Midlife AF Podcast

Dry July, No Drama: Daily Tips for a Take It or Leave It Relationship With Alcohol

Episode 17: The Thing That Changes Everything - Get Support - Dry July, No Drama

I asked my membership group what their top tips were for a really great Dry July - one that actually feels good. And every single one of them said the same thing.

Community. Getting support. Not doing it alone.

I remember what a big deal it felt like to make the decision to spend money on a group program. But it changed everything for me.

Because when you are in community:

And everything changes.

Whether it is my program or somebody else's - free or paid - I cannot recommend finding support and community in this journey highly enough. It is one of the biggest indicators of how successful your change will be and how long lasting it will be.

This episode is part of Dry July, No Drama - a daily MidlifeAF podcast mini series with tips for cutting back on alcohol without willpower, labels or forever.

If you would like to test out my community, the FREE 3-Day Alcohol Reset is the perfect place to start - a judgement-free space to experience what it feels like to be supported in this journey. See links below:

FREE TOOLS - four beautiful resources to help you drink less and feel fabulous:

READY TO GO DEEPER?

Ready to make alcohol a non-issue?
Watch my free one-hour masterclass: 5 Surprising Ways Taking a Break from Booze Can Be Effortless and Change Your Life. One hour. Five shifts. Your take it or leave it relationship with alcohol starts here.
WATCH NOW FOR FREE: https://www.hoperisingcoaching.com/masterclass

Are you tired of the mental back-and-forth about drinking?
I am running a FREE 3-Day Alcohol Reset on 23, 24 and 25 June, 7pm Melb/Syd (replays available). No willpower talk. No abstinence pressure. You can even drink while you do it. A judgement-free space to learn the tools to step into a take it or leave it relationship with alcohol.
REGISTER FREE: https://www.hoperisingcoaching.com/3-day-reset

Want a take it or leave it relationship with alcohol? Want to stop all the "will I, won't I" internal conflict around wine?
I am running the Great Aussie Alcohol Experiment LIVE from Wednesday 1 July. 30 days. Small group coaching. Only 25 spots. Small, intimate and private. Rewire your brain and nervous system so you no longer have to reach for a glass to quieten your busy brain, calm your overwhelmed soul or socialise when your social battery is spent. Early bird pricing open now - $500 off the full price, plus two 1:1 counselling sessions with me and 3 webinars included (worth +$1,000). We won't run this live again until October.
YOUR NEXT RIGHT MOVE STARTS HERE: https://www.hoperisingcoaching.com/the_great_aussie_alcohol_experiment

Change happens in a moment, my friends - the preparation for change takes a little bit of time. Take the time. You will be amazed at the difference it makes.

Dry July, No Drama: Daily Tips for a Take It or Leave It Relationship With Alcohol

Episode 16: You Are Where You Put Your Attention - Dry July, No Drama

You are where you put your attention. So put your attention in the right places.

Preparation is everything. You can absolutely go into denial and drink as much as you can before 1 July hits and then go "right, that's it" - but while you do that, start immersing yourself in the culture too.

Read some of the books. My favourites, in order of preference:

Follow podcasts like mine - MidlifeAF - or I also love Sober Awkward, Present and Sober Podcast, and How I Quit Alcohol. Follow social media people who are on the sober curious journey.

Surround yourself with information from people who have walked this path before you - and have learnt the things that will help you get where you want to go. Wherever that is.

You can hear all 30 of these daily tips throughout July on my MidlifeAF Podcast Mini Series - wherever you get your podcasts.

This episode is part of Dry July, No Drama - a daily MidlifeAF podcast mini series with tips for cutting back on alcohol without willpower, labels or forever.

Are you tired of the mental back-and-forth about drinking?
I am running a FREE 3-Day Alcohol Reset on 23, 24 and 25 June, 7pm Melb/Syd (replays available). No willpower talk. No abstinence pressure. You can even drink while you do it. A judgement-free space to learn the tools to step into a take it or leave it relationship with alcohol. See links below:

FREE TOOLS - four beautiful resources to help you drink less and feel fabulous:

READY TO GO DEEPER?

Ready to make alcohol a non-issue?
Watch my free one-hour masterclass: 5 Surprising Ways Taking a Break from Booze Can Be Effortless and Change Your Life. One hour. Five shifts. Your take it or leave it relationship with alcohol starts here.
WATCH NOW FOR FREE: https://www.hoperisingcoaching.com/masterclass

Are you tired of the mental back-and-forth about drinking?
I am running a FREE 3-Day Alcohol Reset on 23, 24 and 25 June, 7pm Melb/Syd (replays available). No willpower talk. No abstinence pressure. You can even drink while you do it. A judgement-free space to learn the tools to step into a take it or leave it relationship with alcohol.
REGISTER FREE: https://www.hoperisingcoaching.com/3-day-reset

Want a take it or leave it relationship with alcohol? Want to stop all the "will I, won't I" internal conflict around wine?
I am running the Great Aussie Alcohol Experiment LIVE from Wednesday 1 July. 30 days. Small group coaching. Only 25 spots. Small, intimate and private. Rewire your brain and nervous system so you no longer have to reach for a glass to quieten your busy brain, calm your overwhelmed soul or socialise when your social battery is spent. Early bird pricing open now - $500 off the full price, plus two 1:1 counselling sessions with me and 3 webinars included (worth +$1,000). We won't run this live again until October.
YOUR NEXT RIGHT MOVE STARTS HERE: https://www.hoperisingcoaching.com/the_great_aussie_alcohol_experiment

Change happens in a moment, my friends - the preparation for change takes a little bit of time. Take the time. You will be amazed at the difference it makes.

Dry July, No Drama: Daily Tips for a Take It or Leave It Relationship With Alcohol

Episode 15: Be Your Own Personal Assistant - Plan Ahead - Dry July, No Drama

This is a practical one - and it is more important than it sounds.

Having a plan makes your brain and body feel safe. It creates certainty. It removes the daily decision-making that drains your willpower before the evening even starts.

So in the lead up to Dry July - whether you are doing the Great Aussie Alcohol Experiment with me, someone else's program, or going it alone - schedule the time you want to dedicate to this and build the rest of your world around it.

That might look like:

Your brain loves to know what is coming. When it does, it stops scanning for threats - and that is when real change becomes possible.

Be the personal assistant your future self deserves.

This episode is part of Dry July, No Drama - a daily MidlifeAF podcast mini series with tips for cutting back on alcohol without willpower, labels or forever.

My North Star Visualisation is perfect for getting your brain on board with what is coming - it stops the panic before it starts. See links below:

FREE TOOLS - four beautiful resources to help you drink less and feel fabulous:

READY TO GO DEEPER?

Ready to make alcohol a non-issue?
Watch my free one-hour masterclass: 5 Surprising Ways Taking a Break from Booze Can Be Effortless and Change Your Life. One hour. Five shifts. Your take it or leave it relationship with alcohol starts here.
WATCH NOW FOR FREE: https://www.hoperisingcoaching.com/masterclass

Are you tired of the mental back-and-forth about drinking?
I am running a FREE 3-Day Alcohol Reset on 23, 24 and 25 June, 7pm Melb/Syd (replays available). No willpower talk. No abstinence pressure. You can even drink while you do it. A judgement-free space to learn the tools to step into a take it or leave it relationship with alcohol.
REGISTER FREE: https://www.hoperisingcoaching.com/3-day-reset

Want a take it or leave it relationship with alcohol? Want to stop all the "will I, won't I" internal conflict around wine?
I am running the Great Aussie Alcohol Experiment LIVE from Wednesday 1 July. 30 days. Small group coaching. Only 25 spots. Small, intimate and private. Rewire your brain and nervous system so you no longer have to reach for a glass to quieten your busy brain, calm your overwhelmed soul or socialise when your social battery is spent. Early bird pricing open now - $500 off the full price, plus two 1:1 counselling sessions with me and 3 webinars included (worth +$1,000). We won't run this live again until October.
YOUR NEXT RIGHT MOVE STARTS HERE: https://www.hoperisingcoaching.com/the_great_aussie_alcohol_experiment

Change happens in a moment, my friends - the preparation for change takes a little bit of time. Take the time. You will be amazed at the difference it makes.

Dry July, No Drama: Daily Tips for a Take It or Leave It Relationship With Alcohol

Episode 14: Treat Yourself Like a Sick Child - Dry July, No Drama

When you are taking a break from alcohol, prepare your evenings like you would for a child who is sick and needs looking after.

Your evening preparation list:

I know what you are thinking. But I am an adult. I deserve to stay up late. I should be able to sit on the couch with a glass of wine like a grown up.

Here is the thing - a lot of people drink in the evening because otherwise it doesn't feel like they have given themselves permission to stop. To rest. To be done for the day.

Being an adult is also about knowing how to take care of yourself.

And treating yourself like a sick child - with gentleness, with warmth, with a really good bedtime routine - is one of the most radical things you can do for your nervous system when you are taking a break from alcohol.

This episode is part of Dry July, No Drama - a daily MidlifeAF podcast mini series with tips for cutting back on alcohol without willpower, labels or forever.

My Grounding Audio is perfect for that wind-down moment when you would normally reach for a drink - it gives your nervous system exactly what it is actually looking for. See links below:

FREE TOOLS - four beautiful resources to help you drink less and feel fabulous:

READY TO GO DEEPER?

Ready to make alcohol a non-issue?
Watch my free one-hour masterclass: 5 Surprising Ways Taking a Break from Booze Can Be Effortless and Change Your Life. One hour. Five shifts. Your take it or leave it relationship with alcohol starts here.
WATCH NOW FOR FREE: https://www.hoperisingcoaching.com/masterclass

Are you tired of the mental back-and-forth about drinking?
I am running a FREE 3-Day Alcohol Reset on 23, 24 and 25 June, 7pm Melb/Syd (replays available). No willpower talk. No abstinence pressure. You can even drink while you do it. A judgement-free space to learn the tools to step into a take it or leave it relationship with alcohol.
REGISTER FREE: https://www.hoperisingcoaching.com/3-day-reset

Want a take it or leave it relationship with alcohol? Want to stop all the "will I, won't I" internal conflict around wine?
I am running the Great Aussie Alcohol Experiment LIVE from Wednesday 1 July. 30 days. Small group coaching. Only 25 spots. Small, intimate and private. Rewire your brain and nervous system so you no longer have to reach for a glass to quieten your busy brain, calm your overwhelmed soul or socialise when your social battery is spent. Early bird pricing open now - $500 off the full price, plus two 1:1 counselling sessions with me and 3 webinars included (worth +$1,000). We won't run this live again until October.
YOUR NEXT RIGHT MOVE STARTS HERE: https://www.hoperisingcoaching.com/the_great_aussie_alcohol_experiment

Change happens in a moment, my friends - the preparation for change takes a little bit of time. Take the time. You will be amazed at the difference it makes.

Dry July, No Drama: Daily Tips for a Take It or Leave It Relationship With Alcohol

Episode 13: If You Have to Drink to Enjoy It - You Probably Don't - Dry July, No Drama

If you have to drink to do something or enjoy something - you probably don't actually enjoy it.

It was only when I took a break from drinking for a year that I realised half the things I was doing in my life I didn't actually enjoy. There was something about them that wasn't really working for me - and alcohol was the thing that made them bearable.

My rule of thumb: if I have to drink, it's usually because:

This is fawning. This is people pleasing. And alcohol is the biggest mask of them all.

Because it allows us to do things we don't really want to do - while appearing to be having the time of our lives.

Unfortunately it often takes having a break to realise this. And one of the hardest things for people taking a break is:

This can feel very unsafe to our nervous system - and honestly it is the biggest reason people don't get through a month's break.

So here is the question worth sitting with:

Look at all the things you feel you can't cope with without a drink. Start asking - what would it be like to do them without drinking? What would be hard?

More often than not we have to make some changes to our lives to allow us to take a break - and it is worth working out what those changes might be before you start.

This episode is part of Dry July, No Drama - a daily MidlifeAF podcast mini series with tips for cutting back on alcohol without willpower, labels or forever.

My free watch-on-demand masterclass talks about exactly this - and will help you work out what needs to shift before your break begins. See links below:

FREE TOOLS - four beautiful resources to help you drink less and feel fabulous:

READY TO GO DEEPER?

Ready to make alcohol a non-issue?
Watch my free one-hour masterclass: 5 Surprising Ways Taking a Break from Booze Can Be Effortless and Change Your Life. One hour. Five shifts. Your take it or leave it relationship with alcohol starts here.
WATCH NOW FOR FREE: https://www.hoperisingcoaching.com/masterclass

Are you tired of the mental back-and-forth about drinking?
I am running a FREE 3-Day Alcohol Reset on 23, 24 and 25 June, 7pm Melb/Syd (replays available). No willpower talk. No abstinence pressure. You can even drink while you do it. A judgement-free space to learn the tools to step into a take it or leave it relationship with alcohol.
REGISTER FREE: https://www.hoperisingcoaching.com/3-day-reset

Want a take it or leave it relationship with alcohol? Want to stop all the "will I, won't I" internal conflict around wine?
I am running the Great Aussie Alcohol Experiment LIVE from Wednesday 1 July. 30 days. Small group coaching. Only 25 spots. Small, intimate and private. Rewire your brain and nervous system so you no longer have to reach for a glass to quieten your busy brain, calm your overwhelmed soul or socialise when your social battery is spent. Early bird pricing open now - $500 off the full price, plus two 1:1 counselling sessions with me and 3 webinars included (worth +$1,000). We won't run this live again until October.
YOUR NEXT RIGHT MOVE STARTS HERE: https://www.hoperisingcoaching.com/the_great_aussie_alcohol_experiment

Change happens in a moment, my friends - the preparation for change takes a little bit of time. Take the time. You will be amazed at the difference it makes.

Dry July, No Drama: Daily Tips for a Take It or Leave It Relationship With Alcohol

Episode 12: Get Out of Struggle Speak and Into Choice - Dry July, No Drama

If you think it's going to be hard, it will be. That's cognitive bias. You know that feeling when you wake up in a bad mood and everything goes to sh*t? People do the same thing with taking a break from alcohol - and it makes everything so much harder.

Struggle language keeps you in willpower. Choice language gets you out.

Think about the difference between these two experiences:

Flow is connected to presence. Resistance lives in the past or the future.

Here's what most people don't know: a craving or a trigger is actually your body desperately trying to ground itself - to come back to the present moment. Struggle language takes you further away from that. Presence brings you home.

This is exactly why as part of the Great Aussie Alcohol Experiment this year we are running a present moment awareness breathwork practice alongside the program - to support everyone in learning how to live in presence rather than resistance.

This episode is part of Dry July, No Drama - a daily MidlifeAF podcast mini series with tips for cutting back on alcohol without willpower, labels or forever.

My Grounding Audio is your first step out of struggle and into presence - and it will help you identify the unmet need underneath the craving before it reaches for a drink. See links below:

FREE TOOLS - four beautiful resources to help you drink less and feel fabulous:

READY TO GO DEEPER?

Ready to make alcohol a non-issue?
Watch my free one-hour masterclass: 5 Surprising Ways Taking a Break from Booze Can Be Effortless and Change Your Life. One hour. Five shifts. Your take it or leave it relationship with alcohol starts here.
WATCH NOW FOR FREE: https://www.hoperisingcoaching.com/masterclass

Are you tired of the mental back-and-forth about drinking?
I am running a FREE 3-Day Alcohol Reset on 23, 24 and 25 June, 7pm Melb/Syd (replays available). No willpower talk. No abstinence pressure. You can even drink while you do it. A judgement-free space to learn the tools to step into a take it or leave it relationship with alcohol.
REGISTER FREE: https://www.hoperisingcoaching.com/3-day-reset

Want a take it or leave it relationship with alcohol? Want to stop all the "will I, won't I" internal conflict around wine?
I am running the Great Aussie Alcohol Experiment LIVE from Wednesday 1 July. 30 days. Small group coaching. Only 25 spots. Small, intimate and private. Rewire your brain and nervous system so you no longer have to reach for a glass to quieten your busy brain, calm your overwhelmed soul or socialise when your social battery is spent. Early bird pricing open now - $500 off the full price, plus two 1:1 counselling sessions with me and 3 webinars included (worth +$1,000). We won't run this live again until October.
YOUR NEXT RIGHT MOVE STARTS HERE: https://www.hoperisingcoaching.com/the_great_aussie_alcohol_experiment

Change happens in a moment, my friends - the preparation for change takes a little bit of time. Take the time. You will be amazed at the difference it makes.

Dry July, No Drama: Daily Tips for a Take It or Leave It Relationship With Alcohol

Episode 11: You Are Not the Problem - But You Are the Solution - Dry July, No Drama

Our culture convinces us from the minute we are born that we are the problem. This is perpetuated by:

But the neuroscience shows that is absolutely not true.

Alcohol is an addictive substance to anybody who drinks it long enough and often enough. And the amount you have to drink for it to start working in a way that makes you want it even when you prefer not to have it - is actually a very low quantity.

The main reason people start drinking more than they want has nothing to do with that.

It is because they start associating the relief from discomfort - the relief from emotional or physical pain - with alcohol.

The big alcohol companies have done a very good job of convincing us that the problem lies with the person. Their "drink responsibly" campaign runs everywhere and continues to convince people that alcohol is a people problem - not a substance problem, coupled with a cultural and societal problem.

Anybody who works in psychology will tell you: a problematic behaviour is always the symptom of the problem - not the problem itself.

And this is true when we drink more than we would like.

The longer we stay stuck in the cycle of self-recrimination and self-flagellation, the longer we stay stuck drinking more than we want:

The thing that changes everything is when we stop blaming ourselves and start looking at the data.

This episode is part of Dry July, No Drama - a daily MidlifeAF podcast mini series with tips for cutting back on alcohol without willpower, labels or forever.

My Awareness Worksheets are the perfect tool for starting to look at that data without judgement - and without the self-blame that keeps us stuck. See links below:

FREE TOOLS - four beautiful resources to help you drink less and feel fabulous:

READY TO GO DEEPER?

Ready to make alcohol a non-issue?
Watch my free one-hour masterclass: 5 Surprising Ways Taking a Break from Booze Can Be Effortless and Change Your Life. One hour. Five shifts. Your take it or leave it relationship with alcohol starts here.
WATCH NOW FOR FREE: https://www.hoperisingcoaching.com/masterclass

Are you tired of the mental back-and-forth about drinking?
I am running a FREE 3-Day Alcohol Reset on 23, 24 and 25 June, 7pm Melb/Syd (replays available). No willpower talk. No abstinence pressure. You can even drink while you do it. A judgement-free space to learn the tools to step into a take it or leave it relationship with alcohol.
REGISTER FREE: https://www.hoperisingcoaching.com/3-day-reset

Want a take it or leave it relationship with alcohol? Want to stop all the "will I, won't I" internal conflict around wine?
I am running the Great Aussie Alcohol Experiment LIVE from Wednesday 1 July. 30 days. Small group coaching. Only 25 spots. Small, intimate and private. Rewire your brain and nervous system so you no longer have to reach for a glass to quieten your busy brain, calm your overwhelmed soul or socialise when your social battery is spent. Early bird pricing open now - $500 off the full price, plus two 1:1 counselling sessions with me and 3 webinars included (worth +$1,000). We won't run this live again until October.
YOUR NEXT RIGHT MOVE STARTS HERE: https://www.hoperisingcoaching.com/the_great_aussie_alcohol_experiment

Change happens in a moment, my friends - the preparation for change takes a little bit of time. Take the time. You will be amazed at the difference it makes.

Dry July, No Drama: Daily Tips for a Take It or Leave It Relationship With Alcohol

Episode 10: Can't Do It Without a Drink? Here's What That's Really About - Dry July, No Drama

Start noticing the places where you don't just want a drink. You feel like you need one in order to do the thing at all.

If alcohol is what makes those things doable - that is not a drinking problem.

That is a sign that somewhere along the way your needs stopped being allowed to matter. And a lot of us have been doing that for so long we don't even know we have needs anymore.

This is grey area drinking at its most invisible. It is not about the alcohol. It is about everything the alcohol is doing for you that nothing else has been allowed to do.

So the tip here is not to stop drinking. It is to start noticing:

You matter most. Full stop.

This episode is part of Dry July, No Drama - a daily MidlifeAF podcast mini series with tips for cutting back on alcohol without willpower, labels or forever.

My Awareness Worksheets - perfect for exactly this kind of noticing - and my Grounding Audio, which will help you identify the unmet need underneath the craving before it reaches for a drink. See links below:

FREE TOOLS - four beautiful resources to help you drink less and feel fabulous:

hoperisingcoaching.com/7-steps

hoperisingcoaching.com/awareness-worksheets-opt-in

hoperisingcoaching.com/northstarvisualisation

hoperisingcoaching.com/grounding

READY TO GO DEEPER?

Ready to make alcohol a non-issue? Watch my free one-hour masterclass: 5 Surprising Ways Taking a Break from Booze Can Be Effortless and Change Your Life. One hour. Five shifts. Your take it or leave it relationship with alcohol starts here.

WATCH NOW FOR FREE: hoperisingcoaching.com/masterclass

Are you tired of the mental back-and-forth about drinking? I am running a FREE 3-Day Alcohol Reset on 23, 24 and 25 June, 7pm Melb/Syd (replays available). No willpower talk. No abstinence pressure. You can even drink while you do it. A judgement-free space to learn the tools to step into a take it or leave it relationship with alcohol.

REGISTER FREE: hoperisingcoaching.com/3-day-reset

Want a take it or leave it relationship with alcohol? Want to stop all the "will I, won't I" internal conflict around wine? I am running the Great Aussie Alcohol Experiment LIVE from Wednesday 1 July. 30 days. Small group coaching. Only 25 spots. Small, intimate and private. Rewire your brain and nervous system so you no longer have to reach for a glass to quieten your busy brain, calm your overwhelmed soul or socialise when your social battery is spent. Early bird pricing open now - $500 off the full price, plus two 1:1 counselling sessions with me and 3 webinars included (worth +$1,000). We won't run this live again until October.

YOUR NEXT RIGHT MOVE STARTS HERE:

hoperisingcoaching.com/the_great_aussie_alcohol_experiment

Change happens in a moment, my friends - the preparation for change takes a little bit of time. Take the time. You will be amazed at the difference it makes.

Dry July, No Drama: Daily Tips for a Take It or Leave It Relationship With Alcohol

EPISODE 9: How to Finally Commit to a Break from Alcohol - No Willpower Required - Dry July, No Drama

There is an Afrikaans word - soutpiel - which literally translates to salt willy. It describes someone with a foot in two places, not fully committed to either. One foot in South Africa, one foot in Britain - leaving their willy in the ocean.

Trying not to get banned on IG.

It is a long-winded but perfectly apt description of trying to cut back on drinking without making a firm decision.

A maybe is always a yes.

As Yoda says - there is no try, just do. Trying, by its very nature, holds failure in its raison d'etre. Try and stand up right now. You can't - you either stand up or you don't.

A decision does something completely different:

If you are struggling to make the decision to take a sober curious break, sit with this question:

What is not making that decision keeping me safe from experiencing?

I would love to hear your answer. If you would like to you can email me at [email protected]

This episode is part of Dry July, No Drama - a daily MidlifeAF podcast mini series with tips for cutting back on alcohol without willpower, labels or forever.

My free resources below will help you prepare for and get the most out of your break. See links below: 

FREE TOOLS - four beautiful resources to help you drink less and feel fabulous: 

1. 7 Steps to Take Back Control of Alcohol - the exact steps I took when I started out on this journey nearly five years ago.

hoperisingcoaching.com/7-steps

2. Awareness Worksheets - if you do nothing else, working through the answers to these questions will change your relationship with alcohol for the better.

hoperisingcoaching.com/awareness-worksheets-opt-in 

3. Your North Star Visualisation - stops your brain freaking out about doing something unfamiliar.

hoperisingcoaching.com/northstarvisualisation

4. Grounding Meditation - you know that feeling when you have a drink and the body goes "aaaaaaaahhhhhhh" and everything seems to relax? What the body really needs is to ground - to come back home to self, and for self to feel lovely. That is what we work on in my live programs. We start every session with a grounding and connect with ourselves to find out what our body really needs when it thinks it wants to drink.

hoperisingcoaching.com/grounding

READY TO GO DEEPER? 

Ready to make alcohol a non-issue? Watch my free one-hour masterclass: 5 Surprising Ways Taking a Break from Booze Can Be Effortless and Change Your Life. One hour. Five shifts. Your take it or leave it relationship with alcohol starts here.

WATCH NOW FOR FREE: hoperisingcoaching.com/masterclass

Are you tired of the mental back-and-forth about drinking? I am running a FREE 3-Day Alcohol Reset on 23, 24 and 25 June, 7pm Melb/Syd (replays available). No willpower talk. No abstinence pressure. You can even drink while you do it. A judgement-free space to learn the tools to step into a take it or leave it relationship with alcohol.

REGISTER FREE: hoperisingcoaching.com/3-day-reset

Want a take it or leave it relationship with alcohol? Want to stop all the "will I, won't I" internal conflict around wine? I am running the Great Aussie Alcohol Experiment LIVE from Wednesday 1 July. 30 days. Small group coaching. Only 25 spots. Small, intimate and private. Rewire your brain and nervous system so you no longer have to reach for a glass to quieten your busy brain, calm your overwhelmed soul or socialise when your social battery is spent. Early bird pricing open now - $500 off the full price, plus two 1:1 counselling sessions with me and 3 webinars included (worth +$1,000). We won't run this live again until October.

YOUR NEXT RIGHT MOVE STARTS HERE: hoperisingcoaching.com/the_great_aussie_alcohol_experiment

Change happens in a moment, my friends - the preparation for change takes a little bit of time. Take the time. You will be amazed at the difference it makes. 

Dry July, No Drama: Daily Tips for a Take It or Leave It Relationship With Alcohol

EPISODE 8: The Real Reason You Keep Reaching for a Drink - It's Not What You Think - Dry July, No Drama

You have heard of fight, flight and freeze - the nervous system safety responses.

There is a fourth: fawning - or masking. And alcohol is the biggest mask of them all.

The body and brain very quickly learn that drinking allows us to mask and pretend to be the human that society told us we should be - rather than the human we actually are. This is one of the most overlooked reasons people struggle to cut back on drinking.

I hear this from clients all the time: I don't know why I drink. I know it's hurting me but I just keep choosing it.

Like children, people do well when they can. When they feel safe to.

These are not moral failings. They are very valid reasons for reaching for a drink:

This is grey area drinking at its core - and it is far more common than anyone talks about.

The job here is not to solve any of this tonight. It is simply to notice - and to hold yourself with the same compassion you would give a scared child. That is where the freedom begins.

This episode is part of Dry July, No Drama - a daily MidlifeAF podcast mini series with tips for cutting back on alcohol without willpower, labels or forever.

My Grounding Audio will help you identify the unmet need underneath the craving before it reaches for a drink. See links below: 

FREE TOOLS - four beautiful resources to help you drink less and feel fabulous: 

1. 7 Steps to Take Back Control of Alcohol - the exact steps I took when I started out on this journey nearly five years ago.

hoperisingcoaching.com/7-steps

2. Awareness Worksheets - if you do nothing else, working through the answers to these questions will change your relationship with alcohol for the better.

hoperisingcoaching.com/awareness-worksheets-opt-in

3. Your North Star Visualisation - stops your brain freaking out about doing something unfamiliar.

hoperisingcoaching.com/northstarvisualisation

4. Grounding Meditation - you know that feeling when you have a drink and the body goes "aaaaaaaahhhhhhh" and everything seems to relax? What the body really needs is to ground - to come back home to self, and for self to feel lovely. That is what we work on in my live programs. We start every session with a grounding and connect with ourselves to find out what our body really needs when it thinks it wants to drink.

hoperisingcoaching.com/grounding

READY TO GO DEEPER? 

Ready to make alcohol a non-issue? Watch my free one-hour masterclass: 5 Surprising Ways Taking a Break from Booze Can Be Effortless and Change Your Life. One hour. Five shifts. Your take it or leave it relationship with alcohol starts here.

WATCH NOW FOR FREE: hoperisingcoaching.com/masterclass

Are you tired of the mental back-and-forth about drinking? I am running a FREE 3-Day Alcohol Reset on 23, 24 and 25 June, 7pm Melb/Syd (replays available). No willpower talk. No abstinence pressure. You can even drink while you do it. A judgement-free space to learn the tools to step into a take it or leave it relationship with alcohol.

REGISTER FREE: hoperisingcoaching.com/3-day-reset

Want a take it or leave it relationship with alcohol? Want to stop all the "will I, won't I" internal conflict around wine? I am running the Great Aussie Alcohol Experiment LIVE from Wednesday 1 July. 30 days. Small group coaching. Only 25 spots. Small, intimate and private. Rewire your brain and nervous system so you no longer have to reach for a glass to quieten your busy brain, calm your overwhelmed soul or socialise when your social battery is spent. Early bird pricing open now - $500 off the full price, plus two 1:1 counselling sessions with me and 3 webinars included (worth +$1,000). We won't run this live again until October.

YOUR NEXT RIGHT MOVE STARTS HERE: hoperisingcoaching.com/the_great_aussie_alcohol_experiment

Change happens in a moment, my friends - the preparation for change takes a little bit of time. Take the time. You will be amazed at the difference it makes.