Sober Curious with Emma Kinsey
Episode description
Living in a wine-mom world, do you ever get sober curious? We can get wrapped into a cycle of drinking to unwind, having more than we would like–or than our body would like–and feeling shame around it. Our guest today is Emma Kinsey. Emma gave up alcohol over 8 years ago and it was like a boost button in a video game, speeding her life up in the best ways. Now, she's a cheerleader for living without alcohol.
In this episode we discuss…
- The impact of the wine mom culture
- How you might be using alcohol as a coping mechanism and not recognizing your real needs
- Emma’s story of binge drinking
- The shame spiral that can happen when you are trying to moderate drinking
- The “pink cloud” during short periods of alcohol elimination
- How alcohol might feel like it is solving a problem for you
- Superpowers you might gain by eliminating alcohol for a period of time
- Stability in physical and mental energy when alcohol does not impact your body
- Facing problems head-on when they are not masked
- Developing the ability to deal with emotions
- How to get started if you are sober curious, even just a little
- Asking yourself, “If I didn’t need a drink, what would I need right now?”
- How to try a 66-day challenge
For the show notes and all the links mentioned in today’s episode, head to secretsofsupermom.com/139.
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