Interview Summary:

In Part 1 of this interview, Jenn Kautsch, founder of the Sober Sis community, joins Denise Mira to discuss renegotiating her relationship with alcohol and breaking free from the detox to retox cycle.

Jenn coaches women who feel stuck in the gray area of drinking, helping them navigate cultural pressures and the challenges of motherhood.

They explore the importance of a sober mind, being fully present, and Jen shares her personal journey from social drinking to using alcohol as a coping mechanism and how she ultimately decided to make a change.

Takeaways:

• Jen Kautsch is the founder of the Sober Sis community, helping women renegotiate their relationship with alcohol.
• She addresses the cultural pressure on moms to drink and the importance of a sober mind and being present.
• Jen explains the detox to retox cycle and offers insights on breaking free from this pattern.
• Decision fatigue and rationalizing alcohol as a reward contribute to increased tolerance and dependence.
• Jen emphasizes the need for self-awareness, self-care, and healthier coping mechanisms to overcome the cycle.

Keywords:

alcohol, relationship, gray area, detox to retox, culture, pressure, moms, sober mind, presence, decision fatigue, low blood sugar, tolerance, reward, thinking problem, change

Sound Bites:

• "This is an episode that you do not want to miss."
• "She promotes freedom from that detox to retox cycle of sipping."
• "Her heart and passion is to nurture a real sisterhood of support so you're not alone."
• "Everything I'm doing is really in an effort to just cleanse, cleanse my mind, body, my spirit."
• "I was trying to manage or moderate my drinking."
• "I deserve it. It's my reward. I've been a good parent today, right? I've done all the right things."

Chapters:

00:00 Introduction and Greeting

00:08 Renegotiating Our Relationship with Alcohol

04:33 The Pressure and Challenges Faced by Women

22:31 Building a Real Sisterhood of Support

30:16 The Power of a Sober Mind and Being Fully Present

35:16 Recognizing the Thinking Problem

36:54 Choosing Presence Over Alcohol

41:07 Finding Freedom and Contentment

43:55 Overview

44:23 Part Two Coming Up