The number of articles coming out about the harmful effects of alcohol is picking up steam. It might seem like almost on a daily basis, you’re assaulted by yet another reminder that you really need to get a grip on your drinking!! But it’s SO hard to start!! I know! I was curious but I didn’t know where to start or how to make the experience effective so I did nothing. For years! I want you to let this compact course with its uplifting, short and easy-to-fit-into-your life videos, be the signal from the universe and the rocket fuel you that you’ve been waiting for to achieve LIFTOFF! And I want to ensure that you and I enjoy the process! There is no reason that an alcohol break can’t be fun! It’s what most people get wrong!
Quick Message/Disclaimer - Watch First
Hey You! You're A Rebel & There Is Huge Upside
Choosing A Why That Motivates You
Nervous Is Normal And The Time Is Right
How To Slay Stigma (When We Do, It Helps The Next Generation Too)
Science-Backed Ways This Approach Is Different
4 Keys We'll Want To Return To Again & Again
Master Resource - PDF including a few helpful resources I mention in a few of the videos
First Days Success
Setting Up For Success & Navigating Cravings
Cravings Are Not Commands
What Is Dopamine And What's It Got To Do With Alcohol PDF
How You Might Be Feeling - It's ALL Good
How To Tell People So They Want To Support You
When Knowledge Is Game-Changing
Does The Drink Deliver What Your Brain Thought?
Week One "Field Trip"
A Plan For Attending An Event Alcohol-Free
What Do We Believe About The Benefits Of Alcohol
Alcohol Calms My Busy Brain/Relaxes Me
Alcohol Cures My Boredom
Alcohol Relieves Pain
Alcohol Is How I Connect/Bond
Life Without Alcohol Has No Sparkle/Sobriety Is A Buzzkill
I Just Enjoy The Taste/The Ritual
Beliefs Chapter "Fieldtrip"
What Are Habits & Which Ones Are Easiest
Habit Hackers PDF
Healthy Sources Of Dopamine (And Why We Like The Unhealthy Ones)
Why Do Humans Resist What Is Good For Them
Better Ways To Deal With Our Triggers
How To Make The New Behavior More Rewarding
Choose Your Hard
Choose Your Hard PDF To Accompany Video
The Week Three Dip
What's In Store In Week Four
Two Things That Work Better/Quicker Than Alcohol
Delight Practice Has All The Benefits of Gratitude Practice - Just More Fun
Final Words On Delight
Play Is Not An Extra
The Power Of Play PDF
The Exploding World Of Non-Alc Beverages
A Foodie's Guide To NA Beverages At Home
How DO We Get In That Mood?!
Congratulations!!! You Showed Up & Slayed
I’m guessing your experience has already told you this…beating up on ourselves to change doesn’t work. And trying to just change the behavior…by counting drinks or imposing rules and boundaries doesn’t last! We can’t change our drinking without changing our thinking! But how?!
I’m inviting YOU to embark with me on an adventure to break free of booze while doubling-down on pleasure, fun and delight.
We'll learn the science of how habits are formed in the first place AND how to challenge them and replace them with new habits.
We'll learn the powerful role of our BELIEFS about alcohol. The reason we're still drinking is that we believe there is a benefit! So uncovering those beliefs is essential.
Along the way we’ll be focusing on what we’re saying YES to when we say NO to a drink!
You’ve wanted to do this for a long time! But you’re hard on yourself in many ways already and the other alcohol-break approaches you’ve seen seem too heavy (or too long). I say, let’s have fun!
You’ve been thinking about this for a long time, but can’t get past the belief that you’ll be swamped with feeling deprived.
You’re a food and wine connoisseur and you second-guess wanting to quit by thinking that a total break from alcohol is just being extreme.
You’ve tried a month off before and did fine for a few days or a couple of weeks, but then you threw in the towel and it made you feel worse!
Your drinking is not THAT bad. In fact, part of what keeps you stuck is questioning whether your level of drinking is REALLY cause for concern.
You’ve done a break before but it’s been a LONG time, you feel nervous/scared about trying, and you like the idea of having an experienced guide as your companion!
You want to cut way back or quit for health reasons, but there are still beliefs hanging on that drinking is part of a sophisticated lifestyle and you can’t imagine a European or lake vacation without it! Plus, you're worried that without it, you'll truly be without any "release valve."
You’re convinced that not drinking would be better for your overall health, but you can’t shake the thought that not ever drinking again seems like cruel punishment or that vacations, girls weekends and celebrations call for a glass of bubbles.
You sometimes worry that you’re letting others down if you’re not participating in the drinking.
Yes you're curious, but you've been looking for a program with just the right amount of structure, accountability and tone...someone who gets you!
Instead of asking Am I Drinking Too Much, I’m going to teach you the right questions to ask.
(And one of them is, “What if drinking less or none makes me feel better than I’ve ever imagined?”)
I was exactly where you are now! I twisted my brain into knots with rationalizations that my drinking wasn’t any worse than anyone else’s in the wine industry or maybe that I didn’t even drink as much as others did!
I had absorbed deep cultural messaging around the idea of all things in moderation and that breaking up with alcohol for good seemed extreme. I mean, shouldn’t savvy, well-traveled food and wine enthusiasts (and insiders) be able to moderate? Plus, as long as consumed in moderation, wine’s as healthy as dark chocolate, right?
Except that I didn’t feel well. I was waking up at 3 a.m. (you too?), beating up on myself. I had brain fog and worried about cognitive function. I had acid reflux.
But every afternoon, like a special form of amnesia, I’d forget my middle-of-the-night promise to take the next night off.
My attempts to put boundaries around drinking just weren’t working. (well of course they weren’t working - I didn’t have ANY tools or the necessary knowledge!)
Until one day when my intuition screamed even louder than it had been screaming.
“It doesn’t matter how much other people are drinking compared to you,” it said, “or what a doctor would say. There is only one question to ask. How do you feel? And would you feel a little better with less or none?”
At that same moment, I also heard another message.
“Your drinking doesn’t look like a problem to others (we’re gray-area drinkers after all). So no one is coming. It’s got to be YOU!!”
BUT, I both wanted and didn’t want to do it!! Wine felt like…adulthood, romance, beauty, connection, philosophy, poetry, history, love. It felt like the answer when stressed, bored, excited, sad, blissed.
SO, I decided that I would take a month off just to see what it would reveal!
BUT, here’s the catch, I knew that if I did it via gritting my teeth and hanging on by my fingernails, counting down the days, that it would only reinforce my belief that life without alcohol is lame.
I HAD to approach the month like a Luscious Sabbatical! Thirty days of nourishment, movement, fun, adventure, delight and play!
I was determined that at the end of 30 days, no matter if I decided to go back to drinking, I would at least look on the experience fondly!
That’s what Luscious 30 is about!
Most coaching packages and programs focus on the behavior, they don’t “fill your cup back up” and they don’t show you how to stay stopped and enjoy it! Some other programs feel heavy in terms of mood or length of commitment. And none of them were specifically created to address the concerns of the savvy food and wine connoisseur.
I’m giving you permission to make this a month luscious sabbatical! Steep yourself in the content, and follow my prompts and suggestions to layer on multi-sensory practices, activities and rewards! You can expect a heaping serving of inspiration and motivation! You’ll experience shifts in the stories you’re telling yourself about this journey and the way you identify. You’ll learn how to identify your Primary Drinking Beliefs and how to question and rebuild them. You’ll learn foundational science about how habits are formed and reversed. And you’ll begin to train your brain to see more delight and to spot more opportunities to get what YOU want out of social events and life in general.
I'd be surprised if you weren't! I was! But I realized I was more scared of doing nothing, not because I was hitting rock bottom, but because I sensed I could feel much better and life could be more fabulous if I could take back the reins!
There is always an upcoming vacation, anniversary, or holiday, so we can’t wait for that perfect time! The right time is when you hear your intuition talking to you and if you are reading this I think that is right now. Perhaps you and I are at a cross-roads in life and it’s exciting that we get to choose what comes next. Clearing alcohol out of the way restores our ability to think more clearly, more creatively, more expansively. I’m guessing you’ve spent enough time taking care of others! In fact, you might have even supplied the fuel for someone else’s rocket, or the nurturing mama bird that helped your kiddos fly the nest. Now is the perfect time to take a heaping helping of sumptuous self-care, pleasure and adventure, and fuel your own delicious journey.
“Thank you so very much for the wonderful and very thoughtful content and coaching calls. I thoroughly enjoyed and looked forward to all of it. It came at exactly the right time for me with the tone and focus on living our best lives that really resonates with me. I will definitely be revisiting the materials and my notes!”
Bre, age 42
“I have to say your videos are incredibly inspiring and exactly what I need at this point in my alcohol free journey. I feel so much more jazzed and changing my energy toward excitement and fascination about my future. I was falling into a victim mentality before I met you. ”
Pam, age 58
“The Luscious AF experience in a word is energizing. The modules are bite-sized and insightful. At the group coaching sessions I’ve found exactly what I was hoping for which is a space to reflect and talk about what it’s like being on this journey of going alcohol-free, what’s hard, what’s joyful, while learning from others’ experiences, and feeling supported and empowered by it all. ”
Megan, age 49
“I love everything! I can tell how much care and work you have put into this program. I love the upbeat energy and focus on joy, fun and play. I also appreciate all the facts and educational components that you also include. The handouts are very clear and great resources. I’m enjoying the journal too. I’m looking forward to spending more time with that.”
Lauren, age 59
“I’ve been diving into your program, listening to your videos on walks and am now through Week 4. I love your review of all the important neuroscience principles on habits, rewards and dopamine. I especially liked your video on how your approach is different. I did the writing exercise about thriving and for some reason writing it out that way (with the circle in the middle) resonated with me in a new way! ”
Linda, age 65
“I’ve learned to go deeper and ask myself “how do I want to feel? What am I seeking?” and then figure how to get it authentically. I think about what I can do or add and what are the “ingredients” that will help me feel a certain way.”
Sabra, age 62
Daily 5-10 minute video, with science-based content to provide motivation, nurture mindset shifts, and increase knowledge on topics about alcohol & the body, beliefs, habits and cultivating joy.
A Journal/Workbook with 30 questions for 30 days to prompt curiosity and fascination about alcohol in our culture, NOT what is wrong with you!
Bonus videos & deep resource guides on topics such as Navigating Stress & Cravings, A Checklist/Plan for Setting Up For Success, How To Attend An Event AF, Luscious Hostess Gifts That Are Not Wine, Choose Your Hard, The Science Of Play and more.
Access to me via email, WhatsApp or text while you are completing the program. (Ask about group programs or pull together your own group of friends and let me offer live coaching sessions)
A discounted rate on 1:1 coaching sessions with me.
It's a little uncomfortable to take the plunge, but no participants have ever been sorry they did it! In fact, they've surprised themselves! You've got this and I've got your back! 😘