The Gold Medal in the Moderation Mental Gymnastics with Real Sober Mom Samantha
The Sober Mom Life
Suzanne Warye
4.9 • 1.1K Ratings
🗓️ 10 February 2025
⏱️ 33 minutes
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Summary
Alcohol was an ever present part of Samantha’s childhood, so when she started drinking at fifteen she thought nothing of it. Her parents would allow her and her friends to drink at the house to avoid drunk driving. It all felt completely normal.
Samantha’s drinking eventually took the form of weekend binge drinking. She met her husband at 20, and can look back and see all of the added drama that alcohol brought to their relationship during those years.
In 2022, Samantha began to experience severe panic attacks. Her ‘hangxiety’ the day after drinking was the worst of all. After doing some personal work on anxiety, she began to attempt moderation. It took a lot of hard work and many failed attempts at moderating for her to wonder: should she give up alcohol for good?
‘Will power’ wasn’t enough to get Samantha to stop drinking. She had to go deeper and work on her ‘desire’ to drink. She is now six months sober, and she finally feels free to figure out what she truly desires in life! She is now creating a career where she can help others with their sobriety and body positivity.
If you struggle with anxiety and body image, Samantha recommends Erin Treloar and Dr. Michele Kambolis’s Anxiety Toolkit and Raw Beauty Talks.
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| 1:13.6 | I love winter until the beginning of January. |
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| 1:20.2 | You guys, the air hurts my face, the cold winds, the dry indoor heat. |
| 1:25.2 | Winters in the Midwest are brutal and I need to take extra steps to keep my |
| 1:30.0 | skin hydrated and healthy. Today's partner, Osea, has been a part of my personal body care |
| 1:35.2 | routine, especially during these long winter months. Oceas and Darya algae body butter helps |
| 1:41.1 | transform my dry, thirsty skin to smooth and hydrated and it never feels |
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| 1:55.1 | after my shower and feel moisturized all day long. Not to mention, my skin smells amazing, |
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