Choosing Compassion To Change | Meet The Coaches | E823

This Naked Mind Podcast

Annie Grace

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

4.7 • 2.7K Ratings

🗓️ 29 July 2025

⏱️ 59 minutes

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Summary

What if choosing compassion to change was the first step to breaking free from alcohol’s grip? Many people struggle with shifting their relationship with alcohol, caught in a cycle of guilt and frustration. Coaches Zoe and Onowa share their journeys of transformation, where compassion, understanding, and questioning beliefs were key to creating lasting change. In this episode, they dive into how shifting from judgment to compassion helped them—and others—rewrite their stories and choose a new path toward freedom. In this episode, Coach Zoe and Coach Pam discuss: Layering of escapism- how using substances - cigarettes, alcohol, and recreational drugs, progressively "layered on" as she experienced more emotional pain and challenges, seeking to escapeHow the alcohol industry only portrays the "fun" and "glamorous" side of drinkingThe shock of not being able to stop drinking when she truly wanted toFalling in love with the ACT TechniqueGlimmers of hope from meditationEmbracing her authentic self…and more In this episode, Coach Onowa and Coach Pam discuss: Discovering the "third option" to freedomShifting the focus from "What's wrong with me?" to questioning alcohol itselfFinding freedom from alcohol's mental real estateUncovering inherited beliefsThe power of choosing compassion to changeEmbracing coaching as moving forwardThe healing opportunity of a judgment-free zoneThe safety in shared beliefs, unique stories…and more Coach Zoe is a Certified Naked Mind Senior Coach who brings her experience and understanding to help with the tricky parts of life’s big changes. Her coaching gives you an enjoyable, light-hearted, and safe environment to effortlessly take back control of alcohol so you can feel better physically, mentally, and spiritually. Zoe taught Pilates for 15 years. She has four adult children and more animals than the Ark ever had. Learn more about Coach Zoe: https://thisnakedmind.com/coach/zoe-ewart/ Coach Onowa is a certified TNM Senior Coach with over 20 years of experience in teaching and coaching. She believes that self-compassion is key to creating a balanced relationship with alcohol. As a mom, Onowa is dedicated to healthy eating and living, and she helps other health-conscious moms take control of their relationship with alcohol and become their best selves. Learn more about Coach Onowa: https://thisnakedmind.com/coach/onowa-bjella/ Episode links:nakedmindpath.com

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0:00.0	Hi there. This episode is part of our special Meet Our Coaches Spotlight series. I'm Coach Pam,
0:13.1	program and coaching manager here at This Naked Mind. And in this series, I'll be interviewing
0:18.7	each of our coaches inside of the path.
0:21.2	If you've ever wondered what it's like to get real time support inside the path, stay tuned.
0:28.8	And visit nakedmindpath.com to learn more.
0:34.2	Hello again.
0:36.5	Coach Pam here just truly thrilled to have the incredible coach Onawa to just
0:43.0	chat a little bit about who she is and what it's like to be a path coach. So welcome,
0:50.0	Coach Onawa. So great to just get this chance to chat with you. Oh, I'm so grateful, Pam.
0:55.8	Really looking forward to it.
0:57.2	So thank you.
0:58.7	Fantastic.
0:59.6	So the way this is set up is I've got a couple of questions for you.
1:03.3	I won't make your brain hurt too much.
1:05.5	I'm just going to throw them at you.
1:07.5	And I would love just, you know, what comes to mind when I ask you these questions.
1:13.2	And we're going to have a conversation about it.
1:15.6	And that's it.
1:17.1	Simple, easy, and fun.
1:19.5	Awesome.
1:20.5	Okay.
1:21.1	Are you ready for your first question?
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