Stop Over-drinking and Start Living
Episodes
Ep 278 Mental Health Awareness Month and Alcohol Use
08 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
May is Mental Health Awareness Month. Mental health includes our emotional, psychological, and social well-being. It affects how we think, feel,...
Ep 277 My Goal for May: Allowing My Discomfort With Other People's Discomfort
03 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
What does this even mean? Have you ever noticed how uncomfortable you get when you perceive other people feeling some sort of discomfort or negative f...
Ep 276 Do I Have a Problem?
25 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This episode helps you discover if YOU have a problem with alcohol. Most people have an image in their minds about what someone with an alcohol proble...
Ep 275 Navigating Skepticism: What to Do When Loved Ones Dismiss Your Desire to Cut Back
17 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This episode dives into what to do when someone you care about shares that they don’t think you need to cut back or wishes you wouldn’t cut back o...
Ep 274 Unveiling Self-Serving Acts: When Doing Something Nice Masks Personal Desires
10 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This is a HOT episode friends, you must listen ASAP. Have you secretly done something for someone else whit it's really what YOU want? Tru...
Ep 273 How to Prioritize Yourself
03 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
I was scrolling through some of my favorite sober Instagram accounts the other day and came across a graphic that said ‘5 ways to stop drinkin...
Ep 272 Is your Drinkin' Creepin?
28 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This week’s episode talks about the creeping effect of drinking alcohol. Have you recognized: 1) Your drinking has increased over time i...
Ep 271 Do I Say Something if I'm Worried about Someone's Drinking?
21 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This is another question I received and wanted to dive into this specifically. This can feel like a dilemma. You notice someone you care about o...
Ep 270 Is Moderation Possible?
14 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
I'm answering another listener question today on the podcast. I am diving into this question: 'I think the thing I wonder most is "is it tr...
Ep 269 I Stopped Over-drinking, But Now I Over-eat
07 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
I'm answering more listener questions on the podcast today! Today is all about food! Many people transfer one over consumption to another. ...
Ep 268 Why Do I Like the Buzz?
29 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Another great listener question getting answered today. Here's the question: Why everyone thinks you are over-drinking because of some trauma in your ...
Ep 267 What to do if Someone You Care About Over-Drinks
22 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
What do you want to hear on the Stop Over-drinking and Start Living podcast? Today, I'm answering this question: How can you positively in...
Ep 266 Radical Self-Love + Addiction
15 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Happy 'Love' month! I like to focus on self-love this month. I don't think anyone needs advice on how to love their friends and family more.. I think ...
Ep 265 Having Shame About Over-drinking
08 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this week's episode I dive into the shame we carry about having issues with alcohol. In the podcast I remind you that 1 - there is nothing wr...
Ep 264 Beyond Dry January 2024
31 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Join me for a workshop that helps you evaluate the full month and decide what you want to do with alcohol as you start a new month. We discussed and r...
Ep 263 You Might Not Think You Can be Like Me
24 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
I recognize that being like me might seem ‘impossible’ to you. It might also seem impossible to you that your life could look like min...
Ep 262 How to be Successful in Dry January with Certified Stop Drinking Coach for Men, Patrick Fox
17 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This episode is a rewind from an excellent discussion I had with certified stop drinking coach for men, Patrick Fox.Join my colleague, Patrick Fox, th...
Ep 261 Dry January Class
09 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This episode is the Dry January Class I taught live last week. I taught coaching 6 tools to help you be successful this month whether you are doing Dr...
Ep 260 Preparations
03 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Happy 2024! What kinds of things do you make preparations for? Vacations? Like, do you look at the weather to where you are going and make sure y...
Ep 259 Curious about Dry January?
28 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
I'm so excited for Dry January and I cannot wait to support women who are taking on the challenge. In this podcast I explain how I can support you in ...
Ep 258 Interview with Client Amy and Retreat Testimonial!
20 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Well, you are in for a very special treat today, my beautiful friends! I was thrilled to have Amy back on the podcast to give you all an update on her...
Ep 257 Good Explicit Peer Pressure and Sober Retreats Announcement
16 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Last week, I described implicit peer pressure (internal thoughts/feelings you have when you are trying to cut back or not drink and everyone around yo...
Ep 256 Explicit vs Implicit Peer Pressure
06 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The topic of peer pressure has come up a lot lately, probably since we are full in the holiday season. This episode, I define the difference between I...
Ep 255 Are You Lying to Yourself?
30 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
But I want to know if you are lying to yourself, others, and/or me. Listen, we all lie. It's part of the human condition. BUT, when it comes to changi...
Ep 254 Holiday Rewind. You Get to Say No, Not Just to Alcohol
22 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This episode gives you permission to not feel obligated to do all the things around the holidays that you normally do 'just because it's family' or ot...
Ep 253 How to Drink Less During the Holidays
15 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
I know what it’s like to be stuck and over-drinking and not believing in myself and feeling overwhelmed and anxious and often resentful AND using al...
Ep 252 Parenting and People Pleasing
08 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Oh boy, are you in for a treat today!? I am sharing behind the scenes what's been happening with us on the parenting front. We had a big breakthrough ...
Ep 251 How to Stop Over-Drinking 2.0
01 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This episode is a class I taught this week. I covered WHY we over-drink. It's because you've trained your brain to DESIRE alcohol with repetitive drin...
Ep 250 Proactive vs Reactive and Fighting for Your Problems
26 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Are you being proactive in drinking less, or is your relationship with alcohol more REACTIVE to how your day is going or how you feel? This episode is...
Ep 249 Interview with Kristi Coulter author of Nothing Good Can Come From This and Exit Interview
18 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Please join me in welcoming Kristi Coulter to the Stop Over-Drinking and Start Living podcast.Kristi Coulter is the author of the memoirs NOTHING GOOD...
Ep 248 Go All The Damn Way
11 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Have you ever wondered what kind of results you could get if you did more? Or maybe you have noticed lately you are sort of half-ass doing the work to...
Ep 247 Evaluating Failure
04 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
When we decide to pursue any goal, we need to get good at failing. Any goal or project we pursue comes with setbacks, unexpected events, and a whole s...
Ep 246 How to Parent and Not Over-Drink
27 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Oh boy.. parenting!!! Parenting is no f'ng joke. It's the hardest thing I have ever done, even harder than stopping over-drinking. It's relentless, ex...
Ep 245 How to Stop Over-Drinking and Overeating on Vacation
21 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This week is a great episode, as I just came back from a getaway! I share my experience of not over-eating on a recent vacation and how you can have a...
Ep 244 Easier Not Better
13 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
One of my amazing clients shared that she turned to her journal when she was having some chatter instead of pouring wine. She wrote it would have been...
Ep 243 Special Guest: Recovery Coach Colleen Kachmann
06 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This week, I am joined by Certified Recovery Coach Colleen Kachmann. Colleen and I share some of our stories on how we ended up as non-drinkers and th...
Ep 242 Letting Yourself Feel Like You Are Missing Out
30 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
We are scared of missing out. So much so that we go to great extents to NOT feel like we are missing out.But what if we SHOULD feel like we are missin...
Ep 241 Discomfort Now or Later?
23 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This episode explores that we are trading off discomfort tomorrow for comfort today when we choose to drink off plan. And that the discomfort is not e...
Ep 240 Only People Who Over-Drink Think This
16 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Have you heard of my mini-course, Say YES to Drinking Less? Well, if not, tune in and hear about it. It all goes down next week, Aug 21-25, 2023. You ...
Ep 239 Interview with Clients Amy and Emily
09 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Wow! You are in for a very special treat this week as I invited my Alive AF! clients, Amy and Emily on the podcast to share their stories. Amy a...
Ep 238 Post Vacation and Back to Normal Tips
02 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
We got home one day ago from a 6-week cross country and back road trip! Please tune in and hear my personal highlights of that trip and some of our fu...
Ep 237 Restriction
26 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This episode dives into the concept of Restriction. I might be a bit controversial here, but I don't think Restriction around alcohol is a bad thing. ...
Ep 236 Sober in Napa + Creating Space
19 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
I can't wait for you to listen to this week's episode! I just got back from an overnight in the Napa Valley Wine Region! I haven't been th...
Ep 235 Pre-Stressing
13 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This episode dives into the concept of 'pre-stressing.' You know, it's what we do when we have something coming up, and we get ourselves all freaked o...
Ep 234 Sober vs. Drinking in Las Vegas
05 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The episode you have been waiting for! In this episode, I reflect on my recent trip to Las Vegas and how it differed from my previous trips when...
Ep 233 Addiction + Culture + Emotions
28 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, I break down the trifecta of what causes us to over-drink. 1. We are actually designed to get addicted to things; it's part of our su...
Ep 232 Common Setbacks with Coach Steph
21 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Coach Steph joins me today to discuss the most common setbacks women experience when working on cutting back on how much they are drinking. Thes...
Ep 231 Pivoting
15 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Ep. 231 Pivoting When should I pivot? We need to be flexible in our well-laid plans. Like on vacation, we know that not everything w...
Ep 230 Unveiling the Benefits of Mindful Drinking
07 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
I know what it’s like to be stuck and over-drinking and not believing in myself and feeling overwhelmed and anxious and often resentful AND using al...
Ep 299 What Isn't Working for You
02 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
What isn't working? I share some of my adventures in Ireland, AND a very important question was asked that we all need to ask ourselves regularly... W...
Ep 228 Why Being Positive Doesn't Work
24 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This week I am discussing why 'just being positive' doesn't work. When things are hard, and you or your loved ones are going through a rough time, and...
Ep 227 Intuition Around Alcohol
17 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome back to the podcast! This week I explore tapping into your intuition and what you already know to be true about you and your relationship with...
Ep 226 Being Around People Who Over-Drink
11 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This week's podcast is another one addressing your biggest obstacles in stopping over-drinking. I discuss how to handle it when your spouse/hus...
Ep 225 Scared of Change + The Buzz
03 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome back to the podcast.This week, I will help you examine why you are scared to change your relationship with alcohol and why you love the Buzz s...
Ep 224 Born To Be Alive
27 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Hiiii! I’m baaack! I just got back from getting my forest therapy certification, and I am so excited! My goal is to teach as many people as possible...
Ep 223 Podcast Rewind: Moderation VS. Quitting
19 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
“Do you help me learn to moderate or to quit drinking?” This is a question that I am often asked by my clients and followers.AND….The answe...
Ep 222 How to Stop Over-drinking
13 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This episode take you into a Masterclass I hosted earlier this week called How to Stop Over-drinking, and we address the fundamentals of how YOU hold ...
Ep 221 Over-desire and Urges
05 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Today's episode goes deep into our over-desire for alcohol, and urges. We over-drink because we have an over-desire for alcohol. Over-desire is create...
Ep 220 When You Have a Complicated Life
29 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
I recently asked my followers what their #1 struggle was in stopping over-drinking. We categorized all the responses that came in. Having a complicate...
Ep 219 Saying YES to Magic with Psychic and Spiritual Coach Allyson Scammell
22 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This is a special conversation with my new friend and colleague, Allyson Scammell. I met Allyson during my retreat to Morocco this past fall.&nb...
Ep 218 Difficult Emotions and Moving On
16 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, I explore how we might always have painful emotions from something that happened to us in our past. The goal isn't to 'get...
Ep 217 Joyful and Alive
08 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode I discuss how to be joyful and feel alive as you stop over-drinking. The reason so many of us over-drink is because we are using it as...
Ep 216 What is Emotional Resiliency?
01 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This episodes dives into emotional resilience, what it is, and why having it will help you drink less and live a bigger life. I also share a few of my...
Ep 215 The Best Opportunity For Success
22 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Story time! We have recently been fostering dogs with the potential to adopt. It’s been a tremendous learning experience. In this episode I share th...
Ep 214 How to Love Yourself
16 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This episode dives into how loving and accepting yourself HELPS you achieve your goals, not hold you back from them. Self-love is an unwavering, uncon...
Ep 213 Drinking Culture + All Inclusive Resorts
01 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Ohhh this is a good one! I just came back from an adults-only, all inclusive resort in Mexico and it was fascinating to immerse myself in a drinking c...
Ep 212 Beyond Dry January
25 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This episode is another in the series of classes I've been teaching within Dry January. This specific class get's into why we over-drink, why it's har...
Ep 211 Interview with Client Laura Young
18 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
My client Laura lost her son and was experiencing heavy grief and using wine to numb every night. She decided she wanted to start living again and sta...
Ep 210 Dry January Discussion with Stop Drinking Coach for Men, Patrick Fox
11 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Join my colleague, Patrick Fox, the stop drinking coach for men, and I as we dive into how you can be more successful during Dry January or at anytime...
Ep 209 Dry January Kick-off
04 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to 2023! This podcast episode is a recording of a class this week where I kicked-off Dry January in a fun and easy way. We discussed:Obstacles...
Ep 208 How the F*ck Did I Get Here? With Client Deidre Hudson
28 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
I interviewed my client Deidre Hudson to end out 2022 for one reason: To give you an example of what is possible. Deidre just released an e-book on Am...
Ep 207 You Get to Say No, Not Just to Alcohol!
21 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
This episode gives you permission to not feel obligated to do all the things around the holidays that you normally do 'just because it's family' or ot...
Ep 206 Play this FIRST, Your questions Answered
14 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Listen to this podcast FIRST! If you are new and just tuning in, this episode is a GREAT one to kick off this podcast series. I've coached hundreds of...
Ep 205 Your Alcohol Identity
06 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
I got a really good question recently 'How to change your story around alcohol. It's hard to change your drinking while still currently romanticizing ...
Ep 204 How to Stop Feeling Like Shit with Andrea Owen
30 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
This week I have a very special guest to share with you, Andrea Owen.Andrea is a global speaker, professional certified Daring Way™ life coach, and ...
Ep 203 Enjoying the Holidays without Over-drinking
23 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Must listen to this podcast ASAP!A lot of the time we over-drink during the holidays because we feel overwhelmed, angry, and resentful that we have to...
Ep 202 Taking Chances
15 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
This episode is juicy!!! I'm in Morocco right now on a retreat that I initially said NO to, but decided to take a chance and go.. and boy am I glad I ...
Ep 201 Investing and Believing in Yourself
09 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
A lot of you will dutifully hand over thousands of dollars a month to the stock market because you believe you are investing into your future, that yo...
Ep 200 Celebrating 200 Episodes of the Stop Over-drinking and Start Living Podcast!
02 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
It's HERE!!!! WOOOO HOOO!!! 200 EPISODES! Almost 4 years of weekly podcasting, every week, delivered without fail. I'm proud of ME! I'm pr...
Ep 199 Devotion
26 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Hey, next week is the podcast's 200th episode, and I still want to hear from you! Please email [email protected] with a few sen...
Ep 198 Dedication
20 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
This episode is highlighting 4 women who have dedicated themselves at the highest level to reach their goals and live their dreams.One woman who at 68...
Ep 197 Feeling Unmotivated
12 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
I hear from so many of you that you feel unmotivated to do the work required to change your relationship with alcohol. You felt motivated at the begin...
Ep 196 How to Stop Doubting Yourself
05 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
‘I don’t think I can do that.’ Is the most common thought woman have when they consider taking a break from alcohol in any capacity. It could be...
Ep 195 How to Celebrate Yourself
28 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Our society tells us we shouldn't brag. It's not lady like or proper to highlight yourself and your accomplishments. But why? Who came up with that ru...
Ep 194 Delayed Gratification
19 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
This episode explores the benefit of delayed gratification. We are used to getting what we want when we want it! And thinking we deserve to have...
Ep 193 Obligation
14 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Today I want to share my thoughts about obligations. We all have them, and usually when you think about obligations you have, your mind will go ...
Ep 192 Moderation Versus Quitting
07 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
I get asked all the time if I help people moderate or quit. The answer is NEITHER! What I do is help YOU decide what is best for you. ...
Ep 191 #2 Tip to Stop Over-drinking
31 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Last week we talked about the #1 top to stop over-drinking which was to Name How You Are Feeling.This week, I share the #2 tip, and it's a good o...
Ep 190 #1 Tip to Stop Over-drinking
23 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Today I share some words from a listener and take a minute to acknowledge my joy in being so close to 200 free episodes!But, I also dive into the #1 t...
Ep 189 Naming What You Want
17 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
What has been whispering in your ear that you want? Tune in to this week's podcast and listen how to claim what you want so that you can drink less.&...
Ep 188 Knowing What to Do + Not Doing It
09 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
I don't know how many times I've heard this. 'I know what to do, but I'm not doing it.' Well, beautiful friends, I hope that this episode helps...
Ep 187 Planning 2.0
04 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Y'all MUST listen to this podcast. I recently held a mini coaching program and I recommended making a 7-day 'drink plan' and there were soooo many que...
Ep 186 Selectively Numbing
28 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
This week podcast discusses how you can't selectively choose which feelings you want to obliterate with alcohol. That when you over-drink in res...
Ep 185 Say YES to Drinking Less Teaser
19 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
This episode is a sneak peak!More is coming on Saying Yes to Drinking Less, tune in and hear about when you say YES to drinking less you say NO to thi...
Ep 184 How to Trust Yourself
13 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Trusting yourself is huge when you want to cut back or take a break from alcohol. Because, the truth is, we have broken trust with ourselves ove...
Ep 183 How to Drink Less When Your Partner/Friends Still Drink
06 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
This is the #1 questions I get.A lot of women are really concerned about how reducing their alcohol will effect their partner or friends, especially w...
Ep 182 The Power of the Pause *Podcast Rewind*
29 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Here is another powerful Rewind to re-visit one of my most popular episodes. Many of you are on the automatic cycle of just drinking a...
Ep 181 Spouses/Partners Who Drink *Podcast Rewind*
22 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
It's time for another Podcast Rewind!I get this question ALL the time..."How do I cut back on my drinking when my spouse/partner/friend also over-drin...
Ep 180 What Is Fun? *Podcast Rewind*
15 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
This week’s episode is a PODCAST REWIND to one of my most popular episodes, What Is Fun?! I evaluate what IS fun with drinking AND what isn’...
Ep 179 My Interview
08 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
I recently was interviewed on the AESOP Nation Podcast with Nicole DeBoom, and I wanted to share that interview with you all. I discuss how I became a...