32. On Being Sober Curious with Alexandra Nolte Finding Your Freedom
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- Spirituality
Alexandra has gone by many titles in her life. At the birth of her spiritual journey she became a yoga teacher and began to build a brand specific to yoga. Then as her spirituality flourished, she began to realize that yoga was just a magnificent gateway to the soul. This is how she poetry, Yogini Poetry, was born. To this day, sharing her poetry is important and central to her divine purpose. Currently, Alexandra serves as a women’s coach and yoga teacher, and co-owner at the Kind Yoga Collective on then Outer Banks.
Alexandra attended college at East Carolina University where I graduated summa cum laude with my BA in Ancient History and Philosophy. It was during this time that she also became a RYT-200. Next, she attended Florida State University where I obtained my MA in Philosophy.
As a women’s coach now, she offers weekly and monthly coaching programs that focus on mindfulness and community. In addition to offering weekly and monthly coaching programs, she facilitates the Sober Women’s group called “Clear”. Alexandra’s life goal is to help create a mindful world full of powerful women. She knows we are in this together.
In this episode, me and Alex have an open conversation around drinking in our culture.
We discuss:
-Freedom from validation from others
-Drinking and ideas of finding freedom through it
-Reasons I have reached for alcohol in the past: anxiety, sexuality, to be free
-What we really want behind the alcohol: true connection
-Events and dealing with uncomfortable emotions around not drinking
-Alex’s journey with spirituality, loss of identity as an athlete and how drinking played a role in this
-Why Alex couldn’t quit fully drinking the first time: not being open to unpacking trauma yet
-Drinking and numbing emotions
-Making space to fully experience negative emotions
-Alcohol and staying extremely busy as a normalized coping strategy to not feel in our society
-Being sober curious vs. Alcoholics Anonymous (AA)
-Teaching emotional intelligence, adaptive coping strategies in schools
-Teaching about drug/alcohol education free of fear and shame
-Honoring everyones unique relationship to alcohol whether that is sobriety or mindful drinking that serves their highest self
-Living in the gray, being self compassionate and allowing for everyone’s unique path
-Alcohol in romantic relationships: first date drinks, sober partnerships, and communication
-Drinking behaviors in our family and coping with this
Alexandra’s Website: https://www.alexandranolte.com/
Alexandra’s Instagram: @alexandra.nolte
If you are looking to try 30-days no alcohol or start your journey through sobriety with a coach, join Alexandra’s group the Sober Women Group: instagram.com/clearsoberwomen/
Connect with me on Instagram: @madds_baileeyy
Visit my website: madelinebbailey.com/
Intro Music by: Seth Francis
Cover Art by: Tyler Colter
Alexandra has gone by many titles in her life. At the birth of her spiritual journey she became a yoga teacher and began to build a brand specific to yoga. Then as her spirituality flourished, she began to realize that yoga was just a magnificent gateway to the soul. This is how she poetry, Yogini Poetry, was born. To this day, sharing her poetry is important and central to her divine purpose. Currently, Alexandra serves as a women’s coach and yoga teacher, and co-owner at the Kind Yoga Collective on then Outer Banks.
Alexandra attended college at East Carolina University where I graduated summa cum laude with my BA in Ancient History and Philosophy. It was during this time that she also became a RYT-200. Next, she attended Florida State University where I obtained my MA in Philosophy.
As a women’s coach now, she offers weekly and monthly coaching programs that focus on mindfulness and community. In addition to offering weekly and monthly coaching programs, she facilitates the Sober Women’s group called “Clear”. Alexandra’s life goal is to help create a mindful world full of powerful women. She knows we are in this together.
In this episode, me and Alex have an open conversation around drinking in our culture.
We discuss:
-Freedom from validation from others
-Drinking and ideas of finding freedom through it
-Reasons I have reached for alcohol in the past: anxiety, sexuality, to be free
-What we really want behind the alcohol: true connection
-Events and dealing with uncomfortable emotions around not drinking
-Alex’s journey with spirituality, loss of identity as an athlete and how drinking played a role in this
-Why Alex couldn’t quit fully drinking the first time: not being open to unpacking trauma yet
-Drinking and numbing emotions
-Making space to fully experience negative emotions
-Alcohol and staying extremely busy as a normalized coping strategy to not feel in our society
-Being sober curious vs. Alcoholics Anonymous (AA)
-Teaching emotional intelligence, adaptive coping strategies in schools
-Teaching about drug/alcohol education free of fear and shame
-Honoring everyones unique relationship to alcohol whether that is sobriety or mindful drinking that serves their highest self
-Living in the gray, being self compassionate and allowing for everyone’s unique path
-Alcohol in romantic relationships: first date drinks, sober partnerships, and communication
-Drinking behaviors in our family and coping with this
Alexandra’s Website: https://www.alexandranolte.com/
Alexandra’s Instagram: @alexandra.nolte
If you are looking to try 30-days no alcohol or start your journey through sobriety with a coach, join Alexandra’s group the Sober Women Group: instagram.com/clearsoberwomen/
Connect with me on Instagram: @madds_baileeyy
Visit my website: madelinebbailey.com/
Intro Music by: Seth Francis
Cover Art by: Tyler Colter