126. Boundaries & Alcohol with Dr. Sherry Price

Do you ever feel confused by your relationship with alcohol?

You may be thinking that you don't necessarily have a 'problem' per se, but curious as to why you keep reaching for something that you know deep down is keeping you from feeling the way you want to feel. The truth is that alcohol in and of itself isn't necessarily a 'bad thing.' We drink to have fun, be social, celebrate and connect with one another. However, there can be a fine line between having fun and being social and recognizing that there might be a bigger issue at hand.

Today's guest, Sherry B. Price, PharmD, MBA, APh, BCPS is a women’s empowerment coach, pharmacist, and creator of the Drink Less Lifestyle. She helps women kick the over-drinking habit and regain confidence and control around alcohol while creating a life they love. I recognize that this can be a tender topic and I love the gentleness and grace that Dr. Sherry approaches something so touchy with. In this episode I am chatting with Dr. Sherry about her own relationship with alcohol and what led her to realize that maybe she did need to re-examine how she was approaching it.

Dr. Sherry breaks down

• Gray Area Drinking:
• Does it have to be an all or nothing approach?
• Getting to the Root of the Problem: why most efforts to cut back or stop overdrinking fail.
• Why Getting Help is Taboo Other Options for Help outside of preventative
• AND MORE!

If you're ready to explore your relationship with alcohol (or anything you might do in excess), you won't want to miss this episode.

"Life is about expressing our fullness and not having to rely on a substance to be able to do that for us." Sherry Price "I never thought my drinking was that severe, yet it was more than I wanted." Sherry Price

"I was a gray area drinker. Meaning, I wasn't so severe that I needed to do rehab or check in somewhere. But it was definitely impacting certain areas of my life." Sherry Price

"I'm not quite an alcoholic. So these options (rehab, day treatment programs) don't work. But then what other help is there?" Sherry Price

"I always thought it was a drinking problem. And the more I thought it was a drinking problem, the more I focused on the alcohol, and putting rules around my drinking like- I'm not going to have it Monday through Thursday, but I'll allow myself to have it Friday and Saturday. However, the truth was that I wasn't doing the inner work. I wasn't looking at what was causing the desire for my excessive drinking." Sherry Price

"If what's driving you to drink is a painful marriage or something else going on in your life. Let's work on that." Sherry Price "What's your go to? Check in with yourself and evaluate.. when I become really triggered, stressed or overwhelmed. What do I reach for?" Krista Resnick

"It's about your relationship with alcohol. Perhaps it's worth asking the question-Why I'm choosing to grab that glass?" Krista Resnick

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