As humans we're on a never-ending journey to seek pleasure and avoid pain. We believe happiness is the ultimate goal and in our effort to live a happy life we begin chasing false pleasures and running from pain or unpleasant emotions. This is a trap! This week Emily talks about what false pleasures are, why we seek them, and the ultimate, sustainable way to live a well-balanced life with less alcohol.

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Have you heard of the term life situation? This is something detailed in Eckhart Tolle's book The Power of Now that is very relevant to reasons why people overdrink. If you're living your life situation, you may be ruminating in regret, fear, or shame. In this episode, Emily shares what a "life situation" is and how it differs from your actual life. She also discusses how this can keep you stagnant and drinking when cognitively, you're ready to stop overdrinking.

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Bad things happen more often than we want, right? Rather than reaching for the bottle, Emily offers six tips to help you deal with the disruptions in life. Life is not a constant of happiness; it’s not meant to be. But your state of mind can be constant through turmoil or unexpected and unplanned disruptions to your life with these six tips.

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This week Emily talks about 5 books that helped her gain control over alcohol. She often gets asked to recommend books to help people stop overdrinking or quit drinking. Rather than pick one or two of the many quit drinking books on the market, she will typically recommend one of her favorites along the mindfulness movement.  So tune in as she discusses five books to help you on your stop overdrinking journey.

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What's with all these sober holidays? At first it was Dry January and then Sober October and now it's Dry July and Sober September, too! Join Emily this week as she talks about whether or not she find these sober holidays helpful on the journey to stop overdrinking. She also shares three mental pillars to adopt IF you decide to partake in one of these sober holidays.

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When I first heard the phrase spontaneous sobriety it made me hopeful. It was the first time I heard something that sounded positive in regards to overdrinking and the journey ahead. In this episode I talk about what exactly spontaneous sobriety is and how I accomplished it with tips for your stop overdrinking journey.

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Do you have to hit "rock bottom" to finally achieve lasting change? What is "rock bottom" and why do people refer to it as the moment that can turn your life around? In this week's episode, Emily talks about what rock bottom means, why many believe it’s the pinnacle moment of lasting change, and why she believes waiting for rock bottom is a disaster in the making. 

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If you're ready to stop overdrinking I bet you've thought about what life would be like socializing without alcohol and I would also bet your outlook was less than desirable. This week Emily talks about how to gain confidence when foregoing that alcoholic beverage at parties as well as how to answer that question, "why aren't you drinking?" Do people really care that you're not drinking? Listen in to hear what Emily has to offer on these topics.

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How do we get caught up in this overdrinking trap...is it just a habit or is it more? Well, listen to this week's podcast episode as Emily shares a few thoughts on this subject. She talks about if it can help people overcome overdrinking by talking about it as a habit versus addiction and does the word habit negate the seriousness of alcohol dependence? And regardless of habit, how do you stop overdrinking? She offers a few tips on how to overcome overdrinking.

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What does it mean to get comfortable with discomfort? And why is this the key to growth and change including to stop overdrinking? Well, this week Emily does a deep dive on building this skill that can boost your progress and growth. She shares what it means to get  comfortable with discomfort, why it's the key to success in all things, and some practical tools to help build this muscle.

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