Episode 19: Gray-Area Drinking

So what the heck is gray-area drinking and what does it mean to
go alcohol-free today? More and more people are quitting not
because they have a “drinking problem” but because they have a
problem with drinking. Gray-area drinking is the space between
the extremes, between a totally healthy and moderate relationship
to alcohol (you know, like no more than one drink per day), and
the rock-bottom handle-of-vodka kind of drinking we associate
with “alcoholism.” It’s the space that most drinkers live in and
it can be pretty confusing.


A lot of gray-area drinkers are pretty keen on living a healthy
and active lifestyle. Their drinking is pretty normal for their
social circle. They drink at appropriate times, and may not exude
the classical symptoms of addiction. But that doesn’t mean that
alcohol is serving them and making them feel fulfilled. Why do
former gray-area drinkers become 1000% happier going sober? When
you challenge yourself to go beyond your comfort zone, you
discover what really makes you happy and align your life to more
joy, freedom, and creativity. See what NY Times and CNN are
talking about and get sober curious today.


 


Show Notes and Books Mentioned:


NY Times “The New Sobriety”


https://www.nytimes.com/2019/06/15/style/sober-curious.html


CNN “People are sick of drinking. Investors are betting on the
'sober curious’”


https://www.cnn.com/2019/06/08/tech/alcohol-alternative-sober-curious/index.html


San Diego Recovering Women’s Social Club meetup


https://www.meetup.com/sdrwsc/


8 Signs Your Relationship to Alcohol is More Complicated Than You
Think


https://www.euphoricaf.com/blog-home/8-signs-complicated


Unf*ck Yourself by Gary John Bishop


https://www.amazon.com/Unfu-Yourself-Your-Head-into/dp/0062803832/ref=sr_1_2?keywords=unfuck+yourself&qid=1562104551&s=gateway&sr=8-2


Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck by Mark Manson


https://www.amazon.com/Subtle-Art-Not-Giving-Counterintuitive/dp/0062457713/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=subtle+are+of+not+giving+a+fuck&qid=1562104581&s=gateway&sr=8-1


The Power of Now by Eckhart Tolle


https://www.amazon.com/Power-Now-Guide-Spiritual-Enlightenment/dp/1577314808/ref=sr_1_3?keywords=the+power+of+now&qid=1562104597&s=gateway&sr=8-3


Alcohol Explained by William Porter


https://www.amazon.com/Alcohol-Explained-William-Porter/dp/1516997190/ref=sr_1_2?keywords=alcohol+explained&qid=1562104623&s=gateway&sr=8-2


Read Our Stories Series


https://www.euphoricaf.com/blog-home/our-stories


What is the most dangerous drug?


https://www.economist.com/graphic-detail/2019/06/25/what-is-the-most-dangerous-drug