Finding Joy in the Little Things: Stephanie’s Naked Life | E767

This Naked Mind Podcast

Annie Grace

Mental Health, Education, Self-improvement, Health & Fitness

4.7 • 2.7K Ratings

🗓️ 17 January 2025

⏱️ 63 minutes

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Summary

Can you create space for the simple moments that bring you the most joy? Stephanie first tried alcohol at age 14 but she didn’t react well to it. However, seeing people enjoy drinking at her dad’s bar later shaped her idea of fun. As a young wife, she often attended parties to have a good time. What started as social drinking grew into drinking more often at home, especially during challenging times, like losing her job and navigating her daughter’s health struggles. A family vacation became a turning point when she realized she had lost joy in life’s simple moments. Inspired to change, Stephanie now embraces a mindful lifestyle, finding happiness in fitness, nature, and meaningful connections. In this episode, she joins Annie to share her journey to a confident, intentional, and joyful life. In this episode, Annie and Stephanie will discuss: - Experimenting with alcohol as a teenager - How her dad’s bar shaped her idea of fun - Navigating different drinking habits in marriage - Parenting challenges after adopting her daughter - Losing her job during the pandemic - Using alcohol to unwind during tough times - The struggle to find joy in little things - Finding support through apps and online communities - Exploring her relationship with alcohol through curiosity - Staying motivated and smashing fitness goals - Building deeper connections with family and friends - Rediscovering confidence at a high school reunion - Finding joy in simple things like morning walks - Breaking free from the stigma of not drinking - And other topics… Related Episodes: EP 326: Reader Question – Why Am I So Confident Now That I Don’t Drink https://thisnakedmind.com/ep-326-reader-question-why-am-i-so-confident-now-that-i-dont-drink/ EP 362: Reader Question – Will I Ever Have Fun Without Drinking Alcohol? https://thisnakedmind.com/ep-362-reader-question-will-i-ever-have-fun-without-drinking-alcohol/ EP 744: Is Alcohol Blocking Your Peace? Alcohol Freedom Coaching https://thisnakedmind.com/is-alcohol-blocking-your-peace-alcohol-freedom-coaching-e744/ Ready to take the next step on your journey? Visit https://learn.thisnakedmind.com/podcast-resources for free resources, programs, and more. Until next week, stay curious!

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0:00.0	You're listening to This Naked Mind with Annie Grace.
0:14.9	Hi, this is Annie Grace and welcome to This Naked Mind podcast. I'm here with Stephanie. Hi, Stephanie. How are you?
0:20.6	Hello. I'm great.
0:23.1	So good to see you. Thank you so much for coming on to tell your story. I appreciate it. I'm
0:28.6	humble to be here. Thank you. So why don't you take us back to the beginning in your journey? Where did it all
0:36.6	start for you in your journey with alcohol?
0:39.3	I would say it started maybe as a child because my father at one point, he was always an
0:47.4	entrepreneur and he went into the bar business. And I guess I'll back up and say my parents, they had parties at home and,
0:58.2	you know, I would witness that as a child and it was pretty normal, nothing crazy. And I understood
1:05.5	that alcohol was for grownups and it wasn't for us.
1:11.2	It was in reverence.
1:13.5	We had it at religious things like family dinners a little bit.
1:18.7	We'd get a little sip and we had church life that involved communion with a little alcohol
1:25.4	there with the communion wine.
1:27.2	And it was always just in reverence. You know,
1:31.0	you understood that it was just minimal, but they would have parties and I would witness that,
1:36.5	but nothing crazy. And then my parents, I don't remember them drinking at home regularly or
1:43.6	anything like that. It was just the parties. And then as I
1:47.1	grew up, that was pretty much the same, except before I get to my father in the bar business,
1:53.3	we did have his brother, my uncle, come and live with us. And he drank a lot of beer. And I remember thinking that was strange. This is all coming
2:05.2	to me. Actually, I haven't thought about this. Just cases of beer and he lived in our basement.
2:10.4	He was helping my dad with a business that we moved to North Carolina to start. I was born in Pennsylvania, moved us to New Jersey for a
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