Ep. #84 Client Spotlight: Permission To Not Be Broken w/ Erin VanderkooyEp. #84 Client Spotlight: Permission To Not Be Broken w/ Erin Vanderkooy
Stop Drinking and Start Living
Erin Vanderkooy shares her unique journey to sobriety, offering practical tips and insights for anyone on a similar path.
1:10:44•28 Apr 2021
Erin Vanderkooy's Journey: Crafting Her Own Path to Sobriety
“Observation and curiosity over judgment always, because if we, yeah, if we can put our curious hat on and say: well, what you know, and I and some of the tools that work, as well as planning, so not not drinking, um, not deciding in the moment to have a drink, but deciding at least hours before is a is a really great one.”
Ever felt the weight of trying to be a 'normal drinker'? In this episode of 'Stop Drinking and Start Living', Mary Wagstaff chats with health coach and client Erin Vanderkooy about her personal journey to sobriety. Erin opens up about the physical and mental challenges she faced, and how she realized that there’s no one-size-fits-all approach to quitting alcohol. Through love, curiosity, and mindfulness, Erin crafted her unique path to freedom.
She shares practical tools from her coaching sessions with Mary, offering insights into what it takes to ask for help and the benefits of doing so. They discuss the importance of observation in sobriety, the pitfalls of substituting alcohol with sugar, and strategies for handling social situations and dating while sober. This episode is a treasure trove of tips and real-life experiences for anyone on the road to sobriety or those supporting someone on this journey.
Tune in to discover how Erin found her way and learn how you can too.
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