EP 262: Reader Question - How do I deal with death and grief without alcohol?

This Naked Mind Podcast

Annie Grace

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

4.7 • 2.7K Ratings

🗓️ 14 March 2020

⏱️ 11 minutes

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Summary

"My husband passed away suddenly of a heart attack three weeks ago, and I started drinking again,” writes Jan. Is it really possible to get through the death of a loved one and endure all the grief without alcohol? What does alcohol actually do to our brains in times of stress? How can we manage the pain vs. numbing it? Annie Grace explains.

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0:00.0	This is Annie Grace and you're listening to this naked mind podcast where without judgment,
0:16.0	pain or rules, we explore the role of alcohol in our lives and culture.
0:19.8	Hi, this is Annie Grace. I'm the author of this naked mind and the alcohol experiment.
0:32.6	And I am answering readers questions and today I got a question from Jan.
0:37.2	And this is such a good question, Jan. She says, my husband passed away suddenly
0:42.2	of a heart attack three weeks ago and I started drinking again. I had seven months of sobriety.
0:47.4	Can you have a video about grief? I've not given up. I'll get back on track.
0:51.0	It's just right now I'm so traumatized and you have helped me so much. Thank you.
0:55.4	Love, Jan. I'm so sorry. I'm so sorry for this. There is just really nothing hard
1:03.5	than losing someone who you who you love so much and completely completely understand.
1:08.8	I think most importantly right now is like you want to be gentle with yourself and graceful
1:16.2	of yourself. Now I'm going to teach you some of the things that you probably need to know
1:19.6	about alcohol effects, the brain during times of high stress.
1:23.9	And I think that's going to be really important and tools to help you.
1:27.2	But I also just want to know you to know that like taking care of yourself and getting
1:30.8	this support you need and grieving. I understand about grief, but I know about grief from my own
1:36.0	grief is that the more we can lean into it, the more we can express it, the more we can feel it,
1:44.0	the more we can stop running from it, the more that it changes inside of us.
1:48.8	They're saying that says every feeling fully felt changes. It doesn't mean it's ever going to get
1:54.4	like it was. It doesn't mean it's ever going to go away. Things will never be like they were.
1:58.8	But by embracing your feelings and not shaming yourself from your feelings and not running
2:04.5	from your feelings, you really have a much better chance of it changing into something.
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