Have you ever thought, “My life looks great… so why do I still feel empty?”
In this episode of No Alcohol Needed: the Podcast, we unpack one of the most overlooked parts of emotional wellness — emotional needs.
We talk about: 
 • What emotional needs actually are 
 • Why most of us were never taught about them 
 • How unmet emotional needs show up as anxiety, anger, people-pleasing, or loneliness 
 • Why sobriety alone doesn’t fix emotional emptiness 
 • And how to start identifying and meeting your needs in healthy ways
If you’re alcohol-free but still feel disconnected, restless, or unfulfilled… this conversation might explain why.
Understanding emotional needs is a game-changer for recovery, relationships, and long-term wellbeing.
👇 Resources mentioned: 
 – Join our Monday night Zoom meeting: https://noalcoholneeded.net/meeting-faqs/ 
 – Connect with Mike Coyne + worksheets: https://www.curevine.com/ 
 – Atlas of the Heart by Brené Brown
If you’re new here:
At No Alcohol Needed we talk about emotional intelligence, self-worth, sobriety, and how to build a life you don’t wish you could escape from.
Learn more about the podcast and the work we do: 
<a href='https://noalcoholneeded.net'>https://noalcoholneeded.net</a>
Meet our guests: <a href='https://noalcoholneeded.net/meet-the-voices/'>https://noalcoholneeded.net/meet-the-voices/</a>

Have you ever thought, “My life looks great… so why do I still feel empty?” In this episode of No Alcohol Needed: the Podcast, we unpack one of the most overlooked parts of emotional wellness — emotional needs. We talk about: • What emotional needs actually are • Why most of us were never taught about them • How unmet emotional needs show up as anxiety, anger, people-pleasing, or loneliness • Why sobriety alone doesn’t fix emotional emptiness • And how to start identifying and meeting your needs in healthy ways If you’re alcohol-free but still feel disconnected, restless, or unfulfilled… this conversation might explain why. Understanding emotional needs is a game-changer for recovery, relationships, and long-term wellbeing. 👇 Resources mentioned: – Join our Monday night Zoom meeting: https://noalcoholneeded.net/meeting-faqs/ – Connect with Mike Coyne + worksheets: https://www.curevine.com/ – Atlas of the Heart by Brené Brown If you’re new here: At No Alcohol Needed we talk about emotional intelligence, self-worth, sobriety, and how to build a life you don’t wish you could escape from. Learn more about the podcast and the work we do: https://noalcoholneeded.net Meet our guests: https://noalcoholneeded.net/meet-the-voices/

Have you ever thought, “My life looks great… so why do I still feel empty?”
In this episode of No Alcohol Needed: the Podcast, we unpack one of the most overlooked parts of emotional wellness — emotional needs.
We talk about: 
 • What emotional needs actually are 
 • Why most of us were never taught about them 
 • How unmet emotional needs show up as anxiety, anger, people-pleasing, or loneliness 
 • Why sobriety alone doesn’t fix emotional emptiness 
 • And how to start identifying and meeting your needs in healthy ways
If you’re alcohol-free but still feel disconnected, restless, or unfulfilled… this conversation might explain why.
Understanding emotional needs is a game-changer for recovery, relationships, and long-term wellbeing.
👇 Resources mentioned: 
 – Join our Monday night Zoom meeting: https://noalcoholneeded.net/meeting-faqs/ 
 – Connect with Mike Coyne + worksheets: https://www.curevine.com/ 
 – Atlas of the Heart by Brené Brown
If you’re new here:
At No Alcohol Needed we talk about emotional intelligence, self-worth, sobriety, and how to build a life you don’t wish you could escape from.
Learn more about the podcast and the work we do: 
<a href="https://noalcoholneeded.net" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://noalcoholneeded.net</a>
Meet our guests: <a href="https://noalcoholneeded.net/meet-the-voices/" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://noalcoholneeded.net/meet-the-voices/</a>

182 | How to Identify Your Emotional Needs and Actually Meet Them

Hanging out at the intersection of emotional wellness, personal growth, and living an alcohol-free life.

No Alcohol Needed (formerly Through the Glass Recovery) is a podcast for anyone who is considering or has chosen an alcohol-free life and wanting more from life than just “not drinking.” Hosted by Julie Miller and Steve Knapp, certified alcohol-free life coaches, the show features honest, thoughtful conversations about the inner work that actually makes life feel better.

Together, they explore topics like shame, anxiety, difficult relationships, emotional regulation, identity, and the patterns that  keep people stuck in a life that feels empty. These are conversations about building emotional skills, self-trust, and a life that feels meaningful and fulfilling without alcohol.

Whether you are sober-curious, newly alcohol-free, or years into sobriety and still asking “now what?”, this sobriety podcast offers honest conversation and real life lessons learned, mixed with expert insights and perspective shifts to help you move beyond coping and toward thriving in a life that feels genuinely good.

How to be happy. No alcohol needed.

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Find all of our free resources at <a href="https://noalcoholneeded.net">https://noalcoholneeded.net</a>

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Julie Miller is the founder of Create a Life So Full, a coaching practice focused on emotional resilience and living alcohol-free. Learn more at <a href="https://createalifesofull.com">https://createalifesofull.com</a>
Steve Knapp is a sobriety and men's mental health advocate. Get to know him at https://www.facebook.com/steve.knapp.39

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Hanging out at the intersection of emotional wellness, personal growth, and living an alcohol-free life. No Alcohol Needed (formerly Through the Glass Recovery) is a podcast for anyone who is considering or has chosen an alcohol-free life and wanting more from life than just “not drinking.” Hosted by Julie Miller and Steve Knapp, certified alcohol-free life coaches, the show features honest, thoughtful conversations about the inner work that actually makes life feel better. Together, they explore topics like shame, anxiety, difficult relationships, emotional regulation, identity, and the patterns that keep people stuck in a life that feels empty. These are conversations about building emotional skills, self-trust, and a life that feels meaningful and fulfilling without alcohol. Whether you are sober-curious, newly alcohol-free, or years into sobriety and still asking “now what?”, this sobriety podcast offers honest conversation and real life lessons learned, mixed with expert insights and perspective shifts to help you move beyond coping and toward thriving in a life that feels genuinely good. How to be happy. No alcohol needed. -- Find all of our free resources at https://noalcoholneeded.net --- Julie Miller is the founder of Create a Life So Full, a coaching practice focused on emotional resilience and living alcohol-free. Learn more at https://createalifesofull.com Steve Knapp is a sobriety and men's mental health advocate. Get to know him at https://www.facebook.com/steve.knapp.39

Hanging out at the intersection of emotional wellness, personal growth, and living an alcohol-free life.

No Alcohol Needed (formerly Through the Glass Recovery) is a podcast for anyone who is considering or has chosen an alcohol-free life and wanting more from life than just “not drinking.” Hosted by Julie Miller and Steve Knapp, certified alcohol-free life coaches, the show features honest, thoughtful conversations about the inner work that actually makes life feel better.

Together, they explore topics like shame, anxiety, difficult relationships, emotional regulation, identity, and the patterns that&nbsp; keep people stuck in a life that feels empty. These are conversations about building emotional skills, self-trust, and a life that feels meaningful and fulfilling without alcohol.

Whether you are sober-curious, newly alcohol-free, or years into sobriety and still asking “now what?”, this sobriety podcast offers honest conversation and real life lessons learned, mixed with expert insights and perspective shifts to help you move beyond coping and toward thriving in a life that feels genuinely good.

How to be happy. No alcohol needed.

--
Find all of our free resources at <a href="https://noalcoholneeded.net" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://noalcoholneeded.net</a>

---
Julie Miller is the founder of Create a Life So Full, a coaching practice focused on emotional resilience and living alcohol-free. Learn more at <a href="https://createalifesofull.com" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://createalifesofull.com</a>
Steve Knapp is a sobriety and men's mental health advocate. Get to know him at https://www.facebook.com/steve.knapp.39

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