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Stephanie Colson
Dec 2, 20191 min read
Hungover?
Promise RIGHT NOW... That You're NOT BEATING YOURSELF UP! There is no upside to beating yourself up. NONE, Nada! The best thing you can...
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Stephanie Colson
Nov 22, 20192 min read
Challenging Events/Thanksgiving
Tools to Make Thanksgiving and the Holidays Not So Challenging The Holidays are a time to throw caution into the wind. To say F*#@ It and...
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Stephanie Colson
Nov 19, 20193 min read
A Reason To Drink
What Have You Been Telling Yourself? I remember a long time ago when my drinking was probably at its hight, I would look for all sorts of...
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Stephanie Colson
Nov 11, 20192 min read
Hiding Out From Reality
When I first embarked on the journey of cutting back and stopping over drinking I thought it would be easier to just hide away and sort...
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Stephanie Colson
Nov 8, 20192 min read
When Is the Best Time to Take a Break?
Do you keep promising yourself that you're not going to drink but then find yourself pouring a drink at the end of the day? Do you say...
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Stephanie Colson
Nov 5, 20192 min read
Numbing Out
A Guilty Pleasure The truth is that when we drink alcohol we not only numb out the feelings we don't want to feel we numb out of the...
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Stephanie Colson
Nov 1, 20191 min read
BullS**t That Persists
Sometimes our own worst enemy lives between our own ears. We just have gotten used to it and think we should accept it. Stop B.S.ing...
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Stephanie Colson
Oct 28, 20192 min read
Commitment-Do You Cheat in Your Marriage?
What is your commitment? So you've downloaded the Weekdays Without Wine and you've started on your journey to take a break. How's your...
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Stephanie Colson
Oct 22, 20192 min read
Do You Think Your Drinking Habit Will Never Change?
I used to think that my drinking habit would never change especially if I'd taken a long break and found myself back to drinking. I'd go...
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Stephanie Colson
Oct 13, 20192 min read
Living in the Depths of Despair
In my opinion, one of the worst spaces to be in mentally is when you feel like there is no light at the end of the tunnel and you'll...
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Stephanie Colson
Oct 8, 20192 min read
Drinking in the AM vs. Drinking in the PM
It's was like having two people living inside of me. When I was drinking daily I couldn't figure out how it could be that when I woke up...
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Stephanie Colson
Oct 7, 20193 min read
The Struggle of Saying NO
Did you have a plan to drink less this weekend? Did you find yourself saying, "forget it", "I'll start tomorrow", "I guess I'll never...
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Stephanie Colson
Sep 20, 20193 min read
When Is The Right Time To Take A Break?
How many times have you said to yourself that right now is not the time to take a break from drinking? Do you say you'll wait until the...
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Stephanie Colson
Sep 20, 20193 min read
Boredom & Fun
Boredom was a temporary symptom for me when I stopped over drinking. Why? Because for so many years drinking was my entertainment at the...
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Stephanie Colson
Sep 16, 20191 min read
The Pain of Judgement
What are you making your mistakes mean? Make them simple. There's math and there's DRAMA. Math = drinking more than you planned. DRAMA =...
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Stephanie Colson
Sep 16, 20191 min read
4 Steps to Believing You WILL Stop Over Drinking
Imagine a ladder that you are trying to climb to reach your goal of stopping over drinking (or any goal for that matter). At the ground...
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Stephanie Colson
Sep 9, 20191 min read
We Turn to Alcohol For Relief
Why do we turn to a drink for relief? We turn to a drink for relief because we are feeling some sort of negative emotion: Restlessness...
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Stephanie Colson
Sep 8, 20192 min read
It's Not About the "No"
I've taken many breaks from drinking over the years. 30 Days 100 Days 275 Days All I did was focus on saying no. I was good at it. Or so...
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Stephanie Colson
Sep 8, 20191 min read
Try This One Thing
Doesn't it feel good to clean your house. Things are put away. There is little to no clutter. We need to do the same thing with our...
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Stephanie Colson
Sep 8, 20192 min read
Your Decision to Take a Drink
In that moment you decide to take a drink do you feel an overwhelming feeling of relief? Are you off the hook from making responsible...
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