Ep. 270: Not Drinking Tonight: A Therapist's Take On How To Break Free From Gray Area Drinking

The Hello Someday Podcast For Sober Curious Women

Casey McGuire Davidson: Sober Coach

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

4.9 • 752 Ratings

🗓️ 12 June 2025

⏱️ 60 minutes

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Summary

Ever found yourself googling “Do I have a drinking problem?” at 2AM after another night of “just a couple glasses of wine” turned into a bottle (again)? Or wondering if you really need to quit drinking—or if you’re just being too hard on yourself? If so, you are not alone. I’ve been there. And in this episode of The Hello Someday Podcast, I’m talking with Amanda E. White, a licensed therapist and the author of Not Drinking Tonight: A Guide to Creating a Sober Life You Love. I asked Amanda to share how you can practically explore your relationship with alcohol—without labels or shame—and build tools to handle stress, emotions, and overwhelm without reaching for a drink. Her book is one of my absolute favorites because it combines the wisdom of a therapist with the honesty of someone who’s been through it herself. For the full shownotes, kindly go to this podcast episode link: https://hellosomedaycoaching.com/not-drinking-tonight/ 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
0:36.7	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-sue 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. Hi there. Amanda E. White is a
1:21.1	licensed therapist and the creator of the popular Instagram account Therap Therapy for Women, and the author of the book, Not Drinking
1:30.4	Tonight, a Guide to Creating a Sober Life You Love. Her work's been featured in dozens of publications
1:37.4	including Forbes, The Washington Post, Shape, Women's Health Magazine, and more. And I'm really excited to have this conversation
1:46.4	because you're going to learn so much about drinking and not drinking and how to practically
1:53.7	take a look at your relationship with alcohol and figure out whether it's working for you
1:58.9	or not and take a break. So Amanda, thank you for being here.
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