Episode 54: Finding Your SELF After Alcohol

This episode is inspired by all of you! And, it’s an episode that is very near and dear to my heart because I love to talk about the ‘after alcohol’ part of this journey. My own path was forged by exploring what is possible on the other side, this podcast was created to focus on inspiration for alcohol-free living, and now I have a program designed exclusively for women to discover more after leaving alcohol behind. It seems to me that we place a lot of focus on the drinking to not drinking part of becoming alcohol-free and not nearly enough time on how to live once we are alcohol-free.

I love to help others explore the place we arrive once we have ditched the drink and started to truly live. It reminds me a bit of pregnancy, where the entire focus is on delivering the baby and very little focus on how to raise a child! As a brand new mama at 23, with no younger siblings, I needed a manual! Of course it was brutiful (thank you Glennon) and messy and incredible all at once. And, I think there are a lot of similarities to this AF journey. Lots of focus on breaking up with booze and very little focus on our AF life. Once again, we are mostly left to figure it out as we go, often feeling a bit lost and lonely as we step into a place of infinite possibilities.

What if we did have a guide? And a manual? And a tour group? That sounds way more fun! That’s what the SELF Experience, coming in November, is all about! Let’s do the AF life together, in community, so we can discover our most true and beautiful SELF.

To hear more inspirational stories like Sheby’s, hit subscribe so you never miss out!

______________________________________________________________________________________

Links/Resources Mentioned

Grab Teri’s After-alcohol guide: Sexy, Sober, Sane: The Secret to Loving your Sober Life

Join the ‘interest list’ for Teri’s SELF Experience, a place for women to grow after alcohol.

Highlights

What happens after alcohol?
What’s exciting; what’s challenging?
Where do I fit?
Longing for deep connection
The SELF Experience

To hear more inspirational stories like these, hit subscribe so you never miss out!

Subscribe to the Podcast

Join my newsletter

Latest Episodes

Starting Over on Your Alcohol-free Journey

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 beer on a hot summer's day....

Straight Talk: Surgeon General’s Alcohol Warning

Straight Talk About Alcohol Warning Labels I woke up to the NY Times headline on Friday, January 3, 2025: Breaking news: Surgeon general calls for cancer warnings on alcohol. This headline generated a lot of messages and conversations with my family, clients and...

A Word to Live By for 2025

Happy 2025! I love the energy of intention that comes with a new year. I no longer set resolutions, but I believe it is important to explore where we have been and what is ahead. I have been enjoying hearing from other thought leaders and some of my mentors about how...

My Christmas Wish

My Christmas Wish for You Merry Christmas! This message will land in your inbox on Christmas Day (if you are in the Northern Hemisphere) and I wanted to take a moment and share my Christmas wish with all of you. My life changed profoundly in 2015 when I decided I...

The ‘Awakened’ Path with Billy Wynne

Zen, Coffee and Alcohol-free living I recently sat down with Billy Wynne, co-founder of Awake, one of the first sober bars in the U.S, author of the upcoming book, The Empty Path, and husband of my friend and fellow TNMI coach, Christy Wynne. Billy shares his personal...

The Compassionate Side of Addiction

Compassion and Self-Compassion is critical for your AF journey. One of the most important steps in our AF journey is learning how to move through life with more compassion and self-compassion. This one key shift can help us to broaden our perspective, let go of...

Alcohol Free Clarity with Kyle Smith

Language + Breath + Movement = Clarity I love words - I believe they hold great power, and I can be chatty, perhaps using too many words when fewer would be better. I also have come to respect the role that story plays in our lives, both the stories we tell ourselves...

Why Me? How We Become Addicted to Alcohol

Many of us struggle with the shame we feel about becoming addicted to alcohol. We can intellectually understand that alcohol is addictive, but we often feel that we should 'know better' or "it could never happen to me". Because this belief is so common, it can keep us...

Hooked on (alcohol-free) Travel

Imagine traveling to a local or exotic destination as part of re-discovering yourself after alcohol? Do you recall what you loved to do when drinking was not part of the 'all-inclusive' package? My guest on Episode 165 of the podcast is Darci Murray, who believes...