It's Not About the Alcohol

You can't remember the last time you felt truly relaxed. You keep going because everything has to get done, and some days the idea of checking yourself into rehab sounds less like a crisis and more like a vacation. 
This episode shows you why you won't stop until something forces you to, and how to give yourself a break before it gets that bad.
What you'll learn:
Why ignoring your needs makes them come out sideways (usually through your drinking)

Why so many high-achieving women secretly fantasize about rehab

The five-minute retreat you can take today (and why it feels uncomfortable at first)

Why your ability to perform at 100% depends on your ability to turn off at 100%

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You've thought about getting help with your drinking. Then the bad night fades, and suddenly it feels like an overreaction or it doesn't seem necessary. This episode explains why motivation that comes from shame and fear stops working the better you feel, and gives you one question that gets you out of your head when you're stuck.
What you'll learn:
Why getting help for your drinking can feel like an admission of guilt

Why the harder you try to control your drinking, the more out of control you feel

The one question to ask when you're stuck overthinking a decision

What it looks like to stop letting shame make your decisions for you

Join me for Get Happy Not Sober, my free 3-day live event, where you'll learn why you want to drink more than you should and how to become the version of you who can take it or leave it. Click here to register.
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If you've had bariatric surgery, and now you're drinking more than you ever have, you may be wondering if quitting is your only option. This conversation shows you why the answer is embedded in your own personal experience, not someone else's playbook, and why letting go of your alcohol identity opens the door to what you really want.
Guest: Ruby Williams, 20-year wine industry veteran turned alcohol freedom coach.
What you'll learn:
Why drinking can ramp up after bariatric surgery when food can no longer serve as a coping mechanism

Why your alcohol identity, drinker or non-drinker, can block what you really want

How to figure out whether you want to quit or cut back, based on your own experience

Why going back and forth between goals doesn't mean you failed

Get the Mindful Drinking Experience: a guided workshop you can do in the privacy of your own home while you're drinking, so you can learn what's true for you. Bonuses include workbook, hangover homework and 23 training audios from inside The Next Chapter. 
If you're ready to do the deeper work of emotional sobriety and want to know how to start, Schedule your free discovery call with our enrollment team.
Connect with Ruby:
Social media: @rubywilliamscoaching
Podcast: Sober & Lit
Sober and Lit podcast: [LINK]
https://www.freedomrenegadecoaching.com/About-Ruby

You've been negotiating new rules every time you break the old ones, and you still can't figure out why "just drink less" never sticks. The answer isn't in your glass. It's in your week. Three client stories show you exactly where the drinking is coming from, and the one question to ask instead of "what's wrong with me."
What you'll learn:
Why removing the one thing that gives you relief, in a week you haven't changed, backfires

The unspoken rules you follow for everyone else and never apply to yourself

Why you have plenty of motivation, it's just pointed in the wrong direction

What self-care actually is, and why it isn't pedicures and prosecco

The small, unimpressive changes that move the needle for high achieving women

Join Colleen live for Get Happy, Not Sober on October 23, 24 and 25. [REGISTER HERE]
If you'd rather talk to someone now, schedule a call with our enrollment team and they'll help you figure out where to start. 
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You eat clean, you handle everything, and by five o'clock you still feel like you need a glass of wine to calm down. Sian Cook, a former client trained in medicine, explains what stress is draining from your brain, why wine feels like the fix, and where to start to change your relationship with alcohol.
What you'll learn:
Why stress burns through the nutrients your brain needs to feel calm

Why wine makes you feel instantly better when you're stressed

Why eating clean isn't always enough to give your brain what it needs

What it looks like when wine shifts from a need to a want

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Click here to join Colleen's next live Get Happy Not Sober event to uncover the real reasons why reducing your drinking feels harder than it should be. It's an ideal opportunity to work directly with Colleen without making a huge commitment.


Referenced in this episode: It's Not About the Alcohol Episode 193: How to use amino acid supplements to fix neurotransmitter deficiences that trigger alcohol cravings