This is Annie Grace and you're listening to this naked mind podcast where without

judgment, pain or rules, we explore the role of alcohol in our lives and culture.

Hi friends, it's Annie Grace. It looks like my internet signal is not ideal, but hopefully

this will work. I am answering questions. I am the author of this naked mind. Today I

have a question from Missy and Missy says, Hi Annie, love your videos in your book. Thanks

so much. I have a question. How did you come out to your family? Friends, acquaintances,

et cetera, about your decision to quit drinking. Did you make a big announcement or just let

it unfold organically? So many my friends and family drink and I'm on Facebook and friends

with them and I'm pretty shy about liking or commenting on your posts because I know

there's a good chance that it will show up on someone else's feed. Honestly, I don't

know what I'm so afraid of and yet. So this is a really good question and we've just

spent the last two hours at a very cold outdoor soccer game. So I'm a little bit flustered

but this is one that I could answer without, you know, kind of digging into any research.

So I wanted to answer it and so I came out three different ways depending on who it was.

So with my family, I sent everybody like this overly excited email and the shock factor

is totally enjoyable for me and I may be unique in that but the fact that I've been such

a heavy drinker for so long, sending an email like that was, I should find the email and

post it because it was just hilarious and it was like, I'm never drinking in and that's

my decision. Like it was just hilarious and over the top and way overly excited and I

was, I had this literal sense of euphoria and just almost ecstasy when I quit drinking.

It was the feeling that I never have to quit or drink again. I never have to be hungover.

I never have to make another bad decision. I never have to worry about what I said the

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