Today on the show, I’m sharing a recording from one of my mindfulness classes. This excerpt focuses on autopilot and habits, as much of our drinking is just that—a habit. It’s a habit we’ve developed, which means it’s a habit we can undo and break. Learning about habits and automatic behavior, and then discovering techniques for breaking out of that autopilot mode, can be incredibly helpful.

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Listen to this ATP podcast as we hear from Samantha Lander, a Functional Diagnostics practitioner, certified personal trainer, and holistic lifestyle coach, who shares her inspiring journey from substance use to sobriety. Samantha’s passion for functional diagnostics was sparked by her own health challenges, including adrenal fatigue, food sensitivities, pathogens, leaky gut, and numerous hidden stressors. Despite maintaining a rigorous workout routine and a perfect diet, she struggled with weight issues and knew there had to be a deeper cause. She found an alternative way to heal, rebuilt her health and discovered she didn’t have to settle for feeling terrible.

Tune in if you’re sober curious, already sober, or seeking solutions for health issues that traditional medicine hasn’t resolved. If you’ve been told your labs are normal but still feel exhausted, bloated, unable to lose weight, or dealing with gut and hormone issues, this episode is for you.

Disclaimer: The information provided in this podcast includes alternative methods and concepts such as food sensitivity tests, and leaky gut, which are not universally endorsed by the medical community. As a nurse, I recommend consulting with a licensed healthcare provider before making any decisions based on this information. This content is intended for informational purposes only and should not be considered as medical advice.

We talk about:

• Samantha’s story of being sober for 13 years and starting to drink again with mommy wine culture
• How alcohol affects the gut
• Why following a perfect diet and exercise routine isn’t always the key to weight loss (and what does help)
• Best supplements and foods to heal your gut
• Tips for managing sugar and drinking cravings
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On the podcast today all the way from Australia is Rory Kinsella, a meditation teacher, sober coach and founder of Wise Monkey Way. He’s a former hard-drinking journalist who found meditation during an early-midlife crisis and quit drinking in 2017.

In this episode we cover:

• Rory’s experience as a hard-drinking touring musician and music journalist
• How Rory found meditation and quit drinking
• What Vedic meditation is and how it can help you drink less or not at all
• How to use meditation as a strategic tool for managing stress, anxiety, and cravings
• How long and how often you should meditate to feel positive effects

Peggi Cooney is an author, speaker and sobriety advocate. She holds a Masters of Social Work and has 26 years of experience in Child Welfare and Adult Protective Services. She is currently a social work instructor/coach for UC Davis. Peggi is the author of This Side of Alcohol: Random Thoughts and Candid Words of Pain, Hope, Humor and Love – and All that is Possible in Sobriety. She is also the Chief Connections Officer for Zero Proof Experiences/Sober in the City where she partners with founder Susie Streelman to provide alcohol free social experiences all over the world.

Peggi found alcohol freedom in her 60s and shows us it’s never too late to change your drinking!

We chat about:

• How Peggi’s drinking didn’t get “bad” until her 50s
• How seeing a Facebook ad led to Peggi successfully quitting drinking
• People in your life not “getting it” and even making excuses for our drinking
• What we need to know about alcohol addiction later in life
• How Peggi finds meaning and purpose in her 3rd act of life
• And more!

Join me, Peggi and many others for the Sober in the City Seattle event September 6th-8th 2024. I’d love to see you there and meet in real life.

• www.zeroproofexperiences.com Instagram: @zeroproofexperiences

Doing Dry July and want to make it a successful month? Listen to this episode with Hilary Sheinbaum. Hilary is a journalist, the founder of GoingDry.co and the author of The Dry Challenge: How to Lose the Booze for Dry January, Sober October, and Any Other Alcohol-Free Month , a judgment-free guide to giving up alcohol for a month-long period. Her next book: Going Dry: A Workbook: A Practical Guide to Drinking Less and Living More will be out this September.
Hilary has been sober-curious, and a dry month participant, since January 2017. She is an advocate for dry months and exploring fun, new and different ways to live a happy, adventurous, big life.

We chat about:

• How Hilary started Dry January on a bet
• The top benefits of doing a dry month
• Hilary’s best tips for Dry July

It’s been three years of running the monthly dry groups I call Alcoholidays. I'm re-airing this "best of" episode where I share what makes people successful when they take a break from alcohol. I also address what people struggle with the most when they are changing their drinking and give you tools and tips to have a kickass dry month.

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Free resources from Alcohol Tipping Point:

• 100 Questions to Change Your Drinking: https://www.alcoholtippingpoint.com/100questions
• Dry Guide: https://www.alcoholtippingpoint.com/dryguide
• 10 Day Break: https://www.alcoholtippingpoint.com/10dayholiday

Are you doing Dry July? Confused by all the terms surrounding drinking habits—like ‘soberish,’ ‘dry,’ ‘damp,’ ‘sober curious,’ and ‘mindful drinking’? Join us as Molly Desch returns to the show to clarify these various drinking-related terms. Molly went from “balls to the wall drinking to 100% sober overnight” while I spent YEARS trying to change my drinking.

We talk about:

• The definition of ‘damp drinking’ and its intended audience
• Potential concerns associated with a damp or ‘soberish’ lifestyle
• The advantages of damp drinking or drinking less

My brother, Chris Shipley, returns to the podcast to talk about being alcohol free for over three years. I love these special episodes with my brother, who has been one of my biggest supporters over the years. I’m incredibly proud of him for choosing to change his relationship with alcohol and striving to live a better life. He is an amazing husband, dad, brother, and son. I find these conversations so meaningful, and I think you will enjoy hearing from him as well.

We chat about:

• What keeps Chris alcohol-free
• His last alcohol craving and how he managed them
• Relationships that have changed since getting sober
• What’s different now vs the early days/weeks/ months of quitting drinking