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A new way to look at sobriety and a drink less life. No shame. No religion. No labels. Emily is the founder of This Brain of Mine and guides others on a drink less journey as a Sober Life Coach. Her approach is education, awareness, and results. This isn't an anti-alcohol lecture, it's an awakening. Emily provides tips and information that is not readily known about overdrinking and alcohol. So if you're looking for how to live a drink less or sober life you can love, you're in the right place.
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When you're able to retrain your brain to focus on the abundance in your life it allows you to live with more gratitude despite your circumstances. And when you live with more gratitude, you feel happier and more at peace without having to control the universe. Abundance and gratitude lead to a life with less coping and more joy for living. And what does less coping mean? Less overdrinking.If you're ready for private coaching, email me at info@thisbrainfomine.com.
As humans we're on a never-ending journey to seek pleasure and avoid pain. We believe happiness is the ultimate goal and in our effort to live a happy life we begin chasing false pleasures and running from pain or unpleasant emotions. This is a trap! This week Emily talks about what false pleasures are, why we seek them, and the ultimate, sustainable way to live a well-balanced life with less alcohol.If you're ready for private coaching, email me at info@thisbrainfomine.com.
Have you heard of the term life situation? This is something detailed in Eckhart Tolle's book The Power of Now that is very relevant to reasons why people overdrink. If you're living your life situation, you may be ruminating in regret, fear, or shame. In this episode, Emily shares what a "life situation" is and how it differs from your actual life. She also discusses how this can keep you stagnant and drinking when cognitively, you're ready to stop overdrinking.If you're ready for private coaching, email me at info@thisbrainfomine.com.
Bad things happen more often than we want, right? Rather than reaching for the bottle, Emily offers six tips to help you deal with the disruptions in life. Life is not a constant of happiness; it’s not meant to be. But your state of mind can be constant through turmoil or unexpected and unplanned disruptions to your life with these six tips.If you're ready for private coaching, email me at info@thisbrainfomine.com.
This week Emily talks about 5 books that helped her gain control over alcohol. She often gets asked to recommend books to help people stop overdrinking or quit drinking. Rather than pick one or two of the many quit drinking books on the market, she will typically recommend one of her favorites along the mindfulness movement. So tune in as she discusses five books to help you on your stop overdrinking journey.If you're ready for private coaching, email me at info@thisbrainfomine.com.
Is it possible to find the alcohol off-switch? Can you ultimately shift from being an overdrinker to no longer caring about alcohol? Well, the short answer is yes. As Emily shares this week, she's found the off-switch as have so many others she coaches in her life coach practice. Listen in this week to discover her insights into how to find your alcohol off-switch.If you're ready for private coaching, email me at info@thisbrainfomine.com.
What's with all these sober holidays? At first it was Dry January and then Sober October and now it's Dry July and Sober September, too! Join Emily this week as she talks about whether or not she find these sober holidays helpful on the journey to stop overdrinking. She also shares three mental pillars to adopt IF you decide to partake in one of these sober holidays.If you're ready for private coaching, email me at info@thisbrainfomine.com.
How many times have you woken up after a night of overdrinking filled with dread? You know the moment I'm talking about. Fear and shame consume you as you try to piece together all the things that happened the day before. This week Emily shares three tips to help you overcome this morning-after dread and a little insight into what's happening in this repetitive cycle. If you're ready for private coaching, email me at info@thisbrainfomine.com.
When I first heard the phrase spontaneous sobriety it made me hopeful. It was the first time I heard something that sounded positive in regards to overdrinking and the journey ahead. In this episode I talk about what exactly spontaneous sobriety is and how I accomplished it with tips for your stop overdrinking journey.If you're ready for private coaching, email me at info@thisbrainfomine.com.
Do you have to hit "rock bottom" to finally achieve lasting change? What is "rock bottom" and why do people refer to it as the moment that can turn your life around? In this week's episode, Emily talks about what rock bottom means, why many believe it’s the pinnacle moment of lasting change, and why she believes waiting for rock bottom is a disaster in the making. If you're ready for private coaching, email me at info@thisbrainfomine.com.
If you're ready to stop overdrinking I bet you've thought about what life would be like socializing without alcohol and I would also bet your outlook was less than desirable. This week Emily talks about how to gain confidence when foregoing that alcoholic beverage at parties as well as how to answer that question, "why aren't you drinking?" Do people really care that you're not drinking? Listen in to hear what Emily has to offer on these topics.If you're ready for private coaching, email me at info@thisbrainfomine.com.
How do we get caught up in this overdrinking trap...is it just a habit or is it more? Well, listen to this week's podcast episode as Emily shares a few thoughts on this subject. She talks about if it can help people overcome overdrinking by talking about it as a habit versus addiction and does the word habit negate the seriousness of alcohol dependence? And regardless of habit, how do you stop overdrinking? She offers a few tips on how to overcome overdrinking.If you're ready for private coaching, email me at info@thisbrainfomine.com.
What does it mean to get comfortable with discomfort? And why is this the key to growth and change including to stop overdrinking? Well, this week Emily does a deep dive on building this skill that can boost your progress and growth. She shares what it means to get comfortable with discomfort, why it's the key to success in all things, and some practical tools to help build this muscle.If you're ready for private coaching, email me at info@thisbrainfomine.com.
You may be aware of the more common reasons people choose to stop overdrinking but let me share some reasons you might want to consider removing alcohol sooner than later. Join me this week as I share four hidden ways overdrinking can sabotage your life and your success. I also give some tips on how to combat this when you stop overdrinking because as you know, it ain't easy. ;)If you're ready for private coaching, email me at info@thisbrainfomine.com.
If it were easy to quit drinking, for good, there wouldn't be a rehab industry empire growing. Often times a little awareness and enlightenment is all it takes to start you on the path to growth and overcoming seemingly difficult goals. Join Emily this week as she talks about her top 3 reasons why it's so hard to quit drinking sustainably. She also offers some tips on how to overcome these obstacles impeding your progress to stop overdrinking.If you're ready for private coaching, email me at info@thisbrainfomine.com.
You don't have to have depression, anxiety disorder, or a diagnosable condition to self-medicate with alcohol. It's just a matter of regulating your emotions with booze and washing away the discomfort and unpleasantries of life. Listen to this episode to learn why we self-medicate and a handy little tool to help with emotional regulation so you can kickstart your stop overdrinking journey.If you're ready for private coaching, email me at info@thisbrainfomine.com.
If you've heard the term "addictive personality," this episode is for you. This so-called personality type is referenced so frequently, you would think it's a real thing...but is it? In the age of information and truth, I am dedicating an episode to sharing the information I discovered when researching addictive personality. I also talk about why it matters and who might be behind this label gaining momentum.If you're ready for private coaching, email me at info@thisbrainfomine.com.
When you try to quit drinking or drink less, your brain likes to romanticize alcohol to entice you to drink. It conjures up memories and images of how fun drinking is and how every moment is better with alcohol. So, listen to this week's episode as Emily provides four things to remember the next time you romanticize alcohol to help you on your drink less journey.
Is it possible to learn how to drink moderately? Is this something everyone can learn to do? Join Emily this week as she shares her perspective on this hot topic. She identifies three stages of the overdrinking negative spiral that lead to the belief that moderation is not possible. You'll also discover three reasons why going straight from overdrinking right into moderation is a difficult path to take. And finally, Emily talks about where to start if you want to learn moderation.
Does alcohol make life easier? Because alcohol is so readily available, it sneaks into our lives in so many ways pretending to be useful. But when useful turns into dependence how do we learn to cope without it? This week Emily talks about the top three reasons people use alcohol to make life easier and candidly discusses if life will become harder without it. If you're ready for private coaching, email me at info@thisbrainfomine.com.
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