EP 438: Reader Question - How do you survive the holidays without alcohol?

This Naked Mind Podcast

Annie Grace

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

4.7 • 2.7K Ratings

🗓️ 20 November 2021

⏱️ 10 minutes

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Summary

It’s the holiday season. Time to celebrate!—But how do you enjoy yourself without alcohol if you’re used to drinking at all of your traditional social gatherings?

In this week’s reader question, Annie gives four great tips on how to approach your get-togethers with confidence and curiosity without the booze. You may just find that you enjoy yourself a lot more than you used to!

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0:00.0	This is Annie Grace and you're listening to this Naked Mind Podcast where without judgment,
0:16.0	pain or rules, we explore the role of alcohol in our lives and culture.
0:21.3	This episode is sponsored by the Alcohol Experiment, a free 30-day challenge designed to interrupt
0:32.5	your patterns, give you control, restore your health and put you back in touch with the
0:36.8	version of you who doesn't eat alcohol to cope, relax or enjoy life.
0:41.3	More than 220,000 people have already tried the alcohol experiment for themselves and has
0:45.9	seen improved sleep, increased happiness, reduced anxiety and so much more.
0:51.0	Join thousands in this inspiring, hopeful and exciting program, re-examine your beliefs
0:55.5	and reconnect with the best version of you without ever feeling like you're missing out.
1:00.4	For free at alcoholexperiment.com.
1:29.3	Today I'm going to give you some of my top tips on how to survive the holidays without
1:34.8	drinking alcohol free.
1:36.8	First of all, I would say the biggest thing you can do and there's so much more mindset
1:42.1	than a practical thing, the biggest thing you can do is come with a humongous dose of curiosity.
1:48.4	What we normally come with is we come with expectations.
1:51.2	We either expect it to suck or we decide we're going to be all in for the positive thinking
1:56.5	and we're going to be like, okay, no, I'm going to expect this to be amazing.
2:00.4	It's going to be great.
2:01.2	I'm going to feel fresh.
2:02.0	It's going to be awesome.
2:03.2	And so we go in with this expectation that it's going to be great that we don't really believe.
2:07.7	And so don't expect anything.
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