The Truth About Alcohol (Why Quitting Feels So Hard)

Episode #109: Belief Systems With The Vegan Strategist Tobias Leenaert

Tobias Leenaert is a longtime speaker, trainer, and strategist. He is also the co-founder and former director of the Belgian organisation EVA (Ethical Vegetarian Alternative), the first vegetarian/vegan organisation to receive structural funding from a national government. Under Tobias’ management, EVA launched a successful campaign that resulted with the city of Ghent becoming the first city ever to officially support a weekly vegetarian day. Tobias gives animal advocacy trainings worldwide together with Melanie Joy, for the Center of Effective Vegan Advocacy (CEVA). He is also co-founder of ProVeg International, a new international pro-vegan food awareness organisation with the mission to reduce the global consumption of animals by 50 percent by the year 2040. Tobias lives in Ghent, Belgium, with his partner, two dogs, and six cats. I invited Tobias on the show because there are clear parallels between being a vegan and someone who doesn’t drink alcohol. His book How to Create a Vegan World is perfect for how to create an alcohol free world. In the show we talk about forming opinions, the importance of communication, why the pragmatic approach works, cognitive dissonance, brainwashing, and some helpful advice on how to become vegan. Product Takeaways The Vegan Strategist-http://www.veganstrategist.org/ Email - tobias@veganstrategist.org How to Create a Vegan World by Tobias Leenaert-https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/1590565703?ie=UTF8 Beyond Beliefs by Melanie Joy -https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/1944903305?ie=UTF8 Why We Love Dogs, Eat Pigs and Wear Cows by Melanie Joy -https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/1573245054?ie=UTF8 How Not to Die by Dr Michael Greger -https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/1447282442?ie=UTF8 Earthlings Documentary -http://watchdocumentaries.com/earthlings/ Nutrition Facts -https://nutritionfacts.org/ 10 Vegan Things I Recently Changed my Mind About -http://veganstrategist.org/2017/01/16/10-vegan-things-i-recently-changed-my-mind-about/

Episode #108: Rinat Strahlhofer on Being Flawsome

Rinat Strahlhofer, founder and Emotional Intelligence Officer, coach and blogger at Can You Tell Me About Yourself, is reinventing the way we hire. Hearing canned responses and the same old stories about work achievements get us nowhere. Who are you really? Performance is fine in theatre and sports but not within human engagement. We trust real, imperfect human beings who tell stories that resonate. Rinat wants to change how you hire by zooming in on who you hire. She believes you should only hire flawsome people and she tells you why. Rinat has a Bachelor degree in marketing and social science and has spent her career putting disruptive services and technologies into the hands of millions. Now she's disrupting the recruitment process. In this episode we talk about the fear that people with alcohol problems have of being authentic in the event a potential employer will learn the truth, the role that imposter syndrome plays in our lives, empathy vampires, and how to be totally and utterly flawsome. Product Takeaways Can You Tell Me About Yourself? - http://canyoutellmeaboutyourself.com/author/rinat_47s7u4f3/ Rinat Strahlhofer Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/canyouTMAY Brene Brown on Shame - https://www.ted.com/talks/brene_brown_listening_to_shame Steven Pressfield - http://www.stevenpressfield.com/

Ep 107: Wendy Reese Hartmann on Showing Up and Making The Commitment

Wendy Reese Hartmann is a 500 hour registered yoga teacher, mindfulness mentor, author, perspective prophet, clarity connector and host of The Whole Being Zone and Mindfulness Miracles on iTunes and Stitcher. She has been in the health and fitness industry for 24 years and teaching yoga for the past 15 years. She is author of the book "Alchemy of Yoga: Living yoga off the mat" and you can find that on Amazon and Audible. Learn more about Wendy at wholebeinginc.com. In our episode we talk about the important of showing up and making the commitment, how our results reflect our levels of commitment, my inner child, and why yoga is brilliant. Podcast Takeaways The Alchemy of Yoga - https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/0692784438?ie=UTF8 The Whole Being Zone Podcast - https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/whole-being-zone-integrating-living-yoga-off-mat-wisdom/id1094671517?mt=2 Twitter - https://twitter.com/wholebeinginc?lang=en Laya Martin - https://www.layla-martin.com/laylahome/

Ep 106: Allison Micco on The Beauty of Anxiety

Allison Micco is a writer, speaker, international coach and the host and creator of Don’t Freak Out! An Anxiety Podcast. She's an expert in anxiety (um… especially having anxiety!). She believes that anxiety is like a superpower. If you harness it properly, you open yourself up to some seriously magical stuff. However, if you believe it controls you, well… you freak out. She's on a mission to help people find the tools and resources they need to hack anxiety so that they can not only overcome it, but use it to thrive. In our episode we talk about the positive aspects of anxiety, Allison shares some tips on how to deal with panic attacks, and she talks about the importance that finding a higher power had on her ability to learn to love her anxiety. Podcast Takeaways A Course in Miracles - https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B0018A01L4?ie=UTF8 Karla Maree Nutrition and Wellness - https://karlamaree.com/ How to Win Friends And Influence People by Dale Carnegie - https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/0091906814?ie=UTF8 Influence by Robert Cialdini - https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/006124189X?ie=UTF8 When Panic Attacks by David D. Burns - https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/076792083X?ie=UTF8

Episode #105: Strive Member James on Refusing to be Beaten

James has been a member of the Strive community since July of this year. When he first arrived, he was like everyone else, lost, confused, but with an urge to quit. James knew that for his life to get back on track, he needed to find his authentic self, and alcohol was obscuring that possibility. At his lowest point, James changed, and although it's very early days in his sobriety, he wants to help other people quit while striving towards his new fitness goals. The progress I have seen with James is remarkable. I hope by listening to him talk about his experience that you will also find the courage to join the Strive Community Forum and quit alcohol as James has. Podcast Takeaways David Goggins The Truth About Alcohol Online Training Course I have created a three-month online training course that helps people quit alcohol. It consists of over 100+ online videos, no longer than ten minutes, and takes place in a group setting with four courses running per year. The course costs £400, but I have found a donor willing to buy 20-courses so that I can give them away for free. The first session begins Oct 1 and runs through to the end of the year. The ten participants are already locked down and are all current Strive members. There are ten places up for grabs for the Jan 2018 course, but you have to join Strive forum so we can get to know each other a little better. I will only be providing slots to people who I believe are going to work their ass off trying to quit alcohol. People owe this to themselves, the group, and the donor. If we can show the donor that people take this course seriously, and the results are positive, then hopefully, we can secure more funding for more free courses. If you don't want to wait until January and want to join the October 1 course, then the fee will be £400. If you want to take the course but don't want to be a Strive member, then the course will cost £400. Email me at needyhelper@gmail.com if you have any questions.

Episode #104: Debra Joy on Managing Change

Debra Joy is a Life Coach and author of The Power of Pleasure. She has been helping people achieve success in their careers, satisfaction in their relationships, and peace in their bodies for over a decade. Debra combines experience from her award-winning career in socially responsible business and Masters in Leadership, with techniques from yoga, tantra, Continuum™ & Somatic Experiencing™, to offer a uniquely effective blend of business brains and body wisdom to her clients. During this podcast, we talk about Debra's move from the stereotypical corporate rat race to a peaceful island life, and the move back again. We talk about her battle with Celiac disease, and we also share our experiences with divorce. If you have any questions for Debra, leave them in the appropriate comments box, depending on where you listen or email me at needyhelper@gmail.com. Podcast Takeaways Debra Joy website - https://debrajoy.me/ Debra Joy Twitter - https://twitter.com/withdebrajoy Debra Joy Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/withdebrajoy/ Debra is also giving Alcohol & Addiction Podcast listeners $5 off her book The Power of Pleasure. To take advantage of this gift then head to her website, order the book, using the coupon code: Strive. The Truth About Alcohol Online Training Course I have created a three-month online training course that helps people quit alcohol. It consists of over 100+ online videos, no longer than ten minutes, and takes place in a group setting with four courses running per year. The course costs £400, but I have found a donor willing to buy 20-courses so that I can give them away for free. The first session begins Oct 1 and runs through to the end of the year. The ten participants are already locked down and are all current Strive members. There are ten places up for grabs for the Jan 2018 course, but you have to join Strive forum so we can get to know each other a little better. I will only be providing slots to people who I believe are going to work their ass off trying to quit alcohol. People owe this to themselves, the group, and the donor. If we can show the donor that people take this course seriously, and the results are positive, then hopefully, we can secure more funding for more free courses. If you don't want to wait until January and want to join the October 1 course, then the fee will be £400. If you want to take the course but don't want to be a Strive member, then the course will cost £400. Email me at needyhelper@gmail.com if you have any questions.

Episode #103: Jolene Parks on Editing Our Drinking, What we Eat and Why?

Jolene Parks Editing Our Drinking, What we Eat and Why? Jolene Park is a functional nutritionist, health coach and trauma informed yoga instructor. She works with business professionals who struggle with anxiety, compassion fatigue and the grey area of drinking. Jolene is the co-host of “Editing Our Drinking & Our Lives” podcast — an honest conversation about breaking the stigma and shame around quitting drinking. Jolene provides an inspirational, empowering way for people to come together and be part of a revolutionary health movement that reclaims their body, mind and spirit. Through her company Healthy Discoveries — a corporate wellness training and consulting company, Jolene also helps purpose driven companies and business professionals break through barriers and create healthier work environments and daily routines. In this episode, we touch upon the brain chemistry of addiction, the alcoholic spectrum, blue zones, the importance of yoga, and a good old fashioned chinwag on the effect that neurotransmitters have on our cravings. If you have any questions for Jolene, leave them in the appropriate comments box, depending on where you listen, or email me at needyhelper@gmail.com. Podcast Takeaways Contact Info: Craving Brain Coaching http://www.healthydiscoveries.com/coaching/ Healthy Discoveries Website http://www.healthydiscoveries.com/ Instagram https://www.instagram.com/healthy_discoveries/ Facebook https://www.facebook.com/HealthyDiscoveriesWithJolenePark/ Twitter https://twitter.com/JolenePark Editing Our Drinking & Our Lives Podcast. Blue Zone book - http://amzn.to/2gCyo2l Your Money or Your Life - http://amzn.to/2gCnZUk Eric Braverman - http://amzn.to/2xMAogm Alpha Stem Gabor Mate Peter Levine

Ep 102: Karla Maree on Nutrition and Alcohol

In this episode I talk to Karla Maree, a functional diagnostic nutritionist and health coach who specializes in healing the body, restoring happy moods, and guiding clients into continuing sobriety. She is a certified nutritionist and certified neuronutrient therapy specialist. Her fifteen years of practice has a special emphasis on correcting the brain’s neurotransmitter functioning. She is actively involved in both clinical and private client work, as well as teaching holistic brain-chemistry recovery to health professionals worldwide. She champions a formula for rejuvenating health and mood by focusing on key areas such as nutrient deficiencies and dietary imbalances as well as identifying and eliminating the instigators behind cravings, exhaustion, stress, dysbiosis, stress and sex-hormone dysregulation, and insomnia. Using targeted amino acids, she has been enormously successful in eradicating all cravings, which ultimately sabotage so many attempts at sobriety. She is a firm believer in simplifying nutrition and uprooting destructive health myths. Karla uses specialized testing to identify specific causes of exhaustion, insomnia, GI health, and many others, and uses her extensive knowledge of these difficult and often debilitating issues to design custom protocols to help guide clients back to vibrant wellness. In this episode, we talk about brain chemistry, homeostasis, candida, the link between the gut and the brain, sugar, and of course how all of this is linked to alcohol. Podcast Takeaways To work with Karla on a one-to-one basis: karlasnutrition@gmail.com Karla’s website: https://karlamaree.com/ Karla Maree on Allison Micco’s Don’t Freak Out Podcast (3 episodes): https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/dont-freak-out-an-anxiety-podcast-with-allison-micco/id1219287629?mt=2 The Alcohol Monologues: https://www.thetruthaboutalcohol.co.uk/store/8oWYwuJY If you are interested in taking the free Truth About Alcohol three-month course then email me at needyhelper@gmail.com Listen to this episode on: iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-alcohol-addiction-podcast/id1101562756?mt=2 Stitcher Radio: http://www.stitcher.com/podcast/needy-helper/the-alcohol-addiction-podcast Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/needy-helper/ep-100-lee-monks-on-alcohol-lies-marketing-propaganda Or just keep your ass right here. It would be sweet if you could find the time to rate and review the podcast. The Truth About Alcohol We Are Not Alcoholics And we Refuse to be Anonymous How We Quit Alcohol We serve and share at The Strive Community Forum - http://strive.thetruthaboutalcohol.co.uk/ We listen to The Alcohol & Addiction Podcast & Alcohol Monologues: https://www.thetruthaboutalcohol.co.uk/pages/podcasts We educate ourselves at The Truth About Alcohol: Helping You Quit & Finding Meaning & Purpose Through The Art of Story :https://www.thetruthaboutalcohol.co.uk/store/Bio9LBm4 :https://www.thetruthaboutalcohol.co.uk/store/4z9LWFBH

Ep 101: Lee Davy on Quitting Your Job

In this episode, Lee Davy goes solo, talking about the important role that quitting his job took in his sobriety (This is an audio only podcast episode). Listen to this episode on: iTunes Stitcher Radio Soundcloud Or just keep your ass right here. It would be sweet if you could find the time to rate and review the podcast. The Truth About Alcohol We Are Not Alcoholics And we Refuse to be Anonymous How We Quit Alcohol We serve and share at The Strive Community Forum - http://strive.thetruthaboutalcohol.co.uk/ We listen to The Alcohol & Addiction Podcast & Alcohol Monologues - https://www.thetruthaboutalcohol.co.uk/store/8oWYwuJY We educate ourselves at The Truth About Alcohol: Helping You Quit & Finding Meaning & Purpose Through The Art of Story - https://www.thetruthaboutalcohol.co.uk/store/Bio9LBm4 -https://www.thetruthaboutalcohol.co.uk/store/4z9LWFBH

Ep 100: Lee Monks on Alcohol Lies, Marketing & Propaganda

Lee Monks is a writer from Derbyshire, in the UK, and a member of the Strive Community Forum. Lee comes from an extended family to whom drinking is like breathing. He came on the show to talk about the disturbing way that the normality of consuming a potent poison is marketing, in order to keep people like himself an addict. As Lee continues to lead a sober life, he notices the ease by which millions are marshalled by lies and propaganda that suggest drinking is nothing but fun, is normal, is the English way of life, is what all the cool kids are doing at a non-existent 24/7 party, and that to not drink is in some way a betrayal of an admirable national characteristic. Listen to this episode on: iTunes Stitcher Radio Soundcloud Or just keep your ass right here. The Truth About Alcohol We Are Not Alcoholics And we Refuse to be Anonymous Show Notes The World Transformation Movement - https://www.humancondition.com/ Olivia Laing: The Trip to Echo Spring - https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/1847677959?ie=UTF8 Stephen King: On Writing - https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B003BVFZ4Q?ie=UTF8 How to Beat Resistance Alcohol Musings-https://www.thetruthaboutalcohol.co.uk/blog The Strive Community Forum-https://www.thetruthaboutalcohol.co.uk/pages/forum The Alcohol Monologues-https://www.thetruthaboutalcohol.co.uk/store/8oWYwuJY The Truth About Alcohol Course: How to Quit-https://www.thetruthaboutalcohol.co.uk/store/BWFiFfrg DISCLAIMER: PLEASE READ THIS CAREFULLY: This is not medical advice, and if you believe you require such advice, please seek immediate help from a medical professional. I am not a doctor or a medical practitioner. If you want to quit drinking and are worried about doing so, then in all cases you should first contact your doctor and seek advice and assistance. These are the tools that worked for me, and I share them with you as a learning tool. If you have sought or seek medical advice and or attention and any of these tools are in conflict with that advice or assistance, please do not use these tools. I take no responsibility for the continued use of these tools in contravention of any medical advice or assistance you have sought.