I had these dreams, like I had goals. I had things that I wanted to be doing with my life. And I just had to get honest with myself about the fact that nothing was going to change if I didn't make a change. And for me, that common denominator, that force that seemed to be involved anytime I woke up feeling really anxious was alcohol.

And I had enough experience trying to moderate that I knew that for me, the only way

that I would ever really like be free from it was to abstain entirely.

Hello, my friends.

You're listening to the Big Conversations podcast.

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Haley Hoffman Smith, and I am a subconscious breakthrough coach, a content creator, and a singer songwriter who is obsessed with all things spirituality, rewiring your subconscious mind,

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So let's get started with this week's big conversation.

Hello, my friends, and welcome back to big conversations.

The first episode of the new year.

I'm so excited to have Sarah Levy with me.

She is the author of a book that comes out today.

It's called Drinking Games.

It's a memoir.

It's about sobriety and drinking.

And I thought this was perfect timing with Dry January Back Upon us and a conversation that a lot of you guys have asked

me to have repeatedly with my own journey, with deciding to become sober curious. And I know

a lot of you guys are curious about sobriety or curious about becoming sober curious. So

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