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Susan Hodgson
“The world is full of magic things, patiently waiting for our senses to grow sharper.” – W.B. Yeats
Hello, I’m Susan, and I’m an Irish expat coach helping women stop drinking so they can feel at home wherever they are in the world. I live near Paris with my French husband and our three kids who enjoy correcting my grammar and complaining about holidays in the horizontal Donegal rain.
An enthusiastic drinker since my teens, I couldn’t imagine life without alcohol – after all it was what helped me through every stage; the shy teens, the wandering twenties, the work-hard-play-hard thirties, and the chaos of being a working mum to multiples in my forties. I could proudly adapt my drinking to any occasion, from shots at the bar to savouring only the best vintage wines. But as my nights increasingly ended alone, on alert in my kitchen, with only the clink of a glass and my cat for company, I began to question if this was really the life I wanted. Sleeplessness and anxiety meant my mornings were devastating, and I wasn’t fully present in my “perfect on paper” life – hot husband, healthy kids, good job, with Paris as my backdrop. I was stuck in an anxiety-filled cycle of drinking more than I promised myself, worrying about the future but popping open the wine for “just one or two” every evening. After countless secret attempts to cut back, I finally invested in myself through coaching. That decision changed everything, allowing me to live my life without feeling the need for wine.
As a certified Gray Area Drinking coach trained by Jolene Park and an Alcohol Freedom coach with This Naked Mind, I offer a holistic, compassionate approach to breaking free from alcohol. My coaching integrates science-backed tools to nourish and restore your body and brain, while addressing the mindset shifts needed to create true freedom from alcohol. Whether you’re navigating the challenges of expat life while fending off hangovers or wondering, ‘Is this all there is?’, I’ll help you leave the cork in the bottle and fully experience your vibrant life.
SPECIALTY
I help women navigate new territory with their drinking, amidst all the additional challenges of living abroad, and finding that elusive feeling of ‘home’.
COUNTRY
Ireland & France
Susan Hodgson
“The world is full of magic things, patiently waiting for our senses to grow sharper.” – W.B. Yeats
Hello, I’m Susan, and I’m an Irish expat coach helping women stop drinking so they can feel at home wherever they are in the world. I live near Paris with my French husband and our three kids who enjoy correcting my grammar and complaining about holidays in the horizontal Donegal rain.
An enthusiastic drinker since my teens, I couldn’t imagine life without alcohol – after all it was what helped me through every stage; the shy teens, the wandering twenties, the work-hard-play-hard thirties, and the chaos of being a working mum to multiples in my forties. I could proudly adapt my drinking to any occasion, from shots at the bar to savouring only the best vintage wines. But as my nights increasingly ended alone, on alert in my kitchen, with only the clink of a glass and my cat for company, I began to question if this was really the life I wanted. Sleeplessness and anxiety meant my mornings were devastating, and I wasn’t fully present in my “perfect on paper” life – hot husband, healthy kids, good job, with Paris as my backdrop. I was stuck in an anxiety-filled cycle of drinking more than I promised myself, worrying about the future but popping open the wine for “just one or two” every evening. After countless secret attempts to cut back, I finally invested in myself through coaching. That decision changed everything, allowing me to live my life without feeling the need for wine.
As a certified Gray Area Drinking coach trained by Jolene Park and an Alcohol Freedom coach with This Naked Mind, I offer a holistic, compassionate approach to breaking free from alcohol. My coaching integrates science-backed tools to nourish and restore your body and brain, while addressing the mindset shifts needed to create true freedom from alcohol. Whether you’re navigating the challenges of expat life while fending off hangovers or wondering, ‘Is this all there is?’, I’ll help you leave the cork in the bottle and fully experience your vibrant life.
SPECIALTY
I help women navigate new territory with their drinking, amidst all the additional challenges of living abroad, and finding that elusive feeling of ‘home’.
COUNTRY
Ireland & France
Schedule a free discovery call with Susan