Ready to break free from old habits, quit drinking for real, and build an alcohol-free life you’re proud of — even if you’ve felt stuck for years? In this episode, you’ll get clear steps to shift your habits, build momentum, and make sobriety stick. - [What Happens To Your Body And Mind When You Stop Drinking? A Healing Timeline From 1 Week To 1 Year](https://hellosomedaycoaching.com/what-happens-to-your-body-and-mind-when-you-stop-drinking-a-healing-timeline-from-1-week-to-1-year/) - From Brain Fog to Better Sleep: The Real Benefits of Stopping Drinking Over Time. A healing timeline of what changes in sleep, mood, cravings, hormones, gut health, and brain function when you stop drinking—from week 1 to year 1. - [How To Restart Sobriety Differently In 2026 | Dry January Is Just The Beginning](https://hellosomedaycoaching.com/dry-january-2026-sobriety/) - How to do sobriety differently in 2026: Dry January tips, cravings, habit change, support, and why 30 days isn’t enough—featuring Gill Tietz from Sober Powered and Suzanne Wayre from The Sober Mom Life. - [Your New Year Wake-Up Call: You Deserve More](https://hellosomedaycoaching.com/your-new-year-wake-up-call-you-deserve-more/) - Stop settling this New Year. Get the tools and motivation to quit drinking, reclaim your energy, and manifest a happier, healthier, alcohol-free life. - [Holding Your Hand Through A Sober Christmas and New Year’s Eve](https://hellosomedaycoaching.com/sober-christmas-and-new-years-eve/) - Holding your hand through a sober Christmas and New Year with practical tips to stay alcohol-free, grounded, and proud without white-knuckling. - [Expert Tips For Navigating A Sober Holiday Season](https://hellosomedaycoaching.com/expert-tips-for-navigating-a-sober-holiday-season/) - Looking for sober holiday strategies? Tips to help you stay alcohol-free during Christmas, New Year’s, and every holiday gathering. Learn expert strategies for navigating parties, family dynamics, cravings, and social pressure—without drinking. - [From Diet Culture To Self-Trust: Intuitive Eating, Attachment Styles And Alcohol-Free Living](https://hellosomedaycoaching.com/from-diet-culture-to-self-trust-intuitive-eating-attachment-styles-and-alcohol-free-living/) - Intuitive eating, attachment styles and sobriety: discover how your food patterns formed, why food isn’t “addiction transfer,” and how to feel enough in your body. - [How To Enjoy Your First Sober Holiday Season](https://hellosomedaycoaching.com/how-to-enjoy-your-first-sober-holiday-season/) - If you’re in early sobriety or are trying to stop drinking, navigating your first sober holiday season can be a challenge. Getting through Christmas, Hanukkah, Thanksgiving and New Year's Eve alcohol-free can mean navigating a gauntlet of social, emotional and environmental triggers to drink. Here are the strategies you need to survive your first sober holiday season. - [Is Your Loved One Struggling With Alcohol? What To Do Instead of “Detach With Love”](https://hellosomedaycoaching.com/is-your-loved-one-struggling-with-alcohol-what-to-do-instead-of-detach-with-love/) - Tired of hearing “let them hit bottom” or “detach with love” or? Learn a compassionate, connection-first approach to supporting loved ones with alcohol use disorder—without losing yourself. - [You, Your Husband And His Mother: Boundaries, Triangles, and Staying Sober (Without People-Pleasing)](https://hellosomedaycoaching.com/you-your-husband-and-his-mother-boundaries-triangles-and-staying-sober-without-people-pleasing/) - Learn how to set boundaries with in-laws, protect your sobriety, and find peace at family gatherings. - [Scared to Try Rehab? Real Talk On Inpatient, Outpatient, Detox, And Recovery Options For Women](https://hellosomedaycoaching.com/scared-to-try-rehab-real-talk-on-inpatient-outpatient-detox-and-recovery-options-for-women/) - Inpatient vs. outpatient rehab for women—what’s the difference, what to expect, and how to choose the best recovery option for you. - [What You Need To Know About Breast Cancer And Alcohol](https://hellosomedaycoaching.com/what-you-need-to-know-about-breast-cancer-and-alcohol/) - Discover the truth about breast cancer and alcohol, plus simple ways women can reduce risk and protect their health without fear or shame. - [How Can You Stay Sober If Your Partner Drinks Problematically?](https://hellosomedaycoaching.com/how-can-you-stay-sober-if-your-partner-drinks-problematically/) - Staying sober while your partner still drinks? Learn boundaries, scripts, support plans, and real-life strategies to protect your sobriety—without ultimatums. - [Purpose in Sobriety: How to Say Not This, Pivot Your Career And Find Meaning After Quitting Drinking](https://hellosomedaycoaching.com/purpose-in-sobriety-how-to-say-not-this-pivot-your-career-and-find-meaning-after-quitting-drinking/) - Discover how sobriety helps you find purpose, pivot your career, and stop settling. Say Not This and design a fulfilling alcohol-free life you love. - [Money Stress In Your Marriage: How To Break The Cycle (Without Reaching For A Drink)](https://hellosomedaycoaching.com/money-stress-in-your-marriage-how-to-break-the-cycle-without-reaching-for-a-drink/) - Money fights on repeat? Learn Gottman-based scripts and a simple weekly money-talk plan to calm conflict, align spending with your values, and stay alcohol-free. - [The Sober Shift - Outgrowing Alcohol, Celebrating Your Sober Firsts And Choosing Your Hard](https://hellosomedaycoaching.com/the-sober-shift-outgrowing-alcohol-celebrating-your-sober-firsts-and-choosing-your-hard/) - Suzanne Warye of The Sober Mom Life Podcast joins me to talk honestly about shame-free sobriety, Gen X drinking culture, blackouts, and why living alcohol-free is a reclamation of your story, not a lifetime of recovering from drinking. It's time to Sober Shift. - [Divorce, Toxic Co-Parenting, Anger & Alcohol: How To Protect Your Peace (And Your Sobriety)](https://hellosomedaycoaching.com/divorce-toxic-co-parenting-anger-alcohol/) - Divorce and toxic co-parenting can trigger anger and alcohol cravings. Discover practical ways to protect your peace, set boundaries, and stay sober through it all. - [Are You “Being Nice"... or Stuck in the Fawning Trauma Response?](https://hellosomedaycoaching.com/are-you-being-nice-or-stuck-in-the-fawning-trauma-response/) - Fawning isn’t kindness—it’s a way you’ve learned to cope with conflict, rejection, or abandonment. Learn 7 signs you’re stuck in it, and how to stop people-pleasing, set boundaries, and reclaim your life. - [Signs You Should Take A Break From Alcohol](https://hellosomedaycoaching.com/signs-you-should-take-a-break-from-alcohol/) - Have you been going back and forth about whether you should take a break from drinking alcohol but don’t check all the boxes for a person who had a “real problem”? Here are the signs women should watch for. - [Midlife, Perimenopause And Sobriety: How Alcohol Impacts Your Hormones, Sleep & Mood](https://hellosomedaycoaching.com/midlife-perimenopause-and-sobriety-how-alcohol-impacts-your-hormones-sleep-mood/) - Hot flashes, brain fog, poor sleep? Discover how sobriety, HRT, yoga, rest, and nervous system tools can support you in midlife and perimenopause. - [How Sobriety Might Change Your Marriage](https://hellosomedaycoaching.com/you-stopped-drinking-he-didnt-how-sobriety-might-change-your-marriage/) - Wondering what happens to your marriage when you stop drinking but your spouse doesn’t? Learn how to stay sober, connected, and thrive in love without alcohol. - [The Sober Diaries With Clare Pooley | Stop Drinking + Start Living](https://hellosomedaycoaching.com/the-sober-diaries/) - Clare Pooley, author of The Sober Diaries, shares her first year alcohol‑free, the truth about gray area drinking, and how life changes after quitting. - [Hormones, Menopause & Better Sex in Sobriety: What Every Woman Needs To Know](https://hellosomedaycoaching.com/hormones-menopause-better-sex-in-sobriety-what-every-woman-needs-to-know/) - If your sex drive has gone missing, your body feels like it’s betraying you, or you think that wine is the only thing that can get you through the mood swings, hot flashes, and insomnia of midlife - this episode is for you. Listen in as we talk honestly about sex in sobriety, hormone replacement therapy (HRT), perimenopause symptoms, and how alcohol is quietly making everything worse. - [I Sat Down With 5 Friends to Share Why We Really Drank—And What Sobriety, Healing, and Joy Look Like Now](https://hellosomedaycoaching.com/the-deeper-work-of-sobriety-why-we-drink-and-what-helps-us-heal/) - Around my kitchen table, 5 friends and I share the real reasons we drank, the deeper work of healing in sobriety, and what life and joy look like after alcohol. - [I Didn’t Know It Would Be My Last Day One: A Personal Reflection on Sobriety and Support](https://hellosomedaycoaching.com/i-didnt-know-it-would-be-my-last-day-one-a-personal-reflection-on-sobriety-and-support/) - If you’ve ever wondered what it actually takes to stop drinking and stay stopped, I want to pull back the curtain on how it really happened for me. Spoiler alert: it wasn’t a single dramatic rock bottom. It was a thousand little wake-up calls. Listen in as I’m sharing the story of the week that finally broke the cycle for me—the last time I drank, the moments I wish I could take back, the shame and exhaustion that came crashing down, and the decision I made that finally helped me break free. My last day one. Alcohol-free. - [How To Have Fun Without Drinking And Embrace The Adventure Of Alcohol-Free Life](https://hellosomedaycoaching.com/the-sober-lush-live-alcohol-free/) - If you’ve ever asked yourself, “But how will I have fun if I stop drinking?” or “Will life just feel... dull without wine?”—you’re not alone. But that's not true. Here's how to create a rich, exciting, joy-filled life without alcohol. - [Perfectionism, Anxiety, and Drinking: How to Stop the Cycle](https://hellosomedaycoaching.com/overcoming-perfectionism/) - Perfectionism doesn’t make you better. It makes you burned out. And it’s a mindset that can sabotage your progress when you’re trying to make positive changes—whether that’s taking a break from alcohol, stepping into a new season of life, or finally putting your needs first. - [You Quit Drinking… Now What? How To Live With Purpose in Sobriety with Laura McKowen](https://hellosomedaycoaching.com/laura-mckowen/) - Laura McKowen, author of We Are The Luckiest and Push Off From Here, sits down with me to share how you can saay yes to a bigger life and find purpose in sobriety. - [Surviving Hard Times In Sobriety: Moving Through Betrayal, Divorce and Rebuilding Your Life Without Numbing Out](https://hellosomedaycoaching.com/surviving-hard-times-in-sobriety-moving-through-betrayal-divorce-and-rebuilding-your-life-without-numbing-out/) - Sobriety doesn’t give you a free pass from heartbreak, betrayal, or complete life plot twists. But it does give you the tools (and the clarity) to get through the mess without self-destructing. Listen in as we talk about how to survive hard times in sobriety. And not just survive, but eventually rebuild your life without numbing out. - [How To Stop Romanticizing Alcohol + Start Romanticizing Sobriety](https://hellosomedaycoaching.com/how-to-stop-romanticizing-alcohol/) - Our culture has spent a lot of time + money romanticizing alcohol and convincing us that life without alcohol is undesirable. Here's the truth. - [What You Don't Know About Alcohol And Your Body](https://hellosomedaycoaching.com/alcohol-your-body/) - How does alcohol affect your body and brain? Why is it so hard to stop drinking even when you want to? What changes in your body when you do stop drinking? Learn about what happens to your body when you drink alcohol and what happens when you stop drinking after consuming it on a regular basis. - [Not Drinking Tonight - Create A Sober Life You Love](https://hellosomedaycoaching.com/not-drinking-tonight/) - What do you do when you realize 1) alcohol is making your life worse and 2) moderating is not working? In Not Drinking Tonight you'll learn how to reevaluate your relationship with alcohol and create a sober life you love. - [Your First Night Sober: How to Survive Cravings and Not Drink (Even Though You Want To)](https://hellosomedaycoaching.com/your-first-night-sober-how-to-survive-cravings-and-not-drink-even-though-you-want-to/) - Cravings are intense. Early sobriety can feel like your brain is screaming at you to “just have one.” But here’s the thing no one tells you: you don’t have to kill the craving. You just have to stop saying yes to it. Listen in as we talk about what it really takes to get through the first 24 hours without drinking, why moderating feels like hell, and how the magic actually happens when you stop trying to “kill the want” and instead “kill the yes.” - [Sober Summer Secrets: What No One Tells You About Not Drinking in the Summer](https://hellosomedaycoaching.com/sober-summer-secrets-what-no-one-tells-you-about-not-drinking-in-the-summer/) - I remember thinking, “How am I supposed to get through the entire summer without drinking?” It felt impossible—until I actually tried it. If you're a sober curious woman navigating work stress, mom life, relationships, vacations, or just trying to figure out how to say “no thanks” without getting the side eye—this one’s for you. Listen in as we have the real talk and support you need to actually enjoy a sober summer—without white-knuckling your way through it. - [10 Sobriety Myths That Are Flat-Out Lies (And What’s Actually True)](https://hellosomedaycoaching.com/sobriety-myths-fears-life-without-alcohol/) - There are a lot of sobriety myths and fears about what life without alcohol is like. Is it boring? Will others judge you? Will you always think about drinking? Let's dive into what's true and what's not. - [Why Do We Crave Alcohol? Dopamine Nation with Dr. Anna Lembke](https://hellosomedaycoaching.com/dopamine-nation-alcohol-social-media-addiction/) - Why do we crave alcohol? Dr. Anna Lembke, author of Dopamine Nation, explains the link between dopamine, overconsumption, instant gratification and addiction. - [Friends In Sobriety: How To Build The Relationships You Need After You Stop Drinking](https://hellosomedaycoaching.com/friends-in-sobriety-how-to-build-the-relationships-you-need-after-you-stop-drinking/) - Have you asked yourself, "can I still connect with my friends in sobriety?" If so, you are so not alone. Learn how to build and nurture friendships that actually support your alcohol-free life — and why connection is crucial for your emotional health and sobriety journey. - [How To Put Thoughts Of Moderating Alcohol On Pause](https://hellosomedaycoaching.com/how-to-put-thoughts-of-moderating-alcohol-on-pause/) - I tried to moderate my drinking for years. I made ALL the rules about when I would (or wouldn’t drink) to get a handle on it. And maybe it would work for a while, but never for very long. What I finally discovered is that it’s actually easier to take a longer break from drinking rather than continue with the goal of moderating alcohol. Here are the 10 strategies I give my private sober coaching clients to help them put those thoughts of “moderation” on pause. - [How To Get Help From Your Doctor If You’re Struggling With Alcohol](https://hellosomedaycoaching.com/how-to-get-help-from-your-doctor-if-youre-struggling-with-alcohol/) - If you're worried about your drinking and wondering how your doctor can help, you’re not alone. How can a doctor help you navigate alcohol use disorder? What labs should you ask for if you’re worried about the impact of alcohol on your body? What do you need to know about how sleep meds and anxiety prescriptions interact with alcohol? Listen in as you’ll get practical advice you can use right away to start advocating for your health, even if you're nervous to bring up your drinking. - [3 Stages of Relapse + How To Protect Your Sobriety](https://hellosomedaycoaching.com/3-stages-of-relapse-and-how-to-protect-your-sobriety/) - Once you’ve gotten a period of time alcohol-free, how do you protect your sobriety and avoid relapse? There are three stages of relapse: emotional, mental and physical. Learn how to recognize and cope with each stage to help you stay sober long before you pick up a drink. - [Drunk-ish: Casey’s Drinking From Blackouts To Breakthroughs](https://hellosomedaycoaching.com/drunk-ish-casey-drinking-from-blackouts-to-breakthroughs/) - If you’ve ever tried to moderate, told yourself “you’re not that bad,” or wondered if it’s really time to take a break from drinking, I've been there too. Over the years what started with a glass of wine at dinner turned into a bottle of wine a night. Alcohol went from a way to unwind to the thing I thought held me together. I looked like I had it all together but lived with constant anxiety and daily hangovers. Here's the story of my drinking and how I finally quit. - [Is Moderate Drinking Good For Your Health?](https://hellosomedaycoaching.com/is-moderate-drinking-good-for-you/) - Have you ever heard that moderate drinking has health benefits or that red wine is good for your heart? I asked an expert to finally (definitively) answer the question: Is moderate drinking good for you? - [Why Is Moderating Alcohol So Hard?](https://hellosomedaycoaching.com/moderating-alcohol/) - Is moderating alcohol and how much you drink your ultimate goal? William Porter, author of Alcohol Explained, is sharing why moderating alcohol is a hard to maintain and what to do about it. - [What My Kids Know About Why I Quit Drinking](https://hellosomedaycoaching.com/what-my-kids-know-about-why-i-quit-drinking/) - A lot of women in early sobriety wonder how to discuss their drinking or not drinking with their kids, so I asked my 9 year old daughter to share what my kids know about why I quit drinking, what she thinks about alcohol and a lot more. - [How Family And Friends Can Support Your Sobriety](https://hellosomedaycoaching.com/how-family-and-friends-can-support-your-sobriety/) - Once you’ve decided to stop drinking it is incredibly helpful to get the support of loved ones. In this episode, we'll discuss how family and friends can support your sobriety. - [Ending Self-Sabotage by Building Self-Esteem](https://hellosomedaycoaching.com/building-self-esteem-and-ending-self-sabotage/) - Have you ever sabotaged yourself and you can’t figure out why? You want to get promoted or achieve a big goal, and somehow you wreck your own best-laid plans. Self-sabotage is the result of low self-esteem and changing what we think we are entitled to and what we deserve. - [Is Work A Trigger That's Driving You To Drink?](https://hellosomedaycoaching.com/is-work-driving-you-to-drink/) - Do you feel trapped in a job or career that doesn’t make you happy? Is work a trigger that makes you want to drink? If the answer is yes, this podcast episode was created for you. Top Career Coach Betty Kempa shares the steps busy and successful women can take to move from unfulfilling jobs to their dream careers. - [Have You Tried To Moderate Your Drinking? 4 Big Reasons Why It's Not Working.](https://hellosomedaycoaching.com/have-you-tried-to-moderate-your-drinking/) - Have you tried to moderate your drinking? If you’ve ever tried to “just have one” or “only drink on weekends,” you’re not alone. Most women try to moderate their drinking for years before they ever take a full break from alcohol. Here's the truth about drinking in moderation, 7 reasons why moderation of alcohol is making your life harder — not easier and how to get out of the drinking cycle. - [How To Repair Relationships With Your Children After Stopping Drinking](https://hellosomedaycoaching.com/how-to-repair-relationships-with-your-children-after-stopping-drinking/) - Stopping drinking is hard enough. But repairing the emotional aftermath that lands at your kids’ feet? That’s a whole different level of brave. Listen in as we go deep into how to repair relationships with your kids in sobriety, navigate the hurt and resentment they may carry, and parent without the crutch of alcohol. - [Sugar, Diets and Early Sobriety](https://hellosomedaycoaching.com/sugar-diets-sobriety/) - Deciding to start a diet in early sobriety can sabotage your efforts to go alcohol-free. Let's talk about sugar, diets and why to let go of food rules when you're quitting drinking. - [How To Overcome Self-Doubt and Navigate Imposter Syndrome (Without Drinking Through It)](https://hellosomedaycoaching.com/how-to-navigate-imposter-syndrome-without-drinking-through-it/) - If you’ve ever felt like you’re not good enough, like you don’t belong, or like you’re secretly one mistake away from being exposed as a fraud… you’re not alone. That feeling has a name—Imposter Syndrome—(or as my guest calls it, “the imposter phenomenon”) is the belief that your accomplishments are a fluke and that you’re going to be found out as a fraud—despite all the evidence that you’re actually doing just fine (and maybe even killing it). Listen in to learn how to manage imposter syndrome without drinking over it. - [How To Socialize Sober](https://hellosomedaycoaching.com/how-to-socialize-sober/) - In a boozy world, it can be pretty daunting to socialize sober when you stop drinking. It seems like every sports event, dinner, holiday, concert, picnic and kids’ birthday party is a drinking event these days. Here are the actionable, practical strategies to handle events like a sober pro. - [Therapy for Women](https://hellosomedaycoaching.com/therapy-for-women/) - Therapy for women in recovery can be a terrific support tool in helping you live a life you love. Often women drink to self medicate for anxiety, depression, stress and overwhelm. But how do you find a good therapist and what benefits can you expect? Let's dive in. - [Are You Burned Out? How To Cope Without Drinking Over It](https://hellosomedaycoaching.com/burnout-and-how-to-cope-without-drinking-over-it/) - When you're juggling work, family, and personal commitments it's easy to become burned out and drink to numb the overwhelm of life. Instead of turning to alcohol let's dive into the root causes of burnout and strategies to keep burnout at bay. - [People Pleasing and Over Drinking](https://hellosomedaycoaching.com/people-pleasing-and-over-drinking/) - Has your people pleasing habit left you with an overstuffed calendar, anxiety that someone might be mad at you and the desire to check out at night with alcohol? - [Codependency Recovery and People Pleasing in Sobriety](https://hellosomedaycoaching.com/codependency-recovery-and-people-pleasing-in-sobriety/) - Are you a people pleaser? Do you put others' needs, wants, and values ahead of yours? Do you need help with setting boundaries in your relationships and around your sobriety? In this episode of the Hello Someday Podcast you'll learn how codependency shows up in your relationship with friends, family and your partner and how to set healthy boundaries on your road to recovery. - [Why Moms Do It All and How To Get Your Partner To Do More](https://hellosomedaycoaching.com/why-moms-do-it-all-and-how-to-get-your-partner-to-do-more/) - If you’ve ever felt like you’re doing everything in your household—while your partner somehow has time to watch SportsCenter or scroll on their phone—you’re not alone. Listen in as we share how you can rebalance the division of labor in your home, set boundaries that stick, and reclaim your time—without the guilt, resentment, or endless arguments. - [How to Navigate Life As A Stepmom In A Blended Family (Without Drinking Through the Stress)](https://hellosomedaycoaching.com/how-to-navigate-life-as-a-stepmom-in-a-blended-family-without-drinking-through-the-stress/) - Stepmom life is no joke. You’re trying to blend two families, manage different parenting styles, navigate tricky dynamics with an ex, and build a strong relationship with kids who may or may not accept you. No wonder so many stepmoms end up pouring a glass of wine (or three) just to cope. Listen in as we learn how to navigate stepmom life without numbing out with alcohol. - [Nutrition For Recovery: How To Increase Energy and Improve Your Mood In Early Sobriety](https://hellosomedaycoaching.com/nutrition-for-recovery-in-early-sobriety/) - Early sobriety fatigue is real. But there are ways to help your body heal through nutrition for recovery. Changing what you eat can improve your mood, give you more energy and help you feel better, more quickly when you stop drinking. - [Diet Culture, Disordered Eating + How To Stop Fighting Food](https://hellosomedaycoaching.com/diet-culture-disordered-eating-alcohol/) - Diet culture is all around us. And many women who struggle with alcohol also have a complicated relationship with food. Isabel Foxen Duke is here to share how we all can stop fighting food. - [How To Manage Sugar Cravings After Quitting Alcohol](https://hellosomedaycoaching.com/how-to-manage-sugar-cravings-after-quitting-alcohol/) - Why do you crave sugar after quitting alcohol? How long do sugar cravings last? What should you eat in early sobriety to improve your energy and mood? Grab these 10 tips to manage sugar cravings and optimize when you quit drinking. - [Rebuilding Trust With Your Body In Sobriety](https://hellosomedaycoaching.com/rebuilding-trust-with-your-body-in-sobriety/) - When you're drinking, feeling puffy and bloated, hungover or just uncomfortable in your skin—your relationship with your body may feel strained. Rebuilding trust with your body is one of the most powerful gifts of sobriety. And it starts with learning how to nourish, respect, and listen to your body—without punishment, restriction, or outdated diet culture rules. - [How To Not Hate Your Husband After Kids](https://hellosomedaycoaching.com/how-to-not-hate-your-husband-after-kids/) - Marriage after kids is hard. And for so many women, it’s enough to make anyone crack open a bottle of wine at 5 PM just to get through the chaos. But there’s a better way. Listen in to learn how to navigate marriage and parenthood, and learn how to not hate your husband after kids. - [Why High-Achieving Women Struggle To Connect In Their Marriages (And Alcohol Doesn’t Help)](https://hellosomedaycoaching.com/why-high-achieving-women-struggle-to-connect-in-their-marriages/) - Do you feel lonely in your marriage? If you're a high-achieving woman, you're not alone. Many women who are kicking ass at work and home are also struggling to connect in their marriages. And drinking to gloss over it all isn't helping. - [What Happened In My Marriage When I Stopped Drinking](https://hellosomedaycoaching.com/what-happened-in-my-marriage-when-i-stopped-drinking/) - This is Part 2 of a conversation with my husband about what happened in our marriage when I stopped drinking and when one partner gives up alcohol and the other one doesn't. - [Making Marriage Work After Quitting Drinking](https://hellosomedaycoaching.com/making-marriage-work-after-quitting-drinking/) - How do you make your marriage work after quitting drinking? There's definitely an adjustment period. Your partner might have been your drinking buddy, you connected over alcohol or drank to avoid things in your marriage that you’re not happy with. - [My Marriage, Drinking And Not Drinking](https://hellosomedaycoaching.com/marriage-drinking-not-drinking/) - What role does alcohol play in your marriage? What happens in relationships when one partner decides to stop drinking? My husband Mike is here to talk about drinking, dating, parenting, marriage and what happens when one person in a marriage decides to get sober. - [Why You Should Stop Asking Yourself "Am I An Alcoholic?"](https://hellosomedaycoaching.com/why-you-should-stop-asking-yourself-am-i-an-alcoholic/) - Let's talk about how can you release your old shame stories in order to heal and why you don't need to ask yourself "Am I An Alcoholic?" to stop drinking. - [How Is Coaching Different Than AA?](https://hellosomedaycoaching.com/sober-coaching-is-different-than-aa/) - I get this question a lot. When women are ready to stop drinking they may have preconceived notions about what goes on in 12 step recovery programs based on what they’ve seen on TV and in movies and are also confused about what exactly “life coaching” or “sober coaching” involves. And some people even wonder if a life and recovery coach is just a private paid sponsor (spoiler alert - it’s not!) So in my podcast my guest, Dennis Berry, is here to dig into all things coaching and AA with me. - [Why I Don’t Use The Word “Alcoholic” To Describe Myself (Or Anyone Else)](https://hellosomedaycoaching.com/why-i-dont-use-the-word-alcoholic-to-describe-myself-or-anyone-else/) - I'm an ex-red wine girl who used to drink a bottle of wine a night and quit drinking completely 7 years ago. I'm a sober coach, the host of a popular sobriety podcast + am deeply immersed in the world of recovery. But I don't use the word alcoholic to describe myself or anyone else. Here's why... - [12 Steps for Skeptics – Clearing Up Common Misconceptions About a Path to Sobriety](https://hellosomedaycoaching.com/12-steps-for-skeptics-clearing-up-common-misconceptions-about-a-path-to-sobriety/) - Ever thought about exploring a 12-step program but felt hesitant? As someone who has had my own doubts about following a 12-step program on my path to sobriety, I get it. But here’s the deal: while it’s not the only path to sobriety, there’s a lot of value in the 12 steps when you look past the barriers and approach it on your own terms. Listen in as we dive into the objections that keep people out of 12-step programs and reframes them in ways that feel modern, accessible, and, most importantly, doable. - [Simplify Your Life with Sobriety: Practical Tips to Reduce Stress and Overwhelm](https://hellosomedaycoaching.com/simplify-your-life-with-sobriety-practical-tips-to-reduce-stress-and-overwhelm/) - Life is busy, chaotic, and sometimes really overwhelming. And for many women, alcohol has become the go-to way to cope. But what if the very thing you think is helping is actually making everything harder? Sobriety isn’t just about quitting alcohol. It’s about simplifying things in a way that helps you feel calmer, more present, and more in control. Listen in as we dive into the book, Gentle: Rest More, Stress Less, and Live the Life You Actually Want, and the practices to apply on how to simplify your life with sobriety. - [Drinking Games And The Pressure To Be Perfect](https://hellosomedaycoaching.com/drinking-games-and-the-pressure-to-be-perfect/) - Have you ever felt like you had to be perfect? That you had to succeed effortlessly, without anyone seeing how hard you were working? I know I did. And for a long time, drinking felt like the thing that helped me pull it off. Listen in as Sarah Levy, author of Drinking Games, a memoir in essays, and I dive into the following - exploring drinking culture, perfectionism, and what it means to opt out. - [Simple Practices For Alcohol-Free Life: How To Thrive Without Alcohol](https://hellosomedaycoaching.com/simple-practices-for-alcohol-free-life-how-to-thrive-without-alcohol/) - From stressful days at work to the chaos of kids, marriage, and a never-ending to-do list, it can feel like the only way to unwind is with a glass (or bottle) of wine. The good news is, life without alcohol doesn’t have to be boring, isolating, or impossible. In fact, it can be joyful, connected, and full of possibilities. Listen in as we dive into the simple, actionable practices that can make your alcohol-free life not just manageable but amazing. - [Sober Sex, Dating and Relationships](https://hellosomedaycoaching.com/sober-sex-dating-and-relationships/) - “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 without alcohol as a social lubricant. Learn how to navigate love, dating, sex and relationships alcohol-free. - [Recovery Rocks](https://hellosomedaycoaching.com/recovery-rocks/) - In this episode, I'm joined by Lisa Smith and Tawny Lara of the Recovery Rocks podcast to smash the stigma of addiction and normalize sobriety. - [High-Functioning Codependency: What It Is and How to Break Free](https://hellosomedaycoaching.com/high-functioning-codependency-what-it-is-and-how-to-break-free/) - High-functioning codependency happens when you're overly invested in fixing, managing, and taking responsibility for the lives, emotions, and outcomes of others—often at the expense of your own well-being. Listen to this week's Hello Someday podcast as we unpack what it means to be a high-functioning codependent and explore how this behavior, while often celebrated in our culture, can hurt your peace, energy, and ability to truly connect with others. - [Why High-Achieving Women Struggle To Set Boundaries](https://hellosomedaycoaching.com/why-high-achieving-women-struggle-to-set-boundaries/) - High-achieving women can struggle to set boundaries at work + home - a recipe for burnout and overdrinking. Learn how to become a boundary boss + honor your own needs and desires. - [How To Stay Motivated In Long-Term Sobriety - From 3 to 5 Years Alcohol-Free](https://hellosomedaycoaching.com/how-to-stay-motivated-in-long-term-sobriety-from-3-to-5-years-alcohol-free/) - Long-term sobriety is an incredible journey, but let’s be honest—staying motivated as the years go on can feel like a challenge. Listen to the part two of my conversation with Marriott, one of my coaching clients who’s celebrating five years alcohol-free, as Marriott shares the lessons, strategies, and mindset shifts that have kept her inspired and motivated in sobriety—from year one to year five. - [How To Stay Motivated In Sobriety Beyond Your First 100 Days](https://hellosomedaycoaching.com/how-to-stay-motivated-in-sobriety-beyond-your-first-100-days/) - In this part 1 of a 2 episode interview, Marriott, one of my first coaching clients who is celebrating five incredible years of sobriety, shares her journey from Dry January to a thriving, alcohol-free life filled with joy, growth, and meaningful connections. Listen in as together, we explore what it takes to stay motivated in sobriety beyond your first 100 days. - [How To Build Your Sober Toolbox](https://hellosomedaycoaching.com/how-to-build-your-sober-toolbox/) - Navigating life without alcohol can feel overwhelming at times, especially when you’re just starting out. Listen in as Michaela and I talk all about building your sober toolbox. We share tips, strategies, and personal experiences to help you discover the sobriety tools that work for you. - [Dry January: The Essential Guide to Keeping Your New Year’s Resolution To Take A Break from Drinking](https://hellosomedaycoaching.com/do-this-not-that-how-to-keep-your-new-years-resolution-to-take-a-break-from-drinking/) - One of the best New Year's Resolutions you can make to improve your overall health and wellbeing is taking a break from drinking. To help you keep your New Year’s resolutions, I'm sharing my expert coaching advice and practical strategies for planning, accountability, and staying motivated for Dry January success. - [New Year, New You! How To Stop Drinking and Start Living Fully](https://hellosomedaycoaching.com/new-year-new-you-how-to-stop-drinking-and-start-living-fully/) - The new year is the perfect time to pause, reflect, and reset. It’s a chance to step back from habits that don’t serve you and explore how incredible life can feel when you let go of what’s holding you back. If you’re curious about what life without alcohol might look like—or if you’re ready to take on Dry January, listen in to learn how to stop drinking and start living fully. - [What It Means To Be Sober Curious With Ruby Warrington](https://hellosomedaycoaching.com/are-you-sober-curious/) - If you’re “sober curious” you're far from alone. You probably aren’t sure that you want to give up drinking forever, but wonder if your life would be better without alcohol. I asked Ruby Warrington, author of the book Sober Curious, to sit down with me and share what it means to be sober curious and steps you can take to reevaluate your relationship with alcohol. - [How To Make And Keep Friends In Sobriety](https://hellosomedaycoaching.com/how-to-make-and-keep-friends-in-sobriety/) - Friendships in sobriety can feel like uncharted territory. Sobriety often requires reevaluating the foundation of your friendships. Were they built on shared passions or just shared drinks? Listen in as we're exploring the joys and challenges of sober friendships, plus the practical steps you can take to build the kind of friendships that light you up. - [How To Not Sweat The Small Stuff In Sobriety](https://hellosomedaycoaching.com/how-to-not-sweat-the-small-stuff-in-sobriety/) - Sobriety isn’t just about quitting drinking—it’s about building a calmer, more intentional, and meaningful life. Listen in to know how to not sweat the small stuff in sobriety and focus on what truly matters to live a life that you love. - [How To Build Resilience In Sobriety](https://hellosomedaycoaching.com/building-resilience-in-sobriety/) - Sobriety isn’t just about quitting drinking, it’s about building the strength to navigate life’s challenges without numbing out. In sobriety, resilience is your superpower for handling life without needing alcohol as a crutch. Listen in to learn how building resilience in sobriety can help you handle life alcohol-free. - [The Best Non-Alcoholic Drinks](https://hellosomedaycoaching.com/best-non-alcoholic-drinks/) - What are the best non-alcoholic drinks to try when you’re not drinking alcohol? I've got your recommendations for the best non-alcoholic and zero proof beers, wine, spirits, mixers, shrubs, syrups + bitters. - [Sober Holiday Tips for Navigating the Season Without Drinking](https://hellosomedaycoaching.com/your-sober-holiday-survival-guide-jean-mccarthy/) - How can you get through Thanksgiving, Hanukkah, Christmas and New Year's Eve alcohol-free? I've got all the sober holiday tips you need to enjoy the festive season alcohol-free and navigate the back-to-back drinking events, family dynamics and powerful emotional and social triggers while protecting your sobriety. - [Manifest What You Want In Life | Vision Boards For The New Year](https://hellosomedaycoaching.com/manifest-what-you-want/) - Do you get fired up to make big changes in your life and then have them fizzle out and fade away? If so, this episode is for you. We're going to talk about exactly how to manifest the shit out of life. - [Jean McCarthy on Change, Grief, Growth, Rediscovery and Recovery - The Ember Ever There](https://hellosomedaycoaching.com/jean-mccarthy-recovery-the-ember-ever-there/) - Many women know Jean McCarthy as an award-winning blogger, the host of the Bubble Hour Podcast, and through her work in recovery advocacy. With the release of her poetry book, The Ember Ever There, Jean's shares the personal and intimate voice inside that no one else hears. - [How to Parent in Recovery and Create a Sober Family Lifestyle](https://hellosomedaycoaching.com/being-a-parent-in-recovery-navigating-a-sober-family-lifestyle/) - If you’re a busy mom juggling a crazy schedule, kids, work and all the other responsibilities, you may feel like you’ve been holding it all together (barely) with the "help" of a few drinks at the end of the day. Learn how to create a healthy, balanced family lifestyle when you stop drinking as a parent in recovery. - [How The Wine Industry Targets Women To Drink Problematically](https://hellosomedaycoaching.com/how-the-wine-industry-targets-women-to-drink-problematically/) - For the past 40 years the wine industry has mastered the art of positioning wine as a must-have for women, especially moms, by marketing it as a source of relaxation, celebration, connection and self-care. Let's into the marketing strategies the wine industry uses to appeal directly to women and how this targeted messaging is designed to encourage women to drink problematically and why the wine industry is freaking out that the World Health Organization is having success with its message that “there is no safe amount of alcohol to drink”. - [What Is Gray Area Drinking? How To Exit The Drinking Cycle](https://hellosomedaycoaching.com/are-you-a-gray-area-drinker-with-jolene-park/) - Gray Area Drinking is the space where most drinkers live: a place between being able to ‘take or leave’ alcohol and hitting some kind of a ‘rock bottom’. Jolene Park explains gray area drinking and how to know if you're ready to make an 'early exit' from the drinking life. - [How Anger Management Will Support Your Sobriety](https://hellosomedaycoaching.com/how-anger-management-will-support-your-sobriety/) - Anger management is one of the most challenging aspects of sobriety. In early sobriety, it’s common to feel more irritable or angry because your brain is readjusting. For many of us, alcohol was a way to suppress those raw emotions, so when we stop drinking, the anger that was stuffed down comes roaring back. Listen in to learn more about anger—what it really is, why it shows up, and how you can manage it in a way that supports your sobriety rather than jeopardizes it. - [How To Support Your Husband If He's Struggling With Alcohol](https://hellosomedaycoaching.com/what-to-do-if-your-husband-is-struggling-with-alcohol/) - In early sobriety, it would great if our partners would support us. But if your husband is struggling with alcohol, he might be unwilling to stop drinking around you, try to undermine your efforts or criticize you for not drinking. Listen in to learn some practical steps you can take if your husband is struggling with alcohol. Remember, the decision to quit has to come from him, but you can play a vital role in encouraging that change without losing yourself in the process. - [Living With A Partner Who Drinks When You're Sober](https://hellosomedaycoaching.com/living-with-a-partner-who-drinks-when-youre-sober/) - How to navigate living with a partner who drinks when you're sober with Gill Tietz from The Sober Powered Podcast. - [Single in Sobriety: How To Maximize Happiness, Fulfillment And Be Your Own Best Life Partner](https://hellosomedaycoaching.com/single-in-sobriety-how-to-maximize-happiness-fulfillment-joy-and-be-your-own-best-life-partner/) - Being single in sobriety has a lot of advantages and some unique challenges. If you’re single and sober, or on the path to living alcohol-free, this episode will empower you to embrace your independence, live by your values, and find joy in your life without a romantic partner. - [How To Fall In Love With Sober October](https://hellosomedaycoaching.com/how-to-fall-in-love-with-sober-october/) - Sober October is the perfect time to take a break from drinking and create positive change in your life. It isn’t just a 31-day challenge. For many, it’s the beginning of a deeper transformation. Get all the tips, tricks and inspiration you need for Sober October from two sober coaches. - [Everything You Need To Know To Crush Sober October](https://hellosomedaycoaching.com/everything-you-need-to-know-to-crush-sober-october/) - Sober October is the perfect time to take a break from drinking so you can look and feel your best going into the holidays. And I got some of my favorite sobriety podcasters together to talk about all things Sober October and share what helped us most in our first month alcohol-free. Listen to this special episode with Gill From Sober Powered, Suzanne From Sober Mom Life and Amanda from Therapy For Women and The Recovered-ish podcast. - [How To Love Your Sober Year](https://hellosomedaycoaching.com/how-to-love-your-sober-year/) - Your first sober year can be awkward, challenging, empowering, tender, transformative and unsettling. As you move through your alcohol-free journey, use this guide to ground yourself in the natural rhythms of the year and the seasons of sobriety. - [Love Yourself Sober - Self Care For Busy Moms](https://hellosomedaycoaching.com/self-care-moms-alcohol-free/) - Are you a busy mom who has been using alcohol as a coping mechanism? You’re not alone. Let's talk about how to love yourself sober. - [The Highs and Lows of Your First Sober Year](https://hellosomedaycoaching.com/the-highs-and-lows-of-your-first-sober-year/) - Your first sober year is a wild ride. As you move from Day 1 to 365 sober, you’ll have navigated a range of emotions, challenges, triumphs and changes in your life, simply because you decided to no longer drink alcohol. So, if you are sober curious and wonder how you’ll feel and what you’ll experience in your first 30, 60, 90, 120, 180, 240 and 365 days sober, listen in as this episode is for you. - [7 Things Everyone Should Know About Sober Life](https://hellosomedaycoaching.com/7-things-everyone-should-know-about-sober-life/) - Sobriety is about gaining, not giving up. What do you think of when you imagine sober life? Ready to feel empowered? Come and listen in, as I share with you 7 truths about sober life that might surprise you, all of which show that living alcohol-free is not about restriction, but expansion. - [Understanding Addiction - What It Is, Why It Happens And How To Recover](https://hellosomedaycoaching.com/understanding-addiction-what-it-is-why-it-happens-and-how-to-recover/) - Did you know that people who struggle with drinking or substance use disorder who engage in long-term, consistent care have a 75% chance of achieving sustained recovery from addiction? 75%! Relapse is not inevitable but rather a risk that can be managed and minimized with the right support and treatment. Let's talk about addiction: what it is, why it happens and how to recover from it. - [Know The Risk Factors For Alcohol Use Disorder](https://hellosomedaycoaching.com/know-the-risk-factors-for-alcohol-use-disorder/) - 1-in-10 Americans over the age of 12 qualify as having a mild, moderate or severe Alcohol Use Disorder. And the risk factors for alcohol use disorder are genetic, social, environmental and psychological. Here are the risk factors for alcohol use disorder and holistic recovery strategies you need to become part of the 75% of people who do recover. - [Reparenting 101: Healing Your Inner Child From Mother Hunger](https://hellosomedaycoaching.com/reparenting-101-healing-your-inner-child-from-mother-hunger/) - Many of us carry wounds from our early years, often rooted in what’s called "mother hunger"—the deep, often unfulfilled need for nurturing, protection, and guidance from our mothers. When those needs aren’t met, it can leave us feeling incomplete, even as adults. Listen in to learn how to take care of our own emotional needs, as adults, in the way a loving parent would, without placing blame on primary caregivers and practical ways to do reparenting and inner child work in the healing process. - [How To Enjoy An Awesome Sober Vacation With Friends](https://hellosomedaycoaching.com/how-to-enjoy-an-awesome-sober-vacation-with-friends/) - What do you want to know about sober travel? My friends and I just got back from a sober vacation in Provence, France and we’re here to share everything you need to know to plan and enjoy an awesome sober vacation. - [How Al-Anon Can Help If You’re Living With A Partner Who Drinks Problematically](https://hellosomedaycoaching.com/how-al-anon-can-help-if-youre-living-with-a-partner-who-drinks-problematically/) - How do you get and stay sober when you have a partner or family member who drinks problematically? Maybe they’re unwilling to remove alcohol from the house or they encourage you to drink with them. They might resent that you have decided to stop drinking because it sheds a light on their own relationship with alcohol. Let's talk about how Al-Anon can help if you're in a relationship with a partner who drinks problematically. - [Life After Alcohol](https://hellosomedaycoaching.com/life-after-alcohol/) - What is life like after you stop drinking? How do you stay motivated and committed to sobriety after the novelty wears off? Where do you find fun and explore new interests in life after alcohol? If you’re wondering what alcohol-free is like after the first few month, learn how to build a fun, fulfilling life in sobriety. - [Alcohol Explained with William Porter](https://hellosomedaycoaching.com/alcohol-explained/) - Why does drinking alcohol make you feel relaxed and then awake at 3am? Why do you have trouble moderating how much you drink? William Porter, author of Alcohol Explained, is here to answer your questions. - [Does Your Phone Make You Constantly Connected, Always Available, Anxious and Unhappy?](https://hellosomedaycoaching.com/does-your-phone-make-you-constantly-connected-always-available-anxious-and-unhappy/) - Our digital devices have increased the pace, efficiency and convenience of our lives, but studies show they’ve also increased our anxiety, depression, and loneliness. Did you know that stepping away from your smartphone can help you lead a more peaceful and fulfilling life? Listen in to learn the mental health impacts of digital overconsumption and how a digital detox can help us combat anxiety and foster healthier, more meaningful lives. - [What We Get Wrong About How To Be Happy](https://hellosomedaycoaching.com/what-we-get-wrong-about-how-to-be-happy/) - If you're not feeling 100% happy in your life, you might be surprised as to the reasons why. It turns out the "science of happiness" has found that a lot of the things we've been told will make us happy don't actually bring us joy, contentment and satisfaction. Listen in to learn practical strategies about how to be happy. - [30 Days Sober - My Diary Of Early Sobriety](https://hellosomedaycoaching.com/my-first-30-days-without-alcohol/) - What are your first 30 days without alcohol like? What parts of early sobriety are hard and when do you start feeling better? Here's my diary of my first 30 days sober, from my Day 1 through my first sober weekend to the important one-month alcohol-free milestone. - [25 Things I Learned After I Quit Drinking](https://hellosomedaycoaching.com/5-years-alcohol-free/) - I spent years making rules about my drinking, terrified that sober life would be lonely, boring and hard. I was wrong. Here are 25 things I learned after I quit drinking. - [Dry July Survival Guide - How to Stay Sober & Have Fun This Summer](https://hellosomedaycoaching.com/sober-summer-success-secrets-and-how-to-rock-dry-july/) - Are you ready for an awesome Dry July and incredible sober summer? Here are 6 reasons you’ll love giving booze a break this Dry July, 7 things that get way better in just 30 days alcohol-free + 40 ideas for amazing alcohol-free summer adventures. - [Should I Take A Break From Drinking? Look For These Signs To Know It’s Time](https://hellosomedaycoaching.com/should-i-take-a-break-from-drinking-look-for-these-signs-to-know-its-time/) - Most women who wonder if they’re drinking too much can look around and find lots of reasons why it’s not a “real issue”. And it’s no wonder alcohol has been sold to women as a part of a luxury lifestyle, having a good time and a way to reduce stress. So, if you have a love-hate relationship with alcohol like I did, look for these subtle signs that it’s time to take a break from drinking. - [10 Sober Travel Tips You Need For Your Next Alcohol-Free Trip or Vacation](https://hellosomedaycoaching.com/how-to-have-the-best-sober-vacation/) - If you're exploring alcohol-free life, the idea of navigating an airport alcohol-free or an amazing sober vacation might be hard to imagine. But sober travel is the best! Here are the 10 tips you need to do to plan and enjoy alcohol-free travel. - [How To Transform Your Home To Reduce Triggers To Drink and Support Your Sobriety](https://hellosomedaycoaching.com/how-to-transform-your-home-to-reduce-triggers-to-drink-and-support-your-sobriety/) - Is your home set up to support your sobriety or sabotage your efforts to lead an alcohol-free life? The way you live and design your environment can make it harder or easier to be alcohol-free. Learn how to create a home reduces triggers to drink and that supports your ideal alcohol-free lifestyle. - [READY TO STOP DRINKING? START HERE.](https://hellosomedaycoaching.com/ready-to-stop-drinking-start-here/) - Do you want to stop drinking but don't know how to do it or where to start? Let me help. Here are free sober coaching audios, tips and tricks for busy women. - [Why Alcohol Makes Gaslighting In Toxic Relationships Hard To Recognize](https://hellosomedaycoaching.com/why-alcohol-makes-gaslighting-in-toxic-relationships-hard-to-recognize/) - Have you been told you’re confused, paranoid or too sensitive? You might be a victim of gaslighting. Gaslighting is a form of manipulation designed to make you doubt yourself, and if you're drinking to escape a toxic relationship, alcohol can make it harder to recognize and cope with gaslighting. - [How To Stay Sober Once You’ve Stopped Drinking](https://hellosomedaycoaching.com/how-to-stay-sober-once-youve-stopped-drinking/) - Have you stopped drinking but then struggled to stay sober? You’re not alone. Whether you’ve been sober for a month, 4 months, 6 months or a year, there are steps you should take to stay on the alcohol-free path, build a life you love and guard against going back to drinking. Listen in to find out how to stay sober once you've stopped drinking. - [Addiction Inoculation: How To Minimize Your Kids’ Risk Of Substance Abuse And Dependence](https://hellosomedaycoaching.com/addiction-inoculation-how-to-minimize-your-kids-risk-of-substance-abuse-and-dependence/) - Jessica Lahey, author of The Addiction Inoculation, Raising Healthy Kids In A Culture Of Dependence, is here to share what parents can do to help kids recognize their risk for alcohol addiction, spot signs of early abuse and navigate our boozy world without falling into the trap of substance use and dependence. - [How To Use Mindfulness Practices To Support Sobriety](https://hellosomedaycoaching.com/how-to-use-mindfulness-practices-to-support-sobriety/) - Mindfulness in sobriety can help you manage cravings, reduce stress and anxiety, regulate your emotions, increase self awareness, support your overall well-being, mental health and prevent relapse. And I know that even when you’re bought into the idea that mindfulness is a great practice to incorporate to support sobriety, you probably have some preconceived ideas of what mindfulness is. Yoga, meditation and breathwork are practices that can absolutely be used to achieve mindfulness, but that’s not what it’s all about. Listen in to know more as we break down what mindfulness is, how you practice it and apply it to your sobriety. - [How To Stop People Pleasing In Sobriety](https://hellosomedaycoaching.com/how-to-stop-people-pleasing-in-sobriety/) - I describe myself as an ex-red wine girl and a recovering people-pleaser. And if you’re wondering how those two things are connected we’re going to dig into that because as you start to navigate sobriety, boundaries are going to be your very best friend. I asked my good friend, Hailey Magee, a certified coach who helps people around the world break the people-pleasing pattern and master the art of self-advocacy and author of the book, Stop People Pleasing and Find Your Power to help me unpack people-pleasing, boundaries and why they matter in sobriety. - [Why Emotional Sobriety Is Key to Navigating an Alcohol-Free Life](https://hellosomedaycoaching.com/why-emotional-sobriety-is-key-to-navigating-an-alcohol-free-life/) - Emotional Sobriety is all about handling your emotions in a healthy, balanced way without turning to alcohol to cope with life’s challenges. If you’re not taking care of your emotional sobriety you might find yourself falling into old patterns of negative thinking or self-doubt, feeling overwhelmed or anxious. - [How To Rekindle Romance And Manage Conflict In Your Relationship](https://hellosomedaycoaching.com/how-to-rekindle-romance-and-manage-conflict-in-your-relationship/) - Rekindling romance and managing conflict in intimate relationships is something a lot of women struggle with—whether it's why they drink or a challenge they face after stepping away from alcohol. Figuring out how to handle conflicts, set boundaries, and connect with your partner can be really tough, especially when alcohol has been your go-to for socializing or managing stress. So, if you feel disconnected from your partner, don’t know how to manage conflict or get back the spark you used to have, we’re here to help! - [The Best Quit Lit Books For Women Going Alcohol Free in 2024](https://hellosomedaycoaching.com/the-best-quit-lit-books-for-women-going-alcohol-free/) - Updated for 2024: The Best Quit Lit for Women. Here's your complete guide to the best sobriety quit lit books for women to help you stop drinking. - [The Best Sober Podcast Episodes For Women Quitting Drinking](https://hellosomedaycoaching.com/the-top-ten-hello-someday-podcast-episodes/) - 7 Strategies To Get Through Your First Week Sober, How To Quit Like A Woman With Holly Whitaker, Diary Of My First 30 Days Of Sobriety, My Marriage - Drinking And Not Drinking. Want the best sobriety podcast episodes? Here are the top 10 from The Hello Someday Podcast For Sober Curious Women. - [How To Quit Like A Woman With Holly Whitaker](https://hellosomedaycoaching.com/how-to-quit-like-a-woman-with-holly-whitaker/) - Holly Whitaker, author of Quit Like A Woman, The Radical Choice To Not Drink In A Culture Obsessed with Alcohol shares her path to quitting drinking, why she wrote her bestselling book and what comes next. - [Sober Travel: How To Take An Alcohol-Free Vacation](https://hellosomedaycoaching.com/sober-travel-how-to-take-an-alcohol-free-vacation/) - Sober travel and alcohol-free vacations are more popular than ever. Here are the tips and strategies you need to take your next sober trip and enjoy an alcohol-free vacation. - [What To Do When You’re Not Ready To Stop Drinking](https://hellosomedaycoaching.com/what-to-do-when-youre-not-ready-to-stop-drinking/) - Have you thought about taking a break from drinking but then decided that you’re “just not ready” yet? I know you're thinking of your next vacation, FOMO and how to relax without it, but you're more ready than you think you are! Learn how to begin EVEN if you're not sure you're ready. - [110 Reasons You're Going To Be Happier Sober](https://hellosomedaycoaching.com/110-reasons-youre-going-to-be-happier-sober/) - If you love drinking like I did, I know it’s almost impossible to imagine that you could be happier sober. But there are so many things that will bring you joy once you're out of the drinking cycle. We've got 110 reasons you'll be happier sober! - [How To Protect Your Mental Health While Raising A Neurodivergent Kid](https://hellosomedaycoaching.com/how-to-protect-your-mental-health-while-raising-a-neurodivergent-kid/) - Raising a child with ADHD, Autism or neurodivergence can be mentally, emotionally and physically exhausting and alcohol can seem like an easy way to relax and turn off your brain at the end of the day. But in the long run drinking to relieve the stress of parenting a neurodivergent kid can add anxiety, overwhelm, poor sleep and depression to the list of things you’re coping with. If you are parenting a neurodivergent kid, listen to Dr. Emily King to learn strategies to protect your mental health without turning to alcohol to escape. - [How To Overcome Imposter Syndrome Without A Drink](https://hellosomedaycoaching.com/how-to-overcome-imposter-syndrome-without-a-drink/) - Impostor syndrome is surprisingly common among high achieving women. I used to drink to feel less nervous the night before a big presentation, an interview or a performance review. I worried that I didn’t know enough, wasn’t well prepared enough or wouldn’t present confidently enough. Listen in to learn practical and positive strategies to overcome imposter syndrome and self soothe without alcohol. - [How To Embrace Sobriety As A Power Move To Transform Your Life](https://hellosomedaycoaching.com/how-to-embrace-sobriety-as-a-power-move-to-transform-your-life/) - If you’re just starting out on the alcohol-free path, it’s possible you are holding on to a negative image of what “sober life” looks like. I want to help you to replace those limiting beliefs and embrace sobriety as a power move. In order to embrace sobriety as a power move, listen in to know the things you can do and how to use it as a tool for personal growth. - [How Hormonal Changes In Perimenopause Can Fuel Your Desire To Drink](https://hellosomedaycoaching.com/how-hormonal-changes-in-perimenopause-can-fuel-your-desire-to-drink/) - Perimenopause is sometimes described as a "reverse puberty" which is about as fun as it sounds, except unlike puberty, it can last up to 10 years! Between mood swings, cramps, hot flashes, headaches, brain fog, feeling physically uncomfortable, sad and unmotivated, hormonal changes in perimenopause can fuel your desire to drink. Mood swings are no joke. And the estrogen fluctuations that come with perimenopause can make your emotions all over the place. Our brains are going through some serious changes, too. Hormonal fluctuations can mess with our dopamine levels, making us crave alcohol more than usual. - [Level Up Your Life With A Midlife Makeover](https://hellosomedaycoaching.com/level-up-your-life-with-a-midlife-makeover/) - Drinking had made my life smaller by crowding out other interests and activities I could have been exploring. When I stopped drinking it was a last resort after years of trying to moderate and control my drinking. Quitting drinking can be the lead domino to level up your life and explore a midlife makeover! Listen to this episode to learn more. - [What Happens Between 100 Days and 6 Months Sober](https://hellosomedaycoaching.com/what-happens-between-100-days-and-6-months-sober/) - If you’re approaching 100 days of sobriety, you might wonder what to expect between 100 days and 6 months sober. Does sobriety get easier between the 3 month and 6 month mark? Here are the challenges to watch out for and the good stuff to enjoy as you move from your first 100 days alcohol-free to 6 months sober. - [Reinventing Non-Alcoholic Beer](https://hellosomedaycoaching.com/non-alcoholic-beer-athletic-brewing/) - Do you think all non-alcoholic beer sucks and you’re not sure what to order at a restaurant when you go out? Or are you trying to stop drinking but don’t know what to do with yourself when happy hour rolls around? Check out Athletic Brewing Company's latest releases. - [Why Women Lose Self-Trust And How To Get It Back](https://hellosomedaycoaching.com/why-women-lose-self-trust-and-how-to-get-it-back/) - If you're a high-achieving woman who struggles with alcohol you're probably smart, capable and hard working. You might also be anxious, overly self-critical and live with a fear of failure. You might drink to quiet the thoughts that you should (always) be doing more. Let's talk about why women lose self-trust and how to get it back. - [What To Expect In Your Second Month Of Early Sobriety](https://hellosomedaycoaching.com/what-to-expect-in-your-second-month-of-early-sobriety/) - My Diary Of Early Sobriety From Day 30 to Day 60 Alcohol-Free. - [The Alcohol-Free Wellness Revolution: How To Eat To Change How You Drink](https://hellosomedaycoaching.com/the-alcohol-free-wellness-revolution-how-to-eat-to-change-how-you-drink/) - Are you ready to change how you drink? Have you been trying to go alcohol-free but giving into cravings and reaching for wine at 6pm? Are you more irritated when you're not drinking? Most people don't know that what you eat can have a big impact on reducing cravings, stabilizing your mood and healing your body from alcohol consumption. Here's what to eat when you want to stop drinking. - [What Can You Expect In Your First 90 Days Of Sobriety](https://hellosomedaycoaching.com/your-first-90-days-of-sobriety/) - If you're sober curious and wanting to go alcohol-free, here's the good, the bad and the ugly of what to expect in your first 90 days of sobriety. And then set yourself for sober success! - [How To Practice Self-Care In Early Sobriety](https://hellosomedaycoaching.com/how-to-practice-self-care-in-early-sobriety/) - Self-care in early sobriety is a lifeline, not a luxury. If you're running through life overwhelmed, overworked and overtired you're going to do what you've always done: drink to reward yourself and check out at the end of the day. Here's how to care for yourself when you're quitting drinking. - [It's Not About The Wine - How To Cope With The Mental Load of Motherhood](https://hellosomedaycoaching.com/its-not-about-the-wine/) - Despite alcohol being positioned as the quick fix for the struggles of motherhood, it’s doing a lot of harm and very little good for women caught in the mommy needs wine culture. The truth is that it's not about the wine. Here's how find the real support we all need to navigate motherhood. - [High Achieving Women At Work: The Pressure, The Patriarchy + A Bottle Of Wine A Night](https://hellosomedaycoaching.com/high-achieving-sober-women-at-work/) - High achieving women at work struggles with the pressure, patriarchy, and when they get home, resorts to a bottle of wine a night to cope. Tune in as we explore Kristi Coulter's new book, Exit Interview - to know what needs to change and shift, to choose and protect ourselves, redefine success, and live a sober life. - [Break Up With Alcohol To Live Your Best Life](https://hellosomedaycoaching.com/break-up-with-alcohol-to-live-your-best-life/) - Sometimes, without even being aware of it, we’ve allowed alcohol to steal our time and energy, cloud our clarity, fuel self-doubt, reduce motivation and alter our brains and bodies. But we don’t need to have a drinking problem for alcohol to keep us from breaking through to our best life. Choose to be alcohol-free and live your best life - [Are You An Introvert? How To Socialize Without Liquid Courage](https://hellosomedaycoaching.com/introverts-guide-how-to-socialize-without-liquid-courage/) - If you’re an introvert it's likely you’ve used alcohol in social situations to ease anxiety, be more outgoing and cope with large gatherings. So what do you do when you stop drinking? Here's the introvert's guide on how to survive, thrive and socialize without liquid courage. - [What Happens In Your First Year Of Sobriety](https://hellosomedaycoaching.com/what-happens-in-your-first-year-of-sobriety/) - Whether you're in early sobriety, a few months along or just sober curious, you probably want to know what to expect in your first year of sobriety. Let's talk about what you might feel, what will change, the highs, the lows and what to do when you hit 30 Days, 100 Days, 6 Months and One Year alcohol-free. - [What You Don't Know About Navigating Friendships In Sobriety](https://hellosomedaycoaching.com/navigating-friendships-in-sobriety/) - Navigating friendships in sobriety that were formed while bonding over bottles of wine can be a challenge when you're quitting drinking. Here's how to make new friends and keep the old you stop drinking alcohol. - [How To Cope With Holiday Season Anxiety and Family Stress Without Drinking](https://hellosomedaycoaching.com/how-to-cope-with-holiday-season-anxiety-and-family-stress-without-drinking-over-it/) - Whether you're used to drinking to celebrate or cope with loneliness, push through a packed social schedule or navigate family gatherings, getting through the holidays alcohol-free can be challenging. Here's how to cope with holiday season anxiety and family stress without drinking over it. - [How To Ask Your Family and Friends To Support Your Sobriety During The Holidays](https://hellosomedaycoaching.com/how-to-ask-your-family-and-friends-to-support-your-sobriety-during-the-holidays/) - If you’re on the alcohol-free path, staying sober during the holidays can be a delicate dance between embracing the festive spirit and safeguarding your commitment to sobriety. You might not know how to ask your family and friends to support your sobriety during the holidays. But getting help from the people around you can be a huge help in letting you navigate holiday drinking events with more ease and less stress. - [Things Mentally Strong People Don’t Do In Sobriety](https://hellosomedaycoaching.com/things-mentally-strong-people-do-not-do-in-sobriety/) - When I was drinking I was the furthest thing from mentally strong and resilient. I felt like I could barely cope with life. But the work of shifting away from that negative mindset to become mentally strong in sobriety will help you create a life you love without alcohol. - [Sober Motivation: How To Get It and Keep It Going](https://hellosomedaycoaching.com/sober-motivation-how-to-get-it-and-keep-it-going/) - If you’ve ever tried to stop drinking alcohol you know how hard it can be to put together 2 weeks or 30 days or 4 months of sobriety. Here are 15 different ways to keep your sober motivation high when the going gets hard. - [I'm A Sober Coach And Here Are The Dry January Tips I Gave The New York Times](https://hellosomedaycoaching.com/im-a-sober-coach-and-here-are-the-dry-january-tips-i-gave-the-new-york-times/) - When The New York Times asks for your best Dry January tips... [first] you freak out a little bit [but then] you buckle down to deliver! As a life and sobriety coach I've helped thousands of women stop drinking. Here are my top 4 tips for a successful Dry January. - [Wine Mom Culture Is Dangerous](https://hellosomedaycoaching.com/wine-mom-culture-is-dangerous/) - I used to be a wine mom. I bought into the idea that moms need to drink to relax and cope with the demands of motherhood. I felt like opening a bottle of wine helped me transition from work to home and made me feel the way I used to before I had kids. - [Sober Coach Advice On How To Do Dry January Right](https://hellosomedaycoaching.com/sober-coach-advice-on-how-to-do-dry-january-right/) - Participating in Dry January gives your body a break from processing alcohol after the excesses of holiday parties and celebrations. Listen in to learn from 5 Sober Coaches and podcasters to give you all the tips and tricks to do Dry January right! - [Are You A Big Blackout Drinker? With Sarah Hepola](https://hellosomedaycoaching.com/blackout-with-sarah-hepola/) - Are you a blackout drinker? Because I was. I’ve blacked out on business trips, at weddings and on holidays. It's not that I forgot them, it’s that I drank enough alcohol that my brain didn’t record any memories of large chunks of those nights. And that sucks, right? We want to remember the good parts. Sarah Hepola, author of the memoir, Blackout, is here to dive into all of it and why sobriety is the best "plot twist" ever. share her story and like her, you might see your sobriety not as a boring part of your life, but a "plot twist" as well. - [The New York Times Asked Me For My Favorite Quit Lit Books To Help You Drink Less. Here They Are.](https://hellosomedaycoaching.com/the-new-york-times-asked-me-for-my-favorite-sobriety-quit-lit-books-to-help-you-drink-less/) - When the New York Times asks you for your favorite quit lit books to help women drink less or quit completely it's both a huge honor and a difficult assignment! Here are six I love: The Unexpected Joy Of Being Sober By Catharine Gray, Quit Like A Woman by Holly Whitaker, This Naked Mind by Annie Grace, We Are The Luckiest by Laura McKowen, Stash by Laura Cathcart Robbins and Sober Curious by Ruby Warrington - [The Truth About Alcohol And Sleep](https://hellosomedaycoaching.com/the-truth-about-alcohol-and-sleep/) - Does alcohol help you sleep? Why do you wake up at 3 am after drinking? What should you do about insomnia in early sobriety? I got a sleep expert to share the truth about alcohol and sleep + how to sleep well. - [Alcohol, Insomnia and Sleep In Sobriety](https://hellosomedaycoaching.com/alcohol-insomnia-and-sleep-in-sobriety/) - Does alcohol help you sleep? When will you start sleeping well in early sobriety? What should you do if you have insomnia? If you have questions about alcohol, insomnia and sleep in sobriety, this episode is for you! - [How The Alcohol Industry Targets Women Through Influencers, Marketing and Social Media](https://hellosomedaycoaching.com/how-the-alcohol-companies-target-women-through-influencers-marketing-and-social-media/) - Have you ever wondered why you drink what you drink + what drives your beliefs about alcohol? The alcohol industry has spent an incredible amount of money, time and energy to target women and shift their drinking habits + preferences through influencers, marketing and social media. Here's how they do it. - [Efficiency Is Doing The Right Things Without Doing It All](https://hellosomedaycoaching.com/how-ambitious-women-can-have-it-all-without-doing-it-all/) - Are you trying to do it all? Today, I want to give you the tools to stop doing all the things and start practicing efficiency by doing the right things. - [Seltzer Squad - Staying Sober In The City](https://hellosomedaycoaching.com/seltzer-squad-staying-sober-in-the-city/) - Sobriety can be a serious subject but it doesn’t always have to be. Sober life can be filled with laughter, humor and exploration. If you're looking for a real, honest and funny conversation about drinking and sobriety this one's for you. - [She Recovers and the many pathways to recovery](https://hellosomedaycoaching.com/she-recovers-dawn-nickel/) - Dawn Nickel, co-founder of She Recovers, shares the many pathways to recovery, why we don't need to hit bottom and why recovery is a journey to wholeness in mind, body + spirit. - [I Stopped Drinking For 100 Days And Here Is How My Life Changed](https://hellosomedaycoaching.com/my-diary-of-early-sobriety-from-day-60-to-day-100-alcohol-free/) - When I stopped drinking for 100 days my life, health, work and marriage changed. Here's what happened when I reached the Day 100 alcohol-free sober milestone. - [Are You A Gray Area Drinker?](https://hellosomedaycoaching.com/gray-area-drinking/) - How do you know if your relationship with alcohol falls into the category of being a “gray area drinker”? That complicated space between the two extremes of being able to ‘take or leave’ alcohol and becoming increasingly dependent on it in a problematic way? - [How To Move Through (PAWS) Post-Acute Withdrawal Syndrome From Alcohol](https://hellosomedaycoaching.com/how-to-move-through-paws-from-alcohol/) - PAWS or Post-Acute Withdrawal Syndrome is something that tends to come in waves after you stop drinking. And it's incredibly helpful to know the signs of it, know that it's temporary, and have some strategies under your belt for how to move through it in a powerful way. - [Rethink Your Drinking? Discover the Benefits of an Alcohol-Free Life](https://hellosomedaycoaching.com/rethink-your-drinking-discover-the-benefits-of-an-alcohol-free-life/) - Why would you rethink your drinking if you're not "that bad"? If you're a gray area drinker, sober curious or reevaluating your relationship with alcohol you have so much to gain with an alcohol-free life! - [Daily Meditations for Women Helps In The Practice Of Recovery](https://hellosomedaycoaching.com/daily-meditations-for-women-in-recovery/) - Are you ready to ground yourself in your healing and recovery practice everyday? Dawn Nickel, author of She Recovers Every Day, a book of daily meditations for women, is here to inspire hope, reduce stigma and empower all women in recovery. - [For 20 Years I Was A Red Wine Girl. Here’s Why I Stopped Drinking](https://hellosomedaycoaching.com/why-i-stopped-drinking/) - I spent two decades climbing the corporate ladder, getting married, having kids and holding on tightly to my love of wine. It was fun -until it wasn't. Here's why I stopped drinking. - [Aligning Your Core Values With Alcohol-Free Life](https://hellosomedaycoaching.com/aligning-your-core-values-with-alcohol-free-life/) - Did you know that identifying your personal core values can help you reinforce WHY you want to live an alcohol-free life and find more meaning and fulfillment in your choice? It's true. Values are your compass to living a big, brave, beautiful life. - [Want To Know How To Quit Alcohol?](https://hellosomedaycoaching.com/how-to-quit-alcohol/) - The steps seem simple, but when you're ready to quit alcohol, it's important to learn not only how to stop drinking, but also how to sustain your new alcohol-free lifestyle over the long term. - [6 Healthy Sober Habits You Need In Recovery](https://hellosomedaycoaching.com/6-healthy-sober-habits-you-need-in-recovery/) - Forming these 6 healthy sober habits will help strengthen your recovery, process your emotions and navigate life happily without alcohol. - [The Original Sobriety Podcast For Women - The Bubble Hour](https://hellosomedaycoaching.com/the-bubble-hour-sobriety-podcast/) - Ten years ago, when I was first questioning my drinking, I discovered The Bubble Hour Sobriety Podcast. And it gave me hope that it wouldn't be the end of the world - life might actually be better - if I stopped drinking. Life as I knew it wouldn't be over if I decided to quit drinking. - [How To Make Perfectionism Work For You](https://hellosomedaycoaching.com/how-to-make-perfectionism-work-for-you/) - Why do so many perfectionists look like they're completely put together on the outside, but feel like they're not measuring up on the inside? Why is it hard for perfectionists to relax and enjoy their accomplishments? Perfectionism can hold you back or allow you to soar. Here's how to harness it in an empowering way. - [How I went from drinking a bottle of wine a night to alcohol-free](https://hellosomedaycoaching.com/shameless-mom-podcast/) - I was a Director at a Fortune 500 company, had two beautiful kids and a good marriage. I was also drinking a bottle of wine a night. Then I decided to stop. Here's how I did it. - [What You Don't Know About Ambien and Alcohol Addiction](https://hellosomedaycoaching.com/ambien-alcohol-addiction/) - If you've ever talked with a doctor about trouble sleeping, you might have been given a script for Ambien, one of the most popular medicines prescribed for insomnia. Were you told that Ambien is addictive? In her memoir STASH Laura Cathcart Robbins shares her addiction to Ambien and alcohol and how she recovered from it. - [How To Get Through Sobriety With Laura McKowen](https://hellosomedaycoaching.com/how-to-get-through-sobriety-laura-mckowen/) - How do you get and stay sober in a drinking world? Laura McKowen, founder of The Luckiest Club and author of We Are The Luckiest shares her 9 truths to get through sobriety. - [Choose The Best Path To Sobriety For You](https://hellosomedaycoaching.com/choose-the-best-path-to-sobriety-for-you/) - There are plenty of paths that can help you to moderate or control alcohol consumption, or achieve complete sobriety. Learn how to choose the best path to sobriety for you. - [How To Make Sobriety Stick](https://hellosomedaycoaching.com/how-to-make-sobriety-stick/) - Your first few weeks of sobriety are hard, but making sobriety stick once you've got sober momentum can be difficult as well. Here's how to stay grounded on your alcohol-free path and make sobriety stick even when you have stressful days, date nights or celebrations. - [How To Recover From Infidelity And Betrayal](https://hellosomedaycoaching.com/how-to-recover-from-infidelity-and-betrayal/) - How can couples heal and recover from infidelity once trust in an intimate relationship has been shattered by an affair? The first step, after the sexual acting out has stopped, is to treat the betrayal trauma. - [What You Need To Know About Highly Sensitive People And Alcohol](https://hellosomedaycoaching.com/highly-sensitive-people-and-alcohol/) - Highly Sensitive People can be easily overwhelmed by chaotic environments, negative emotions and upsetting situations. It's easy for HSPs to turn to alcohol to quiet the world around them. Here's what you need to know about highly sensitive people and alcohol. - [Working Moms Are Drinking To Cope - And It's Not Helping](https://hellosomedaycoaching.com/working-moms-are-drinking-to-cope/) - More than ever working moms are drinking to cope with the demands of a full time job and modern motherhood. And increasingly, as women try to work like they don't have kids and parent like they don't have a job, that glass of wine at the end of the day is turning into a bottle. But often the glass of wine while cooking dinner is turning into a bottle. And it's dragging us down. - [How To Examine Your Relationship With Alcohol](https://hellosomedaycoaching.com/how-to-examine-your-relationship-with-alcohol/) - Wondering how to examine your relationship with alcohol when you don't identify as an "alcoholic" and have zero interest in abstinence based 12-step programs? Here's the framework I wish I had when I was first worried about my drinking. - [How To Take Sobriety To Recovery 2.0 With Tommy Rosen](https://hellosomedaycoaching.com/how-to-take-sobriety-to-recovery-2-0-with-tommy-rosen/) - What's the difference between Sobriety, Recovery and Recovery 2.0? Tommy Rosen is here to share how to live a bigger, better and more fulfilling substance-free life. - [You Are Not Stuck With Becky Vollmer](https://hellosomedaycoaching.com/you-are-not-stuck-with-becky-vollmer/) - Becky Vollmer, creator of You Are Not Stuck, is here to talk about having the courage to make soul-guided choices in taking the steps to get unstuck. - [Why I Quit Drinking](https://hellosomedaycoaching.com/why-i-quit-drinking-podcast-episode-casey-mcguire-davidson/) - In this episode of the Hello Someday Podcast, host Casey McGuire Davidson shares her story of going from a red-wine-girl who was climbing the corporate ladder to deciding that she needed to stop drinking. - [Navigating Sobriety With Your Myers-Briggs Type](https://hellosomedaycoaching.com/myers-briggs-mbti-sobriety/) - Understanding your Myers-Briggs Personality Type [MBTI], your strengths and preferences to navigate quitting drinking and sobriety with more ease, fewer triggers and less stress. - [7 Strategies To Get Through Your First Week Sober](https://hellosomedaycoaching.com/7-strategies-for-your-first-week-without-alcohol/) - What should you do in your first week sober? How do you get through Day 3 and Day 4 when you really want to drink? Here are 7 strategies for your first week without alcohol. - [5 Mistakes Women Make When Quitting Drinking](https://hellosomedaycoaching.com/mistakes-women-make-when-quitting-drinking/) - What are the mistakes most women make when quitting drinking? I'll show you how to avoid them in going alcohol-free. - [How To Be Happy Without Alcohol](https://hellosomedaycoaching.com/how-to-live-a-happy-life-without-alcohol/) - Are you worried that you won't be happy without alcohol? Do you have a serious love affair with wine? Here's how to live a happy and fulfilling life without a drink. - [10 Tools You Need In Your Sober Toolkit](https://hellosomedaycoaching.com/10-tools-you-need-in-your-sober-toolkit/) - When you're trying to quit drinking it's important to set yourself up for success. Here are the 10 tools that you should have in your sober toolkit to overcome triggers and cravings when you want to drink. - [How To Manage And Minimize Anxiety In Sobriety](https://hellosomedaycoaching.com/managing-anxiety-in-sobriety-with-rain-mindfulness/) - How can you minimize anxiety in early sobriety? Anxiety and over drinking often go hand in hand. Women may drink to self-medicate and cope with anxiety, without realizing that alcohol makes it worse. - [Using EFT Tapping To Reduce Triggers and Cravings To Drink](https://hellosomedaycoaching.com/using-eft-tapping-to-reduce-triggers-and-cravings-to-drink/) - EFT Tapping can be a great tool to release negative emotions, reduce stress and anxiety and relieve cravings to drink in early sobriety. In today's podcast episode we talk about how to use EFT Tapping as part of your sober toolkit. - [Your inner critic and negative self-talk isn't helping you [it's just making you miserable]](https://hellosomedaycoaching.com/your-inner-critic-and-negative-self-talk-isnt-helping-you-its-just-making-you-miserable/) - Do you have a loud inner critic voice? The one that starts when you wake up and tells you that you're not good enough, thin enough, productive enough, patient enough, strong enough, smart enough or whatever? Learn how to use self-compassion to release self-criticism, build resilience and reduce anxiety. - [Kristi Coulter on Working, Drinking and Being a 'First World Woman'](https://hellosomedaycoaching.com/kristi-coulter-on-working-drinking-and-being-a-first-world-woman/) - Kristi Coulter is the author of the 2018 memoir-in-essays Nothing Good Can Come from This, and the essay Enjoli about what happened when she quit drinking and looked around to realize that all the women around her were tanked. We talk about working, drinking and being a first world woman in a male dominated workplace. - [Yoga and Essential Oils For Recovery With Taryn Strong of She Recovers](https://hellosomedaycoaching.com/yoga-and-essential-oils-for-recovery-with-taryn-strong-of-she-recovers/) - If you're a woman who is ready to stop drinking it's important to heal your mind, body and spirit. Yoga and essential oils can be an important tool in your "sober toolkit" as a pathway to holistic healing and recovery. My favorite teacher, Taryn Strong co-founder of She Recovers, shares everything you need to know to get started. - [How To Get Over Yourself And On With Your Life I Podcast Interview Meredith Atwood](https://hellosomedaycoaching.com/meredith-atwood-no-nonsense/) - We all have our own personal brand of nonsense - self sabotage, blame, people pleasing, control issues. Meredith Atwood, author of The Year Of Non Non-Sense dives into how to get over yourself and on with your life. - [Reduce Money Stress I Financial Recovery and Healing Your Money Story](https://hellosomedaycoaching.com/reduce-money-stress-i-financial-recovery-and-healing-your-money-story/) - Who doesn’t carry around some emotional baggage around money? Unresolved issues, tension or stress related to money is something that can keep us drinking (to bury our heads in the sand) or a trigger to drink. - [Learning to Know, Like and Trust yourself again after quitting drinking](https://hellosomedaycoaching.com/know-like-trust-yourself-after-quitting-drinking/) - When you stop drinking, doing inner work around knowing, liking and trusting yourself again can be healing and empowering. By releasing self-judgement and increasing self-confidence and self-awareness we’re able to be the healthiest and happiest version of ourselves. In this episode, you’ll learn how and why to stop looking outside yourself for validation. - [Feeling Bored In Sobriety? How To Have Fun Without Alcohol.](https://hellosomedaycoaching.com/feeling-bored-in-sobriety-heres-how-to-have-fun-without-alcohol/) - All women who love to drink are scared that life without alcohol is boring. They worry that they will never have fun again if they stop drinking. It's not true. Sobriety is not boring. Here's what to do to have fun and excitement without alcohol. - [The Truth Behind Social Media Images and Drinking Highlights with Emily Lynn Paulson](https://hellosomedaycoaching.com/social-media-images-drinking-highlights-with-emily-lynn-paulson/) - How “real” are all those images you see online? The perfect Instagram families? The fancy business trips? The carefree Mom’s Night Out? Casey McGuire Davidson and Emily Lynn Paulson, author of Highlight Real, dig into the truth behind the “Online Drinking Highlights” you see as you scroll through your social media feed. - [Ann Dowsett Johnston On Wine As The Modern Woman's Steroid](https://hellosomedaycoaching.com/ann-dowsett-johnston-on-wine-as-the-modern-womans-steroid/) - Ann Dowsett Johnston, the best-selling author of Drink: The Intimate Relationship Between Women and Alcohol, has described the positioning of wine in popular culture as “The modern woman's steroid, enabling her to do everything she needs to do or tries to do”. And there’s one problem with that description of alcohol. It’s not true and it doesn't work. - [Healing Codependency In Family Relationships](https://hellosomedaycoaching.com/healing-codependency-in-family-relationships/) - Healing Codependency In Family Relationships. How to Break Unhealthy Patterns Established In Childhood and become a Boundary Boss. Plus the 4 steps to healing codependent behavior and 7 signs of healing from codependency. - [The Enneagram, transformational habits + uncovering your core beliefs, desires, needs + motivations](https://hellosomedaycoaching.com/the-enneagram-transformational-habits/) - If you’re stepping away from alcohol the Enneagram can help you understand your unique core drivers, core needs, beliefs and patterns that have been influencing your choices and decisions. In this podcast episode we dive into understanding The Enneagram and Transformational Habits with Jim Zartman. - [What’s Next in Midlife - Creativity, Change + Finding Your Purpose](https://hellosomedaycoaching.com/midlife/) - 'What's next?’ is a question many women ask themselves in midlife. And it’s an especially important question to explore if you’re a woman who’s quitting drinking. By the time we hit our 40s and 50s we've likely spent decades building careers, families and friendships. Today my guest is Sondra Primeaux, co-host of The Unruffled Podcast, and we’re talking about creativity, change + finding your purpose in midlife. - [Wine O'clock With Lotta Dann](https://hellosomedaycoaching.com/wine-oclock-with-lotta-dann/) - Have you ever questioned why alcohol is put on such a pedestal in our society? Lotta Dann, Author of Mrs. D Is Going Without, dive into the Myth of Wine O'clock and how to create a 'Happier Hour' without drinking. - [Quitter: Drinking, Relapse + The Many Paths To Recovery with author Erica C. Barnett](https://hellosomedaycoaching.com/quitter-drinking-relapse-recovery/) - Erica C. Barnett, author of the book Quitter: A Memoir of Drinking, Relapse and Recovery joins me on the podcast to talk about all the things - the many paths to recovery, increases in binge drinking among women during the COVID pandemic quarantine, the positives and negatives of inpatient and outpatient treatment options and so much more. - [10 Ways Running Can Jumpstart Recovery For Women Quitting Drinking](https://hellosomedaycoaching.com/running-jumpstart-recovery/) - Did you know that starting a running practice can make early sobriety so much easier for women when they're quitting drinking? In this episode of The Hello Someday Podcast running and sobriety coach Margaret Ward shares how to get started with running in recovery. - [Your Step-By-Step Guide To Dry January](https://hellosomedaycoaching.com/the-sober-girls-guide-to-dry-january/) - Is one of your New Year's resolutions to stop drinking and live alcohol-free? I've got your FULL guide to Dry January for women ready to drink less + live more. - [Resolving Internal Conflict and Restoring Harmony](https://hellosomedaycoaching.com/resolving-internal-conflict-ifs/) - Internal Family Systems Therapy (IFS) can be a great tool for women who drink to shut down at the end of the day to avoid overwhelm, soothe anxiety or suppress negative emotions. - [Using Breathwork in Sobriety I Calm Your Nervous System, Reduce Anxiety + Increase Joy](https://hellosomedaycoaching.com/breathwork-sober-tool/) - What do you do in sobriety when you’re feeling stressed out, overwhelmed, angry or anxious? You need to calm the adrenaline coursing through your body, regulate what you’re feeling and restore peace - without pouring yourself a drink. SOMA Breathwork can help. - [Aging, Sobriety and Women's Wellness After 40](https://hellosomedaycoaching.com/sobriety-after-40/) - Women are deciding to stop drinking at age 40, 50 and 60 because they're finding that “aging sober” empowers them to live healthier, happier and more confident lives. - [Don't Wait Until You Want To Stop Drinking](https://hellosomedaycoaching.com/women-want-to-stop-drinking/) - Most women who have a complicated relationship with alcohol don’t actually ‘want’ to stop drinking. And that's OK. Let's talk about how to start where you are. - [Healing Through Spiritual Psychology](https://hellosomedaycoaching.com/healing-through-spiritual-psychology/) - Can the principles of spiritual psychology help you heal from past traumas? Let's unpack the tools, techniques and practical application of a spiritual psychology approach. - [Sexy Sobriety with Bex Weller](https://hellosomedaycoaching.com/sexy-sobriety-with-bex-weller/) - Bex Weller is one of my favorite people to talk with about why life without alcohol is awesome. Sobriety is sexy, adventurous, joyful and (most of all) carefree. - [Permission To Want More In Life](https://hellosomedaycoaching.com/the-desire-factor/) - What's holding you back from getting what you want? Let's talk about how to give yourself permission to want more in life and how to manifest your desires. - [Understanding Negative Thought Patterns](https://hellosomedaycoaching.com/negative-thought-patterns/) - It's normal to feel worry, regret, self-doubt and have negative thoughts at times. But repetitive negative thoughts can impact your emotions and the way you experience the world around you. By learning to identify and challenge automatic negative thoughts, you can relieve stress, self-doubt and feel more happy and confident. - [Choosing An Alcohol-Free Lifestyle, Not A Label](https://hellosomedaycoaching.com/alcohol-free-lifestyle/) - You can live an awesome and fulfilling alcohol-free life without adopting a label. The alcohol-free lifestyle is open to everyone - even if you don't have a 'problem' with alcohol. - [One Year Of The Hello Someday Podcast!](https://hellosomedaycoaching.com/one-year-podcast/) - A look back on my favorite moments, guests and conversations about drinking less, living more and feeling better without alcohol from the first year of The Hello Someday Podcast. - [Self Care & Self Love In Sobriety](https://hellosomedaycoaching.com/self-care-self-love-in-sobriety/) - What does your self love practice look like? Are you chasing love and acceptance from others instead of finding love within yourself? Self love means taking care of your needs and not sacrificing your well-being to please others. - [Recovery Happy Hour + Life Beyond The Bottle](https://hellosomedaycoaching.com/recovery-happy-hour-tricia-lewis/) - If you're worried you won't have fun without alcohol or FOMO is keeping you drinking, Tricia Lewis of The Recovery Happy Hour is here to help! - [The Alcohol Detox - Retox Cycle](https://hellosomedaycoaching.com/alcohol-detox-retox-cycle/) - Do you cycle through drinking too much, trying to detox your body with exercise and healthy food, only to retox again with wine, beer and cocktails? Let's get you out of the alcohol detox and retox cycle. - [Giving Up Alcohol With Paul Churchill](https://hellosomedaycoaching.com/giving-up-alcohol-with-paul-churchill/) - It's normal to fear giving up alcohol. But Paul Churchill, founder of Recovery Elevator, stopped drinking and found that giving up alcohol wasn't actually a huge sacrifice, but rather an opening to new opportunities and adventures. - [Does Alcohol Keep You Playing Small?](https://hellosomedaycoaching.com/alcohol-keeps-you-playing-small/) - For so many of us alcohol keeps us playing small. We love opening a bottle of wine at the end of the day but don’t realize how much of our time, energy + motivation to follow through are diminished by drinking. - [Healthy Coping Mechanisms For Stress](https://hellosomedaycoaching.com/healthy-coping-mechanisms-for-stress/) - How many of us learned healthy coping mechanisms for stress, anxiety, insecurity or depression as kids? If you didn't it's easy to buy into the narrative that alcohol will help you relax after a hard day. - [Divorce, Women and Drinking](https://hellosomedaycoaching.com/divorce-women-drinking/) - Many women find themselves drinking more after divorce. But instead of opening another bottle of wine you can turn divorce from a soul-sucking to a soul-defining experience. - [The Unexpected Joy Of Being Sober with Catherine Gray](https://hellosomedaycoaching.com/unexpected-joy-of-being-sober-catherine-gray/) - If you've read any Quit Lit, Catherine Gray's book, The Unexpected Joy Of Being Sober, is likely on your Bookshelf. In this chat with Catherine we talk about joy in life without alcohol and Sunshine Warm Sober: Unexpected Sober Joy That Lasts. - [Do you drink every night? I did.](https://hellosomedaycoaching.com/do-you-drink-every-night-i-did/) - Before I quit drinking, I drank wine 7 nights a week, 365 nights a year. I was a successful working woman, a mom and a wife. And at the time it didn't feel like anything dramatic. It was just what I did. Lots of people have wine with dinner, right? I just happened to have a bottle of wine each night, instead of a glass... - [How To Stop Overperforming, Overdrinking And Underliving](https://hellosomedaycoaching.com/stop-overperforming-overdrinking-and-underliving/) - Ambitious and capable women can easily fall into the trap of overperforming, overdrinking and underliving. - [Make Some Noise With Andrea Owen](https://hellosomedaycoaching.com/make-some-noise-andrea-owen/) - Have you ever received the message that you’re “too much”? Too loud, too opinionated, too sensitive or emotional, too talkative, too big, too something… - [Women and Burnout: Signs, Symptoms and How To Recover](https://hellosomedaycoaching.com/women-burnout-signs-symptoms-how-to-recover/) - Do you drink a lot? Are you feeling physically and emotionally burned out? The signs and symptoms of burnout often go hand in hand with alcohol use and can mimic those of hangovers. - [Your First Year Alcohol-Free](https://hellosomedaycoaching.com/your-first-year-alcohol-free/) - What happens in your first year alcohol-free? How will you feel at 30 days + 100 days sober? How do you navigate your first holidays, friendships, relationships, summer + football season without alcohol? - [What To Expect In Your First Year Of Sobriety](https://hellosomedaycoaching.com/your-first-year-of-sobriety/) - What’s getting in the way of making the decision to stop drinking? Uncertainty about what your life is going to look like? Worry about what other people might think? Let's talk about what happens in the first year of sobriety. What's hard, what's good and why it's worth it. - [Identifying The Change You Want In Your Life + Getting Unstuck](https://hellosomedaycoaching.com/identifying-the-change-you-want-in-your-life-getting-unstuck/) - How do you identify the changes you want in your life and move forward when you feel stuck? What if you’re comfortable enough, you don’t want to rock the boat and (really) aren’t actually sure what exactly needs to change? - [A Sober Girls Guide To The Holiday Season](https://hellosomedaycoaching.com/a-sober-girls-guide-to-the-holiday-season/) - What does a sober girl do to navigate the holiday season, drinking events, office parties, family gatherings and New Year's Eve without alcohol? Here's your guide. - [How To Break Up With Booze](https://hellosomedaycoaching.com/how-to-break-up-with-booze/) - So you want to break up with booze but aren't sure how to get started...Here's how to shift your mindset about alcohol-free life + approach to getting sober. - [6 Mistakes To Avoid When Getting Sober](https://hellosomedaycoaching.com/mistakes-to-avoid-when-getting-sober/) - What are the most common mistakes to avoid when getting sober? For women quitting drinking there are 6 big mistakes. Here's how to avoid them and what to do instead. - [Dry January: Start The New Year Alcohol-Free](https://hellosomedaycoaching.com/dry-january-start-the-new-year-alcohol-free/) - Are you ready to rock Dry January alcohol-free? Listen in for all the tips to make your Dry January fun, exciting, easy and (most importantly) a success. - [Parenting Teens and Tweens Without The Drama](https://hellosomedaycoaching.com/parenting-teens-and-tweens-without-drama/) - Parenting teens and tweens can be a messy time that can bring joy, satisfaction, frustration, worry and a desire to drink to make it all go away. Learn how to navigate this time without sacrificing your sanity. - [Sobriety, Growth and Personal Development](https://hellosomedaycoaching.com/sobriety-personal-growth/) - Personal growth and development are key components of getting sober and staying sober. Veronica Valli of Soberful is here to share the Five Pillars of Sustainable Sobriety. - [Alcohol-Free Life: How To Live Happy, Healthy And Sober](https://hellosomedaycoaching.com/alcohol-free-life/) - Are you ready to try an alcohol-free life? Here's how to ditch the booze and live happy, healthy and sober with Janey Lee Grace. - [Sober Celebrities](https://hellosomedaycoaching.com/sober-celebrities/) - Sober celebrities like Drew Barrymore, Kelly Ripa, J Lo, Jada Pinkett Smith, Natalie Portman, Blake Lively, Chrissy Tiegen, Bradley Cooper, John Mayer, Brad Pitt + Anne Hathaway normalize the choice to stop drinking. - [The Alcohol Experiment With Annie Grace](https://hellosomedaycoaching.com/the-alcohol-experiment-with-annie-grace/) - Annie Grace, author of The Alcohol Experiment and This Naked Mind, is here to shift your perspective on drinking so that you can gain control of alcohol and find freedom. - [ADHD, Women & Alcohol](https://hellosomedaycoaching.com/adhd-women-alcohol/) - What's the link between ADHD, women and alcohol? Why are people with ADHD 5 to 10 times more likely to struggle with substances and what tools do they need to quit drinking? - [Anger Management In Sobriety](https://hellosomedaycoaching.com/anger-management-in-sobriety/) - Are you curious how to navigate anger management in sobriety? This episode will help you identify anger warning signs, react without drinking, and more. - [Dialing Back Pandemic Drinking](https://hellosomedaycoaching.com/dialing-back-pandemic-drinking/) - During the coronavirus pandemic, adults started reaching for the bottle more than ever. This episode explores the new movement to dial back pandemic drinking and turn towards non-alcoholic options. - [How to Take a Break from Drinking](https://hellosomedaycoaching.com/how-to-take-a-break-from-drinking/) - If you've been wanting to take a break from drinking but aren't sure how to get started, this podcast is for you! Tune in to learn how your thoughts create your desire to drink and how to change them. - [Navigating Midlife With The Work of Brené Brown](https://hellosomedaycoaching.com/brene-brown-midlife/) - The work of Brené Brown helps women turn the midlife unraveling into a midlife evolution. It's time to let go of who you think you're supposed to be and embrace who you really are. - [Sober Awkward](https://hellosomedaycoaching.com/sober-awkward/) - Is the fear of feeling awkward in social situations keeping you from trying sober life? Victoria Vanstone, co-host of the Sober Awkward podcast, joined me to share awkward sober moments and how to navigate social events without alcohol. - [Create a Better Life Without Alcohol](https://hellosomedaycoaching.com/create-a-better-life-without-alcohol/) - In order to create a better life without alcohol it’s important to add new things to your life that bring you peace, happiness and pleasure. - [How To Prepare To Be Alcohol-Free](https://hellosomedaycoaching.com/how-to-prepare-to-be-alcohol-free/) - Tune in for this episode for how to prepare to be alcohol-free with Jean McCarthy, author of the book UnPickled - Prepare To Be Alcohol-Free. - [Perimenopause, Burnout & Alcohol](https://hellosomedaycoaching.com/perimenopause-burnout-alcohol/) - Using alcohol to ease the symptoms of burnout and perimenopause can lead to a vicious cycle of heightened anxiety and exhaustion. Tune in to this episode to learn different paths to recovery from burnout and how to move through perimenopause with more ease and less stress. - [Love, Sex, Intimacy, Attachment Styles & Relationships In Recovery](https://hellosomedaycoaching.com/love-sex-intimacy-attachment-styles-relationships-in-recovery/) - In today's episode we’re digging into love, sex, intimacy, attachment styles and relationships in recovery with Dufflyn Lammers, the go-to relationship expert for women in recovery. - [The Problem With Using Alcohol To Joke About Parenting](https://hellosomedaycoaching.com/the-problem-with-using-alcohol-to-joke-about-parenting/) - It’s time to stop using alcohol to joke about parenting. In this episode, we'll take a look at how the wine mom culture normalizes binge drinking and relying on alcohol as a coping tool for motherhood to dangerous results. - [How To Be A Mindful Drinker](https://hellosomedaycoaching.com/how-to-be-a-mindful-drinker/) - What does it mean to be a “mindful drinker”? Mindful drinkers notice, learn and ultimately take control of their drinking and in this episode we'll explore how you be part of the movement. - [Recovery Is The New Black](https://hellosomedaycoaching.com/recovery-is-the-new-black/) - Recovery is the new black. With the rise in the sober-curious movement, Dry January, sober influencers and the growth in the non-alcoholic drinks these days more women are openly experimenting with sobriety. - [Rediscovering Creativity in Sobriety](https://hellosomedaycoaching.com/rediscovering-creativity-in-sobriety/) - Rediscovering creativity in sobriety can increase your happiness and strengthen your recovery. Finding a new hobby is perfect for the quiet time in early sobriety, before alcohol-free life is your new normal. - [Burnout: The Secret To Unlocking The Stress Cycle with Amelia Nagoski](https://hellosomedaycoaching.com/burnout-the-secret-to-unlocking-the-stress-cycle-with-amelia-nagoski/) - Amelia Nagoski, co-author of Burnout: The Secret to Unlocking the Stress Cycle, joined me to talk about burnout in women and tools, strategies and practices we can use to overcome the stress cycle. - [The Best TV Shows and Movies about Addiction and Recovery](https://hellosomedaycoaching.com/the-best-tv-shows-and-movies-about-addiction-and-recovery/) - Are you looking for the best TV shows and movies about addiction and recovery? Sobriety coach Casey Davidson and Alysse Bryson, Founder of the Sober Curator are here to bring you the best of the best. - [Changing An Unhealthy Drinking Culture At Work](https://hellosomedaycoaching.com/unhealthy-drinking-culture-at-work/) - If you have an unhealthy drinking culture at work you’re not alone, and it can be toxic, especially if you are trying to stop drinking. Here's how to change it. - [Your Addictive Voice and The One You Feed](https://hellosomedaycoaching.com/your-addictive-voice-and-the-one-you-feed/) - When you're struggling with drinking, it can often feel like a battle between your addictive voice telling you that you deserve a drink and the other voice saying alcohol is dragging you down. In today's episode, Eric Zimmer is here to talk about what happens when you feed your addiction vs. turning towards the good wolf. - [Navigating A Toxic Relationship With A Narcissist](https://hellosomedaycoaching.com/navigating-a-toxic-relationship-with-a-narcissist/) - Navigating a relationship with a narcissist, whether it's your spouse, a parent, friend or ex, is incredibly difficult and it’s easy to drink as a coping mechanism to escape. - [Looking Back At Day 1 From Two Years Alcohol-Free](https://hellosomedaycoaching.com/looking-back-at-day-1-from-two-years-alcohol-free/) - When you first start on your sober journey it’s hard to imagine life after drinking, much less how you’ll feel at two years alcohol-free. So I asked a sober coaching client of mine to join me on the podcast to talk about quitting drinking and her life now. - [The Advertising of Alcohol To Women](https://hellosomedaycoaching.com/the-advertising-of-alcohol-to-women/) - How are women targeted by alcohol advertisers? Jean Kilbourne has spent a lifetime studying the advertising of alcohol to women as well as tactics used by the beauty, diet and tobacco industries to alter what we think, feel and want. - [Welcome To The Hello Someday Podcast. Drink Less + Live More.](https://hellosomedaycoaching.com/introducing-the-hello-someday-podcast/) - The Hello Someday Podcast is for busy women who are ready to drink less and live more. Life and Recovery Coach, Casey McGuire Davidson helps you build a life you love without alcohol. - [Why I Quit Drinking](https://hellosomedaycoaching.com/why-i-quit-drinking/) - Some people don’t think a lot about drinking. That wasn’t me. I used to be a proudly self-identified red wine girl. Drinking worked for me until it didn’t. Here’s why I quit. - [What Triggers You To Drink and How Can You Deal With It?](https://hellosomedaycoaching.com/what-triggers-you-to-drink/) - Free sober coaching audio recording to help you quit drinking. Look at your triggers and how to overcome them. Start living happily without alcohol. - [The Nice Girl's Guide To Saying No and Setting Boundaries](https://hellosomedaycoaching.com/how-to-say-no/) - You need to take extra good care of yourself when you're quitting drinking. That's often really hard for busy women. Here's how to say no and set boundaries, without feeling selfish or like a total slacker. - [How Do You Know When It's Time To Question Your Relationship With Alcohol - Podcast Interview](https://hellosomedaycoaching.com/is-it-time-to-question-your-relationship-with-alcohol-podcast-interview/) - Modern life has turned us into alcohol seekers. Life is busy, jobs are demanding, you have kids, a spouse, aging parents, or you are doing everything for everyone. Often alcohol becomes the easiest pause button you can press on life. We put so much pressure on ourselves that we feel the only way to relax is to drink. Here's when to take a closer look at your relationship with alcohol. - [Staying Sober In Times Of Stress](https://hellosomedaycoaching.com/staying-sober-in-times-of-stress/) - Casey McGuire Davidson of Hello Someday Coaching Interview on The Family Brain Podcast. Casey and host Megan Gipson talk about women drinking more during COVID 19 and the quarantine - and how to stop. - [Early Sobriety Self Care](https://hellosomedaycoaching.com/early-sobriety-self-care/) - There's a reason you drink. You want comfort. Here are important self care practices for women in early sobriety to help you succeed in quitting drinking. - [Sober Girl Talk | Jean McCarthy of Unpickled and Casey McGuire Davidson chat about quitting drinking](https://hellosomedaycoaching.com/bubble-hour-podcast/) - Sober Girl Talk - Jean McCarthy From The Bubble Hour Podcast and Casey McGuire Davidson From Hello Someday Coaching talk Quitting Drinking, Early Sobriety, and Life After Alcohol - [Casey McGuire Davidson Podcast Interview on The ODAAT Chat with Arlina Allen](https://hellosomedaycoaching.com/casey-mcguire-davidson-podcast-interview-on-the-odaat-chat-with-arlina-allen/) - Casey McGuire Davidson of Hello Someday Coaching tells her story of drinking, not drinking and working with successful women who are ready to stop relying on alcohol to get through their busy days. - [Post-Acute Withdrawal Syndrome Symptoms (PAWS) for Women Quitting Drinking](https://hellosomedaycoaching.com/paws-post-acute-withdrawal-syndrome/) - Post-Acute Withdrawal Syndrome Symptoms - PAWS- can make you feel empty, tired, numb and anxious when you hit 40 days, 60 days or 80 days after you stop drinking. Here's how to get through it for women quitting drinking. - [Feeling bored or blah in early sobriety](https://hellosomedaycoaching.com/feeling-bored-in-early-sobriety/) - It's normal to feel a little bored or blah in early sobriety. You might feel like you're not doing much all all - just taking baths and walks and going to bed early. But you are navigating your entire life without drinking. Your job and family, stress and overwhelm, happy hours and date nights. You are doing the most important work of your life. Keep on going. - [Sobriety Fatigue Is Real So You Need To Take It Easy In Early Sobriety. No Really. Even Easier Than That.](https://hellosomedaycoaching.com/lower-your-bar-in-early-sobriety/) - Sobriety Fatigue is real. Here's what to do about it. Free sober coaching message for women quitting drinking. When you're ready to stop drinking it's really important that you focus on slowing down. - [Glennon Doyle's advice for your first sober morning](https://hellosomedaycoaching.com/glennon-doyles-advice-first-sober-morning/) - Glennon Doyle's advice to all of us on our first sober morning is the best thing I've read. Carry On, Warrior is one of the best quit lit books for women quitting drinking. She speaks the truth when she says that getting sober from alcohol is like recovering from frostbite. - [How To Survive The Witching Hour](https://hellosomedaycoaching.com/how-to-survive-the-witching-hour/) - I'm curious if you've experienced this when you're trying to quit drinking... You'll wake up after another night of too much wine feeling terrible. You'll decide that you don't want to do this anymore. You feel solid in your decision until 5 PM. Then the witching hour hits. 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