This episode is for high-functioning women who feel like they should have it together but are quietly struggling with alcohol. We break down why willpower doesn’t work, what’s really happening in your nervous system during cravings, and how to build sustainable sobriety without white knuckling.

We also talk about identity shifts in sobriety, setting boundaries without over-explaining, and how to stop worrying about making others uncomfortable around drinking.

You’ll learn practical, supportive tools to help you predict and prevent cravings, including how the Bestday app helps you understand your personal patterns so sobriety feels more doable.

Whether you’re sober curious, newly sober, or recommitting, this episode will help you feel supported, grounded, and less alone.

Trigger warning: this episode includes discussion of suicide attempts and may be sensitive for some listeners.

In this episode, I sit down with the creator of Alcoholic Princess Diaries, Veronica. We dive into one of the biggest questions in sobriety. Is alcoholism a disease or not? And how that belief shapes shame, responsibility, and self-forgiveness.

This conversation covers early sobriety, letting go of the drinking identity, and how to deal with shame around past choices made while drinking. We talk about growth without self-punishment and what becoming your best self actually looks like when alcohol is no longer part of the picture.

If you’re sober curious, alcohol-free, or questioning your relationship with drinking, this episode offers honest insight, humor, and relatable recovery insight.

In honor of my mom, Sherry, who passed over the holidays, we are replaying this special episode. In this conversation, Sherry shares an honest update on how she copes and navigates life as a mother to three children, each at different stages of substance use disorder. This episode is tender, real, and a reminder of the strength, love, and compassion she carried so deeply.