EP 630: Reader's Question - Tips for Creating New Alcohol-Free Relationships

This Naked Mind Podcast

Annie Grace

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

4.7 • 2.7K Ratings

🗓️ 23 September 2023

⏱️ 10 minutes

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Summary

In the latest episode of the This Naked Mind podcast, we’re offering an inside look at The PATH: 365’s monthly group coaching calls, led by Annie Grace. This week we're exploring the complexities of creating new alcohol-free relationships. Claiming our freedom from alcohol doesn't come without its own unique challenges and obstacles. We have to live the journey to uncover what we'll face on The PATH ahead of us.

These monthly calls allow members to get expert science, insight, advice, and real-world experience right from Annie Grace. Today, a member asks a crucial question: "My extended family and friends do nothing else but drink. I would love coaching on having to create new relationships, explaining what I've learned, mourning the old me, and not having to explain myself over and over and over again. Now, they don't even want to come over because what will we do?" This episode is an in-depth exploration of this dilemma and a guide to navigating the challenges of creating new alcohol-free relationships.

Thank you so much for listening to this episode. If you’re ready to see how This Naked Mind can help you on your personal health and wellness journey and wanna learn more. Go to ThisNakedMindpodcast.com to learn more. Again, that’s ThisNakedMindpodcast.com. We have all of our free resources, programs, social links and more available for you there. Plus, if you have your own Naked Life Story, you can submit it there as well. Until next week, stay curious.

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0:00.0	Hey there!
0:05.2	Every month Annie has a call with our path 365 members and answers their questions.
0:09.5	She tackles a wide range of topics from what to do with big emotions, what kinds of tips
0:13.2	and advice she has for addressing difficult situations, how to deal with cravings, and
0:17.1	so much more.
0:18.1	Listen in as she does some real life coaching for our path members.
0:21.6	My extended family and friends do nothing else but drink.
0:29.6	I would love coaching on how, on having to create new relationships, explaining what
0:33.8	I've learned, mourning the old me, and not having to explain myself over and over and
0:38.0	over again.
0:40.1	Now they don't even want to come over because what will we do?
0:43.0	I remember that this was my experience so specifically.
0:47.4	I was in a situation where I had created a drinking culture around me.
0:53.2	And let's be honest, I had instigated a vast majority of that drinking culture.
0:58.7	I was the one buying the drinks, I was the one instigating that people drink, I was
1:04.4	the one inviting people over, and I had a situation where a friend in mine who I had known
1:11.5	since kindergarten told me that she kind of felt like she didn't really know about
1:18.9	visiting us anymore because she didn't know what we would do if we weren't drinking.
1:22.8	And she was afraid of that.
1:24.6	And I was like, well, first of all, you can drink.
1:27.2	But second of all, like we've been friends since kindergarten.
1:31.0	We've had so much fun in our lives without alcohol.
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