It's not just about removing the alcohol.

It's about changing your thoughts, your beliefs, and the stories you keep telling yourself.

I was scrolling through the subreddit stopdrinking forum yesterday, and there was a post that said, and I'm paraphrasing here, "I'm 3 months sober, and I'm miserable because I can't escape reality. I thought once I got sober, things would be better."

So my response back was, "I think the first question to ask yourself is, what in reality are you trying to escape?"

Yes, we remove alcohol, but the thoughts, beliefs, and stories we keep telling ourselves are the same. If you were miserable before removing the alcohol, you're going to be miserable after. Removing alcohol is a huge first step because it allows us to work on our thoughts and how we view the world, but it doesn't automatically give us a happy life.

Sure, you're not adding more anxiety, more sadness, more regret, and more negative consequences to the mix, but you still have to work on why you were drinking in the first place. And it's not an easy thing to do. It's not easy to look at and face what we were suppressing for so long. But you know that cliche saying "the only way out is through"? Well, it's true.

And then you'll be in a much better place to start changing your thought pattern, beliefs, and stories, so that you can enjoy an alcohol-free life. Ultimately that's why we're doing this? We do it to enjoy life, NOT to be more miserable.

TODAY is the LAST CHANCE to join the Confidently Be Alcohol-Free - 60 Day Challenge. 60 days of audio lessons, journal prompts, questions, support, and doing something you thought you could never do. Give yourself this chance to prove how capable you truly are. Show yourself and your kids that you don't need alcohol to get through life. You need healthy coping mechanisms, support, and to change your beliefs regarding alcohol. This challenge will provide all of that and more!

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P.S. This challenge won't open again until May. You can keep waiting and pushing off what you already know, or you can start before you're ready so that in 60 days, you are a better person and mother. The choice is yours!