Ep 9: Life With No Alcohol
Move With Heart
Melissa Wood-Tepperberg
4.5 • 1.2K Ratings
🗓️ 27 July 2022
⏱️ 30 minutes
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Summary
- In this episode, Melissa opens up about her past relationship with alcohol and shares her journey to realizing that drinking was no longer serving her. She reflects on her decision to not drink for 30 days leading up to the launch of the MWH app in 2019, and how that decision has now become a life without alcohol for over 2 years. A pivotal moment for Melissa happened in her 20s when an honest friend opened up to her about the person that she would become when she was drinking. It was then that she discovered that she wanted to have a different relationship with alcohol. Melissa tells us how she recognized that drinking was not adding value to her life and gives us advice on how we can all look inward and take inventory on our own lives. Melissa also discusses the impact social pressures can have on our choices and how she was able to overcome these pressures. And she shares her tips for going out and still enjoying yourself without feeling the need to drink. In this new life without alcohol, she’s found that enjoying the simplicities and joy of everyday life has become a lot easier to see. Be sure to stay tuned in until the end for a few surprise guests that are sure to put a smile on your face!
- Disclaimer: This is Melissa’s personal experience and we invite you to review the resources below if you believe you have an issue with alcohol or any other substances.
- Resources:
- Book - “Quit Like a Woman: The Radical Choice to Note Drink in a Culture Obsessed with Alcohol” by Holly Whitaker
- Loosid App
- Club SODA NYC
- Sober Girl Society IG
- Sign up for our 7 day free trial at melissawoodhealth.com
- Melissa Wood-Tepperberg is the Founder of MWH - a wellness platform on a mission to create a more mindful way of life, accessible and attainable for all - and the Creator of the MWH Method. MWH workouts and meditations are designed to do anytime, anywhere - from the comfort of your own home, using what you have available to you. MWH isn’t just about building a body you desire; it’s about building a better, stronger relationship with yourself. Melissa and MWH have been featured on LIVE with Kelly and Ryan, GMA, The Today Show, Forbes, Fortune and more. MWH was also the subject of a 2021 Harvard Business School case study.
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| 0:00.0 | Hi, this is Melissa Wood Tepperberg, and this is the Move with Heart Podcast. |
| 0:07.0 | Are you ready? |
| 0:09.0 | I can't just breathe it all in. |
| 0:11.0 | I want to talk. |
| 0:12.0 | I can't lie. I was like, it's going to be short, |
| 0:17.5 | sweet and very spicy. And we're going to get right into it because apparently |
| 0:21.9 | some of you think I talk too much. |
| 0:24.0 | I'm sitting here counting on my fingers. |
| 0:31.0 | How many months I have been living life alcohol free and it's so interesting because I think my 20 year old self never would have imagined that I could live a happy life without alcohol being included. |
| 0:58.0 | And that's why I'm really excited to share this episode with you and to really just share my personal experience |
| 1:08.0 | living life without alcohol. |
| 1:11.6 | I think it's one of those things and one of those topics that people are really interested in because |
| 1:19.1 | drinking alcohol is such a societal norm and when you're the person who's not drinking at the table |
| 1:26.8 | that can sometimes feel really uncomfortable or you feel like an outcast and |
| 1:50.2 | I'm just here to help break down all of those barriers and to let you know that it's actually, I mean, I can honestly tell you that I have never in my entire life felt more content with myself. And just like, |
| 1:55.0 | I really know myself. |
| 1:57.0 | I feel this centered way |
| 2:21.0 | through all of the things that come up, even the chaos, like finding this real calm in my life and I know that not drinking has just enhanced and elevated every single aspect of myself, of the person I am, of the person that I'm continuing to become, the mother I am, the |
| 2:28.4 | leader I am, the friend I am, the sister, the daughter, and I am going to take it from the top. I'm going to go back and really break down how I got here, how I got to this place because I think if you are someone who drinks regularly or really enjoys drinking, |
| 2:48.0 | by the way, let's just like call this out right now. This podcast, this episode, this is not about being sober. |
| 2:58.2 | This is not about judging anyone. If you choose to drink, whatever you choose to do, this is me really just sharing |
| 3:08.8 | an experience that has, without a doubt, just raised every vibrational frequency in my life and I feel |
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