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It's Not About the Alcohol · April 7 · 39 min

EP335: I was drinking every night again. Here's how I stopped.

Colleen gets really personal in this episode. She shares the hard winter that (at one point) sent her back to nightly drinking, financial stress, the loss of her dog, feeling stuck in a house that no longer feels like home, and walks through exactly how she got out. In this episode: Why going back to an old drinking pattern is not evidence you failed. It's data. The rat study that proves hope creates more persistence than willpower or skill ever could Why focusing on your drinking makes the pattern worse, not better Upstream thinking: what it actually looks like to increase your capacity instead of restricting your behavior The breathwork class that broke something open. And the brutal Sunday morning that followed. Observer consciousness: the difference between being in the storm and watching it Why stopping drinking didn't fix Colleen's anxiety, sleep, or low energy. And what that means for you. Do you need help? We're ready to talk to you! If you'd like to learn more about our Emotional Sobriety Coaching programs. Click here to schedule a discovery call Find me on: YouTube: @HangoverWhisperer TikTok: @hangoverwhisperer Instagram: @thehangoverwhisperer X (Twitter): @NotAboutTheAlc

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Colleen gets really personal in this episode. She shares the hard winter that (at one point) sent her back to nightly drinking, financial stress, the loss of her dog, feeling stuck in a house that no longer feels like home, and walks through exactly how she got out.

In this episode:

  • Why going back to an old drinking pattern is not evidence you failed. It's data.

  • The rat study that proves hope creates more persistence than willpower or skill ever could

  • Why focusing on your drinking makes the pattern worse, not better

  • Upstream thinking: what it actually looks like to increase your capacity instead of restricting your behavior

  • The breathwork class that broke something open. And the brutal Sunday morning that followed.

  • Observer consciousness: the difference between being in the storm and watching it

  • Why stopping drinking didn't fix Colleen's anxiety, sleep, or low energy. And what that means for you.

Do you need help? We're ready to talk to you! If you'd like to learn more about our Emotional Sobriety Coaching programs. Click here to schedule a discovery call

Find me on:

YouTube: @HangoverWhisperer

TikTok: @hangoverwhisperer

Instagram: @thehangoverwhisperer

X (Twitter): @NotAboutTheAlc

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