There are some things that are so baked into our culture that they can feel scary to even talk about… but we wouldn’t be Honest Women if we weren’t bold enough to talk about those things. Today, we explore Mommy Wine Culture: where it came from, how it impacts us, and where it might not be serving us.

Listen to learn more about:

• How / Why / If Andrea & Jess do Dry January
• Why shame makes it difficult to examine our drinking behavior
• The origin of Mommy Wine Culture
• Marketing of alcohol as an escape from the challenges of life
• The history of using substances to deal with womens' distress (do NOT miss this!)
• A few of the things that alcohol does *not* help us deal with

Plus, Jess gives an update on the dress she got stuck in; Andrea discovers that you *can* return alcohol to the liquor store if yor decide to become sober before you make special cocktails; and Jessica and Andrea nerd out about the history of substances being marketed to women instead of dealing with their real, actual problems. Were housewives in the 1950's really happy, or were they just f*ing high on valium? You'll have to listen to find out!

Like this episode? Check out these:

• NO-Cember: When to Say "Yes" and When to Just Say "NO" (November 28, 2023) - cause you need the "Jessica gets stuck in a dress" story!
• So You Lost Your Shit... (September 20, 2023) - if you're wanting Andrea & Jess to deep-dive into another tricky topic with a big dose of humor and self-disclosure

Want to learn about the health impacts of alcohol from real experts?? Check out Liz Moody's podcast series on alcohol, especially the effects on hormones and brain health and gut health and cancer.

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Honest Women is the podcast for every woman juggling the demands of modern life (while trying to keep her shit together) and finding that it’s all just a little more difficult than she thought it would be. Your hosts, Andrea Burkly and Jessica Hutchison, are two very real mental health professionals who are taking honest conversations from inside their offices to the outside world.

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Please note while this podcast features two therapists, and may feel very therapeutic, this is not therapy! Please be entertained, and know that through our creative content, we are not providing mental health care. No diagnosis. No treatment. No medical advice. Just creative content. Please seek appropriate mental health support in the real world.

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