Why do so many self-described perfectionists, bright, ambitious and hardworking women, feel like something is wrong with them? Why are women taught that perfectionism is a flaw to be managed?Why are perfectionists so hard on themselves?And how can ambitious achievers, striving towards the ideal, find peace and self-compassion while continuing to embrace their perfectionism? I wanted to dive into all these questions with my guest today, Katherine Morgan Schafler, because I both identify as a perfectionist and work with a lot of perfectionists: high-achieving, successful women who use alcohol as a way to disconnect from the anxiety and overwhelm of their lives. Katherine’s a psychotherapist, speaker, author of The Perfectionist’s Guide to Losing Control and former on-site therapist at Google who has worked with legions of self-described perfectionists.In this episode, we dive into all things women and perfectionism.For full show notes and to access resources mentioned in this episode, head over to www.hellosomedaycoaching.com/154Ready to drink less + live more?If you’re ready to change your relationship with alcohol join The Sobriety Starter Kit. It's my signature sober coaching course for busy women to help you drink less + live more. To enroll go to www.sobrietystarterkit.com.Grab the Free 30-Day Guide To Quitting Drinking, 30 Tips For Your First Month Alcohol-FreeConnect with Casey McGuire DavidsonTo find out more about Casey and her coaching programs, head over to her website, www.hellosomedaycoaching.com

Let’s dive into a hotly debated topic: Is moderate drinking good for your health?If you google this question you’ll likely find articles with titles like “surprising ways alcohol is good for you” with outdated information based on flawed studies that imply there are both health benefits and risks to drinking, or that it’s an open question if moderate drinking is good for your health. Here’s the truth: there are no health benefits to drinking and it’s not an open question if moderate drinking is good for your health. In this episode, we'll explore the research on moderate drinking and its health risks, the science behind these risks and why they are often overlooked or misunderstood by the general public.If you're currently trying to quit drinking or are considering making a change, this episode will provide you with valuable insights and information to help you make an informed decision about your health and wellness.For full show notes and to access resources mentioned in this episode, head over to www.hellosomedaycoaching.com/153Ready to drink less + live more?If you’re ready to change your relationship with alcohol join The Sobriety Starter Kit. It's my signature sober coaching course for busy women to help you drink less + live more. To enroll go to www.sobrietystarterkit.com.Grab the Free 30-Day Guide To Quitting Drinking, 30 Tips For Your First Month Alcohol-FreeConnect with Casey McGuire DavidsonTo find out more about Casey and her coaching programs, head over to her website, www.hellosomedaycoaching.com

If you've ever talked with a doctor about trouble sleeping, you may have been prescribed Ambien, one of the most popular insomnia medications.But most people prescribed Ambien are not aware of the addiction risk that comes with long-term use.In this powerful episode, we dive into Laura Cathcart Robbins' moving memoir, Stash, in which Laura shares her personal story of addiction to Ambien and alcohol and the lengths she went to in order to hide it from those around her, from stockpiling pills to meticulously scheduling withdrawals between PTA meetings, baby showers and tennis matches.For full shownotes and access to resources mentioned in this episode, head over to www.hellosomedaycoaching.com/152Ready to drink less + live more?If you’re ready to change your relationship with alcohol join The Sobriety Starter Kit. It's my signature sober coaching course for busy women to help you drink less + live more. To enroll go to www.sobrietystarterkit.com.Grab the Free 30-Day Guide To Quitting Drinking, 30 Tips For Your First Month Alcohol-FreeConnect with Casey McGuire DavidsonTo find out more about Casey and her coaching programs, head over to her website, www.hellosomedaycoaching.com

Getting through sobriety can be one of the most difficult and rewarding experiences of your life and Laura McKowen, founder of The Luckiest Club, an international sobriety support community and best-selling author of We Are The Luckiest, The Surprising Magic Of A Sober Life is here to help us through the process.In Laura’s new book, Push Off From Here - The 9 Essential Truths To Get You Through Sobriety she shares how to get through sobriety in a modern exploration of addiction, sharing practical advice for achieving sobriety and living a fulfilling life in recovery. Laura will help you see the drinking culture we live in, and why so many of us struggle with drinking “responsibly”, in a new light. For full show notes and to access resources mentioned in the episode, head over to www.hellosomedaycoaching.com/151Ready to drink less + live more?If you’re ready to change your relationship with alcohol join The Sobriety Starter Kit. It's my signature sober coaching course for busy women to help you drink less + live more. To enroll go to www.sobrietystarterkit.com.Grab the Free 30-Day Guide To Quitting Drinking, 30 Tips For Your First Month Alcohol-FreeConnect with Casey McGuire DavidsonTo find out more about Casey and her coaching programs, head over to her website, www.hellosomedaycoaching.com

Are you ready to have an amazing sober vacation? Here are the 10 tips you need to do to plan your next alcohol-free trip and enjoy sober travel, even if you’ve never done it before. I know it’s possible that every trip you’ve taken since college has featured cocktails on the beach, wine tasting tours or boozy pubs, but I promise you that you’re going to love sober travel. I asked Margaret Ward, owner of Alcohol Free Adventure Retreats, an alcohol free travel company for women to join me to share our tips and strategies that will help you plan and enjoy sober vacations, survive airports, business trips and visits with the in-laws without diving into a bottle of wine. For full shownotes and to access resources mentioned in this episode, head to www.hellosomedaycoaching.com/150Ready to drink less + live more?Get my step-by-step sober coaching framework in The Sobriety Starter Kit. It's my signature sober coaching course, designed for busy women. The Sobriety Starter Kit will give you a new approach and help you change your relationship with alcohol in a positive and empowering way. To enroll go to www.sobrietystarterkit.com.Grab my Free 30-Day Guide To Quitting Drinking, 30 Tips For Your First Month Alcohol-FreeConnect with Casey McGuire DavidsonTo find out more about Casey and her coaching programs, head over to her website, www.hellosomedaycoaching.com

Mother’s feel that they’re not doing enough in the workplace when they leave the office to pick up the kids from childcare, when they try to get to a sports game, or when they have to block off time for a child’s dentist or doctor appointment. And mother’s feel guilty that they’re not spending “enough” time with their children. Or volunteering at school. Or going on field trips. Or making homemade cookies. Or whatever else the perfect Pinterest mom would do. It’s no wonder we drink. It’s often the only reminder of a time before kids, when life was less stressful and busy, that we can tap into while multitasking at home, or while working at night, or while playing Candyland or Legos. The problem is that working women think that drinking helps them cope with life, but it actually makes work and motherhood harder. Drinking doesn’t help working moms cope with life. We don’t need wine. We need flexibility as to when they arrive at the office, help from partners for the morning routine with kids, a supportive boss that encourages them to attend their child’s events, and a team atmosphere where colleagues can take up some of the workload at critical times.   It’s easy to get into the habit of drinking as a working mom. I drank a bottle of wine, most nights of the week, for years as I climbed the corporate ladder. And so did my guest today, Heather Lowe. For full shownotes and to access resources mentioned in this episode, head over to www.hellosomedaycoaching.com/149Ready to drink less + live more?If you’re ready to change your relationship with alcohol join The Sobriety Starter Kit. It's my signature sober coaching course for busy women to help you drink less + live more. To enroll go to www.sobrietystarterkit.com.Grab the Free 30-Day Guide To Quitting Drinking, 30 Tips For Your First Month Alcohol-FreeConnect with Casey McGuire DavidsonTo find out more about Casey and her coaching programs, head over to her website, www.hellosomedaycoaching.com

“Maybe you should reevaluate your relationship with alcohol”.  That’s what my mother said to me when I was 23 after I told her I had spent a very long night on my bathroom floor throwing up bile. She might have said it again when I was 25 and jumped off the stage at my sister’s wedding, tripped and slid across the dance floor on my knees in my maid of honor dress. And possibly for a third time when I shared that I had thrown up (on myself) in a taxi on a business trip at the age of 29. Oh, and a business colleague of mine was also in the cab..at 8am...on a Wednesday. Mom was right. I definitely needed to examine my relationship with alcohol.But at the time there wasn't a framework to do that if your relationship with alcohol was problematic but you didn’t identify as an “alcoholic” and had no interest in abstinence-based 12-step programs.Luckily, the world has changed a lot in the last 20 years.Amanda E. White, a licensed therapist and the creator of the popular Instagram account @therapyforwomen, is a big part of that change. Amanda developed a resource called Not Drinking Tonight: The Workbook to help therapists, coaches and individuals examine one’s relationship with alcohol by pivoting away from the question “Am I an alcoholic?” and instead consider “Would my life be better without alcohol?”I’m a big fan of Amanda’s work and have interviewed her twice before on The Hello Someday Podcast. In episode #91 we talked about her first book, Not Drinking Tonight: A Guide to Creating a Sober Life You Love, and tools to heal your relationship with alcohol, boundaries, self care, self compassion, and so much more. And in episode 130, we talked about therapy for women and why women seek out therapy for support, the most important factors in determining positive outcomes for therapy, red flags to watch for if a therapist isn't the right fit for you, and why women often are not taught the foundational skills, they need to process difficult emotions.Amanda is here to share how to examine your relationship with alcohol and decide if it’s working for you or if you’re ready to take a break from drinking. For full show notes and to access resources mentioned in this episode, head over to www.hellosomedaycoaching.com/148Ready to drink less + live more?If you’re ready to change your relationship with alcohol join The Sobriety Starter Kit. It's my signature sober coaching course for busy women to help you drink less + live more. To enroll go to www.sobrietystarterkit.com.Grab the Free 30-Day Guide To Quitting Drinking, 30 Tips For Your First Month Alcohol-FreeConnect with Casey McGuire DavidsonTo find out more about Casey and her coaching programs, head over to her website, www.hellosomedaycoaching.com

How do you navigate life as a sober mom when the alcohol industry has spent millions of marketing dollars to embed the “mommy needs wine” message firmly in our culture? How do you talk to other moms about your decision to take a break from drinking and see what it’s like to be a sober mom? Motherhood without alcohol can feel like a foreign concept for many of us. We’ve been convinced, through advertising, marketing, social media and each other, that drinking is our well earned reward for the hard work of motherhood.It's time to retire the Wine Mom cliché. It's a stereotype that's trite, insulting and minimizes the genuine difficulties of motherhood. It's insulting, trite and actually dangerous.Sober moms are stepping outside the box, modeling healthy coping mechanisms for their kids and prioritizing their own mental and physical health rather than checking out in the evenings with a substance that actually increases anxiety and depression.For full shownotes and to access resources mentioned in this episode, head over to www.hellosomedaycoaching.com/147Ready to drink less + live more?If you’re ready to change your relationship with alcohol join The Sobriety Starter Kit. It's my signature sober coaching course for busy women to help you drink less + live more. To enroll go to www.sobrietystarterkit.com.Grab the Free 30-Day Guide To Quitting Drinking, 30 Tips For Your First Month Alcohol-FreeConnect with Casey McGuire DavidsonTo find out more about Casey and her coaching programs, head over to her website, www.hellosomedaycoaching.com

Have you heard of Tommy Rosen and The Recovery 2.0 approach to holistic healing from addiction to alcohol and drugs? If not, you’re in for a treat. Tommy Rosen is the founder of Recovery 2.0 and works to help people build powerful, sustainable lives in which they thrive, not just survive, in sobriety. Anyone can fall victim to addiction, whether it be to alcohol, drugs, food, people, money, sex or technology. Tommy sees addiction as “any behavior you continue to do, despite the fact that it brings negative consequences into your life." During our conversations, Tommy shares his own past struggles with addiction and the powerful insights that helped him to identify and break free from the obstacles that stand in the way of recovery. Tommy truly sees substance-free life and recovery as an upgrade from the way we’re living in the drinking cycle.Ready to drink less + live more?If you’re ready to change your relationship with alcohol join The Sobriety Starter Kit. It's my signature sober coaching course for busy women to help you drink less + live more. To enroll go to www.sobrietystarterkit.com.Grab the Free 30-Day Guide To Quitting Drinking, 30 Tips For Your First Month Alcohol-FreeConnect with Casey McGuire DavidsonTo find out more about Casey and her coaching programs, head over to her website, www.hellosomedaycoaching.com

Do you feel stuck? Not just in the drinking cycle, but stuck in your job, your commitments, your role in relationships or habits or patterns that are no longer serving you and yet seem impossible to break. Becky Vollmer, yoga teacher, speaker and author of You Are Not Stuck: How Soul-Guided Choices Transform Fear into Freedom, joined me to help us understand what’s actually holding us back from changing what’s not working in our lives.What if we’re not really stuck? What if we’re actually just scared? What if we feel like we don’t have permission to change? In You Are Not Stuck, Becky argues that when we feel paralyzed by our fears, the answer isn’t just courage—it’s choice. She writes, “Choice starts with acknowledging that the life you’re living does not line up with the life you want … We all have choices, we just need to be brave enough to make them.”Ready to drink less + live more?If you’re ready to change your relationship with alcohol join The Sobriety Starter Kit. It's my signature sober coaching course for busy women to help you drink less + live more. To enroll go to www.sobrietystarterkit.com.Grab the Free 30-Day Guide To Quitting Drinking, 30 Tips For Your First Month Alcohol-FreeConnect with Casey McGuire DavidsonTo find out more about Casey and her coaching programs, head over to her website, www.hellosomedaycoaching.com