Episode 306: How to Stop Being So Mean to Yourself with Samantha Calandri
Release Date: 12/10/2025
Episode 316: Is Binge Drinking More Dangerous Than You Think? with Colleen Clifford
Euphoric Alcohol-Free
Trigger Warning: This episode contains discussion of alcohol-related suicide. Please listen with care. Colleen Clifford lost her husband to alcohol, but it took years and a handful of wild card moments for her to confront her own relationship with drinking. 95% of the time? She felt in control. 5% of the time, something flipped. A split-second decision, a blackout, or a version of herself she didn’t fully recognize. Today, we’re talking about the psychology of the wild card, why “mostly fine” can still cost you your integrity, and the moment Colleen decided she would never again...
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Episode 315: The Dirty Truth About Social Drinking: Why 'Everything in Moderation' Is BS with Hadley Sorensen
Euphoric Alcohol-Free
Hadley Sorensen didn’t stop drinking four years ago because everything fell apart. She quit because something felt off, even though from the outside, her drinking looked completely normal. That intuitive hit led her to do what only 1% of people ever do – write the book she couldn’t find: . Hadley talks about how she is dismantling the toxic narratives around “mommy wine juice culture” which can keep you stuck in shame, and the belief that you need a dramatic reason to quit. You don’t need to keep doing something that makes you feel like crap just because everyone else is....
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Episode 314: Red Flags Everywhere: Why Going Back to Alcohol After Dry January Is Like Texting Your Toxic Ex at 2 am
Euphoric Alcohol-Free
If you think about it, drinking again in February is kind of like texting your toxic ex at 2 am after you started dating a really good guy. Trust me, I’ve been there. I understand the weirdly tempting allure of alcohol and the fear of committing beyond Dry January… But why not keep dating this alcohol-free life for another month, and see how it goes? In this episode, I’ll share some stories from my first year being alcohol-free, the red flags I couldn’t ignore, and how I debunked the subconscious beliefs that made alcohol alluring, making way for the most intense freedom I...
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Episode 313: Dry January Motivation: Successful People Don’t Drink
Euphoric Alcohol-Free
David Goggins, Warren Buffett, Gretchen Rubin, Elizabeth Gilbert, Brene Brown: These wildly successful people all share ONE habit that completely contradicts the champagne-on-a-yacht fantasy we’ve been sold. I have been in so many rooms with high-achieving 7-8-figure entrepreneurs, leaders, and authors, and it is UNCANNY how many times alcohol is missing. And once you see it, you can’t unsee it. In this final episode of Euphoric’s Dry January series, we’re debunking all the myths around alcohol and why more ambitious, creative, future-focused people are opting out entirely. IN...
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Episode 312: When Your Partner Isn't Doing Dry January With You
Euphoric Alcohol-Free
You’re doing Dry January … but your partner isn’t…so that sucks. But what if that wasn’t actually a problem? What if it could bring you closer? If drinking used to be how you connected, you don’t have to feel like you’re leaving your partner behind (after listening to this episode). Learn how to use the Breadcrumb Strategy, how to serve their soul, not their personality, and tips for your relationship to grow EVEN stronger this Dry January. IN THIS EPISODE: Why doing Dry January could be the secret spark that reignites your bond with your partner The reasons why...
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Episode 311: What Actually Happens to Your Body in 31 Days Without Alcohol
Euphoric Alcohol-Free
What happens to your gut when you stop drinking? Your skin? Your liver, your heart, your blood pressure, your brain’s gray matter? My personal hot take is that if pharmaceutical companies could bottle the effects of being alcohol-free, it would solve most diseases and chronic issues people have today, because the before and after difference of drinking and not drinking is INSANE. When I went alcohol-free, I not only felt and looked better, but I saw major changes in my biometrics, including my blood pressure and cholesterol, which were not what I thought they should be in my 20s and 30s. In...
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Episode 310: Sugar Cravings, Boredom, and Other Weird Dry January Effects
Euphoric Alcohol-Free
Why does eliminating alcohol suddenly make you crave sugar like Cookie Monster, struggle with sleep (though everyone swears you’ll snooze like a baby), or find yourself existentially bored? These aren’t signs that Dry January “isn’t working.” They’re signs that your nervous system, hormones, and dopamine pathways are recalibrating. I talk a lot about the incredible benefits of going alcohol-free: the confidence, the creativity, the clarity, and the INSANE biological changes. But some of these benefits take time. If this is your first Dry January or you’ve had a very “wet”...
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Episode 309: Dry January Success: 6 Mindset Shifts That Will Make or Break Your Month
Euphoric Alcohol-Free
Dry January isn’t about deprivation for 31 days without alcohol. It’s about gaining MORE: more energy, more sleep, more presence, more clarity, more motivation, more JOY. The dry january trend is huge, with upwards of 44% of the population trying it. But you don’t want to approach it like an elimination diet. Trust me when I say you don’t want to rely purely on willpower. Today, I’m sharing six mindset shifts that work at the subconscious level and will turn your Dry January into a life-changing experience. Accountability can make all the difference in these kinds of...
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Episode 308: Steal My End of the Year and New Year Reflection Process
Euphoric Alcohol-Free
Before you set goals for 2026, there’s one POWERFUL thing you can do to make sure you don’t repeat the same patterns. Think about the previous year – the wins, the losses, the career moves, the travel, the adventure – and what it all means. What did you learn in 2025? And what are you bringing into 2026? In this episode, I reveal my annual reflection process, including the life audit questions I ask each December and the methods I use to stay focused while charting my vision for the year ahead. We’re talking about vision boards, joining communities, and setting a “word of the...
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Episode 307: Quantum Leap Your Career by Positioning Yourself as a Thought Leader
Euphoric Alcohol-Free
Becoming a thought leader is an amazing business move, no matter your industry – but how do you actually BECOME a thought leader? After leading powerful transformations and masterminds in Paris and LA, I’m doubling down on a truth that every ambitious woman needs to know: you don’t need permission, credentials, or a massive following to be a thought leader. It’s all about intentional positioning. Today’s episode is about how to take that quantum leap in your career. We start with the basics — what thought leadership actually is (and what it’s not), and then move into how to use...
info_outlineDo you have an inner critic that won’t quit, always insisting you’ll never be enough? Samantha Calandri is a 5X certified coach who specializes in transforming harsh self-talk into self-compassion.
Her journey with alcohol was the classic party girl story until blacking out, panic attacks, and a 911 call made it clear she needed to make a change. After years of trying to moderate, she went alcohol-free in 2024 and discovered something unexpected: a massive void and a nasty inner critic.
Samantha shares how learning self-compassion became the turning point that changed her nervous system, her confidence, and eventually her entire career. You’ll hear tactical tips to achieve that reframe, from personifying your inner critic to regular self “check-ins,” and why rest actually makes you MORE creative, not less.
This episode is an invitation to stop living by everyone else’s “shoulds”, soften your inner world, and reconnect with the intuition and self-trust that already lives inside of you.
IN THIS EPISODE:
- Samantha’s raw journey from party-girl identity to an empowered alcohol-free life: the panic attacks, the terrifying 911 call, and the moment everything finally clicked
- The “void” after ditching alcohol nobody talks about: for Samantha, there was profound emptiness, identity confusion, and self-criticism
- Techniques for silencing your inner critic through self-compassion, from “naming” your critic to imagining you’re speaking to your child or inner child
- How generational conditioning, perfectionism, and parental role models wire us to feel never enough, and why self-compassion and rest actually FUEL success
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