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The Hello Someday Podcast For Sober Curious Women

Ep. 269: Your First Night Sober: How to Survive Cravings and Not Drink (Even Though You Want To)

The Hello Someday Podcast For Sober Curious Women

Casey McGuire Davidson: Sober Coach

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

4.9752 Ratings

🗓️ 5 June 2025

⏱️ 69 minutes

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Summary

If you’ve ever decided you’re not going to drink tonight—and then found yourself pouring a glass of wine at 9PM anyway—you’re not alone. Cravings are intense. Early sobriety can feel like your brain is screaming at you to “just have one.”  But here’s the thing no one tells you: you don’t have to kill the craving. You just have to stop saying yes to it. In this episode, I’m joined by my friend Kristi Coulter—author of Nothing Good Can Come From This and Exit Interview: The Life and Death of My Ambitious Career—who wrote the viral essays “The Otter of Sobriety” and “Enjoli”.  I asked Kristi to share how she made it through her very first night without drinking and what finally worked after trying everything else—yoga, juice cleanses, knitting, you name it. For the full shownotes, kindly go to this podcast episode link: https://hellosomedaycoaching.com/your-first-night-sober-how-to-survive-cravings-and-not-drink-even-though-you-want-to/ Here Are 4 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.

0:08.4

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

0:16.6

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

0:21.6

a night to unwind.

0:23.2

I thought that wine was the glue, holding my life together, helping me cope with my

0:27.6

kids, my stressful job, and my busy life.

0:31.1

I didn't realize that my love affair with drinking was making me more anxious and less

0:36.6

able to manage my responsibilities.

0:39.5

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

0:45.6

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

0:51.7

to help you drink less and live more.

0:54.9

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

0:59.2

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

1:05.1

how to self-soothe without a drink,

1:07.5

and how to turn the decision to stop drinking from your worst case scenario to the best

1:13.0

decision of your life. I am so glad you're here. Now let's get started. Hey there, it's Casey. And today on

1:20.8

the podcast, we are going to go deep into what actually gets you through your very first night and your

1:26.9

very first week and the beginning

1:28.6

of early sobriety. You know, in that moment when it's 9 p.m. and the dishwasher is half loaded and

1:34.9

you really want to drink and you feel like you're crawling out of your skin. So my guest today is my

1:40.3

friend Christy Coulter. She's the author of the incredible essay. Nothing good can come from this.

1:46.2

And she's the woman behind one of my favorite pieces I ever read in early sobriety, which is called

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