Ep. 320: I Was Drinking a Bottle of Wine Every Night and Trying to Hold It All Together

The Hello Someday Podcast For Sober Curious Women

Casey McGuire Davidson: Sober Coach

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

4.9 • 752 Ratings

🗓️ 28 May 2026

⏱️ 62 minutes

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Summary

If you’re the woman who looks like she has it all together…but secretly counts down to that first glass of wine every night… This episode is for you. In this conversation, I’m talking with Mary — a member of The Sobriety Starter Kit community — about what it looked like to drink a bottle of wine almost every night while still showing up for work, parenting, paying bills, and doing all the things. From the outside, her life looked successful and normal. On the inside, she felt anxious, overwhelmed, emotionally exhausted, and stuck in the constant cycle of trying to moderate, starting over on Monday, and wondering why she couldn’t “just stop.” For the full show notes, kindly go to this podcast episode link: https://hellosomedaycoaching.com/i-was-drinking-a-bottle-of-wine-every-night-and-trying-to-hold-it-all-together/ 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,
0:28.1	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
0:46.4	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.
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
1:19.1	started. Hey friend, before we dive in, I need to tell you about something because enrollment is
1:26.9	closing this Saturday, and I don't
1:29.2	want you to miss it. The Sober Summer 100 is closing on May 30th. That is this Saturday night at
1:36.2	midnight. And if you have been thinking about joining, this is your last chance. If you're listening
1:41.6	to this podcast and you know what the drinking cycle feels like
1:45.4	from the inside, I made this for you. This is for you if you've felt the 3 a.m. anxiety.
1:52.0	If you negotiate with yourself every single day about whether you're going to drink or not
1:56.9	drink. If you've had a million day ones and wake up thinking, I can't keep doing this to
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