EP 164: Reader Question - Are vacations and holidays more fun without drinking?

This Naked Mind Podcast

Annie Grace

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

4.7 • 2.7K Ratings

🗓️ 6 April 2019

⏱️ 9 minutes

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Summary

Imagine this - a powder white beach, crystal blue water, and a balmy 85 degrees….finally a much-deserved vacation and some R&R. The only thing missing from this picture is the classic umbrella drink. So what happens when I give up drinking? No more foo foo drinks and all-inclusive, bottomless champagne with dinner? Annie gives us guidance for dealing with this question and shares how she enjoyed a Hawaiian vacation ten-fold by remaining alcohol free using these strategies.

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0:00.0	This is Annie Grace and you're listening to this naked mind podcast where without
0:15.2	judgment, pain or rules, we explore the role of alcohol in our lives and culture.
0:28.8	Hi friends, it's Annie Grace answering questions. I am the author of this naked mind and today
0:34.8	I have a question from Claire and Claire asks, do you find vacations, birthdays and Christmas
0:40.4	better without the alcohol? I'm imagining yes, but I really want to hear about it. It's
0:44.9	my first wine-free vacation coming up in July and the minute you arrive at a place, they
0:50.4	usually greet you at the drink. It's everywhere, but it's especially when you're on holiday.
0:57.6	Vacations, first of all, I think the point of vacations in a big part is to relax, to
1:02.8	unwind, to enjoy our surroundings, to enjoy the company that we're with, our family, our
1:07.3	friends. The beauty of a vacation is they give you a really good shot of doing that because
1:12.0	you've removed all your day-to-day stressors. You've basically unplugged from your typical
1:16.3	life, it's taken you out of your environment. You have a really good shot at just enjoying
1:20.7	yourself and really relaxing. What relaxing is it's not having any cares or any worries.
1:27.2	If I'm on the beach and it's sunny and I feel the breeze on my skin and over the ocean,
1:32.8	and I've got a really good book, and I'm just there without a care in the world, I feel
1:36.8	really fully relaxed in that moment. The truth is that alcohol can't really improve that feeling.
1:44.2	I could have a drink and it could give me a short-term rush perhaps, but the enhancement that I
1:48.9	might feel or might not feel and I believe it's somewhat subjective is definitely going to bring
1:54.0	me down in the hours to come. For me, this naked mind, it's always been about
2:00.4	continued awareness and consciousness about drinking rather than rules. I've really always tried
2:05.7	to explore how I really feel about the instance rather than impose rules on myself because the truth
2:13.5	is, and I'm not necessarily proud of this, but I'm just somebody who completely bucks against
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