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The latest research and reflections on Gray Area Drinking and healthy living.
It’s Time To Drop The Rock-Bottom-Required-To-Stop-Drinking Paradigm
Over the years, I’ve watched my definition of Gray Area Drinking get chopped up into various word...
Five Signs You Might Be a Gray Area Drinker—And What You Can Do About It
Photo by Christopher Swoszowski The Temper, an online magazine (previously Hip Sobriety),...
Are Gray Area Drinkers Addicted To Alcohol?
There are no criteria or diagnostics for drinking because THERE IS NO SAFE OR HEALTHY INTAKE LEVEL...
Your Brain Will Rewire In 30-Days, According To NASA
If you're thinking about or in the process of stopping an unhealthy coping mechanism like drinking...
But Guys Will Think It’s Weird If You Don’t Drink
It was a Sunday. I didn’t know the day before would be my last day of drinking, but it was. I felt...
Can We Just Let This Sink In For A Minute?
One drink is defined as: —5 ounces of wine. —1.5 ounce of liquor (shot). —12 ounces of beer....
Four Things No One Tells You About Your Craving Brain
Have you ever stopped drinking for a couple of weeks or months and then fallen off the wagon,...
My Gray Area Drinking Coming Out Story
In 2016 I emailed Holly Whitaker and Laura McKowen and I said, I love your podcast. I discovered...
You Can Make A Different Choice At Anytime!
"Historically this topic has been discussed in black and white terms. Either you're absolutely...
No Rock Bottom Required
The last day I drank was uneventful and insignificant to my overall drinking story. Nothing bad or...
Alcohol Is The Only Drug In The World That You Have Have To Justify Why You’re Not Taking It
You don’t have a problem with alcohol! You are definitely not an “alcoholic” and your drinking is...
The Day I Knew I Was Done Drinking Forever
When I made the decision to stop for good. I knew I was done forever. I knew I was done because I...
Here’s What I Know To Be True
1. There are really cool people (celebrities, people I meet every day) who don't drink. 2. Most...
Can You Stay With Yourself Here?
This is what one of my favorite yoga teachers and somatic coaches says to me often. "Can you stay...
The Thing I Found That Replaced The Feeling I Got From Drinking Wine
When I quit drinking there were times — weeks, months after my decision to quit for good that I'd...
My Gray Area Drinking Manifesto
There's a collective drinking and anxiety story that is happening all around us. I call it gray...
My Decision To Stop Drinking Was Not Made On A Whim
I'm proud of my alcohol-free decision. Proud to stand up, speak out, and shake the stigma that we...
What I Would Have Told Myself If I Knew Then What I Know Now
1. You are stronger than you think. 2. Your “I knew in my bones” resolve to get off the drinking...
The ACE Study: Creating A Trauma Informed Society
I just watched Oprah’s report on 60 Minutes about the ACE (adverse childhood experiences) study. I...