To 50 and Beyond | Midlife and Alcohol-Free Lifestyle

Recovery in the Middle of Life is a Beautiful Gift

Recovering from over drinking, childhood trauma, low self-esteem, overeating, binging, over shopping,

Recovery and an update on Mr. College - my son Spencer.

This episode goes out to you if you are suffering and going back and forth with your drinking and your thoughts to quit drinking.

And, I want to make sure that I clarify my message here and going forward. You can be happy and have everything in life that you want, but you know that alcohol is holding your back, and that is suffering.

You can't figure out why you keep doing this to yourself.

If you're like me, unhappy but working hard to seem happy and you've had so many rock bottoms, you don't give them energy because you think BIGGER rock bottoms are heading your way and you are waiting….that is suffering.

I want to talk about what recovery means to me. It's a different experience for everyone who is alcohol dependent and decides to quit drinking.

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Episode 87

Feel BETTER During Perimenopause and Beyond

This episode is loaded with solutions to many of the common aging and menopause struggles.

There is so much hope and empowerment to demystify the myths of aging so you feel BETTER now.

My guest today is Pamela Windle. Pamela is a women's health coach and hypnotherapist who helps women during menopause with invaluable support and guidance through this period of change.

Pamela knows what it is like to struggle with your health, happiness, and overall wellbeing.

Pamela shares her story of spending years with chronic fatigue how she felt so unwell that she couldn't even walk for 10-minutes at a time, daylight, speaking was painful, how she became a recluse for four years and how she lost a lot of muscle, and how she restored her health and became a health coach.

Topics discussed:

You are going to hear about chronic fatigue, anxiety + anti-depressants, low libido, hot flashes, nutrition, alcohol use and how it affects your hormones and liver, bowel movements and estrogen, and how to heal your mind and body through herbs, exercise, sleep, and functional nutrition.

Also, Pamela talks about the Dutch Test and how to have it done and what the test helps you to learn about your overall wellness.

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Why I Drank and Can't Moderate Alcohol

Topics discussed:

• Why your reason why you drink doesn't matter as much in the beginning as your reason why you don't want to drink
• Why you drink unfolds over time
• Don't wait to define your drinking before you quit
• Why trying to moderate is exhausting
• Placing rules and breaking them only makes you feel worse
• Lightening your load and releasing pressure from yourself

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Episode 86 Aging Grayfully with Mia Mancuso

Today's episode is full of midlife sobriety, aging + encouragement to live your best life unmasked.

Mia Mancuso is a wife, dog mama, Registered Nurse, Breathwork space holder, Accountability Coach for the Gray Area Drinker and proud silver-haired (yep, it's real) teetotaling broad.

Mia talks about taking care of herself and figuring out her nutrition at this stage of life. She shares what led her to quit drinking and talks about gray area drinking amongst women.

Mia also shares her story of going gray and what led her to decided to take the plunge (spoiler alert, she is never going back.)

Mia has found a love for creating a community with other Teetotaloers, by leading sober adventure trips, hosting women's specialty circles and providing one-on-one coaching.

Other topics discussed:

• How the outside doesn't always reflect what is going on in the inside
• Wanting to take care of yourself but not doing it
• Self-sabotage
• Gray hair maintenance
• Sober retreats and adventures for women
• Aging and social media

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The Sitch on Saturday - Are These the Good Old Days?

In this bonus episode, I talk about living in the here and now and not regretting the time you have to make a change in your life.

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Learning to Let Go with Tammi Salas

Episode 85

In this episode, I'm joined by my friend, Tammi Salas as she shares with us her recent discovery of reassessing things in her life and letting go of stories from the past.

Tammi hasn't had a drink since February 3, 2015. She is a former wine bar owner, lifelong seeker + recovering perfectionist. She is an artist, teacher, self-proclaimed late-bloomer and co-host of The Unruffled Podcast, a weekly podcast that explores all topics relating to the intersection of creativity and recovery.

In sobriety, she re-enrolled in college and declared art as her major at age 44. She makes art every day upon waking and credits this practice as the path to her spiritual overhaul and creative awakening.

Tammi has self-published My Daily Gratitude Practice: How I Got Started and Found My Visual Voice and has written a gratitude list every day since December 10, 2015. Her newest book, Proof of Life: 60-day Gratitude Journal was released earlier this year.

Tammi shares her creative and personal pursuits over on her website, as well as her struggles and successes with sobriety.

Topics talked about:

What led Tammi back to creating art after a long hiatus

• Letting go of old stories and changing
• Periods after IUD removal
• Perimenopause and blood tests
• The Death card and the meaning behind it
• Self-Promotion in business
• Building a business in the middle of life
• Taking creative ideas and running with it
• How to self-publish
• Getting back into a workout routine and hiring a personal trainer
• Panic attacks and what Tammi does to alleviate them

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Bonus: The Light at the End of the Tunnel

In this episode, I talk about taking risks and making a sacrifice to get to the other side of what you want in life.

I talk about my recent gift of silence and the thought work I have done in the past two weeks that has opened up new ideas and creativity.

Topics include:

How to walk into the "tunnel" scared

Getting to the other side of drinking

Why drinking in the middle of life is hard to quit

An interview with myself on the day I quit drinking

How it's okay and "normal" to not want to quit drinking

It's not about "wanting" to quit, it's about wanting a new life

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Bonus: How to Live Without a Buffer

Today's Sitch is about letting go of the buffers in your life. I talk about my son, Spencer leaving for college and how he felt like a bit of a buffer between my husband and I (in a good way) for 18 years.

I talk about how you may buffer with alcohol, food, shopping, anything that gives you comfort and keeps you from stepping past that comfort zone into the unknown.

Also, how to build a plan that you have in place when you do decide, or come face to face with the buffer being gone.

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Episode 83

Reduce Cravings + Stress Using Essential Oils with Dr. Mariza Snyder

Today, you are going to learn so much about essential oils and how to use them to beat sugar cravings, stress, and fatigue and more.

My guest today is, Dr. Mariza Snyder. Dr. Mariza is a functional practitioner and the author of seven books, including the National Bestseller, The Essential Oils Hormone Solution, focused on balancing hormones with the power of essential oils, and the #1 Amazon Bestseller The Smart Mom's Guide to Essential Oils.

For the past ten years, she has lectured at wellness centers, conferences, and corporations on hormone health, essential oils, nutrition, and detoxification. She has been featured on Dr. Oz, Fox News Health, Oprah Magazine, MindBodyGreen, and many publications. Dr. Mariza is also the host of the Essentially You Podcast, designed to empower women to become the CEO of their health. Check out her website, drmariza.com, for women's hormone tips, including recipes and remedies.

Dr. Mariza shares her story of how she started with oils, how she kicked sugar, and how she mixes different blends of essential oils to boost mood, end cravings, and create more energy in your daily life.

REAL Talk: Drinking to Cope with Anxiety Does NOT Work

When I drank to "cure" my social anxiety and escape life problems I created more anxiety, panic, and paranoid feelings.

In this bonus episode, I talk about creating new coping mechanisms and distancing your drinking from your life problems by separating the two.

Drinking alcohol to cure anxiety is temporary. Living life fully present and clear is a long-term gift that keeps on giving.

Don't deny yourself the long haul by going for the quick fix.

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