Why Can't I Sit With Discomfort?
Trigger warning: This episode mentions an eating disorder and a childhood shaped by a parent's drinking. What if the craving you keep fighti...
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This Naked Mind Podcast
Bestselling author Annie Grace invites you, without rules, pain, or judgement, to explore the role of alcohol in our lives and culture.
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Letting Go of Drinking as Her Identity
For Nan, drinking started young, as a way to prove she was grown up and could handle anything. Decades of nightly wine later, she found that...
Feeling Your Feelings Without Alcohol
Alcohol Freedom Coaching | EP 953 Trigger warning: this episode contains references to the death of a child and suicidal thoughts. The lawn...
Rebuilding Your Life After Drinking
Paul spent years drinking every day and waking up with harsh words for himself. In this episode, he shares how he stepped out of that cycle,...
When Doing Better Still Feels Wrong
Alcohol Freedom Coaching | EP 951 Angie puts Visine in every morning before anyone sees her eyes. Andrea has done everything right for seven...
This Might Just Possibly Work
Pam's Naked Life | EP 950 A beer holder isn't a standard feature on a lawnmower, but Pam made it one. From grass-cutting buddy to personal t...
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...
Can You Really Forgive Yourself for Your Drinking Past?
Lisa’s Naked Life | EP 948 Trigger Warning: This episode contains references to domestic conflict, impaired driving with a minor in the vehi...
Facing the Fear of Change
Alcohol Freedom Coaching | EP 947 Trigger Warning: This episode mentions a pregnancy loss and substance abuse. What if it’s not giving up th...
An Ultimatum to Stop Drinking
Where Are They Now? | EP 946 "I had to pick one life or the other." That's how Sabrina describes the ultimatum to stop drinking her husband...
Are You Drinking To Check Out?
Five o'clock. It's like an internal alarm that goes off for Sandra. The day goes from manageable to get me the heck out of here as soon as t...
The Empty Bottles She Couldn't Stop Hiding
5 a.m., and the bottles go out before anyone's awake. A soft clink of glass against the can, quick hands, quicker steps back inside. For yea...
Why Do I Think Something Is Wrong With Me?
Trigger Warning: This episode mentions death by suicide and death from alcohol use. Something is wrong with me. Five words, but they can res...
The Job That Almost Kept Her Drinking
How do you quit drinking when your job is getting other people to drink? For years, that was Kelly's daily reality. She sampled wine and liq...
How Honest Can You Be?
Trigger warning: This episode mentions disordered eating and self-harm. “You either drink, or you don’t,” Kelly’s husband actually said to h...
I Am Not Drinking Again
Twenty-four hours of food poisoning on an all-inclusive holiday, and Helen's body made a decision before her mind caught up. She'd been drin...
I Never Gave Myself a Chance
What does it take to stop shaming yourself for drinking again? Sarah and Katie are trying to figure that out. It's easy to say that you need...
How to Quit Drinking as a Mom
Six years ago, Payal looked in the mirror the morning after a blackout and finally had enough of herself. She's back on Where Are They Now t...
Regular Drinkers Don't Exist
Learning how to stop feeling left out when you quit drinking starts, for Brenda, with a very specific list: people who can supposedly drink...
Drinking Out of Boredom
Trigger Warning: This episode includes mentions of a medical emergency and a homicide. Sunday morning, and Brenda can't get out of bed. Her...