Dry January is often framed as a test of willpower or a thirty-one-day challenge to get through. But for a lot of people, the hardest part is not avoiding alcohol. It is sitting with what shows up when alcohol is no longer there to do its usual job. In this episode, I talk about a different way to approach Dry January, not as a detox, a countdown, or something to endure until February, but as a simple and honest experiment. We explore why focusing on when the month ends often prevents real in...
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Dry January is often framed as a test of willpower or a thirty-one-day challenge to get through. But for a lot of people, the hardest part is not avoiding alcohol. It is sitting with what shows up when alcohol is no longer there to do its usual job. In this episode, I talk about a different way to approach Dry January, not as a detox, a countdown, or something to endure until February, but as a simple and honest experiment. We explore why focusing on when the month ends often prevents real in...
I’m back! After taking some time off from the podcast, I want to share openly about where I’ve been, what I learned, and what you can expect going forward. First off — no, I didn’t relapse. That’s often the first question when someone in recovery goes quiet, but alcohol hasn’t been part of my life for a long time now. What actually happened was burnout — so much stress that my body started showing symptoms that looked like a stroke. In this episode, I talk about: Why my body reacted so ...
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Dry January is often framed as a test of willpower or a thirty-one-day challenge to get through. But for a lot of people, the hardest part is not avoiding alcohol. It is sitting with what shows up when alcohol is no longer there to do its usual job. In this episode, I talk about a different way to approach Dry January, not as a detox, a countdown, or something to endure until February, but as a simple and honest experiment. We explore why focusing on when the month ends often prevents real in...
