The Benefits of Staying Sober When You're Alone
To 50 and Beyond - Sobriety for Midlife Women
Release Date: 05/29/2024
Negotiate for Yourself Not Alcohol
To 50 and Beyond - Sobriety for Midlife Women
Episode 322 Hey there! Thank you for being here. We are on a break after today. 💗 New podcast episodes will be coming your way in late spring. This episode is dedicated to the women worldwide who are doing the work to live an alcohol-free lifestyle and build a better, more trustworthy relationship with themselves. I see you and I stand with you. With summer approaching faster than we'd like and warm weather months ahead, I want to talk about shifting our focus from negotiating with alcohol to negotiating for ourselves to live the life we want. Summer can be challenging, and the...
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What Are You Aware of About Your Relationship with Alcohol?
To 50 and Beyond - Sobriety for Midlife Women
Episode 321 The purpose of this episode is to take a moment to check in with you and your relationship with alcohol in honor of April being Alcohol Awareness Month. Whether you're alcohol-free curious, navigating early sobriety, or embracing long-term sobriety, this episode serves as both a reminder and a reflection—a chance to reconnect with the truth about you and alcohol. As a recovering "avoider," I share my story and the level of acceptance I reached when I stopped drinking, along with what I’ve come to know for sure about my relationship with alcohol after 11 years of...
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Never-Ending To-Do Lists and Playing Catch Up
To 50 and Beyond - Sobriety for Midlife Women
Episode 320 Tired of long to-do lists and playing catch-up? Yeah, me too! If you feel like you're working hard at catching up and have to wait to relax until you do, this episode is for you! I've had an epiphany about the unrealistic expectations I put on myself. One day, a few weeks ago, I said ENOUGH! I'm working towards being more intentional with my time and energy to get done what is important and taking a break even with a long list of to-do's! In this episode, I share my truth and encourage you to be honest and realistic with yourself if you need more time for...
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The Next Chapter: Rediscovering Who You Are After Alcohol
To 50 and Beyond - Sobriety for Midlife Women
Episode 319 Hello friend! I'm glad you're here. If you're working on living alcohol-free, yay, you! It is a bada** move. If you are or have experienced the big, confusing questions like "Who am I now? or What do I even like to do?" after alcohol, you are not alone. When I stopped drinking at 45 after starting at 14, that first year was a complete identity crisis. In this episode, I talk about the transition to the "next chapter" alcohol-free. The identity crisis after drinking, and why you are not alone if you feel unsure of who you are and what you enjoy doing after...
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The Midlife Sobriety Movement is Here
To 50 and Beyond - Sobriety for Midlife Women
Episode 318 The Midlife Sobriety Movement is here and I’m here for it! I felt compelled to share this episode because of the incredibly strong women in my community, private coaching sessions, and email network. Over the past seven years, I’ve had the honor of connecting with midlife women from around the world who are choosing to give up alcohol as they embark on this next chapter of their lives. Their motivations are diverse—whether for health reasons, recognizing an unhealthy reliance on alcohol, or because drinking no longer aligns with their values and beliefs. In 2025, many women...
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The Benefits of Going "All In" with Leigh and Anne Walkup
To 50 and Beyond - Sobriety for Midlife Women
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Reframing "Time Wasted" Drinking
To 50 and Beyond - Sobriety for Midlife Women
Episode 316 Hey there! If you're working on living alcohol-free in midlife and beyond, I'm VERY proud of you! You are making a positive change in your life. I know what it's like to live with the regret of drinking. In midlife, it's an especially challenging time to face these feelings. If you're feeling like maybe it’s too late to change your drinking, it’s not! You're not alone if you get those “cringy” memories from your drinking or think, I should have done things differently. I'm with you on this and we will face it together. In this...
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Honor Your Why
To 50 and Beyond - Sobriety for Midlife Women
Episode 315 There will always be a reason to drink after quitting alcohol, but don't forget why you decided to stop in the first place. If you’re a midlife woman working on living an alcohol-free lifestyle - I’m so proud of you! Even when you dedicate yourself to sobriety, you may find yourself questioning whether or not, it’s worth it to keep going. I questioned my sobriety and tried to talk myself out of it multiple times during my first year, but my “why” (aka why-power) kept me going. During this episode, I share with you a that I wrote on 6/30/14 at 11 months sober where...
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The Meaning of Going "All In" On Living Alcohol-Free
To 50 and Beyond - Sobriety for Midlife Women
The Mantras: I am my inspiration. I’m all in on me. I matter more than any sip of alcohol. Let me help you make living alcohol-free in midlife a better experience! 📩Join my community to stay connected to the podcast and tips, insights, and inspiration to help you stay alcohol-free. 🧰Download a trusted companion that helps you stay focused on being alcohol-free today. Not forever. 🩷Go and stay alcohol-free with lifetime access to practical solutions, resources just for midlife gals, and LIVE weekly coaching in my “only for midlife...
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The Compound Effect: Trust Your Process
To 50 and Beyond - Sobriety for Midlife Women
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I enjoyed drinking alone, and I know that being alone can be a challenge when you stop drinking.
Whether you live alone or find drinking alone an enjoyable “reward,” but you don’t want to continue drinking, this episode is for you.
Today, I’m answering a question from a To 50 and Beyond listener, Kim, as part of my six-week Q&A series.
Kim sent me an email saying:
I go about 30 days without drinking but find it hard to keep it going, mainly because I live alone. No one will know if I drink, so I often give in and tell myself—I’ll have just a little (you know how this goes) or just because I’m bored or miss my nightly glasses of wine. How do I break this habit of giving in because of feeling this way?
In this episode, I discuss the benefits of staying sober alone in midlife: building more trust, pride, confidence, and patience with yourself when you stay true to what you want more than alcohol.
I share suggestions to help you if you’re feeling lonely, bored, or in the habit of rewarding yourself with alcohol to create new rituals for yourself.
My message to you is that you are not the only one who feels like drinking alone is enjoyable or lives alone and finds it hard not to give in. “I’ll just have one.”
Give yourself time and lots of love and kindness to help you find new ways to manage your daily life without drinking alcohol.
I’m with you 100%!
Please contact me if you have a topic for the podcast or need a friend.
Thank you for listening!
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