{"podcast":{"title":"Alcohol-Free Lifestyle","slug":"alcohol-free-lifestyle-839512","podcast_index_feed_id":839512,"rss_url":"https://alcohol-freelifestyle.libsyn.com/rss","website_url":"http://alcoholfreedomformula.libsyn.com/website","image_url":"https://static.libsyn.com/p/assets/c/0/f/6/c0f6dace6e11178016c3140a3186d450/alcohol_free_1.png","author":"James Swanwick","episode_count":750,"summary":"Helping high performers feel & perform better by reducing or quitting alcohol. Maybe you're considering quitting alcohol and going completely sober. Or maybe you wish to change your relationship with alcohol and stop drinking. Maybe you wish to do moderation. Whichever way you choose, this podcast will give you the process to succeed. Alcohol-Free Lifestyle is for high performers, including entrepreneurs, executives, investors, athletes, and top professionals.","last_synced_at":"2026-09-09T04:21:26.203833+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/alcohol-free-lifestyle-839512"},"episode":{"title":"Your Wife Doesn't Need Another Promise, She Needs Proof - James Swanwick","slug":"your-wife-doesn-t-need-another-promise-she-needs-proof-james-swanwick","published_at":"2026-07-21T15:34:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/alcohol-free-lifestyle-839512/your-wife-doesn-t-need-another-promise-she-needs-proof-james-swanwick","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/alcohol-free-lifestyle-839512","url":"https://alcohol-freelifestyle.libsyn.com/your-wife-doesnt-need-another-promise-she-needs-proof-james-swanwick","audio_url":"https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/alcohol-freelifestyle/Your_Wife_Doesnt_Need_Another_Promise_She_Needs_Proof.mp3?dest-id=5070460","summary":"📺 Watch & Subscribe on YouTube Your wife doesn't need another promise. She needs proof. You built the business. You provided for your family. You solved impossible problems. People trust you with million-dollar decisions. So why is alcohol still the one area of your life where your promises keep getting broken? If you've ever told yourself—or your wife— \"This time will be different,\" only to find yourself right back where you started, this episode is for you. In this powerful episode, James Swanwick explores why so many successful business owners, executives, physicians, attorneys, and high-performing professionals quietly struggle with alcohol despite succeeding in every other area of life. This isn't about being an alcoholic. It's not about shame. And it isn't about a lack of discipline. It's about understanding why your brain has learned to associate alcohol with stress relief, reward, and relaxation—and how you can change that relationship using a science-based approach. In this episode, you'll discover: • Why successful men often feel trapped in a cycle of making promises they genuinely intend to keep—but can't. • How alcohol quietly erodes trust in your marriage long before it destroys anything else. • Why your children don't need a more successful father—they need a more present one. • Why willpower keeps failing, and what to do instead. • How thousands of successful professionals have changed their relationship with alcohol without AA, rehab, or spending the rest of their lives fighting cravings. The real question isn't whether you can build a successful business You've already proven you can. The question is whether you're willing to become the man your wife believed she married—and the father your children deserve. Because your family doesn't need another pro…","meta_description":"📺 Watch & Subscribe on YouTube Your wife doesn't need another promise. She needs proof. You built the business. You provided for your family. You solved i…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2955,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/alcohol-free-lifestyle-839512/episodes/your-wife-doesn-t-need-another-promise-she-needs-proof-james-swanwick/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/alcohol-free-lifestyle-839512/your-wife-doesn-t-need-another-promise-she-needs-proof-james-swanwick.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}