Today’s new OMM is one i’ve recorded in response to this email i got – and her request for an ass-kicking! penpal Dusquene (day 123) sent me this: “I’m sober, but my emotions are all over the map. Really strong shit. Really strong. It’s been a bit hard to keep Wolfie at bay I will … Continue reading omm399.alcohol.isnt.a.solution →

my penpal Karensoffthesauce sent me this on her day 33: “I got a little frustrated today. You sent an email out today about someone feeling left out and they were on day 66. She was fighting with Wolfie regarding the nice day and everyone was on the patio drinking, etc. She has exactly the double … Continue reading omm398.continuous →

Once you’ve had a small period of time sober, even a few weeks, something happens in your head. And if you DO relapse again, you’ll realize something about your sobriety that you didn’t think was possible. hugs, belle xo ~ one-on-one coaching > www.soberjumpstart.com my book > www.100daysoberchallenge.com free daily emails > https://www.tiredofthinkingaboutdrinking.com become a podcast … Continue reading omm397.sobriety.ruins.drinking →

Do you ask your over-drinking husband if you should quit drinking? Or your best-drinking friends? Do you take a poll to see what other people think you should do? Should they even get a vote? hugs, belle xo ~ one-on-one coaching > www.soberjumpstart.com my book > www.100daysoberchallenge.com free daily emails > https://www.tiredofthinkingaboutdrinking.com become a podcast subscriber, … Continue reading omm396.take.a.poll →

A said that her life was boring now that she’s sober. though she also admitted that when drinking, that was boring, too …  new omm for you today! hugs, belle xo ~ one-on-one coaching > www.soberjumpstart.com my book > www.100daysoberchallenge.com free daily emails > https://www.tiredofthinkingaboutdrinking.com become a podcast subscriber, get all the NEW audios as they … Continue reading omm395.boring →

E sent me this: “I do the ‘tomorrow’ thing, every day, and it is exhausting.” And this new OMM #392 is my reply, here’s what i think about waiting until tomorrow. hugs, belle xo ~ one-on-one coaching > www.soberjumpstart.com my book > www.100daysoberchallenge.com free daily emails > https://www.tiredofthinkingaboutdrinking.com become a podcast subscriber, get all the NEW audios … Continue reading omm393.better.by.a.mile →

I received these emails: N: “Honestly Belle:  I want to [sign up for sober coaching].  My head tells me it’s too expensive – I am going through a divorce and in the red every month.  I also buy alcohol, not every day but enough to make that number make no sense.  I wish I understood … Continue reading omm392.what.is.sobriety.worth →

“i want to learn to be sober, but i want to drink at the same time.” there are other coaches who talk about this – about drinking and learning and drinking and learning and eventually give up the alcohol – it doesn’t happen that way. ever. alcohol hijacks our ability to learn new things. i … <a href="https://tiredofthinkingaboutdrinking.com/oneminutemessages/2021/11/30/omm391-want-to-learn/" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">omm391.want.to.learn</span> <span class="meta-nav">→</span></a>

omm390.archiveofanger > if you have an archive of anger, then your anger will squirt out in the most inappropriate ways. and then you’re mad at people who have done nothing, because it’s triggered some original archived anger… [This audio clip is extracted from the archived podcast #396 – Anger & Grief > https://gumroad.com/l/sp389]   ~ … <a href="https://tiredofthinkingaboutdrinking.com/oneminutemessages/2021/06/14/omm390-archiveofanger/" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">omm390.archiveofanger</span> <span class="meta-nav">→</span></a>

omm389.superhighway > if you’re newly sober, then it’s like you’re a little chick, walking around in tall grass. you are walking in a new place, unsure where to go. And all the while you are RIGHT beside a superhighway of booze that threatens to squish you. How do you move away from what you know, … <a href="https://tiredofthinkingaboutdrinking.com/oneminutemessages/2021/06/14/omm389-superhighway/" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">omm389.superhighway</span> <span class="meta-nav">→</span></a>

omm388.resistance > saturday morning. i was lounging in bed this  morning and thought, hey, i should do something productive. like get up? nah. i’ll record an audio from bed instead!  and this audio is  about feeling resistance to doing hard things, the origin of the ‘wolfie’ voice, and why you have to learn self-care (or else … <a href="https://tiredofthinkingaboutdrinking.com/oneminutemessages/2021/04/10/omm388-resistance/" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">omm388.resistance</span> <span class="meta-nav">→</span></a>

omm387.moderation.doesnt.work > this audio is about mental health, compulsive behaviours, and how moderation doesn’t work. i share how reading an article in New York magazine about an author had me thinking the whole time: this is a story about addiction, compulsion, obsession. it’s so surprising how many times we go down the rabbit hole of … <a href="https://tiredofthinkingaboutdrinking.com/oneminutemessages/2021/03/31/omm387-moderation-doesnt-work/" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">omm387.moderation.doesnt.work</span> <span class="meta-nav">→</span></a>

omm386.decision.making > This audio is about how you make decisions. i talk about that feeling in the pit of your stomach when you’re trying to decide what to do. and how this is relates to quitting drinking and is maybe keeping you stuck. ~ my book > www.100daysoberchallenge.com free daily emails > https://www.tiredofthinkingaboutdrinking.com facebook > https://www.facebook.com/tiredofdrinking/ become … <a href="https://tiredofthinkingaboutdrinking.com/oneminutemessages/2021/03/31/omm386-decision-making/" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">omm386.decision.making</span> <span class="meta-nav">→</span></a>

omm385.how.proud.of.you > how proud of you must you be, for being sober, for looking at sober stuff right now? with all the things going on in the world? and you’re here, right now, working on this. isn’t that a cool thing? == this OMM is extracted from a longer podcast episode about Hope and Hopelessness … <a href="https://tiredofthinkingaboutdrinking.com/oneminutemessages/2021/03/26/omm385-how-proud-of-you/" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">omm385.how.proud.of.you</span> <span class="meta-nav">→</span></a>

omm384.dividing.line > you are in one of two camps: (1) “how can i make sure that never happens to me” or (2) “that’ll never happen to me.” there’s the line, right there. and if you think you’re in the ‘that’ll never happen to me’ camp, then you’re at risk. because the addictive voice speaks very … <a href="https://tiredofthinkingaboutdrinking.com/oneminutemessages/2021/03/26/omm384-dividing-line/" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">omm384.dividing.line</span> <span class="meta-nav">→</span></a>

omm383.accidents > our head will use anything as a reason to drink. so what happens if you deny that you have a wolfie voice? well, that puts you at risk. and what if you think you drink because of external things (your spouse, the weather, the pandemic)? that puts you at risk, too. so how … <a href="https://tiredofthinkingaboutdrinking.com/oneminutemessages/2021/03/26/omm383-accidents/" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">omm383.accidents</span> <span class="meta-nav">→</span></a>

omm382.personality.types > i received an email from penpal Romey about enneagram personality types, which i knew nothing about, so off i went researching, and came up with something super fascinating about those of us who are ‘helpers’ … oh and how if we don’t have good boundaries, this lovely trait can eat us alive! my book … <a href="https://tiredofthinkingaboutdrinking.com/oneminutemessages/2021/01/20/omm382-personality-types/" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">omm382.personality.types</span> <span class="meta-nav">→</span></a>