Ep. 322: Early Sobriety: Can You Keep Your Friends? [REMASTERED]

How do you stay connected with friends when everything revolves around drinking?

Casey McGuire Davidson was an ambitious corporate achiever who always had a full schedule & anxious energy. She felt wine was the glue holding her life together until she realized it wasn’t. She later found serenity in sobriety, but it wasn’t without some social hiccups. In this episode, she uses her expertise as a certified life & sobriety coach to show us how to keep our friends in the tender time of early sobriety, navigate social hiccups at alcohol-centered events & the BEST way to tell friends you’re not drinking.

This episode originally aired July 31, 2022

If you like this episode, you’ll also like episode 265: HOW DO YOU KNOW IF YOU’RE AN ALCOHOLIC? [REMASTERED]

Guest:

https://www.instagram.com/caseymdavidson/ 

https://hellosomedaycoaching.com/ 

https://www.linkedin.com/in/caseydavidson/ 

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-hello-someday-podcast-for-sober-curious-women/id1508913688 

https://www.facebook.com/HelloSomeday/

Host:  

https://www.meredithforreal.com/  

https://www.instagram.com/meredithforreal/ 

meredith@meredithforreal.com

https://www.youtube.com/meredithforreal 

 https://www.facebook.com/meredithforrealthecuriousintrovert 

Sponsors: 

https://www.jordanharbinger.com/starterpacks/ 

https://www.historicpensacola.org/about-us/ 

00:00 — Why sobriety feels risky

02:00 — The social drinking trap

03:00 — Chasing “normal drinking”

06:00 — Boring, pregnant…or sober?

07:00 — Losing yourself in motherhood

08:00 — When anxiety becomes the clue

11:00 — Why a 100-day challenge works

12:00 — Your brain in withdrawal

16:00 — How to “announce” it

21:00 — When your boss notices

22:00 — Choosing six more months

26:00 — The awkward party moment

27:00 — Three reaction types

28:00 — Why people pressure you

29:00 — The vegetarian analogy

30:00 — Sharing only what you want

34:00 — Telling people in advance

39:00 — Saying no without drama

40:00 — Creating new rituals

43:00 — When friends feel different

44:00 — Handling repetitive drunk talk

45:00 — Leaving before the sloppiness

46:00 — Partner support strategies

48:00 — The social-media minefield

50:00 — Do sober apologies matter?

51:00 — Repair without guilt

53:00 — How to support sober friends

54:00 — The right first response

55:00 — Hosting without assumptions

56:00 — Better beverage options

60:00 — Where to find Casey

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