The Deliberate Exchange - Navigating Stress, Sobriety & Self-Trust — One Deliberate Step at a Time
Chelsea Powell
65 episodes
3 days ago
If you quit drinking and feel more emotional, anxious, or dysregulated instead of better, you’re not alone and nothing has gone wrong. In this episode, I explains why quitting alcohol can initially feel harder, not easier, through a nervous system lens. You’ll learn how alcohol acts as a form of stress regulation, why emotions and anxiety often intensify after quitting, and what your body is actually asking for during this phase of change. This conversation is especially for women who are alc...
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If you quit drinking and feel more emotional, anxious, or dysregulated instead of better, you’re not alone and nothing has gone wrong. In this episode, I explains why quitting alcohol can initially feel harder, not easier, through a nervous system lens. You’ll learn how alcohol acts as a form of stress regulation, why emotions and anxiety often intensify after quitting, and what your body is actually asking for during this phase of change. This conversation is especially for women who are alc...
You Quit Drinking… and Suddenly Everyone Gets Weird About It (How Sobriety Changes Your Relationships — and Why That’s Not a Bad Thing) EP 52
The Deliberate Exchange - Navigating Stress, Sobriety & Self-Trust — One Deliberate Step at a Time
15 minutes
2 months ago
You Quit Drinking… and Suddenly Everyone Gets Weird About It (How Sobriety Changes Your Relationships — and Why That’s Not a Bad Thing) EP 52
Let’s talk about the part of sobriety no one prepares you for: the people part. The awkward silences. The defensiveness. The friends who ghost because your growth makes them look at their own habits. In this episode, I’m pulling back the curtain on what really happens to your relationships after you stop drinking or after any big identity shift. From losing friends to outgrowing circles, from lonely Friday nights to rebuilding connection from scratch, I’ll share what it looks like to b...
The Deliberate Exchange - Navigating Stress, Sobriety & Self-Trust — One Deliberate Step at a Time
If you quit drinking and feel more emotional, anxious, or dysregulated instead of better, you’re not alone and nothing has gone wrong. In this episode, I explains why quitting alcohol can initially feel harder, not easier, through a nervous system lens. You’ll learn how alcohol acts as a form of stress regulation, why emotions and anxiety often intensify after quitting, and what your body is actually asking for during this phase of change. This conversation is especially for women who are alc...
