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It's so easy to get sucked into comparing yourself to others, isn't it?Looking around seeing how well other people are d...
09/21/2026

It's so easy to get sucked into comparing yourself to others, isn't it?

Looking around seeing how well other people are doing, and holding that up to your own life. It's easy to see all the places you're not measuring up.

And people will tell you, "Stop comparing yourself!" But it's not that easy.

It's human instinct.

But what if you learned to use that comparison as a tool, instead of as evidence that you're not good enough?

That's where we landed in this week's podcast episode. What started as a conversation about how to stop comparing yourself turned into a realization that comparison isn't actually all bad - especially if you use it right.

You can watch No Alcohol Needed: the Podcast on Youtube, or listen on Spotify, Apple, or anywhere else you get your podcasts. Check it out - and come share your thoughts in the comments. We'd love to hear what you think!

09/20/2026

Living alcohol free doesn’t automatically make everything easier.

Sometimes it actually makes you face the things alcohol helped you avoid.

Relationships can change.
People can change.
Life can get messy.

But your sobriety can’t depend on whether everything else works out.

Value it. Keep showing up. Keep doing the work.

No Alcohol Needed for a braver tomorrow YOU!

09/17/2026

Those people are supposed to be the ones we lean on, the ones we trust, the ones we can turn to...

So why is it so hard to let them in?

This week's episode of No Alcohol Needed: the Podcast digs into marriage and other intimate relationships. We explore why they feel so complicated after you stop drinking, and what you can do to help them feel a little easier.

Whether the outcome is staying married, or ultimately separating, once thing is certain: Staying sober is the priority.

No Alcohol Needed: the Podcast
Episode 199 - Why Marriage Feels Harder After You Quit Drinking

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Quitting drinking is supposed to make a marriage better, isn’t it?The arguments caused by alcohol should stop. Trust sho...
09/14/2026

Quitting drinking is supposed to make a marriage better, isn’t it?

The arguments caused by alcohol should stop. Trust should begin to return. The person who has been asking, pleading, or waiting for change should finally be relieved. The person who quit should become healthier, happier, and easier to love.

But for many couples, marriage and sobriety get more complicated before they get easier.

There's often more friction, more uncomfortable conversations, and more awareness of everything that has not been working. Both people may find themselves wondering why removing such a destructive force didn't fix the relationship.

And sometimes they find themselves wondering what all of this means for the future of their marriage.

In this week's podcast episode, Julie Miller and Steve Knapp talk with Kara Teague and Corina Dootjes about the ways sobriety changes a marriage.

We talk about the problems alcohol helped conceal, the roles families develop around the person who drinks, the painful work of rebuilding trust and connection, and why some relationships grow stronger while others come to an end.

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Watch or listen to episode 199 - Why Marriage Feels Harder After You Stop Drinking - on YouTube, Spotify or Apple.

Or read the blog post linked in the comments.

09/13/2026

Shame is a massive driver of alcohol use. But no matter what the shame is about, the solution is the same - find a place where you can talk about it, where you'll be met with empathy, safety, and love.

That's how you lift the shame, and start finding your way out of whatever is holding you there.

Talking about it hard though. It's easier said than done.

We get it.

That's why we created a podcast episode about how to talk about the hard stuff.

No Alcohol Needed: the Podcast
Episode 198: Why Is It So Hard to Say What You Need to Say?

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Amber Fenner

Five years without alcohol.Five years since I stopped running away from my life because I couldn’t handle the way it fel...
09/12/2026

Five years without alcohol.

Five years since I stopped running away from my life because I couldn’t handle the way it felt to live in it.

Five years since I started getting to know the me that was buried under layers of should-be’s.

Five years since I started addressing the parts of me that were hurting, instead of trying to just numb the pain so it didn’t hurt so much.

Five years of working to understand myself, so I could give myself grace for the survival mode I’d lived in for so long.

Five years of building relationships that actually fill my heart.

Five years of moving toward goals that actually matter to me, after I took everyone else’s opinions out of the picture.

Five years of building the kind of trust in myself that tells me I’m going to be okay - no matter what happens.

Five years of learning how to love me so much that it’s okay if other people don’t.

Five years of creating a life so full there’s no space left for alcohol.

09/12/2026

Being able to talk about stuff that sits below the surface isn't something we just magically know how to do.

It's a learned skill, and one that can be really difficult to learn, depending on your past experiences.

But it's also necessary.

Because talking about that stuff is how connection happens. And connection is the meaning of life. It's the foundation of sustainable sobriety.

Connection is the point.
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No Alcohol Needed: Episode 198
How to say the things you need to say

Watch it on YouTube, or listen on Spotify or Apple.
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Tell me you’re running on empty without telling me you’re running on empty. 🤦‍♀️🥴🫣Actual signs I’m neglecting self-care ...
09/09/2026

Tell me you’re running on empty without telling me you’re running on empty. 🤦‍♀️🥴🫣

Actual signs I’m neglecting self-care and need to start paying more attention to my basic needs:

• Forgetting plans, appointments, replying to emails, etc.
• Shouting at the AI bot on the customer service line because it doesn’t understand my request and won’t give me a dang human to talk to.
• Subsisting on pints of ice cream and Taco Bell for multiple days in a row.
• Isolating from my favorite people, even though I know I need them.
• Having a few hours of down time and feeling like I want to crawl out of my skin because I can't remember what to do when I'm not overwhelmingly busy.
• Lying on the couch scrolling Facebook for so long that my left arm starts falling asleep.

What are your signs that you’re running on empty?

09/08/2026

No Alcohol Needed: the Podcast -- Season 5 is HERE!

Join us for a chat with Barclay and Amber about why it's so dang hard to say what you really need to say, how to get a little better at it, and how staying silent can actually turn you back to drinking (even if that's not where you ever want to end up again.)

Episode 198: The Conversations We Avoid Are Costing Us

Watch it on YouTube, or listen on Spotify, Apple, or anywhere else you get your podcasts.

And hey - let us know what comes up for you when you listen. We love talking about this stuff.

09/04/2026

When you shape your whole life around avoiding rejection or judgment at all cost - you aren't really even living.

A fully lived life - one that's filled with real connection - means showing up as your authentic self. And that means everyone won't always approve of you.

But the ones who do will bring the connection you've been looking for.
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No Alcohol Needed: the Podcast
New episode comes out next week, with a conversation about how to say what you need to say - even if it's hard.

Follow us on YouTube, Apple, or Spotify so you don't miss the first episode of Season 5!

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