Is drinking alcohol not feeling so great anymore and you can't understand why you're still doing it? Are you an accomplished professional and wonder what it is about alcohol that makes you feel so defeated. If you're a gray-area drinker like I was, welcome! There are millions of us and there is an entirely new way to talk about and understand alcohol use and how to rewind a habit! And instead of asking "Am I drinking too much," maybe we want to ask, "Am I living my most fabulous, courageous, juicy life?" I mean, who wants to get DRY? I sure didn't. No, I believe that you deserve a juicy life, not a "dry" one! What if putting alcohol back in its place could feel like a life of MORE not LESS. What if there was an approach that allows you to focus on what you're saying yes to when you say no to a drink? Well, there is! I am a senior coach with Annie Grace's This Naked Mind and operate my own private practice. In the work I do, we identify the core subconscious beliefs about alcohol, and we anchor the whole process in curiosity and playfulness because that primes the brain for neuroplasticity, learning new things and thus moving on from the habit for good. My approach is steeped in fascination, play and delight and in a deep engagement with all of our sensory experience so that we feel alive and satisfied.After 25-years in food & wine (first as a right-hand to Food Network Chefs and food writer, and then as a co-founder of a winery and wine import company....I realized that I just didn't like the pattern of drinking that I was in. My body wasn't processing alcohol as well. I was waking up in the middle of the night and had other symptoms too. A stigma-free, neuroscience based approach allowed me to rewind the habit completely so I got certified to help others do the same.I am frequently invited as a guest on podcast to share tactics that have helped my clients make alcohol small again, as well as tactics for cultivating more joy and delight. Initially I focused on joy and delight in order to make what seemed like a very difficult change more palatable, but then I came to research and understand the robust science behind why delight/play/joy/fun are foundational to human wellbeing, not "extras" to be earned by "doing" enough.