A Practical Guide for Those Who Don’t Want to Quit Alcohol In my 20+ years of working as an addiction counselor, I’ve never seen a high-functioning client who suddenly realize they have a drinking problem. It usually starts gradually: a thought during a long commute, a late-night Google search, a moment of clarity after a tough morning, or a sense that alcohol is becoming more of a coping tool than a choice. Currently, I’m getting coaching clients who want to explore mindful

🎧 Prefer to listen instead? Click on this episode of Upskilled. If your evening drinking habit has started to feel less like a choice and more like a routine, you are not alone. In my work as a sobriety coach, I have seen this pattern show up again and again without fail. You finish the workday, close the laptop, handle the last few responsibilities, and somewhere in that blur, the drink becomes the signal that you are finally off duty. For many leaders, alcohol becomes a st

Prefer to listen? Head over to the Upskilled podcast episode here. When people tell me they want to get sober to be “healthier”, I call BS. We all want to be healthier, so what does that mean to you? If you’re questioning your relationship with alcohol, it’s important to know fact from fiction, from opinion before looking into a course of action. If you’re drinking to manage overwhelm and anxiety, putting labels on yourself or this process can amplify those feelings. Thes