What if the story you’ve been telling yourself about alcohol… isn’t actually true?

In the final part of this powerful 3-part conversation, licensed psychotherapist Merrilee Burke, LMFT, and I dive deep into identity, labels, shame, self-awareness, and the stories so many of us unconsciously carry about who we are when it comes to drinking.

Because so many women are walking around believing:
“I have an addictive personality.”
“I’ll never be someone who can just have one.”
“I’m just the party girl.”
“This is simply who I am.”

But what if those are learned identities… not permanent truths?

In this episode, we explore:

• Why labels can sometimes keep us stuck
• The problem with all-or-nothing thinking
• How identity shapes your drinking habits
• Why progress matters more than perfection
• The role shame plays in overdrinking
• How tracking can actually build empowerment instead of guilt
• Rewriting your story around alcohol, yourself, and your future

We also have a beautiful conversation around self-worth, nervous system safety, healing old conditioning, and what it really means to evolve as a person without abandoning who you used to be.

This episode is compassionate, honest, empowering, and such an important reminder that you are not broken — and you are not required to stay the same forever.

Drinking less isn’t about becoming someone new.
It’s about reconnecting with who you already are underneath the coping, conditioning, and shame.

Connect with Merrilee:
merrileeburke.com

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