Finding Joy and Connection: What the Holidays Feel Like Without Alcohol | The Joy Edit | E864

This Naked Mind Podcast

Annie Grace

Education, Self-improvement

4.7 • 2.7K Ratings

🗓️ 20 December 2025

⏱️ 80 minutes

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Will the holidays be the same without drinking, or can they become more magical than you ever imagined? Coach Zoe explores that idea this week on The Joy Edit. We’re unwrapping what the holidays truly feel like when you remove alcohol and find something extraordinary waiting underneath. Your first alcohol-free holiday season might feel uncomfortable at first—like being the new kid in school—but you’ll feel like you’re at the head of the class with your clear head, inner peace, and memory-making. We’re introducing you to the five foundational pillars that make an alcohol-free holiday not just doable but fulfilling: positive peer pressure, the 24-hour rule, dropping negative expectations, curiosity without judgment, and self-compassion. Coach Zoe shares her personal journey decorating the Christmas tree without her usual bottle of champagne and reveals how that vulnerability opened the door to real magic. Learn how to protect your emotional energy, create response scripts for social situations, and build a joy list that transforms you. And bonus(!!), Coach Pam joins the conversation to reframe joy not as something you chase but as an energy that rises naturally when you stop numbing. The holidays become more magical, not less, when you're finally engaged enough to feel them. Coach Zoe shares: What holidays actually feel like when you stop numbing and start noticing Coach Zoe’s first alcohol-free Christmas and what surprised her most Why wondering will the holidays be the same without drinking is completely normal The difference between planning from perfection and preparing with compassion How cravings fade when your nervous system feels supported Why joy isn’t something you chase—it’s something you uncover Tools for handling social pressure without over-explaining yourself How small moments of aliveness rebuild trust and peace And more insights on creating holidays you don’t want to escape… Episode links: livealcoholexperiment.com Related Episodes: Cravings & Triggers: What Exactly Are They And How Do You Deal With Them? - Reader Question - E36 - https://thisnakedmind.com/ep-36-reader-question-cravings-triggers-what-exactly-are-they-and-how-do-you-deal-with-them/ Navigating the Holidays Without Alcohol | The Joy Edit - E857 - https://thisnakedmind.com/navigating-the-holidays-without-alcohol-the-joy-edit-e857/ Finding Your True Self and Building Genuine Connections Without Alcohol - Alcohol Freedom Coaching - E821 - https://thisnakedmind.com/building-genuine-connections-without-alcohol-e821/ Ready to take the next step on your journey? Visit https://learn.thisnakedmind.com/podcast-resources for free resources, programs, and more. Until next week, stay curious! Quince: Find gifts so good you'll want to keep them with Quince. Go to ⁠⁠Quince.com/naked⁠⁠ for free shipping on your order and 365-day returns Hungryroot: Get 40% off your first box + a free item for life at ⁠⁠Hungryroot.com/nakedmind⁠⁠ with code nakedmind Shopify: Sign up for your one-dollar-per-month trial and start selling today at ⁠⁠Shopify.com/mind⁠⁠ Aura Frame: Get $35 off Aura’s Carver Mat frame at ⁠⁠AuraFrames.com⁠⁠ with promo code NAKEDMIND Masterclass: Get 15% off any annual membership at ⁠⁠MasterClass.com/NAKEDMIND⁠

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0:00.0	I am so excited you guys because we are just about to start another live alcohol experiment.
0:06.7	And if you don't know about the alcohol experiment, you need to literally drop everything right now and go to taeelive.com.
0:14.9	That's TA.E for the alcohol experiment.
0:18.1	And here's the thing. This 30-day challenge is designed to interrupt your
0:22.4	patterns and put you back in touch with the best version of you. You know, it's that version that's
0:28.1	living the most joyful life, that version that doesn't need alcohol to relax or have a good time,
0:33.6	and that version that's having more fun and is more peaceful than ever. It's a 30-day challenge. It's live, and it's starting on the first.
0:41.0	So hurry up, go to taee.live.com.
0:44.1	And as always, rate review and subscribe to this podcast,
0:47.6	as it truly helps the message reach somebody who might need to hear it today.
0:51.8	Welcome to the Joy Edit, a grace-first guide to an alcohol-free holiday season.
0:56.6	This time of year can be beautiful and overwhelming.
0:59.9	But when we lead with grace instead of willpower, something shifts.
1:04.5	We slow down.
1:06.0	We breathe.
1:07.3	We discover that joy isn't poured from a bottle.
1:10.0	It's something we create from presence, connection, and self-compassion.
1:15.5	Over the next five weeks, you'll hear stories, tools, and reflections from our coaches at this naked mind
1:21.0	to help you navigate triggers, set boundaries, and rediscover the magic of the season,
1:26.7	alcohol-free.
1:28.9	Because when you start with grace, joy always follows.
1:34.2	Hey, hey, welcome back to the Joy Edit, our holiday series. I'm loving this. I hope you are too.
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