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It's Not About the Alcohol
by Colleen Freeland
Today: #181 in Health & Fitness on our combined chart.
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| Date | Combined Rank | Apple Podcasts |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 5 | #181 | #155 |
| Oct 4 | #189 | #166 |
About the show
Would you like to reduce your alcohol consumption by about 80 percent? Become the version of you who can just "take it or leave it" so that you can enjoy drinking socially without relying on alcohol to manage your stress, anxiety, loneliness and boredom when you're by yourself?
Most high achieving women assume over-drinking 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.
Which means it's not about the alcohol. It's about your relationship with yourself.
Colleen Freeland is a a mindful drinking coach helping professional 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.
The solution to alcohol use disorder is a FEELING. If you felt comfortable in your own skin and at ease in your life, you would drink like someone who is comfortable and at ease!
Join me each week for holistic, evidence-based strategies to fix your dopamine deficit, regulate your nervous system, cure imposter syndrome, manage sugar cravings, improve your sleep and reclaim your mental health so you no longer have the urge to escape your own body.
Get happy, not sober. Because happy people don't drink themselves into a stupor.
Latest episodes
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EP357: Your drinking isn't self-indulgent. It's self-denial. Here's the difference.
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EP356 The real reason you can't follow through on your promise to "not drink" tonight
August 18, 2026 · 17 minYou have discipline in every other area of your life. You follow through, you deliver, you keep everything running. So why is it that the one night you tell yourself no drinking, you pour that first glass like that was the plan all along?…
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EP355 How to be truly free from the desire to drink (without willpower)
August 11, 2026 · 28 minYou've done a lot of work and you've definitely improved. But you're still drinking more than you want. And there's a critical voice in your head that keeps insisting you should be doing more–working harder and changing faster. This…
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EP354: If it feels like your drinking hasn't changed, track this metric instead
August 4, 2026 · 26 minYou're still drinking more than you should, and you want to know if real change actually is a slow process, or if you're just making excuses so you don't have to quit. Here's the honest answer, plus a reliable metric to track so that you…
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EP353: Your brain talks you into drinking. Here's how to talk back.
July 28, 2026 · 24 minYou wake up asking the same question you asked yesterday. What the hell is wrong with me? But you've already decided the answer is that you're drinking is out of control. This episode shows you how the story you keep telling yourself…
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EP352: Drinking turns off your brain. Planning to quit turns it back on. Here's how to break the cycle.
July 21, 2026 · 45 minYou wake up feeling rough and decide, "I'm not drinking tonight." For a few hours, that plan feels solid. But evening comes and you pour one anyway. And now your brain has even more evidence that you're not in control. Which makes you less…
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EP351: Why joy is key to drinking less (not discipline)
July 14, 2026 · 32 minYou've been telling yourself that if you were more disciplined, then you wouldn't drink as much as you do. But the problem isn't that you need more control. It's that giving yourself permission to relax means that you're wasting time or…
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EP350: How to tell the difference between self-care and self-sabotage (before your next drink)
July 7, 2026 · 34 minYou set a plan to take a break from drinking and made it a few days. Then you blew it. And now you're trying to figure out why you keep breaking promises to yourself when it comes to alcohol. This episode gives you a step by step strategy…