Escaping The Hamster Wheel of Drinking | Alcohol Freedom Coaching | E847

Oct 21, 2025

Candid coaching sessions reveal repeated stops and starts with drinking and the mantra that helped break self-sabotage. Conversations explore evening triggers, hand-to-mouth habits, and surprise supermarket urges. Practical tools like breathwork, alarms, journaling, and tiny rituals are offered to rebuild body awareness and replace automatic drinking with curiosity, compassion, and new routines.

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ANECDOTE

Burn The Boats Wallpaper

Leslie returned to The Path multiple times and made a 'burn the boats' screensaver as a daily commitment cue.
That visible reminder helps her interrupt self-sabotage when urges arise.

ANECDOTE

Socially OK, Evening At Home Harder

Leslie can remain alcohol-free in social situations but struggles most at home in the evenings.
At writing groups she replaces wine with alcohol-free beer or a soft drink but finds home routines harder to change.

ADVICE

Use Tiny Cues To Reconnect With Your Body

Create simple, concrete cues to check in with your body, like snapping an elastic band or setting a brief phone alarm.
Ask 'How am I in my body?' and act (walk, breathe) based on the answer to interrupt autopilot urges.

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Escaping The Hamster Wheel of Drinking | Alcohol Freedom Coaching | E847

Why can’t I quit drinking after so many tries? It’s a question so many of us have asked, and in this episode, Leslie and Phillipa open up about their long journeys of stopping, starting, and struggling with alcohol. Joined by Coach Zoe, they pull back the curtain on the ups, downs, and lessons they’ve faced along the way. You’ll get a behind-the-scenes look at the powerful coaching and support available inside The Path and how curiosity, compassion, and courage create lasting change.

In Leslie’s session:

Starting The Path three times and learning from each attempt

Using the mantra “burn the boats” to stop self-sabotage

Managing urges during writing groups and evening routines

Facing fear of relapse and suddenly finding a bottle in her hand

Building awareness of patterns that lead to survival brain drinking

How Path coaching gave her new tools to stay free

And more topics…

In Phillipa’s session:

Coming from a scarcity mindset and always finishing what’s in front of her

Struggling with cravings that feel like a “hamster wheel” of misery and relief

Why moderation isn’t an option and how she learned that the hard way

Feeling like a “fraud” because her life looks good on the outside

Discovering joy, contentment, and peace after months alcohol-free

Asking herself: why can’t I quit drinking after so many tries — and finally finding support that works inside The Path

And much more…

Zoe Ewart is a Certified Naked Mind Senior Coach who brings her experience and understanding to help with the tricky parts of life’s big changes. Her coaching gives you an enjoyable, light-hearted, and safe environment to effortlessly take back control of alcohol so you can feel better physically, mentally, and spiritually. Zoe taught Pilates for 15 years. She has four adult children and more animals than the Ark ever had.

Learn more about Coach Zoe: https://thisnakedmind.com/coach/zoe-ewart/

Episode links:

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End Self-Sabotage with Self-Love - Alcohol Freedom Coaching - E742 - https://thisnakedmind.com/end-self-sabotage-with-self-love-alcohol-freedom-coaching-e742/

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