Learning how to turn your brain off without drinking can feel impossible when your mind is constantly racing.

Jennifer, a self-described control freak, discovered this firsthand as she navigated years of using alcohol to quiet the mental chatter. What happens when that coping mechanism is removed? Join us as Jennifer shares her powerful journey of realizing alcohol wasn't her friend and how she ultimately found a more fulfilling and peaceful existence without it.

In this episode, Cole and Jennifer discuss:

Drinking as a way to manage stress, loneliness, and the loss of control

Using alcohol to feel connected and to quiet a constantly running mind

How early sobriety revealed emotional triggers Jennifer didn’t expect

Navigating the fear of change and giving up the one “friend” that always showed up

Her experience with the Alcohol Experiment Facebook group

How she discovered how to turn your brain off without drinking

New coping tools for stress, overthinking, and emotional discomfort

Why ditching alcohol helped her show up more fully for her family

Embracing self-trust, not self-judgment

and more topics…