Cheat Code Nutrition

This week of Dry January is about leveling up.    Beyond the physical benefits of cutting alcohol, the less visible benefits of self esteem, self love, self worth and your ability to listen to and follow your intuiton are where next level healing and growth start to occur.  Listen as I dive deep into the steps of healing that led me to follow my passions and build a business.

This week of Dry January is recognizing how much we've looked to alcohol to take care of us.  We use it in all areas of our lives and we've lost touch with how to listen and take care of ourselves.  I share some personal stories of how I've changed now that I no longer meet my needs with alcohol but have tuned in to my brain and body and created clarity on how to better live my life.

Today is all about motivating you for Dry January.  Don't let all your other health and wellness efforts get wiped out because you're still rewarding yourself with alcohol.  Tap into the latest tactics from neuroscience and positive psychology to set you up for success this year.  You don't have to work harder, just smarter and these methods will help you do just that.

Today I discuss a topic near and dear to my heart.  I have a 12 year old on the cusp of the party scene so today I cover some of the common myths about the "right" way to introduce alcohol to teens and if it's effective (spoiler alert! It's not).  I discuss how genetics and epigenetics play a factor, how to evaluate your child's risk factors, and most importantly how to cultivate protective factors.

Today's episode is about how women use alcohol to cope with people pleasing.  So much of the coping women do with alcohol, is to tolerate things they don't want to do, people they don't want to be around, general dissatisfaction with life, and they believe the alcohol is helping.  When you give up alcohol, often times there's a rawness we're left with of the painful things we've been tolerating, and it can be really hard to tap back into what we really want, because we've been people pleasing for so long.

Today's episode is all about surviving the holidays alcohol free.  This time of year can be super challenging to navigate if you're trying to cut back on your drinking or abstain all together.  Most people believe they need alcohol to enjoy the holidays or believe they need it to tolerate the holidays.  I break these beliefs down and help you reimagine your ideal holiday and prepare you with tactics and tips to manage those uncomfortable moments. 

Today I discuss how alcohol impacts our hormones, and how our hormones impact our drinking behavior.  As women with complex hormonal cycles, paying attention to our cycles can better help us manage our cravings and prepare for days when we might be more vulnerable to a relapse.  I also cover cycle syncing and fasting according to your cycle, both transformative skills that I learned since being alcohol free, and have put me more in tune with my body than ever before.

Often times our biggest obstacles to exploring an alcohol free life are our fears about giving it up.  In this episode, I share some of my biggest fears and what I eventually learned in the process of going alcohol free that completely ran counter to everything I feared would happen.  We fear we are giving up something, when in reality we gain so much more.

In this episode I teach you how to break free from the willpower shame and blame cycle when trying to change your relationship with alcohol.  I explore the science of cognitive dissonace and confirmation bias to help you hack your habit and create lasting change without feeling deprived.  

In this episode, it's day 20 of Sober October.   I discuss the moment where you want to cave, breakdown and drink.  This is the moment you are actually being called to breakthrough.  I share a personal story and offer up some strategies for navigating this point so you can not just "get through" this month but make it count by creating lasting change in your relationship to alcohol.