Today’s new OMM is one i’ve recorded in response to this email i got – and her request for an ass-kicking! penpal Dusquene (day 123) sent me this: “I’m sober, but my emotions are all over the map. Really strong shit. Really strong. It’s been a bit hard to keep Wolfie at bay I will also confess that I’ve not been using my support tools. I told myself I’m too tired … So if you want to kick me in the ass — give me Toughlove — you can. I’m just being honest. … My brain is taking off and won’t stop. I usually drank when this happened. Wolfie tells me that I can’t stand the feelings, that it will al ..read more

Do you ask your over-drinking husband if you should quit drinking? Or your best-drinking friends? Do you take a poll to see what other people think you should do? Should they even get a vote? hugs, belle xo ~ one-on-one coaching > www.soberjumpstart.com my book > www.100daysoberchallenge.com free daily emails > https://www.tiredofthinkingaboutdrinking.com become a podcast subscriber, get all the NEW audios as they are released, including the unedited versions > www.audiosober.com purchase archived podcasts (singly or in bundles) > https://tiredofthinkingaboutdrinking.com/st ..read more

A said that her life was boring now that she’s sober. though she also admitted that when drinking, that was boring, too …  new omm for you today! hugs, belle xo ~ one-on-one coaching > www.soberjumpstart.com my book > www.100daysoberchallenge.com free daily emails > https://www.tiredofthinkingaboutdrinking.com become a podcast subscriber, get all the NEW audios as they are released, including the unedited versions > www.audiosober.com purchase archived podcasts (singly or in bundles) > https://tiredofthinkingaboutdrinking.com/store/archivedaudios.htm ..read more

I received these emails: N: “Honestly Belle:  I want to [sign up for sober coaching].  My head tells me it’s too expensive – I am going through a divorce and in the red every month.  I also buy alcohol, not every day but enough to make that number make no sense.  I wish I understood it better.” K: “It’s the money. I don’t have any. I’m going through a divorce and I lost my job. I live alone and I don’t have any family in my country, so I don’t have any support. That’s all it is x” and this new OMM is my reply … ~ my book > www.100daysoberchallenge.com free daily emails ..read more

“i want to learn to be sober, but i want to drink at the same time.” there are other coaches who talk about this – about drinking and learning and drinking and learning and eventually give up the alcohol – it doesn’t happen that way. ever. alcohol hijacks our ability to learn new things. i don’t see growth happening until the behaviour is removed. this omm is extracted from a longer podcast called “Learning to Deal with Emotions” (it’s episode 458 for podcast subscribers). i have a tip for you. if you add yourself to the podcast subscriber list today, this full-length audio about emotions (22 ..read more

omm390.archiveofanger > if you have an archive of anger, then your anger will squirt out in the most inappropriate ways. and then you’re mad at people who have done nothing, because it’s triggered some original archived anger… [This audio clip is extracted from the archived podcast #396 – Anger & Grief > https://gumroad.com/l/sp389]   ~ my book > www.100daysoberchallenge.com free daily emails > https://www.tiredofthinkingaboutdrinking.com facebook > https://www.facebook.com/tiredofdrinking/ become a podcast subscriber, get all the NEW audios as they are releas ..read more

omm389.superhighway > if you’re newly sober, then it’s like you’re a little chick, walking around in tall grass. you are walking in a new place, unsure where to go. And all the while you are RIGHT beside a superhighway of booze that threatens to squish you. How do you move away from what you know, into the tall (new) grass? this one-minute audio message is extracted from a longer podcast episode called “423: Self-Care vs. Self-Indulgence”. ~ my book > www.100daysoberchallenge.com free daily emails > https://www.tiredofthinkingaboutdrinking.com facebook > https://www.faceb ..read more

omm388.resistance > saturday morning. i was lounging in bed this  morning and thought, hey, i should do something productive. like get up? nah. i’ll record an audio from bed instead!  and this audio is  about feeling resistance to doing hard things, the origin of the ‘wolfie’ voice, and why you have to learn self-care (or else it’ll blow your house down). this is a time-specific audio, meant to be listened to today (saturday) if you can. take a few moments right now. there’s something in here for you. something you need to hear that will help you with your day. ~ my book ..read more

omm387.moderation.doesnt.work > this audio is about mental health, compulsive behaviours, and how moderation doesn’t work. i share how reading an article in New York magazine about an author had me thinking the whole time: this is a story about addiction, compulsion, obsession. it’s so surprising how many times we go down the rabbit hole of THIS SHOULD WORK even when it’s not working. and then we try again. and again. and again. ~ my book > www.100daysoberchallenge.com free daily emails > https://www.tiredofthinkingaboutdrinking.com facebook > https://www.facebook.com/tir ..read more

omm386.decision.making > This audio is about how you make decisions. i talk about that feeling in the pit of your stomach when you’re trying to decide what to do. and how this is relates to quitting drinking and is maybe keeping you stuck. ~ my book > www.100daysoberchallenge.com free daily emails > https://www.tiredofthinkingaboutdrinking.com facebook > https://www.facebook.com/tiredofdrinking/ become a podcast subscriber, get all the NEW audios as they are released, including the unedited versions > www.audiosober.com purchase archived podcasts (singly or in bundles ..read more