She's on the Way Back: Alcohol Freedom for Women

03/06/2025

Could you be allergic to alcohol? I actually found out that I am allergic to wine, my drink of choice, after coming back from a vacation.

I had suspected it for years, but never tested it. Do you know about the main way to allergy test? You remove a substance for a couple of weeks and then add it back and see what happens. Of course, I never could do this.

Then, I went to the Caribbean with my kids and grandkids. I was determined not to drink very much while I was with them, but also, with the warm weather, wine didn't sound that good.

I love pina coladas, but I refrained, knowing they had tons of calories. I had a couple of Mojitos, but they had too much sugar too, so then a couple of gin and tonics.

When I got back to winter in the US, red wine sounded good, but I shockingly started having an allergic reaction to my favorite red wines. That did it for me. I wasn't going to start taking anti- histamines so I could drink red wine.

Check it out for yourself!

02/25/2025

Input please! My innovative Alcohol Freedom course is starting again in March. I am always updating it, so would would love to make sure it will cover what you need.

This will only take a few minutes. Thank you so much!

Thank you for taking a minute to share your situation with alcohol. Your responses will help me understand how drinking is affecting your life, so I can meet you where you are and create my course to offer what you need. My innovative online group is starting up again soon! None of these questions a...

12/27/2024

Let's talk on Sunday about all the family dynamics! Zoom call to process!

How was the communication over the holidays? Kind and warm-spirited, or did it kind of go off the rails at times?

Do you know that there are well-established ways to get through emotionally charged conversations without making things worse?

Boy, I heard some words that hurt more than helped!

Let’s talk about it this Sunday afternoon on a free Zoom call.

I’ll have some tips that can help us express ourselves so we are heard and validated. Caring relationships add so much value to our lives, they are worth some effort. Sometimes we just need the right words!

DM me for the link or type WORDS in a comment below. Let’s get through this together!

12/23/2024

Need a quick way to shift your mood or nip a craving? It only takes 3 minutes!

Hoping to be free from overdrinking, overeating or overthinking? My clients love this, it's so versatile and it works!

The first few minutes of this video explains it. After watching that part once, from then on, just skip to the demo and follow along.

Feeling upset? Stressed? Anxious? Angry? Sad? Craving something unhealthy?You can quickly change the channel on your emotions with this simple technique.This...

05/23/2024

Are you a ruminator? Once you start worrying about something does a thought spiral inevitably get going?

A psychologist walked around a room while teaching stress management to an audience. As she raised a glass of water, everyone expected they'd be asked the "half empty or half full" question.

Instead, with a smile on her face, she inquired: "How heavy is this glass of water?"

Answers called out ranged from 8 oz. to 20 oz.

She replied, "The absolute weight doesn't matter. It depends on how long I hold it. If I hold it for a minute, it's not a problem. If I hold it for an hour, I'll have an ache in my arm. If I hold it for a day, my arm will feel numb and paralyzed.

In each case, the weight of the glass doesn't change, but the longer I hold it, the heavier it becomes."

She continued, "The stresses and worries in life are like that glass of water. Think about them for a while and nothing happens. Think about them a bit longer and they begin to hurt. And if you think about them all day long, you will feel paralyzed – incapable of doing anything."

Remember to put the glass down.

04/22/2024

An Earth Day Gift for you-a lovely imaginative meditation-"Secret Garden of your Mind." (Request audio below.)

On Earth Day, do you ever think of yourself as a part of nature that needs care?

Neuropsychologist Rick Hanson suggests that we should imagine our mind as a garden and understand that we are the gardeners.
What flowers would you like to see in your mental garden?

It’s crucial to actively plant the positive and lovely in order to overcome the brain’s negativity bias. This is similar to how weeds seem to grow more easily and quickly than flowers or other plants we want to see.

It does get easier with time, just like a well-tended garden. It takes less effort once everything has been well-watered and nurtured.

For the audio, DM me or just write GARDEN below for the link to the Secret Garden of Your Mind meditation. Enjoy!

04/08/2024

How about some 1-2 minute mind/body/breath techniques to get you through urges and cravings?

04/07/2024

Did you know that hypnosis is helpful with addiction recovery? Here are 5 ways.

The first phase of withdrawal from an addictive behavior or substance may only last from a few days to a few weeks. The second phase lasts several months to a year and the symptoms and discomfort are more emotional and psychological. It can be tough not to reach for the quick fix since we are so accustomed to dulling uncomfortable feelings and haven’t yet learned the tools to deal with them in healthier ways.

Hypnosis can be very helpful during this critical time-
• Your hypnotherapist will ask what your triggers are and about the roughest times and events for you and then desensitize you to them with visualizations and breathing techniques.

• The affirmations that you need the most to build self-esteem, confidence, hope and more . . . become more deeply ingrained in your psyche when you are in an altered state.

• You can be guided to a special place in your mind and while you imagine and sense actually being present there, your brain chemistry shifts and releases endorphins and other feel-good chemicals to create a natural sense of peace and joy.

• By learning self-hypnosis, you learn to mitigate stress and many of the uncomfortable feelings of anxiety, insomnia, etc. that come after detox-PAWS (post-acute withdrawal syndrome). They can last for months and are the cause of most relapses.

• As you leave your self-deadening substance behind, the imagery and visualizations can help you recover lost parts of yourself, talents and suppressed desires. So, you start to create the life that you’ve always yearned for and still deserve.

You learn tools to use your own mind to self-sooth and move through cravings, so it’s very empowering. You feel more in control than ever, because you now have so many resources and your brain structure actually changes as you create new neural pathways and create healthier alternatives.

There are a number of pre-recorded programs available to order online, but individualized sessions are much more effective. Look for a hypnotherapist with specialized addiction training. There are several hundred of us now, across the US.