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It Even Hurts to Smile alcoholfree alcoholfreeweekend breakthecycle drinkless grayareadrinking hangxiety mindfuldrinking mondayreset sobercurious soberfitchick soberfitlife soberwomen Sep 30, 2026

It's Monday morning. You were out with everyone all weekend — dinner Friday, a get-together Saturday, maybe a little Sunday Funday, hoping the mimosas would fix what last night broke. Totally normal s...

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From Grief to Freedom: The Other Side of Alcohol for Sandra 1:1 coaching drinking quiz drinking to cope grayareadrinking grief how to drink less lovelifesober soberfitchick soberfitlife soberfitlifepodcast soberpodcast Mar 23, 2026

She Couldn't Light a Candle. Now She Can. — and that's just one of the ways alcohol freedom changed everything for Sandra Draper.

Sandra Draper is a senior government executive based in

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This Side of Alcohol: A Conversation on Shame and Sobriety with Peggi Cooney clarity grayareadrinking how to drink less midlife wellness peggi cooney shame soberfitchick soberfitlife this side of alcohol womenswellness May 12, 2025

When I first picked up This Side of Alcohol by Peggi Cooney, I had no idea how deeply it would resonate. I read it during my first alcohol-free vacation, sitting on a beach in Turks and Caicos, and I ...

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"Am I Drinking Too Much?” Google Said No… But I Knew Better drinking quiz grayareadrinking how to drink less how to stop drinking how to tell if i'm drinking too much sober fit life sober fit life podcast soberfitness womens fitness Apr 21, 2025

"Am I Drinking Too Much?" Google Said No... But I Knew Better

Ever typed "Am I drinking too much?" into Google during the early hours of the morning with a pounding heart, a dry mouth, and a deep pit...

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Why Yoga Pro Julie Blamphin Started Questioning Her Relationship with Alcohol grayareadrinking julieblamphin maureen benkovich midlife wellness midlifesexuality soberandsensual soberfitchick soberfitlife soberfitlifepodcast soberfitness soberyoga stretchyourspirit Mar 24, 2025

What if the thing keeping you from feeling your best was hiding in plain sight?

Today’s guest, Julie Blamphin, is a yoga pro, speaker, author, and founder of Stretch Your Spirit—where she helps women...

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