Why We Drink To Cope

Alcohol Freedom Coaching | EP 949 Alcohol and emotional regulation. For a long time, they were basically the same thing for Gwen and Cynthia. Gwen can feel sure she doesn’t want to drink, then find herself wavering in a grocery store parking lot when her husband asks if she wants wine. Cynthia has spent decades on a farm she calls Never Done, 26 of them alone, pouring wine from a box because for much of her life, drinking was the only way she knew how to cry. Coaches Cole and Hayley help them start figuring out what alcohol has been doing for them, and what might work instead. Gwen discusses: Making it four or five days without alcohol, then hitting the weekend Why alcohol in the house is fine until her husband asks if she wants some Wine as permission to lower the walls she keeps up almost everywhere else The one boundary she realizes she needs to say out loud And more... Cynthia discusses: Why she calls alcohol an anesthetic Living alone on a farm called Never Done and when solitude started feeling like loneliness The losses she could not cry about for years What being told to “ignore it” as a little girl taught her to do with hard feelings Learning to ask for help after a lifetime of being fiercely independent And more... Ready to take the next step? Visit https://learn.thisnakedmind.com/podcast-resources for free resources, programs, and more. Until next week, stay curious! Cole Harvey is a Certified This Naked Mind Senior Coach. As a habit change and mindset coach, Cole helps men understand themselves, build better habits, and find meaning. Learn more about Coach Cole: https://thisnakedmind.com/coach/cole-harvey/ Hayley Scherders is a Certified This Naked Mind Senior Coach with training from the Canadian Addiction and Mental Health Association. Hayley understands how tough change can be and provides a safe, compassionate, and judgment-free space where her clients can feel supported. Learn more about Coach Hayley: https://thisnakedmind.com/coach/hayley-scherders/ Episode links: More on this episode: Join The Path: nakedmindpath.com Related episodes: Feeling Your Emotions Without Alcohol | Alcohol Freedom Coaching | E799 – https://thisnakedmind.com/understanding-the-urge-to-drink-e799/ Breaking Free From Secret Drinking and Emotional Disconnection | Kate's Naked Life | E806 – https://thisnakedmind.com/how-alcohol-keeps-you-from-feeling-emotions-e806/ Reader's Question – Healing Emotional Pain Without Alcohol | EP 706 – https://thisnakedmind.com/ep-706-readers-question-healing-emotional-pain-without-alcohol/ Follow on Apple Podcasts: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/this-naked-mind-podcast/id1287269357 Follow on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0UB06sNguPjVvgAYFBcR9I?si=b7568f24c21249ff This episode is sponsored by Instant Hydration, Quince, AG1, and Hungryroot: Quince: Get free shipping and 365-day returns at ⁠⁠⁠quince.com/naked⁠⁠⁠ Hungryroot: Save 40% on your first order PLUS a free item at ⁠⁠⁠hungryroot.com/mind⁠⁠ CODE: mind⁠ Instant Hydration: Save 40% on your first subscription order at instanthydration.com/nakedmind CODE: NAKEDMIND AG1: For a limited time get a free Immune Support Bundle, including a bottle of Omega-3 fish oil and a bottle of Vitamin D3K2, with your first subscription order. DrinkAG1.com/NAKEDMIND