Episode 29 - Reality Check

While every aspect of our lives can improve sans alcohol, the reality is there are still aspects of our lives that can still be difficult after we stop drinking. Both Aidan and Jolene have found that finding their flow, purpose, and focus helps them deal with reality. Giving up drinking does not solve all our problems but it allows us to clear the decks and look at what we need to focus on. Removing alcohol is not a protection or guarantee against hard, painful emotions or events. But giving up alcohol does allow us to recalibrate and pull in the resources that we need the most. Aidan has observed that the farther she gets from alcohol the quieter things get. Things don't feel as dramatic. Things get more stable and predictable. Not drinking has become a more measured, stable way of being. Jolene recommends looking into resources like EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing) to help deal with the physiological underpinnings of why we drank. The reality is we're dealing with physical, emotional and energetic patterns and the animal brain that often needs re-wiring, re-patterning and replenishing after we stop drinking. CONNECT WITH JOLENE: Online Community For Former Gray Area Drinkers Craving Brain Coaching - Jolene on Instagram - Email: jolene@healthydiscoveries.com CONNECT WITH AIDAN: The Dry Life Blog - Aidan on Instagram- Email: aidandonnelleyrowley@gmail.com

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Episode 29 - Reality Check is an episode from Editing Our Drinking and Our Lives by Jolene Park.

This episode is 31:41 long.

This episode was published on Jun 26, 2018.

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