This Naked Mind Podcast

Steve Ozanich discovered personal healing through Dr John Sarno’s work and has dedicated his life to helping others in the same way.  He is an author and teacher specializing in TMS or MindBody Syndrome.  As a result of Annie’s own personal healing through Dr John Sarno’s work, she met Steve during the initial phase of her research into what is now the This Naked Mind method.  On this episode, Steve and Annie discuss the MindBody Syndrome in great detail, outlining how our pains and addictions are often a result of our unconscious mind.    Episode Links: Steve’s Website

Can we still enjoy social settings that involve alcohol when we have made the decision to stop drinking?  And if so, how can we loosen up to enjoy ourselves without drinking?  Annie shares her personal experiences with social drinking activities and gives us some great advice for how to handle these situations without giving up our social lives.

Kelly Fitzgerald is the author behind the blog Sober Senorita and Carly Benson is the founder of Miracles are Brewing.  Kelly and Carly both tell Annie about their stories of addiction and their experience with spontaneous sobriety and how they eventually came together to start The Bloom Club out of their desire to provide resources that they wish they had access to in the early stages of their sobriety journey.   Episode Links: Kelly Fitzgerald’s Sober Senorita Carly Benson’s Miracles are Brewing Kelly & Carly’s The Bloom Club

When we make the big decision to stop drinking, but our spouse is still drinking, how do we handle that?  Annie gives some great advice and discusses the common mistakes that we can make in our relationships during this major change in our own lives.

Jolene Park is a functional nutritionist and health coach who works with purpose-driven companies and individuals.  She is also one of the Certified This Naked Mind Coaches.  Jolene recently did a TED Talk on gray area drinking.  Jolene shares her own personal story with Annie and provides some amazing tips on supporting our body’s psychology when we stop drinking. Episode Links: Jolene’s Website Jolene’s TED Talk Certified This Naked Mind Coaches

How can we find enough love for ourselves to stop the self-sabotage and truly find freedom? Annie shares her advice on how to change how we treat ourselves and move towards a life of gratitude and happiness.   Episode Links: The Happiness Advantage by Shawn Achor 

Holly Glenn Whitaker is the founder of Hip Sobriety and co-host of HOME podcast.  Holly shares her story of multiple addictions and her journey to recovery that uncovered a passion to help others find the same freedom she found.  Holly and Annie touch on everything from eating disorders to how borderline personality disorders relate to drinking too much.       Episode Links: HOME Podcast Hip Sobriety Hip Sobriety School        

It can be so difficult to have a conversation with someone about their drinking. Annie shares great personal insight and her research on how to approach this topic by providing five suggestions.

Annick shares her amazing sober social life - from going out until all hours to dealing with pressure from drinking friends. Get ready for an upbeat, positive and incredibly empowering look at a hugely social alcohol free life. Episode Links: Soul Superstar: Stories From My Sober Heart, by Annick Ina Annick’s Blog

When we start to experience the hyper awareness about our relationship with alcohol, we often experience a crippling sense of guilt.  Annie discusses this topic with great information about Cognitive Dissonance as well as a message of hope for why that feeling of guilt is actually a really positive step in the right direction.