Habits

The Borrowed Identity: How Gray Area Drinkers Use Alcohol to Become Someone People Will Like

There is a version of many of us that used to show up reliably, right around the second or third drink. It’s the borrowed identity...

What Is Gray Area Drinking? Definition, Signs, and What to Do About It

You are drinking more than you want to. You are not an alcoholic. And yet no matter how many rules you set, you cannot seem...

The top regrets you don't want to have

The Top Regrets of the Dying and What They Mean for Your Life After 50

We lost a friend last year to brain cancer. Way too young. He was my age as I type this. And I will tell you...

Gray Area Drinking vs Alcoholism: Why the Label You Accept Changes Everything

When I quit drinking in 2016, I did not call myself an alcoholic. That was not denial. It was my truth. Period. I say that,...

Why Sleep Is One of the Most Powerful Things You Can Do to Protect Your Brain After 50

I want to share something personal with you this week. Something that drives a lot of what I do, how I live, and honestly, why...

Am I Drinking Too Much?

Am I Drinking Too Much? How to Recognize the Process of Change (Before You Are Ready)

For years, I asked myself the question, “Am I drinking too much?” I didn’t know how to recognize the process of change before I was...

How to Socialize Without Alcohol and Still Feel Like Yourself

There was a time when one of my biggest fears about giving up alcohol had nothing to do with alcohol itself. It was, “How to...

We often think moderating alcohol is easier, but is it really? Find out in this week's blog.

Why Moderation Feels So Hard

I’ve been thinking a lot lately about why moderation feels so hard. And here’s what I have found: It’s what you brain has to do...

Asking what gray area drinking is doing for you. It has a job to play. It often takes a deep look into your truth.

Gray Area Drinking is Doing its Job

Let me start with something you might be thinking but haven’t been able to say out loud in fear that you’ll have to actually do...

Gray area drinking moderation

Gray Area Drinking Moderation… Can It Be Done?

Let’s talk about the truth of gray area drinking moderation. How much of your day is spent thinking about drinking? Not the actual drinking… the...