E54: Coping With Emotions (Without Alcohol)

Not knowing how to cope with emotions is one of the most common causes of relapse. In this episode, we are joined by sober influencer Hadley, and our friends Monica and Michal, as we talk about how we've gone from trying to escape from our emotions to being able to sit through them. From social discomfort to grief, to happiness and joy, listen as we explore what that's looked like in each of our separate journeys.

"You don't have to drink to make emotions go away. That happens on its own."

In this episode:

• Discomfort of social anxiety and introvertedness
• Discovering your identity - sober
• The effects of not learning to cope with emotions in our youth
• Learning to pause and understand the emotion before acting
• Observing emotions and situations from the outside
• Mommy wine culture and its lies
• The emotional roller coaster of early sobriety
• Understanding that you won't feel this way forever
• Self parenting techniques
• Navigating happiness and joy is also a challenge

"When I drank to numb an emotion, I only felt better for like, 5 minutes."

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