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The Hello Someday Podcast For Sober Curious Women

Ep. 202: How To Overcome Imposter Syndrome Without A Drink

The Hello Someday Podcast For Sober Curious Women

Casey McGuire Davidson: Sober Coach

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

4.9752 Ratings

🗓️ 22 February 2024

⏱️ 69 minutes

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Summary

Have you ever found yourself reaching for a drink to shake off a feeling of overwhelm, stress, insecurity or imposter syndrome?  I used to drink to feel less nervous the night before a big presentation, an interview or a performance review. I worried that I didn’t know enough, wasn’t well prepared enough or wouldn’t present confidently enough, so I thought a few glasses of wine would help me calm down and make those feelings disappear, even just for a little while. Impostor syndrome is surprisingly common among high achieving women. And it doesn’t matter if you’re a CEO, a lawyer, a teacher, graduate student or mom of little kids.  Most women feel an immense pressure to excel in all areas of our lives and a healthy fear of failure. Maybe when you’re at work you feel like you’re not doing enough at home with your kids or in your relationship. And when you’re at home you feel like you’re falling behind in the office.  And that’s only part of the way that women are made to feel like we’re not good enough or measuring up. Combine that with the fact that we feel like we have to look like we “have it all together” to be respected in the workplace, it’s no wonder so many of us want to dive into a bottle of wine to make it all go away at 6pm.  I asked my friend Amy Liz Harrison, a life coach, recovery and mental health advocate, and the host of the Eternally Amy podcast to help me dive into the topic of imposter syndrome and how women are drinking to cope with self-doubt and anxiety in a world with endless pressures to do more and be better. 3 Ways I Can Support You In Drinking Less + Living More Join The Sobriety Starter Kit, the only sober coaching course designed specifically for busy women. My proven, step-by-step sober coaching program will teach you exactly how to stop drinking — and how to make it the best decision of your life. Save your seat in my FREE MASTERCLASS, 5 Secrets To Successfully Take a Break From Drinking  Grab the Free 30-Day Guide To Quitting Drinking, 30 Tips For Your First Month Alcohol-Free. Connect with me for free sober coaching tips, updates + videos on YouTube, Instagram, Facebook, Pinterest and TikTok @hellosomedaysober. Connect with Casey McGuire Davidson To find out more about Casey and her coaching programs, head over to 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.

0:10.3

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

0:18.5

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

0:35.1

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

0:39.8

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.

0:56.7

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

1:09.3

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

1:27.3

pushing it off, this is your

1:30.0

sign to do something different. I know what it's like to wake up again thinking, why did I drink

1:36.2

last night? I wasn't even planning to. Or to tell yourself, I'll take a break next week or after that

1:43.3

next big event or maybe next month.

1:45.8

But here's the thing.

1:47.6

Waiting doesn't make it easier.

1:50.6

What does?

1:51.7

A game plan that actually works.

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