No Alcohol Needed: The Podcast

178 | How To Handle Stress Without Alcohol


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Stress doesn’t go away just because you stop drinking - or just because you do the ‘self care’ stuff that someone told you to do.

In this episode of No Alcohol Needed, we talk about how to handle stress without alcohol in a way that actually works in real life. Not bubble baths. Not pretending everything is fine. Not dumping positive thinking on top of real stress and hoping it goes away.

Self-care - the kind that works - helps regulate your nervous system, build self-trust, and move through overwhelm instead wishing you could numb out.

Julie Miller and Steve Knapp are joined by Janice Dowd and Amber Fenner for an honest conversation about:

  • Why stress feels so overwhelming
  • Why self-care often “doesn’t work”
  • How stress shows up physically and emotionally
  • What real self-care looks like in daily life and in crisis
  • How learning to handle stress builds confidence and self-trust

  • This episode is for anyone who feels overwhelmed, emotionally exhausted, or tired of relying on alcohol or other numbing habits to cope.

     

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