Getting Boozeless in Boston with Carol Cunningham

After a lot of thought I’ve decided to pause the podcast and live Alcoholiday groups (just cannot bring myself to say end them, because, who knows?) It’s been a great run of 200+ podcasts and 42ish Alcoholidays (wow!!) I just celebrated my 5 years of alcohol freedom and I’m ready to focus in a different direction. What that is- I don’t know yet, but I do know I need to be part of something bigger than me and have meaningful in real life connection and community.   In this last podcast I reflect on my last 5 years of sobriety and ATP and go into more of an explanation of making this decision.  Thank you so much for listening and being part of the ATP community. I just can't express my thanks enough. I would not have kept doing this if it weren't for you all. Please remember- you are not broken and you can change.   Much love and gratitude,  Deb  Ready to change your drinking habit?  Visit Alcohol Tipping Point website at http://www.alcoholtippingpoint.com/ for lots of FREE resources including:         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        Mocktail Recipe Book: https://www.alcoholtippingpoint.com/mocktailrecipes           Find Alcohol Tipping Point at:        Website: http://www.alcoholtippingpoint.com/        Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/alcoholtippingpoint        Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/AlcoholTippingPoint        **Please leave a review and subscribe so you can help support the show**        ***Another way to support the show- buy me a coffee! Click here to easily and safely buy me a coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/tippingpoint       

Sober Powered Host Gillian Tietz returns to the podcast! Getting sober in 2019 inspired Gill to start her podcast where she utilizes her biochemistry background to teach others how alcohol affects the brain and why it’s so hard to stop drinking. In addition to being the host of the Sober Powered Podcast and teaching anger management, Gill is a chemistry professor at a university in Boston.  We talk about:   Why Gill decided to take a deep dive into studying anger  What anger is and how it can look different on different people  How alcohol affects our emotions  5 signs you need anger management  Gill’s tools for managing anger  And more!  Find Gill: https://www.soberpowered.com  @sober.powered  Listen to Gill on ATP Episode 25  Sober Powered with Gill Tietz - Alcohol Tipping Point - Apple Podcasts     Ready to change your drinking habit?  Visit Alcohol Tipping Point website at http://www.alcoholtippingpoint.com/ for lots of FREE resources including:         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        Mocktail Recipe Book: https://www.alcoholtippingpoint.com/mocktailrecipes           Find Alcohol Tipping Point at:        Website: http://www.alcoholtippingpoint.com/        Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/alcoholtippingpoint        Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/AlcoholTippingPoint        **Please leave a review and subscribe so you can help support the show**        ***Another way to support the show- buy me a coffee! Click here to easily and safely buy me a coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/tippingpoint         

Welcome to today’s episode. I'm excited to have Dr. Brooke Scheller back. She's a Doctor of Clinical Nutrition, founder of Functional Sobriety, and author of How to Eat to Change How You Drink. Inspired by her own sobriety journey in 2021, Dr. Scheller has transformed alcohol recovery through nutrition and functional medicine.   Her June 2023 episode was the most listened ever! We discussed alcohol's health effects, cravings and gut health, top nutrition tips, sugar vs. alcohol, and healing after sobriety.   Today, Dr. Scheller answers more questions on using nutrition to heal physical and mental health, especially related to drinking.   We cover:   Nutrition and drinking cravings   Alcohol's impact on gut health and healing strategies   Inflammation and alcohol use   Diet's effect on stress and mood imbalances  What to remove or add to your diet to make biggest impact   Thoughts on Ozempic and fad diets   And more!  Listen to 2023 ATP episode with Dr. Brooke:  How to Quit Drinking and Heal Your Body  Find Dr. Brooke:  www.functionalsobriety.com @drbrookescheller  Ready to change your drinking habit?  Visit Alcohol Tipping Point website at http://www.alcoholtippingpoint.com/ for lots of FREE resources including:         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        Mocktail Recipe Book: https://www.alcoholtippingpoint.com/mocktailrecipes           Find Alcohol Tipping Point at:        Website: http://www.alcoholtippingpoint.com/        Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/alcoholtippingpoint        Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/AlcoholTippingPoint        **Please leave a review and subscribe so you can help support the show**        ***Another way to support the show- buy me a coffee! Click here to easily and safely buy me a coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/tippingpoint      

Jen Lee Hirst returns to the podcast! Jen is a sobriety coach, speaker, and creator of Lighthouse Sobriety. She has one of the best sober Instagram accounts @jenleehirst where she shares tips and inspiration for changing your drinking.   Jen is here to talk about how routines and rituals can help when you first give up drinking (whether for a break or forever.) These routines are great no matter where you are on your drinking journey.  We talk about: The difference between habits and routines  How a routine can be helpful when quitting drinking  Examples of morning, evening, and trigger hour routines   The meaning behind rituals  How to keep motivated to do these routines/rituals  And more!  Find Jen: www.joinlighthousesobriety.com @jenleehirst Listen to Jen’s Habit episode on ATP: Top Six Daily Habits to Focus - Alcohol Tipping Point - Apple Podcasts  Ready to do Dry January? Join the next Alcohol Tipping Point Alcoholiday! Monthly dry group to help you take a break from drinking with online support and tools. Find out more here: https://www.alcoholtippingpoint.com/alcoholiday Use code: LOVE to save 20%      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                Mocktail Recipe Book: https://www.alcoholtippingpoint.com/mocktailrecipes                     Find Alcohol Tipping Point at:                 Website: http://www.alcoholtippingpoint.com/                   Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/alcoholtippingpoint                   Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/AlcoholTippingPoint                  **Please leave a review and subscribe so you can help support the show**             ***Another way to support the show- buy me a coffee! Click here to easily and safely buy me a coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/tippingpoint             And, if you're ever in Boise, Idaho let's meet for...

Join the growing health trend of giving up alcohol for a month. Dry January has shown to improve sleep, save money, and improve health. An alcohol-free month has a lot of benefits. Research published in the British Medical Journal showed one month off alcohol lowers blood pressure, reduces diabetes risk, lowers cholesterol and reduces levels of cancer-related proteins in the blood. Listen to this episode to get tips to make your Dry January (or any dry month) a success.  Ready to change your drinking? Join the next Alcohol Tipping Point Alcoholiday! Monthly dry group to help you take a break from drinking with online support and tools. Find out more here: https://www.alcoholtippingpoint.com/alcoholiday Use code: LOVE to save 20%        Find Alcohol Tipping Point at:                Website: http://www.alcoholtippingpoint.com/                  Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/alcoholtippingpoint                  Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/AlcoholTippingPoint                 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               Mocktail Recipe Book: https://www.alcoholtippingpoint.com/mocktailrecipes                **Please leave a review and subscribe so you can help support the show**            ***Another way to support the show- buy me a coffee! Click here

In this episode, I share a recording of a class I gave about how to cultivate more joy in our lives. I talk about what joy really means, how it can help our physical and mental health, barriers to joy, and ways to enhance everyday joy. I hope this brings you some holiday cheer.   Ready to do Dry January? Join the next Alcohol Tipping Point Alcoholiday! Monthly dry group to help you take a break from drinking with online support and tools. Find out more here: https://www.alcoholtippingpoint.com/alcoholiday Use code: LOVE to save 20%      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                Mocktail Recipe Book: https://www.alcoholtippingpoint.com/mocktailrecipes                     Find Alcohol Tipping Point at:                 Website: http://www.alcoholtippingpoint.com/                   Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/alcoholtippingpoint                   Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/AlcoholTippingPoint                  **Please leave a review and subscribe so you can help support the show**             ***Another way to support the show- buy me a coffee! Click here to easily and safely buy me a coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/tippingpoint             And, if you're ever in Boise, Idaho let's meet for a real-life coffee. Thank you so much!!!    

Today’s episode features Benoit Kim, a US army veteran, Penn-educated former policymaker turned psychotherapist, and host of the Discover More podcast. Benoit shares his personal experience of quitting alcohol four years ago and healing trauma through psychedelic-assisted therapy.   We talk about:  Benoit’s experience with drinking and quitting alcohol  Why Benoit pivoted from a policymaker to psychotherapist  Alcohol and public health- Will we see policy changes?  What psychedelic-assisted therapy is  How psychedelic-assisted therapy may help people with addictions and other mental health conditions  And more!  Find Benoit: Discovermorepodcast.com @discovermorepodcast  Ready to do Dry January? Join the next Alcohol Tipping Point Alcoholiday! Monthly dry group to help you take a break from drinking with online support and tools. Find out more here: https://www.alcoholtippingpoint.com/alcoholiday Use code: LOVE to save 20%      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                Mocktail Recipe Book: https://www.alcoholtippingpoint.com/mocktailrecipes                     Find Alcohol Tipping Point at:                 Website: http://www.alcoholtippingpoint.com/                   Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/alcoholtippingpoint                   Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/AlcoholTippingPoint                  **Please leave a review and subscribe so you can help support the show**             ***Another way to support the show- buy me a coffee! Click here to easily and safely buy me a coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/tippingpoint             And, if you're ever in Boise, Idaho let's meet for a real-life coffee. Thank you so much!!!    

On the podcast are Carrie Hoffman and Zach Minnich- my first couple on the show! Carrie and Zach are the travel and adventure obsessed couple behind Bigger Life Adventures- which hosts alcohol free yoga retreats and adventure tours. They’ve both had their share of struggles with substance abuse and poor coping mechanisms. After deciding enough was enough at different times, they found new life through sobriety and a spiritual program of recovery which has included the 12 steps, Buddhism, adventure, plant medicine, and yoga. They’re dedicated to breaking stigmas against addiction in this world and passing on the hope and freedom of sobriety to others with the same struggle.  We chat about:  Both their experiences with drinking and getting sober on different timelines  The challenges they faced in their relationship  How they supported each other  What was most helpful to change their drinking   Why they started a sober travel business  And more!  Find Carrie and Zach: www.biggerlifeadventures.com @biggerlifeadventures  Ready to do Dry January? Join the next Alcohol Tipping Point Alcoholiday! Monthly dry group to help you take a break from drinking with online support and tools. Find out more here: https://www.alcoholtippingpoint.com/alcoholiday Use code: LOVE to save 20%        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                Mocktail Recipe Book: https://www.alcoholtippingpoint.com/mocktailrecipes                     Find Alcohol Tipping Point at:                 Website: http://www.alcoholtippingpoint.com/                   Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/alcoholtippingpoint                   Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/AlcoholTippingPoint                  **Please leave a review and subscribe so you can help support the show**             ***Another way to support the show- buy me a coffee! Click here to easily and safely buy me a coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/tippingpoint             And, if you're ever in Boise, Idaho let's me...

This episode features Jenni Harmon, a married mom of two boys who has served in the military, spent a decade in corporate America, and dedicated many years as a stay-at-home mom. For the past seven years, Jenni has been teaching yoga and mindfulness workshops while also creating and selling art. She is currently writing her first book.  In her early 40s, Jenni experienced a profound shift. Tired of sitting around and drinking, she realized life was slipping by, prompting a significant change. This turning point, which she calls her midlife awakening, began with one word that sparked a journey of self-discovery. Jenni started questioning every decision in her life, including her choice to drink alcohol. She recounts her journey from a routine marred by alcohol to a fulfilling life marked by yoga, mindfulness, and artistic expression. This episode delves into her transformation, from struggles with moderation to the lasting impact of the word ‘unapologetic’ on her life.  We chat about:   The role of alcohol in her early life  How the military impacted Jenni’s drinking  Struggling with moderation  What has been most helpful for staying alcohol free  Embracing an unapologetic life  And more!  Find Jenni:  https://www.jenniharmon.com/ @unapologetic_af_living Ready to change your drinking habit?  Visit Alcohol Tipping Point website at http://www.alcoholtippingpoint.com/ for lots of FREE resources including:         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        Mocktail Recipe Book: https://www.alcoholtippingpoint.com/mocktailrecipes        Need help taking a break? Join the next Alcohol Tipping Point Alcoholiday! Monthly dry group to help you take a break from drinking with online support and tools. Find out more here: https://www.alcoholtippingpoint.com/alcoholiday Use code: LOVE to save 20%        Find Alcohol Tipping Point at:        Website: http://www.alcoholtippingpoint.com/        Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/alcoholtippingpoint        Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/AlcoholTippingPoint        *...

On the show is my Boston Boozeless Bestie, Carol Cunningham. Carol is an Artist/Crafter, wife of a retired fire fighter, mother of 4 boys and alcohol free badass. I first met Carol when she joined the February Alcoholiday in 2022 and we’ve become friends since then. Carol shares her journey of becoming alcohol-free, highlighting the importance of self-compassion, education, and community support. Her story is one of transformation and empowerment, offering inspiration and practical insights for those considering a change in their relationship with alcohol.  We chat about:  Carol’s tipping points that led her to give up alcohol for good  The most surprising things about being alcohol free  The hardest things about giving up drinking  How learning to be kind vs self-berating led to great AF progress  The impact of being alcohol free on her health, mindset and relationships    And more!  Need extra holiday support this season? Join the December Alcoholiday-a monthly dry group to help you practice not drinking. Use code HOLIDAY for 35% off! Make it an AF December to Remember Find out more here: https://www.alcoholtippingpoint.com/alcoholiday  Visit Alcohol Tipping Point website at http://www.alcoholtippingpoint.com/ for lots of FREE resources including:         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        Mocktail Recipe Book: https://www.alcoholtippingpoint.com/mocktailrecipes        Find Alcohol Tipping Point at:        Website: http://www.alcoholtippingpoint.com/        Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/alcoholtippingpoint        Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/AlcoholTippingPoint        ...