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Grey-area drinking and other honest admissions
I appreciate this conversation with guest, Lisa May Bennett, about our shared history around grey-area drinking, sobriety, and the way in which addictive patterns can keep us stuck. We talk about our personal journeys with alcohol and how it can get in the way of closely-held dreams. Full disclosure - Lisa has embraced sobriety and I have had short sprints with it.
We talk about the paradox of accepting a seemingly good life but forsaking ALL that is possible because we don’t want to give up that ONE thing. In Lisa’s case, giving up drinking altogether was essential to pursuing her goal of becoming a writer and published author. She did it! I
In my case, I’m still asking a lot of questions of myself…
Guest Bio:
Lisa May Bennett is a repeat late bloomer and the author of My Unfurling: Emerging from the Grip of Anxiety, Self-Doubt, and Drinking. She had a flourishing career in marketing and communications for more than two decades, including an eighteen-year stretch at the National Organization for Women. By publishing her first book in her 50s, she hopes to demonstrate that it's never too late to chase your dreams. Lisa is working on book number two about the process of self-publishing. She lives in Maryland and plans to cross the country in an RV with her husband one day.
Website: https://www.lisamaybennett.com/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/lisamaybennett
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lisamaybennett/
Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lisamaybennett/
TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@lisamaybennett
Amazon: https://mybook.to/myunfurling
Jen holds space for those who want to elevate and amplify their voice. If you desire support in speaking your truth and want to explore the ways you can work with Jen, let's connect:
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About Jen Oliver:
Jen Oliver is a speaker, podcaster, and communications coach - equipping people to speak with greater impact and presence. Whether you are speaking on stage, promoting your brand, or voicing your needs in a relationship - communicating with your truest voice and cultivating human connection with your audience is the key to influence. Jen coaches individuals privately and within her Signature group programs - in addition to delivering workshops as a guest expert in a variety of settings.
Jen serves as a 4-season Executive Producer, Director of Curation, and Speaker Coach for TEDxFolsom. She is a committed force behind WomanSpeak™ - an internationally recognized body of work teaching the art and soul of public speaking. Jen is on a mission to support 1 million women as they speak with uncommon levels of freedom and confidence. Tap into more at
REALjenoliver.com
email: [email protected]
podcast website: ListenForREAL.com
90-day TEDx Talk ACCELERATOR
WomanSpeak™
website: REALJenOliver.com
LinkedIn:@thejenoliver
Instagram: @realjenoliver
Facebook: @jen.oliver.806001
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I appreciate this conversation with guest, Lisa May Bennett, about our shared history around grey-area drinking, sobriety, and the way in which addictive patterns can keep us stuck. We talk about our personal journeys with alcohol and how it can get in the way of closely-held dreams. Full disclosure - Lisa has embraced sobriety and I have had short sprints with it.
We talk about the paradox of accepting a seemingly good life but forsaking ALL that is possible because we don’t want to give up that ONE thing. In Lisa’s case, giving up drinking altogether was essential to pursuing her goal of becoming a writer and published author. She did it! I
In my case, I’m still asking a lot of questions of myself…
Guest Bio:
Lisa May Bennett is a repeat late bloomer and the author of My Unfurling: Emerging from the Grip of Anxiety, Self-Doubt, and Drinking. She had a flourishing career in marketing and communications for more than two decades, including an eighteen-year stretch at the National Organization for Women. By publishing her first book in her 50s, she hopes to demonstrate that it's never too late to chase your dreams. Lisa is working on book number two about the process of self-publishing. She lives in Maryland and plans to cross the country in an RV with her husband one day.
Website: https://www.lisamaybennett.com/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/lisamaybennett
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lisamaybennett/
Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lisamaybennett/
TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@lisamaybennett
Amazon: https://mybook.to/myunfurling
Jen holds space for those who want to elevate and amplify their voice. If you desire support in speaking your truth and want to explore the ways you can work with Jen, let's connect:
podcast website: ListenForREAL.com
website: www.REALJenOliver.com
Instagram @REALjenOliver
TikTok @realjenoliver
Facebook @realjenoliver
If you believe conversations like these belong in the world, please subscribe, rate & review this podcast - and even better, share it with someone else as a REAL conversation starter. Subscribe to all things Jen Oliver at REALJenOliver.
About Jen Oliver:
Jen Oliver is a speaker, podcaster, and communications coach - equipping people to speak with greater impact and presence. Whether you are speaking on stage, promoting your brand, or voicing your needs in a relationship - communicating with your truest voice and cultivating human connection with your audience is the key to influence. Jen coaches individuals privately and within her Signature group programs - in addition to delivering workshops as a guest expert in a variety of settings.
Jen serves as a 4-season Executive Producer, Director of Curation, and Speaker Coach for TEDxFolsom. She is a committed force behind WomanSpeak™ - an internationally recognized body of work teaching the art and soul of public speaking. Jen is on a mission to support 1 million women as they speak with uncommon levels of freedom and confidence. Tap into more at
REALjenoliver.com
email: [email protected]
podcast website: ListenForREAL.com
90-day TEDx Talk ACCELERATOR
WomanSpeak™
website: REALJenOliver.com
LinkedIn:@thejenoliver
Instagram: @realjenoliver
Facebook: @jen.oliver.806001
If you believe conversations like these belong in the world, please subscribe, rate & review this podcast - and even better, share it with someone else as a REAL conversation starter. Subscribe to all things Jen at REALJenOliver.