by | Dec 12, 2018 | Mindfulness
“Historically this topic has been discussed in black and white terms. Either you’re absolutely fine with alcohol or you have this horrific problem that requires some kind of intervention. But my experience and something a lot of women are experiencing is...
by | Dec 12, 2018 | Mindfulness
You don’t have a problem with alcohol! You are definitely not an “alcoholic” and your drinking is not that bad. These are things gray area drinkers often hear from others. As a society, we measure “problem drinking” against an ambiguous bar (no pun intended) that...
by | Dec 12, 2018 | Mindfulness
1. There are really cool people (celebrities, people I meet every day) who don’t drink. 2. Most people don’t care or notice whether you drink alcohol or not. Don’t assume the worst before going into an interaction or an event. Some people will...
by | Dec 12, 2018 | Mindfulness
This is what one of my favorite yoga teachers and somatic coaches says to me often. “Can you stay with yourself here?” – Jay Fields. Notice what you feel – anxiety, sadness, anger, pain, hurt, excitement, joy, pleasure, whatever…Can you...
by | Dec 12, 2018 | Mindfulness
There’s a collective drinking and anxiety story that is happening all around us. I call it gray area drinking and I used to be a gray area drinker. I wasn’t an end-stage, lose everything kind of drinker, I also wasn’t an every now and again drinker...
