by | Dec 2, 2020 | Brain Chemistry
If you’re thinking about or in the process of stopping an unhealthy coping mechanism like drinking alcohol, try ADDING something into your life instead of focusing on what you’re taking away. According to NASA, when you are consistent and follow through on...
by | Nov 11, 2019 | Brain Chemistry, Cravings
Have you ever stopped drinking for a couple of weeks or months and then fallen off the wagon, beaten yourself up, and wondered why you can’t stick with it? Or, have you stopped drinking, but use other addictive substances or behaviors in place of alcohol? One or more...
by | Dec 12, 2018 | Brain Chemistry
The last day I drank was uneventful and insignificant to my overall drinking story. Nothing bad or out of the ordinary happened that day that forced me quit. I simply chose to quit. Clients tell me all the time – “I function really well.” They say, “My spouse,...
by | Dec 12, 2018 | Brain Chemistry
When I made the decision to stop for good. I knew I was done forever. I knew I was done because I had so many stops and starts prior to that. I knew that no matter what happened in the future (good or bad) alcohol was no longer an option and I haven’t had a...
by | Dec 12, 2018 | Brain Chemistry
When I quit drinking there were times — weeks, months after my decision to quit for good that I’d think, “I’d love to find something that gives me that same feeling I used to get 20 minutes into the first glass of wine.” I loved what wine did...
