How To Stop Romanticizing Drinking, Rewire Your Brain And Start Loving Sobriety If you’ve ever thought, “Life without alcohol sounds boring, lonely, or just... blah,” you’re not alone. Let’s be real—most of us grew up swimming in wine-soaked messaging that told us...

How Alcohol Affects Your Brain, Body + Mood (And What Happens When You Stop Drinking) If you’ve ever found yourself googling “why can’t I sleep after drinking?” or “is alcohol making my anxiety worse?”—you are not alone. So many of us are walking around exhausted,...

Not Drinking Tonight | A Therapist's Take On How To Break Free From Gray Area Drinking Ever found yourself googling “Do I have a drinking problem?” at 2AM after another night of “just a couple glasses of wine” turned into a bottle (again)? Or wondering if you really...

Your First Night Sober - How to Survive Cravings and Not Drink (Even Though You Want To) If you’ve ever decided you’re not going to drink tonight—and then found yourself pouring a glass of wine at 9PM anyway—you’re not alone. Cravings are intense. Early sobriety can...

Sober Summer Secrets: What No One Tells You About Not Drinking in the Summer Let’s be real—summer can be one of the hardest seasons to stay alcohol-free. Between the barbecues, beach days, boozy vacations, girls’ weekends, and pool parties, it can feel like every...

10 Sobriety Myths That Are Flat-Out Lies (And What’s Actually True) Have you ever heard someone say, “Only people with a problem with alcohol stop drinking” or “Life without wine is so boring”? Yeah. Me too. The truth is, there are a lot of flat-out lies floating...

Why Do We Crave Alcohol? Dopamine Nation with Dr. Anna Lembke Have you ever wondered why it feels almost impossible to stop drinking, even when you want to? Why cravings hit at 6pm like clockwork or why alcohol feels like the one thing that helps you cope? If you’ve...

Friends In Sobriety: How To Build The Relationships You Need After You Stop Drinking If you’ve ever wondered what happens to your friendships when you stop drinking, you are so not alone. Because when alcohol has been the glue holding your social life together,...

What It Was Like When I Was Drinking (And How I Finally Stopped) Originally recorded on The Drunk-ish Podcast with Stefanie Wilder-Taylor Hey there! In today’s episode, I’m flipping the mic and sharing an interview of me—recorded on the Drunk-ish podcast with the...

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 I work with try moderating their drinking before they ever take a full break from alcohol.  I did it too—for years. I set all...

How to Repair Relationships with Your Children After Stopping Drinking If you’re a mom who’s stopped drinking—or is trying to—and you’re feeling overwhelmed by guilt, unsure how to talk to your kids about it, and wondering how to rebuild the trust that’s been...

How To Overcome Self-Doubt and 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...

How To Get Help From Your Doctor If You’re Struggling With Alcohol If you're worried about your drinking and wondering how your doctor can help, you’re not alone. So many women I talk to want support—but they’re unsure what to say, how it’ll show up in their medical...

Fair play - 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. Managing the invisible load of...

How to Navigate Life As A Stepmom In A Blended Family (Without Drinking Through the Stress) Stepmom life is no joke. It’s one of the hardest, most emotionally challenging roles to take on—yet most of us step into it completely unprepared for the rollercoaster ahead....

Rebuilding Trust With Your Body In Sobriety If you’re a sober curious woman or in the early stages of sobriety, chances are you’ve spent years feeling disconnected from your body.  Whether it was waking up with hangovers, feeling puffy and bloated, trying (and...

How To Not Hate Your Husband After Kids If you’re a mom who has ever found yourself seething with resentment while your partner somehow gets to sleep in, take leisurely bathroom breaks, or “helps” with the kids by taking them to the park for an hour while you tackle...

12 Steps for Skeptics – Clearing Up Common Misconceptions About A Path to Sobriety If you’ve ever thought about exploring a 12-step program but felt hesitant—whether because of the language, the concept of "God," or the label "alcoholic"—this episode is for you.  As...

Simplify Your Life With Sobriety: Practical Tips To Reduce Stress And Overwhelm Life is busy, chaotic, and sometimes really overwhelming. Between work, kids, relationships, and the endless to-do list, it can feel like there’s no room to breathe.  And for many women,...

Drinking Games & 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...

Simple Practices For Alcohol-Free Life: How To Thrive Without Drinking If you’re rethinking your relationship with alcohol or navigating early sobriety, you know it’s not always easy. From stressful days at work to the chaos of kids, marriage, and a never-ending to-do...

High-Functioning Codependency: What It Is and How to Break Free Do you feel like you're carrying the weight of the world on your shoulders? Are you the one everyone turns to when things go sideways at work, home, or with friends?  And yet, despite all your effort and...

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. If you’ve ever wondered how to keep growing, thriving, and...

How To Stay Motivated In Sobriety Beyond Your First 100 Days 💬 How can you stay motivated in sobriety once the novelty has worn off? 💬 Have you ever wondered what happens after the first 100 days of sobriety? 💬 What do you need to do to stay grounded and inspired at...