{"podcast":{"title":"The Big Drink Rethink","slug":"the-big-drink-rethink-6691442","podcast_index_feed_id":6691442,"rss_url":"https://feeds.captivate.fm/the-big-drink-rethink/","website_url":"https://www.thebigdrinkrethink.com/podcast","image_url":"https://artwork.captivate.fm/ff4686d6-b0f4-440e-ab16-2a87b6ed77eb/b523631-d77f-d4d-4c5e-f00cbf6d85f-tbdr-podcast-artwork2.jpg","author":"Anna Donaghey","episode_count":135,"summary":"The Big Drink Rethink is a podcast for anyone questioning their relationship with alcohol - whether you want to quit, drink less, take a break, or just explore the role alcohol plays in your life. Hosted by Alcohol Mindset Coach and Author, Anna Donaghey, each episode blends lived experience, psychological insight, and powerful tools to help you create change - gently, intelligently, without pressure, and in a way that opens up your life. Featuring expert guests, real stories, and practical strategies, this podcast offers a refreshingly smart, non-judgemental space to reflect, grow, and explore the life you want. Because rethinking your drinking isn’t about missing out. It’s about tuning in. It’s not about restriction - it’s about making space. To feel clearer, live more fully, and ask one honest question: What are you really thirsty for?","last_synced_at":"2026-07-30T12:21:50.792018+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-big-drink-rethink-6691442"},"episode":{"title":"Ep 109: Starting Again at Any Age | Rethinking Alcohol |","slug":"ep-109-starting-again-at-any-age-rethinking-alcohol","published_at":"2026-02-12T01:30:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-big-drink-rethink-6691442/ep-109-starting-again-at-any-age-rethinking-alcohol","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-big-drink-rethink-6691442","url":"https://www.thebigdrinkrethink.com/podcast","audio_url":"https://episodes.captivate.fm/episode/775c5fc0-ebd0-41c4-8733-3f14ade25fd3.mp3","summary":"What if the limits we feel around age, change, and possibility aren’t real but simply old, worn-out stories we’ve inherited? In this energising episode, Anna Donaghey is joined by Allison Davis, traditional naturopath and author of ‘ Sixty is a Good Start: A Powerful Body, a Purposeful Life, and a Plan to Make it Happen’ , to bust wide open the myth that it’s ever “too late” to rethink your life or your drinking. Together, Anna and Allison explore the deep-seated cultural scripts that tell us when we should want less, slow down, or shrink our dreams. Allison shares her own journey: becoming a new mom at fifty, reclaiming her health in her mid-fifties, writing a book at sixty, and refusing to let a single decade define what’s possible. You’ll hear how small, sustainable routines, what Allison calls the “self-perpetuating circle of purpose” can help us create vibrant lives at any age. Here are the Highlights: 00:00 Rethinking the script on age and alcohol 00:41 The “too late” myth and culturally inherited limitations 02:15 Allison’s story: parenting, fitness, writing, and starting new chapters 08:30 How the narratives about age take root and how to question them 13:02 Introducing the “circle of purpose” 15:02 Why real longevity is about energy, not just living longer 16:00 Learning to listen to your body (instead of just managing it) 19:13 Alcohol, numbing, and re-awakening to what you really need 25:00 The role of the inner critic 32:40 The power of “threshold moments” 34:02 Rethinking “world work”: purpose, connection, and creating a life worth living 39:06 Loneliness and the vital importance of connection as we age 42:08 Introducing the Sixty-Day Dare: baby steps toward a bigger, richer life 43:00 Why sustainable change is always made up of doable, micro-shifts 46:46…","meta_description":"What if the limits we feel around age, change, and possibility aren’t real but simply old, worn-out stories we’ve inherited? In this energising episode, A…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3019,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-big-drink-rethink-6691442/episodes/ep-109-starting-again-at-any-age-rethinking-alcohol/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-big-drink-rethink-6691442/ep-109-starting-again-at-any-age-rethinking-alcohol.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}