Therapy for Women Therapy for women often focuses on a unique set of challenges experienced by women in their lives and in society. Some mental health issues are much more common in women than in men, some only appear in women, or some mental health issues may affect...

How To Change An Unhealthy Drinking Culture At Work What does an unhealthy drinking culture at work look like?  Is drinking a company-organized activity? Are company events centered around alcohol?  Are new employees taken out for drinks, team bonding gatherings...

How To Be Okay When Things Are Not Okay In the book, Big Feelings: How To Be Okay When Things Are Not Okay, Liz Fosslien and her co-author, Mollie West Duffy, examine the seven emotions that are especially hard to overcome: self-doubt, comparison, and anger, as well...

Why High-Achieving Women Struggle To Set Boundaries High-achieving women can struggle to set boundaries.  If you’re managing an endless to-do list and many responsibilities you likely have a tendency to over-deliver, over-give, people please and ignore your own needs...

How Family and Friends Can Support Your Sobriety Once you’ve decided to stop drinking it is incredibly helpful to get your family and friends on board to support your sobriety.  Your loved ones have the ability to make a number of easy changes and small adjustments to...

The Best TV Shows and Movies about Addiction and Recovery If you’re searching for the best TV shows and movies about addiction and recovery, which realistically depict the nuances, emotions, strengths and struggles of walking away from an addictive substance, they can...

Why Is Moderating Alcohol So Hard? Moderating alcohol and how much you drink is probably your goal if you’re worried about your relationship with alcohol.  Most likely you don’t want to stop drinking completely, but rather you want to cut back, drink less, drink less...

The Advertising of Alcohol To Women Alcohol advertising spending is set to hit 6 billion dollars in 2023 with the advertising of alcohol to women as a key industry focus for the last 60 years.   On the podcast today we’re talking about the advertising of alcohol to...

My Diary of Early Sobriety From Day 60 to Day 100 Alcohol-Free How will you feel when you reach 100 Days sober?   In early sobriety it's hard to imagine how good you will feel when you hit the 100 days sober milestone. In your first week alcohol-free the idea of...

Burnout: The Secret To Unlocking The Stress Cycle with Amelia Nagoski Burnout: The Secret to Unlocking the Stress Cycle by Amelia and Emily Nagoski is a book for every woman who has felt overwhelmed and exhausted by everything she has to do, and yet is still worried...

Rediscovering Creativity in Sobriety There is a quiet time in early sobriety, after you get through the really hard first weeks, and before alcohol-free life is your new normal.  The days and evenings may feel long and you might not know quite what to do with your...

Recovery Is The New Black Is recovery the new black? Is sober the new cool?  With the rise in the sober-curious movement, Dry January and Sober October, sober influencers and the growth in the non-alcoholic drinks movement it seems like sobriety is all the rage....

How To Be A Mindful Drinker What does it mean to be a “mindful drinker”?  Mindful drinking is about becoming more aware of how your body and mind are affected by alcohol, and how you use alcohol to relate to the people around you.  Mindful drinkers notice, learn and...

The Problem With Using Alcohol To Joke About Parenting It’s time to stop using alcohol to joke about parenting.  If you look up for a minute you’ll see the wine mom humor all around you. On birthday cards at grocery stores, on cute hand towels and wood signs in home...

Perimenopause, Burnout & Alcohol If you’re a woman in your 40s you’re likely both moving into perimenopause hormonally and also navigating one of the busiest times of your life.  If you’re also using alcohol to ease the symptoms of burnout and perimenopause the...

Love, Sex, Intimacy, Attachment Styles & Relationships In Recovery  What’s your approach to sex, love and relationships? Do you feel anxiety when you’re in a relationship or avoid intimacy? Do you trust easily or cling to your partner? Do you struggle to...

Alcohol, Insomnia and Sleep In Sobriety What questions do you have about alcohol, insomnia and sleep in sobriety?  You might be wondering… Does alcohol help you get to sleep? What contributes to good sleep? Why am I so tired in early sobriety? What can I do if I can't...

20 NEW Questions To Ask Yourself About Your Drinking If you've been going back and forth for a while now about whether you want to stop drinking I'm betting you've been asking yourself all the wrong questions. You might spend a lot of time debating whether your...

Create A Better Life Without Alcohol When you’re stopping drinking it’s pretty normal to focus on what you're giving up because alcohol is involved in most of your social activities, hobbies and relationships.   When I was a ‘red wine girl’ alcohol was a part of...

Recovery Rocks Recovery rocks, so let’s smash the stigma of addiction and normalize sobriety.  Lisa Smith and Tawny Lara are doing just that through their podcast, Recovery Rocks, and their writing and advocacy work in the sobriety space.  Tawny is a New York City...

How To Prepare To Be Alcohol-Free How do you prepare to be alcohol-free before you stop drinking completely? If you have realized that alcohol is not working in your life and are tapping into resources like this podcast, you’ve already moved from precontemplation to...

My Diary Of Early Sobriety From Day 30 to Day 60 Alcohol-Free What should you expect after 30 days of sobriety? I recorded my diary of my first 30-Days alcohol-free (you can listen to it here), but what happens after that first month? You probably have a lot of...

Sober Awkward Is the fear of feeling awkward in social situations keeping you from trying sober life? I get it. When I was stopped drinking I felt awkward in every part of my life - going to a bar and ordering a non-alcoholic drink, turning down a glass of wine at a...

Living With A Partner Who Drinks When You’re Sober Today we're talking about living with a partner who drinks when you're sober.  Maybe your partner is your drinking buddy and going to a bar or sharing drinks at the end of the day is the way you connect and...