Alcohol Tipping Point SB Studios

It’s been three years of running the monthly dry groups I call Alcoholidays. I'm re-airing this "best of" episode where I share what makes people successful when they take a break from alcohol. I also address what people struggle with the most when they are changing their drinking and give you tools and tips to have a kickass dry month.
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Free resources from Alcohol Tipping Point:    

100 Questions to Change Your Drinking:  https://www.alcoholtippingpoint.com/100questions   
Dry Guide:  https://www.alcoholtippingpoint.com/dryguide     
10 Day Break:  https://www.alcoholtippingpoint.com/10dayholiday

Are you doing Dry July? Confused by all the terms surrounding drinking habits—like ‘soberish,’ ‘dry,’ ‘damp,’ ‘sober curious,’ and ‘mindful drinking’? Join us as Molly Desch returns to the show to clarify these various drinking-related terms. Molly went from “balls to the wall drinking to 100% sober overnight” while I spent YEARS trying to change my drinking.  
We talk about: 

The definition of ‘damp drinking’ and its intended audience 
Potential concerns associated with a damp or ‘soberish’ lifestyle 
The advantages of damp drinking or drinking less 

My brother, Chris Shipley, returns to the podcast to talk about being alcohol free for over three years. I love these special episodes with my brother, who has been one of my biggest supporters over the years. I’m incredibly proud of him for choosing to change his relationship with alcohol and striving to live a better life. He is an amazing husband, dad, brother, and son. I find these conversations so meaningful, and I think you will enjoy hearing from him as well. 
We chat about: 

What keeps Chris alcohol-free 
His last alcohol craving and how he managed them 
Relationships that have changed since getting sober 
What’s different now vs the early days/weeks/ months of quitting drinking

Arlina Allen is a Certified Sobriety Coach & Hypnotist, The Founder of Sober Life School, and Host of the award-winning podcast “The One Day at a Time Recovery Podcast.” She specializes in helping smart, busy, professional women to quit drinking and create a life they love. This fall she is releasing her book, The 12 Step Guide for Skeptics. 
Arlina has been sober for 30 years, happily married for 27 plus years and is the mother of two amazing young adult men and mama to Teddy, the family English Bulldog. And, fun fact, lives in the same area as me in Idaho! 
As an AA skeptic myself, I really appreciated this conversation with Arlina. She shares how Alcoholics Anonymous and the 12 Steps were helpful for her and walks us through some of the more “problematic” steps with a fresh perspective.  
We talk about: 

How Arlina quit drinking 
How the approach to sobriety and drinking has changed since she quit drinking 30 years ago 
The controversy around the word “alcoholic

On today’s episode, I'm joined by Ali Press, a UK-based therapeutic coach. Ali embarked on their alcohol-free journey in 2017, a challenge they describe as the toughest yet most fulfilling endeavor of their life. As a proud member of the queer community who embraces they/them pronouns, Ali is here to share their story and discuss how they help people drink less, binge less, or go alcohol free. 
We chat about 

The pivotal steps Ali took to stop drinking 
The significance of Queers without Beers and the power of community understanding 
What therapeutic coaching is 
How Ali’s journey to sobriety led to the revelation of their neurodivergent identity, including dyspraxia, autism, and ADHD 

In today’s episode, I'm honored to share part of an inspiring story from one of our group members, Sarah Davenport. Sarah speaks wisely about how she’s learning to love and be compassionate towards herself even when she’s not perfect. She offers a powerful analogy about transforming pain, trauma, and shame into something richer and better. (It’s a real mind-blowing, “black gold” mic drop kind of moment.) I think Sarah’s perspective is such a healthy and inspiring approach to help process and release the past. I hope you find this helps you too. 
 
Ready to change your drinking? Join the next Alcohol Tipping Point Alcoholiday! Monthly dry group to help you take a break from drinking with online support and tools. Find out more here: https://www.alcoholtippingpoint.com/alcoholiday