234: Solo: Two Years Without Drinking

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🗓️ 6 March 2024

⏱️ 44 minutes

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Summary

In this solo episode, I celebrate my two year anniversary of being alcohol-free with a deep dive into my decision to stop drinking, my background with alcohol growing up, and where I stand now on this decision that started out as a temporary experiment. I share how I suspected I didn’t enjoy drinking in college and post-college years like other people, how the effects of alcohol changed after my concussion, and why I felt angry and disempowered when I couldn’t drink after my accident. I also talk about how I moved from a disempowered choice to an empowered choice, why being hungover as a parent was a game changer for my decision, and how I have discovered an inner confidence and self-trust I didn’t have before. Finally, I answer listener questions like whether I ever miss drinking, how alcohol affects my mental health versus other substances, how I navigate events with friends and being around people who are drinking, and much more.

Key Takeaway / Points:

My upbringing with alcohol and experience drinking in college
Feeling like I didn’t enjoy alcohol as much as everyone else
On implementing Sober Mondays into my routine
On the effects of alcohol changing after my concussion
On moving from feeling disempowered to making an empowered decision to stop drinking
On the gamechanger of being hungover as a parent
On finding inner confidence and self-trust from this decision
On whether I miss drinking
On not drawing the line in the sand for future decisions
How alcohol affects my mental health differently than other substances
What I order when out with friends
How to navigate events like bachelorette parties when not drinking
On people pressuring you to drink and examining those relationships
On the confidence boost of knowing I enjoy myself as I am
Any noticeable changes I’ve felt since not drinking

Listen to my past episodes on stopping drinking here and here

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1:02.8	Welcome back to another solo podcast episode.
1:06.9	This one is surprisingly timely because someone asked recently in a video, I think it was a TikTok,
1:14.9	I don't even know. Someone asked like, you know, it's been almost two years. I know you were
1:19.9	pregnant, but like what's your relationship like right now with stopping from drinking alcohol?
1:25.9	And I was like, oh my God, it is two years this week. I believe it's
1:31.5	like March 6th. I never actually knew the date, but I went back and looked because I know it was
1:38.6	the day after I went on a double date with Emily and her husband. And Emily's always like,
1:43.2	I literally forced you to stop drinking.
1:44.7	I'm like, no, not at all. But I know that was the last time I like went out and drank.
1:50.1	So I'm going to rewind. And I'll plug in any episodes in the show notes that also talk on this topic because I know I've done a solo on it before.
1:58.3	I think two solos. And I know I talk a lot about it in the episode
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