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.
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Aidan says she could moderate but felt miserable. It wasn't pleasant to think about and plan for all the time. It takes the joy out of her day. However, moderation helped bring both Jolene and Aidan to their resolute decision to stop drinking for good.
Jolene found once she drank the first glass of wine the neurochemical activation had begun and it was very difficult to moderate and say no to more glasses of wine.
If you're thinking about moderating you've probably passed the point of being able to moderate. Your energy might be better spent in simply stopping altogether. However, limiting and cutting back on alcohol is a great first step. Questioning why you want to be able to keep drinking is helpful too.
The question becomes not can you moderate, but do you want to moderate? It's a choice. Ultimately for both Jolene and Aidan, dealing with the hard stuff in life is better than the merry-go-round of back and forth drinking. Quitting drinking doesn't guarantee or protect us against things. There's nothing wrong with moderating and it's often a path to stopping. Willpower is exhaustible. Critical thinking your way through this question is helpful even if it doesn't feel like it at the moment.
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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