Ann Dowsett Johnston, the best-selling author of Drink: The Intimate Relationship Between Women and Alcohol, has described the positioning of wine in popular culture as “The modern woman's steroid, enabling her to do everything she needs to do or tries to do”.  And there’s one problem with that description of alcohol. It’s not true and it doesn't work.Instead of helping the modern woman do everything she needs to do - wine is a mal-adpative, and highly addictive coping mechanism that’s exacerbating stress, anxiety and depression for the modern woman. On the podcast today Ann and I unpack the complicated and intimate relationship between women and alcohol.  We talk about:  How drinking after a long day of work has become a universal practice. It’s being repeated in house after house as women are standing at their kitchen counters in the evening and pouring themselves a glass (or a bottle) of wine.  How successful, professional women are increasingly struggling with drinking even as they rise high on the corporate ladder. How women are using alcohol to self-medicate anxiety, depression, loss and loneliness - including suffering through events like empty-nest syndrome and depression in menopause.  How the messaging that “Mom needs to drink to get through her day, life, kids and work” is being pushed on us - in surround sound - in popular culture and by our alcogenic society.  Why are you able to move forward in a healthy way only once you get out of the drinking cycle. You’re finally able to work through underlying issues of anxiety, codependency, trauma, depression, and other factors that are driving you to drink.  Why the growing movement of women telling their stories of drinking and quitting drinking, with pride and not shame, is helping other women recover in a way that the culture of anonymity in AA does not.  Why it’s so important for women who want to stop drinking to develop many layers of support to heal - which can include connecting with women on the alcohol-free path, reading books and memoirs of women who have stopped drinking, learning about the science of alcohol and what it does to your body and mind, joining support programs and creating new coping mechanisms through psychotherapy, counseling or with a sober or addiction coach.  How you can build layers of support to help you change your relationship with drinking - through psychotherapy, coaching, other women in private free Facebook groups online or in person, books, exercise, nutrition and more.   About Ann Dowsett JohnstonAnne Dowsett Johnston is the best-selling author of the book Drink: The Intimate Relationship Between Women and Alcohol. It was named by the Washington Post as one of the top 10 books of 2013. Ann is a psychotherapist who provides trauma informed relational care to clients with a focus on women in recovery, and works from a holistic perspective using the principles of focusing oriented psychotherapy, to bring awareness and compassion to the mind-body connection. Ann also offers an online eight week course on Writing Your Recovery based on her decades of experience as a journalist and a best selling author on memoir and writing your recovery. Links and Resources mentioned in this episode Stephanie Wilder-Taylor article on A Heroine of Cocktail Moms Sobers Up Connect with Ann Dowsett JohnstonWebsite: http://www.anndowsettjohnston.comBook: Drink: The Intimate Relationship Between Women and AlcoholTEDx talk on drinking and how it changed Ann’s life: http://www.anndowsettjohnston.com/media/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/anndowsettjohnstob/ Connect with Casey McGuire DavidsonWebsite: www.hellosomedaycoaching.comInstagram: Casey @ Hello Someday Coaching (@caseymdavidson) Connect with She Recovershttps://sherecovers.co/together-online/ https://sherecovers.co/our-retreats/ The SHE RECOVERS Intentions & Guiding Principles 

Are you worried that life without drinking will be boring? Or are you currently in early sobriety and feeling bored?Are you scared that you’ll never really have fun or let loose again without alcohol? Or wondering if you’ll lose all your friends and favorite activities if you don’t drink?Here’s a secret: Almost all women who love to drink worry about being bored (or boring) without alcohol.In this episode I’m going to talk about all the tips, tricks, suggestions and advice I have to make life without alcohol fun, comforting, interesting and gratifying.  I’ll talk about: Why drinking is actually keeping your life small, isolated (and boring). Why all of us have tunnel vision when we’re drinking. We see only the people and activities around us that are centered around alcohol (and look past all the other activities hiding in plain sight).  What to do if you're feeling bored in your first 15, 30 or 40 days and how to reframe your mindset about the important work you’re doing. Why there is NO CHANCE you're “doing nothing” in early sobriety. Even if you feel like you are just taking baths, reading books, going to bed early and taking long, slow walks you are doing big, important work and emotional heavy lifting.  Why part of the work of early sobriety is learning to sit with feeling “blah”. Why to ask yourself “What do I love MORE than wine?” [and why it’s OK if you can’t think of anything at all to answer that question]. Why you should give yourself “assignments” to find joy and pleasure after you quit drinking.  Examples and ideas of new passions, activities, pastimes and hobbies from other women who have stopped drinking & found joy and excitement without it.  Why vision boards of future adventures and travel (Coffee in Paris? Bike tour in Amsterdam? Hiking in Greece?) can be a powerful way to get excited about your fun life in sobriety.  How to edit your social media accounts to inspire you about how good life can be without alcohol vs. making you feel like you’re missing out on something (or everything).  How to meet new friends who don’t drink and have new adventures without alcohol.  And why it’s up to you to make things happen in your life. It’s both a responsibility and an invitation.  You’ve got this. Life without drinking is not smaller. It’s not boring. It’s big and exciting and beautiful and you will have the time and energy to go after your dreams. And if you’re not there yet I’m here to hold your hand and walk you through the quiet times until you’re ready for good stuff ahead.  Shownotes: www.hellosomedaycoaching.com/23Grab your  Free Sober Girls Guide To Quitting Drinking Links and Resources mentioned in this episode Check out my previous episode with the authors of The Sober Lush: A Hedonist's Guide to Living a Decadent, Adventurous, Soulful Life--Alcohol Free, Amanda Eyre Ward + Jardine Libaire here Listen to my episode on how to find friends in sobriety.  Download the Guide to my Favorite Secret Facebook Groups For Women Quitting Drinking.  Download The Vision Board Starter Kit.  Connect with Casey McGuire DavidsonWebsite: www.hellosomedaycoaching.comInstagram: Casey @ Hello Someday Coaching (@caseymdavidson)Listen to more podcast episodes to drink less + live more. 

Who doesn’t carry around some emotional baggage around money?Most people have a complicated relationship with money that can show up in different ways.This may look like: A constant weight on your shoulders or guilt about carrying debt Buying things to get a short term hit of happiness  Fear of maintaining financial stability in an uncertain job market Staying in a job that isn’t making you happy because you feel trapped by the “golden handcuffs” Worries about putting your kids through college or paying your mortgage Or not being on the same page as your partner on spending  Money is a loaded subject and one we rarely talk about with friends and colleagues.  And often our “money story”, what drives our fears, guilt and avoidance around money, is unconscious. It’s something we picked up in childhood and from our parents. You may not even be aware of the patterns you’re repeating or the thoughts that are not serving you.  Unresolved issues, tension or stress related to money is something that can keep us drinking (to bury our heads in the sand) or a trigger to drink.  And that’s why I’m so excited to bring you today’s episode! My guest today is Linda Parmar, she’s a financial recovery and money coach.Linda specializes in helping women in recovery heal their money, thoughts and behaviors.  Linda learned in recovery, that money (like alcohol and drugs) can be just a symptom of negative patterns and behaviors.  Fear around financial security, fear of not knowing how to manage money or “adult”, fear around being able to take care of ourselves or making the wrong decisions financially can be a big source of stress in our own lives, as well as with family and in relationships.  There’s a lot of shame and self-judgement around debt, financial missteps, not having as much money as the people you know or not being able to provide your kids with the same vacations and gifts that their friends may be getting.  A few years into recovery, Linda was ready to look at these patterns and behaviors, which led her to become a certified money coach.  Linda has worked in the financial industry for 20 years, and has made a career from helping people with their finances.  In this episode, you will learn: How to uncover your money story What values you have around money Why spending money can be addictive behavior How to forgive yourself and start to understand how money is a trigger driving you to drink Why both Linda and I hate the word “budget” How to create a spending plan that is aligned with your dreams and needs  Shownotes: www.hellosomedaycoaching.com/22Grab your  Free Sober Girls Guide To Quitting Drinking Links and Resources mentioned in this episode Apps Mentioned:https://moneyminderonline.comhttps://www.everydollar.comhttp://imdonedrinking.com Connect with She Recovershttps://sherecovers.co/together-online/ https://sherecovers.co/our-retreats/ SHE RECOVERS on Facebook: facebook.com/sherecoversThe SHE RECOVERS Intentions & Guiding Principles Connect with Linda ParmarGrab your Financial First Aid Kit at www.lindaparmar.comFacebook Group: Your Money, Your RecoveryPodcast: Your Money Your Recovery Podcast Connect with Casey McGuire DavidsonWebsite: www.hellosomedaycoaching.comInstagram: Casey @ Hello Someday Coaching (@caseymdavidson)Listen to more podcast episodes to drink less + live more.

The Truth Behind Those Online Drinking “Highlights”. Getting Real With Emily Lynn Paulson.How “real” are all those images you see online? The perfect Instagram families? The fancy business trips? The carefree Mom’s Night Out?  Today my guest is an author, a speaker and my friend, Emily Lynn Paulson.In our conversation Emily and I dig into the truth behind the “Online Drinking Highlights” you see as you scroll through your social media feed. Emily and I know that so many women struggle with their drinking, quietly, in private, and in their own heads - just like we did. You might look around and see everyone else is posting a photo of the sophisticated cocktails at a bar on a date night, the pictures of friends all drinking together around the firepit, or the vacation pictures with the margarita at the beach.And the truth is, you have no idea what anyone else’s relationship with alcohol looks like, or what their marriage feels like, or how well they’re coping with being a parent and with their jobs. In this episode Emily and I talk about:  Why Instagram, Pinterest and Facebook set expectations so high for what a successful woman, mother and wife is “supposed” to be that most women inevitably can’t measure up. The reality of what our lives, our jobs, our marriages and interactions with our children looked like as compared to the pictures we posted online.   Why posting your highlights on social media is such a draw. As Emily says “In those Instagram squares was the life I wished we were living: a happy marriage, a healthy wife, a happy motherhood. Behind the scenes though, we were barely surviving.”  How you can both love your kids and feel grateful for them, and also feel that motherhood is hard, draining and (yes) unfulfilling.  And why finding a safe space of women to share your struggles and honest experiences - both good and bad - can be a game changer in living a happier life.  In this episode, you learn: How to navigate the drinking culture of parenthood and “mommy juice” How to connect with your partner again after quitting drinking Why it's hard to quit alcohol when it has become part of your love language How not to gravitate toward the pretty images on Instagram and take those photos as real life because the hard stuff is hard to look at both on Instagram and in our own lives.   Emily Lynn Paulson is the author of a powerful memoir about her life, her family, her successes and struggles, excessive drinking and disordered eating, and her realization that drinking wasn’t working in her life anymore. Emily is a certified professional recovery coach, She Recovers Designated Coach, This Naked Mind Certified Coach, founder of Sober Mom Squad, and a member of the long-term recovery community. She has appeared on media outlets including The Doctors, Parade, Today Parents, and USA Today, discussing how to end the shame and stigma of mental health by and substance abuse disorder.Emily has been sober since January 2, 2017, her recovery path is focused on ruthless honesty, grace, self-love and is documented in her memoir, Highlight Real: Finding Honesty & Recovery Beyond the Filtered Life. Paulson’s resources include one-on-one coaching, to help others evaluate whether or not alcohol is serving them in their lives. Paulson resides in Seattle with her husband and their five children. Links and Resources mentioned in this episode Connect with Emily Lynn PaulsonBook: Highlight Real: Finding Honesty & Recovery Beyond the Filtered LifeWebsite: www.highlightreallife.comInstagram: Highlight Real Recovery Connect with Casey McGuire DavidsonWebsite: www.hellosomedaycoaching.comInstagram: Casey @ Hello Someday Coaching (@caseymdavidson)Listen to more podcast episodes to drink less + live more. 

When you stop drinking, doing inner work around knowing, liking and trusting yourself again can be healing and empowering.  For years you may have been meeting external expectations and caring for others over listening to your inner voice and intuition.  By the time you’ve stopped drinking you may be so removed from your authentic self that you no longer know who you truly are or what you want and need. Today my guest Tanya Ouhrabka is going to share ways that we can regain our “know, like, and trust” factor in life.  Tanya’s a Life Coach who works with women to shift their mindset and perspectives in order to achieve self-acceptance.  Tanya believes that when you realign the mind, body, and soul with the truth of who you are, what you desire, and your purpose - you “know, like and trust” yourself again, and can live a purposeful and passion filled life. By releasing self-judgement and increasing self-confidence and self-awareness we’re able to be the healthiest and happiest version of ourselves.   As someone who lost too many years of her own life to self-critical thought patterns and destructive behavior, Tanya knows the power to change our life lies within us, not externally.   In this episode, you’ll learn:  Why to stop looking outside yourself for validation How to be empowered by your inner compass and inner knowing How the ability to know, like and trust yourself will help you uncover what's truly best for you How to process inner and outer growth How to listen to your inner voice and follow your inner compass through the guidance of these 4 pillars: Self-care Nourishment Movement Authenticity    Tanya is a survivor and thriver, former self-critic, and truth seeking storyteller, who is changing women’s lives as a certified life coach. In addition to coaching, Tanya shares her inspirational story of transformation to groups of girls and women across the country. Additionally, she has just founded POWAR™, a community for women to authentically and transparently share and rise together. Shownotes: www.hellosomedaycoaching.com/20Grab your  Free Sober Girls Guide To Quitting Drinking Grab Tanya’s Free Guide Seven Days To Y.E.S. - daily focus objectives and mantras:https://www.tanyaouhrabka.com/7-steps-to-yes  Links and Resources mentioned in this episode Connect with Tanya OuhrabkaWebsite: https://www.tanyaouhrabka.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tanyaouhrabka/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/tanya.b.ouhrabka Connect with Casey McGuire Davidson www.hellosomedaycoaching.comCasey @ Hello Someday Coaching (@caseymdavidson)Listen to more podcast episodes to drink less + live more. 

There's a whole genre of books that you might not ever hear about if you're not a woman who has a complicated relationship with alcohol. It's called “Quit lit"- books about drinking, quitting drinking, getting sober and life without alcohol. There are novels and memoirs, essays, fiction, and how to guides. They are deep and soulful, entertaining and honest, eye opening, hysterically funny, raw and hopeful. Quit lit books were a lifeline to me in early sobriety. In this episode, I want to share not only my favorites but the voices of other women and the books that have inspired them and helped them along the path of re-evaluating their relationship with alcohol.  This episode is about the best quit lit for women.To get the full guide of the best quit lit for women go to www.hellosomedaycoaching.com/quit-litEnter your email address and the guide will be sent right to your inbox. Shownotes: www.hellosomedaycoaching.com/19Grab your  Free Sober Girls Guide To Quitting Drinking Books and Resources mentioned in this episode Drinking a Love Story by Caroline Knapp Carry On, Warrior: The Power of Embracing Your Messy, Beautiful Life by Glennon Doyle Tired of Thinking About Drinking: Take My 100-Day Sober Challenge by Belle Robertson The Sober Diaries: How One Woman Stopped Drinking and Started Living by Clare Pooley We are the Luckiest: The Surprising Magic of Sober Life by Laura McKowen The Naked Mind: Control Alcohol, Find Freedom, Discover Happiness & Change Your Life by Annie Grace The Sober Lush: A Hedonist's Guide to Living a Decadent, Adventurous, Soulful Life--Alcohol Free by Jardine Libaire + Amanda Eyre Ward Blackout by Sarah Hepola Quit Like A Woman by Holly Whitaker Girl Walks Out of A Bar by Lisa Smith The Unexpected Joy of Being Sober by Catherine Gray Mrs. D is Going Without by Lotta Dann Sober Stick Figures by Amber Tozer Nothing Good Can Come of This by Kristi Coulter Idiot by Laura Clery Drink by Ann Dowsett Johnston The Little Book of Big Change by Amy Johnson My Fair Junkie by Amy Dresner This is How by Augusten Burroughs High Achiever by Tiffany Jenkins The Ember Ever There and The Unpickled Holiday Survival by Jean McCarthy Almost Alcoholic by Joseph Nowinski Ph.D The Road Less Traveled by M. Scott Peck 12 Steps and 12 Traditions by Bill Wilson Waking Tiger by Peter Levine The Good House by Anne Leary Girl on the Train by Paula Hawkins A Million Little Pieces by James Frey Beautiful Boy by David Sheff Highlight Real by Emily Paulson The Year of No-Nonsense by Meredith Atwood Lit by Mary Karr Bottled: Mom’s guide to early recovery + How to be the Perfect Like Me by Dana Bowman Between Breaths: A memoir of panic and addiction by Elizabeth Vargas Sober Curious by Ruby Warrington Dry by Augusten Burroughs A Happier Hour by Rebecca Weller Quitter: A Memoir of Drinking, Relapse, and Recovery by Erica C. Barnett The Recovering by Leslie Jamison Kick the Drink Easily by Jason Vale Alcohol Explained by William Porter Easy Way for Women to Quit Drinking by Allen Carr Stories I Only Tell My Friends by Rob Lowe Big Book of Alcoholics Anonymous by Bill Wilson The Women’s Way Through The Twelve Steps by Stephanie S. Covington  Connect with Casey McGuire Davidsonwww.hellosomedaycoaching.comCasey @ Hello Someday Coaching (@caseymdavidson)Listen to more podcast episodes to drink less + live more. 

If you’re a woman who’s trying to quit drinking it’s normal to look around and suddenly realize that booze is all around you. There’s Rosé All Day, Hot Yoga and Happy Hour, beer at the finish line of the 10K and “Mommy Juice” at playdates with the kids.You look up from your wine glass to see that everyone around you is drinking, all the time. We live in a culture that tells women that drinking is their treat for getting through the day. It’s our reward for working so hard and taking care of our kids. We’re told alcohol is what we should consume to be ‘cool’ and ‘relaxed’ and ‘fun’. We’re taught that drinking will make us less frustrated, less angry, less tired, less bored with the monotony of adulting. And then we blame ourselves for not being able to ‘moderate’ or ‘cut back’ or ‘drink less’ of an addictive substance. In today’s episode I have a long conversation with a friend and one of my favorite authors, Kristi Coulter, about Working, Drinking and Being a “First World Woman”.  Kristi and I talk about: Why women drink as a signifier for free time and self care and conversations - the luxuries we can’t afford. The myth of meritocracy at male dominated workplaces, and how it gaslights women into thinking it’s their fault for failing to achieve what their male coworkers do - in a system that’s stacked against them.  Why moderation sucks and why it’s just so much easier to not drink.  Why most women make the mistake of waiting to “want” to stop drinking and how that’s a recipe for staying stuck in the drinking cycle.  How stopping drinking is a superpower that allows women to ask for what they deserve and say what they mean.  Why drinking is not serving you if you’re wanting to advance your career  About Kristi CoulterKristi Coulter is the author of the 2018 memoir-in-essays Nothing Good Can Come from This, a writer who is currently working on her next memoir - Exit Interview - about gender, ambition, and her twelve-year stint as an executive at Amazon, and a former drinker. Four years ago (in 2016) Kristi published an article on Medium that went viral and changed the course of her life. "Enjoli" is an essay about what happened after Kristi decided to stop drinking and realized that all the women around her were tanked. It hit a nerve among women (and men) around the world and has now been downloaded over 700,000 times. Kristi's work has appeared in The Paris Review, New York Magazine/The Cut, Elle, Amazon Original Stories, Glamour, Vox, and elsewhere. Links and Resources mentioned in this episode Nothing Good Can Come From This by Kristi Coulter: https://www.amazon.com/Nothing-Good-Can-Come-This/dp/0374286205 Enjoli essay on Medium:https://humanparts.medium.com/https-medium-com-kristicoulter-the-24-hour-woman-3425ca5be19f The Otter Of Sobriety Essay (Want Not): https://medium.com/@kristicoulter/the-otter-of-sobriety-f7065c29b764#.x6a24bxbx Since Right Now Podcast Interview with Kristi Coulter: https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/klen-sobr/since-right-now/e/1617-kristi-coulter-offdry-44143811 Belle Robertson Tired of Thinking About Drinking (Book) Belle Robertson Tired of Thinking About Drinking (Website)  Connect with Kristi CoulterWebsite: http://www.kristicoulter.comOff-Dry Blog: https://offdry.com/Instagram https://www.instagram.com/kristicccoulter/ Connect with Casey McGuire Davidson www.hellosomedaycoaching.comCasey @ Hello Someday Coaching (@caseymdavidson)  

Have you ever sabotaged yourself and you can’t figure out why? You want to get promoted, improve your health and your relationships, achieve a big goal, and somehow you get in your own way and wreck your best-laid plans.  Self-sabotage was definitely a part of my story when I was drinking.   I would be getting ready for a big opportunity at work - a business trip or presentation - and I’d drink the night before. The next day when I was on center stage I was hung over and just trying to make it through the event.  I’d have a social gathering that I was looking forward to for months and drink and then not remember most of it.  I’d want to talk to my husband about something that was really bothering me, and I’d drink and not be able to express myself and my needs rationally and coherently.   The truth is that self-sabotage is the result of low self-esteem.  We only allow into our lives what we feel and believe we deserve.  Building self-esteem is a foundational piece of recovery work. When you change your self-esteem, your deep, subconscious beliefs about what you think you deserve, you stop self-sabotage.  You can improve your relationships, job, ability to achieve your dreams and goals, financial abundance, the love you attract and your health.  If you don't change those beliefs, regardless of how hard you work, you will sabotage your progress in achieving them, either consciously or unconsciously.  My guest today is Arlina Allen. She’s a Certified Life and Recovery Coach and Host of the award winning recovery podcast, The ODAAT Chat Podcast. Arlina helps busy professional women to get the clarity they need to get unstuck, and achieve their goals so that they can live the life of their dreams. Arlina is also the creator of the Reinvent, a six week self-esteem course, where she works with women to get to the root of what's holding them back and change their beliefs so that they can realize their dreams.  In this episode Arlina dives into the framework of her self-esteem course, including the importance of creating the right support system, tools for long term change, and new self image and a vision for what's possible in your future. In this episode, you’ll learn about:  The law of attraction How to leverage this universal law to manifest your deepest desires How to identify negative beliefs and a process to resolve them and let them go Addressing the causes of fears and anxiety and how to create a compelling future self image  The connection tour, a step-by-step process to create a strong support system Daily activities to build self-esteem The fundamentals of how to create healthy boundaries for inner peace and healthy relationships  Shownotes: www.hellosomedaycoaching.com/17 Grab my free Sober Girls Guide To Quitting Drinking Links and resources mentioned in this episode Connect with Arlina Allenhttps://soberlifeschool.com/https://selfesteemcourse.com/Arlina's Podcast: https://odaatchat.com/ODAAT Chat Private Women's Facebook Grouphttps://www.facebook.com/groups/1244862275613746  Connect with Casey McGuire Davidsonwww.hellosomedaycoaching.comCasey @ Hello Someday Coaching (@caseymdavidson)Listen to more podcast episodes to drink less + live more.

Have you ever wondered what exactly is Yoga For Recovery or Trauma Informed Yoga?  How does it differ from Bikram, Ashtanga, Power Yoga or Kundalini? Can yoga help you heal your mind, body and spirit as you walk away from drinking? How can releasing a traumatic experience from your body through yoga help you heal before illness, chronic fatigue, dis-ease, autoimmune disorders may manifest.   And what about essential oils? How do they work and are they worth the hype? What’s the difference between all the different options?  What’s the oil of a Buoyant Heart? The Inner Child? Energetic Boundaries? Sexual Healing? Truth and Connection?   Today we’re here to answer these questions and more with one of my favorite teachers in recovery, yoga and life: Taryn Strong,  Taryn is a founder of the SHE RECOVERS Foundation - a global grassroots movement currently consisting of more than 300,000 women in or seeking recovery from substance use disorders, other behavioral health issues and/or life challenges.  Taryn is a trauma-informed yoga instructor, recovery coach and an aromatherapist. Taryn has developed a unique yoga retreat program and led over 40 yoga for recovery retreats since 2012. She is also the host of the SHE RECOVERS Podcast and most recently created and taught the inaugural trauma informed SHE RECOVERS Yoga Teacher Training Program.Taryn identifies as being in recovery from trauma, a substance use disorder and self-injurious behavior and believes that recovery is a journey to wholeness – in which we take care of our mind, body and spirit. In this episode, you’ll learn: Why healing your body is an important part of your sobriety journey.  How essential oils can play a huge role in your recovery How balancing the energy around your heart can help you heal from codependency, isolation, depression, or fear of intimacy. Why a grounding yoga practice can help center you when you’re feeling anxious, overwhelmed or unsettled. Taryn’s step-by-step morning meditation practice (which can be done without ever leaving your bed!)   A strong yoga practice and essential oils can be an important tool in your "sober toolkit" as a pathway to holistic healing and recovery.Today we dive into everything you need to know about these practices to get started! More about Yoga with Tarynhttps://sherecovers.co/yoga-with-taryn-strong/As part of her online yoga signature recovery series and online monthly membership Taryn takes you on a gentle, trauma-informed journey of exploration that will help heal your body, mind and spirit. Links and Resources mentioned in this episode The Free Sober Girls Guide To Quitting Drinking Connect with She Recovershttps://sherecovers.co/together-online/ https://sherecovers.co/our-retreats/ SHE RECOVERS on Facebook: facebook.com/sherecoversThe SHE RECOVERS Intentions & Guiding Principles  Shownotes: www.hellosomedaycoaching.com/16 Connect with Taryn Stronghttps://sherecovers.co/yoga-with-taryn-strong/ https://www.instagram.com/tarynstrong/ Click here to become a member of Taryn's dōTERRA Essential Oils for Recovery Group Taryn’s Spotify Playlist: https://open.spotify.com/user/tarynstrong Connect with Casey McGuire Davidson www.hellosomedaycoaching.comCasey @ Hello Someday Coaching (@caseymdavidson)Listen to more podcast episodes to drink less + live more.Thanks for listening! 

Do you have a loud inner critic voice? You know the one that starts when you wake up and tells you that you're not good enough, thin enough, productive enough, patient enough, strong enough, smart enough or whatever?I used to believe that these daily repetitive negative thoughts were helping me.I thought I could berate myself into 'being better' or shame myself enough that I would stop drinking, start running or lose weight.I thought if I was just hard enough on myself - I'd get my shit together.The truth is it didn't work.I didn't work for me and it probably isn't working for you. It's just making you miserable.Somehow we've convinced ourselves that embracing the ways in which we ‘should’ be better will help us achieve more in life.But that's not true.  In fact, our inner critic can lead us to drink or numb out to turn it off and quiet your mind. And reaching for substances will only lead us to anxiety and more self-criticism.It's the opposite, limiting self-criticism and offsetting its negative effects, that will build resilience, reduce stress and lower anxiety. And there’s an easy way to quiet your inner critic.  In this podcast episode we’ll dive into how and why to release the voice that tells you that you’re not enough and less than others.   My guest today is Vanessa Klugman, She’s an MD and a Certified Professional Coach and a Certified Professional Recovery Coach and she’ll share how healing your inner critic starts with self compassion.You’ll learn: Why working to quiet your inner critic is important How to limit self-criticism and offset its negative effects Myths about self-compassion (what it is and what it is not) How self-compassion builds resilience and decreases anxiety How to take a self-compassion break (the 3 part practice) How to heal yourself with mindfulness, kindness and the knowledge that you’re not alone.  About Vanessa Klugman, MD, ACC. Vanessa is a physician, and mother of three. She balanced the demands of a career and family for many years until the stress became overwhelming. Vanessa turned to poor coping mechanisms to escape the demands that she placed on herself. Vanessa had a harsh inner critic who told her messages that she was not good enough.She believed that her worth was equated with how much she achieved, how well she was liked, and how much she gave to others. She wasn't living an authentic life. In recovery, she learned effective ways to face negative emotions: set boundaries that protected her sobriety; faced limiting beliefs and healed old wounds. Vanessa’s passion is to guide others battling to find a healthy balance in their lives, to disconnect from their inner critic and reconnect with their inner wisdom.Shownotes: www.hellosomedaycoaching.com/15Links and Resources MentionedVanessa Klugmanvanessalifeandrecoverycoach@gmail.com https://www.facebook.com/vanessa.klugman.3 http://resiliencerecoverycoaching.com/Connect with Casey McGuire Davidsonwww.hellosomedaycoaching.comCasey @ Hello Someday Coaching (@caseymdavidson) Get The Free Sober Girl’s Guide to Quitting Drinking – 30 Tips For your First 30 DaysListen to more podcast episodes to drink less + live more. Books mentioned:Dr. Kristin Neff: Self-Compassion: The Proven Power Of Being Kind To Yourself