Ep. 314: Why Are So Many Women In Midlife Questioning Their 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

🗓️ 16 April 2026

⏱️ 58 minutes

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Summary

In midlife, a lot of women start noticing that alcohol hits differently. The glass of wine that used to feel relaxing now messes with your sleep, ramps up your anxiety, leaves you feeling emotionally fried, and makes it harder to bounce back. And if you’ve been stuck in the cycle of moderating, taking breaks, doing Dry January, and then starting over, you are so not alone. In this conversation, I’m talking with Claire Davis, founder of The Midlife Mentors, about why so many women begin questioning their drinking in their 40s and 50s, how hormones and perimenopause can change your relationship with alcohol, and why midlife can become a powerful turning point. If you’re a good mom, a capable woman, the one everyone counts on — and yet you keep waking up at 3 a.m. wondering why you drank again when you said you wouldn’t — this episode is for you. For the full show notes, kindly go to this podcast episode link: https://hellosomedaycoaching.com/why-are-so-many-women-in-midlife-questioning-their-drinking/ 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. Love The Podcast and Want To Say Thanks? ☕ Buy me a coffee! In the true spirit of Seattle, coffee is my love language. So if you want to support the hours that go into creating this show each week, click this link to buy me a coffee and I’ll run to the nearest Starbucks + lift a Venti Almond Milk Latte and toast to you! https://www.buymeacoffee.com/hellosomeday 💕 Support the sponsors of The Hello Someday Podcast You can find all the special discounts mentioned on the show right here: https://hellosomedaycoaching.com/sponsors/ Leave me a rating and review on Apple Podcasts!⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ I read every single review and they really help the podcast algorithm decide to share my show with a wider audience. Just click here, scroll below the latest episodes, and you’ll see the link to “rate and review this podcast”. I’ll be forever grateful to hear from you and to read reviews like this one from Laura, “I’ve listened to so many sober podcasts and The Hello Someday Podcast is by far THE BEST Sobriety Podcast out there for women. This podcast was key to me quitting alcohol. Casey’s practical tips and tricks are invaluable, with advice I haven’t heard anywhere else. If I could give this podcast 27 stars I would!!” Connect with Casey McGuire DavidsonTo 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.
0:10.2	I'm Casey McGuire Davidson, ex-red wine girl turned life coach, helping women create lives they love without alcohol.
0:18.4	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,
0:28.7	helping me cope with my kids, my stressful job, and my busy life. I didn't realize that my love
0:35.0	affair with drinking was making me more anxious and less able to manage
0:39.5	my 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, and
0:52.9	conversations to help you drink less and live more.
0:56.6	I'll teach you how to navigate our drinking-obsessed culture without a buzz,
1:01.0	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, 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 there, today we are talking about why so many women start questioning their drinking
1:27.4	in their 40s and 50s. Midlife is often a time
1:32.0	when things that used to work just stop working in the same way. Maybe the nightly glass of wine
1:38.7	that helped you unwind after work starts turning into two or three or for me it was a bottle.
1:46.9	Maybe your sleep gets worse or anxiety ramps up or you wake up in the middle of the night thinking, why did I drink that much
1:52.3	again when I told myself I wouldn't? And for a lot of busy women, this can turn into a really
1:59.0	hard cycle of trying to moderate, taking breaks,
2:02.7	doing dry January, a 30-day challenge, and then going back to drinking again.
2:07.8	So my guest knows this experience really well.
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