A Final (?) Wrap Up
Editing Our Drinking and Our Lives
Jolene and Aidan catch up after a long break in recording a podcast. Listen in as they share what they’ve been up to the past couple years and where they are focusing their attention these days. CONNECT WITH JOLENE: Gray Area Drinkers - Jolene on Instagram - Email: CONNECT WITH AIDAN: Aidan Donnelley Rowley Aidan on Instagram- Email:
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Episode 38 - Burnout
Editing Our Drinking and Our Lives
If you are feeling run down and drained then this conversation will lift you up and give you the inspiration to start the energy recovery process. You deserve to have your fire burning bright.
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Episode 37 - Forgiveness
Editing Our Drinking and Our Lives
No matter where you are on the journey, this episode will inspire you to cut yourself some slack and to give yourself the soothing forgiveness you need to get out of the cycle of gray area drinking.
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Episode 36 - Thinking About Drinking
Editing Our Drinking and Our Lives
In this episode, Jolene and Aidan share about the times when they think about drinking- like sitting by the fire or waiting for a table at a bar after a tough day.
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Episode 35 - Intuition
Editing Our Drinking and Our Lives
Jolene and Aidan both share the practical, daily tools to access intuition on a deeper level, especially in the first months and years after giving up alcohol.
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Episode 34 - Gray Area Drinking
Editing Our Drinking and Our Lives
Jolene and Aidan discuss the polarizing trend around drinking labels and what constitutes “problem drinking”.
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Episode 33 - Relationships
Editing Our Drinking and Our Lives
Navigating romantic relationships without alcohol.
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Episode 32 - Present Moment
Editing Our Drinking and Our Lives
How can we sit in the hard moments without longing to escape? That is the million dollar question.
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Episode 31 - Grief
Editing Our Drinking and Our Lives
Aidan and Jolene discuss the connection between grief and gray area drinking.
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Episode 30 - One Year Of EDIT Podcast
Editing Our Drinking and Our Lives
Aidan and Jolene look back on one year of podcasting together and talk about the things that have happened in their lives as a result.
info_outlineAidan was public with her decision to not drink in 2012 with her Year Without Wine blog posts, but Jolene stayed quieter and more private in the early months of quitting drinking for good. Jolene shares how she wrote a blog post when she was 60-days alcohol-free but she didn't publish it. Through the evolution of not drinking though, they both developed and claimed more of their voice, which Jolene demonstrated in her recent TEDx talk.
It's a very personal decision that depends on many factors, but if you feel called to speak out, Aidan recommends speaking publicly because the connection to others that it brings can be profound. Waiting for others to give us permission to go alcohol-free will never happen, so there is a leap we must take. As time goes on family and friends do tend to step up and are supportive of our decision.
Ask yourself what is your purpose in being public? For Aidan, she believes it's a conversation that needs to happen. For Jolene, she feels there is a missing piece regarding the physiological neurotransmitter, and brain chemistry side of things. She is also passionate about shaking out-dated paradigms and breaking stigmas surrounding alcohol.
If you're private about giving up drinking the decision still benefits and is reflected in all areas of your life. Find what serves you - being public or staying more private - the benefits need to be for you, not someone else.
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CONNECT WITH JOLENE:
- Craving Brain Coaching - www.healthydiscoveries.com/coaching/
- Jolene on Instagram - www.instagram.com/healthy_discoveries/
- Email: jolene@healthydiscoveries.com
CONNECT WITH AIDAN:
- The Dry Life Blog - www.ivyleagueinsecurities.com/the-dry-life/
- Aidan on Instagram- www.instagram.com/drybeclub/
- Email: aidandonnelleyrowley@gmail.com