The Hello Someday Podcast For Sober Curious Women

Let’s talk about perfectionism - what it is, why it happens and how it might be holding you back from doing the things you are meant to do and what you want to do in life.

My guest today is Sara Dean. She’s a mindset, business and leadership coach who helps women own their space, stop shrinking and start shining. 

I absolutely love Sara - her perspective, her energy and the way she inspires women (including me) to do more and be more. 

Today we’re talking about how to overcome perfectionism and get out of your own way. We dive deep into the connection between perfectionism and procrastination and how staying in your comfort zone can keep you stuck. 

This episode is jam packed with encouragement and inspiration, and it all starts with believing in yourself.

In this episode, Casey and Sara discuss:

7 Ways You Might Be Getting in Your Own Way

5 Ways To Get Unstuck

More about Sara Dean

Sara’s is a Mindset, Business and Leadership Coach. She is also the creator and host of the Shameless Mom Academy Podcast, a top rated podcast with over 3 million downloads. Sara’s biggest passion is helping women own their space. After enduring her own identity crisis following the birth of her son, Sara took her background in psychology/health/ wellness and rebuilt her identity, one step at a time. Sara motivates and inspires women to stop shrinking and start shining. She is on a mission to inspire women and moms, in particular, to live bigger, bolder, braver #everydamnday.

Sara serves women through her podcast, her thriving Momentum Mamas membership community, her Tenacious Mamas business & leadership mastermind and her annual event, Shameless Mom Con (coming this spring!) When she’s not supporting Shameless Moms, you’ll find Sara with her husband and 8 year old son - building Legos and pretending to understand Minecraft.

Connect with Sara: www.shamelessmom.com

Shameless Mom Academy Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-shameless-mom-academy/id1092674204

Join Sara’s free Facebook Group: www.shamelessmom.com/facebook

Instagram: www.instagram.com/shamelessmomacademy

Support, resources and tools to help you go alcohol-free

Drink Less + Live More today with The Sobriety Starter Kit. The private, on-demand coaching course you need to break out of the drinking cycle - without white-knuckling it or hating the process.

Grab your  Free Sober Girls Guide To Quitting Drinking, 30 Tips For Your First 30 Days

Find My Favorite Sober Facebook Groups, The BFB “Booze Free Brigade” and She Recovers Together

Connect with Casey

Find out more about Casey and her coaching programs, head over to her website, www.hellosomedaycoaching.com

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Can the principles of spiritual psychology help you heal from past traumas? 

We’re going to unpack the tools, techniques and practical application of a spiritual psychology approach on the podcast today. 

Spiritual Psychology is a blend of spirituality and science. It uses elements of both traditional psychology and spirituality in order to help individuals feel better and more content with their lives.

My guest is Beverly Sartain. Beverly is the author of the book Transcending Trauma: How I used Spiritual Psychology to Heal My Life and the creator of The Spiritual Psychology Healing Workbook.

After multiple hardships in her life, Beverly experienced a spiritual awakening and discovered ways to turn those hardships into assets of her future through the practical application of spiritual psychology. 

By resolving her feelings of unworthiness and not being good enough, she reconnected with her inner being and her true essence — love. Beverly will encourage you to find your own path to healing and becoming the co-creator of your life.

In this episode, Beverly and I dig into:

Download 33 principles of Spiritual Psychology 

About Beverly Sartain

Beverly is a Certified Alcohol and Drug Counselor. In her career before coaching, Beverly managed and developed domestic violence and co-occurring residential programs. 

Beverly is also the creator of the Holistic Coach Certification Program and the Spiritual Psychology Coaching Method. The Holistic Coach Certification Program is an ICF ACSTH accredited program that focuses on a holistic approach to coaching. They see Clients as whole, complete and resourceful to create creative solutions to their challenges and issues. Additionally, Beverly provides individual and group coaching through her brand, Recovery Life Management. 

Resources and links mentioned in the podcast 

Connect with Beverly on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/beverly.sartain.1/

Purchase Beverly’s book, head over to transcendingtrauma

Beverly’s favorite affirmations cards mentioned in the episode

Beverly has created the Spiritual Phycology Healing Workbook to help you be a healthy human by continuing to resolve your unresolved issues so that you can serve from your wholeness versus your wound. 

Beverly has laid out 52 soul-packed lessons to help you increase your awareness, relate to yourself in a better way, learn new skills to keep on keepin' on with your personal and professional advancement and be the demonstration of the work you do with others, first and foremost.

Support, resources and tools to help you go alcohol-free

Drink Less + Live More today with The Sobriety Starter Kit. The private, on-demand coaching course you need to break out of the drinking cycle - without white-knuckling it or hating the process.

Grab your  Free Sober Girls Guide To Quitting Drinking, 30 Tips For Your First 30 Days

Find My Favorite Sober Facebook Groups, The BFB “Booze Free Brigade” and She Recovers Together

Connect with Casey

Find out more about Casey and her coaching programs, head over to her website, www.hellosomedaycoaching.com

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Rebecca (Bex) Weller is one of my favorite people to talk with about why life without alcohol is awesome. 

Bex is a Health & Life Coach from Perth, Australia. She’s the founder of Sexy Sobriety and the author of two books, A Happier Hour and Up All Day. 

The work Bex does is centered around helping women discover how much they gain once they put down the wine glass. She works with women to get their sparkle back after it's been dulled by drinking and hangovers.

In our conversation today Bex and I talk about how life without alcohol can be fun and sexy, adventurous, joyful and (most of all) carefree.

Bex says the biggest benefit she’s found in sobriety is the feeling of freedom.  

Bex discovered that after (finally) saying “I’m not drinking at all anymore” she suddenly had the headspace, heart space, courage and energy to reach her potential and build the life she really wanted. She felt free for the first time. 

So if you’re holding on to drinking because you’re afraid that life without alcohol will be boring or dull, this is the episode for you! 

In this episode, Bex and I dive into:

“You know what’s a hell of a lot more glamorous than champagne and cocktails? ⁠Self-worth, empowerment, creativity, connection, and SOUL.”⁠ - Bex Weller

About Rebecca Weller

Rebecca is the Creator of SexySobriety.com, she leads one-on-one and group coaching programs, hosts live events, and is the author of the best-selling memoir, A Happier Hour, and the long-awaited follow-up, Up All Day.

Rebecca writes about love, life, and the strength and potential of the human spirit. Her work has been featured by The Telstra Business Awards, The Australian, Fast Company, Sydney Morning Herald, The Huffington Post, MindBodyGreen, Better Homes & Gardens USA, SBS Food, Good Health Magazine, Marie Claire Australia, and Elle Quebec. Learn more at BexWeller.com.

Follow Rebecca on Instagram @BexWeller

Connect on Facebook at Bex Weller, SS - Home

Find out more about Rebecca and Sexy Sobriety, head over to www.SexySobriety.com.au/

Support, resources and tools to help you go alcohol-free

Drink Less + Live More today with The Sobriety Starter Kit. The private, on-demand coaching course you need to break out of the drinking cycle - without white-knuckling it or hating the process.

Grab your  Free Sober Girls Guide To Quitting Drinking, 30 Tips For Your First 30 Days

Find My Favorite Sober Facebook Groups, The BFB “Booze Free Brigade” and She Recovers Together

Connect with Casey

Find out more about Casey and her coaching programs, head over to her website, www.hellosomedaycoaching.com

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Are you a busy mom who has been using alcohol as a coping mechanism?

You’re not alone.

My guests today are Kate Baily and Mandy Manners, the authors of the new book, Love Yourself Sober - A Self Care Guide For Busy Moms Going Alcohol-Free, and we’re talking about what to do if you’re questioning your drinking habits and how to create a live you love without alcohol. 

Kate and Mandy are certified coaches and sober besties who met online. They are writers, community builders and podcast hosts. They work with women who are questioning their drinking and want to create a life they love sober.

In this episode, we dive deep into:

More about Kate Baily

Kate stopped drinking in her early 40s after she had her youngest child. Stopping was not easy; there was a lot of fear. How would she cope without my helper? She was having to rethink everything, she was fighting the brainwashing and marketing, facing the fears about relationships and friendships changing, not knowing how to switch off, trying to stay calm as really primal fears raged. She worked hard at keeping busy till wine o'clock was past, she ate chocolate, she watched boxsets compulsively. But slowly the days clocked up. She immersed herself in quit lit and reading blogs on the site, made online friends and weeks turned into months. A new habit was forming and gradually felt less like pushing a boulder up a hill. 

More about Mandy Manners

Mandy started drinking recreationally when she was 14. She was a curious kid with a nose for adventure and a bit of mischief. In Feb 2014, she stopped and didn’t drink for a year, again it was fantastic; she went through a rebirth of strength, positivity and possibility. She lost weight, quit her job, and decided to move away from the city and start a new life in a smaller town by the sea. She was so positive that after a year she deemed herself fixed and convinced herself that she could drink moderately. From 2015-2017 she drank on and off, she knew she was better without booze, but she wanted to be “normal”. In August 2018 she made a commitment to life-long sobriety.

She realized that if she shared her story, it could help, so she engaged with the sober community on Instagram and Facebook and listened to podcasts and started going to events and realized that there is a really wonderful community of sober people.

Resources & Links Mentioned

Learn more about Kate & Mandy and how they can support you in quitting drinking, lovesober.com

Listen to their podcast, Love Sober

Purchase their book Love Yourself Sober: A Self Care Guide to Alcohol-Free Living for Busy Mothers

Support, resources and tools to help you go alcohol-free

Drink Less + Live More today with The Sobriety Starter Kit. The private, on-demand coaching course you need to break out of the drinking cycle - without white-knuckling it or hating the process.

Grab your  Free Sober Girls Guide To Quitting Drinking, 30 Tips For Your First 30 Days

Find My Favorite Sober Facebook Groups, The BFB “Booze Free Brigade” and She Recovers Together

Connect with Casey

Find out more about Casey and her coaching programs, head over to her website, www.hellosomedaycoaching.com

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In Laura McKowen’s memoir, We Are The Luckiest, she writes, “There is a life that is calling you forward, begging you to meet its eye, to glimpse its vision for you. You can get only so far by running away from what you do not want. Eventually you will have to turn toward what you do. You will have to run toward a bigger yes.”

I invited Laura to join me on the podcast to talk about how to say yes to a bigger life and how to be more intentional about how they’re living. 

Laura McCowen is the author of the book, We Are the Luckiest - The Surprising Magic of a Sober Life. Laura also writes an award winning blog and has hosted two incredible podcasts, Home and Spiritualish. She has been featured in The New York Times, The Guardian, Web MD Psychology Today, The Today Show and more. 

Laura leads workshops with women and men to go deeper into learning about what is meaningful in their lives. 

This work is valuable for anyone at any time, but is especially transformative for women who have stopped drinking or are re-evaluating their relationship with alcohol.

When you’re giving up drinking - and the space it occupies in your days, life, social circle and identity - it’s important to reflect on what else is meaningful to you and deeper callings you have.  

This podcast and Laura’s work will speak to you if 

In this episode, Laura and I discuss:

About Laura McKowen

Laura had a long successful career in public relations, and the madman esque drinking culture of advertising. After getting sober she became recognized as a fresh voice and recovery. Beloved, for her soulful and irreverent writing, online and in print. Laura is the founder of several online programs for sobriety and personal development, teaching people how to say yes to a bigger life, and founded the luckiest club, a sobriety support community.

Resources & Links Mentioned

Learn more about Laura McKowen and how she supports women who want to quit drinking, head over to lauramckowen.com

Follow Laura on her journey living alcohol free, to subscribe to her blog

Purchase her book, We Are The Luckiest: The Surprising Magic of a Sober Life

Support, resources and tools to help you go alcohol-free

Drink Less + Live More today with The Sobriety Starter Kit. The private, on-demand coaching course you need to break out of the drinking cycle - without white-knuckling it or hating the process.

Grab your  Free Sober Girls Guide To Quitting Drinking, 30 Tips For Your First 30 Days

Connect with Casey

Find out more about Casey and her coaching programs, head over to her website, www.hellosomedaycoaching.com

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I spent years trying to make rules about my drinking because I was terrified that sober life would be boring, lonely and difficult. I was wrong. I want to share with you the 25 things I learned after I quit drinking.   

As I record this podcast today it is my five year soberversay. 5 years ago I stopped drinking and when I look at the number five, it seems impossibly large.  

I remember when it was so hard for me to get past day five. 30 days alcohol-free seemed so big. 100 days sober was an accomplishment that I was bursting with pride and over a year of sobriety was more than I thought I would ever achieve.  

If you’re just starting out, are sober curious or have five months alcohol-free or two years on this path, here’s a look ahead to my experience and takeaways from the decision to quit drinking and live a life without alcohol. 

Here are the 25 things that helped me and surprised me. 

The things I didn’t know when I started out and the lessons I’m continuing to learn now. 

If you're just starting out, are sober curious or have five months alcohol-free or two years on this path, here's a look ahead to my experience and takeaways from the decision to quit drinking and live a life without alcohol.

Resources & Links Mentioned 

Episode 34: Quit Drinking With Identity Based Habits, Because Willpower Doesn’t Work

Episode 35: Break Your Habit of Drinking in Four Steps - Change Your Cue, Craving, Response + Reward Cycle

Episode 36: The Habits Tipping Point - When Choosing Not To Drink Becomes Easy and Simply Part Of Who You Are

Episode 37: How To Manifest The Shit Out Of Life

Support, Resources and Tools To Help You Go Alcohol-Free

Drink Less + Live More today with The Sobriety Starter Kit. The private, on-demand coaching course you need to break out of the drinking cycle - without white-knuckling it or hating the process.

Grab your  Free Sober Girls Guide To Quitting Drinking, 30 Tips For Your First 30 Days

Find out more about Casey and her coaching programs, head over to her website, www.hellosomedaycoaching.com

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I was drawn to my guest today immediately because of a powerful post, she wrote about why she doesn't identify with the label of being an alcoholic. 

I don't identify as an alcoholic either. I don’t feel like that label serves me or explains my personal experience and unless they prefer it I don’t use that label to describe the women I work with.

Here’s what Beth wrote that spoke to me. 

✨WORDS MATTER✨

The other day, someone called me an “alcoholic.” They were just making conversation, talking about things I’m interested in (which I super appreciate!)…⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀

... but I don’t identify as an alcoholic—it’s a label that doesn’t explain my personal experience with leaving behind the booze.

I don’t struggle with not-drinking anymore.

I don’t feel like I’m powerless over alcohol.

I don’t align with the 12-steps.

I don’t personally identify with the disease model of addiction.⠀⠀⠀

Even when I was still drinking, the black and white dichotomy of either being someone who drank or being an “alcoholic” kept me drinking longer than I should have. I thought those were my only choices

And then I discovered this beautiful corner of the internet full of people who don’t drink alcohol, who call themselves all sorts of things:

✨Teetotaler

✨Sober

✨Alcohol-free/AF

✨Non-drinker

✨Sober-curious⠀⠀⠀

Or… nothing at all.

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I’ve learned a few things from my experience:

1️⃣ Words matter, and labels can be a significant barrier for folks removing harmful habits from their lives. (And the mental health field needs an update on this. ☝🏻)⠀⠀⠀⠀

2️⃣ You are the author of your own story, and only YOU get to define yourself.

3️⃣ Figuring out what you align with, where your AF identity lives? It’s magic. ✨ It’s freedom, fulfillment, and all the good squishy feelings.

The beauty of deciding that alcohol is no longer working in your life is that YOU get to decide how to think about your decision to stop drinking and how you tell your story - with a label or without one.  

In this episode, Beth and I discuss how women can smash shame in sobriety.

And we dive into: 

About Beth Bowen

Beth is a licensed social worker with three years of sobriety, who helps alcohol free women reclaim their power and build kick ass lives in sobriety. Beth is a mom of two, a wife and a sober women's coach who lives outside of Austin, Texas.

Connect with Beth Bowen

To find out more information about Beth and read about her sobriety journey, check out her blog www.bethbowenblog.com

Follow Beth on Instagram @bethbowen_

Do you have old shame stories holding you back from the kickass life you know you're meant for? Check out Beth’s free workshop about Shame Resilience in Sobriety

Connect with Casey McGuire Davidson

Drink Less + Live More today with The Sobriety Starter Kit. The private, on-demand coaching course you need to break out of the drinking cycle - without white-knuckling it or hating the process.

Grab your  Free Sober Girls Guide To Quitting Drinking, 30 Tips For Your First 30 Days

Find out more about Casey and her coaching programs, head over to her website, www.hellosomedaycoaching.com

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My guest today is Annika O'Melia- a psychotherapist who specializes in the treatment of anxiety, trauma, and perinatal mental health with adult women. 

Annika quit drinking over 9 years and has four kids under 10, including a set of twin four year olds. 

She hosts the podcast Mother Recovering, originally started to talk about the stigma of being a new mom with addiction issues, which she found even greater than the stigma of new mothers struggling with other mental health issues such as postpartum depression and anxiety. 

In this podcast episode Annika is going to introduce us to a type of therapy known as Internal Family Systems Therapy, which can help you resolve internal conflict and restore harmony. 

Annika’s work is based on the idea that we all have a self that is whole, complete and healthy. And that over the course of our lives as we experience different life situations or traumas, which could be that our parents divorced, childhood abuse, being bullied at school, issues with body image, anxiety, or mental health issues within our family or within ourselves that lead us to experience painful emotions such as anger or shame. 

Annika describes how often we try to protect ourselves from these painful emotions and experiences by using unhelpful coping mechanisms called (in IFS) ‘managers’ and ‘firefighters’.

These coping mechanisms can suppress negative emotions but also can stop us from healing. 

IFS focuses on healing the wounded parts and restoring mental balance and harmony by changing the dynamics that create discord among the sub-personalities and the Self.

In this episode, you’ll learn:

About Annika O’Melia

Annika is a psychotherapist and owns her own private practice, Quad City Psychotherapy. She is a graduate of Northwestern University in Evanston and earned her Masters of Social Work from Washington University in St. Louis. Annika specializes in the treatment of anxiety, trauma, and perinatal mental health and works primarily with adult women. Annika has been sober for over 9 years and has four kids under 10, including a set of twin four year olds. She’s the host of the Mother Recovering podcast. 

Connect with Annika O’Melia

To find out more information about Annika, visit www.annikaomelia.com

Head over to Instagram to follow Annika at @annikaomelia

Subscribe and listen to her podcast Mother Recovering

Connect with Casey McGuire Davidson

Check out  The Sobriety Starter Kit. The private, on-demand coaching course you need to break out of the drinking cycle - without white-knuckling it or hating the process.

Grab your  Free Sober Girls Guide To Quitting Drinking, 30 Tips For Your First 30 Days

Website: www.hellosomedaycoaching.com

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What do you do in sobriety when you’re feeling stressed out, overwhelmed, angry or anxious?

You need to calm the adrenaline coursing through your body, regulate what you’re feeling and restore peace - without pouring yourself a drink. 

Today I’m sharing a new sober tool to add to your toolbox.

My guest is Jen Broyles, a Holistic Health Coach and SOMA Breathwork Instructor.

Jen’s going to introduce us to Breathwork as a next-level meditation technique that can be a quick and effective way to calm your nervous system, rewire your brain, and release emotional trauma.

Plus Jen’s going to lead us in a SOMA Breathwork Meditation - a complete holistic system of breathing techniques. SOMA Breath takes fundamental Pranayama techniques put into a sequence that combines rhythmic breathing to beat-driven music, for therapeutic function.

In this episode, Jen and I discuss

Benefits of SOMA Breathwork

About Jen Broyles

Jen helps individuals restore and optimize their health by calming the nervous system, reducing stress and awakening their inner healer. She recognizes that in an overstimulated nervous system, compromised, gut health and suppressed emotions lead to imbalances throughout the mind, the body and the spirit. Jen combines the healing power of breathwork essential oils and other holistic modalities to help clients create a lifestyle of health, vitality and freedom.

Connect with Jen Broyles

To find out more information about Jen and the services she offers, check out her website Jen Broyles - Breathwork, Essential Oils, Holistic Health

To learn more about the Sacred Breath Community, head over to Sacred Breath Online Community

Follow Jen on your favorite social media platform

Facebook: Jen Broyles, CHC - Home

Instagram: Jen Broyles | Holistic Coach (@jenbroyleshealthcoach)

Twitter: Jen Broyles (@JenBroyles1)

YouTube: Jen Broyles

LinkedIn: Jen Broyles - Dallas, Texas | Professional Profile

Connect with Casey McGuire Davidson

Check out  The Sobriety Starter Kit. The private, on-demand coaching course you need to break out of the drinking cycle - without white-knuckling it or hating the process.

Grab your  Free Sober Girls Guide To Quitting Drinking, 30 Tips For Your First 30 Days

Website: www.hellosomedaycoaching.com

Instagram: Casey @ Hello Someday Coaching (@caseymdavidson)

Worrying about your drinking is a lonely and dark place to be, especially in midlife when women often feel stressed out, unfulfilled and lonely. 

And that’s where my guest, Lori Massicot, says she lived for too long. 

At 45 Lori says she was an over-drinker, overeater, "sky is falling" type of gal who, after questioning her drinking for two years, finally decided to stop drinking.

And then she discovered all the possibilities available to her now that she no longer spent her evenings on the couch drinking.  

Lori is now a life coach specializing in sobriety, mindset transformation and holistic wellness for women over 40 and hosts the podcast To 50 And Beyond.

Being sober has given Lori a second chance at life and enabled her to become who she genuinely is, without the façade she was trying to keep up with for decades. 

In this episode, Lori and I explore:

SHOWNOTES: www.hellosomedaycoaching.com/41

About Lori Massicot

Lori is a Life Coach specializing in sobriety, mindset transformation, and holistic wellness for women over 40. Lori is an advocate for aging happy, healthy and confident, and free. Lori has a certification in Nutrition Coaching, and is the host of the To 50 & Beyond podcast, a podcast that celebrates women in the middle of life.

Links mentioned in the podcast

Casey’s interview on Lori’s To 50 & Beyond podcast - No Rock Bottom Required

Connect with Lori Massicot

To learn more about Lori and to find out more information about her coaching services, head over to www.lorimassicot.com

Follow Lori on Instagram at @lorimassicot

Listen to her podcast To 50 And Beyond

Learn about Lori’s group coaching program for women over 40, Elevate.

Connect with Casey McGuire Davidson

Check out  The Sobriety Starter Kit. The private, on-demand coaching course you need to break out of the drinking cycle - without white-knuckling it or hating the process.

Grab your  Free Sober Girls Guide To Quitting Drinking, 30 Tips For Your First 30 Days

Website: www.hellosomedaycoaching.com

Instagram: Casey @ Hello Someday Coaching (@caseymdavidson)