Rethinking Drinking? The Alcohol-Free Shift That Rewires Your Confidence, Dating, Mental Health & Social Life, with Amanda Kuda

Dec 10, 2025

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Sober-curious? You don’t need a “drinking problem” for alcohol to quietly hold you back and sabotage your potential.

I’ve come a long way from my party days, and it’s clear to me now how much self-abandonment, anxiety, and numbness I was employing to uphold the drinking culture around me. Since l’ve switched to a limited drinking lifestyle, I’ve never felt more myself.

In this episode, we’re joined by Amanda Kuda, alcohol-free life coach, speaker, and author of Unbottled Potential: Break Up With Alcohol and Break Through to Your Best Life. Amanda teaches a modern, empowering approach to personal development and self-actualization through the lens of elective sobriety—no rock bottom necessary.

Whether you’re looking to cut back, reassess your relationship with drinking, or explore what an alcohol-free lifestyle could do for your energy, confidence, dating life, and emotional wellbeing, this conversation is packed with vulnerability and insight.

We cover the psychology, emotional triggers, and identity shifts behind mindful drinking, and tools to live alcohol-free without relying on unreliable willpower.

Tune in to hear:

Amanda’s story of becoming alcohol-free without being an alcoholic
Moderators vs. Abstainers: Which archetype are you?
How alcohol impacts your energy, intuition & personal growth
Why even “light” drinking affects confidence, emotional regulation, creativity, hobbies, and connection
How alcohol gets in the way of real connection
Dating without alcohol: Building confidence without liquid courage
What we’re trying to numb when we drink
Why willpower isn’t enough—and what actually works
The need for nervous system regulation, habit replacement, and a realistic timeline
How to start your alcohol-free journey in a way that sticks

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