It's Not About the Alcohol

By: Colleen Kachmann
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  • Would you like to permanently reduce your alcohol consumption by 80 percent so you don’t have to quit? Most high achieving professional women assume overdrinking is caused by a lack of willpower--or worse, the incurable disease of "alcoholism." So they beat themselves up and avoid asking for help because they feel ashamed and out of control. Whether you’re a daily drinker who can’t break the habit, or you're still going to sobriety meetings even though you don’t drink anymore, the real problem is that you don’t trust yourself anymore. Which means it’s not about the alcohol. It’s about your relationship with yourself. I’m a mindful drinking coach helping women learn how drinking less (or not at all) is actually a superpower, even when the idea of giving up the only thing that helps them quiet their mind feels impossible. Figuring out what you really need and want in life will restore your focus. Get happy, not sober. Because happy people don’t drink themselves into a stupor. Join me each week for holistic, evidence-based strategies to fix your dopamine deficit, regulate your nervous system, deal with post acute withdrawal syndrome, manage sugar cravings, improve your sleep and reclaim your mental health so you no longer have the urge to escape your own body.
    2022
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  • EP154: Practical manifestation tips to make the Law of Attraction work for you instead of against you with Alleah Friedrichs
    Dec 17 2024

    Are you constantly doing “the work” to improve yourself and wondering when you’ll go from being “almost there” to feeling like you’ve actually arrived?

    We’re taught that success comes in pretty, perfect packages and demands extraordinary amounts of effort. And so we vacillate between feeling frustrated and exhausted and trying to stay positive with affirmations, vision boards and goal setting.

    But the difference between struggling to get what you want and actually getting it is not how much discipline and willpower you have. It’s in your ability to feel like someone who is already living the life of her dreams–before those dreams have manifested into reality.

    My guest today is Law of Attraction Coach Alleah Friedrichs. She’s here to share her story of how she went from suffering panic attacks because she had over a quarter of a million dollars in debt to being a millionaire living with ease and abundance within 18 months.

    You’ll learn the difference between knowing about manifestation and actually practicing it. And walk away with simple action steps that will cause immediate and measurable changes in your life.

    —Want daily updates from me? Find me on TikTok @hangoverwhisperer and IG @thehangoverwhisperer

    —Get Alleah’s free money manifestation meditation and find her on social media @lawofattraction_alleah

    —If you’re ready to fully commit to your personal growth and do the work to get emotionally sober (side effects include an 80 percent reduction in drinking), click here to BOOK A DISCOVERY CALL. You'll walk away from our call with a clear understanding of how to get the skills you need to transform your life.

    —Click here to TAKE THE QUIZ: Do you have a drinking problem or a thinking problem?

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    59 mins
  • EP153 The cure for anxiety with Dr. Russell Kennedy
    Dec 10 2024

    How much time, energy and money have you spent on talk-therapy and medications trying to deal with your anxiety?

    Most people (doctors included) think anxiety is caused by a combination of genetics and stressful or traumatic events. It’s a thinking problem that must be understood before it can be solved. So we spend countless hours combing through childhood traumas, assessing attachment styles and experimenting with substances to balance our brain chemistry.

    With nothing to show for it. Anxiety disorders are the most common mental health diagnosis in the United States.

    But anxiety isn’t in your head, as most people assume. There is an alarm going off in your nervous system that causes overwhelming sensations of fight or flight, doom and gloom. The brain is simply projecting those feelings into whatever you’re thinking about.

    Healing anxiety requires you to address the root cause, which is the full-body, present-moment experience in your nervous system—not the story you’re telling yourself about why you feel the way you feel.

    Dr. Russell Kennedy is here to explain where anxiety lives in your body and how to use simple, somatic practices to create a sense of safety and calm in your nervous system so that you are no longer held hostage by your own mind.

    What daily updates from me? Find me on TikTok @hangoverwhisperer and IG @thehangoverwhisperer

    If you’re ready to fully commit to your personal growth and do the work to get emotionally sober (side effects include an 80 percent reduction in drinking), click here to BOOK A DISCOVERY CALL. You'll walk away from our call with a clear understanding of how to get the skills you need to transform your life.

    Click here to TAKE THE QUIZ: Do you have a drinking problem or a thinking problem?

    Find Dr. Russ on social media @theanxietymd

    Dr. Russell Kennedy, BSc, MD, RYT, also known as "The Anxiety MD," is a visionary physician in the field of anxiety disorders. With a diverse background in medicine, neuroscience, developmental psychology, yoga, meditation, and stand-up comedy, he has redefined the understanding and treatment of anxiety from both scientific and humanistic perspectives. Much of his work is based on overcoming his own lifelong battle with chronic, crippling worry, creating the award winning and best-selling book Anxiety Rx, the Anxiety Rx podcast, and more recently MBRX, a step by step mind-body program designed to permanently heal anxiety. Dr. Kennedy is empowering individuals from all over the world to overcome anxiety and embrace a life of calm and fulfillment.

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    56 mins
  • EP152 Why your motivation is unreliable and how neuroscience can help you change with Unstoppable Brain author Dr. Kyra Bobinet
    Dec 3 2024

    Do you ever feel like you know exactly what you should be doing but you just can’t get yourself to do it?

    Most of us have learned to get what we want by setting clear and specific goals and then using metrics to judge our success. We focus on changing the numbers–obsessing over how much we weigh, how much we drink or how much money we have in the bank.

    But even when we achieve the goal, our motivation to keep making an effort eventually fades. And we feel increasingly disappointed, frustrated and helpless as our progress slips away–like we’re doomed for failure.

    Dr. Kyra Bobinet, MD, MPH is a behavior change designer who is here to share her ground-breaking research on how the brain responds to the illusion of failure. You’ll learn how to apply her Iterative Mindset to work with your brain so that you can access your inner wisdom, and liberate your motivation.

    Click here to take Dr. Kyra’s Iterative Mindset Quiz.

    Click here to TAKE My QUIZ: Do you have a drinking problem or a thinking problem?

    What daily updates from me? Find me on TikTok @hangoverwhisperer and IG @thehangoverwhisperer

    If you’re ready to fully commit to your personal growth and do the work to get emotionally sober (side effects include an 80 percent reduction in drinking), click here to BOOK A DISCOVERY CALL. You'll walk away from our call with a clear understanding of how to get the skills you need to transform your life.

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    1 hr and 12 mins

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practice guide to see the way you think about decluttwring the confusion!

Colleen has been so instrumental in opening my eyes on many levels to become aware how my stinkin drinking is from how I am thinking and just a habit I created.

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IF YOU HAVEN'T LET IT GO.....THIS IS A MUST LISTEN

really enjoyed listening to this subject!! divorced 12 years and I still needed to hear this!!!
thank you for your teachings Colleen!!

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Honest Real Talk

Great information, honest conversation, and realistic guide to your journey. Do yourself a favor and listen or send to someone that might need this.

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