What Made Me FINALLY Quit Drinking (And Exactly How You Can Do It Too)

The Liz Moody Podcast

Liz Moody

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

4.8 • 2.9K Ratings

🗓️ 30 September 2024

⏱️ 42 minutes

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Summary

In this episode of the Liz Moody Podcast, I’m joined by my husband Zack to discuss my experience with intentional drinking and both of our sober curious journeys. I talk about my previous relationship with alcohol, factors that led me to drink less, and the positive impacts on my mental health and social life. I offer some tips for replacing alcohol with healthier habits, navigating social situations, and maintaining strong relationships without alcohol. The episode is packed with personal stories, scientific insights, and actionable advice for anyone looking to explore or transition to a more intentional approach to drinking. 00:00 Introduction 00:46 Defining Intentional Drinking 02:13 The Turning Point: Why I Stopped Drinking 05:14 Health Impacts of Alcohol 06:46 Finding Your Why and Mental Health 09:11 Tips for Avoiding Vices 13:20 Having Fun Without Alcohol 17:05 Navigating Social Situations 19:53 Work Social Events Without Drinking 20:58 Dealing with Anxiety and Alcohol 24:06 Encouraging Loved Ones to Stop Drinking 27:40 Strengthening Social Life Without Alcohol 30:28 Conclusion Check out the other episodes mentioned of The Liz Moody Podcast: The Health Effects Of Alcohol Part 1: Gut Health & Cancer with Dr. Robynne Chutkan & Dr. William Li The Health Effects of Alcohol: Hormones & Brain Health with Dr. Aviva Romm & Louisa Nicola Manifest Like A Neurosurgeon: There IS Science Behind Manifestation (+ How To Use It To Get What You Want) Ready to uplevel every part of your life? Order Liz’s book The Science of Leveling Up Health, Happiness, Relationships & Success now! To join The Liz Moody Podcast Club Facebook group, go to www.facebook.com/groups/thelizmoodypodcast. Connect with Liz on Instagram @lizmoody, or subscribe to her newsletter by visiting www.lizmoody.com. This episode is sponsored by: AG1: visit drinkag1.com/lizmoody and get your FREE year supply of Vitamin D and 5 free travel packs today. The Liz Moody Podcast cover art by Zack. The Liz Moody Podcast music by Alex Ruimy. Formerly the Healthier Together Podcast. This podcast and website represents the opinions of Liz Moody and her guests to the show. The content here should not be taken as medical advice. The content here is for information purposes only, and because each person is so unique, please consult your healthcare professional for any medical questions. The Liz Moody Podcast Episode 269. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Hello friends and welcome to the Liz Moody podcast where every week we are sharing real science, real stories and realistic tools that actually level up every part of your life.
0:11.0	I am your host Liz Moody and I am a best-selling author and longtime journalist. Today we are joined by a very
0:17.2	special guest my husband Zach and he is going to be asking me all of your questions about my sober curious journey,
0:26.1	how I mostly cut out drinking and we will get into how it is mostly cut out, not completely cut out.
0:31.4	I call myself an intentional drinker, which we can talk about. But
0:35.1	Zach, welcome to the podcast. Thank you so much for having me. Should we get right into the questions?
0:40.0	Let's do it. All right. Question one, what was your relationship with alcohol like before you became sober?
0:46.7	So first of all, I'm not completely sober. I call myself an intentional drinker,
0:51.4	which means that I'm not having a drink just because it's a
0:54.4	Tuesday night and I've had a long day or because I'm out with friends and I want to be
0:57.7	social. I'm putting a lot of attentionality behind the times that I drink, which
1:02.0	for me has resulted in me drinking maybe one or two times a year
1:06.8	That's typically because it's a really good glass of champagne. I love champagne the little, or a really good cocktail.
1:14.3	I feel like cocktails are really good mediums for flavor, things like pink pepper corner,
1:19.7	Thai Basel or just really interesting flavor combinations, and I love when we find a place that has great, great, great mocktails, but if we're being very honest, those are fewer and far between than a great cocktail bar. So not completely sober and this is important for me. I don't do well
1:36.5	with a lot of restrictions. It brings me back to my eating disorder days,
1:40.0	putting something completely off limits, makes me want it more.
1:45.0	So it's been really helpful for me to identify as an intentional drinker to not say this is completely
1:49.2	off limits for me and I cannot have it at all.
1:52.4	That said I have never identified as an alcoholic.
1:55.0	I have friends who do, who are in AA.
1:57.0	Alcohol is completely off the table for them,
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