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The Hello Someday Podcast For Sober Curious Women

Ep. 135: Your First Sober Holiday Season

The Hello Someday Podcast For Sober Curious Women

Casey McGuire Davidson: Sober Coach

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

4.9752 Ratings

🗓️ 10 November 2022

⏱️ 79 minutes

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Summary

If you’re in early sobriety or are trying to stop drinking, navigating your first sober holiday season can be a challenge.  Why is it hard to get through your first sober holiday season? Well, the holidays are not only a wonderful time of year but also a gauntlet of social, emotional and environmental triggers to drink.  I was nine months sober my first holiday season and thought that I would have no problem enjoying it alcohol-free. And still, I was surprised by the need to tap into sober support and plan around drinking events to maintain my sobriety. Kimberly Kearns, a friend and author of the sobriety memoir On the Edge of Shattered, also had a difficult time in her first sober holiday season. Kim stopped drinking right after Thanksgiving and was only 3 weeks sober going into her first sober Hanukkah, Christmas and New Year’s Eve.   Kim and I are going to share with you all our best tips, advice and strategies to survive your first sober holiday season. To access full show notes and resources mentioned in the episode, head over to www.hellosomedaycoaching.com/135 Ready to drink less + live more? Take my FREE MASTERCLASS on Five Secrets To Taking a Break From Drinking Sign up here to save your seat: https://hellosomedaycoaching.com/class  If you’re ready to change your relationship with alcohol join The Sobriety Starter Kit.  It's my signature sober coaching course for busy women to help you drink less + live more.  To enroll go to www.sobrietystarterkit.com. Grab the Free 30-Day Guide To Quitting Drinking, 30 Tips For Your First Month Alcohol-Free Connect with Casey McGuire Davidson To find out more about Casey and her coaching programs, head over to her website, www.hellosomedaycoaching.com

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0:00.0

Welcome to the Hello Sunday podcast, the podcast for busy women who are ready to drink less and live more.

0:10.2

I'm Casey McGuire Davidson, ex-red wine girl turned life coach, helping women create lives they love without alcohol.

0:18.4

But it wasn't that long ago that I was anxious, overwhelmed, and drinking a bottle

0:23.1

of wine a night to unwind. I thought that wine was the glue, holding my life together,

0:28.6

helping me cope with my kids, my stressful job, and my busy life. I didn't realize that my love

0:35.0

affair with drinking was making me more anxious and less able to manage

0:39.5

my responsibilities. In this podcast, my goal is to teach you the tried and true secrets of creating

0:46.5

and living a life you don't want to escape from. Each week, I'll bring you tools, lessons,

0:52.8

and conversations to help you drink less and live more.

0:56.6

I'll teach you how to navigate our drinking-obsessed culture without a buzz,

1:01.0

how to sit with your emotions when you're lonely or angry, frustrated, or overwhelmed,

1:06.9

how to self-soothe without a drink, and how to turn the decision to stop drinking from your

1:12.6

worst case scenario to the best decision of your life. I am so glad you're here. Now let's get

1:19.2

started. Hey, it's Casey. If you've been thinking about taking a break from drinking but keep

1:26.2

pushing it off, this is your sign to do something

1:30.2

different. I know what it's like to wake up again thinking, why did I drink last night? I wasn't even

1:36.5

planning to. Or to tell yourself, I'll take a break next week or after that next big event or maybe

1:43.7

next month. But here's the thing,

1:46.5

waiting doesn't make it easier. What does? A game plan that actually works. That's why I want you to

1:54.5

come join me in my free master class, five secrets to successfully take a break from drinking, even if you've tried and failed before.

2:04.7

In this free class, I'm going to show you why your past attempts haven't worked and what to do

2:10.7

instead. The mindset shifts you need to make this break feel doable and even exciting. And five practical steps you can start

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