Why do I feel more anxiety about socializing when I know I won’t be drinking? Is it best to just avoid going out altogether? Annie Grace unpacks several tips for helping us deal with this common problem. Find [...]
How did your ‘relationship with alcohol’ actually develop? Or how about your ‘relationship with food’? Did you choose this relationship? Or was it influenced by others? On today’s episode, Annie meets with Andrew Shanahan, the founder of Man [...]
Pizza and beer. Wine and chocolate. We know we can stop drinking but what about cravings? Let's take a look at cravings and triggers and how to deal. What About Cravings? When you start thinking - what about cravings - [...]
Have you ever said to yourself - something has to change? Mike did - and for him, that something was his drinking. Something Has To Change On the morning of February 23rd, 2018, I woke up and realized something had [...]
Why is abandoning addiction so hard for some and easy for others? What are we doing wrong? Is it just me? Or is this normal? Are there other resources I can use? Annie Grace reassures us with her [...]
Can we be successful at beating addiction if we don’t abstain altogether? Annie Grace welcomes back her first-ever, second-time guest, Dr. Adi Jaffe in today’s episode to discuss his book, “The Abstinence Myth.” Dr. Jaffe’s unique perspective regarding [...]
I'm seeing a lot of posts lately about how tempted people are to drink. Fall is ushering in Halloween parties, spiked cider and time spent around a fire pit. For those fresh to being alcohol free, this is a huge [...]
As I read your book last week, I was beyond inspired every day. As each day passed, not only did I not have a drink, but I realized I don't want to drink. Your research and book, particularly the audio [...]
For me it usually hit at 3am. I'd wake up, sit up straight in bed and ask myself - "Am I drinking too much?" Everything around me said NO. It was normal. We all drink to unwind. To relax. We [...]
How do we avoid trading one addiction for another? Is it always a bad thing to replace our focus on alcohol to something new? Join us as Annie shares her advice on this issue and some of the [...]
Annie Grace heads to New York City for today’s interview with Greg! Listen in as Annie and Greg discuss their thoughts on the effect alcohol has on the social fabric of NYC, as well as the disproportionate impact [...]
Jackie told herself many times she was done drinking alcohol. It took a night she can't remember for her to really mean it. My Story There were many negative experiences associated with the first time I got drunk. However, it [...]
It seems expected to go through a period of guilt and regret while on the recovery journey, but is it possible to make this a positive experience instead of a chapter full of self-loathing and guilt? If so…how? [...]
While I was still drinking I was pretty sure that there was no way you could actually be social without being a social drinker. The two just seemed so firmly entwined to me that I had a hard time [...]
Hang out with Annie Grace as she interviews Sherry Gaba – author, psychotherapist, and a certified recovery coach (most notably on VH1’s Celebrity Rehab)! Sherry discusses the ins and outs of “love addiction”, the fear of being alone, [...]
Zoe discovered that giving up wine wasn't about losing everything. It was all about what she gained. For her, it all started with The Alcohol Experiment. Day 1 Hell's Bells My plan was to start The Alcohol Experiment [...]
From baby showers to funerals – alcohol is everywhere we turn. Has it become the glue that holds our social life together? And what do we do with this issue of loneliness when we’re the only one not [...]
Annie sits down with James, who’s celebrating six months of sobriety! Way to go! But James didn’t always have much to cheer about! Find out what it finally took to prompt James to seek help for his addiction. [...]
Charity thought being alcohol free was enough. It took getting naked to completely get her life back from alcohol. Finding Annie I found your book while Kaelin Tuell Poulin was announcing who was going to speak at Lady Boss Live [...]
Dry January, Feb Fast, Dry July, Sober September. Sure they are catchy names but they mean nothing if you aren’t able to stay alcohol free for the course of the month. I think taking a break from alcohol is [...]
