Gray Area Drinking

Are You Making a Decision Out of Comfort or Preference?

I was thinking about how casually many people use the word decide. If you know anything about me, that word has tremendous weight. To me,...

You Don’t Need Rock Bottom to Change: The Identity Shift That Actually Works

Most of us have done things we’re not proud of. Said something we wish we could take back. Shown up in a way that made...

Drinking on GLP-1 meds and antidepressants is risky business

Drinking on Ozempic, Wegovy, or Zoloft? Here’s What’s Actually Happening in Your Body

Let me ask you something, and I really want you to think about the honest answer before you keep reading. When your doctor asks how...

You Already Know What’s Off. Here’s Why That’s Not Enough.

You know that thing you’ve been meaning to deal with? The one you keep pushing to the back burner because something else is going well...

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...

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...