EPS 353: Sobriety with Casey Davidson

My guest today is Casey Davidson. 

Casey Davidson shares her path to sobriety and becoming a sober coach.  Davidson explains what Dry January is - one of five adults in the US did Dry January last year!   Davidson shares which demographics are drinking more & less and how the pandemic ramped up consumption.  Casey Davidson shares the effects of alcohol on the body, even for light and moderate drinkers, and some benefits that come with not drinking.  They discuss what obstacles can pop up for people who are not drinking.  Casey Davidson shares about the “sober curious” movement - experimenting with not drinking without the pressure of giving up alcohol completely.  They dig into the highs and lows of the first 30 days of sobriety and the best “quit lit.”  

 

Takeaways from the show

• Experimenting with sobriety 
• Dry January 
• Normalization of drinking in our culture 
• Impacts of using alcohol to “take the edge off” 
• Benefits of not drinking 
• Obstacles of not drinking 
• The “sober curious” movement 
• The first 30 days of sobriety
• Finding the approach that resonates with you 
• The best “Quit Lit”