This Naked Mind Podcast

Dean is a husband, father, business man and a special constable (part-time police officer) in the UK. Dean tells Annie about his story and how is relationship with alcohol started out, like so many of us, by casually going out drinking with his friends. After a terrible work-related injury that would change his plans for his life and the loss of his dear grandmother, Dean’s relationship with alcohol quickly got out of control. Until one day, after 6 years had gone by in a blur, Dean experienced an Aha Moment that resulted in Spontaneous Sobriety. Now, he hasn’t had a drink in over 14 months and describes how much life has changed since he took back control of his relationship with alcohol.

I’ve stopped drinking, but how long does it take to really start to feel the changes as my body recovers from the damage alcohol has done? Annie and Dr Jaffe address this commonly asked question by Annie sharing her own personal experience with while Dr Jaffe provides insight based on scientific research.

Danielle Baldino started drinking while in college and over the next few years found herself shifting from drinking with friends for fun to weekend binge drinking as a way to cope with loneliness and life as a newly married woman being at all what she expected. Danielle shares her story with Annie and describes her recovery journey where she has now been alcohol free 6 months. Danielle has a blog about truly living life with the good, bad and ugly and she also started a meetup for women in recovery in the San Diego, CA area. Episode Links: Danielle’s Blog: Morning Soda San Diego Meetup

I’m drinking at home alone at night to quiet the noise, relax and fall asleep faster, so how can I stop doing that? Annie explains why alcohol seems to provide a temporary sense of relaxation, why quieting the noise isn’t actually a great idea and how alcohol truly affects our sleep patterns.

Kaelin Tuell Poulin is the founder of LadyBoss Weight Loss and her mission is to “help women lose weight while loving themselves again”. Annie gets so many questions about food and sugar cravings and addiction so she brought her friend, and an expert on this topic, Kaelin on because her method uses many of the same principles as This Naked Mind, but for food and sugar. Kaelin shares her own personal journey with Annie and shares an exciting offer for those of us who are wanting help in this area. Episode Links: 7 Day Free Experience with LadyBoss Lifestyle

Naltrexone and The Sinclair Method come up all the time in reader’s questions to Annie. Annie spends some time explaining what Naltrexone is and how The Sinclair Method works based on her research as well as the feedback from so many of her readers. Episode Links: One Little Pill Annie’s Podcast with Claudia Christian Annie’s Podcast with Dr Adi Jaffe

Rob Lohman is the founder of The Addiction Recovery Hub and Host of the Beyond the Bars Radio Podcast. Rob shares with Annie about his story of immense addiction and his amazing journey through recovery in such an honest and raw way. Rob’s journey has brought him to a place where he has such a heart for helping others and he is currently developing a transformational house for men who are on their own recovery journey. Episode Links: Beyond the Bars Podcast The Addiction Recovery Hub

So many of us have turned to alcohol in times where we just want to lose ourselves and escape the pressure and noise. What can we do to get out of this cycle? Annie answers this question with some great information and amazing advice. Episode Links: Byron Katie's You Tube Channel Change Your Brain, Change Your Body: Use Your Brain to Get and Keep the Body You Have Always Wanted by Dr Daniel G. Amen The Untethered Soul: The Journey Beyond Yourself by Michael A. Singer

Lee Davy is the founder of The Truth About Alcohol. Lee shares his incredible story with Annie of how he found spontaneous sobriety after years of excess partying and how “The Truth About Alcohol” came to be from his desire to help others uncover the truths he had discovered about alcohol. Episode Links: Webinar Details for Resistance Training on June 22nd Strive Follow Lee on Instagram Life Changing Experience Lee is also in the middle of a 365-day challenge where he is facing his fears. Check out his Instagram Live show Sundays through Thursday.

In this episode, Annie describes her own personal journey that brought her to the research behind This Naked Mind and how her method of unconscious conditioning worked to finally bring that ultimate freedom in her relationship with alcohol. Episode Links: Healing Back Pain: The Mind-Body Connection by Dr John Sarno The Alcohol Experiment

Jenna Sinclair spent much of her childhood in pubs observing her mom drinking too much and being carried home by some of the locals on a regular basis. It didn’t take too long before Jenna realized she was following in her mom’s footsteps and wanted to make a change. Jenna tells Annie her story and describes that “aha moment” that has helped her to find freedom and increased her desire to help others in any way possible. Episode Links: Jenna’s Website Jenna’s Food Blog Alcohol Explained by William Porter

Annie responds to an article titled “Moderate to Heavy Drinkers are More Likely to Live to 85 Without Developing Dementia” by breaking down the details from the study and providing her own research. Annie also addresses the headline culture that we live in that allows for articles like this to become sensationalized.

Laura McKowen somewhat reluctantly overcame what she describes as a “life-threatening drinking problem”. She then started to share her story with others through her website and podcasts before she decided to leave her successful corporate advertising career in order to pursue writing, teaching and speaking full time. Laura very candidly and honestly shares her story with Annie and how she came to a place where her life’s purpose is to help others in such an amazing way. Episode Links: Laura’s Website

Is it really possible to be happier without alcohol? That can be really hard to even imagine. Annie describes her thoughts around happiness with alcohol and happiness without it by providing some specific examples for various emotions that are tied to happiness and her experiences relating to each of those emotions. Episode Links: Positivity: Top-Notch Research Reveals the Upward Spiral That Will Change Your Life by Barbara Fredrickson

Ruari Fairbairns is the co-founder of One Year No Beer and the author of The 28 Day Alcohol-Free Challenge. Ruari shares his story with Annie starting with how he got drunk for the first time at the age of 12, to having a career in his 20s that required taking clients out for drinking and entertainment, to an anger management class that gave him the idea to just take a 90 day break from alcohol. That 90 day break from alcohol changed Ruari’s life in so many amazing ways that he and his friend Andy Ramage decided to start One Year No Beer to help others find this amazing freedom as well. Episode Links: One Year No Beer 28 Day Alcohol-Free Challenge by Andy Ramage and Ruari Fairbairns Follow One Year No Beer on Facebook Follow One Year No Beer on Instagram

Annie gets asked this question all the time. Did she go into this with the plan to quit forever or just to drink less? And does she consider herself someone who has quit drinking forever? Annie describes her intentions and the outcome of finding complete freedom in her relationship with alcohol. She also gives us some great advice on what kind of commitments we should be trying to make and how to approach those commitments.

Sashi Tozzi started drinking at 15 years old as a way to overcome her shyness and social anxiety. By the time she turned 20, things had escalated to the point where her family staged an intervention with her about her drug and alcohol use. After 6 more years of heavy partying, she made the decision to give sobriety a try and hasn’t turned back since. Now, Sasha is a writer, recovery coach and rapid transformational therapist who wants nothing more than to help others find the same “joy, passion, love, and purpose” that she found. Sasha shares her story with Annie and they discuss how she is now able to function in social settings without the crutch of drugs or alcohol. Sasha also gives some great advice on how to talk to a loved one who might be drinking too much from the perspective of her own personal journey. Episode Links: Sasha's Website Follow Sasha on Instagram Follow Sasha on Facebook Private Facebook Group

When we finally find freedom in our relationship with alcohol, what are we supposed to do with all of the guilt and regret for the things we did in our past? Annie offers some amazing insight into how guilt and regret can be both a positive and a negative thing depending on how we allow these emotions to manifest in our lives. Episode Links: Dark Side of the Light Chasers by Debbie Ford May Cause Miracles by Gabrielle Bernstein

Scott Stabile has a very traumatic past and yet has made it his mission in life to “spread as much love as possible” and is doing just that with his social media presence and his writing. He is the author of Big Love, a book that is made up of a collection of his personal essays where he shares how he overcame everything by focusing on Love. In this beautifully honest interview, Scott and Annie discuss the profound impact of simply loving ourselves. Episode Links: Big Love: The Power of Living with a Wide-Open Heart by Scott Stabile Scott's Website Follow Scott on Facebook Follow Scott on Instagram

When we finally find that freedom in our relationship with alcohol, it can be so hard not to try to push it on everyone around us. Annie gives us some great advice on how to approach those around us who may still be struggling to find their own freedom, especially when they may not even realize they are struggling with it.

Nicholas Bayerle is the CEO of Billion Dollar Body. Nicholas has an immense passion to help men find and live into their amazing potential. Annie and Nicholas discuss the amazing transformation that can happen when we realize that we are all in possession of a billion dollar asset. Episode Links: Billion Dollar Body Billion Dollar Body Live Event Follow Nicholas on Instagram: NicholasBayerle Follow Billion Dollar Body on Facebook

If we are doing pretty well at moderation, then what are the scientific reasons behind why we feel so terrible the day after we have a drink? Annie explains why this might be happening and provides a lot of great insight into what we should be aware of in order to determine if moderation is the right path for us.

On today’s podcast, Annie reveals her most recent research on the topic of Moderation. She explains that there are two reasons we might want to moderate and two possible outcomes. She then outlines 6 vital things science says about moderation. Annie also introduces a brand new program called the Naked Mind Intensive where she will be taking the participants through her work with live online interactions and coaching. This program starts May 1st so enrollment closes on April 30th. Episode Links: Learn all about the Naked Mind Intensive

Should we start drinking non-alcoholic wine or beer after we have eliminated alcohol? And can it cause some sort of trigger to crave alcohol again? Annie provides some great information on how we should approach this question.

Dr Terry Trinka is a neurological optometrist and certified nutritionist who specializes in helping people with both vision and health problems. Annie Grace started seeing Dr Trinka two years ago when she was looking for a holistic approach to help treat her depression and anxiety. Annie and Dr Trinka’s discussion provides so much in depth information into a natural approach to healing our bodies as we begin the process of detoxing from alcohol. Episode Links: Eye Brain Connection

When we have made a conscious decision to no longer drink, what is the scientific reason for why we find ourselves desperately wanting a drink? Annie provides us with some great research on what is happening in our brain when we drink and why we feel the need to keep drinking even when we really don’t want to. Episode Links: TNM Podcast EP 39: The Sinclair Method with Claudia Christian

Paul Churchill is the founder of Recovery Elevator Podcast, which started out as a personal accountability tool and now has over 2 million downloads! Paul tells Annie about his own struggles with alcohol addiction and what led him to start the Recovery Elevator Podcast. Paul and Annie discuss the stigma around alcohol addiction and Paul’s mission to help change that stigma in our society. Episode Links: Recovery Elevator

If I understand and agree with pretty much everything I read in This Naked Mind, why am I having such a hard time actually quitting? Annie gives us some great information on why we might be experiencing this frustrating situation and provides some great resources to help us move forward. Episode Links: Alcohol Explained by William Porter The Alcohol Experiment Urge Surfing

Dawn Nickel is the co-creator of She Recovers. Dawn talks to Annie about her personal struggles with addictions to alcohol, marijuana and most recently, work. Her recovery work in all of these areas led her down the path to creating She Recovers in the hopes of reaching other women who struggle with any kind of addiction. Episode Links: She Recovers Guiding Principles

How do I know if I am an alcoholic? So many of us have asked ourselves this question at some point. Annie tackles this question with information on the term “alcoholism” vs the newer term of “alcohol use disorder” and provides us with a better question we should be asking ourselves in order to gain freedom in our relationship with alcohol.

Andy Ramage is the co-founder of One Year No Beer and the author of The 28 Day Alcohol-Free Challenge. Annie and Andy discuss how One Year No Beer started by Andy describing his own personal journey with alcohol. Andy found freedom his relationship with alcohol that ignited an unmistakable passion to help others do the same. Episode Links: One Year No Beer 28 Day Alcohol-Free Challenge by Andy Ramage Awaken the Giant Within by Tony Robbins

Annie discusses how to expose the unconscious belief that drinking is just a habit by explaining Liminal Thinking and how our experiences, observations, assumptions and conclusions have determined our current reality.

Amy is a former professional comedienne who struggled with addictions to anything and everything. After getting sober in 2012, she wrote a beautifully honest addiction memoir, My Fair Junkie. Amy talks to Annie about her addictions and the life of freedom she is now living in such a refreshingly real and raw way. My Fair Junkie by Amy Dresner

When we are finally settling in to sobriety, it might be easy to forget how bad things actually were when we had no control in our relationship with alcohol. How do we stay mindful and aware. Annie provides some great advice and tips on staying the course.

Annie was recently interviewed by Michael Patrick for the StillFeel21.com Podcast. Annie and Michael discussed spontaneous sobriety, the unconscious mind, societal conditioning around alcohol and whether or not alcohol can truly relax us. There is so much great information packed into this short interview that Annie wanted to share it on her own Podcast as well. Episode Links: http://www.stillfeel21.com/

When we truly believe that alcohol is not helpful to us in any way, but still find ourselves craving it, how can we stick to our decision and fight against cravings? Annie provides an explanation for what a craving is and where it is coming from and shares a significant amount of research with us to give us some amazing advice and information on overcoming these cravings. Online Community Resources: TNM Community Hello Sunday Morning Club Soda One Year No Beer

Steve Ozanich discovered personal healing through Dr John Sarno’s work and has dedicated his life to helping others in the same way. He is an author and teacher specializing in TMS or MindBody Syndrome. As a result of Annie’s own personal healing through Dr John Sarno’s work, she met Steve during the initial phase of her research into what is now the This Naked Mind method. On this episode, Steve and Annie discuss the MindBody Syndrome in great detail, outlining how our pains and addictions are often a result of our unconscious mind. Episode Links: Steve’s Website

Can we still enjoy social settings that involve alcohol when we have made the decision to stop drinking? And if so, how can we loosen up to enjoy ourselves without drinking? Annie shares her personal experiences with social drinking activities and gives us some great advice for how to handle these situations without giving up our social lives.

Kelly Fitzgerald is the author behind the blog Sober Senorita and Carly Benson is the founder of Miracles are Brewing. Kelly and Carly both tell Annie about their stories of addiction and their experience with spontaneous sobriety and how they eventually came together to start The Bloom Club out of their desire to provide resources that they wish they had access to in the early stages of their sobriety journey. Episode Links: Kelly Fitzgerald’s Sober Senorita Carly Benson’s Miracles are Brewing Kelly & Carly’s The Bloom Club

When we make the big decision to stop drinking, but our spouse is still drinking, how do we handle that? Annie gives some great advice and discusses the common mistakes that we can make in our relationships during this major change in our own lives.

Jolene Park is a functional nutritionist and health coach who works with purpose-driven companies and individuals. She is also one of the Certified This Naked Mind Coaches. Jolene recently did a TED Talk on gray area drinking. Jolene shares her own personal story with Annie and provides some amazing tips on supporting our body’s psychology when we stop drinking. Episode Links: Jolene’s Website Jolene’s TED Talk Certified This Naked Mind Coaches

How can we find enough love for ourselves to stop the self-sabotage and truly find freedom? Annie shares her advice on how to change how we treat ourselves and move towards a life of gratitude and happiness. Episode Links: The Happiness Advantage by Shawn Achor

Holly Glenn Whitaker is the founder of Hip Sobriety and co-host of HOME podcast. Holly shares her story of multiple addictions and her journey to recovery that uncovered a passion to help others find the same freedom she found. Holly and Annie touch on everything from eating disorders to how borderline personality disorders relate to drinking too much. Episode Links: HOME Podcast Hip Sobriety Hip Sobriety School

It can be so difficult to have a conversation with someone about their drinking. Annie shares great personal insight and her research on how to approach this topic by providing five suggestions.

Annick shares her amazing sober social life - from going out until all hours to dealing with pressure from drinking friends. Get ready for an upbeat, positive and incredibly empowering look at a hugely social alcohol free life. Episode Links: Soul Superstar: Stories From My Sober Heart, by Annick Ina Annick’s Blog

When we start to experience the hyper awareness about our relationship with alcohol, we often experience a crippling sense of guilt. Annie discusses this topic with great information about Cognitive Dissonance as well as a message of hope for why that feeling of guilt is actually a really positive step in the right direction.

Stacey Martino is a relationship expert with so much energy and passion to help others have the best relationships they can. Stacey and Annie discuss the strain alcohol can have on relationships and most surprisingly, the difficulty that is often created when someone in the relationship begins to make positive changes. Stacey provides some amazing insight into how to start the process of mending hurt relationships in order to move forward together. Episode Links: Relationship Breakthrough Secrets Relationship Development

After any period of success with not drinking, it can be easy to forget how bad things were at our worst and only remember the good times. Annie details the “experiment” she did for this exact reason and provides some great tips on how we can stay the course by continuing to be mindful and truly honest with ourselves about the good and bad times of our drinking days.

Claudia Christian has had a hugely successful career as an actress, producer, author and much more. Claudia tells Annie about her own struggles with alcohol use disorder and how after multiple failures with rehabs and other treatment options, she finally found freedom through The Sinclair Method and Naltrexone. She passionately describes her frustrations with the standards of treatment for alcohol addiction and how this resulted in her starting the C Three Foundation with the goal of helping others find the same freedom she did. Episode Links: C Three Foundation The Cure for Alcoholism by Dr. Roy Eskapa One Little Pill

After three to four months of sober living, why do I suddenly have a new wave of stress induced cravings crashing down on me? Annie Grace answers this reader’s question by explaining the impact stress can have on our minds and bodies and how we can fight the cognitive dissonance of wanting something that we don’t really want. Episode Links: Addiction Q&A with Kevin T. McCauley, M.D.