Welcome to This Naked Mind Blog
Are you curious about changing your relationship with alcohol? Or maybe you’ve been around here a while and are just looking for some incredible new stories. No matter why you are here, This Naked Mind Blog has something for you. Packed with insightful science-based information, practical tips and incredible stories of people just like you, this blog is our little corner of the internet designed to uplift you, make you smile and give you hope! Welcome.
Getting Started
Below, we’ve compiled our most popular and helpful blog posts. If you are new around here take a look at these to get started.
The 7 Best Drinks For An Alcohol-Free August
Dry July is over and you enjoyed it so much that you're ready to take on an alcohol-free August instead! Or maybe Dry [...]
Read More3 Things we Need to Understand about our Emotions—& How it can Change our Lives
Learning to understand our emotions can actually allow us to change how they make us feel and how we feel about them. Read [...]
Read MoreFive Reasons Alcohol Increases Anxiety (and how to avoid it!)
If you have ever had a long night filled with drinking, you've probably experienced some form of hangxiety the next day. It's true [...]
Read More5 Important Steps To Maintain Mental Health During The Pandemic
Being able to maintain mental health is a challenge during the best of times. Doing it in the midst of a pandemic that [...]
Read MoreHow I Finally Broke the Link between Anxiety & Alcohol. ~ Annie Grace
Breaking The Link Between Anxiety and Alcohol Now more than ever, self-medicating with alcohol is often encouraged. There are virtual happy hours or social distancing [...]
Read MoreAlcohol Use and Mental Health
We would be remiss not to touch on the topic of alcohol use and mental health during Alcohol Awareness Month. The link between [...]
Read MoreA New Take On Happy Hour – Kerry’s Naked Life
Alcohol has been a part of Kerry's life since she was a pre-teen. With the help of This Naked Mind, she has found [...]
Read MoreFrom Dry January to Fake Cocktails, Inside the New Temperance Movement
Many Americans are reconsidering their relationship to alcohol. But if we drink less, is that automatically a good thing? The Washington Post explores [...]
Read MoreHave You Ever Wondered If You Are A Normal Drinker?
Spoiler Alert: It’s not a quiz or assessment that will tell you … it’s you. Are you a normal drinker? What defines a [...]
Read More50lb Weight Loss After 50? Learn How Maria Did It!
Maria Fox shares her impressive 50-pound (22.6kg) weight loss journey after dealing with chronic fatigue, burnout, and acute perimenopausal stress during the pandemic. Learn how [...]
Read More7 Best Tips on How To Avoid Alcohol Cravings
Changing your relationship with alcohol would be so much easier if we could just get around one pesky issue - cravings! Cravings can [...]
Read MoreProud To Be In The Drinking Minority – Kyle’s Naked Life
Kyle found himself in the drinking majority in his late 30s. Moderating, setting rules, and even rehab didn't change that. Enter This Naked [...]
Read MoreHow To Stop Being A Heavy Drinker – Alexis’ Naked Life
Being a heavy drinker didn't seem abnormal to Alexis. It had always been part of her life. Eventually, though, she realized it was [...]
Read MoreVital Answers To Getting Alcohol Out Of Your System
What are the keys to getting alcohol out of your system? How long does it take? Are there any secrets to making the [...]
Read MoreDrinking A Bottle of Wine A Night – Billie’s Naked Life
Billie found herself drinking a bottle of wine a night way more often than she felt comfortable with. Something needed to change and [...]
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