by Teri | Mar 4, 2025 | Podcast
Oh boy, those big sober feelings! Big feelings can be a big challenge—especially in an alcohol-free life. Emotional maturity is a skill that takes a lifetime of practice. Both a challenge and an opportunity, leaving alcohol behind means we are going to have to...
by Teri | Feb 18, 2025 | Podcast
One of the common justifications that I hear for drinking alcohol has to do with the desire to ‘turn my brain off’, or to simply relax. And, with over 40 million Americans with anxiety disorder and 32% of the population experiencing increased anxiety...
by Teri | Feb 4, 2025 | Podcast
Emotions, motivation and alcohol. When it comes to emotions, we need to understand a few things about alcohol and the connection between our feelings and our motivations. There are four pillars of human motivation that overlap with emotions. Avoid pain: our natural...
by Teri | Jan 21, 2025 | Podcast
The most popular episode of The Sober Edge Podcast is a conversation I had with Amanda E. White. Amanda and I chatted in November 2021 and since that time Amanda has continued to be a strong advocate and voice for women to say no to drinking. I am sharing this encore...
by Teri | Jan 14, 2025 | Podcast
Getting a ‘fresh start’ or ‘a new lease on life’ might seem the perfect way to begin your alcohol-free journey. But, what if we have some time away from alcohol, and then we go back to drinking, first just the occasional glass of wine, or...
