Once you’ve gotten a period of time alcohol-free, how do you protect your sobriety and avoid relapse? It’s a question I get all the time from my sober coaching clients and one I have personal experience navigating, both successfully and unsuccessfully. The first time...

Have you ever wondered why you drink what you drink? Why is red wine best paired with steak and white wine the right choice in warm weather? Why is champagne the appropriate choice for weddings and beer is best for a ballgame?  What does it mean about you if you order...

Are you trying to do it all and losing yourself in the process? I know what that’s like. When I was drinking, I was completely overwhelmed by my schedule and responsibilities and saw opening a bottle of wine as my one reward. I felt like I was barely holding it...

Here’s something that I get asked about often but don’t talk about much: why I don’t use the term “alcoholic” to describe myself or anyone else. It’s funny because as a sober coach, the host of a popular sobriety podcast and a person who has been immersed in the world...

Seltzer Squad - Staying Sober In The City Sobriety can be a serious subject but it doesn’t always have to be.  And I love to find real people talking about their drinking and sober journey with humor and honesty.   One of my favorite podcasts to listen to to get a...

How do you know if your relationship with alcohol falls into the category of being a “gray area drinker”? Gray area drinkers exist in that muddy space between two extremes of being able to ‘take or leave’ alcohol and becoming increasingly dependent on it in a...

What is PAWS or Post-Acute Withdrawal Syndrome from alcohol and why is it important for you to understand it if you’re quitting drinking? PAWS or Post-Acute Withdrawal Syndrome, refers to a series of symptoms that can arise after quitting alcohol and after you...

Did you know some of the most common questions googled in early sobriety are related to how to improve your energy and mood and manage fatigue and irritability? It’s true. Here’s a sample of what people are asking as they stop drinking… How do you get energy in...

Can Your Drinking Habits Change When You Use Motivational Psychology? If you're ready to take control of your relationship with alcohol and embrace positive change as the reason stop drinking, exploring a motivational psychology approach can be a game-changer. ...

Are you wondering why you should rethink your drinking, even if you're not "that bad"? Maybe you're sober curious or concerned about your relationship with alcohol, even if you don't consider yourself to have a "serious problem." Perhaps you find yourself in the "gray...

Daily Meditations For Women Helps In The Practice Of Recovery If you are very lucky, you’ll connect with someone further along in sobriety who takes the time to show you the way. For me that person was Dawn Nickel, the founder of She Recovers, long before it had grown...

Are you craving sugar in early sobriety? If you are, you’re not alone. When I first stopped drinking I kept Peanut M&Ms in my bag so I could grab them if I really wanted to drink.  And after years of saying that I didn’t have a sweet tooth (“no dessert for me…I...

Why I Stopped Drinking I’m on the other side of the microphone this week, sharing my story of why I stopped drinking and how I did it. So if you’re sober curious, worried about your drinking or want to take a break from alcohol, I'm hoping that something in my story...

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 a big, brave, beautiful life.  Core values are...

Do You Want To Know How To Quit Alcohol? The steps seem simple, but when you're ready to stop drinking, it's important to learn not only how to quit alcohol, but also how to sustain your new alcohol-free lifestyle over the long term.  Because many of us drink to...

6 Healthy Sober Habits You Need In Recovery  When you stop drinking, recovering from drinking, and thinking about drinking you might find yourself with an unsettling amount of spare time in your (usually) busy schedule. This is the perfect time to create new healthy...

How To Use Positive Discipline To Ease The Stress Of Parenting.  Parenting young children can be wonderful, fulfilling, frustrating and exhausting.  People will tell you “the days are long but the years are short”, but when you’ve got a toddler melting down at the end...

Does Alcohol Help You Sleep? I asked an expert to weigh in on the relationship between alcohol and sleep.  The myth that alcohol helps you sleep is an old wives' tale. It's time to get real about alcohol and sleep, insomnia and early sobriety and how to get the sleep...

The first sobriety podcast I listened to was The Bubble Hour hosted by Jean McCarthy 10 years ago, when I was first questioning my relationship with alcohol and trying to stop drinking, I discovered The Bubble Hour Sobriety Podcast. On The Bubble Hour I heard real...

5 Types Of Perfectionism And How To Make Them Work For You Why do so many self-described perfectionists - bright, ambitious and hardworking women - feel like something is wrong with them? Why are perfectionists so hard on themselves? Why are ambitious women with high...

Let’s dive into a hotly debated topic: Is moderate drinking good for your health? If you google this question you’ll likely find articles with titles like “surprising ways alcohol is good for you” with outdated information (often a decade old) based on flawed studies...

What You Don't Know About Ambien + Alcohol Addiction If you've ever struggled with sleep and talked with a doctor, you've likely been given a script for a sleep aid like Ambien, one of the most popular medicines prescribed for insomnia. When I was in my 30s,...

How to get through sobriety with 9 essential truths from Laura McKowen Getting through sobriety can be one of the most difficult and rewarding experiences of your life. Laura McKowen, founder of The Luckiest Club, an international sobriety support community and best...

Sober travel can feel like you're running through a gauntlet of offers and opportunities to drink. From airport bars to business dinners to all inclusive cocktails, alcohol seems to be everywhere when you are trying to NOT pick up a drink. But I'm going to set you up...