This week, I chat with a great friend of the pod, Alcohol Free Coach Susan Hodgson @losetheboozewithsuz. We reflect on the journey of Dry January. As we wrap up the month, we discuss the challenges and triumphs of taking a break from alcohol and how to carry that momentum forward.

Join us as we explore self-compassion and the reality of feeling overwhelmed in a booze-soaked world. Suz shares her own experience of going alcohol-free for five years and the balance between pressures and personal progress. We talk about the importance of filling the gap that alcohol once occupied with activities and self-care that are guaranteed to uplift us.

Susan is an Irish coach living in France and a former wine lover who once couldn’t imagine life without it. After years in the grey area, feeling anxious and exhausted more often than not, she took a break from alcohol, was astounded by how much easier life felt, and never looked back.

 Over five and a half years contentedly alcohol-free, Susan brings both professional training and lived experience to her work, helping women take a real break from the booze, find the fun, and fill the gaps alcohol once filled. Her holistic coaching is shaped by her training in Jolene Park’s NOURISH method to replenish the body and brain, and Annie Grace’s mindset-based approach to questioning your relationship with alcohol.

 She writes about motherhood, midlife, and life beyond wine on Substack at susanmchodgson.substack.com, and shares light-hearted tips and encouragement on Instagram at @losetheboozewithsuz.