In this episode of You'll Be Fine I'm joined by one of the co-hosts of Let's Try This Again..., Chelsea Pegues! We discuss grief and our experiences in navigating the emotional rollercoaster that comes along with grieving, and talk a little bit about our sobriety. Content warnings include: substance abuse + alcoholism, death, mention of eating disorders and miscarriage, and mental health. Thanks for listening!

You can find Chelsea and her podcast at the following spots, give her a follow and a listen!

Happy February! It's the month of love, which can be a fun time or a bit of a bitter time. If you're not celebrating Valentine's Day with a special love interest, are you making room to pass that love on to yourself? Valentine's Day isn't just about celebrating our love for others, it's also an opportunity to give ourselves a bit more attention! What's something that makes you love yourself a bit more on the days it's hard?

Self love x mental health link as mentioned in the episode! <3

It's that time of year again! The holiday season is over and my social media timelines are filled with people talking about needing a break from alcohol. Whether you're ditching alcohol for the month of January or trying to push it a little further than a month, there's never a bad time to start. The Dry Month challenges were so hard for me for years, but now that I've got four alcohol-free months under my belt, I've been able to see the benefits that came along with leaving alcohol behind me. Every person's experience is entirely different, but it never hurts to hear each perspective! If you're thinking of taking a break and need some guidance on where to start or tools to help you navigate the experience, don't hesitate to reach out. You can find me on Instagram and Twitter under the handle @youllbefinepod. 

Welcome to You'll Be Fine, the podcast formerly known as Podcast27! Still hosted by Haley Huseby, You'll Be Fine is centered around mental health, self-help and personal wellness just as before. In this first episode, Haley and her husband Drew reflect on 2022 and their highs and lows of the year. They discuss their biggest challenges + favorite moments of the year and how it affected their mental health, sobriety, the lessons they learned in the past 12 months and give a rundown of their time at When We Were Young Festival! Listen to the very end to hear Drew quote Lightening McQueen over and over. Technical difficulties with the sound will be fixed going forward! 😂

If you're like me, you probably find yourself daydreaming multiple times a day about how you envision yourself in an alternate life. No more of that! What if we just started turning that habit of watching others do it on Tiktok around and did it ourselves with no shame? What's the worst that could happen? Maybe we could benefit from having Main Character Energy.

20 Ways To Begin Romanticizing Your Life (if you're stuck in a rut like me!)

Do you use any apps to help track your mental health? Here's my top three! I Am Sober, Daily Bean and Finch are all apps that help you track your sobriety and/or mental and physical health and more! Sometimes it's more fun taking care of yourself when you have a cute little app to look forward to everyday. There's an app for everything these days!

I Am Sober app

Daily Bean app

Finch app

There is nothing super significant about this episode other than life updates regarding the show's hiatus, podcast updates and a little chat about Stranger Things. 

This one's a long one! I have a conversation with my husband about how my alcohol usage affects our marriage. We get off on some tangents, but it's worth a listen. How is my husband affected by my dependency with alcohol? Do you or a loved one need to re-evaluate your relationship with alcohol? Take a screening test or see someone you trust to talk about your relationship with alcohol if you're thinking about it. National Alcohol Screening Day falls on April 7th this year, some of us can hold our own and some of us can't. Here's a tool to help navigate those concerns: 

https://nida.nih.gov/sites/default/files/audit.pdf

Important PSA today!

Be there for people the way they need you to be there for them, if you can.