Sunsets Are The New Happy Hour

Kristin Horstman
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What if you could elevate your life instead of escaping it? Sunsets Are the New Happy Hour is hosted by Kristin Horstman, a Gray Area Drinking and Health Coach who uses neuroscience to help men and women understand what alcohol is really doing to their health, their mood, and their light. Judgment-free tools, real answers, and a whole lot of hope. Your brightest life is waiting.

  1. 1d ago

    #14: It's Not Your Fault: The Neuroscience of Why You Reach for Wine First

    Your nervous system regulation shapes your relationship with alcohol long before childhood wiring ever shows up as a 5pm craving. If you grew up with a caregiver who was anxious, checked out, or unpredictable, your brain may have written a blueprint that says stay alert, don't relax, and gray area drinking becomes the first thing that turns that alarm system off. Kristin Horstman, certified Gray Area Drinking Coach and host of Sunsets Are the New Happy Hour, walks through neuroception and polyvagal theory, why alcohol free living starts with understanding your own nervous system, and how neuroplasticity means that wiring can change. She teaches Martha Beck's KIST, kind internal self-talk, framework and a specific vagal brake breathing practice you can use immediately to build new pathways. This episode is for the sober curious woman who keeps saying my childhood was fine while wondering why she can't stop reaching for the glass. Chapters: (00:00) Introduction (02:53) How Babies Borrow Their Caregiver's Habits (05:28) Neuroception: Your Hidden Danger Scanner (07:07) Why "Fine" Childhoods Still Wire You for Anxiety (09:25) KIST: Becoming Your Own Caregiver (14:38) The Vagal Brake Breath Practice (15:52) Closing: The Healing Is Yours Kristin teaches the 2-in 4-out vagal brake breath in this episode. Drop a comment when you try it for yourself, Did you feel something shift. If you're ready to feel better, think clearer, and brighten your life, you're in the right place. SUBSCRIBE for new episodes every week. As always, I'm rooting for you. 🌅 WORK WITH KRISTIN HORSTMAN 1:1 Gray Area Drinking Coaching: https://www.kristinhorstman.com/gray-area-drinking-coaching Private Health Coaching: https://www.kristinhorstman.com/health-coaching FREE RESOURCES Substack: https://substack.com/@kristinhorstman Brighten Your Life Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/865785648653696 6 Tips To Brighten Your Life: https://www.kristinhorstman.com/6-tips-to-brighten-your-life Resources for Loved Ones of Those Struggling with Substance Use Disorder: https://www.kristinhorstman.com/resources CONNECT WITH KRISTIN HORSTMAN Podcast Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sunsetsarethenewhappyhour Personal Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/coachkristinhorstman Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CoachKristinHorstman LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kristin-horstman-43001280 Website: https://www.kristinhorstman.com AFFILIATES & DISCOUNT CODES Zero Proof Experiences: https://zeroproofexperiences.com/?aff=4 Bookshop.org storefront: https://bookshop.org/shop/kristinhorstman ARMRA: https://tryarmra.novel.com/login?referralCode=de9ddb1e-9f9d-4c8a-ba43-21a30abb552e Jolene Park NOURISH Coaching Program: https://healthydiscoveries.mykajabi.com/a/35865/ihLPoJPC Jolene Park Ultimate Sober Bundle: https://checkout.grayareadrinkers.com/ultimate-sober-af-bundle/?affiliate=kristinhorstman Cured Nutrition: https://curednutrition.com/collections/all?referral_code=KRI2L0STF Loose Leaf Tea Market: https://looseleafteamarket.com?bg_ref=nwruvHn7oD Use code TEAKRISTIN10 for 10% off (no minimum, enter at checkout) Some links above are affiliate links. I may earn a small commission at no extra cost to you. I only recommend things I genuinely love.

  2. Aug 13

    #13: The Science-Backed Habit That Helps With Stress, Mood, and Cravings

    When your body is dysregulated and reaching for something to take the edge off, it is asking for movement, sensation, and rhythm. Walking speaks that language directly, producing BDNF (the protein that supports neuron growth and mood regulation) while the bilateral left-right rhythm calms your nervous system from the bottom up. Kristin Horstman, certified Gray Area Drinking coach and IIN Health Coach, breaks down what actually happens in your brain when you walk, from BDNF production to hippocampal protection to the somatic power of bilateral movement. She shares peer reviewed research from The Lancet showing 7000 daily steps lower mortality risk by 47%, explains why the 5 to 7pm window is the perfect time for a pattern interrupt walk, and guides you through her "noticing walk" practice. This episode is for anyone exploring an alcohol free life who wants nervous system regulation tools that actually work. Chapters: (00:00) Introduction (01:45) The Lancet Study: 7000 Steps (04:29) BDNF: Miracle-Gro for Your Brain (06:13) Bilateral Movement and Your Nervous System (08:15) Walking Off a Bad Mood in 10 Minutes (10:48) What Happens in Your Brain Minute by Minute (12:55) Four Walking Entry Points (14:44) The Noticing Walk Practice BDNF is basically Miracle-Gro for your brain and walking produces it. Drop a comment: have you noticed an instant mood shift on walks? If you're ready to feel better, think clearer, and brighten your life, you're in the right place. SUBSCRIBE for new episodes every week. As always, I'm rooting for you. 🌅 WORK WITH KRISTIN HORSTMAN 1:1 Gray Area Drinking Coaching: https://www.kristinhorstman.com/gray-area-drinking-coaching Private Health Coaching: https://www.kristinhorstman.com/health-coaching FREE RESOURCES Substack: https://substack.com/@kristinhorstman Brighten Your Life Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/865785648653696 6 Tips To Brighten Your Life: https://www.kristinhorstman.com/6-tips-to-brighten-your-life Resources for Loved Ones of Those Struggling with Substance Use Disorder: https://www.kristinhorstman.com/resources CONNECT WITH KRISTIN HORSTMAN Podcast Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sunsetsarethenewhappyhour Personal Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/coachkristinhorstman Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CoachKristinHorstman LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kristin-horstman-43001280 Website: https://www.kristinhorstman.com LISTEN TO SUNSETS ARE THE NEW HAPPY HOUR Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/7HL6A1o2USWQuJ2lRPoplk Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/sunsets-are-the-new-happy-hour/id1896762635 AFFILIATES & DISCOUNT CODES Zero Proof Experiences: https://zeroproofexperiences.com/?aff=4 Bookshop.org storefront: https://bookshop.org/shop/kristinhorstman ARMRA: https://tryarmra.novel.com/login?referralCode=de9ddb1e-9f9d-4c8a-ba43-21a30abb552e Jolene Park NOURISH Coaching Program: https://healthydiscoveries.mykajabi.com/a/35865/ihLPoJPC Jolene Park Ultimate Sober Bundle: https://checkout.grayareadrinkers.com/ultimate-sober-af-bundle/?affiliate=kristinhorstman Cured Nutrition: https://curednutrition.com/collections/all?referral_code=KRI2L0STF Loose Leaf Tea Market: https://looseleafteamarket.com?bg_ref=nwruvHn7oD Use code TEAKRISTIN10 for 10% off (no minimum, enter at checkout) Some links above are affiliate links. I may earn a small commission at no extra cost to you. I only recommend things I genuinely love.

  3. Aug 6

    #12: What Nobody Tells You About Life After Getting Sober With Mary Alice Stephens

    Your brain built a highway to alcohol through years of repetition, and neuroplasticity is exactly why quitting and staying sober feels so hard. In this episode, Mary Alice Stephens and host Kristen break down what is actually happening in your nervous system when you remove the drink but the cravings, anxiety, and emotional noise stay behind. Mary Alice is the author of Uncorked, a former TV writer-producer, and 14 years alcohol free. She walks through the identity shifts of early sobriety, losing friendships built around drinking, and the moment she realized alcohol had been masking everything. This episode is for anyone navigating gray area drinking, anxiety, burnout, or any habit quietly dimming their light, and who is ready to stop relying on willpower and start healing through nervous system regulation. Chapters: (00:00) Introduction (06:19) Getting Sober Is Only Step One (15:12) The 12 Steps as Emotional Growth (22:19) When Science Replaced Shame (36:14) Neuroplasticity: Why Quitting Feels Impossible (46:18) The Story Behind the Book Cover (53:00) Covid as a Sobriety Stress Test (01:10:31) Telling Her Family the Truth (01:19:18) Advice for the Woman Who Is Not Ready Yet Leave a comment: what is one craving pattern you keep repeating? If you're ready to feel better, think clearer, and brighten your life, you're in the right place. SUBSCRIBE for new episodes every week. As always, I'm rooting for you. 🌅 WORK WITH KRISTIN HORSTMAN 1:1 Gray Area Drinking Coaching: https://www.kristinhorstman.com/gray-area-drinking-coaching Private Health Coaching: https://www.kristinhorstman.com/health-coaching FREE RESOURCES Substack: https://substack.com/@kristinhorstman Brighten Your Life Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/865785648653696 6 Tips To Brighten Your Life: https://www.kristinhorstman.com/6-tips-to-brighten-your-life Resources for Loved Ones of Those Struggling with Substance Use Disorder: https://www.kristinhorstman.com/resources CONNECT WITH KRISTIN HORSTMAN Podcast Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sunsetsarethenewhappyhour Personal Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/coachkristinhorstman Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CoachKristinHorstman LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kristin-horstman-43001280 Website: https://www.kristinhorstman.com Connect with Mary: Website: https://www.maryalicestephens.com LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mary-alice-stephens-4528225/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/maryalicestephenswrites/ Get her Book: https://www.amazon.com/Uncorked-Memoir-Letting-Starting-Over-ebook/dp/B0F6433YHY AFFILIATES & DISCOUNT CODES Zero Proof Experiences: https://zeroproofexperiences.com/?aff=4 Bookshop.org storefront: https://bookshop.org/shop/kristinhorstman ARMRA: https://tryarmra.novel.com/login?referralCode=de9ddb1e-9f9d-4c8a-ba43-21a30abb552e Jolene Park NOURISH Coaching Program: https://healthydiscoveries.mykajabi.com/a/35865/ihLPoJPC Jolene Park Ultimate Sober Bundle: https://checkout.grayareadrinkers.com/ultimate-sober-af-bundle/?affiliate=kristinhorstman Cured Nutrition: https://curednutrition.com/collections/all?referral_code=KRI2L0STF Loose Leaf Tea Market: https://looseleafteamarket.com?bg_ref=nwruvHn7oD Use code TEAKRISTIN10 for 10% off (no minimum, enter at checkout) Some links above are affiliate links. I may earn a small commission at no extra cost to you. I only recommend things I genuinely love.

  4. Jul 30

    #11: 4 Things No One Explains About Alcohol and Weight Loss

    If you have been not seeing results, your evening drink may be the missing variable. This episode breaks down four specific metabolic processes that activate every time you drink: NAD+ depletion that pauses fat burning, a cortisol spike that can exceed your actual stress levels, ghrelin and leptin disruption that hijacks your hunger signals, and sleep suppression that compounds the damage into the next day and beyond. Kristin Horstman, certified Gray Area Drinking Coach and IIN Health Coach, walks through each mechanism and pairs it with one concrete, no-willpower action you can try tonight. She explains why late night eating after drinking is hormonal, not personal, and why one Friday night can affect your energy and cravings well into the following week. This episode is for anyone navigating gray area drinking, anxiety, burnout, or any habit quietly dimming their light and who is ready to stop relying on willpower and start healing through nervous system regulation. Chapters (00:00) Introduction (00:23) NAD+ and the Fat Burning Limitations (01:54) Cortisol: Your Stress Drink Backfires (04:03) Ghrelin, Leptin, and Hijacked Hunger (05:52) REM Sleep and the Weekly Compound (07:51) Tools You Can Try Tonight That rigged gas gauge analogy hit different. Comment below: have you noticed the late night hunger pattern on nights you drink? If you're ready to feel better, think clearer, and brighten your life, you're in the right place. SUBSCRIBE for new episodes every week. As always, I'm rooting for you. 🌅 WORK WITH KRISTIN HORSTMAN 1:1 Gray Area Drinking Coaching: https://www.kristinhorstman.com/gray-area-drinking-coaching Private Health Coaching: https://www.kristinhorstman.com/health-coaching FREE RESOURCES Substack: https://substack.com/@kristinhorstman Brighten Your Life Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/865785648653696 6 Tips To Brighten Your Life: https://www.kristinhorstman.com/6-tips-to-brighten-your-life Resources for Loved Ones of Those Struggling with Substance Use Disorder: https://www.kristinhorstman.com/resources CONNECT WITH KRISTIN HORSTMAN Personal Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/coachkristinhorstman Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CoachKristinHorstman LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kristin-horstman-43001280 Website: https://www.kristinhorstman.com LISTEN TO SUNSETS ARE THE NEW HAPPY HOUR Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/7HL6A1o2USWQuJ2lRPoplk Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/sunsets-are-the-new-happy-hour/id1896762635 AFFILIATES & DISCOUNT CODES Zero Proof Experiences: https://zeroproofexperiences.com/?aff=4 Bookshop.org storefront: https://bookshop.org/shop/kristinhorstman ARMRA: https://tryarmra.novel.com/login?referralCode=de9ddb1e-9f9d-4c8a-ba43-21a30abb552e Jolene Park NOURISH Coaching Program: https://healthydiscoveries.mykajabi.com/a/35865/ihLPoJPC Jolene Park Ultimate Sober Bundle: https://checkout.grayareadrinkers.com/ultimate-sober-af-bundle/?affiliate=kristinhorstman Cured Nutrition: https://curednutrition.com/collections/all?referral_code=KRI2L0STF Loose Leaf Tea Market: https://looseleafteamarket.com?bg_ref=nwruvHn7oD Use code TEAKRISTIN10 for 10% off (no minimum, enter at checkout) Some links above are affiliate links. I may earn a small commission at no extra cost to you. I only recommend things I genuinely love.

  5. Jul 22

    #10: Alcohol Affects Women and Men COMPLETELY Differently…Here’s Why

    Women's bodies process alcohol differently than men's, with less of the enzyme that breaks it down and a higher concentration in the bloodstream from the same drink. If you have ever measured your drinking against the people around you and decided you were fine, the standard you used was built on research done on male bodies. That quiet math so many women do may be using the wrong numbers entirely. Kristin Horstman, certified Gray Area Drinking Coach and host of Sunsets Are the New Happy Hour, walks through the gender-specific biology of alcohol metabolism, the marketing machine that positioned wine as self-care for overwhelmed women, and the striking Gallup data showing women are now leading a historic decline in drinking. This episode is for any woman who has wondered whether her relationship with alcohol is really "fine" and wants accurate information instead of outdated guidelines. Chapters: (00:00) Introduction (01:29) How Women's Bodies Process Alcohol (03:37) The Numbers No One Is Citing (06:37) How Alcohol Was Sold as Self-Care (09:17) Women Are Already Walking Away (11:44) Awareness Before Choice Women are quitting alcohol faster than anyone expected. Drop a comment if you are part of this movement. If you're ready to feel better, think clearer, and brighten your life, you're in the right place. SUBSCRIBE for new episodes every week. As always, I'm rooting for you. 🌅 WORK WITH KRISTIN HORSTMAN 1:1 Gray Area Drinking Coaching: https://www.kristinhorstman.com/gray-area-drinking-coaching Private Health Coaching: https://www.kristinhorstman.com/health-coaching FREE RESOURCES Substack: https://substack.com/@kristinhorstman Brighten Your Life Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/865785648653696 6 Tips To Brighten Your Life: https://www.kristinhorstman.com/6-tips-to-brighten-your-life Resources for Loved Ones of Those Struggling with Substance Use Disorder: https://www.kristinhorstman.com/resources CONNECT WITH KRISTIN HORSTMAN Podcast Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sunsetsarethenewhappyhour Personal Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/coachkristinhorstman Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CoachKristinHorstman LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kristin-horstman-43001280 Website: https://www.kristinhorstman.com LISTEN TO SUNSETS ARE THE NEW HAPPY HOUR Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/7HL6A1o2USWQuJ2lRPoplk Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/sunsets-are-the-new-happy-hour/id1896762635 AFFILIATES & DISCOUNT CODES Zero Proof Experiences: https://zeroproofexperiences.com/?aff=4 Bookshop.org storefront: https://bookshop.org/shop/kristinhorstman ARMRA: https://tryarmra.novel.com/login?referralCode=de9ddb1e-9f9d-4c8a-ba43-21a30abb552e Jolene Park NOURISH Coaching Program: https://healthydiscoveries.mykajabi.com/a/35865/ihLPoJPC Jolene Park Ultimate Sober Bundle: https://checkout.grayareadrinkers.com/ultimate-sober-af-bundle/?affiliate=kristinhorstman Cured Nutrition: https://curednutrition.com/collections/all?referral_code=KRI2L0STF Loose Leaf Tea Market: https://looseleafteamarket.com?bg_ref=nwruvHn7oD Use code TEAKRISTIN10 for 10% off (no minimum, enter at checkout) Some links above are affiliate links. I may earn a small commission at no extra cost to you. I only recommend things I genuinely love.

  6. Jul 15

    #9: Sober Event Founder: "My Social Life Doubled Without Alcohol"

    If you have ever spent years doing the mental math of moderation, counting drinks, planning cutbacks, promising yourself "just two tonight," this episode names that invisible exhaustion and shows you what is waiting on the other side. The quiet stress of monitoring your drinking takes up far more headspace than most people realize, and it does not end until you stop playing the game. Susie Streelman is the founder of Zero Proof Experiences and creator of Sober in the City, the alcohol free weekend retreats drawing hundreds of women across the country. In this conversation, Susie and Kristen explore the cultural shift away from alcohol, the 54% drop in American drinking rates, why social fear is the last real barrier for most gray area drinkers, and how the alcohol free world is not smaller but bigger, richer, and more connected than the one you are protecting. This one is for every sober curious woman who is afraid of what she will lose. Chapters: (00:00) Introduction (04:41) The World's First NA Wine Tour (10:59) Why Local Community Changes Everything (16:03) The Data Behind the Cultural Shift (24:08) Rebuilding Social Skills Without a Drink (30:14) The Moment She Knew Alcohol Was Not Working (35:10) Reframing the Word Sober (41:32) Inside the ZPE Connect Community (49:14) What Is Waiting on the Other Side She said her social life doubled after going alcohol free. Drop a comment: What social fear is keeping you stuck right now? If you're ready to feel better, think clearer, and brighten your life, you're in the right place. SUBSCRIBE for new episodes every week. As always, I'm rooting for you. 🌅 WORK WITH KRISTIN HORSTMAN 1:1 Gray Area Drinking Coaching: https://www.kristinhorstman.com/gray-area-drinking-coaching Private Health Coaching: https://www.kristinhorstman.com/health-coaching FREE RESOURCES Substack: https://substack.com/@kristinhorstman Brighten Your Life Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/865785648653696 6 Tips To Brighten Your Life: https://www.kristinhorstman.com/6-tips-to-brighten-your-life Resources for Loved Ones of Those Struggling with Substance Use Disorder: https://www.kristinhorstman.com/resources CONNECT WITH KRISTIN HORSTMAN Podcast Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sunsetsarethenewhappyhour Personal Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/coachkristinhorstman Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CoachKristinHorstman LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kristin-horstman-43001280 Website: https://www.kristinhorstman.com CONNECT WITH SUSIE Website: https://zeroproofexperiences.com/?aff=4 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/streelmanpt/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/zeroproofexperiences/ LISTEN TO SUNSETS ARE THE NEW HAPPY HOUR Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/7HL6A1o2USWQuJ2lRPoplk Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/sunsets-are-the-new-happy-hour/id1896762635 AFFILIATES & DISCOUNT CODES Bookshop.org storefront: https://bookshop.org/shop/kristinhorstman ARMRA: https://tryarmra.novel.com/login?referralCode=de9ddb1e-9f9d-4c8a-ba43-21a30abb552e Jolene Park NOURISH Coaching Program: https://healthydiscoveries.mykajabi.com/a/35865/ihLPoJPC Jolene Park Ultimate Sober Bundle: https://checkout.grayareadrinkers.com/ultimate-sober-af-bundle/?affiliate=kristinhorstman Cured Nutrition: https://curednutrition.com/collections/all?referral_code=KRI2L0STF Loose Leaf Tea Market: https://looseleafteamarket.com?bg_ref=nwruvHn7oD Use code TEAKRISTIN10 for 10% off (no minimum, enter at checkout) Some links above are affiliate links. I may earn a small commission at no extra cost to you. I only recommend things I genuinely love.

  7. Jul 8

    #8: Alcohol Is Wrecking Your Sleep (Here's Why)

    Do you sleep eight hours and still wake up exhausted, foggy, and emotionally flat? A cortisol rebound, a blood sugar crash, and suppressed REM sleep create a silent disruption cycle that compounds over time, and most people spend years blaming stress or bad genetics instead. Kristin Horstman, certified gray area drinking coach walks through the exact neuroscience of how alcohol sedates rather than restores. She explains the cortisol spike, the REM rebound effect, the tolerance trap, and why that wired 2am feeling is not random. She closes with a practical 4-7-8 breathwork technique you can use tonight. This episode is for anyone navigating gray area drinking, anxiety, burnout, or any habit quietly dimming their light and who is ready to stop relying on willpower and start healing through nervous system regulation. Chapters: (00:00) Introduction (01:14) What Alcohol Does to Your Brain at 2am (04:08) Sedation vs Real Sleep (06:32) Why Your Mornings Feel So Flat (08:11) The Tolerance Trap (10:49) The 4-7-8 Breath Technique More about the 4-7-8 breathing technique mentioned in this video: https://youtu.be/FqVWB0mFtrY As always, I'm rooting for you. 🌅 WORK WITH KRISTIN HORSTMAN 1:1 Gray Area Drinking Coaching: https://www.kristinhorstman.com/gray-area-drinking-coaching Private Health Coaching: https://www.kristinhorstman.com/health-coaching FREE RESOURCES Substack: https://substack.com/@kristinhorstman Brighten Your Life Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/865785648653696 6 Tips To Brighten Your Life: https://www.kristinhorstman.com/6-tips-to-brighten-your-life Resources for Loved Ones of Those Struggling with Substance Use Disorder: https://www.kristinhorstman.com/resources CONNECT WITH KRISTIN HORSTMAN Podcast Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sunsetsarethenewhappyhour Personal Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/coachkristinhorstman Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CoachKristinHorstman LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kristin-horstman-43001280 Website: https://www.kristinhorstman.com LISTEN TO SUNSETS ARE THE NEW HAPPY HOUR Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/7HL6A1o2USWQuJ2lRPoplk Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/sunsets-are-the-new-happy-hour/id1896762635 AFFILIATES & DISCOUNT CODES Zero Proof Experiences: https://zeroproofexperiences.com/?aff=4 Bookshop.org storefront: https://bookshop.org/shop/kristinhorstman ARMRA: https://tryarmra.novel.com/login?referralCode=de9ddb1e-9f9d-4c8a-ba43-21a30abb552e Jolene Park NOURISH Coaching Program: https://healthydiscoveries.mykajabi.com/a/35865/ihLPoJPC Jolene Park Ultimate Sober Bundle: https://checkout.grayareadrinkers.com/ultimate-sober-af-bundle/?affiliate=kristinhorstman Cured Nutrition: https://curednutrition.com/collections/all?referral_code=KRI2L0STF Loose Leaf Tea Market: https://looseleafteamarket.com?bg_ref=nwruvHn7oD Use code TEAKRISTIN10 for 10% off (no minimum, enter at checkout) Some links above are affiliate links. I may earn a small commission at no extra cost to you. I only recommend things I genuinely love.

  8. Jul 1

    #7: Your body can regulate itself with this one technique (4-7-8 breathing)

    Most breathing advice skips the one mechanism that actually calms your nervous system: the length of your exhale. If you have tried deep breathing and felt nothing, it is not because breathwork does not work. It is because no one taught you the specific ratio that stimulates your vagus nerve and shifts your body from stress mode into safety mode. This episode is for anyone who has tried to think their way out of anxiety and hit a wall every time. Kristin Horstman, certified gray area drinking and health coach, breaks down the science of the 4-7-8 breath technique, explaining how the extended exhale activates the parasympathetic nervous system and why this method becomes more powerful with practice. She then leads four guided breath cycles so you can feel the shift in real time. Built for anyone looking for somatic tools that actually work, no equipment, no cost, no willpower required. Chapters: (00:00) Introduction (01:01) Why You Cannot Think Your Way Calm (02:21) The Exhale and Your Vagus Nerve (03:22) Why the 4-7-8 Ratio Works (04:32) Kristin on Dr. Andrew Weil (06:19) Guided 4-7-8 Breathwork Practice (09:27) What You Are Feeling Right Now If you're ready to feel better, think clearer, and brighten your life, you're in the right place. SUBSCRIBE for new episodes every week. As always, I'm rooting for you. 🌅 WORK WITH KRISTIN HORSTMAN 1:1 Gray Area Drinking Coaching: https://www.kristinhorstman.com/gray-area-drinking-coaching Private Health Coaching: https://www.kristinhorstman.com/health-coaching FREE RESOURCES Substack: https://substack.com/@kristinhorstman Brighten Your Life Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/865785648653696 6 Tips To Brighten Your Life: https://www.kristinhorstman.com/6-tips-to-brighten-your-life Resources for Loved Ones of Those Struggling with Substance Use Disorder: https://www.kristinhorstman.com/resources CONNECT WITH KRISTIN HORSTMAN Podcast Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sunsetsarethenewhappyhour Personal Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/coachkristinhorstman Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CoachKristinHorstman LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kristin-horstman-43001280 Website: https://www.kristinhorstman.com LISTEN TO SUNSETS ARE THE NEW HAPPY HOUR Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/7HL6A1o2USWQuJ2lRPoplk Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/sunsets-are-the-new-happy-hour/id1896762635 AFFILIATES & DISCOUNT CODES Zero Proof Experiences: https://zeroproofexperiences.com/?aff=4 Bookshop.org storefront: https://bookshop.org/shop/kristinhorstman ARMRA: https://tryarmra.novel.com/login?referralCode=de9ddb1e-9f9d-4c8a-ba43-21a30abb552e Jolene Park NOURISH Coaching Program: https://healthydiscoveries.mykajabi.com/a/35865/ihLPoJPC Jolene Park Ultimate Sober Bundle: https://checkout.grayareadrinkers.com/ultimate-sober-af-bundle/?affiliate=kristinhorstman Cured Nutrition: https://curednutrition.com/collections/all?referral_code=KRI2L0STF Loose Leaf Tea Market: https://looseleafteamarket.com?bg_ref=nwruvHn7oD Use code TEAKRISTIN10 for 10% off (no minimum, enter at checkout) Some links above are affiliate links. I may earn a small commission at no extra cost to you. I only recommend things I genuinely love.

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What if you could elevate your life instead of escaping it? Sunsets Are the New Happy Hour is hosted by Kristin Horstman, a Gray Area Drinking and Health Coach who uses neuroscience to help men and women understand what alcohol is really doing to their health, their mood, and their light. Judgment-free tools, real answers, and a whole lot of hope. Your brightest life is waiting.

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