The Life You Stop Needing to Escape
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What does building a life you don't want to escape from actually take? Donna joined The Path in March 2021 after a COVID grocery store moment she couldn't unsee and hasn't had a drink since. Now five years in, she's back with Coach Hayley to share what's genuinely changed, what she's still working through, and a question that keeps getting more interesting.
Donna and Coach Hayley discuss:
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That COVID grocery store moment, four wine clubs in a week, and what she calls "the gift COVID gave her"
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The beta reader who said her memoir should have said more about her drinking, and what she heard two weeks later
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Why confidence was her number one benefit from stopping, and how alcohol was worsening her anxiety while she believed it was helping
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The 90-second rule for processing difficult emotions without numbing, and the morning practice she's built over five years
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Why building a life you don't want to escape from is still the deeper work at year five
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And more on forgiveness, gratitude, and what five years of alcohol freedom actually sounds like...
Episode links: nakedmindpath.com
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Why Does Drinking Alcohol Make Me Anxious? | Reader Question | EP 684 - https://thisnakedmind.com/ep-684-readers-question-why-does-drinking-alcohol-make-me-anxious/
The Cost of Fitting In | Alcohol Freedom Coaching | EP 785 - https://thisnakedmind.com/the-cost-of-fitting-in-alcohol-freedom-coaching-e785/
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