Is Alcohol Stealing Your Peace? Alcohol Freedom Coaching | E744

This Naked Mind Podcast

Annie Grace

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

4.7 • 2.7K Ratings

🗓️ 26 October 2024

⏱️ 45 minutes

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Summary

Could alcohol be stopping you from finding real peace? No matter how many alcohol-free programs Annette tries, she can’t seem to get past the sixth day without reaching for her favorite Twisted Tea. Meanwhile, Jane drinks to get some relief from the worry and stress of managing her challenging relationship with her aging parents. While Annette's roadblock is her belief that alcohol helps her relax, Jane feels stuck because of her struggle to set boundaries with her parents, whom she loves. In this episode, Coach Ruby guides Annette to explore her beliefs about alcohol, questioning whether it actually helps her relax. Likewise, she helps Jane unpack the complicated emotions she feels toward her parents, exploring healthier ways to cope and find peace. In Annette’s session: - Drinking to calm her anxiety - Her accidental first drink at her grandma’s - Does she truly like the taste of alcohol? - Acknowledging that alcohol numbs her taste buds - The main reason she drinks - The heavy cost of a short period of relaxation - Strategies to make her commitment easier - Opening up to her husband about her alcohol journey In Jane’s session: - Numbing herself with alcohol in her quest for peace - Progress toward her desired peace and freedom - Growing up around alcohol and anger - The burden of being the “rock” for her family - Seeing herself in her father - Learning not to beat herself up - How her unresolved anger fuels her drinking - Healthier ways to process her emotions - Balancing love for her parents with personal boundaries - Standing up for herself Ruby Williams is a Certified Naked Mind Senior Coach on a mission to help those rethinking their relationship with alcohol. Ruby helps her clients create profound mind shifts during sessions that can shrink the role of alcohol in their lives. Despite drinking every day to manage stress, she found freedom and was empowered to lose weight, get healthy, and achieve some lifetime goals. Ruby can help you reach a more fulfilling, healthy, and balanced life, free from relying on alcohol. Learn more about Coach Ruby: https://thisnakedmind.com/coach/ruby-williams/ Related Episodes: EP 02: Reader Question – Why do I have so much anxiety the day after drinking? https://thisnakedmind.com/ep-02-reader-question-much-anxiety-day-drinking/ EP 274: Reader Question – My biggest obstacle is that I love the taste of wine, I understand I acquired the taste but I still love it!? https://thisnakedmind.com/ep-274-reader-question-my-biggest-obstacle-is-that-i-love-the-taste-of-wine-i-understand-i-acquired-the-taste-but-i-still-love-it/ EP 564: Coaching Questions – How to start healing from numbing? https://thisnakedmind.com/ep-564-coaching-questions-how-to-start-healing-from-numbing/ EP 622: Reader’s Question – Effective Strategies for Setting Boundaries with Family: https://thisnakedmind.com/ep-620-readers-question-effective-strategies-for-setting-boundaries-with-family/ 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!

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0:00.0	Welcome to this naked mind podcast where we question the role of alcohol in our lives
0:10.7	without rule shame or judgment.
0:12.8	I'm Annie Grace and I'm so thrilled to have you with us today.
0:15.7	In this special series, I'm inviting you into something truly unique and deeply personal.
0:20.0	You're going to be listening in on real one-on-one coaching sessions between some of our certified
0:24.8	the Snake and Mind coaches and members of our community who are on their own journey with alcohol.
0:29.2	These sessions are raw, unfiltered, and completely unscripted.
0:33.4	But before we dive in, I want to prepare you for what you're about to hear.
0:37.0	These conversations are real, real people, real struggles, real emotions.
0:41.6	They're honest, and they're're sometimes painful and they may even be
0:44.1	uncomfortable to listen to. But that's the point. So no matter where you are on your own personal
0:49.0	journey, I encourage you to listen with an open heart and an open mind. Now let's step into the world of
0:54.3	this naked mind coaching because this is where change begins.
0:57.6	Hey listeners I'm Coach Ruby Williams and I'm here with Annette. Welcome Annette.
1:10.0	Thank you. Yeah, thank you for doing this podcast. How are you today? I'm good. Nervous but good. Okay, I won't bite. So tell me what is going on for you and what brings you to coaching today?
1:28.0	I was in another program back in January. I did like dry January. I never got past a week really, alcohol free.
1:37.5	And then I joined the April Path and I can't get past day six and I still have this belief that well I feel like I still like the taste of my preferred drink which is twisted tea. I don't have cravings for anything else other than that.
1:56.4	I'm doing the work and I know that it's poison. I keep telling myself it's poison that I'm putting in my system and I don't know what to do.
2:07.7	I really feel like I don't even have cognitive dissonance anymore.
2:11.6	It's just mostly like day six. I just grab a tea. I've sat with
2:16.8	my feelings and everything and I'm not really sure what to do.
2:21.3	Okay, I'm so glad you brought this up and I remember that just grabbing on day six, so there's something
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