Gray Area Drinking

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...

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...

5 Signs You're in a Gray Area

5 Signs You’re In a Gray Area

We all experience storms in our life that we don’t prefer. Yet, it’s all part of life, right? Things happen, but there is always a...

Comfort Is a Trap: Why We Stay Stuck in Our Gray Areas

One thing I’ve noticed over my several years of coaching is this: Most people don’t stay stuck because they’re lazy. They stay stuck because their...

Gray area drinking and Dry January

Gray Area Drinking and Dry January

Gray area drinking often becomes most visible during Dry January, when the pause exposes what alcohol has quietly been doing in your life. Calling it...