In this episode:

• Meg's story
• The "Intoxicating Lies" we’re told about alcohol
• Over-functioning, perfectionism & hustle culture
• Sexual trauma and alcohol use
• Mommy-wine culture
• Using alcohol to cope
• The detox to retox loop
• Bouncing back from a slip-up
• Tools for lasting sobriety

Meg is an ordinary mom who found herself trapped in  mommy wine culture. She began her sober curious journey in November of 2019 where her love of science led her to discover the real truth about alcohol and its seductive lies.

As a truth-teller, Meg is changing the narrative on the mommy wine culture, the hustle culture, and our pro-drinking culture. In Meg’s debut book, Intoxicating Lies: One Woman's Journey to Freedom from Gray Area Drinking, Meg flips the script on the five most intoxicating lies we tell ourselves about alcohol and that we are enough. 

See the links below to connect with Meg and find out more about her work:

Facebook:  Intoxicating Lies: One Woman's Journey to Freedom from Gray Area Drinking | Facebook

Instagram: Meg Geisewite (@intoxicatingliesbook)

Free Downloadable PDF: 5 Common Lies | Meggeisewite (intoxicatinglies.com)

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Disclaimer: The content of this podcast is not intended to be a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment. 

In this episode:

• Defining addiction
• The root of addictive behavior
• Marijuana addiction
• Latest research on cannabis 
• Vaping addiction
• How to speak to a loved one in active addiction
• How to know if you’re addicted
• Core pillars of a successful recovery program

Aaron Weiner, PhD, ABPP is a board-certified Psychologist and addiction specialist, and speaks nationally on the topics of addiction, behavioral health, and the impact of drug policy on public health.   He earned his doctorate from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and completed his fellowship in Addiction Psychology at the VA Ann Arbor Healthcare System.  His perspective is informed by years of experience growing and directing addiction service lines for hospitals and healthcare systems, the current state of medical and psychological research, and his own observations in private practice.  Dr. Weiner is the President of the Society of Addiction Psychology, a member of the Physician Speakers Bureau for the National Safety Council, and on the Science Advisory Board for Smart Approaches to Marijuana.
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Disclaimer: The content of this podcast is not intended to be a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment. 

In this episode:

• The root cause of addiction
• Why high-functioning, high-achieving people still struggle to get addictive behaviors under control
• The health impact of overworking and burnout
• The relationship between addiction, isolation and our planetary crisis
• How nervous system dysregulation leads to addictive behavior
• Small, consistent habits that make a big impact
• How to build community as a sober person
• Moving from surviving to thriving

Amy Wheeler, Ph.D is the Founder of The Optimal State, a Yoga Therapy School that bridges Eastern Philosophy with Western Science with a strong emphasis on embodied mental healthcare. She served as the President of the Board of Directors to the International Association of Yoga Therapists (IAYT) and helped to develop and define standards for Ayurvedic Yoga Therapists in the National Ayurvedic Medical Association (NAMA). 

Prior to founding the Optimal State, Amy was a Professor of Kinesiology at California State University for 25 years. Her degrees include a B.A. and M.A. in Health Promotion and a Ph.D. in Educational Psychology.

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The Optimal State Website: https://amywheeler.com/
Download Amy's free 108-page eBook: www.GoldZoneBook.com
The Optimal State App: www.OptimalStateApp.com
Instagram: @TheOptimalState

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Disclaimer: The content of this podcast is not intended to be a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment. 

In this episode: 

• Taryn’s Recovery Story
• Childhood Trauma & Addiction
• Yoga & Somatic Therapies as Tools for Recovery
• Healing the Trauma of Money
• Money Psychology
• Starting the SHE Recovers Movement
• Reflections on Becoming a Mother

Taryn Strong is one of the Founders of SHE RECOVERS® Foundation, a non-profit charity and grassroots movement that serves more 325,000 women and non-binary individuals. She is also a Coach, Herbalist, Trauma Informed Yoga Teacher and Trauma of Money Facilitator.

Taryn’s courageous vulnerability and passion for recovering out loud has made her an influential voice in the global recovery movement. Taryn creates and curates transformational experiences online and in person through her group and private mentorship offerings. As a certified Trauma of Money Facilitator, she currently specializes in financial empowerment & money healing. She also mentors entrepreneurs in recovery who are seeking support to take up space, find their voice and expand their business through aligned impact.

See links below to connect with Taryn and learn more about her work:

Instagram: @TarynStrong
www.tarynstrong.com
https://sherecovers.org/

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Disclaimer: The content of this podcast is not intended to be a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment. 

In this episode:

• Jake’s recovery story 
• Marijuana addiction
• Natural highs vs. substance highs
• How to reach natural highs
• Finding your Flow State
• The Paradox of Control
• Special surprise! 

Jake Yoder is a Motivational Speaker, Life Coach and the Founder of Natural Highs Recovery. He specializes in helping others transform self limiting patterns into healthy habits that naturally result in thriving.

Jake's own spiritual journey and recovery from addiction, combined with nearly a decade of leadership as a wilderness guide and entrepreneur, has led him on a path of helping others to cultivate inner peace, live with purpose, and form loving relationships with themselves and others.

In addition to spiritual and practical tools, he often helps others in the spiritual community & recovery community start their own businesses and monetize their passions.

Learn more at @naturalhighsrecovery on instagram & TikTok and www.naturalhighsrecovery.org

Books Mentioned:
Flow by Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi
Tao To Ching translated by Stephen Mitchell

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Disclaimer: The content of this podcast is not intended to be a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment. 

In this conversation, we discuss:

• Cole's experience with addiction
• How substances became a means to cope with social anxiety, teenage pregnancy & shame
• Relapse on the road to recovery
• Emotional literacy
• Our human need for belonging
• How the tools of Yoga, Buddhism, Neuroscience and Psychology support sustainable recovery

Cole teaches yoga in many capacities from online to festivals to international retreats, but her flow, passion, and most fluent language lay in supporting people who have also traversed the narrow dark halls of addiction and are ready to emerge into a thriving life beyond.

She believes in utilizing curiosity and intellect, both mental and somatic, to peel back our many layers and find more freedom in our lives. Her teachings are a modge-podge of playful sequencing, Yoga and Buddhist philosophy, all on a bedrock of compassionate self-inquiry.

Below are links to connect with Cole and access her programs:

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/colechanceyoga/
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/COLECHANCEYOGACCY/videos
Membership: https://studio.colechanceyoga.com/
Emerge Recovery Program: https://emergerecovery.com/
Yoga Trainings: https://themindfulishschool.com/

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Disclaimer: The content of this podcast is not intended to be a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment. 

In this episode, we discuss:

• Gray-area drinking
• Stress, anxiety & trouble sleeping due to alcohol
• How to get sober
• Navigating social situations alcohol-free
• Sober support groups
• Getting to the root of why we drink
• Mommy wine culture
• Resources for sobriety 

Casey McGuire Davidson is a Life & Sobriety Coach and the host of the Top 100 Mental Health Podcast The Hello Someday Podcast for sober curious women and gray area drinkers. Casey’s the creator of the Free 30-Day Guide to Quitting Drinking and The Sobriety Starter Kit, the online sober coaching course for busy women who are ready to drink less + live more. She’s a wife and mom who spent 20 years climbing the corporate ladder while holding on tightly to her love of red wine. Casey specializes in working with women with full calendars and overflowing to-do lists, who are doing all the things and then coming home and drinking to forget about all the things.

Links:
Website: https://hellosomedaycoaching.com/
Free 30-Day Guide To Quitting Drinking - 30 Tips For Your First Month Alcohol Free https://hellosomedaycoaching.com/30-day-sober-guide/
The Hello Someday Podcast: https://hellosomedaycoaching.com/podcast/
The Sobriety Starter Kit Online Course: https://www.thesobrietystarterkit.com/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/HelloSomeday
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/caseymdavidson/

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Disclaimer: The content of this podcast is not intended to be a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment. 

In this episode:

• Sacha's story
• Being a Highly-Sensitive Person
• Dance meditation and somatic therapies
• What is EFT Tapping?
• Neuroplasticity and how we can rewire the brain
• Shifting your money mindset
• Sacha's signature programs
• Short EFT Tapping Practice 

Sacha Bryce RYT BSc is the founder of Core Soul Work Inc. and the creator of the Core Clarity Certification™ Training program. She guides women to step into leadership EFT & The Clearing Work™ Practitioners. 

Sacha studied Psychology at the University of Toronto in her home city and abroad at the University of Sydney, Australia, and Edinburgh, Scotland. She completed Holistic Yoga Therapy training in India, Thailand, and Denmark.

She was first introduced to Tapping by her mother at the young age of 8 years old, and found her way back to learn and apply these techniques in 2017. 

She is a highly sensitive soul who loves inspiring women to awaken to their inner authority, power, and freedom.  She guides women to find their own voice and full expression in the world beyond their blockages from subconscious childhood programs rooted in fear.

Links to connect with Sacha:

Instagram: @sachabryce.eft
YouTube:  Sacha Bryce EFT
https://www.coresoulwork.com/

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Disclaimer: The content of this podcast is not intended to be a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment. 

In this episode, we discuss:

• Mary Beth’s recovery from abuse, trauma, self-harm, PTSD, and anxiety
• The relationship between trauma and addiction
• Choosing a secular path to recovery
• Why there is no “one-size-fits-all” path to recovery
• Her triumphant story from "junkie to judge"
• The false hierarchy of addiction
• Ending the stigma

Mary Beth has been clean and sober since 1994. She also is in recovery from abuse, trauma, self-harm, ptsd, and anxiety. Her history and her recovery are chronicled in her memoir From Junkie to Judge: One Woman’s Triumph Over Trauma and Addiction.

Mary Beth is a Director, Secretary, and Founding Investor for She Recovers Foundation. She also is a Director for LifeRing Secular Recovery.

She regularly speaks on behalf of these organizations and about multiple and secular paths to recovery. This includes conferences, podcasts, radio, and recovery houses. She also develops relationships with other organizations, such as Women for Sobriety.

In August 2020, Mary Beth had an op-ed in the Wall Street Journal, I Beat Addiction without God, where she described combining ideas from several secular programs to create a robust recovery foundation. In November 2020 she had an op-ed published in the Philadelphia Inquirer in support of a safe injection site, I was a federal judge, and I support Safehouse. Here’s why. Mary Beth’s memoir writings have been published in Memoir Magazine, Awakenings, The Noyo River Review, The Fault Zone, Carry the Light, and Ravens Perch. 

Professionally, 6 years into her recovery, Mary Beth attended Berkeley Law. She worked at a large firm, then litigated class actions for the federal government. In 2014 she was appointed a federal Administrative Law Judge from which position she retired early in 2020.

Website: junkietojudge.com
Twitter: @MaryBethO_
Book: From Junkie to Judge: One Woman's Triumph Over Trauma and Addiction: O'Connor, Mary Beth: 9780757324567: AmazonSmile: Books

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sunandmoonsoberliving.com/holistic-sober-living-course

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Disclaimer: The content of this podcast is not intended to be a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment. 

In this episode, we discuss:

• How to get over indulgence
• Why celebration is key to behavior change
• Sugar addiction
• The Inner Critic
• Why willpower doesn’t work
• Drawing “bright lines”
• How to support a loved one

After spending 20 years of his life over-indulging, Duncan Bhaskaran Brown finally committed to freeing himself from this vicious cycle and helping others to do the same. He  trained with the Easyway clinic, the world's most successful stop smoking service, and is now an engaging speaker and author of the book, Get Over Indulgence.

His fascinating life story also has taken him to some interesting places like on stage with S-Club, a stint as Mayor of his home town and morris dancing in Westminster Abbey.

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If you're looking for support with your sobriety, be sure to check out the Holistic Sober Living Course, starting this month. This 8-week guided group program is designed to help you quit drinking a begin building a fulfilling life alcohol free. See link below for details:

sunandmoonsoberliving.com/holistic-sober-living-course

Follow @sunandmoon.soberliving for more free resources and inspiration

Disclaimer: The content of this podcast is not intended to be a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment.