To 50 and Beyond podcast

The Hardest Part of Getting Sober


Listen Later

If you have a question you would like answered on the podcast, send me an email!

Episode 290

If you are a gal in midlife who is questioning her drinking and having a hard time getting sober, I'm with you.

In this episode, I answer a client's question: What was the hardest part of getting sober for you?

After she asked me this question, I didn't hesitate. The hardest part for me was deciding to stop drinking.

I spent two years feeling stuck in decision fatigue and putting in lots of effort to make alcohol work. On August 11, 2013, I decided to go all in on what I wanted more than drinking alcohol.

In this episode, you will hear:

  • How and why I decided to stop drinking

  • My take on what it means to "get sober"

  • Why it's difficult to decide to quit drinking (spoiler alert: it's not you, it's alcohol)

  • The fears that I faced in going alcohol-free, which are shared among many women in midlife

  • What it takes to go "all-in" on freeing yourself from alcohol

My message to you…

If you are having difficulty deciding right now, take a walk with yourself and map out a plan. Maybe now isn't the time to take this on, and that's okay - you can't force yourself to get sober - you will figure it out, and you're on your way. I

If you're ready to go all in, you can do it. I believe in you. Be kind and patient with yourself and take it day to day.

Thank you for listening!

Mentioned in this episode:

The Daily Sobriety Toolkit

Join Team Alcohol-Free

...more
View all episodesView all episodes
Download on the App Store

To 50 and Beyond podcastBy Lori Massicot

  • 4.8
  • 4.8
  • 4.8
  • 4.8
  • 4.8

4.8

238 ratings


More shows like To 50 and Beyond podcast

View all
Recovery Elevator by Paul Churchill

Recovery Elevator

1,711 Listeners

Take a Break from Drinking by Rachel Hart

Take a Break from Drinking

2,584 Listeners

This Naked Mind Podcast by Annie Grace

This Naked Mind Podcast

2,572 Listeners

Soberful by Veronica Valli & Chip Somers

Soberful

472 Listeners

Addiction Unlimited Podcast by Angela Pugh

Addiction Unlimited Podcast

514 Listeners

A Sober Girls Guide Podcast by A Sober Girls Guide

A Sober Girls Guide Podcast

433 Listeners

The Hello Someday Podcast For Sober Curious Women by Casey McGuire Davidson

The Hello Someday Podcast For Sober Curious Women

713 Listeners

Sober Powered: The Neuroscience of Being Sober by Gillian Tietz, MS, CPRC

Sober Powered: The Neuroscience of Being Sober

1,247 Listeners

How I quit alcohol by Danni Carr

How I quit alcohol

197 Listeners

Sober Awkward by soberawkward

Sober Awkward

350 Listeners

The Sober Mom Life by Suzanne Warye

The Sober Mom Life

1,083 Listeners

Sober Motivation: Sharing Sobriety Stories by Brad McLeod

Sober Motivation: Sharing Sobriety Stories

615 Listeners

2 Sober Girls Podcast by Erinn + Michaela

2 Sober Girls Podcast

198 Listeners

Happiest Sober Podcast by Madeline Forrest

Happiest Sober Podcast

226 Listeners

It's Not About the Alcohol by Colleen Freeland

It's Not About the Alcohol

129 Listeners