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(00:00:00) Crowded Train Grind, Birthday Bathroom Betrayal & a 22-Man Theater Gangbang (00:00:02) Welcome to Nikki After Dark (00:00:20) Teaser Confessions (00:01:06) Public Sex Risks (00:01:57) The Riddle Game (00:02:50) A Night with Friends' Permission (00:06:33) Forest Fling with an Audience (00:10:45) Catholic Schoolgirl Shock (00:15:15) Forbidden MILF Fantasy (00:19:03) Train Station Seduction (00:22:21) Drunk Cheating Threesome Slut (00:22:21) Drunken Threesome Adventure (00:26:30) Birthday Bathroom BBC Slut (00:30:30) Secret Online Boob Slut (00:33:12) Gym Hot Tub Voyeur (00:35:21) Teacher's Free-Use Sissy (00:40:36) Closing Wrap-Up (00:41:57) Good Girl. Take It. Three raw listener confessions: a woman secretly grinds on a stranger's cock on a packed morning train while his girlfriend stands inches away; a 21-year-old college girl gets fucked raw in the bathroom by her best friend's boyfriend during the birthday party; and a 19-year-old sissy is turned into a free-use toy by his old substitute teacher and takes 22 guys in a busy adult theater. Risky public play, forbidden hookups, and extreme surrender. Explicit audio erotica. 18+.Support The Show: Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/channel/dear-nikky/id6442972835 Spreaker: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/dear-nikky-hidden-desires--6316414/support Join us over on Discord: https://discord.gg/MfsyKuPxMK Featured Release: Dear Nikky: Sex Confessions From People Just Like You is out now! Dive deeper into the raw, unfiltered stories you love.Contact:Email: Nikky@dearnikky.com (or dear.nikky.confessions@gmail.com) Website: DearNikky.com/confessions Socials: Twitter/X (@DNikky162), Instagram (@DNikky162), Facebook (@DearNikky) Content Warning: This episode contains explicit sexual content, including graphic descriptions of ass play, butt plug sex, bisexual encounters, threesomes, public/exhibitionist sex, and consensual adult fun. Stories depict enthusiastic consent. Listener discretion advised; 18+ only. Submissions involving bestiality, incest, underage role-play, rape, non-consensual content, or racial slurs are not aired.Get Involved:Submit Your Story: Got a secret fantasy or steamy confession? Write to Nikky at Nikky@dearnikky.com or submit anonymously at DearNikky.com/confessions. By submitting, you certify you're 18+, the sole creator, and that the content meets our guidelines. Say Hello: Have a burning fantasy or just want to chat? Reach out on socials or email — Nikky loves hearing your naughtiest thoughts! Support the Show: Leave a review on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Spreaker or your favorite platform. Your support helps new listeners discover the heat!
The young Mystics got their first taste of postseason play and Ray breaks down the action from Game 1. Cardell attended Wizards Media Day and shared some of his thoughts while Octavia begrudgingly discussed her Eagles loss to the Bears during this week's NFC East Segment. Last but not least, several NBA topics were discussed during Take It or Leave It including one of LeBron's comments from Sixers Media Day.
Angèle, primera figura del pop belga con aspiraciones artísticas, se mete de lleno en un triángulo musical de altura. Para ‘Love Triangle’, uno de los adelantos de su próximo disco, 'Instinct' —que llegará el 16 de octubre—, recluta a Caroline Polachek, una de las santas a las que le rezamos, y se entrega a la producción de referencia de SebastiAn.Vuestro Rayito de Luz: The Posies - Solar SisterResidencias artísticas, con This is Lorelei: The Beatles - Bad BoyPlaylist:Belako - LungsLos Punsetes - MabuseEl Columpio Asesino - A la espalda del marFred again.., Latin Mafia - Benjy ChordJon Hopkins - Open Eye Signal (under the fabric)James Blake, Lil Yatchy - Save the SaviorLa Plazuela - Si lo callo mueroRocío Márquez, Bronquio - (Rumba) De miCalifato ¾, Queralt Lahoz - Tó ba a çalîh bien mamáTroye Sivan - In My RoomHarry Styles - Late Night TalkingSt. Vincent - New YorkLorde - SupercutTyler, The Creator - EARFQUAKESen Senra - Tumbado en el jardín viendo atardecerAgorazein - 100K PasosGata Cattana - DesérticoWhitney - No WomanBenny Sings, Baby Rose - Do No HarmMac DeMarco - My Kind of WomanKaitlyn Aurelia Smith - GTP!PinkPantheress - Illegal + Nia ArchivesThe Posies - Solar SisterPavement - Cut Your HairLa Plata - Esta CiudadGrumpys - Dos MentesM83 - Blister SunriseThe Beatles - Bad BoySophia Stel - I’ll Take ItADÉLA - KGBToldos Verdes - Regalarte floresMujeres - No Puedo MásViolent Femmes - Blister In The SunThe Chemical Brothers - Block Rockin’ BeatsDeath From Above 1979 - Private LiveBjörk - JógaBjörk - Alarm CallGanges - Palomita Ojos AzulesAngèle, Caroline Polachek, SebastiAn - Love TriangleCaroline Polachek - Hit Me Where It HurtsB1N0 - Si no me quieresThe Thrills - Big SurMadonna - What It Feels Like for a GirlCharli xcx - Girl, so confusing featuring lordeEscuchar audio
The Helium Boys, Shotgun Spratling and Chris Trevino, are back behind the microphones to break down the latest USC disappointment after the Trojans gave up 14 unanswered points to lose their fifth straight to Oregon, falling to 4-1 after a 41-27 defeat. They also preview USC's bounce-back opportunity against Washington this weekend.The podcasting duo opens with the Two-Minute Drill where Chris discusses learning about the creation of one of his favorite TV theme songs while Shotgun talks about the Trojan Family and Coliseum atmosphere for the matchup against the Ducks.The boys of Helium jump into listener comments before breaking down the Trojans' failure to finish in its loss to Oregon. They talk about the positives of getting playmakers Jahkeem Stewart and Terrell Anderson back in the mix and Jayden Maiava rebounding with a better performance and better mechanics. But they also discuss the rise in open space for the USC defense and decline of accountability in the program, particularly on the defensive side. Multiple times Shotgun references the movie Flatliners as he talks about how the Trojans can leave their sins in the past. The podcasting duo converse about the Desman Stephens hit on Oregon quarterback Dante Moore, the reaction and the national firestorm response. They also discuss USC's usage of slogans and gimmicks to try to push the team forward while the Trojans continue to struggle to be able to carry momentum and ride the wave.Shotgun and Chris then, after a break, take a look forward at USC welcoming Washington into the Coliseum for a primetime matchup where both teams are searching for a big bounceback following their first loss of the season. They look at the key matchups that will take place, including Huskies quarterback Demond Williams going against USC's linebackers and secondary and the matchup between the USC crowd and head coach Lincoln Riley. To close out the show, Shotgun takes on Trevino's Take It or Leave It segment before an Overtime period of ranking famous comebacks.
Horns 247's Eric Henry, David Eckert and Chip Brown dive into where Texas football needs to improve in the bye week after starting the season 4-0. Also, the guys give the latest injury updates and more.(0:00) -- Intro(3:08) -- What's wrong with the Longhorns' offense(24:13) -- Can Texas' special teams be fixed(32:53) -- How good can Texas' defense be(38:23) -- Take It or Leave It
Tony Alamo Program 272: Roman Canon Law, the Wisdom of Proverbs, and a Warning to Bill Clinton Over Waco World pastor Tony Alamo devotes program 272 of his teaching series to Roman canon law and what he calls Satan's seat in Rome, the wisdom of the Book of Proverbs, and a pointed rebuke of former President Bill Clinton over Waco, with scripture readings led by his co-host Sharon Alamo. Program 272 Opens With Roman Canon Law Tony Alamo greets listeners as world pastor, opening part 170 of his series How to Have God's Life Living in You, program 272. He tells listeners Sharon will give four ways to request a free copy, along with a free Messiah book, other literature, or a Bible for anyone who cannot afford one. He turns to his recurring theme, comparing Roman canon law, which he says the United States adopted upon joining the United Nations, with the law of God, calling the two exact opposites. He argues that joining the World Council and the United Nations cost America its wealth and manufacturing, transferring it to Japan, its former World War II enemy. He places the seat of Satan, whom he calls a great red dragon, in Rome, the city of seven hills, and says Rome itself authored democracy, a system he calls rule by an untrustworthy mob, no better than the crowd God drowned in Noah's flood while sparing only eight people. Democracy, Rome, and the Generals Removed From Power Alamo continues his critique of one-world government, warning that God scattered the nations' languages precisely to prevent them combining under a single law originating from Satan's seat in Rome. He claims that during World War II, conspirators secretly built NATO, brought in Russia, and removed the two generals, Patton and MacArthur, he says could have won the war outright, installing General Eisenhower, whom he calls Casper Milquetoast, in their place because Eisenhower favored NATO and one-world government. He tells the congregation he watched a History Channel program confirming democracy originated in Rome, the city of seven mountains, and argues the media functions as the mouth of Satan, shaping opinion until the mob believes lies about Jesus having relationships with women or never truly dying on the cross. He insists God alone should govern, citing Moses as ruler of both church and state, and says he supports dictatorship only when God is the dictator. A Prayer and Jesus Loves Me From the Life Choir Alamo leads the studio in prayer, asking the Father to open hearts and minds so listeners reject what he calls the abominations taught by Satan's government, church, and media, and prays that the 144,000 Jews he expects to be saved receive God's mark before the four angels of the end times destroy the earth. The congregation answers amen. He then teaches that Jesus, as the Word of God, embodies wisdom, power, and mercy, tying the familiar song Jesus Loves Me to that idea before introducing a recording of the Life Choir performing it under the direction of arranger HB Barnum, whom he calls one of the top five arrangers and producers in the world. During and after the performance, Alamo interjects short exhortations about the Word of God leading believers into heaven, telling listeners to raise their hands and praise the Lord for His power, wisdom, and knowledge. Colossians, Proverbs, and the Hidden Treasures of Wisdom Alamo brings in his co-host, Sharon Alamo, to read Colossians chapter 2, verse 3, walking her line by line through its description of the treasures of wisdom and knowledge hidden in Christ, and teaching that love means keeping God's commandments rather than affection or physical intimacy. He turns to the Book of Proverbs, explaining that its key word is wisdom, tracing it to Christ as described in Proverbs chapter 8, and crediting Solomon, whom he calls the principal author, with 333 Old Testament prophecies pointing toward Jesus. He describes Proverbs as God's practical instruction for relating to God, to parents, to children, and to neighbors, and argues temporal life is not real life until surrendered to the Lord. He also mentions his own literature titled The True Believer's Sabbath, teaching that every day, not just one day a week, is Sabbath rest for a born-again Christian, since Christ said the Sabbath was made for man. Solomon's Wisdom, Sin, and Unconditional Love Rejected Alamo continues teaching that Solomon asked God for wisdom rather than riches and became the wisest man in the world until he disobeyed the Lord's instruction to marry only godly women, falling into idolatry in his later years. He warns the same fate can befall anyone who grows careless, insisting love for God is conditional, not unconditional as he says many preachers falsely claim. He rejects the idea that a believer can keep sinning, naming lying, stealing, and sexual sin, and says preachers who promise otherwise are weak and destined for the lake of fire alongside those they mislead. Sharon then reads from Proverbs chapter 8, and Alamo interprets each line as wisdom, meaning Jesus, calling out to sinners in the highest places and at the city gates. He describes his own appearance, joking that his sunglasses, worn because of glaucoma, make some think he resembles the Mafia rather than a conventional preacher. A Warning to Clinton, a Testimony, and a Closing Prayer Alamo turns his warning toward former President Bill Clinton, referencing a news article in which Clinton reportedly called sending troops to Waco his worst mistake, and tells Clinton that what happened there was sin, not a mistake, naming Janet Reno alongside him and urging both to repent and be washed in the blood of Jesus. Running low on time, he has Sharon read a testimonial from a listener named Brother Martin in San Diego, California, describing his eight-year-old son's recovery from a serious virus in Mexico after prayer with the ministry's prayer-line volunteer, Brother Rick. Alamo credits the healing to prayer and invites listeners with illnesses to call or write for prayer. Sharon then reads from 1 Corinthians chapter 1, and Alamo leads the congregation in a spoken sinner's prayer confessing faith in Jesus's death and resurrection. Sharon closes with the ministry's website, Texarkana post office box, phone, and fax numbers before Alamo signs off performing his recording You Can't Take It with You.
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“Alternative investment” can sound like a shortcut to higher returns. But before you buy into the story, you need to understand what’s actually creating the return, and where the risk sits. In this solo episode, Bushy takes you through the Investment Mystery Aisle, covering private credit, unlisted businesses, farmland, infrastructure, gold, collectibles, crypto and specialist alternatives. He breaks down the Four Ps, Payer, Profit, Paper and Passage, to help you interrogate an investment before committing your money. You’ll also discover why a regular distribution doesn’t necessarily mean genuine income, how leverage can hide in multiple layers, why “non correlated” doesn’t automatically mean diversified, and why being a sophisticated investor is an entry ticket, not a qualification. Bushy then brings it all together with the Alternative Asset Passport and Investor Strategy Wind-Vane to help you work out whether an investment actually belongs in your plan. What you’ll learn: The six different types of alternative investments and what drives their returns. The Four Ps for stress testing an investment offer. How to spot disguised returns of your own capital. Where hidden leverage and shared risks can sit. Why illiquidity and smooth valuations deserve closer scrutiny. What sophisticated investor status does, and doesn’t, tell you. How the same investment can be green, amber or red depending on the investor. Five practical moves: Take It, Test It, Trim It, Park It or Put It Back. Want the tools Bushy uses? Email bushy@knowhowproperty.com.au and ask for the Alternative Asset Passport or Investor Start Wind-Vane. FREE PROPERTY INVESTOR’S FIELD GUIDE How Should I Invest In Property Now? After months of post-Budget analysis, modelling and conversations with investors around Australia, Bushy has distilled the key insights into a practical guide designed to help you cut through the confusion and identify the opportunities that still exist for strategic property investors. Download your free copy here: https://bushymartin.com.au/fieldguide Take the next step with Bushy Personal Solutions Session Get clarity and personalised guidance: Book now Property W.E.A.L.T.H Program - live now! Be first to access discounts + free Module 1: Find out more https://courses.bushymartin.com.au/property-wealth Find your Freedom Formula Success in property starts with your 'why', and then the 'what' and 'how'. Let me, Bushy Martin, lead you through it! Sign up for my Freedom Formula program. The first session is absolutely free, and it only takes around an hour! Find out more https://bushymartin.com.au/freedom-formula-course Subscribe to Property Hub for free now on your favourite podcast player. Take the next step - connect, engage and get more insights with the Property Hub community at linktr.ee/propertyhubau Get property investment and wealth resources, and book a Personal Solution Session with Bushy. All the links and info are here: linktr.ee/propertyhubau About Get Invested, a Property Hub show Get Invested is the leading weekly podcast for Australians who want to learn how to unlock their full ‘self, health and wealth’ potential. Hosted by Bushy Martin, an award winning property investor, founder, author and media commentator who is recognised as one of Australia’s most trusted experts in property, investment and lifestyle, Get Invested reveals the secrets of the high performers who invest for success in every aspect of their lives and the world around them. Subscribe now on Apple Podcasts, Spotify and YouTube to get every Get Invested episode each week for free. For business enquiries, email andrew@apiromarketing.com. This content provides general information only and has been prepared without taking into account your objectives, financial situation or needs. It does not constitute legal, tax or financial advice and you should always seek professional advice in relation to your individual circumstances.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Cardell attended a screening of Beyond Banners and shared his thoughts on the film this week. Octavia broke down all the NFC East action in Week 2, don't miss the keys to the Mystics-Sun game last night as Washington is trying to solidify their postseason seeding. What is Jalen Duren doing turning down that five year, $200 million dollar deal from Detroit? That and many more topics were discussed in Take It or Leave It and Rapid Fire!
Sober October, No Drama: Daily Tips for a Take It or Leave It Relationship With Alcohol Episode 20: Preparation Is Everything -Sober October, No Drama My motto: change happens in an instant, but preparation can take a little time - and it is so worth taking that time. That is what made all the difference for me. Over these past 20 tips I have given you a lot of my resources - and all of them will also be available for free inside the Reset, which starts tonight. This whole series has been about getting properly prepared for a really successful Sober October. You can come along whether you are still drinking or not. It does not matter. This is not about not drinking. It is about preparing. This episode is part of Sober October, No Drama - a daily MidlifeAF podcast mini series with tips for cutting back on alcohol without willpower, labels or forever. Episode links & Resources• Learn more about Emma Gilmour at: www.hoperisingcoaching.com• Follow Emma Gilmour on insta @hoperisingcoachingFREE TOOLS - four beautiful resources to help you drink less and feel fabulous:1. 7 Steps to Take Back Control of Alcohol - the exact steps I took when I started out on this journey nearly five years ago.https://www.hoperisingcoaching.com/7-steps2. Awareness Worksheets - if you do nothing else, working through the answers to these questions will change your relationship with alcohol for the better.https://www.hoperisingcoaching.com/awareness-worksheets-opt-in3. Your North Star Visualisation - stops your brain freaking out about doing something unfamiliar.https://www.hoperisingcoaching.com/northstarvisualisation4. Grounding Meditation - you know that feeling when you have a drink and the body goes "aaaaaaaahhhhhhh" and everything seems to relax? What the body really needs is to ground - to come back home to self, and for self to feel lovely. That is what we work on in my live programs. We start every session with a grounding and connect with ourselves to find out what our body really needs when it thinks it wants to drink.https://www.hoperisingcoaching.com/groundingREADY TO GO DEEPER? Want a take it or leave it relationship with alcohol? Want to stop all the "will I, won't I" internal conflict around wine? I am running the Great Aussie Alcohol Experiment LIVE from Thursday 1 October 30 days. Small group coaching. Only 25 spots. Small, intimate and private. Rewire your brain and nervous system so you no longer have to reach for a glass to quieten your busy brain, calm your overwhelmed soul or socialise when your social battery is spent. We won't run this live again until January.YOUR NEXT RIGHT MOVE STARTS HERE: https://www.hoperisingcoaching.com/the_great_aussie_alcohol_experiment Change happens in a moment, my friends - the preparation for change takes a little bit of time. Take the time. You will be amazed at the difference it makes.
The Helium Boys, Shotgun Spratling and Chris Trevino, return to the lab to break down the latest USC contest after the Trojans improved to 4-0 on the season with a Big Ten-opening road win but one that wasn't pretty at all. They also preview the big-time upcoming matchup between USC and Oregon that could be a battle for West Coast supremacy.The podcasting duo opens with the Two-Minute Drill where Shotgun discusses his excitement about the upcoming matchup between the Trojans and Ducks while Chris talks about his airline de-commitment from Southwest and the opportunity he gave JetBlue to swipe his commitment away.The boys of Helium jump into listener comments and corrections before breaking down the Trojans' sloppy and disappointing performance in a 42-35 victory at Rutgers. They talk about King Miller and Kayden Dixon-Wyatt continuing to step up and the Trojan offense being able to close out the game with a dominant four-minute drive because of the fear of what would have occurred had the defense been asked to make a final stop with the game on the line. The duo also discuss some puzzling defensive calls as well as some giant vacancies in USC's zone coverage. They also talk about the team's health and Jayden Maiava's regression since landing hard on his shoulder on his penultimate play of the Fresno State game.Shotgun and Chris then, after a break, take a look forward at USC welcoming Oregon into the Coliseum for a primetime matchup that could determine who rules the West Coast. They look at the key matchups that will take place in the trenches as well as the danger tight end Jamari Johnson could present over the middle of the field and discuss why whoever is the most physical will likely win.To close out the show, Shotgun takes on Trevino's Take It or Leave It segment before an Overtime period of ranking famous ducks and we don't mean Oregon football players.
Jason Suchomel, David Eckert and Eric Henry are back with another episode of the Horns247 podcast. The guys talk about No. 1 Texas' ability to handle the crowd noise at Tennessee, give their thoughts on Arch Manning, the latest injury news and more.0:00 -- Introduction2:09 -- Is Texas ready for its first road test of the season13:41 -- Evaluating Arch Manning's performance through three games28:23 -- Injury update34:59 -- Take It or Leave It
Sober October, No Drama: Daily Tips for a Take It or Leave It Relationship With Alcohol Episode 19: Conditions Are Never Perfect - Do It Anyway -Sober October, No Drama Nobel Prize-winning author Doris Lessing once wrote: "Whatever you're meant to do, do it now. The conditions are always impossible." This is exactly what I want to say to you today. Your brain is going to look for every reason to keep you doing the same thing you have always done. Biologically, evolutionarily, your brain and body are wired to believe that change is unsafe. Back in caveman days its whole job was to preserve energy - and change requires energy. So your brain will always look for reasons to stay the same. Even if staying the same is making you really unhappy, it will still choose that, because it feels safer to stick with what it knows than to risk something different. There is no "right time." Waiting for the perfect moment, flawless resources, or total readiness is a trap Life is inherently messy and circumstances will never perfectly align The very act of starting often alters the impossible conditions into something manageable Conditions are never perfect. Do it anyway. There are so many reasons your brain will try to tell you it is the wrong time. That you cannot do it. That it is not for you. Do not believe it. Changing my relationship with alcohol is the best thing I have ever done in my whole life. This episode is part ofSober October, No Drama - a daily MidlifeAF podcast mini series with tips for cutting back on alcohol without willpower, labels or forever. My free preparation tools below will help you start despite the chaos, not wait for the conditions to be perfect. See links below: Episode links & Resources• Learn more about Emma Gilmour at: www.hoperisingcoaching.com• Follow Emma Gilmour on insta @hoperisingcoachingFREE TOOLS - four beautiful resources to help you drink less and feel fabulous:1. 7 Steps to Take Back Control of Alcohol - the exact steps I took when I started out on this journey nearly five years ago.https://www.hoperisingcoaching.com/7-steps2. Awareness Worksheets - if you do nothing else, working through the answers to these questions will change your relationship with alcohol for the better.https://www.hoperisingcoaching.com/awareness-worksheets-opt-in3. Your North Star Visualisation - stops your brain freaking out about doing something unfamiliar.https://www.hoperisingcoaching.com/northstarvisualisation4. Grounding Meditation - you know that feeling when you have a drink and the body goes "aaaaaaaahhhhhhh" and everything seems to relax? What the body really needs is to ground - to come back home to self, and for self to feel lovely. That is what we work on in my live programs. We start every session with a grounding and connect with ourselves to find out what our body really needs when it thinks it wants to drink.https://www.hoperisingcoaching.com/groundingREADY TO GO DEEPER? Are you tired of the mental back-and-forth about drinking?I am running a FREE 3-Day Alcohol Reset on 22, 23 and 24 Sept, 7:30pm Melb/Syd (replays available). No willpower talk. No abstinence pressure. You can even drink while you do it. A judgement-free space to learn the tools to step into a take it or leave it relationship with alcohol. REGISTER FREE: https://www.hoperisingcoaching.com/3-day-reset Want a take it or leave it relationship with alcohol? Want to stop all the "will I, won't I" internal conflict around wine? I am running the Great Aussie Alcohol Experiment LIVE from Thursday 1 October 30 days. Small group coaching. Only 25 spots. Small, intimate and private. Rewire your brain and nervous system so you no longer have to reach for a glass to quieten your busy brain, calm your overwhelmed soul or socialise when your social battery is spent. We won't run this live again until January.YOUR NEXT RIGHT MOVE STARTS HERE: https://www.hoperisingcoaching.com/the_great_aussie_alcohol_experiment Change happens in a moment, my friends - the preparation for change takes a little bit of time. Take the time. You will be amazed at the difference it makes.
Sobr October, No Drama: Daily Tips for a Take It or Leave It Relationship With Alcohol Episode 18: What Was Alcohol Keeping You Safe From Experiencing? -Sobr October, No Drama I want you to really listen to this one. Instead of beating yourself up after you have drunk more than you wanted to - focus on the data. Stop being so judgemental. Judgement puts us into a state of dysregulation, and dysregulation makes us much more likely to drink. In my programs we work on data, not blame. We work on growth mindset, not self-attack. It is always: what did I not yet know how to do? The question to ask yourself every single time this happens during your preparation week: What was alcohol keeping me safe from experiencing? For many of us there is a harsh inner critic constantly telling us everything we did wrong and catastrophising everything that is about to happen. Often, drinking is trying to make that voice stop. Often it is trying to keep us pushing through when we are exhausted - or trying to help us relax because we genuinely do not know how to do that without it. For so many women it is exhaustion. Burnout. Needing to stop. We have been culturally conditioned to push through our nervous system and judge ourselves the moment our capacity is not where we think it should be. Alcohol stops us from experiencing ourselves as less than capable. It gives us permission to stop - because we do not know how to give that permission to ourselves. For me it was different again - alcohol let me stay in the room with my family and actually engage when all I wanted was time alone. My brain had been conditioned to believe wanting that time alone was selfish. It let me focus on their needs when everything in me wanted to focus on what I needed to get done. There are a million versions of this question. What is it helping you avoid experiencing? Once you understand what alcohol has been keeping you safe from - you can start to explore what you actually need instead. This episode is part ofSobr October, No Drama - a daily MidlifeAF podcast mini series with tips for cutting back on alcohol without willpower, labels or forever. My Awareness Worksheets are perfect for asking yourself exactly this question - without judgement, with curiosity. See links below: Episode links & Resources• Learn more about Emma Gilmour at: www.hoperisingcoaching.com• Follow Emma Gilmour on insta @hoperisingcoachingFREE TOOLS - four beautiful resources to help you drink less and feel fabulous:1. 7 Steps to Take Back Control of Alcohol - the exact steps I took when I started out on this journey nearly five years ago.https://www.hoperisingcoaching.com/7-steps2. Awareness Worksheets - if you do nothing else, working through the answers to these questions will change your relationship with alcohol for the better.https://www.hoperisingcoaching.com/awareness-worksheets-opt-in3. Your North Star Visualisation - stops your brain freaking out about doing something unfamiliar.https://www.hoperisingcoaching.com/northstarvisualisation4. Grounding Meditation - you know that feeling when you have a drink and the body goes "aaaaaaaahhhhhhh" and everything seems to relax? What the body really needs is to ground - to come back home to self, and for self to feel lovely. That is what we work on in my live programs. We start every session with a grounding and connect with ourselves to find out what our body really needs when it thinks it wants to drink.https://www.hoperisingcoaching.com/groundingREADY TO GO DEEPER? Are you tired of the mental back-and-forth about drinking?I am running a FREE 3-Day Alcohol Reset on 22, 23 and 24 Sept, 7:30pm Melb/Syd (replays available). No willpower talk. No abstinence pressure. You can even drink while you do it. A judgement-free space to learn the tools to step into a take it or leave it relationship with alcohol. REGISTER FREE: https://www.hoperisingcoaching.com/3-day-reset Want a take it or leave it relationship with alcohol? Want to stop all the "will I, won't I" internal conflict around wine? I am running the Great Aussie Alcohol Experiment LIVE from Thursday 1 October 30 days. Small group coaching. Only 25 spots. Small, intimate and private. Rewire your brain and nervous system so you no longer have to reach for a glass to quieten your busy brain, calm your overwhelmed soul or socialise when your social battery is spent. We won't run this live again until January.YOUR NEXT RIGHT MOVE STARTS HERE: https://www.hoperisingcoaching.com/the_great_aussie_alcohol_experiment Change happens in a moment, my friends - the preparation for change takes a little bit of time. Take the time. You will be amazed at the difference it makes.
Sober October, No Drama: Daily Tips for a Take It or Leave It Relationship With Alcohol Episode 17: The Thing That Changes Everything - Get Support -Sober October, No Drama I asked my membership group what their top tips were for a really greatSober October - one that actually feels good. And every single one of them said the same thing. Community. Getting support. Not doing it alone. I remember what a big deal it felt like to make the decision to spend money on a group program. But it changed everything for me. Because when you are in community: You stay accountable You no longer think it is a you problem You begin to understand that alcohol is an addictive substance to anybody given the right set of circumstances You stop believing it is a personal moral failure - something you just need to try harder at or have more willpower for You realise we are all the same, all navigating the same stuff And everything changes. Whether it is my program or somebody else's - free or paid - I cannot recommend finding support and community in this journey highly enough. It is one of the biggest indicators of how successful your change will be and how long lasting it will be. This episode is part of Sober October, No Drama - a daily MidlifeAF podcast mini series with tips for cutting back on alcohol without willpower, labels or forever. If you would like to test out my community, the FREE 3-Day Alcohol Reset is the perfect place to start - a judgement-free space to experience what it feels like to be supported in this journey. See links below: Episode links & Resources• Learn more about Emma Gilmour at: www.hoperisingcoaching.com• Follow Emma Gilmour on insta @hoperisingcoachingFREE TOOLS - four beautiful resources to help you drink less and feel fabulous:1. 7 Steps to Take Back Control of Alcohol - the exact steps I took when I started out on this journey nearly five years ago.https://www.hoperisingcoaching.com/7-steps2. Awareness Worksheets - if you do nothing else, working through the answers to these questions will change your relationship with alcohol for the better.https://www.hoperisingcoaching.com/awareness-worksheets-opt-in3. Your North Star Visualisation - stops your brain freaking out about doing something unfamiliar.https://www.hoperisingcoaching.com/northstarvisualisation4. Grounding Meditation - you know that feeling when you have a drink and the body goes "aaaaaaaahhhhhhh" and everything seems to relax? What the body really needs is to ground - to come back home to self, and for self to feel lovely. That is what we work on in my live programs. We start every session with a grounding and connect with ourselves to find out what our body really needs when it thinks it wants to drink.https://www.hoperisingcoaching.com/groundingREADY TO GO DEEPER? Are you tired of the mental back-and-forth about drinking?I am running a FREE 3-Day Alcohol Reset on 22, 23 and 24 Sept, 7:30pm Melb/Syd (replays available). No willpower talk. No abstinence pressure. You can even drink while you do it. A judgement-free space to learn the tools to step into a take it or leave it relationship with alcohol. REGISTER FREE: https://www.hoperisingcoaching.com/3-day-reset Want a take it or leave it relationship with alcohol? Want to stop all the "will I, won't I" internal conflict around wine? I am running the Great Aussie Alcohol Experiment LIVE from Thursday 1 October 30 days. Small group coaching. Only 25 spots. Small, intimate and private. Rewire your brain and nervous system so you no longer have to reach for a glass to quieten your busy brain, calm your overwhelmed soul or socialise when your social battery is spent. We won't run this live again until January.YOUR NEXT RIGHT MOVE STARTS HERE: https://www.hoperisingcoaching.com/the_great_aussie_alcohol_experiment Change happens in a moment, my friends - the preparation for change takes a little bit of time. Take the time. You will be amazed at the difference it makes.
Sober October, No Drama: Daily Tips for a Take It or Leave It Relationship With Alcohol Episode 16: You Are Where You Put Your Attention -Sober October, No Drama You are where you put your attention. So put your attention in the right places. Preparation is everything. You can absolutely go into denial and drink as much as you can before 1 October hits and then go "right, that's it" - but while you do that, start immersing yourself in the culture too. Read some of the books. My favourites, in order of preference: Quit Like a Woman by Holly Whitaker We Are the Luckiest by Laura McKowen This Naked Mind by Annie Grace Follow podcasts like mine - MidlifeAF - or I also love Sober Awkward, Present and Sober Podcast, and How I Quit Alcohol. Follow social media people who are on the sober curious journey. Surround yourself with information from people who have walked this path before you - and have learnt the things that will help you get where you want to go. Wherever that is. You can hear all 30 of these daily tips throughout September on my MidlifeAF Podcast Mini Series - wherever you get your podcasts. This episode is part ofSober October, No Drama - a daily MidlifeAF podcast mini series with tips for cutting back on alcohol without willpower, labels or forever. Episode links & Resources• Learn more about Emma Gilmour at: www.hoperisingcoaching.com• Follow Emma Gilmour on insta @hoperisingcoachingFREE TOOLS - four beautiful resources to help you drink less and feel fabulous:1. 7 Steps to Take Back Control of Alcohol - the exact steps I took when I started out on this journey nearly five years ago.https://www.hoperisingcoaching.com/7-steps2. Awareness Worksheets - if you do nothing else, working through the answers to these questions will change your relationship with alcohol for the better.https://www.hoperisingcoaching.com/awareness-worksheets-opt-in3. Your North Star Visualisation - stops your brain freaking out about doing something unfamiliar.https://www.hoperisingcoaching.com/northstarvisualisation4. Grounding Meditation - you know that feeling when you have a drink and the body goes "aaaaaaaahhhhhhh" and everything seems to relax? What the body really needs is to ground - to come back home to self, and for self to feel lovely. That is what we work on in my live programs. We start every session with a grounding and connect with ourselves to find out what our body really needs when it thinks it wants to drink.https://www.hoperisingcoaching.com/groundingREADY TO GO DEEPER? Are you tired of the mental back-and-forth about drinking?I am running a FREE 3-Day Alcohol Reset on 22, 23 and 24 Sept, 7:30pm Melb/Syd (replays available). No willpower talk. No abstinence pressure. You can even drink while you do it. A judgement-free space to learn the tools to step into a take it or leave it relationship with alcohol. REGISTER FREE: https://www.hoperisingcoaching.com/3-day-reset Want a take it or leave it relationship with alcohol? Want to stop all the "will I, won't I" internal conflict around wine? I am running the Great Aussie Alcohol Experiment LIVE from Thursday 1 October 30 days. Small group coaching. Only 25 spots. Small, intimate and private. Rewire your brain and nervous system so you no longer have to reach for a glass to quieten your busy brain, calm your overwhelmed soul or socialise when your social battery is spent. We won't run this live again until January.YOUR NEXT RIGHT MOVE STARTS HERE: https://www.hoperisingcoaching.com/the_great_aussie_alcohol_experiment Change happens in a moment, my friends - the preparation for change takes a little bit of time. Take the time. You will be amazed at the difference it makes.
Sober October, No Drama: Daily Tips for a Take It or Leave It Relationship With Alcohol Episode 15: Be Your Own Personal Assistant - Plan Ahead -Sober October, No Drama This is a practical one - and it is more important than it sounds. Having a plan makes your brain and body feel safe. It creates certainty. It removes the daily decision-making that drains your willpower before the evening even starts. So in the lead up to Sober October - whether you are doing the Great Aussie Alcohol Experiment with me, someone else's program, or going it alone - schedule the time you want to dedicate to this and build the rest of your world around it. That might look like: Blocking out time for a breathwork practice Scheduling your journaling prompts Getting your group coaching calls in the diary Protecting the time before it gets filled with everything else Your brain loves to know what is coming. When it does, it stops scanning for threats - and that is when real change becomes possible. Be the personal assistant your future self deserves. This episode is part of Sober October, No Drama - a daily MidlifeAF podcast mini series with tips for cutting back on alcohol without willpower, labels or forever. My North Star Visualisation is perfect for getting your brain on board with what is coming - it stops the panic before it starts. See links below: Episode links & Resources• Learn more about Emma Gilmour at: www.hoperisingcoaching.com• Follow Emma Gilmour on insta @hoperisingcoachingFREE TOOLS - four beautiful resources to help you drink less and feel fabulous:1. 7 Steps to Take Back Control of Alcohol - the exact steps I took when I started out on this journey nearly five years ago.https://www.hoperisingcoaching.com/7-steps2. Awareness Worksheets - if you do nothing else, working through the answers to these questions will change your relationship with alcohol for the better.https://www.hoperisingcoaching.com/awareness-worksheets-opt-in3. Your North Star Visualisation - stops your brain freaking out about doing something unfamiliar.https://www.hoperisingcoaching.com/northstarvisualisation4. Grounding Meditation - you know that feeling when you have a drink and the body goes "aaaaaaaahhhhhhh" and everything seems to relax? What the body really needs is to ground - to come back home to self, and for self to feel lovely. That is what we work on in my live programs. We start every session with a grounding and connect with ourselves to find out what our body really needs when it thinks it wants to drink.https://www.hoperisingcoaching.com/groundingREADY TO GO DEEPER? Are you tired of the mental back-and-forth about drinking?I am running a FREE 3-Day Alcohol Reset on 22, 23 and 24 Sept, 7:30pm Melb/Syd (replays available). No willpower talk. No abstinence pressure. You can even drink while you do it. A judgement-free space to learn the tools to step into a take it or leave it relationship with alcohol. REGISTER FREE: https://www.hoperisingcoaching.com/3-day-reset Want a take it or leave it relationship with alcohol? Want to stop all the "will I, won't I" internal conflict around wine? I am running the Great Aussie Alcohol Experiment LIVE from Thursday 1 October 30 days. Small group coaching. Only 25 spots. Small, intimate and private. Rewire your brain and nervous system so you no longer have to reach for a glass to quieten your busy brain, calm your overwhelmed soul or socialise when your social battery is spent. We won't run this live again until January.YOUR NEXT RIGHT MOVE STARTS HERE: https://www.hoperisingcoaching.com/the_great_aussie_alcohol_experiment Change happens in a moment, my friends - the preparation for change takes a little bit of time. Take the time. You will be amazed at the difference it makes.
Sober October, No Drama: Daily Tips for a Take It or Leave It Relationship With Alcohol Episode 14: Treat Yourself Like a Sick Child -Sober October, No Drama When you are taking a break from alcohol, prepare your evenings like you would for a child who is sick and needs looking after. Your evening preparation list: Get some lovely new pyjamas Make sure you have clean sheets and a bedroom that feels nice to come home to When you get in - shower, bath, clean your teeth Get into your cosiest clothes Make yourself a lovely cup of something warm Get into bed as soon as possible I know what you are thinking. But I am an adult. I deserve to stay up late. I should be able to sit on the couch with a glass of wine like a grown up. Here is the thing - a lot of people drink in the evening because otherwise it doesn't feel like they have given themselves permission to stop. To rest. To be done for the day. Being an adult is also about knowing how to take care of yourself. And treating yourself like a sick child - with gentleness, with warmth, with a really good bedtime routine - is one of the most radical things you can do for your nervous system when you are taking a break from alcohol. This episode is part of Sober October, No Drama - a daily MidlifeAF podcast mini series with tips for cutting back on alcohol without willpower, labels or forever. My Grounding Audio is perfect for that wind-down moment when you would normally reach for a drink - it gives your nervous system exactly what it is actually looking for. See links below: Episode links & Resources• Learn more about Emma Gilmour at: www.hoperisingcoaching.com• Follow Emma Gilmour on insta @hoperisingcoachingFREE TOOLS - four beautiful resources to help you drink less and feel fabulous:1. 7 Steps to Take Back Control of Alcohol - the exact steps I took when I started out on this journey nearly five years ago.https://www.hoperisingcoaching.com/7-steps2. Awareness Worksheets - if you do nothing else, working through the answers to these questions will change your relationship with alcohol for the better.https://www.hoperisingcoaching.com/awareness-worksheets-opt-in3. Your North Star Visualisation - stops your brain freaking out about doing something unfamiliar.https://www.hoperisingcoaching.com/northstarvisualisation4. Grounding Meditation - you know that feeling when you have a drink and the body goes "aaaaaaaahhhhhhh" and everything seems to relax? What the body really needs is to ground - to come back home to self, and for self to feel lovely. That is what we work on in my live programs. We start every session with a grounding and connect with ourselves to find out what our body really needs when it thinks it wants to drink.https://www.hoperisingcoaching.com/groundingREADY TO GO DEEPER? Are you tired of the mental back-and-forth about drinking?I am running a FREE 3-Day Alcohol Reset on 22, 23 and 24 Sept, 7:30pm Melb/Syd (replays available). No willpower talk. No abstinence pressure. You can even drink while you do it. A judgement-free space to learn the tools to step into a take it or leave it relationship with alcohol. REGISTER FREE: https://www.hoperisingcoaching.com/3-day-reset Want a take it or leave it relationship with alcohol? Want to stop all the "will I, won't I" internal conflict around wine? I am running the Great Aussie Alcohol Experiment LIVE from Thursday 1 October 30 days. Small group coaching. Only 25 spots. Small, intimate and private. Rewire your brain and nervous system so you no longer have to reach for a glass to quieten your busy brain, calm your overwhelmed soul or socialise when your social battery is spent. We won't run this live again until January.YOUR NEXT RIGHT MOVE STARTS HERE: https://www.hoperisingcoaching.com/the_great_aussie_alcohol_experiment Change happens in a moment, my friends - the preparation for change takes a little bit of time. Take the time. You will be amazed at the difference it makes.
Sober October, No Drama: Daily Tips for a Take It or Leave It Relationship With Alcohol Episode 13: If You Have to Drink to Enjoy It - You Probably Don't -Sober October, No Drama If you have to drink to do something or enjoy something - you probably don't actually enjoy it. It was only when I took a break from drinking for a year that I realised half the things I was doing in my life I didn't actually enjoy. There was something about them that wasn't really working for me - and alcohol was the thing that made them bearable. My rule of thumb: if I have to drink, it's usually because: I don't like doing the thing I don't like the people involved There is something about myself I don't feel confident enough to show up as I am too tired to be present This is fawning. This is people pleasing. And alcohol is the biggest mask of them all. Because it allows us to do things we don't really want to do - while appearing to be having the time of our lives. Unfortunately it often takes having a break to realise this. And one of the hardest things for people taking a break is: Advocating for themselves Saying no Taking up space Asking to be considered Risking the disapproval of others This can feel very unsafe to our nervous system - and honestly it is the biggest reason people don't get through a month's break. So here is the question worth sitting with: Look at all the things you feel you can't cope with without a drink. Start asking - what would it be like to do them without drinking? What would be hard? More often than not we have to make some changes to our lives to allow us to take a break - and it is worth working out what those changes might be before you start. This episode is part ofSober October, No Drama - a daily MidlifeAF podcast mini series with tips for cutting back on alcohol without willpower, labels or forever. My free watch-on-demand masterclass talks about exactly this - and will help you work out what needs to shift before your break begins. See links below: Episode links & Resources• Learn more about Emma Gilmour at: www.hoperisingcoaching.com• Follow Emma Gilmour on insta @hoperisingcoachingFREE TOOLS - four beautiful resources to help you drink less and feel fabulous:1. 7 Steps to Take Back Control of Alcohol - the exact steps I took when I started out on this journey nearly five years ago.https://www.hoperisingcoaching.com/7-steps2. Awareness Worksheets - if you do nothing else, working through the answers to these questions will change your relationship with alcohol for the better.https://www.hoperisingcoaching.com/awareness-worksheets-opt-in3. Your North Star Visualisation - stops your brain freaking out about doing something unfamiliar.https://www.hoperisingcoaching.com/northstarvisualisation4. Grounding Meditation - you know that feeling when you have a drink and the body goes "aaaaaaaahhhhhhh" and everything seems to relax? What the body really needs is to ground - to come back home to self, and for self to feel lovely. That is what we work on in my live programs. We start every session with a grounding and connect with ourselves to find out what our body really needs when it thinks it wants to drink.https://www.hoperisingcoaching.com/groundingREADY TO GO DEEPER? Are you tired of the mental back-and-forth about drinking?I am running a FREE 3-Day Alcohol Reset on 22, 23 and 24 Sept, 7:30pm Melb/Syd (replays available). No willpower talk. No abstinence pressure. You can even drink while you do it. A judgement-free space to learn the tools to step into a take it or leave it relationship with alcohol. REGISTER FREE: https://www.hoperisingcoaching.com/3-day-reset Want a take it or leave it relationship with alcohol? Want to stop all the "will I, won't I" internal conflict around wine? I am running the Great Aussie Alcohol Experiment LIVE from Thursday 1 October 30 days. Small group coaching. Only 25 spots. Small, intimate and private. Rewire your brain and nervous system so you no longer have to reach for a glass to quieten your busy brain, calm your overwhelmed soul or socialise when your social battery is spent. We won't run this live again until January.YOUR NEXT RIGHT MOVE STARTS HERE: https://www.hoperisingcoaching.com/the_great_aussie_alcohol_experiment Change happens in a moment, my friends - the preparation for change takes a little bit of time. Take the time. You will be amazed at the difference it makes.
The Helium Boys, Shotgun Spratling and Chris Trevino, are back behind the microphones breaking down the latest USC contest after the Trojans completed their non-conference schedule, improving to 3-0 on the season with a 49-30 victory over Louisiana late Saturday night in the Los Angeles Coliseum. They also preview the USC's upcoming matchup where it will travel across the country to take on Rutgers.The podcasting duo opens with the Two-Minute Drill where Chris discusses being ready to move forward to Big Ten play while Shotgun talks about how the youngest and oldest people on the roster are the ones leading the Trojans to a 3-0 record so far.The boys of Helium jump into listener comments and corrections before breaking down the Trojans' up-and-down victory over the Ragin' Cajuns -- one where there was a clear separation between what USC's starters and reserves are capable of at this point. They talk about the shining freshmen while some veterans are lagging behind expectations.Shotgun and Chris then, after a break, take a look forward at USC traveling to the birthplace of college football for the upcoming matchup with Rutgers and an 0-2 Scarlet Knights team that hasn't looked good but has one of the nation's top performers so far this season in wide receiver KJ Duff.To close out the show, Shotgun takes on Trevino's Take It or Leave It segment before an Overtime period of New Jersey-themed Take It or Leave Its and then a surprise Double Overtime quiz show period where Shotgun must name creations that ultimately killed their creator.
Sober October, No Drama: Daily Tips for a Take It or Leave It Relationship With Alcohol Episode 12: Get Out of Struggle Speak and Into Choice - Sober October, No Drama If you think it's going to be hard, it will be. That's cognitive bias. You know that feeling when you wake up in a bad mood and everything goes to sh*t? People do the same thing with taking a break from alcohol - and it makes everything so much harder. Struggle language keeps you in willpower. Choice language gets you out. It's not "I can't drink." It's "I don't want to right now." It's not "I'm battling this." It's "I'm choosing to explore what I really need when I reach for a wine." It's not stepping into the sludge of trying. It's the clean step of choosing. Think about the difference between these two experiences: When you are lost in something and time disappears - that is flow When you are pushing against something with every ounce of energy you have - that is resistance Flow is connected to presence. Resistance lives in the past or the future. Here's what most people don't know: a craving or a trigger is actually your body desperately trying to ground itself - to come back to the present moment. Struggle language takes you further away from that. Presence brings you home. This is exactly why as part of the Great Aussie Alcohol Experiment this year we are running a present moment awareness breathwork practice alongside the program - to support everyone in learning how to live in presence rather than resistance. This episode is part of Sober October, No Drama - a daily MidlifeAF podcast mini series with tips for cutting back on alcohol without willpower, labels or forever. My Grounding Audio is your first step out of struggle and into presence - and it will help you identify the unmet need underneath the craving before it reaches for a drink. See links below: Episode links & Resources• Learn more about Emma Gilmour at: www.hoperisingcoaching.com• Follow Emma Gilmour on insta @hoperisingcoachingFREE TOOLS - four beautiful resources to help you drink less and feel fabulous:1. 7 Steps to Take Back Control of Alcohol - the exact steps I took when I started out on this journey nearly five years ago.https://www.hoperisingcoaching.com/7-steps2. Awareness Worksheets - if you do nothing else, working through the answers to these questions will change your relationship with alcohol for the better.https://www.hoperisingcoaching.com/awareness-worksheets-opt-in3. Your North Star Visualisation - stops your brain freaking out about doing something unfamiliar.https://www.hoperisingcoaching.com/northstarvisualisation4. Grounding Meditation - you know that feeling when you have a drink and the body goes "aaaaaaaahhhhhhh" and everything seems to relax? What the body really needs is to ground - to come back home to self, and for self to feel lovely. That is what we work on in my live programs. We start every session with a grounding and connect with ourselves to find out what our body really needs when it thinks it wants to drink.https://www.hoperisingcoaching.com/groundingREADY TO GO DEEPER? Are you tired of the mental back-and-forth about drinking?I am running a FREE 3-Day Alcohol Reset on 22, 23 and 24 Sept, 7:30pm Melb/Syd (replays available). No willpower talk. No abstinence pressure. You can even drink while you do it. A judgement-free space to learn the tools to step into a take it or leave it relationship with alcohol. REGISTER FREE: https://www.hoperisingcoaching.com/3-day-reset Want a take it or leave it relationship with alcohol? Want to stop all the "will I, won't I" internal conflict around wine? I am running the Great Aussie Alcohol Experiment LIVE from Thursday 1 October 30 days. Small group coaching. Only 25 spots. Small, intimate and private. Rewire your brain and nervous system so you no longer have to reach for a glass to quieten your busy brain, calm your overwhelmed soul or socialise when your social battery is spent. We won't run this live again until January.YOUR NEXT RIGHT MOVE STARTS HERE: https://www.hoperisingcoaching.com/the_great_aussie_alcohol_experiment Change happens in a moment, my friends - the preparation for change takes a little bit of time. Take the time. You will be amazed at the difference it makes.
Sober October, No Drama: Daily Tips for a Take It or Leave It Relationship With Alcohol Episode 11: You Are Not the Problem - But You Are the Solution - Sober October, No Drama Our culture convinces us from the minute we are born that we are the problem. This is perpetuated by: Everything we see on TV All the stories from AA Families having interventions Our culture's concept of discipline The idea that drinking more than we would like is a sign of weak character - a lack of willpower But the neuroscience shows that is absolutely not true. Alcohol is an addictive substance to anybody who drinks it long enough and often enough. And the amount you have to drink for it to start working in a way that makes you want it even when you prefer not to have it - is actually a very low quantity. The main reason people start drinking more than they want has nothing to do with that. It is because they start associating the relief from discomfort - the relief from emotional or physical pain - with alcohol. The big alcohol companies have done a very good job of convincing us that the problem lies with the person. Their "drink responsibly" campaign runs everywhere and continues to convince people that alcohol is a people problem - not a substance problem, coupled with a cultural and societal problem. Anybody who works in psychology will tell you: a problematic behaviour is always the symptom of the problem - not the problem itself. And this is true when we drink more than we would like. The longer we stay stuck in the cycle of self-recrimination and self-flagellation, the longer we stay stuck drinking more than we want: It stops us being able to look at the data It causes our nervous system to become dysregulated We are attacking ourselves from the inside We cannot make good decisions from that place The thing that changes everything is when we stop blaming ourselves and start looking at the data. This episode is part of Sober October, No Drama - a daily MidlifeAF podcast mini series with tips for cutting back on alcohol without willpower, labels or forever. My Awareness Worksheets are the perfect tool for starting to look at that data without judgement - and without the self-blame that keeps us stuck. See links below: Episode links & Resources• Learn more about Emma Gilmour at: www.hoperisingcoaching.com• Follow Emma Gilmour on insta @hoperisingcoachingFREE TOOLS - four beautiful resources to help you drink less and feel fabulous:1. 7 Steps to Take Back Control of Alcohol - the exact steps I took when I started out on this journey nearly five years ago.https://www.hoperisingcoaching.com/7-steps2. Awareness Worksheets - if you do nothing else, working through the answers to these questions will change your relationship with alcohol for the better.https://www.hoperisingcoaching.com/awareness-worksheets-opt-in3. Your North Star Visualisation - stops your brain freaking out about doing something unfamiliar.https://www.hoperisingcoaching.com/northstarvisualisation4. Grounding Meditation - you know that feeling when you have a drink and the body goes "aaaaaaaahhhhhhh" and everything seems to relax? What the body really needs is to ground - to come back home to self, and for self to feel lovely. That is what we work on in my live programs. We start every session with a grounding and connect with ourselves to find out what our body really needs when it thinks it wants to drink.https://www.hoperisingcoaching.com/groundingREADY TO GO DEEPER? Are you tired of the mental back-and-forth about drinking?I am running a FREE 3-Day Alcohol Reset on 22, 23 and 24 Sept, 7:30pm Melb/Syd (replays available). No willpower talk. No abstinence pressure. You can even drink while you do it. A judgement-free space to learn the tools to step into a take it or leave it relationship with alcohol. REGISTER FREE: https://www.hoperisingcoaching.com/3-day-reset Want a take it or leave it relationship with alcohol? Want to stop all the "will I, won't I" internal conflict around wine? I am running the Great Aussie Alcohol Experiment LIVE from Thursday 1 October 30 days. Small group coaching. Only 25 spots. Small, intimate and private. Rewire your brain and nervous system so you no longer have to reach for a glass to quieten your busy brain, calm your overwhelmed soul or socialise when your social battery is spent. Early bird pricing open now (ends 15th Spetember) - $500 off the full price, plus two 1:1 counselling sessions with me and 3 webinars included (worth +$1,000). We won't run this live again until January.YOUR NEXT RIGHT MOVE STARTS HERE: https://www.hoperisingcoaching.com/the_great_aussie_alcohol_experiment Change happens in a moment, my friends - the preparation for change takes a little bit of time. Take the time. You will be amazed at the difference it makes.
Sober October, No Drama: Daily Tips for a Take It or Leave It Relationship With AlcoholEpisode 10: Can't Do It Without a Drink? Here's What That's Really About -Sober October, No DramaStart noticing the places where you don't just want a drink. You feel like you need one in order to do the thing at all. To get yourself to the party when you are already running on empty To sit at the dinner table To push through when every part of you wants to stop To feel confident enough to just show up To tolerate a situation - or a person - that costs you something If alcohol is what makes those things doable - that is not a drinking problem.That is a sign that somewhere along the way your needs stopped being allowed to matter. And a lot of us have been doing that for so long we don't even know we have needs anymore.This is grey area drinking at its most invisible. It is not about the alcohol. It is about everything the alcohol is doing for you that nothing else has been allowed to do.So the tip here is not to stop drinking. It is to start noticing: Where do you have to drink to do something? What is that something asking you to suppress? What would it mean to let your needs matter in that moment instead? You matter most. Full stop.This episode is part of Sober October, No Drama - a daily MidlifeAF podcast mini series with tips for cutting back on alcohol without willpower, labels or forever.My Awareness Worksheets - perfect for exactly this kind of noticing - and my Grounding Audio, which will help you identify the unmet need underneath the craving before it reaches for a drink. See links below: Episode links & Resources• Learn more about Emma Gilmour at: www.hoperisingcoaching.com• Follow Emma Gilmour on insta @hoperisingcoachingFREE TOOLS - four beautiful resources to help you drink less and feel fabulous:1. 7 Steps to Take Back Control of Alcohol - the exact steps I took when I started out on this journey nearly five years ago.https://www.hoperisingcoaching.com/7-steps2. Awareness Worksheets - if you do nothing else, working through the answers to these questions will change your relationship with alcohol for the better.https://www.hoperisingcoaching.com/awareness-worksheets-opt-in3. Your North Star Visualisation - stops your brain freaking out about doing something unfamiliar.https://www.hoperisingcoaching.com/northstarvisualisation4. Grounding Meditation - you know that feeling when you have a drink and the body goes "aaaaaaaahhhhhhh" and everything seems to relax? What the body really needs is to ground - to come back home to self, and for self to feel lovely. That is what we work on in my live programs. We start every session with a grounding and connect with ourselves to find out what our body really needs when it thinks it wants to drink.https://www.hoperisingcoaching.com/groundingREADY TO GO DEEPER? Are you tired of the mental back-and-forth about drinking?I am running a FREE 3-Day Alcohol Reset on 22, 23 and 24 Sept, 7:30pm Melb/Syd (replays available). No willpower talk. No abstinence pressure. You can even drink while you do it. A judgement-free space to learn the tools to step into a take it or leave it relationship with alcohol. REGISTER FREE: https://www.hoperisingcoaching.com/3-day-reset Want a take it or leave it relationship with alcohol? Want to stop all the "will I, won't I" internal conflict around wine? I am running the Great Aussie Alcohol Experiment LIVE from Thursday 1 October 30 days. Small group coaching. Only 25 spots. Small, intimate and private. Rewire your brain and nervous system so you no longer have to reach for a glass to quieten your busy brain, calm your overwhelmed soul or socialise when your social battery is spent. Early bird pricing open now (ends 15th Spetember) - $500 off the full price, plus two 1:1 counselling sessions with me and 3 webinars included (worth +$1,000). We won't run this live again until January.YOUR NEXT RIGHT MOVE STARTS HERE: https://www.hoperisingcoaching.com/the_great_aussie_alcohol_experiment Change happens in a moment, my friends - the preparation for change takes a little bit of time. Take the time. You will be amazed at the difference it makes.
Sober October, No Drama: Daily Tips for a Take It or Leave It Relationship With Alcohol EPISODE 9: How to Finally Commit to a Break from Alcohol - No Willpower Required - Sober October, No Drama There is an Afrikaans word - soutpiel - which literally translates to salt willy. It describes someone with a foot in two places, not fully committed to either. One foot in South Africa, one foot in Britain - leaving their willy in the ocean. Trying not to get banned on IG. It is a long-winded but perfectly apt description of trying to cut back on drinking without making a firm decision. A maybe is always a yes. As Yoda says - there is no try, just do. Trying, by its very nature, holds failure in its raison d'etre. Try and stand up right now. You can't - you either stand up or you don't. A decision does something completely different: It gets you out of willpower and into choice It frees your brain up for more interesting things to hyper-focus on It stops the exhausting daily negotiation with yourself about whether you are going to drink tonight If you are struggling to make the decision to take a sober curious break, sit with this question: What is not making that decision keeping me safe from experiencing? I would love to hear your answer. If you would like to you can email me at emma@hoperisingcoaching.com This episode is part of Dry July, No Drama - a daily MidlifeAF podcast mini series with tips for cutting back on alcohol without willpower, labels or forever. My free resources below will help you prepare for and get the most out of your break. See links below: Episode links & Resources• Learn more about Emma Gilmour at: www.hoperisingcoaching.com• Follow Emma Gilmour on insta @hoperisingcoachingFREE TOOLS - four beautiful resources to help you drink less and feel fabulous:1. 7 Steps to Take Back Control of Alcohol - the exact steps I took when I started out on this journey nearly five years ago.https://www.hoperisingcoaching.com/7-steps2. Awareness Worksheets - if you do nothing else, working through the answers to these questions will change your relationship with alcohol for the better.https://www.hoperisingcoaching.com/awareness-worksheets-opt-in3. Your North Star Visualisation - stops your brain freaking out about doing something unfamiliar.https://www.hoperisingcoaching.com/northstarvisualisation4. Grounding Meditation - you know that feeling when you have a drink and the body goes "aaaaaaaahhhhhhh" and everything seems to relax? What the body really needs is to ground - to come back home to self, and for self to feel lovely. That is what we work on in my live programs. We start every session with a grounding and connect with ourselves to find out what our body really needs when it thinks it wants to drink.https://www.hoperisingcoaching.com/groundingREADY TO GO DEEPER? Are you tired of the mental back-and-forth about drinking?I am running a FREE 3-Day Alcohol Reset on 22, 23 and 24 Sept, 7:30pm Melb/Syd (replays available). No willpower talk. No abstinence pressure. You can even drink while you do it. A judgement-free space to learn the tools to step into a take it or leave it relationship with alcohol. REGISTER FREE: https://www.hoperisingcoaching.com/3-day-reset Want a take it or leave it relationship with alcohol? Want to stop all the "will I, won't I" internal conflict around wine? I am running the Great Aussie Alcohol Experiment LIVE from Thursday 1 October 30 days. Small group coaching. Only 25 spots. Small, intimate and private. Rewire your brain and nervous system so you no longer have to reach for a glass to quieten your busy brain, calm your overwhelmed soul or socialise when your social battery is spent. Early bird pricing open now (ends 15th Spetember) - $500 off the full price, plus two 1:1 counselling sessions with me and 3 webinars included (worth +$1,000). We won't run this live again until January.YOUR NEXT RIGHT MOVE STARTS HERE: https://www.hoperisingcoaching.com/the_great_aussie_alcohol_experiment Change happens in a moment, my friends - the preparation for change takes a little bit of time. Take the time. You will be amazed at the difference it makes.
Sober October, No Drama: Daily Tips for a Take It or Leave It Relationship With Alcohol EPISODE 8: The Real Reason You Keep Reaching for a Drink - It's Not What You Think - Sober October, No Drama You have heard of fight, flight and freeze - the nervous system safety responses. There is a fourth: fawning - or masking. And alcohol is the biggest mask of them all. The body and brain very quickly learn that drinking allows us to mask and pretend to be the human that society told us we should be - rather than the human we actually are. This is one of the most overlooked reasons people struggle to cut back on drinking. I hear this from clients all the time: I don't know why I drink. I know it's hurting me but I just keep choosing it. Like children, people do well when they can. When they feel safe to. These are not moral failings. They are very valid reasons for reaching for a drink: Not feeling confident socially without the bravado barrier of wine An inner critic that makes being with yourself feel unbearable Needing to push through exhaustion and overwhelm Drinking as the only way to give yourself permission to stop and rest This is grey area drinking at its core - and it is far more common than anyone talks about. The job here is not to solve any of this tonight. It is simply to notice - and to hold yourself with the same compassion you would give a scared child. That is where the freedom begins. This episode is part of Dry July, No Drama - a daily MidlifeAF podcast mini series with tips for cutting back on alcohol without willpower, labels or forever. My Grounding Audio will help you identify the unmet need underneath the craving before it reaches for a drink. See links below: Episode links & Resources• Learn more about Emma Gilmour at: www.hoperisingcoaching.com• Follow Emma Gilmour on insta @hoperisingcoachingFREE TOOLS - four beautiful resources to help you drink less and feel fabulous:1. 7 Steps to Take Back Control of Alcohol - the exact steps I took when I started out on this journey nearly five years ago.https://www.hoperisingcoaching.com/7-steps2. Awareness Worksheets - if you do nothing else, working through the answers to these questions will change your relationship with alcohol for the better.https://www.hoperisingcoaching.com/awareness-worksheets-opt-in3. Your North Star Visualisation - stops your brain freaking out about doing something unfamiliar.https://www.hoperisingcoaching.com/northstarvisualisation4. Grounding Meditation - you know that feeling when you have a drink and the body goes "aaaaaaaahhhhhhh" and everything seems to relax? What the body really needs is to ground - to come back home to self, and for self to feel lovely. That is what we work on in my live programs. We start every session with a grounding and connect with ourselves to find out what our body really needs when it thinks it wants to drink.https://www.hoperisingcoaching.com/groundingREADY TO GO DEEPER? Are you tired of the mental back-and-forth about drinking?I am running a FREE 3-Day Alcohol Reset on 22, 23 and 24 Sept, 7:30pm Melb/Syd (replays available). No willpower talk. No abstinence pressure. You can even drink while you do it. A judgement-free space to learn the tools to step into a take it or leave it relationship with alcohol. REGISTER FREE: https://www.hoperisingcoaching.com/3-day-reset Want a take it or leave it relationship with alcohol? Want to stop all the "will I, won't I" internal conflict around wine? I am running the Great Aussie Alcohol Experiment LIVE from Thursday 1 October 30 days. Small group coaching. Only 25 spots. Small, intimate and private. Rewire your brain and nervous system so you no longer have to reach for a glass to quieten your busy brain, calm your overwhelmed soul or socialise when your social battery is spent. Early bird pricing open now (ends 15th Spetember) - $500 off the full price, plus two 1:1 counselling sessions with me and 3 webinars included (worth +$1,000). We won't run this live again until January.YOUR NEXT RIGHT MOVE STARTS HERE: https://www.hoperisingcoaching.com/the_great_aussie_alcohol_experiment Change happens in a moment, my friends - the preparation for change takes a little bit of time. Take the time. You will be amazed at the difference it makes.
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Sober October, No Drama: Daily Tips for a Take It or Leave It Relationship With Alcohol EPISODE 6: How to Say No to Alcohol Without Going to War With Yourself - Sober October, No Drama This goes against everything we have been taught about cutting back on alcohol. Instead of going into battle - lean in. A craving is not your enemy. It is just a trigger - a way of your body letting you know that something is not OK. So rather than fighting your body in distress, the invitation is to get curious and ask: Would I be having to do something I don't want to do? Would I be pushing through beyond my exhaustion? Is my busy brain driving me bananas? Is drinking the only way I can give myself permission to stop and sit down? Your body is not broken. It is resourceful. It found a solution. Our job is to find a better one - together. Part of changing our relationship with alcohol involves working out how to create those experiences the way we want them - without using alcohol. But the first step is always curiosity and awareness. Not warfare. This episode is part of Sober October, No Drama - a daily MidlifeAF podcast mini series with tips for cutting back on alcohol without willpower, labels or forever. My Awareness Worksheets are perfect for this episode - working through the answers to these questions will change your relationship with alcohol for the better. See links below: Episode links & Resources• Learn more about Emma Gilmour at: www.hoperisingcoaching.com• Follow Emma Gilmour on insta @hoperisingcoachingFREE TOOLS - four beautiful resources to help you drink less and feel fabulous:1. 7 Steps to Take Back Control of Alcohol - the exact steps I took when I started out on this journey nearly five years ago.https://www.hoperisingcoaching.com/7-steps2. Awareness Worksheets - if you do nothing else, working through the answers to these questions will change your relationship with alcohol for the better.https://www.hoperisingcoaching.com/awareness-worksheets-opt-in3. Your North Star Visualisation - stops your brain freaking out about doing something unfamiliar.https://www.hoperisingcoaching.com/northstarvisualisation4. Grounding Meditation - you know that feeling when you have a drink and the body goes "aaaaaaaahhhhhhh" and everything seems to relax? What the body really needs is to ground - to come back home to self, and for self to feel lovely. That is what we work on in my live programs. We start every session with a grounding and connect with ourselves to find out what our body really needs when it thinks it wants to drink.https://www.hoperisingcoaching.com/groundingREADY TO GO DEEPER? Are you tired of the mental back-and-forth about drinking?I am running a FREE 3-Day Alcohol Reset on 22, 23 and 24 Sept, 7:30pm Melb/Syd (replays available). No willpower talk. No abstinence pressure. You can even drink while you do it. A judgement-free space to learn the tools to step into a take it or leave it relationship with alcohol. REGISTER FREE: https://www.hoperisingcoaching.com/3-day-reset Want a take it or leave it relationship with alcohol? Want to stop all the "will I, won't I" internal conflict around wine? I am running the Great Aussie Alcohol Experiment LIVE from Thursday 1 October 30 days. Small group coaching. Only 25 spots. Small, intimate and private. Rewire your brain and nervous system so you no longer have to reach for a glass to quieten your busy brain, calm your overwhelmed soul or socialise when your social battery is spent. Early bird pricing open now (ends 15th Spetember) - $500 off the full price, plus two 1:1 counselling sessions with me and 3 webinars included (worth +$1,000). We won't run this live again until January.YOUR NEXT RIGHT MOVE STARTS HERE: https://www.hoperisingcoaching.com/the_great_aussie_alcohol_experiment Change happens in a moment, my friends - the preparation for change takes a little bit of time. Take the time. You will be amazed at the difference it makes.
Sober October, No Drama: Daily Tips for a Take It or Leave It Relationship With Alcohol Episode 5: Why One Day at a Time Keeps You Stuck - And What to Do Instead - Sober October, No Drama I know this one is controversial. I am speaking from my own experience. For me, one day at a time meant I had to keep making decisions - which kept me in decision fatigue, which kept me in willpower. And willpower is a finite strategy for cutting back on alcohol. It also reinforces struggle, battling and hard. It ties into good and bad - binary thinking - all of which keeps us in resistance and out of choice. The alternative? Make one firm decision: I am not going to drink for 30 days. A maybe is always a yes A data point is not a failure - it is something to learn from Go into your sober curious break with the decision made and your brain freed up for more interesting things There is no try. There is only do - or do not. Thanks, Yoda. This episode is part of Dry July, No Drama - a daily MidlifeAF podcast mini series with tips for cutting back on alcohol without willpower, labels or forever. My free resources below will help you prepare for and get the most out of your break. See links below: Episode links & Resources• Learn more about Emma Gilmour at: www.hoperisingcoaching.com• Follow Emma Gilmour on insta @hoperisingcoachingFREE TOOLS - four beautiful resources to help you drink less and feel fabulous:1. 7 Steps to Take Back Control of Alcohol - the exact steps I took when I started out on this journey nearly five years ago.https://www.hoperisingcoaching.com/7-steps2. Awareness Worksheets - if you do nothing else, working through the answers to these questions will change your relationship with alcohol for the better.https://www.hoperisingcoaching.com/awareness-worksheets-opt-in3. Your North Star Visualisation - stops your brain freaking out about doing something unfamiliar.https://www.hoperisingcoaching.com/northstarvisualisation4. Grounding Meditation - you know that feeling when you have a drink and the body goes "aaaaaaaahhhhhhh" and everything seems to relax? What the body really needs is to ground - to come back home to self, and for self to feel lovely. That is what we work on in my live programs. We start every session with a grounding and connect with ourselves to find out what our body really needs when it thinks it wants to drink.https://www.hoperisingcoaching.com/groundingREADY TO GO DEEPER? Are you tired of the mental back-and-forth about drinking?I am running a FREE 3-Day Alcohol Reset on 22, 23 and 24 Sept, 7:30pm Melb/Syd (replays available). No willpower talk. No abstinence pressure. You can even drink while you do it. A judgement-free space to learn the tools to step into a take it or leave it relationship with alcohol. REGISTER FREE: https://www.hoperisingcoaching.com/3-day-reset Want a take it or leave it relationship with alcohol? Want to stop all the "will I, won't I" internal conflict around wine? I am running the Great Aussie Alcohol Experiment LIVE from Thursday 1 October 30 days. Small group coaching. Only 25 spots. Small, intimate and private. Rewire your brain and nervous system so you no longer have to reach for a glass to quieten your busy brain, calm your overwhelmed soul or socialise when your social battery is spent. Early bird pricing open now (ends 15th Spetember) - $500 off the full price, plus two 1:1 counselling sessions with me and 3 webinars included (worth +$1,000). We won't run this live again until January.YOUR NEXT RIGHT MOVE STARTS HERE: https://www.hoperisingcoaching.com/the_great_aussie_alcohol_experiment Change happens in a moment, my friends - the preparation for change takes a little bit of time. Take the time. You will be amazed at the difference it makes.
The Helium Boys, Shotgun Spratling and Chris Trevino, are back behind the microphones for another in-season episode for the 2026 USC football campaign. They're blind ranking, investing stocks, taking or leaving and answering your questions as they break down USC's 39-0 shutout of Fresno State and preview the upcoming matchup with Louisiana and a quarterback named Lunch.The podcasting duo opens with the Two-Minute Drill where Shotgun discusses the all the college football he enjoyed watching over Labor Day weekend thanks to USC hosting Fresno State on Friday rather than the traditional Saturday. Chris discusses the national landscape of the sport by unveiling his hate watch rankings of teams that pull him into the TV screen like a moth to a flame. The boys of Helium jump into prior comments and corrections before breaking down the Trojans' dominant victory against former assistant Matt Entz and discussing which players/units/themes saw their stock rise or fall. They also preview the upcoming Friday night matchup with Louisiana and Lunch Winfield.After a break, Shotgun takes on Trevino's Take It or Leave It segment before the show concludes with an Overtime period of blind ranking hats Lincoln Riley could try for a new look on the sideline after giving away his visor after Friday's shutout victory.
Sober October, No Drama: Daily Tips for a Take It or Leave It Relationship With Alcohol Why Thinking About Your Hangover Won't Help You Cut Back on Drinking - Sober October, No Drama When we are taking time off alcohol we tend to spend a lot of time focusing on the hangover and anxiety post-drinking, and not enough time focusing on the issues in the moment. Our craving doesn't care about tomorrow. It just wants to ease our discomfort right now. If you start trying to sell tomorrow's hangover as a reason not to drink, you've lost it - that's a future you problem. Whereas if we start to think about the impact in the here and now, and in the few hours after the first drink, that can be really convincing. Fear of the future, a bit like willpower and restriction, is a short-term strategy and will only last so long. What we need to is: 1. Start to become the craving, need and trigger investigator. 2. Understand what is going on in the moment. For example, if we want excitement, confidence, fun, what do we believe we or the situation will be like without that? This is the shift that makes reducing your alcohol intake feel natural rather than like white-knuckling it through the evening. This episode is part of Sober October, No Drama - a daily MidlifeAF podcast mini series with tips for cutting back on alcohol without willpower, labels or forever. My Awareness Worksheets - perfect for exactly this kind of noticing - and my Grounding Audio, which will help you identify the unmet need underneath the craving before it reaches for a drink. See links below: Episode links & Resources• Learn more about Emma Gilmour at: www.hoperisingcoaching.com• Follow Emma Gilmour on insta @hoperisingcoachingFREE TOOLS - four beautiful resources to help you drink less and feel fabulous:1. 7 Steps to Take Back Control of Alcohol - the exact steps I took when I started out on this journey nearly five years ago.https://www.hoperisingcoaching.com/7-steps2. Awareness Worksheets - if you do nothing else, working through the answers to these questions will change your relationship with alcohol for the better.https://www.hoperisingcoaching.com/awareness-worksheets-opt-in3. Your North Star Visualisation - stops your brain freaking out about doing something unfamiliar.https://www.hoperisingcoaching.com/northstarvisualisation4. Grounding Meditation - you know that feeling when you have a drink and the body goes "aaaaaaaahhhhhhh" and everything seems to relax? What the body really needs is to ground - to come back home to self, and for self to feel lovely. That is what we work on in my live programs. We start every session with a grounding and connect with ourselves to find out what our body really needs when it thinks it wants to drink.https://www.hoperisingcoaching.com/groundingREADY TO GO DEEPER? Are you tired of the mental back-and-forth about drinking?I am running a FREE 3-Day Alcohol Reset on 22, 23 and 24 Sept, 7:30pm Melb/Syd (replays available). No willpower talk. No abstinence pressure. You can even drink while you do it. A judgement-free space to learn the tools to step into a take it or leave it relationship with alcohol. REGISTER FREE: https://www.hoperisingcoaching.com/3-day-reset Want a take it or leave it relationship with alcohol? Want to stop all the "will I, won't I" internal conflict around wine? I am running the Great Aussie Alcohol Experiment LIVE from Thursday 1 October 30 days. Small group coaching. Only 25 spots. Small, intimate and private. Rewire your brain and nervous system so you no longer have to reach for a glass to quieten your busy brain, calm your overwhelmed soul or socialise when your social battery is spent. Early bird pricing open now (ends 15th Spetember) - $500 off the full price, plus two 1:1 counselling sessions with me and 3 webinars included (worth +$1,000). We won't run this live again until January.YOUR NEXT RIGHT MOVE STARTS HERE: https://www.hoperisingcoaching.com/the_great_aussie_alcohol_experiment Change happens in a moment, my friends - the preparation for change takes a little bit of time. Take the time. You will be amazed at the difference it makes.
Sober October, No Drama: Daily Tips for a Take It or Leave It Relationship With Alcohol Episode 3: The One Thing That Makes Sober October Actually Work - Especially If You Have ADHD Just don't drink for 30 days. That's it. Just one thing. Don't try - as we ADHDers are prone to do - to also get fit, go FODMAP or vegan, and declutter the house. It's too much restriction and you will come undone. For those of us who are demand avoidant or prone to black-and-white perfectionist thinking, piling on extra rules will push us straight into a nervous system safety response - and we'll be pouring a glass of Chardonnay before our conscious brain has time to remind us we are taking a break. Your permission list for the next 30 days: The comfort food The rest The social media and the Netflix binge The care you would give a sick child Nothing else matters but your firm no for 30 days. And if you have a slip-up? A data point is just a sign that your body hasn't learnt how to manage something yet. Treat it with curiosity, not judgement - there is so much to learn from that. A maybe is always a yes. One thing. That's all. This episode is part of Sober October, No Drama - a daily MidlifeAF podcast mini series with tips for cutting back on alcohol without willpower, labels or forever. My free resources below will help you prepare for and get the most out of your break. See links below: Episode links & Resources• Learn more about Emma Gilmour at: www.hoperisingcoaching.com• Follow Emma Gilmour on insta @hoperisingcoachingFREE TOOLS - four beautiful resources to help you drink less and feel fabulous:1. 7 Steps to Take Back Control of Alcohol - the exact steps I took when I started out on this journey nearly five years ago.https://www.hoperisingcoaching.com/7-steps2. Awareness Worksheets - if you do nothing else, working through the answers to these questions will change your relationship with alcohol for the better.https://www.hoperisingcoaching.com/awareness-worksheets-opt-in3. Your North Star Visualisation - stops your brain freaking out about doing something unfamiliar.https://www.hoperisingcoaching.com/northstarvisualisation4. Grounding Meditation - you know that feeling when you have a drink and the body goes "aaaaaaaahhhhhhh" and everything seems to relax? What the body really needs is to ground - to come back home to self, and for self to feel lovely. That is what we work on in my live programs. We start every session with a grounding and connect with ourselves to find out what our body really needs when it thinks it wants to drink.https://www.hoperisingcoaching.com/groundingREADY TO GO DEEPER? Are you tired of the mental back-and-forth about drinking?I am running a FREE 3-Day Alcohol Reset on 22, 23 and 24 Sept, 7:30pm Melb/Syd (replays available). No willpower talk. No abstinence pressure. You can even drink while you do it. A judgement-free space to learn the tools to step into a take it or leave it relationship with alcohol. REGISTER FREE: https://www.hoperisingcoaching.com/3-day-reset Want a take it or leave it relationship with alcohol? Want to stop all the "will I, won't I" internal conflict around wine? I am running the Great Aussie Alcohol Experiment LIVE from Thursday 1 October 30 days. Small group coaching. Only 25 spots. Small, intimate and private. Rewire your brain and nervous system so you no longer have to reach for a glass to quieten your busy brain, calm your overwhelmed soul or socialise when your social battery is spent. Early bird pricing open now (ends 15th Spetember) - $500 off the full price, plus two 1:1 counselling sessions with me and 3 webinars included (worth +$1,000). We won't run this live again until January.YOUR NEXT RIGHT MOVE STARTS HERE: https://www.hoperisingcoaching.com/the_great_aussie_alcohol_experiment Change happens in a moment, my friends - the preparation for change takes a little bit of time. Take the time. You will be amazed at the difference it makes.
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Sober October, No Drama: Daily Tips for a Take It or Leave It Relationship With Alcohol Episode 2: How to Reduce Your Drinking by Stopping Thinking About Drinking - Sober October, No Drama The best way to set yourself up for success with a 30-day break from alcohol is to start noticing YOUR behaviours, thoughts, beliefs and physical experience of alcohol. You need to become a need hunter. Don't spend too much time on the after-alcohol experience - that's what people get wrong. The after experience sends us into judgement and self-flagellation, which distracts us from gathering the data we actually need to cut back on drinking for good. Instead, start noticing what was happening immediately before you got a craving: What need is being met by alcohol? What is alcohol giving you? What is it taking away? Is it like slipping into a warm bath? Do your shoulders relax? Do you sigh? What thoughts change when you drink? Note for our ND friends: noticing physical sensations can be hard - share anything that comes to mind, however small. This is the kind of super-sleuth behaviour that moves us to a take it or leave it relationship with alcohol - and makes for a really enjoyable sober curious 30-day break. This episode is part of Sober October, No Drama - a daily MidlifeAF podcast mini series with tips for cutting back on alcohol without willpower, labels or forever. My Awareness Worksheets are perfect for this episode - working through the answers to these questions will change your relationship with alcohol for the better. See links below: Episode links & Resources• Learn more about Emma Gilmour at: www.hoperisingcoaching.com• Follow Emma Gilmour on insta @hoperisingcoachingFREE TOOLS - four beautiful resources to help you drink less and feel fabulous:1. 7 Steps to Take Back Control of Alcohol - the exact steps I took when I started out on this journey nearly five years ago.https://www.hoperisingcoaching.com/7-steps2. Awareness Worksheets - if you do nothing else, working through the answers to these questions will change your relationship with alcohol for the better.https://www.hoperisingcoaching.com/awareness-worksheets-opt-in3. Your North Star Visualisation - stops your brain freaking out about doing something unfamiliar.https://www.hoperisingcoaching.com/northstarvisualisation4. Grounding Meditation - you know that feeling when you have a drink and the body goes "aaaaaaaahhhhhhh" and everything seems to relax? What the body really needs is to ground - to come back home to self, and for self to feel lovely. That is what we work on in my live programs. We start every session with a grounding and connect with ourselves to find out what our body really needs when it thinks it wants to drink.https://www.hoperisingcoaching.com/groundingREADY TO GO DEEPER? Are you tired of the mental back-and-forth about drinking?I am running a FREE 3-Day Alcohol Reset on 22, 23 and 24 Sept, 7:30pm Melb/Syd (replays available). No willpower talk. No abstinence pressure. You can even drink while you do it. A judgement-free space to learn the tools to step into a take it or leave it relationship with alcohol. REGISTER FREE: https://www.hoperisingcoaching.com/3-day-reset Want a take it or leave it relationship with alcohol? Want to stop all the "will I, won't I" internal conflict around wine? I am running the Great Aussie Alcohol Experiment LIVE from Thursday 1 October 30 days. Small group coaching. Only 25 spots. Small, intimate and private. Rewire your brain and nervous system so you no longer have to reach for a glass to quieten your busy brain, calm your overwhelmed soul or socialise when your social battery is spent. Early bird pricing open now (ends 15th Spetember) - $500 off the full price, plus two 1:1 counselling sessions with me and 3 webinars included (worth +$1,000). We won't run this live again until January.YOUR NEXT RIGHT MOVE STARTS HERE: https://www.hoperisingcoaching.com/the_great_aussie_alcohol_experiment Change happens in a moment, my friends - the preparation for change takes a little bit of time. Take the time. You will be amazed at the difference it makes.
Sober October, No Drama: Daily Tips for a Take It or Leave It Relationship With Alcohol Episode 1 - Why Cutting Back on Alcohol Has Nothing to Do With Willpower There are not two types of people - those who can drink and those who can't. Anyone can start to use alcohol problematically if they are drinking regularly and begin associating it with relief from emotional or physical pain. These kinds of sayings shame people and put the blame squarely on the individual - rather than understanding the truth: Alcohol is the solution to the problem of a person's pain. Not the problem itself. This means: Problematic alcohol use is not a morality issue It is often a valid nervous system safety response to a world that doesn't have our best interests at heart The goal is not to shame ourselves into stopping - it is to find a different solution Our job is to learn how to hold ourselves in our distress. To find a way to be with this world that doesn't hurt our heart and soul even more in the process. If you are sober curious, tired of the back-and-forth about drinking, or simply want a take it or leave it relationship with alcohol - you are in the right place. This episode is part of Sober October, No Drama - a daily MidlifeAF podcast mini series with tips for cutting back on alcohol without willpower, labels or forever. Episode links & Resources• Learn more about Emma Gilmour at: www.hoperisingcoaching.com• Follow Emma Gilmour on insta @hoperisingcoachingFREE TOOLS - four beautiful resources to help you drink less and feel fabulous:1. 7 Steps to Take Back Control of Alcohol - the exact steps I took when I started out on this journey nearly five years ago.https://www.hoperisingcoaching.com/7-steps2. Awareness Worksheets - if you do nothing else, working through the answers to these questions will change your relationship with alcohol for the better.https://www.hoperisingcoaching.com/awareness-worksheets-opt-in3. Your North Star Visualisation - stops your brain freaking out about doing something unfamiliar.https://www.hoperisingcoaching.com/northstarvisualisation4. Grounding Meditation - you know that feeling when you have a drink and the body goes "aaaaaaaahhhhhhh" and everything seems to relax? What the body really needs is to ground - to come back home to self, and for self to feel lovely. That is what we work on in my live programs. We start every session with a grounding and connect with ourselves to find out what our body really needs when it thinks it wants to drink.https://www.hoperisingcoaching.com/groundingREADY TO GO DEEPER? Are you tired of the mental back-and-forth about drinking?I am running a FREE 3-Day Alcohol Reset on 22, 23 and 24 Sept, 7:30pm Melb/Syd (replays available). No willpower talk. No abstinence pressure. You can even drink while you do it. A judgement-free space to learn the tools to step into a take it or leave it relationship with alcohol. REGISTER FREE: https://www.hoperisingcoaching.com/3-day-reset Want a take it or leave it relationship with alcohol? Want to stop all the "will I, won't I" internal conflict around wine? I am running the Great Aussie Alcohol Experiment LIVE from Thursday 1 October 30 days. Small group coaching. Only 25 spots. Small, intimate and private. Rewire your brain and nervous system so you no longer have to reach for a glass to quieten your busy brain, calm your overwhelmed soul or socialise when your social battery is spent. Early bird pricing open now (ends 15th Spetember) - $500 off the full price, plus two 1:1 counselling sessions with me and 3 webinars included (worth +$1,000). We won't run this live again until January.YOUR NEXT RIGHT MOVE STARTS HERE: https://www.hoperisingcoaching.com/the_great_aussie_alcohol_experiment Change happens in a moment, my friends - the preparation for change takes a little bit of time. Take the time. You will be amazed at the difference it makes.
Ray has the latest on the Mystics and their clinching a Playoff Berth. Octavia shares who stood out in the NFC East from the second week of Preseason action. Cardell brought up several interesting topics across sports in Take It or Leave It and Rapid Fire!
The Helium Boys, Shotgun Spratling and Chris Trevino, are back for the first game-week recap episode of the 2026 season, and they're back in the thick of it as all the staples of the Helium Boys Podcast are in full effect with the Two-Minute Drill, stocks, upcoming game preview, answering listener questions, take it or leave its and Chris forcing Shotgun to do a blind ranking against his will.The podcasting duo open with the Two-Minute Drill where Chris discusses the abhorrence of an event that took place at the Coliseum in the season opener while Shotgun scattershots across a variety of topics that have been national discussions from USC's 42-26 win over San Jose State. The boys of Helium jump into prior comments and corrections before breaking down the Trojans' victory and which players/units/themes saw their stock rise or fall. They also preview the upcoming Friday night matchup with Fresno State.After a break, Shotgun takes on Trevino's Take It or Leave It segment before the show concludes with an Overtime period of blind ranking rivalries that range from sports to cities to cartoon characters.
Marlon and Jake discuss the books they'd banish from school reading lists—not ban but give a well-earned time out. They consider why the Bible shouldn't make the cut, why mythology deserves to expand beyond the Greeks and Romans, and what kinds of books actually resonate with high school readers. Plus: why being a great book doesn't necessarily make something a great book to teach—and whether length should matter. Subscribe to our River-herd digital newsletter and our print newspaper, The Eddy, for sneak peeks of our upcoming books, free giveaways, and exclusive content: https://sites.prh.com/the-eddy-newspaper Mythology by Edith Hamilton Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck The Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck The Pearl by John Steinbeck “Who Am I This Time?” by Kurt Vonnegut King Solomon's Mines by H. Rider Haggard Benito Cereno by Herman Melville The Tempest by William Shakespeare The Radiance of the King by Camara Laye The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald “The Library of Babel” by Jorge Luis Borges “The Aleph” by Jorge Luis Borges Wuthering Heights by Emily Brontë The Monk by Matthew Gregory Lewis The Woman in White by Wilkie Collins The Moonstone by Wilkie Collins Wide Sargasso Sea by Jean Rhys Ethan Frome by Edith Wharton The Hitchhiker's Guide to Galaxy by Douglas Adams The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling by Henry Fielding The House of Mirth by Edith Wharton The Age of Innocence by Edith Wharton The Merry Wives of Windsor by William Shakespeare The Comedy of Errors by William Shakespeare As You Like It by William Shakespeare Twelfth Night by William Shakespeare You Can't Take It with You by George S. Kaufman and Moss Hart A Raisin in the Sun by Lorraine Hansberry Death of a Salesman by Arthur Miller Animal Farm by George Orwell 1984 by George Orwell The Trial by Franz Kafka Gulliver's Travels by Jonathan Swift The Swiss Family Robinson by Johann David Wyss Brave New World by Aldous Huxley Look Back in Anger by John Osborne Butley by Simon Gray The Loneliness of a Long-Distance Runner by Alan Sillitoe Lucky Jim by Kingsley Amis The Circle by W. Somerset Maugham
It's time to TAKE IT OR LEAVE IT on the 2026 Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Are the Bucs a legitimate 10-win team? Will Baker Mayfield have the best season of his Tampa Bay career? Can the young wide receiver room replace Mike Evans, and is this defense good enough to crack the NFL's Top 10? Plus, how important is the offensive line depth, what would an 0-2 start mean for Todd Bowles, and do the Bucs have enough talent to win the NFC South? TKras puts nine bold Buccaneers statements on the table—and you decide: TAKE IT or LEAVE IT!
The Helium Boys, Shotgun Spratling and Chris Trevino, return behind the microphones for the first official game-week episode of the 2026 season, and they're bringing some new flair as they unveil a new 'Trojan Draft' competition pitting each co-host against each other in a match of statistical prognostication and team building.But first the podcasting duo open with the Two-Minute Drill where Shotgun talks about his excitement level now that game week is finally upon us while Chris discusses his adventure attending Salute to Troy for the first time. The boys of Helium jump into prior comments and corrections before breaking down what a couple of newsy items mean for USC after it was revealed Tobias Raymond will be the starting center while Jahkeem Stewart has been injured and will miss the first three games of the season. They also preview the upcoming matchup with San Jose State.The second half of the show features Shotgun and Chris snake drafting an offensive and defensive unit of Trojans that each believes will put up the best stats this season in the first-annual Trojan Draft.Shotgun then takes on Trevino's Take It or Leave It segment before the show concludes with an Overtime period of 'Real or Fake' Silicon Valley startups that include names such as Delicious, Backrub and Fashism.
It's another Take It or Leave It packed with strong opinions on Tampa Bay sports. Is Jalon Daniels doing enough to secure the Bucs' QB2 job? Should Tampa keep three quarterbacks? And does Vita Vea's new extension make him the most important piece of Todd Bowles' defense? Plus, the Bucs' preseason depth, Sean Tucker's roster chances and whether Baker Mayfield has anything left to prove before Week 1. On the Rays side, Drew Rasmussen is rolling, the offense remains a concern, and the Yankees are creeping closer in the AL East. We'll also debate Kevin Cash's Manager of the Year case, whether the bullpen can carry Tampa Bay through October, the impact of the injury situation, Jonathan Aranda's postseason importance and whether a new stadium deal would be the biggest off-field victory in franchise history.
Your face gets the full routine: serums, SPF, the works. Your body? Random drugstore lotion, if that. In this solo episode, Beatea and Natascha (the mother-daughter duo behind Boutique Skin Envie) break down the full summer body survival guide: bumpy arms, cellulite, stretch marks, sweat and self-tanning, no shame, no miracle claims, just what actually works. They cover why body skin ages faster than you think, the real difference between deodorant and antiperspirant, why "no cream erases cellulite" is the truth nobody wants to hear, and how to get a natural-looking tan without ever going in the sun.
Links & Mentions: Consult booking link: www.dryazdancoaching.com/consult Email me: DrDYazdan@gmail.com Make more money video: www.dryazdancoaching.com/MDM Follow me for more tips: (@DrYazdan) www.instagram.com/dryazdan and (@DrYazdanCoaching) www.Instagram.com/dryazdancoaching Most dentists believe growth comes from doing more. More marketing. More patients. More procedures. More hours. More hustle. And in the beginning? That's true. But what happens when hustle stops working? In today's episode, Dr. Desiree Yazdan breaks down one of the biggest misconceptions in dentistry: the belief that the same strategies that get you to $1 million will get you to $3 million or $4 million. The reality is that many practice owners can hustle their way to a million dollars. Some can even hustle their way to $1.5 million or beyond. But eventually, hard work becomes the ceiling. The difference between a six-figure practice and a multiple seven-figure practice isn't talent, intelligence, clinical skill, or work ethic. It's leverage. If you've ever felt stuck at the same revenue year after year, overwhelmed by constant problem-solving, or like your practice can't function without you, this episode will challenge the way you think about growth, leadership, and scaling your business. In This Episode, You'll Learn: • Why hustle is necessary in the early stages of practice ownership • The hidden reason many dentists get stuck around the $1M–$1.5M mark • How the very habits that helped you grow can eventually hold you back • Why many practice owners unknowingly become the bottleneck in their business • The "Million Dollar Trap" and how it keeps practices from scaling • What Dr. Yazdan calls "Hero Syndrome" and why dentists are especially vulnerable to it • The most expensive sentence a practice owner can say: "It's easier if I do it myself" • How constantly solving problems for your team creates dependency instead of leadership • Why more CE, more clinical skills, and more expertise aren't always the answer to growth • The mindset shift that separates million-dollar owners from multi-million-dollar owners • Why leverage—not effort—is the key to sustainable scaling • The role systems, accountability, and leadership play in creating a practice that grows without relying on the owner • Why control can become one of the biggest obstacles to growth • How learning to trust your team can unlock the next level of success • The simple question that reveals where your practice is overly dependent on you Ready to Take It to the Next Level? If you're ready to increase revenue while working less—and build a practice that actually feels in control—apply for SMDP:
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This week's episode is brought to you by the colors: yellow, orange, and brown. The 8th volume of our deep dive into the trippy and groovy beginnings of the heavy stuff! Cut your lava lamp on, gaze at that blacklight poster through the haze of purple smoke, and join your favorite rock n' roll grave robbers as they dig deep into the core of 70s Acid Rock n' Proto Metal crypt to unearth some obscure bands that helped influence and mold what would become known as Heavy Metal. What is it that we do here at InObscuria? Well, we exhume obscure Rock n' Punk n' Metal in one of 3 categories: the Lost, the Forgotten, or the Should Have Beens. This particular episode is planted firmly in the LOST category, as all of these recordings occurred between 1970 – 1973. As always, our hope is that we turn you on to something new in a genre and decade that you may have thought you already knew everything there was to know. Songs this week include: Zoot - “Hey Pinky” from Zoot Out (1971) Head Over Heels - “Road Runner” from Head Over Heels (1971) Fresh Blueberry Pancake - “Hassels” from Heavy (1970) Wicked Lady - “I'm A Freak” from Psychotic Overkill (1972) Irish Coffee - “Can't Take It” from Irish Coffee (1971) Light Of Darkness - “Movin' Along” from Light Of Darkness (1971) Ancient Grease - “Mother Grease The Cat” from Women And Children First (1970) Jane - “Here We Are” from Here We Are (1973) Visit us: https://inobscuria.com/ https://bonelesspodcasting.com/shows/in-obscuria https://www.facebook.com/InObscuria https://twitter.com/inobscuria https://www.instagram.com/inobscuria/ Buy cool stuff with our logo on it: InObscuria Store Check out Robert's amazing fire sculptures and metal workings here: http://flamewerx.com/ If you'd like to check out Kevin's band THE SWEAR, take a listen on all streaming services or pick up a digital copy of their latest release here: https://theswear.bandcamp.com/ If you want to hear Robert and Kevin's band from the late 90s – early 00s BIG JACK PNEUMATIC, check it out here: https://bigjackpnuematic.bandcamp.com/
In the dream, someone had stolen my award, thetrophy itself, and I had to go through a kind of caper to retrieve it. Once I had it back, I became kind of hypervigilant about protecting it. When I woke up, I realized how silly it all was. No one would want to steal my award and even if they took the physical object, that wouldn't take the fact of it away.To keep reading They Can't Take It from Me, visit the Songs for the Struggling Artist blog. Episode 508Song: They Can't Take That Away from Me, featuring Scott EthierImage selfie by Emily Rainbow DavisGive this podcast 5 stars. Write a nice review! Rate it: https://ratethispodcast.com/strugglingartistMailing list: www.emilyrainbowdavis.com/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SongsfortheStrugglingArtist/Support me on Patreon: www.patreon.com/emilyrdavisKofi: http://ko-fi.com/emilyrainbowdavisPayPal: https://www.paypal.me/strugglingartistSubstack: https://emilyrainbowdavis.substack.com/Twitter @erainbowdMastodon@erainbowd@podvibes.coBlueSky@erainbowd.bsky.socialInstagram & Pinterest Listen to The Dragoning &The DefenseDonate to the festival award fund via Give Butter
Links & Mentions: Consult booking link: www.dryazdancoaching.com/consult Email me: DrDYazdan@gmail.com Make more money video: www.dryazdancoaching.com/MDM Follow me for more tips: (@DrYazdan) www.instagram.com/dryazdan and (@DrYazdanCoaching) www.Instagram.com/dryazdancoaching Belief Sells Dentistry: The Mindset Shift That Changes Case Acceptance In this episode, Dr. Yazdan dives into one of the most important — and most overlooked — aspects of case acceptance: belief. Not scripts. Not persuasion tactics. Not sounding “salesy.” Real belief. Because patients can feel when you genuinely believe in the treatment you're recommending… and they can also feel when you don't. This episode explores how your own thoughts about money, confidence, treatment value, and self-worth directly impact the way you present dentistry — and ultimately how patients respond to it. If you've ever softened treatment recommendations, assumed patients couldn't afford care, apologized for fees, or struggled with confidence during larger case presentations, this conversation will completely change the way you think about case acceptance. In This Episode, We Discuss: • Why belief is one of the biggest drivers of case acceptance • The difference between ethical confidence and manipulation • How hesitation and uncertainty impact patient trust • Why patients can feel when you don't fully believe your own recommendations • The hidden ways dentists weaken treatment presentations • How your energy changes the entire consult conversation • Why conviction matters more than scripts • The connection between confidence, communication, and trust • How dentists project their own money beliefs onto patients • Why patients spend money on things they emotionally value • The importance of separating YOUR financial beliefs from your patients' • How belief influences your team's confidence and communication • Why patients are looking for leadership and certainty • The difference between confidence and arrogance • How insecurity impacts treatment presentation • Why documenting your dentistry builds stronger confidence • The emotional transformation dentistry creates for patients • Why under-diagnosing due to discomfort is also a disservice • How rejection from a few patients can unconsciously weaken future case presentations • Why female dentists often minimize their expertise and value Ready to Take It to the Next Level? If you're ready to increase revenue while working less—and build a practice that actually feels in control—apply for Systems for a Million Dollar Dental Practice:
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Your Body Is Allowed to Take It's TimeYOUR DAILY DOSE OF CALM, CLARITY, AND GENTLE ENCOURAGEMENT.In this episode, we explore the theme of "your body is allowed to take it's time". This is a gentle, contemplative piece designed to help you pause, reflect, and find peace in the present moment. Whether you're listening during your morning routine, a quiet lunch break, or winding down before sleep, this episode invites you to slow down and reconnect with yourself.Take a deep breath. You are here. That is enough.
Links & Mentions: Consult booking link: www.dryazdancoaching.com/consult Email me: DrDYazdan@gmail.com Make more money video: www.dryazdancoaching.com/MDM Follow me for more tips: (@DrYazdan) www.instagram.com/dryazdan and (@DrYazdanCoaching) www.Instagram.com/dryazdancoaching Leading Without Micromanaging: How to Build a Team That Doesn't Depend on You for Everything In this episode, we're talking about one of the biggest struggles dental practice owners face: the difference between leadership and micromanagement. If you feel like your practice starts falling apart the second you step away… if your team constantly needs your approval, your input, or your problem-solving all day long… this episode is for you. Dr. Yazdan breaks down why so many dentists unintentionally become micromanagers, how it slowly creates burnout, and what it actually takes to build a strong, empowered team that can function without your constant involvement. This episode is a deep conversation about leadership, control, perfectionism, burnout, emotional regulation, delegation, and creating systems that allow your practice — and your life — to feel lighter. Because real leadership is not about controlling everyone around you. It's about building a practice that runs well because of the systems, standards, and culture you created. In This Episode, We Discuss: • The hidden difference between leadership and micromanagement • Why so many dentists accidentally train their teams to depend on them • The emotional and mental cost of over-functioning in your practice • How perfectionism impacts leadership and team confidence • Why fear often drives micromanaging behaviors • The reason your team may struggle to take initiative • How constant correction destroys ownership and confidence • Why some mistakes are necessary for growth • The importance of creating clear expectations and systems • How to stop becoming the “solution” for every problem • Questions that help your team think independently • The difference between delegating tasks vs delegating outcomes • How emotionally reactive leadership creates anxious teams • Why calm leadership creates stability and better performance • The connection between burnout and controlling behavior • Why female practice owners often carry extra emotional labor • How to create a practice that supports your life instead of consuming it • What true freedom and leadership actually look like as a business owner Ready to Take It to the Next Level? If you're ready to increase revenue while working less—and build a practice that actually feels in control—apply for Systems for a Million Dollar Dental Practice:
Links & Mentions: Consult booking link: www.dryazdancoaching.com/consult Email me: DrDYazdan@gmail.com Make more money video: www.dryazdancoaching.com/MDM Follow me for more tips: (@DrYazdan) www.instagram.com/dryazdan and (@DrYazdanCoaching) www.Instagram.com/dryazdancoaching Episode Summary: A full schedule feels safe. An empty schedule feels stressful. But what if neither actually determines your results? In this episode, we're breaking down one of the biggest mindset traps dental practice owners fall into—believing their schedule dictates their success. Because the truth is… it doesn't. You'll learn how to stop riding the emotional rollercoaster of “full vs. empty” and start operating from a place of certainty, control, and confidence—no matter what your schedule looks like. What You'll Learn: • Why a full schedule can create a false sense of security • How an empty schedule triggers scarcity and reactive decision-making • Real examples of full days falling apart—and slow days turning into big production • The difference between circumstance vs. mindset in your results • How to develop confidence that isn't dependent on your schedule Ready to Take It to the Next Level? If you're ready to increase revenue while working less—and build a practice that actually feels in control—apply for Systems for a Million Dollar Dental Practice:
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