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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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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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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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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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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Jolene and Aidan discuss the polarizing trend around drinking labels and what constitutes “problem drinking”.
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Navigating romantic relationships without alcohol.
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How can we sit in the hard moments without longing to escape? That is the million dollar question.
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Aidan and Jolene discuss the connection between grief and gray area drinking.
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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_outlineJolene and Aidan talk about how social media and Instagram initially brought them together to start this podcast. They discuss how online platforms have played a role in changing how we think about drinking.
It has become easy to quickly form online alcohol-free communities and the alcohol conversation is shifting because of podcasts, blogs, Instagram, and FaceBook groups. There is a sense of accessibility that is powerful and good.
People can dabble and be "sober curious" at a distance. They can listen and participate at their own comfort level. The community of people becoming interested in this alcohol-free lifestyle is growing. But then there is a flip side to social media as well. Are we hiding behind our computer screens? Face-to-face interaction is an important ingredient as well.
She Recovers provides a great in person conference once a year. But do we need more on-going in-person alcohol-free conversations in our local communities? There can be a powerful connection, story, and vulnerability within social media, but we also filter aspects of our lives on social media too.
Jolene and Aidan end by sharing some of their favorite Instagram handles - TheSoberGlow, Tammi Salas, Cleo Wade, Wild Soul Healing, Tell Better Stories 2018, and The_Numinous who also hosts the in-person NYC Club Soda events.
In the end, look at the balance between your in-person and online communities. Follow and unfollow in whatever way feels good to you.
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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