Champagne Problems

Steve Palmer’s journey through sobriety quickly became the foundation for a new, revolutionary movement within the food and beverage industry. This episode, Steve, founder of The Indigo Road restaurant group, shares how he turned his greatest struggle into an opportunity — the opportunity to serve, lead, and ignite change through his foundation, Ben’s Friends.

We are proud to feature Annie Morse as our first Listener Spotlight. Annie’s journey to redefine her relationship with alcohol is one many can relate to. From exploring that her alcohol use might be triggering her anxiety to leaning on her circle of friends to try activities that don’t involve alcohol, there is much to learn from our premiere Listener Spotlight.

While he was swooning hearts all over the country, singer/songwriter Edwin McCain was privately fighting his own battle with addiction. Now over a decade alcohol-free, McCain shares how other artists can harness their creativity and embrace the spotlight without sacrificing their health.

Based on a recent story for Marie Claire, Kelley talks about mommy wine culture, the forces driving women to drink more than ever, and the toll alcohol is really taking on women's health and lives. Through her own experience, she explores what it means to be an alcohol-free mom in a culture that's drowning in booze.

Co-host Sam Hampson and Executive Producer Charlotte Cameron share how they approach their drinking with intention and offer tips for creating a plan around your drinking for January and beyond.

Robbie Shaw shares how early experiences with drinking and generational substance abuse turned into a long personal battle with addiction. His journey is a testimony that even in our toughest battles, we can come out stronger.

Dr. Judson Brewer, renowned addiction psychiatrist and neuroscientist from Brown University, teaches us how we can control our anxiety when we recognize the habits feeding it. This episode, we learn to stop playing the blame game and start harnessing the power of our own will and awareness. Dr. Jud Brewer is a New York Times best-selling author, neuroscientist, addiction psychiatrist, and thought leader in the field of habit change. He is the director of research and innovation at Brown University’s Mindfulness Center, where he also serves as an associate professor of Behavioral and Social Sciences in the School of Public Health. He is the executive medical director of behavioral health at Sharecare Inc., a digital health company and a research affiliate at MIT. Dr. Jud has developed and tested novel mindfulness programs for habit change, including treatments for smoking, emotional eating, and anxiety. His new book is called “Unwinding Anxiety: New Science Shows How to Break the Cycles of Worry and Fear to Heal Your Mind”.  Dr. Jud Brewer’s website Follow Dr. Jud Brewer on Instagram, Twitter and Facebook Unwinding by Sharecare (app) Unwinding Anxiety (app) Eat Right Now (app) Craving To Quit! (app)

Our co-host Sam Hampson walks us through the discoveries she made as a young college student overwhelmed by drinking culture. In the end, she challenges us to take a step back from drinking so that we can create the space to gauge our own limits.

The Champagne Problems crew discusses the many holiday scenarios that involve drinking and how to bring more awareness to each situation to create a healthier holiday season.

Activist, writer, and filmmaker Jean Kilbourne explains the importance of media literacy when advertisers push alcohol and encourage addictive behavior.