What would you do if your child told you that you loved alcohol more than them? 

For Kate, this devastating moment was just one of many wake-up calls in her journey with alcohol. Growing up in a home where emotions weren't openly expressed, Kate developed patterns of using alcohol to navigate social situations and ultimately to escape feeling uncomfortable emotions. As her tolerance increased, her drinking became more secretive, hidden from her family in elaborate ways that mirrored behaviors she had observed in her own mother. Her story is a vulnerable, honest look at how alcohol keeps you from feeling emotions—grief, guilt, shame, and even love—and what it took to stop hiding and start healing. 

In this eye-opening conversation, Kate shares with Annie how finding This Naked Mind helped her understand the science behind her drinking, empowering her to not just change her behavior but transform her entire relationship with alcohol and emotions.

In this episode, Annie and Kate discuss:

Kate's childhood experiences with alcohol and her mother's secret drinking

The progression from social drinking to daily consumption and hiding

Creative methods for obtaining alcohol during COVID restrictions

The growing disconnect with her daughter due to prioritizing drinking

How alcohol keeps you from feeling emotions while hijacking brain chemistry

The final day of drinking and the 3 AM moment of decision to change

Discovering This Naked Mind and the failed attempt at moderation

The transformative experience of The Path program and health improvements

Rebuilding trust with family and becoming a certified coach to help others

And other topics…

Episode links:

Connect with Kate - https://freedomaffect.com/

Start reading This Naked Mind - https://thisnakedmind.com/bookJoin The Path - https://go.tnmprograms.com/the-path-from-this-naked-mind

Related Episodes:

EP 616: Reader’s Question – Getting Past Emotional Drinking Triggers – https://thisnakedmind.com/ep-616-readers-question-getting-past-emotional-drinking-triggers/

EP 632: Reader’s Question – How To Stop Running Away from Life and Emotions – https://thisnakedmind.com/ep-630-readers-question-how-to-stop-running-away-from-life-and-emotions/

Dare to Feel: Agnes’s Naked Life | E771 - https://thisnakedmind.com/dare-to-feel-agness-naked-life-e771/

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