The Catholic Sobriety Podcast

Christie Walker | The Catholic Sobriety Coach
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Welcome to The Catholic Sobriety Podcast. I'm Christie Walker — Catholic sobriety coach, content creator, and woman who has lived alcohol free for nearly 30 years. This podcast is for the Catholic woman who is disciplined, faithful, and quietly negotiating with a glass of wine every night. You don't think you're an alcoholic. You're not sure there's even a "problem." But something in you knows this habit is costing you more than you're willing to admit — and that the gap between who you are in Christ and who you are at 9pm is getting harder to ignore. We go deep here. Faith, neuroscience, identity, inner healing. Because what looks like a drinking habit is almost always something bigger — and God is usually in the middle of it, waiting. Ready to find out who you are without it? Start listening.

  1. 2d ago

    Ep 174: Gray Area Drinking and the Lie We've All Believed Since the Garden of Eden

    You don't have a wine problem. You have a wound that wine is covering. In this episode, Christie shares the story of how she started drinking at sixteen — and why — and unpacks the real need underneath every woman's habit. Spoiler: it goes all the way back to the Garden of Eden. This is the episode that changes the question from "how do I stop?" to "what am I actually reaching for?" Topics covered: The friend breakup that started it all | Why alcohol expands your world before it demolishes it | The woman whose life is falling apart AND the woman who still has it all together — and why both need this | Eve in the Garden and the lie that's been running in the human heart ever since | What your brain is actually doing when it craves a drink | One simple practice to start asking the real question Scripture referenced: Isaiah 43:1 — "Fear not, for I have redeemed you. I have called you by name. You are mine." Drop us a Question or Comment 👉🏻 Get started with my FREE 5-Day Sacred Sobriety Kick Start https://the-catholic-sobriety-coach.myflodesk.com/5-day-sobriety-kick-start 👉🏻 Book a Clarity Call https://app.paperbell.com/checkout/packages/38683 Visit my Website: https://thecatholicsobrietycoach.com

    21 min

  2. May 28

    Ep 173: How to Drink Less This Summer (Without Dreading Every Party)

    Every summer, millions of women tell themselves the same thing: "I'll deal with this after Labor Day." And every fall, they're right back where they started. In this episode, Christie makes the case that summer isn't the worst time to do this work — it's actually the best. The barbecues, the girls trips, the family reunions, the cooler full of White Claw at every single event from June through August? That's not the obstacle. That's the laboratory. If you're a Catholic woman who loves Jesus, keeps her life together in almost every area, but has this one habit that doesn't quite line up with who you know you're called to be — this episode is for you. In this episode: Why "I'll start after summer" is the habit talking — not wisdomHow your brain is already craving before you've made a single decision (and why that's not weakness)Why summer's social pressure is actually the fastest path to lasting changeWhat God might be doing in the seasons that feel most inconvenientThree things you can do right now — before the next barbecueMentioned in this episode: The Sober(ish) Summer Challenge is coming back this year — and Christie is making it better. Registration isn't open yet, but if this episode resonated, stay close. She'll let you know the moment doors open. → Follow Christie on Instagram: @thecatholicsobrietycoach  → Subscribe so you don't miss the announcement This podcast is for you if: You don't identify as an alcoholic but you know something's off. You're disciplined, faithful, and quietly non-negotiable about your evening wine. You've tried to cut back. It worked for a while. And now there's a low hum of something — shame, confusion, frustration — that follows you around. You're in the right place. About Christie: Christie Walker is a Catholic sobriety coach and content creator who has been alcohol-free for 29 years. She works with Catholic women in the gray area — not rock bottom, not fine — using a framework built on Catholic faith, identity in Christ, inner healing, and neuroscience.  Her coaching programs include the Sober(ish) Summer Challenge, the Sacred Sobriety Lab, and the Sacred Sobriety Kickstart (a free 5-video series for women ready to take a first step). Know someone who needs to hear this? Send her this episode. It might be the kindest thing you do for her all summer. Drop us a Question or Comment 👉🏻 Get started with my FREE 5-Day Sacred Sobriety Kick Start https://the-catholic-sobriety-coach.myflodesk.com/5-day-sobriety-kick-start 👉🏻 Book a Clarity Call https://app.paperbell.com/checkout/packages/38683 Visit my Website: https://thecatholicsobrietycoach.com

    18 min

  3. May 21

    Ep 172: How a Catholic Mom Quit Drinking After Years of Trying (232 Days Alcohol-Free)

    Abby is a wife, mom, and Sacred Sobriety Lab member who has been alcohol-free for 232 days. But before that number, there were six attempts at cutting back — each one unraveling the same way, one exception at a time. In this episode, Abby walks us through what her drinking actually looked like at its peak, why moderation kept failing her, and what shifted when she stopped trying to manage alcohol on her own terms and instead responded to what she felt God asking of her. We talk about the mental chatter that follows a drinker everywhere — the planning, the negotiating, the stopping at three and being furious about it — and what it felt like when that chatter finally went quiet. We also get into the Kentucky Derby party where Abby caught herself smiling so hard she couldn't contain it. The mocktail called The Chauffeur. Going to Confession. And what happened in the eight months after her last drink that she never could have orchestrated on her own. This is the first time I've had a client on this podcast. It won't be the last. If you're a Catholic woman who's tired of the mental gymnastics and suspects this is about more than wine — this episode is worth your time. Drop us a Question or Comment If you have ever... Struggled with the social pressures associated with alcohol use.Felt isolated, alone, and unsure of how to break the cycle.Experienced shame and frustration after drinking.Told yourself, “I’ll never get this. It’s no use.”Then this 5-Day Sacred Sobriety Kick Start is for you!  Each day, you’ll receive a short video with simple tasks to help you analyze your drinking habits with clarity. 👉🏻 Get started with my FREE 5-Day Sacred Sobriety Kick Start https://the-catholic-sobriety-coach.myflodesk.com/5-day-sobriety-kick-start 👉🏻 Book a Clarity Call https://app.paperbell.com/checkout/packages/38683 Visit my Website: https://thecatholicsobrietycoach.com

    37 min

  4. May 14

    Ep 171: The 4 Things I Wish Someone Had Told Me When I Stopped Drinking Nearly 30 Years Ago

    Christie pulls back the curtain on her four coaching pillars — Catholic faith, neuroscience, inner healing, and identity in Christ — and shares the personal journey behind each one. Nearly three decades sober, she walks through why she built her coaching approach the way she did, what she wishes she'd known sooner, and why she believes this framework works. If you've ever felt like something was missing from your sobriety journey, this episode is for you. Resources mentioned: Encounter School of Ministry, Be Healed by Dr. Bob Schuchts, Unbound by Neal Lozano, John 10:10 Drop us a Question or Comment 👉🏻 Get started with my FREE 5-Day Sacred Sobriety Kick Start https://the-catholic-sobriety-coach.myflodesk.com/5-day-sobriety-kick-start 👉🏻 Book a Clarity Call https://app.paperbell.com/checkout/packages/38683 Visit my Website: https://thecatholicsobrietycoach.com

    20 min

  5. May 7

    Ep 170: You Can Grieve What You're Letting Go — And Still Let It Go

    Have you ever walked past something — a park, a pair of tiny shoes, a photo on the fridge — and felt that sudden ache of a season that's gone? That's where this episode starts. Christie was walking her dog when she passed a neighborhood park where her boys used to play, and the grief hit her out of nowhere. Not grief over something bad. Grief over something beautiful that simply isn't anymore. And then her brain did what it always does — it connected it to you. To the women she works with who are afraid to let go of alcohol because they're grieving it before they've even quit. In this episode, Christie unpacks why that grief is real, what you're actually going to miss (and what you're not), and the one reframe that changes everything: drinking didn't make you more yourself. Untangling yourself from alcohol will. IN THIS EPISODE Why grief is a completely normal — and actually appropriate — part of letting go of alcoholThe park moment: Nathan, Andrew, and Ben, and what one walk taught Christie about missing a seasonThe minivan reel that broke her heart a little (you've seen it, you know the one)What you're really going to miss vs. what you think you're going to miss — and why those are very different thingsThe identity lie: why so many women drink to feel like themselves, and why it's working against themThe neuroscience of why alcohol feels like relief — and why that feeling is a trickWhat it looks like when a woman finally comes back into focusPermission to grieve AND keep goingDrop us a Question or Comment If you have ever... Struggled with the social pressures associated with alcohol use.Felt isolated, alone, and unsure of how to break the cycle.Experienced shame and frustration after drinking.Told yourself, “I’ll never get this. It’s no use.”Then this 5-Day Sacred Sobriety Kick Start is for you!  Each day, you’ll receive a short video with simple tasks to help you analyze your drinking habits with clarity. 👉🏻 Get started with my FREE 5-Day Sacred Sobriety Kick Start https://the-catholic-sobriety-coach.myflodesk.com/5-day-sobriety-kick-start 👉🏻 Book a Clarity Call https://app.paperbell.com/checkout/packages/38683 Visit my Website: https://thecatholicsobrietycoach.com

    26 min

  6. Apr 30

    Ep 169: I Am Becoming a Woman Who... (The Identity Shift That Makes This Work)

    What if the reason changing your relationship with alcohol feels like a constant fight is because you're using the wrong strategy entirely? In this episode, Christie draws on her own story — 29 years of living alcohol-free, a faith journey that transformed her identity, and years of coaching Catholic women — to unpack the difference between behavior management and identity-based change. This isn't about willpower. It's about who you actually are. And that changes everything. Topics Covered: Why willpower was never designed to carry this weight long-termWhat identity actually means — and how your brain uses itChristie's personal story and the conviction that changed everythingThe Catholic theology of identity that makes this more than just a strategyWhat identity-based change looks like on an ordinary Tuesday nightOne question to take with you this weekThe Catholic Sobriety Podcast | Christie Walker Drop us a Question or Comment If you have ever... Struggled with the social pressures associated with alcohol use.Felt isolated, alone, and unsure of how to break the cycle.Experienced shame and frustration after drinking.Told yourself, “I’ll never get this. It’s no use.”Then this 5-Day Sacred Sobriety Kick Start is for you!  Each day, you’ll receive a short video with simple tasks to help you analyze your drinking habits with clarity. 👉🏻 Get started with my FREE 5-Day Sacred Sobriety Kick Start https://the-catholic-sobriety-coach.myflodesk.com/5-day-sobriety-kick-start 👉🏻 Book a Clarity Call https://app.paperbell.com/checkout/packages/38683 Visit my Website: https://thecatholicsobrietycoach.com

    26 min

  7. Apr 24

    Ep 168: Why Do I Keep Drinking? Four Questions That Finally Help You Figure It Out

    Have you been drinking more than you want to — more often, in larger amounts — and you can't quite figure out why? You're not alone, and you're not broken. In this episode, Christie Walker, the Catholic Sobriety Coach, walks you through a powerful tool used inside her Sacred Sobriety Lab called the Critical Thinking Skills Worksheet — a six-category framework designed to wake up the thinking part of your brain right in the middle of a craving. Christie breaks down four of the most impactful questions from the framework, explains what's happening in your brain when habits take over, and connects the neuroscience to the Catholic tradition of discernment and interior life. If you've been stuck in a cycle you can't seem to break, this episode gives you a starting point — not a perfect plan, just an honest one. Topics covered: Why cravings feel automatic (and what to do about it)The prefrontal cortex and why your thinking brain needs a scriptFour critical thinking questions: Why, What, Who, and HowHow to start — even if you only have 10 minutes and a notes appWhy this is spiritual work, not just self-helpDrop us a Question or Comment 👉🏻 Get started with my FREE 5-Day Sacred Sobriety Kick Start https://the-catholic-sobriety-coach.myflodesk.com/5-day-sobriety-kick-start 👉🏻 Book a Clarity Call https://app.paperbell.com/checkout/packages/38683 Visit my Website: https://thecatholicsobrietycoach.com

    23 min

  8. Apr 17

    Ep 167: You Don't Need a Drink — You Need an Evening Transition

    If you find yourself craving wine every evening, this episode is going to change how you see that craving. Because what most women are reaching for isn't alcohol — it's relief. And there's a huge difference. In this episode, we're talking about why evening drinking is so common for women, why it has nothing to do with willpower or weakness, and what's actually happening in your brain and body at that 4–6 PM window. More importantly, we're talking about what you actually need — and how to start building it. In this episode: Why evening drinking is a nervous system issue, not a discipline problemWhat "the transition point" is and why alcohol hijacks it so easilyThe specific trigger moments most women don't recognize until they're namedWhy white-knuckling never works — and what doesThe spiritual piece: what you're really looking for, and where to actually find itHow to build a simple, practical "sacred transition" that tells your brain the day is overConcrete tools you can start using tonightThis episode is for you if: You drink wine most evenings and aren't sure how it became so automaticYou've tried to cut back but it always falls apart around dinnertimeYou feel spiritually dry, depleted, or like something is missing — even when life looks fineYou don't identify as having a "drinking problem" but you know alcohol is becoming a crutchYou want practical tools rooted in both neuroscience and Catholic faithDrop us a Question or Comment If you have ever... Struggled with the social pressures associated with alcohol use.Felt isolated, alone, and unsure of how to break the cycle.Experienced shame and frustration after drinking.Told yourself, “I’ll never get this. It’s no use.”Then this 5-Day Sacred Sobriety Kick Start is for you!  Each day, you’ll receive a short video with simple tasks to help you analyze your drinking habits with clarity. 👉🏻 Get started with my FREE 5-Day Sacred Sobriety Kick Start https://the-catholic-sobriety-coach.myflodesk.com/5-day-sobriety-kick-start 👉🏻 Book a Clarity Call https://app.paperbell.com/checkout/packages/38683 Visit my Website: https://thecatholicsobrietycoach.com

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Welcome to The Catholic Sobriety Podcast. I'm Christie Walker — Catholic sobriety coach, content creator, and woman who has lived alcohol free for nearly 30 years. This podcast is for the Catholic woman who is disciplined, faithful, and quietly negotiating with a glass of wine every night. You don't think you're an alcoholic. You're not sure there's even a "problem." But something in you knows this habit is costing you more than you're willing to admit — and that the gap between who you are in Christ and who you are at 9pm is getting harder to ignore. We go deep here. Faith, neuroscience, identity, inner healing. Because what looks like a drinking habit is almost always something bigger — and God is usually in the middle of it, waiting. Ready to find out who you are without it? Start listening.

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  • Creator
    Christie Walker | The Catholic Sobriety Coach
  • Years Active
    2022 - 2026
  • Episodes
    177
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