EP 402: Reader Question - How do I turn down free drinks?

This Naked Mind Podcast

Annie Grace

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

4.7 • 2.7K Ratings

🗓️ 17 July 2021

⏱️ 15 minutes

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Today’s question comes from a reader who is no longer tempted to drink during the week or drink at home but still worries about how to navigate situations where alcohol is expected to be part of the overall experience. She is frequently wined and dined for work and isn’t sure how to handle events and turning down free drinks. Listen as Annie Grace shares her thoughts.

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0:00.0	This episode is sponsored by the Alcohol Experiment, a free 30-day challenge designed to interrupt
0:05.4	your patterns, give you control, restore your health and put you back in touch with the version of you
0:10.8	who doesn't eat alcohol to cope, relax or enjoy life. More than 220,000 people have already tried
0:16.9	the alcohol experiment for themselves and has seen improved sleep, increased happiness,
0:21.4	reduced anxiety and so much more. Join thousands in this inspiring, hopeful and exciting program,
0:27.2	we examine your beliefs and reconnect with the best version of you without ever feeling like
0:32.0	you're missing out. Start today for free at alcoholexperiment.com.
0:38.0	Hi, this is Annie Grace and I am the author of this snake in mind and today I am answering
0:42.1	readers questions. I have a great question here so timely and helpful. So as high as Annie,
0:46.6	I read this snake in mind a few months ago and it has been so helpful and insightful. I also
0:50.0	downloaded the alcohol experiment and then have been partaking in that. Since reading your book,
0:53.8	drinking at home during the week actually isn't even tempting for me anymore which is crazy.
0:57.6	That's awesome. Congratulations. I don't miss it at all. However, I keep running to the same
1:02.5	issue that I can't seem to get past. I'll go a week or two without drinking and then I'll have
1:06.0	some press event to go through too. I'm an influencer, someone has been and I get invited to a
1:09.9	ton of amazing restaurant openings where we're winding down like crazy. We also have gone a lot of
1:14.4	trips, going to an all-inclusive resort next week as part of the collab, going to ask for the culinary
1:19.2	fest. All of these events definitely about alcohol and in the past. That's what I love so much about
1:23.6	these events. Ha ha. Now I'm struggling to go to these restaurant openings or hosted dinners and
1:28.2	not drink because the alcohol is all free, usually very high quality and sometimes I think, okay,
1:33.0	maybe it can just go and enjoy one glass of champagne but I have such an all-in-nothing mentality
1:37.7	with alcohol. With going to this all-inclusive resort next week, I really want to enjoy the whole
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