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🗓️ 1 January 2025
⏱️ 37 minutes
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In this eye-opening episode, I dive into the growing trend of going alcohol-free and why it’s quickly becoming the new non-smoking. If you’ve ever found yourself annoyed by the influencers and celebrities jumping on the sober bandwagon—or unsure if these conversations even apply to you—this episode is for you.
This isn’t just for those participating in Sober October or Dry January, and it’s definitely not for people who identify as having a drinking problem. Instead, it’s for the in-betweeners — the ones who don’t feel dependent on alcohol but still recognize its negative impact on their health and lifestyle.
I share my personal journey with alcohol and why I felt like none of the mainstream conversations around sobriety really addressed people like me. I’ll also explore why there’s a cultural shift happening that could make drinking feel as outdated as smoking cigarettes—and how you can decide if going alcohol-free is right for you.
Plus, I outline the science and social factors behind why so many people are rethinking their relationship with alcohol. For those who may need additional support, I’ll also share valuable resources for anyone who feels they might have a more serious problem with drinking.
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Join me as we unpack the cultural shift and help you decide if it’s time to leave alcohol behind in the pursuit of a healthier, happier life.
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0:00.0 | I liked to drink, but I knew I wasn't an alcoholic. |
0:03.0 | I wasn't a problem drinker. |
0:04.8 | I never had hangovers. |
0:07.3 | It wasn't affecting my fitness results, I thought. |
0:10.9 | And so whenever I would see or hear videos or YouTube or podcasts about the dangers of alcohol |
0:18.6 | or the problems with alcohol, I would skip out on those because |
0:21.0 | I'm like, that's something that a person who drinks a lot, they need to pay attention |
0:25.8 | to that. But someone like me who just does it socially, it's not a problem. And plus, |
0:31.4 | isn't it healthy? I mean, that's something we've been hearing for years. Look at Centurians, |
0:36.5 | people who live in Europe and drink wine every single day and live to be |
0:39.7 | 110 years old. And everybody has like a family member who drink every single day and also ate |
0:45.0 | bacon and lived a very unhealthy life. And they lived to be over 100 years old. So for me, I really |
0:52.1 | enjoyed alcohol. I never got out of control. I mean, I think there's less |
0:56.7 | than 10 times in my life that I was so drunk that I couldn't remember anything the next day. |
1:03.5 | So I just didn't see a reason why I should even cut back. But every single year, I noticed more and more people were talking about going |
1:14.7 | alcohol-free. And if I'm being honest, I would get little snippets of information and think to |
1:20.5 | myself, well, maybe I should cut back. So this episode of the Shalene show is specifically for |
1:26.6 | anyone who's thinking to themselves, |
1:28.9 | maybe I should cut back. I just don't know what that would look like. And honestly, |
1:32.3 | I don't even know if I could do it. Spoiler alert, you can do it. It's much easier than you |
1:38.0 | think and you don't have to quit forever. By the way, in this episode, I'm going to disclose something that is so |
1:46.1 | embarrassing. I've only told one other person. And I haven't even said it yet, and I'm already getting |
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