Encore Episode: Holly Whitaker - Rethinking Your Relationship with Alcohol

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This week, we are re-releasing one of Redesigning Life's most well-received and downloaded episodes... Holly Whitaker : Quit Like A Women

Have you ever wondered why we reach for a drink during life's highest moments and lowest lows? Why does alcohol seem essential to celebrating a wedding, mourning a loss, or simply getting through a Tuesday?
In this illuminating conversation with Holly Whitaker, author of "Quit Like a Woman", we explore the complex relationship many of us have with alcohol and how it might be affecting more than we realize. Holly shares her personal journey from someone who used alcohol, cigarettes, and food to "ruin herself and clean herself up" repeatedly to discovering a path toward genuine fulfillment without substances.
What makes this discussion particularly powerful is the science Holly brings to the table. She explains how alcohol hijacks our dopamine system, making it difficult to experience pleasure from everyday activities and creating a false association between drinking and fun. "Alcohol doesn't actually produce fun," Holly reveals. "Fun things produce fun." This insight challenges the cultural narrative that positions alcohol as the essential ingredient for enjoyment.
Beyond the science, Holly offers practical wisdom for anyone questioning their relationship with alcohol. Rather than advocating for an all-or-nothing approach, she emphasizes the power of subtle shifts in awareness and intention. By simply allowing yourself to notice alcohol's effects on your mood, sleep, and anxiety levels, you begin creating space for change.
Whether you're sober curious, actively changing your relationship with alcohol, or simply interested in understanding its effects better, this episode offers thoughtful perspectives without judgment. As Holly reminds us, when we release what no longer serves us... whether it's alcohol, toxic relationships, or limiting beliefs, we create space for something better to arrive.
What might be waiting on the other side of that glass for you? Listen in and consider what consciousness over cocktails could bring to your life.
Holly's Website: https://www.hollywhitaker.com/

Holly's Podcast: Co-Regulation

Holly's book: QUIT LIKE A WOMAN

Holly's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/holly
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Chapters

1. Introducing Holly Whitaker (00:00:00)

2. The Journey to Sobriety (00:06:25)

3. How Alcohol Affects Your Body & Mind (00:14:26)

4. Life Without Alcohol: Finding New Joy (00:21:14)

5. Intention and Positive Thinking in Recovery (00:31:56)

6. Spiritual Practices and Final Thoughts (00:36:43)

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