Euphoric Alcohol-Free

Karolina and Danielle are so excited to have Dawn Comolly on the podcast this week. Dawn is the creator of Sober Fish, a site that empowers people towards an alcohol-free lifestyle with incredible stories of transformation. Dawn started her journey when she realized her party lifestyle was making her sick, tired, and miserable. She embarked on a one-year experiment to quit booze and cigarettes and documented her entire journey online. Six months in, she realized she was never going back to hangovers and regret again. We talk about her story, what it's like to go sober in the UK, and her reinvention as a happier and more radiant Dawn.

 

Show Links:

Dawn's website:

http://soberfish.co.uk/

Dawn's IG:

https://www.instagram.com/soberfishie/

 

Danielle and Karolina discuss the "a" word and why labels can be so problematic. Trying to figure out if their drinking was normal or a serious problem kept both of them stuck. Fear of being labeled distanced their desire to change, afraid that quitting would mark them forever. Everyone should be allowed to make healthy lifestyle choices without fear. Likewise everyone should get the freedom to define themselves how they wish, whether it's alcoholic or not.

Show notes:

Outdated, Inaccurate, Presumptive: Why the term alcoholic does a disservice to the joy of alcohol-free life

William Porter

Annie Grace

Danielle and Karolina discuss the "a" word and why labels can be so problematic. Trying to figure out if their drinking was normal or a serious problem kept both of them stuck. Fear of being labeled distanced their desire to change, afraid that quitting would mark them forever. Everyone should be allowed to make healthy lifestyle choices without fear. Likewise everyone should get the freedom to define themselves how they wish, whether it's alcoholic or not.

Show notes:

Outdated, Inaccurate, Presumptive: Why the term alcoholic does a disservice to the joy of alcohol-free life

William Porter

Annie Grace

Karolina and Danielle discuss the books and resources they used to shift their mindset around drinking, going from a routine habit to seeing absolutely no benefit in alcohol.

If alcohol doesn't make you ultimately happy, you don't have to drink. Quitting alcohol, or taking a break, doesn't signal to society that you are defect or have a problem or have to label yourself an alcoholic. You don't ever have to identify with certain terms or words.

Everyone's path to an alcohol-free lifestyle is unique. It's allowed to be unique. Your own inner guide will lead you to ultimate success. Whether that be books, meetings, social media groups, etc. Danielle and Karolina discuss what worked for them.

Show Links:

My Morning Soda - Danielle's blog

https://morningsoda.wordpress.com/

Euphoric Alcohol-Free - Karolina's blog and mocktail recipes

https://www.euphoricaf.com/

This Naked Mind

Easy Way to Control Alcohol

Alcohol Explained

Karolina and Danielle discuss the books and resources they used to shift their mindset around drinking. Everyone’s path to an alcohol-free lifestyle is unique. It’s allowed to be unique. Your own inner guide will lead you to ultimate success. Whether that be books, meetings, social media groups, etc. Danielle and Karolina discuss what worked for them.

One of the harder myths around alcohol to debunk is that it's vital to a fun vacation or lively wedding. How often did we say we couldn't take a break, because of this upcoming trip or birthday party?

Danielle and Karolina share their paradigm shifts on their first alcohol-free vacations: full of magic, wonder and appreciation that alcohol would have just numbed and dulled.

Show Links:

My Morning Soda - Danielle's blog

https://morningsoda.wordpress.com/

Euphoric Alcohol-Free - Karolina's blog and mocktail recipes

https://www.euphoricaf.com/

One of the harder myths around alcohol to debunk is that it's vital to a fun vacation or lively wedding. How often did we say we couldn't take a break, because of this upcoming trip or birthday party?

Danielle and Karolina share their paradigm shifts on their first alcohol-free vacations: full of magic, wonder and appreciation that alcohol would have just numbed and dulled.

Returning from a group brunch, Danielle and Karolina are abuzz after connecting with other women over their alcohol-free journeys. Danielle created a meetup for women who are doing the whole sober thing and wanted a space to meet new friends and connect deeply without the typically mimosa-laden brunch.

Community inspires both Danielle and Karolina to reach higher than their self-limiting beliefs and has been so key to their journeys.

Discussing the SHE Recovers conference and Nothing Good Can Come From This book club events, they both find that connecting with others is vital to euphoric living.

Show Links:

San Diego Recovering Women's Social Club

https://www.meetup.com/SDRWSC/

Euphoric Alcohol-Free - Karolina's blog and mocktail recipes

https://www.euphoricaf.com/

My Morning Soda - Danielle's blog

https://morningsoda.wordpress.com/

She Recovers

https://sherecovers.co/

Returning from a group brunch, Danielle and Karolina are abuzz after connecting with other women over their alcohol-free journeys. Danielle created a meetup for women who are doing the whole sober thing and wanted a space to meet new friends and connect deeply without the typically mimosa-laden brunch. Community inspires both Danielle and Karolina to reach higher than their self-limiting beliefs and has been so key to their journeys.

Between simultaneous uncontrollable laughter and first-time nerves, we were able to finally put together our very. first. episode! And Danielle only swears once! (Karolina has a strict 1 f-bomb per episode rule.)

Karolina and Danielle discuss their previous drinking patterns, the ways in which they tried to moderate and mitigate their drinking and finally, what flipped the switch for them into alcohol-free, euphoric living.

Show Links:

My Morning Soda - Danielle's blog

https://morningsoda.wordpress.com/

Euphoric Alcohol-Free - Karolina's blog and mocktail recipes

https://www.euphoricaf.com/