Feel Good Alcohol-Free with Lindsay Hennekey

Hi, I'm Lindsay Hennekey, Sober Coach and Founder of Feel Good AF. This is a podcast for women who are sober or sober curious, looking for support in navigating a life without alcohol. I'm so glad you are here. You may be thinking: What does an alcohol-free life look like for me? How do I live a life without drinking that doesn’t feel like I am missing something? How do I move beyond alcohol and into the elevated version of myself that I know is inside of me. You are a hardworking, high-achieving, successful woman in so many areas of your life, who deserves to find a solution to the one big issue that has been holding you back. The solution exists and that's what this podcast is all about. Each episode we'll cover one area of the Feel Good AF methodology - why moderation doesn't work, what to do when you have a slip, how to celebrate milestones, where you will find your alcohol-free community - and everything in between. <

Feel Good Alcohol-Free with Lindsay Hennekey is a health podcast hosted by Lindsay Hennekey, with 79 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80.

Lindsay Hennekey hosts Feel Good Alcohol-Free with Lindsay Hennekey, a health show with 79 episodes published.

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  Episode 80: Why Your Husband Keeps Offering You Wine When You’re Trying to Quit Drinking

  Sep 30, 202621 min

  Get Lindsay's Free Three Wins in 48 Hours Resource Download “Three Wins in 48 Hours” You’ve told your husband you’re trying to quit drinking. So why does he still offer you wine on Friday night? He may genuinely think he’s helping. The problem is that he may not understand what you’re actually trying to change. There’s a big difference between saying, “I’m not drinking this week,” and explaining, “I’m spending way more time thinking about alcohol than you realize, and I’m trying to change my relationship with it.” In this episode, Lindsay talks about what happens when your partner sees the drinking but doesn’t see the mental negotiation happening behind it. In This Episode, Lindsay Covers: Why your husband may think offering you “just one” is supportive The beliefs about alcohol that can unintentionally reinforce drinking What your partner may not see about your daily mental battle with alcohol How Lindsay's own marriage changed when she became more vulnerable How to communicate what support actually looks like Why your partner isn't responsible for whether you drink How practicing new behaviors builds self-trust Why you don't need a rock bottom to decide you want something different The Conversation to Have Instead of simply saying, “I'm not drinking,” try explaining what’s actually happening: “I need you to understand why this is important to me. I keep deciding I don't want to drink, and then I change my mind later. I'm spending much more time thinking about alcohol than you probably realize.” Then tell your partner what would actually help. Maybe that means not offering you wine, not telling you that you've earned a drink, or simply asking what you need when you're struggling. Your partner can't support what they don't understand. Building Self-Trust Changing your relationship with alcohol isn't just about removing wine from your evening. It's about practicing new ways to cope, relax, celebrate, socialize, and respond to stress. Every time you make a decision you actually want to make and follow through, you create evidence that you can trust yourself. You don't have to solve everything today. Start with one decision. I said I was going to do this — and I did it. Ready for More Support? Learn more about working with Lindsay through coaching If this episode made you think, “Oh my God, my husband does this,” send it to a woman who needs to hear it. You have better things to think about than drinking, my friend. Support the show Here's how you can stay connected: ️ Schedule a 30-minute Discovery Call ‍ Sign-up for Feel Good AF Coaching Follow along on Instagram Subscribe to the Feel Good AF newsletter And remember, Lindsay is a sober coach, not a health professional. If you are chemically dependent on alcohol (or think you might be), consult your doctor on the steps you need to take to safely detox. Intro/Outro Music Credit: Cozy Lofi Beat - Split memmories by Idoberg Sober curious women. Quit drinking without AA, How to quit drinking for High Achieving women.

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  Episode 79: Why You Want a Drink at 5 PM Even When You Promised Yourself You Wouldn’t

  Sep 23, 202627 min

  ️ Reserve your free seat for Lindsay's How to Become the Woman Who Doesn't Want Alcohol Save your seat for “How to Become the Woman Who Doesn't Want Alcohol” Why You Want a Drink at 5 PM—Even When You Promised Yourself You Wouldn’t You wake up at 8 AM completely certain: “I’m not drinking tonight.” You mean it. And then somehow, by 5 PM, one glass of wine sounds like the perfect idea. If you’ve ever wondered why your morning decision seems to disappear by the end of the workday, this episode is for you. In the Season 4 finale of Feel Good Alcohol Free, Lindsay Hennekey explores why knowing what you want to do about drinking isn't always the same as trusting yourself to follow through—and why the solution isn't simply trying harder. In This Episode Your 8 AM brain and your 5 PM brain are asking different questions. In the morning: “What do I want to do about my relationship with alcohol?” At 5 PM: “What would make me feel better right now?” If alcohol has been your go-to answer for years, your brain has learned that pattern. Instead of only asking “Why do I want a drink?”, Lindsay encourages you to ask: “What do I want the drink to do for me?” Maybe you're looking for: Relief after a stressful day A reward A transition out of work A way to stop thinking A mood change Something to look forward to Time when nobody needs anything from you Once you understand the job alcohol has been doing, you can begin practicing another response. What You'll Learn Why your morning decision may not carry you through the evening Why 3–5 PM can be the most important part of your day to study How alcohol becomes connected to stress, relaxation, celebration, and routines How to interrupt your usual drinking pattern before the urge gets loud Why self-trust comes from practice How repeated experiences can change your relationship with alcohol How identity, practice, and trust work together A Client Story Lindsay shares the story of a coaching client whose drinking thoughts appeared almost every day around 3 PM and 5 PM. For her, wine represented more than a drink. It meant: “I’m done. I’m home. I get to go offline.” Together, they worked on creating a new transition into the evening—changing her environment, getting outside, taking breaks, and creating new alcohol-free rituals with her family. Over time, she began collecting evidence that she could: Come home without drinking Cook and relax without wine Handle stressful days without drinking Navigate social situations without automatically reaching for alcohol She didn't find one magical trick. She practiced. And that practice became self-trust. Your 5 PM Practice If this sounds familiar, don't just focus on your morning decision. Study your afternoon. Ask yourself: When does the negotiation actually begin? What happens right before it? Are you hungry, tired, overstimulated, bored, lonely, or irritated? Then ask: What is alcohol promising me right now? And finally: What could I practice instead—just tonight? Maybe it's eating something, going outside, changing your clothes, taking a shower, calling someone, making an alcohol-free drink, or simply taking 20 minutes for yourself. The specific strategy matters less than the practice. Every time you follow through, you're collecting evidence that you can trust yourself. The Takeaway You don't have to wait until you magically stop wanting relief. You're going to have stressful days. You're going to get tired. You're going to want to check out. The work is learning to respond differently when those moments arrive. Self-trust isn't something you need before you begin. It's something you build—one practice, one decision, and one piece of evidence at a time. You have better things to think about than drinking. Living a Life in Balance - PODCAST Honest conversations about mental health, relationships, purpose, and being human. Listen on: Apple Podcasts &nbsp; Spotify Support the show Here's how you can stay connected: ️ Schedule a 30-minute Discovery Call ‍ Sign-up for Feel Good AF Coaching Follow along on Instagram Subscribe to the Feel Good AF newsletter And remember, Lindsay is a sober coach, not a health professional. If you are chemically dependent on alcohol (or think you might be), consult your doctor on the steps you need to take to safely detox. Intro/Outro Music Credit: Cozy Lofi Beat - Split memmories by Idoberg Sober curious women. Quit drinking without AA, How to quit drinking for High Achieving women.

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  Episode 78: Using Breathwork to Regulate Stress & Break the Cycle of Coping with Megan Ashton

  Sep 16, 202645 min

  What if the tool you need to manage stress, uncomfortable emotions, and the urge to reach for a drink has been with you all along? In this episode, Lindsay sits down with Megan Ashton, founder of Unity Breathwork, to explore the power of breathwork as a tool for nervous system regulation, emotional processing, and healthier coping. Megan shares her own powerful healing journey through bulimia, alcohol dependence, and years of using travel and other distractions to avoid uncomfortable emotions. After discovering conscious connected breathwork, she experienced a profound emotional release and eventually found that her reliance on binge drinking and binge eating began to fall away. Together, Lindsay and Megan talk about why we often turn to alcohol, food, shopping, scrolling, or other quick dopamine hits when we're overwhelmed, and how building a stronger relationship with our nervous system can create more space between a difficult emotion and an automatic reaction. In this episode, you'll learn: Why stress and unprocessed emotions can make us more likely to reach for alcohol or other coping mechanisms. The difference between everyday regulating breathwork and conscious connected breathwork. How breath awareness throughout the day can help interrupt the cycle of overwhelm. Why practicing breathwork regularly may make it easier to use when you're actually stressed. A simple five-count coherence breathing exercise you can try in just a few minutes. How conscious connected breathwork is used to explore deeper emotional experiences. Why Megan believes we don't need to keep looking outside ourselves for every answer—we already have access to our breath. How creating space to feel emotions can change the way we respond to life's inevitable curveballs. Why developing healthy coping tools is a practice rather than a one-time fix. Try a Free Conscious Connected Breathwork Journey Want to experience breathwork for yourself? Megan offers a Free Conscious Connected Breathwork Journey online. This is a great opportunity to experience the practice and explore what breathwork may offer you. → F ree Conscious Connected Breathwork Journey A simple breathing practice from this episode Megan guides Lindsay and listeners through coherence breathing: Inhale through your nose for 5 counts. Exhale through your nose for 5 counts. Repeat for several minutes. The goal is to slow the breath, eliminate the pause between the inhale and exhale, and create a calming rhythm. Start gently and stop if you feel uncomfortable, dizzy, or unwell. For deeper or activating breathwork practices, Megan emphasizes the importance of working with an appropriately trained facilitator and considering individual safety and contraindications. About Megan Ashton Megan Ashton is the founder of Unity Breathwork and a breathwork educator and trainer. Her personal healing journey led her to conscious connected breathwork, and she now focuses on trauma-informed practice, facilitator competency, and education around breathwork and altered states of consciousness. She leads breathwork retreats in Mexico and directs Unity Breathwork's professional training program. Connect with Megan Learn more about Megan’s work, upcoming breathwork sessions, retreats, training, and resources at unitybreathwork.com. You can also follow Megan and Unity Breathwork on Instagram at @unitybreathwork. A note for listeners Breathwork can affect people differently, and some forms of breathwork can be physically and emotionally intense. The breathing exercise discussed in this episode is presented as a simple relaxation practice, not as a substitute for medical or mental-health care. If you have a medical or mental-health condition, are pregnant, or have concerns about whether breathwork is appropriate for you, consult an appropriately qualified healthcare professional before participating in intensive breathwork. If you're working on changing your relationship with alcohol, remember that you don't have to rely on willpower alone. Building a toolkit of healthy ways to respond to stress, emotions, and cravings can be an important part of the process. Support the show Here's how you can stay connected: ️ Schedule a 30-minute Discovery Call ‍ Sign-up for Feel Good AF Coaching Follow along on Instagram Subscribe to the Feel Good AF newsletter And remember, Lindsay is a sober coach, not a health professional. If you are chemically dependent on alcohol (or think you might be), consult your doctor on the steps you need to take to safely detox. Intro/Outro Music Credit: Cozy Lofi Beat - Split memmories by Idoberg Sober curious women. Quit drinking without AA, How to quit drinking for High Achieving women.

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  Episode 77: Alcohol + Perimenopause: Is wine making your symptoms worse?

  Sep 9, 202629 min

  Have you ever wondered whether alcohol is making your perimenopause symptoms worse—or if what you're experiencing is simply part of getting older? In this episode, Lindsay Hennekey gets honest about the confusing overlap between alcohol and perimenopause, from 3 a.m. wakeups and night sweats to anxiety, irritability, low energy, brain fog, and the feeling that wine just doesn't affect you the way it used to. Lindsay explores why alcohol deserves to be part of the conversation when you're trying to understand what's happening in your body. She also talks about the temptation to change everything—your workouts, supplements, diet, sleep routine, skincare, and hormone strategy—while giving alcohol a free pass. But what if removing alcohol could give you some of the information you've been looking for? In this episode: Why alcohol deserves a place in the perimenopause conversation How alcohol can affect your sleep and contribute to those 3 a.m. wakeups Why wine may suddenly affect you differently than it did in your 20s and 30s The difference between getting temporary relief from alcohol and getting the results you actually want How alcohol can contribute to the cycle of exhaustion, anxiety, and reaching for another drink Why high-achieving women are often willing to change everything except their drinking The connection between alcohol, calories, and weight management during perimenopause Why taking a meaningful break from alcohol can be a powerful experiment What you can learn by paying attention to your sleep, energy, anxiety, mood, and other symptoms without alcohol Why stopping drinking doesn't magically cure perimenopause—and why that's not the point What to do when you already know you'd feel better without alcohol but still want the drink at 5:30 p.m. Why knowing alcohol isn't helping isn't always enough to change your behavior The importance of having new ways to cope with stress, discomfort, boredom, celebration, and connection How identity, practice, and self-trust help you build an alcohol-free life Why every alcohol-free decision creates evidence that you can trust yourself If you're in perimenopause and feel like your body suddenly changed all the rules, this conversation is for you. You don't have to blame alcohol for every symptom. And you don't have to assume every symptom is caused by perimenopause, either. Instead, get curious. Remove one variable. Pay attention to what changes—and just as importantly, what doesn't. And if you already know alcohol isn't helping but you're still struggling to stop going back to it, the work may not be about learning more about alcohol. It may be about learning what to do at 5:30 p.m., on the stressful Wednesday, after a terrible night's sleep, at dinner with friends, or when you simply want to escape how you're feeling. You don't have to decide today that you'll never drink again. You can start by practicing becoming the woman you want to be—and building the evidence that you can trust yourself. Join Lindsay for Feel Good AF Friday: Lindsay is hosting a free live workshop on September 25 at 12 p.m. Eastern focused on why you can know exactly what you want to do about your drinking and still struggle to trust yourself to follow through. Register using the link in the show notes. And remember: You have better things to think about than drinking. Support the show Here's how you can stay connected: ️ Schedule a 30-minute Discovery Call ‍ Sign-up for Feel Good AF Coaching Follow along on Instagram Subscribe to the Feel Good AF newsletter And remember, Lindsay is a sober coach, not a health professional. If you are chemically dependent on alcohol (or think you might be), consult your doctor on the steps you need to take to safely detox. Intro/Outro Music Credit: Cozy Lofi Beat - Split memmories by Idoberg Sober curious women. Quit drinking without AA, How to quit drinking for High Achieving women.

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  Episode 76: Make Sober September Help You Quit Drinking

  Sep 2, 202624 min

  Have you ever completed 30 days without alcohol, felt amazing, and then found yourself right back in the same drinking pattern a few weeks later? In this episode, Lindsay breaks down why taking a 30-day break from alcohol can be incredibly valuable but why completing Sober September, Dry January, or another alcohol-free challenge doesn't necessarily mean you've changed your relationship with alcohol. After years of using 30-day breaks as proof that she could control her drinking, Lindsay knows firsthand what it feels like to make it through the month only to return to the same daily negotiation: Am I drinking tonight? How much? When can I start? Maybe I'll just wait until Monday. In this episode, she explores what happens when you stop focusing only on the number of alcohol-free days and start looking at the patterns, situations, relationships, and emotions that make drinking feel like the answer. In this episode: Why 30 alcohol-free days and lasting change aren't necessarily the same thing How alcohol can become part of your workday transitions, celebrations, relationships, and coping strategies Why generic advice like "practice self-care" isn't always enough How to identify what happens right before the thought of drinking begins Why your hardest drinking moments can reveal exactly where your plan needs work How to prepare for the end of the workday, Friday nights, social events, and other high-risk situations What to say when friends, coworkers, or your partner ask about your decision not to drink How to ask your partner for the kind of support you actually need Why drinking during an alcohol-free challenge doesn't mean you've failed How to use difficult moments as information instead of turning them into shame The difference between enduring the absence of alcohol and learning how to live without making alcohol the answer Why self-trust comes from collecting evidence that you can rely on yourself Lindsay's Identity, Practice, and Trust approach to lasting change When another 30-day challenge may not be what you actually need If you've done Sober September, Dry January, or multiple alcohol-free challenges and keep finding yourself back in the same drinking loop, this episode is for you. You don't need another perfect streak. You may need to understand what happens in the moments when your old plan falls apart—and build a new plan around your actual life. And if this is your first alcohol-free break, let September give you information. Pay attention to when you want to drink, what happens beforehand, what you're expecting alcohol to do for you, and what becomes easier or harder without it. You don't need to wait for a new month, a Monday, or perfect conditions to make a change. The goal isn't simply to prove that you can go 30 days without drinking. It's to start building a life where you can trust yourself around alcohol. Support the show Here's how you can stay connected: ️ Schedule a 30-minute Discovery Call ‍ Sign-up for Feel Good AF Coaching Follow along on Instagram Subscribe to the Feel Good AF newsletter And remember, Lindsay is a sober coach, not a health professional. If you are chemically dependent on alcohol (or think you might be), consult your doctor on the steps you need to take to safely detox. Intro/Outro Music Credit: Cozy Lofi Beat - Split memmories by Idoberg Sober curious women. Quit drinking without AA, How to quit drinking for High Achieving women.

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