Trigger Warning: This episode contains references to suicidal ideation, childhood trauma, family violence, and mental illness. 

Laura has been alcohol-free since Christmas and the voice in her head keeps saying: this isn't going to work for you. Patricia is 83 days in, standing outside in minus-17 degrees watching the moon, finally letting herself cry. Feeling raw after quitting alcohol is exactly where both of them are. Coach Hayley and Coach Zoe don't try to fix it or rush past it. They just sit with it.

Laura discusses:

Feeling happy on the drive home and immediately wondering if she was doing something wrong

How stopping drinking opened up body awareness she didn't know she was missing

What it felt like when her shoulders released, her jaw unclenched, and she could finally breathe

Using a hand-on-heart practice to respond to emotional cravings instead of reaching for a drink

Coach Hayley's reframe: "A thought is not an instruction"

Why her morning practice made her smile — and how she almost dismissed it as not enough

Patricia discusses:

How 23 years of teaching children to feel safe revealed tools she already had for herself

Staying in her own box, processing old emotions, and building a new life without leaving the one she has

Why her long walks across Britain and the Camino were nervous system regulation she never recognized

Building a life from her own ingredients, not the fears handed to her by others

The difference between loving her adult children and enabling them

Why "I'm choosing today" is more sustainable than "I can do this forever"

And more topics…

Hayley Scherders is a certified TNM Coach with training from the Canadian Addiction and Mental Health Association. Drawing from personal experiences, Hayley understands how tough change can be and provides a safe, compassionate, and judgment-free space where her clients can feel supported. She believes that with the right mindset, anyone can change their life at any time.

Learn more about Coach Hayley: https://thisnakedmind.com/coach/hayley-scherders/

Zoe Ewart is a Certified Naked Mind Senior Coach who brings her experience and understanding to help with the tricky parts of life’s big changes. Her coaching gives you an enjoyable, light-hearted, and safe environment to effortlessly take back control of alcohol so you can feel better physically, mentally, and spiritually. Zoe taught Pilates for 15 years. She has four adult children and more animals than the Ark ever had.

Learn more about Coach Zoe: https://thisnakedmind.com/coach/zoe-ewart/

Episode links:

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The Path to Inner Clarity | Alcohol Freedom Coaching | E748 – https://thisnakedmind.com/the-path-to-inner-clarity-alcohol-freedom-coaching-e748/ 

Healing Emotional Pain Without Alcohol | Reader Questions | EP 706 – https://thisnakedmind.com/ep-706-readers-question-healing-emotional-pain-without-alcohol/ 

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