Breaking Free From Secret Drinking and Emotional Disconnection | Kate's Naked Life | E806
What would you do if your child told you that you loved alcohol more than them?
For Kate, this devastating moment was just one of many wake-up calls in her journey with alcohol. Growing up in a home where emotions weren't openly expressed, Kate developed patterns of using alcohol to navigate social situations and ultimately to escape feeling uncomfortable emotions. As her tolerance increased, her drinking became more secretive, hidden from her family in elaborate ways that mirrored behaviors she had observed in her own mother. Her story is a vulnerable, honest look at how alcohol keeps you from feeling emotions—grief, guilt, shame, and even love—and what it took to stop hiding and start healing.
In this eye-opening conversation, Kate shares with Annie how finding This Naked Mind helped her understand the science behind her drinking, empowering her to not just change her behavior but transform her entire relationship with alcohol and emotions.
In this episode, Annie and Kate discuss:
Kate's childhood experiences with alcohol and her mother's secret drinking
The progression from social drinking to daily consumption and hiding
Creative methods for obtaining alcohol during COVID restrictions
The growing disconnect with her daughter due to prioritizing drinking
How alcohol keeps you from feeling emotions while hijacking brain chemistry
The final day of drinking and the 3 AM moment of decision to change
Discovering This Naked Mind and the failed attempt at moderation
The transformative experience of The Path program and health improvements
Rebuilding trust with family and becoming a certified coach to help others
And other topics…
Episode links:
Connect with Kate - https://freedomaffect.com/
Start reading This Naked Mind - https://thisnakedmind.com/bookJoin The Path - https://go.tnmprograms.com/the-path-from-this-naked-mind
Related Episodes:
EP 616: Reader’s Question – Getting Past Emotional Drinking Triggers – https://thisnakedmind.com/ep-616-readers-question-getting-past-emotional-drinking-triggers/
EP 632: Reader’s Question – How To Stop Running Away from Life and Emotions – https://thisnakedmind.com/ep-630-readers-question-how-to-stop-running-away-from-life-and-emotions/
Dare to Feel: Agnes’s Naked Life | E771 - https://thisnakedmind.com/dare-to-feel-agness-naked-life-e771/
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This Naked Mind Podcast
Bestselling author Annie Grace invites you to explore the role of alcohol in our lives and culture without rules, pain, or judgement. Ready to make a change? Join The Alcohol Experiment - a FREE 30-day challenge designed to deliver happiness, wellbeing and self-respect. Check out The Alcohol Experiment at alcoholexperiment.com
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