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Ep 101: Before You Start Dry January, Listen to This | Alcohol Coaching |
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- The Big Drink Rethink
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- Jan 1, 2026
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- 748
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Summary
Is Dry January on your mind, but you’re already feeling the weight of “new year, new me” expectations? In the first of this mini series, Anna welcomes the New Year with a gentle reality check for anyone considering a break from alcohol whether you’re looking to quit, cut down, or just get curious about your drinking habits. With compassion and clarity, she unpacks why pressure, grand declarations, and all-or-nothing thinking so often sabotages our best intentions in January. Instead, she offers a different way to embrace curiosity and exploration as you rethink your relationship with drinking. Anna invites you to notice your patterns, get honest about your hopes, and see “wobbles” as part of real, lasting change, not failure. Start the year with self-kindness, realistic strategies, and a plan that supports you, rather than scares you. Here are the Highlights: 00:00 Why taking a break from drinking is brilliant anytime 00:40 The cultural pressure of New Year’s resolutions 02:14 “Challenge mode” and the trap of all-or-nothing thinking 06:12 Why wobbles are proof of learning and progress 07:45 How to make January an exploration, not a test 08:11 The real question: What are you hoping to feel in your life this year? 09:09 The first step: Start noticing your habits with kindness, not judgment 09:20 Permission to be a beginner, and simple ways to support yourself 10:01 Anna’s Alcohol Experiment and how to get real, daily support. Anna’s group coaching community ‘Unstuck!’ helps identify your alcohol ‘stories’ and beliefs, breaking the cycle of alcohol and all the shame that goes with it. For more information and to find out how to join, please follow this link: https://www.winetowatercoaching.com/unstuck-1 To further explore your relationship with alcohol, check out Anna’s s…