Turning Relapse Into Redemption | Kerry’s Naked Life | E834

This Naked Mind Podcast

Annie Grace

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

4.7 • 2.7K Ratings

🗓️ 6 September 2025

⏱️ 48 minutes

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Turning Relapse Into Redemption | Kerry’s Naked Life | E834 Trigger Warning: This episode discusses substance abuse, overdose, and physical abuse, which may be triggering for some listeners. Please listen with care. "Alcohol is ruining my life." If you’ve ever felt like Kerry, trapped in a cycle of binge drinking and blackouts, you might have said these words yourself. No matter how hard she tried, Kerry kept going back to alcohol, believing she could moderate, but always falling into destructive patterns. In this episode, Kerry joins Annie to share her journey—from growing up with alcohol as a familiar presence in her life to facing the painful reality that alcohol had taken control. After years of struggling to stop drinking, Kerry found hope and a path to lasting freedom through The Path. If you’re asking yourself, "Can I ever escape alcohol's control?"—this episode is for you. In this episode, Annie and Kerry discuss: The emotional weight of binge drinking and blackouts Kerry’s complicated relationship with alcohol, from fun to destructive patterns How alcohol was deeply ingrained in her life, and the fear that came with letting go Why Kerry believed she could moderate her drinking but struggled to maintain control Kerry’s decision to join The Path and break free from alcohol Learning to stop feeling afraid of alcohol and taking back control The power of shifting from fear to self-compassion and choosing healthier habits Kerry’s personal growth through the coaching and support of The Path How Kerry finally learned that she could live without alcohol The joy of discovering life beyond alcohol and the newfound freedom it brings And more… Episode links:The PATH - nakedmindpath.com Related Episodes: I’m trying to moderate and I’m wondering why does the day after drinking feel so bad? - Reader Questions - E66 - https://thisnakedmind.com/ep-66-reader-question-im-trying-moderate-im-wondering-day-drinking-feel-bad/ Progress Over Perfection, Learn to Embrace Self-Compassion - Alcohol Freedom Coaching - https://thisnakedmind.com/ep-730-coaches-podcast-coach-ellie-with-lauri-m-tina-m/ How Drinking Again After a Break Helped Angela Find Clarity | Where Are They Now – Angela | E808 - https://thisnakedmind.com/drinking-again-after-a-break-e808/ 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	You're listening to This Naked Mind with Annie Grace.
0:14.7	Hi, this is Annie Grace and welcome to This Naked Mind podcast, and I'm here with Carrie. Hi, Carrie.
0:19.6	How are you? I'm good. Thank you so much.
0:22.9	Oh, I'm so glad to be with you. Why don't you take us back to the beginning in your relationship
0:26.8	with alcohol? Where did it all start for you? When I was little, my mom was an alcoholic,
0:32.6	and I remember growing up that we'd have a refrigerator and the bottom, we knew the bottom shelf was
0:37.8	all the kids with our milk and our juices.
0:40.7	And then the top shelf was long since she had the whole thing was bush beer.
0:45.2	So that's what my mom drank.
0:46.3	So we all knew that was her shelf and this was our shelf as a kid growing up.
0:50.5	When I was growing up, though, to me, alcohol memories were fun.
0:55.0	So I related alcohol to fun because when my mom drank, we got M&Ms and we got sleepovers
1:01.0	and we got mom built forts with us in the front room.
1:05.0	And so I tied alcohol to, oh, this was fun.
1:09.0	Oh, mom's going to be in a fun mood. And so to me, alcohol
1:12.2	was, this was always a fun time. And there was never any anger. My mom was never mad when she drank.
1:18.4	You never even knew she was drunk because she wasn't a stumbling person. She just was always happy.
1:24.9	And I remember this. I'm a family of five. I had two sisters and three brothers.
1:30.7	And we would always go on trips. We'd all pile in the back of the station wagon. And mom and dad would
1:37.0	go on trips and we'd go to our cousin's house and that the adults were playing games. And we were
1:42.8	upstairs having our kid time fun.
1:45.9	And then about two in the morning, we'd all have to pile in the station wagon, crash in the
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