After a lot of thought I’ve decided to pause the podcast and live Alcoholiday groups (just cannot bring myself to say end them, because, who knows?) It’s been a great run of 200+ podcasts and 42ish Alcoholidays (wow!!) I just celebrated my 5 years of alcohol freedom and I’m ready to focus in a different direction. What that is- I don’t know yet, but I do know I need to be part of something bigger than me and have meaningful in real life connection and community.   In this last podcast I reflect on my last 5 years of sobriety and ATP and go into more of an explanation of making this decision.  Thank you so much for listening and being part of the ATP community. I just can't express my thanks enough. I would not have kept doing this if it weren't for you all. Please remember- you are not broken and you can change.   Much love and gratitude,  Deb  Ready to change your drinking habit?  Visit Alcohol Tipping Point website at http://www.alcoholtippingpoint.com/ for lots of FREE resources including:         100 Questions to Change Your Drinking:  https://www.alcoholtippingpoint.com/100questions        Dry Guide:  https://www.alcoholtippingpoint.com/dryguide        10 Day Break:  https://www.alcoholtippingpoint.com/10dayholiday        Mocktail Recipe Book: https://www.alcoholtippingpoint.com/mocktailrecipes           Find Alcohol Tipping Point at:        Website: http://www.alcoholtippingpoint.com/        Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/alcoholtippingpoint        Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/AlcoholTippingPoint        **Please leave a review and subscribe so you can help support the show**        ***Another way to support the show- buy me a coffee! Click here to easily and safely buy me a coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/tippingpoint       

Sober Powered Host Gillian Tietz returns to the podcast! Getting sober in 2019 inspired Gill to start her podcast where she utilizes her biochemistry background to teach others how alcohol affects the brain and why it’s so hard to stop drinking. In addition to being the host of the Sober Powered Podcast and teaching anger management, Gill is a chemistry professor at a university in Boston.  We talk about:   Why Gill decided to take a deep dive into studying anger  What anger is and how it can look different on different people  How alcohol affects our emotions  5 signs you need anger management  Gill’s tools for managing anger  And more!  Find Gill: https://www.soberpowered.com  @sober.powered  Listen to Gill on ATP Episode 25  Sober Powered with Gill Tietz - Alcohol Tipping Point - Apple Podcasts     Ready to change your drinking habit?  Visit Alcohol Tipping Point website at http://www.alcoholtippingpoint.com/ for lots of FREE resources including:         100 Questions to Change Your Drinking:  https://www.alcoholtippingpoint.com/100questions        Dry Guide:  https://www.alcoholtippingpoint.com/dryguide        10 Day Break:  https://www.alcoholtippingpoint.com/10dayholiday        Mocktail Recipe Book: https://www.alcoholtippingpoint.com/mocktailrecipes           Find Alcohol Tipping Point at:        Website: http://www.alcoholtippingpoint.com/        Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/alcoholtippingpoint        Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/AlcoholTippingPoint        **Please leave a review and subscribe so you can help support the show**        ***Another way to support the show- buy me a coffee! Click here to easily and safely buy me a coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/tippingpoint         

Welcome to today’s episode. I'm excited to have Dr. Brooke Scheller back. She's a Doctor of Clinical Nutrition, founder of Functional Sobriety, and author of How to Eat to Change How You Drink. Inspired by her own sobriety journey in 2021, Dr. Scheller has transformed alcohol recovery through nutrition and functional medicine.   Her June 2023 episode was the most listened ever! We discussed alcohol's health effects, cravings and gut health, top nutrition tips, sugar vs. alcohol, and healing after sobriety.   Today, Dr. Scheller answers more questions on using nutrition to heal physical and mental health, especially related to drinking.   We cover:   Nutrition and drinking cravings   Alcohol's impact on gut health and healing strategies   Inflammation and alcohol use   Diet's effect on stress and mood imbalances  What to remove or add to your diet to make biggest impact   Thoughts on Ozempic and fad diets   And more!  Listen to 2023 ATP episode with Dr. Brooke:  How to Quit Drinking and Heal Your Body  Find Dr. Brooke:  www.functionalsobriety.com @drbrookescheller  Ready to change your drinking habit?  Visit Alcohol Tipping Point website at http://www.alcoholtippingpoint.com/ for lots of FREE resources including:         100 Questions to Change Your Drinking:  https://www.alcoholtippingpoint.com/100questions        Dry Guide:  https://www.alcoholtippingpoint.com/dryguide        10 Day Break:  https://www.alcoholtippingpoint.com/10dayholiday        Mocktail Recipe Book: https://www.alcoholtippingpoint.com/mocktailrecipes           Find Alcohol Tipping Point at:        Website: http://www.alcoholtippingpoint.com/        Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/alcoholtippingpoint        Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/AlcoholTippingPoint        **Please leave a review and subscribe so you can help support the show**        ***Another way to support the show- buy me a coffee! Click here to easily and safely buy me a coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/tippingpoint      

Jen Lee Hirst returns to the podcast! Jen is a sobriety coach, speaker, and creator of Lighthouse Sobriety. She has one of the best sober Instagram accounts @jenleehirst where she shares tips and inspiration for changing your drinking.   Jen is here to talk about how routines and rituals can help when you first give up drinking (whether for a break or forever.) These routines are great no matter where you are on your drinking journey.  We talk about: The difference between habits and routines  How a routine can be helpful when quitting drinking  Examples of morning, evening, and trigger hour routines   The meaning behind rituals  How to keep motivated to do these routines/rituals  And more!  Find Jen: www.joinlighthousesobriety.com @jenleehirst Listen to Jen’s Habit episode on ATP: Top Six Daily Habits to Focus - Alcohol Tipping Point - Apple Podcasts  Ready to do Dry January? Join the next Alcohol Tipping Point Alcoholiday! Monthly dry group to help you take a break from drinking with online support and tools. Find out more here: https://www.alcoholtippingpoint.com/alcoholiday Use code: LOVE to save 20%      Free resources from Alcohol Tipping Point:                 100 Questions to Change Your Drinking:  https://www.alcoholtippingpoint.com/100questions                Dry Guide:  https://www.alcoholtippingpoint.com/dryguide                  10 Day Break:  https://www.alcoholtippingpoint.com/10dayholiday                Mocktail Recipe Book: https://www.alcoholtippingpoint.com/mocktailrecipes                     Find Alcohol Tipping Point at:                 Website: http://www.alcoholtippingpoint.com/                   Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/alcoholtippingpoint                   Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/AlcoholTippingPoint                  **Please leave a review and subscribe so you can help support the show**             ***Another way to support the show- buy me a coffee! Click here to easily and safely buy me a coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/tippingpoint             And, if you're ever in Boise, Idaho let's meet for...

Join the growing health trend of giving up alcohol for a month. Dry January has shown to improve sleep, save money, and improve health. An alcohol-free month has a lot of benefits. Research published in the British Medical Journal showed one month off alcohol lowers blood pressure, reduces diabetes risk, lowers cholesterol and reduces levels of cancer-related proteins in the blood. Listen to this episode to get tips to make your Dry January (or any dry month) a success.  Ready to change your drinking? Join the next Alcohol Tipping Point Alcoholiday! Monthly dry group to help you take a break from drinking with online support and tools. Find out more here: https://www.alcoholtippingpoint.com/alcoholiday Use code: LOVE to save 20%        Find Alcohol Tipping Point at:                Website: http://www.alcoholtippingpoint.com/                  Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/alcoholtippingpoint                  Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/AlcoholTippingPoint                 Free resources from Alcohol Tipping Point:                100 Questions to Change Your Drinking:  https://www.alcoholtippingpoint.com/100questions               Dry Guide:  https://www.alcoholtippingpoint.com/dryguide                 10 Day Break:  https://www.alcoholtippingpoint.com/10dayholiday               Mocktail Recipe Book: https://www.alcoholtippingpoint.com/mocktailrecipes                **Please leave a review and subscribe so you can help support the show**            ***Another way to support the show- buy me a coffee! Click here

In this episode, I share a recording of a class I gave about how to cultivate more joy in our lives. I talk about what joy really means, how it can help our physical and mental health, barriers to joy, and ways to enhance everyday joy. I hope this brings you some holiday cheer.   Ready to do Dry January? Join the next Alcohol Tipping Point Alcoholiday! Monthly dry group to help you take a break from drinking with online support and tools. Find out more here: https://www.alcoholtippingpoint.com/alcoholiday Use code: LOVE to save 20%      Free resources from Alcohol Tipping Point:                 100 Questions to Change Your Drinking:  https://www.alcoholtippingpoint.com/100questions                Dry Guide:  https://www.alcoholtippingpoint.com/dryguide                  10 Day Break:  https://www.alcoholtippingpoint.com/10dayholiday                Mocktail Recipe Book: https://www.alcoholtippingpoint.com/mocktailrecipes                     Find Alcohol Tipping Point at:                 Website: http://www.alcoholtippingpoint.com/                   Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/alcoholtippingpoint                   Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/AlcoholTippingPoint                  **Please leave a review and subscribe so you can help support the show**             ***Another way to support the show- buy me a coffee! Click here to easily and safely buy me a coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/tippingpoint             And, if you're ever in Boise, Idaho let's meet for a real-life coffee. Thank you so much!!!    

Today’s episode features Benoit Kim, a US army veteran, Penn-educated former policymaker turned psychotherapist, and host of the Discover More podcast. Benoit shares his personal experience of quitting alcohol four years ago and healing trauma through psychedelic-assisted therapy.   We talk about:  Benoit’s experience with drinking and quitting alcohol  Why Benoit pivoted from a policymaker to psychotherapist  Alcohol and public health- Will we see policy changes?  What psychedelic-assisted therapy is  How psychedelic-assisted therapy may help people with addictions and other mental health conditions  And more!  Find Benoit: Discovermorepodcast.com @discovermorepodcast  Ready to do Dry January? Join the next Alcohol Tipping Point Alcoholiday! Monthly dry group to help you take a break from drinking with online support and tools. Find out more here: https://www.alcoholtippingpoint.com/alcoholiday Use code: LOVE to save 20%      Free resources from Alcohol Tipping Point:                 100 Questions to Change Your Drinking:  https://www.alcoholtippingpoint.com/100questions                Dry Guide:  https://www.alcoholtippingpoint.com/dryguide                  10 Day Break:  https://www.alcoholtippingpoint.com/10dayholiday                Mocktail Recipe Book: https://www.alcoholtippingpoint.com/mocktailrecipes                     Find Alcohol Tipping Point at:                 Website: http://www.alcoholtippingpoint.com/                   Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/alcoholtippingpoint                   Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/AlcoholTippingPoint                  **Please leave a review and subscribe so you can help support the show**             ***Another way to support the show- buy me a coffee! Click here to easily and safely buy me a coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/tippingpoint             And, if you're ever in Boise, Idaho let's meet for a real-life coffee. Thank you so much!!!    

On the podcast are Carrie Hoffman and Zach Minnich- my first couple on the show! Carrie and Zach are the travel and adventure obsessed couple behind Bigger Life Adventures- which hosts alcohol free yoga retreats and adventure tours. They’ve both had their share of struggles with substance abuse and poor coping mechanisms. After deciding enough was enough at different times, they found new life through sobriety and a spiritual program of recovery which has included the 12 steps, Buddhism, adventure, plant medicine, and yoga. They’re dedicated to breaking stigmas against addiction in this world and passing on the hope and freedom of sobriety to others with the same struggle.  We chat about:  Both their experiences with drinking and getting sober on different timelines  The challenges they faced in their relationship  How they supported each other  What was most helpful to change their drinking   Why they started a sober travel business  And more!  Find Carrie and Zach: www.biggerlifeadventures.com @biggerlifeadventures  Ready to do Dry January? Join the next Alcohol Tipping Point Alcoholiday! Monthly dry group to help you take a break from drinking with online support and tools. Find out more here: https://www.alcoholtippingpoint.com/alcoholiday Use code: LOVE to save 20%        Free resources from Alcohol Tipping Point:                 100 Questions to Change Your Drinking:  https://www.alcoholtippingpoint.com/100questions                Dry Guide:  https://www.alcoholtippingpoint.com/dryguide                  10 Day Break:  https://www.alcoholtippingpoint.com/10dayholiday                Mocktail Recipe Book: https://www.alcoholtippingpoint.com/mocktailrecipes                     Find Alcohol Tipping Point at:                 Website: http://www.alcoholtippingpoint.com/                   Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/alcoholtippingpoint                   Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/AlcoholTippingPoint                  **Please leave a review and subscribe so you can help support the show**             ***Another way to support the show- buy me a coffee! Click here to easily and safely buy me a coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/tippingpoint             And, if you're ever in Boise, Idaho let's me...

This episode features Jenni Harmon, a married mom of two boys who has served in the military, spent a decade in corporate America, and dedicated many years as a stay-at-home mom. For the past seven years, Jenni has been teaching yoga and mindfulness workshops while also creating and selling art. She is currently writing her first book.  In her early 40s, Jenni experienced a profound shift. Tired of sitting around and drinking, she realized life was slipping by, prompting a significant change. This turning point, which she calls her midlife awakening, began with one word that sparked a journey of self-discovery. Jenni started questioning every decision in her life, including her choice to drink alcohol. She recounts her journey from a routine marred by alcohol to a fulfilling life marked by yoga, mindfulness, and artistic expression. This episode delves into her transformation, from struggles with moderation to the lasting impact of the word ‘unapologetic’ on her life.  We chat about:   The role of alcohol in her early life  How the military impacted Jenni’s drinking  Struggling with moderation  What has been most helpful for staying alcohol free  Embracing an unapologetic life  And more!  Find Jenni:  https://www.jenniharmon.com/ @unapologetic_af_living Ready to change your drinking habit?  Visit Alcohol Tipping Point website at http://www.alcoholtippingpoint.com/ for lots of FREE resources including:         100 Questions to Change Your Drinking:  https://www.alcoholtippingpoint.com/100questions        Dry Guide:  https://www.alcoholtippingpoint.com/dryguide        10 Day Break:  https://www.alcoholtippingpoint.com/10dayholiday        Mocktail Recipe Book: https://www.alcoholtippingpoint.com/mocktailrecipes        Need help taking a break? Join the next Alcohol Tipping Point Alcoholiday! Monthly dry group to help you take a break from drinking with online support and tools. Find out more here: https://www.alcoholtippingpoint.com/alcoholiday Use code: LOVE to save 20%        Find Alcohol Tipping Point at:        Website: http://www.alcoholtippingpoint.com/        Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/alcoholtippingpoint        Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/AlcoholTippingPoint        *...

On the show is my Boston Boozeless Bestie, Carol Cunningham. Carol is an Artist/Crafter, wife of a retired fire fighter, mother of 4 boys and alcohol free badass. I first met Carol when she joined the February Alcoholiday in 2022 and we’ve become friends since then. Carol shares her journey of becoming alcohol-free, highlighting the importance of self-compassion, education, and community support. Her story is one of transformation and empowerment, offering inspiration and practical insights for those considering a change in their relationship with alcohol.  We chat about:  Carol’s tipping points that led her to give up alcohol for good  The most surprising things about being alcohol free  The hardest things about giving up drinking  How learning to be kind vs self-berating led to great AF progress  The impact of being alcohol free on her health, mindset and relationships    And more!  Need extra holiday support this season? Join the December Alcoholiday-a monthly dry group to help you practice not drinking. Use code HOLIDAY for 35% off! Make it an AF December to Remember Find out more here: https://www.alcoholtippingpoint.com/alcoholiday  Visit Alcohol Tipping Point website at http://www.alcoholtippingpoint.com/ for lots of FREE resources including:         100 Questions to Change Your Drinking:  https://www.alcoholtippingpoint.com/100questions        Dry Guide:  https://www.alcoholtippingpoint.com/dryguide        10 Day Break:  https://www.alcoholtippingpoint.com/10dayholiday        Mocktail Recipe Book: https://www.alcoholtippingpoint.com/mocktailrecipes        Find Alcohol Tipping Point at:        Website: http://www.alcoholtippingpoint.com/        Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/alcoholtippingpoint        Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/AlcoholTippingPoint        ...

On the podcast is Caroline Evers-Endacott, a UK-based addictions and integrative psychotherapist with a master’s degree in Addiction Psychology. She has also trained in Compassionate Inquiry under Gabor Maté. Caroline divides her time between clinical practice and teaching, focusing on emotional health and wellbeing for groups and organizations in the addictions and sober-curious fields.   We chat about:  Why this work is important to Caroline  How to deal with other people whether they are drink pushers or we’re concerned about them  Specific coping mechanisms for dealing with holiday-related stress and loneliness  Effective ways to handle cravings during the holidays  Advise for setbacks   And more!  Find Caroline: www.cee-change.com @ceechangetherapy  Listen to more AF advice for the holidays: 20 Ways to Sleigh the Holidays: Alcohol-Free Tips for a Sober(ish) Holiday Season  Need extra holiday support this season? Join the December Alcoholiday-a monthly dry group to help you practice not drinking. Use code HOLIDAY for 35% off! Make it an AF December to Remember Find out more here: https://www.alcoholtippingpoint.com/alcoholiday  Visit Alcohol Tipping Point website at http://www.alcoholtippingpoint.com/ for lots of FREE resources including:         100 Questions to Change Your Drinking:  https://www.alcoholtippingpoint.com/100questions        Dry Guide:  https://www.alcoholtippingpoint.com/dryguide        10 Day Break:  https://www.alcoholtippingpoint.com/10dayholiday        Mocktail Recipe Book: https://www.alcoholtippingpoint.com/mocktailrecipes        Find Alcohol Tipping Point at:        Website: http://www.alcoholtippingpoint.com/        Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/alcoholtippingpoint ...

This episode features Ian Morgan Cron, a bestselling author, psychotherapist, Enneagram teacher, Episcopal priest, and the host of the popular podcast Typology. His books include the Enneagram primer The Road Back to You: An Enneagram Journey to Self-Discovery, which has sold over one million copies and his newest book, The Fix: How the Twelve Steps Offer a Surprising Path of Transformation for the Well-Adjusted, the Down-and-Out and Everyone In Between.    We chat about:   The Enneagram and any correlation between a person’s Enneagram number and addiction  Ian’s experience with drinking and addiction  My resistance to the 12-step approach  Finding what is helpful for your own situation  Why Ian believes everyone is an addict  And more!  Find Ian: https://ianmorgancron.com/  https://www.instagram.com/ianmorgancron/  https://www.amazon.com/Fix-Transformation-Well-Adjusted-Down-Out/dp/0310368545  Ready to change your drinking habit?  Visit Alcohol Tipping Point website at http://www.alcoholtippingpoint.com/ for lots of FREE resources including:         100 Questions to Change Your Drinking:  https://www.alcoholtippingpoint.com/100questions        Dry Guide:  https://www.alcoholtippingpoint.com/dryguide        10 Day Break:  https://www.alcoholtippingpoint.com/10dayholiday        Mocktail Recipe Book: https://www.alcoholtippingpoint.com/mocktailrecipes        Need help taking a break? Join the next Alcohol Tipping Point Alcoholiday! Monthly dry group to help you take a break from drinking with online support and tools. Find out more here: https://www.alcoholtippingpoint.com/alcoholiday Use code: LOVE to save 20%        Find Alcohol Tipping Point at:        Website: http://www.alcoholtippingpoint.com/        Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/alcoholtippingpoint        Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/AlcoholTippingPoint        **Please leave a review and subscribe so you can help support the show**        ***Another way to support the show- buy me a coffee! Click here to easily and safely buy me a coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/tippingpoint         

On today’s episode is Toni Will. Toni has been the General Manager and Governor of the Kalamazoo Wings, a men’s professional hockey team in Michigan, for over a decade. She made history as the first female GM on the East Coast Hockey League Board of Governors. In 2020, Toni founded Mindfulness Elevated to help others achieve freedom from substances and reach their fitness and nutrition goals. By 2023, she expanded her business to include professional development coaching through Toni Will Coaching. Passionate about empowering emerging leaders and entrepreneurs, Toni launched the “Women In…” podcast in 2024, celebrating women from all walks of life and the people who support them. Toni lives in Kalamazoo with her husband, Josh, and their three young adult children, Grace, Landon, and Chloe.   In this episode, we discuss:   How Toni became the GM of a professional hockey team   Her journey to overcoming her drinking habit   Comparing her AA experience to “modern recovery” alternatives   Navigating life in the sandwich generation between older children and aging parents   The six leadership pillars and their application to personal growth   And more!  Find Toni: https://mindfulnesselevated.me/ https://www.toniwillcoaching.com/ Instagram- @imtoniwill  Listen to Deb’s interview on Toni’s Women In.. Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/women-in-bonus-episode-deb-masner-mindfulness-being/id1745524618?i=1000673251277   Ready to change your drinking habit?  Visit Alcohol Tipping Point website at http://www.alcoholtippingpoint.com/ for lots of FREE resources including:         100 Questions to Change Your Drinking:  https://www.alcoholtippingpoint.com/100questions        Dry Guide:  https://www.alcoholtippingpoint.com/dryguide        10 Day Break:  https://www.alcoholtippingpoint.com/10dayholiday        Mocktail Recipe Book: https://www.alcoholtippingpoint.com/mocktailrecipes        Need help taking a break? Join the next Alcohol Tipping Point Alcoholiday! Monthly dry group to help you take a break from drinking with online support and tools. Find out more here: https://www.alcoholtippingpoint.com/alcoholiday Use code: LOVE to save 20%        Find Alcohol Tipping Point at:        Website: http://www.alcoholtippingpoint.com/        Instagram: http://www.i...

In this podcast episode, Danielle LeBoeuf shares what the first year of being a nondrinker is like. A wife, mother, grandmother, nurse and my friend from Michigan, Danielle took the first step towards alcohol freedom after realizing the hold drinking had on her daily life. She discusses the challenges she faced, her experience with multiple attempts to quit, and how she eventually found success through self-love, community support, and personal empowerment.   We talk about:   Danielle’s experience with drinking and when she knew it was a time to quit for good Learning from previous attempts  What made it stick this time  What the “work” is   How to deal with all the emotions when the pink cloud bursts  Top tips for changing your drinking  And more!  Find Danielle: Goldendaysobriety.com IG @goldendaysobriety     Need help changing your drinking? Join me in the next Alcoholiday- a monthly dry group to help you practice not drinking. Find out more here: https://www.alcoholtippingpoint.com/alcoholiday Use code: LOVE to save 20%        Visit Alcohol Tipping Point website at http://www.alcoholtippingpoint.com/ for lots of FREE resources including:         100 Questions to Change Your Drinking:  https://www.alcoholtippingpoint.com/100questions        Dry Guide:  https://www.alcoholtippingpoint.com/dryguide        10 Day Break:  https://www.alcoholtippingpoint.com/10dayholiday        Mocktail Recipe Book: https://www.alcoholtippingpoint.com/mocktailrecipes        Find Alcohol Tipping Point at:        Website: http://www.alcoholtippingpoint.com/        Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/alcoholtippingpoint        Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/AlcoholTippingPoint        **Please leave a review and subscribe so you can help support the show**      

I was honored to be a guest on my friend Heather Lowe’s new podcast, the Peripeteia Talk Show for Women, as part of its inaugural season. Heather, the founder of Ditched the Drink, is a Certified Professional Recovery and Life Coach, a proud mom to two teenage daughters, a wife of over 20 years, and my sober bestie. We had such a heartfelt conversation that I wanted to share it on my show as well. I hope you enjoy it!  Join us for the latest episode of Peripeteia, where friends and sober coaches Heather Lowe of Ditched the Drink and Deb Masner of Alcohol Tipping Point dive deep into the complexities of friendship, the shifting dynamics of relationships, and the unique challenges of navigating both in sobriety. Deb opens up about building supportive connections, both online and offline, and the power of honesty and vulnerability in forging deeper bonds. Grab your favorite cup of tea – or non-alc beverage – and get a front-row seat to these two sober women’s authentic friendship in real time. Together, Heather and Deb deliver game-changing insights on keeping friendships strong while embracing personal growth and living sober.  Find Heather:  https://www.ditchedthedrink.com/  Peripeteia Talk Show For Women: Peripeteia Talk Show For Women Podcast Series - Apple Podcasts  Looking for friends and help changing your drinking? Join me in the next Alcoholiday- a monthly dry group to help you practice not drinking. Find out more here: https://www.alcoholtippingpoint.com/alcoholiday Use code: LOVE to save 20%        Visit Alcohol Tipping Point website at http://www.alcoholtippingpoint.com/ for lots of FREE resources including:         100 Questions to Change Your Drinking:  https://www.alcoholtippingpoint.com/100questions        Dry Guide:  https://www.alcoholtippingpoint.com/dryguide        10 Day Break:  https://www.alcoholtippingpoint.com/10dayholiday        Mocktail Recipe Book: https://www.alcoholtippingpoint.com/mocktailrecipes        Find Alcohol Tipping Point at:        Website: http://www.alcoholtippingpoint.com/        Instagram:

Ruby Williams is a certified Alcohol Freedom Coach and owner of Freedom Renegade Coaching. She helps women after weight loss surgery or those struggling with disordered eating and drinking to break free from alcohol addiction. Living in Northern California wine country, she drank daily to cope with a stressful corporate job in the alcohol industry and the challenges of single motherhood. After weight-loss surgery, her food addiction transferred to alcohol use disorder. Now, five years alcohol-free, she combines personal experience, self-compassion, and evidence-based strategies to empower others. As co-host of the Feel Lit Alcohol-Free Podcast and co-author of Overcoming Mediocrity Epic Women, she is dedicated to helping women achieve lasting freedom from alcohol.  We chat about: Ruby's journey with weight, food, and drinking   What it was like growing up and working in the wine business in California  Developing a drinking problem after weight loss surgery  Ruby’s advice for someone struggling with food and drinking  How some of the wine industry is responding to the sober curious movement (hint- they're scared)  And more!  Find Ruby: https://www.freedomrenegadecoaching.com/  Podcast: Feel Lit Alcohol-Free Podcast  Listen to the ATP podcast about weight loss surgery and drinking: Alcohol Problems, Weight Loss Surgery, and Making Big Changes: Unraveling the Connection with Registered Dietitian Kyle Kamp  Ready to change your drinking habit?  Visit Alcohol Tipping Point website at http://www.alcoholtippingpoint.com/ for lots of FREE resources including:         100 Questions to Change Your Drinking:  https://www.alcoholtippingpoint.com/100questions        Dry Guide:  https://www.alcoholtippingpoint.com/dryguide        10 Day Break:  https://www.alcoholtippingpoint.com/10dayholiday        Mocktail Recipe Book: https://www.alcoholtippingpoint.com/mocktailrecipes       <...

On the show is Olivia Farrelly, a former grey area drinker from Ireland who has been alcohol-free since 2018. Olivia, who holds a master's in health psychology and a diploma in alcohol studies, shares her transformative journey of quitting alcohol. She discusses the cultural context of her drinking habits in her teens and twenties, her tipping point for quitting, and the immense personal growth and clarity she has experienced since giving up alcohol. Olivia now helps others through her podcast 'No More Booze' and her online programs.  We chat about:  Olivia’s experience with drinking in Ireland  What helped Olivia quit drinking  How sober curiosity and drinking culture have changed in Ireland  What makes someone successful at changing their drinking  The importance of self-compassion, readiness for change, and putting in the work  And more!  Find Olivia: Instagram @greyareadrinker   Www.greyareadrinker.ie Host of #1 Irish Podcast - No More Booze  Ready to change your drinking habit?  Visit Alcohol Tipping Point website at http://www.alcoholtippingpoint.com/ for lots of FREE resources including:         100 Questions to Change Your Drinking:  https://www.alcoholtippingpoint.com/100questions        Dry Guide:  https://www.alcoholtippingpoint.com/dryguide        10 Day Break:  https://www.alcoholtippingpoint.com/10dayholiday        Mocktail Recipe Book: https://www.alcoholtippingpoint.com/mocktailrecipes        Need help taking a break? Join the next Alcohol Tipping Point Alcoholiday! Monthly dry group to help you take a break from drinking with online support and tools. Find out more here: https://www.alcoholtippingpoint.com/alcoholiday Use code: LOVE to save 20%        Find Alcohol Tipping Point at:        Website: http://www.alcoholtippingpoint.com/        Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/alcoholtippingpoint        Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/AlcoholTippingPoint        **Please leave a review and subscribe so you can help support the show**        ***Another way to support the show- buy me a coffee! Click here to easily and safely buy me a coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/tippingpoint         

This episode features Martha Wright, a former New Orleans-based wine industry veteran who transitioned into a sobriety and mindful drinking coach. Martha shares her unique journey from working with Food Network chefs and owning a winery to becoming a senior coach within Annie Grace's 'This Naked Mind'. She discusses the challenge of giving up alcohol in an industry saturated with it, the pivotal moments that influenced her decision, and how she has found joy and connection in an alcohol-free life.   We chat about:  Martha’s experience growing up in New Orleans, working with Food Network chefs and immersion in the wine industry  How she knew it was time to change her drinking  Reclaiming the wine ritual and having a juicy alcohol-free life  Navigating the beverage and hospitability industry as a non-drinker  The power of a delight practice  And more!  Find Martha and her newsletter for living a juicy AF life: https://www.clearpowercoaching.com/  Ready to change your drinking habit?  Visit Alcohol Tipping Point website at http://www.alcoholtippingpoint.com/ for lots of FREE resources including:         100 Questions to Change Your Drinking:  https://www.alcoholtippingpoint.com/100questions        Dry Guide:  https://www.alcoholtippingpoint.com/dryguide        10 Day Break:  https://www.alcoholtippingpoint.com/10dayholiday        Mocktail Recipe Book: https://www.alcoholtippingpoint.com/mocktailrecipes        Need help taking a break? Join the next Alcohol Tipping Point Alcoholiday! Monthly dry group to help you take a break from drinking with online support and tools. Find out more here: https://www.alcoholtippingpoint.com/alcoholiday Use code: LOVE to save 20%        Find Alcohol Tipping Point at:        Website: http://www.alcoholtippingpoint.com/        Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/alcoholtippingpoint        Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/AlcoholTippingPoint        **Please leave a review and subscribe so you can help support the show**        ***Another way to support the show- buy me a coffee! Click here to easily and safely buy me a coffee: https:/...

In this episode, I share a presentation on the powerful concept of acceptance. Acceptance means embracing the present moment and our emotions as they are, without trying to alter them. This approach is incredibly beneficial when dealing with life’s stresses and challenges, helping us to cope without resorting to alcohol. Acceptance has been a transformative tool in my journey to change my drinking and improve my life.  This episode covers:  Common misconceptions about acceptance (it’s not passive, weak, or about giving up, but rather about facing reality with courage)  Exercises and techniques to practice acceptance  How to accept all of our emotions (even the “icky” ones) – the essential work of sitting with feelings  The role of acceptance in changing your drinking  And more!  I hope you find this helpful. Looking for more strategies to change your drinking? Join me in the next Alcoholiday- a monthly dry group to help you practice not drinking. Find out more here: https://www.alcoholtippingpoint.com/alcoholiday Use code: LOVE to save 20%        Visit Alcohol Tipping Point website at http://www.alcoholtippingpoint.com/ for lots of FREE resources including:         100 Questions to Change Your Drinking:  https://www.alcoholtippingpoint.com/100questions        Dry Guide:  https://www.alcoholtippingpoint.com/dryguide        10 Day Break:  https://www.alcoholtippingpoint.com/10dayholiday        Mocktail Recipe Book: https://www.alcoholtippingpoint.com/mocktailrecipes        Find Alcohol Tipping Point at:        Website: http://www.alcoholtippingpoint.com/        Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/alcoholtippingpoint        Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/AlcoholTippingPoint        **Please leave a review and subscribe so you can help support the show**        ***Another way to support the...

This episode features Alli Bourne-Vanneck, a national award-winning television journalist and former Miss Virgin Islands. Alli shares her inspiring journey from growing up in the U.S. Virgin Islands with aspirations of being a professional golfer to becoming a TV journalist and ultimately quitting alcohol in 2017. She discusses her struggles with loneliness, alcohol problems, and a head injury that culminated in her path to sobriety. Alli hosts the popular Caribbean show VI Tings and advocates for sobriety through her platform Spilling the Sobriety, which aims to inspire and support those considering quitting alcohol.   Such an interesting conversation and I am now adding the Virgin Islands to my sober travel bucket list. Alli really shows us how you can have fun, celebrate, and immerse yourself in island life party culture without the alcohol. We chat about:  Growing up in the Virgin Islands  The pressures of single women to get married and have kids Practical tips to quit drinking  The normalization of sobriety  The most surprising aspects of being alcohol free  And more!  Find Alli: @SpillingTheSobriety  Ready to change your drinking? Join the next Alcohol Tipping Point Alcoholiday! Monthly dry group to help you take a break from drinking with online support and tools. Find out more here: https://www.alcoholtippingpoint.com/alcoholiday Use code: LOVE to save 20%      Visit Alcohol Tipping Point website at http://www.alcoholtippingpoint.com/ for lots of FREE resources including:        100 Questions to Change Your Drinking:  https://www.alcoholtippingpoint.com/100questions       Dry Guide:  https://www.alcoholtippingpoint.com/dryguide       10 Day Break:  https://www.alcoholtippingpoint.com/10dayholiday       Mocktail Recipe Book: https://www.alcoholtippingpoint.com/mocktailrecipes       Find Alcohol Tipping Point at:       Website: http://www.alcoholtippingpoint.com/       Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/alcoholtippingpoint       Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/AlcoholTippingPoint       **Please leave a review and subscribe so you can help support the show**       ***Another way to support the show- buy me a coffee! Click here to easily and safely buy me a coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/tippingpoint