Resetting our relationship to alcohol

Host Curtis Chang and author Ericka Andersen mark Ericka’s fourth year of sobriety by asking a thought-provoking question: How’s your relationship with alcohol? Together, they explore the challenges of alcohol dependency, why it might be time to reevaluate your connection to drinking, and how to lovingly support others on the same journey. Using the metaphor of alcohol as a “person” woven into our memories and social experiences, they explore the grief that can accompany “breaking up” with alcohol and how the Spirit of God’s still, small voice is sometimes drowned out by cocktail hour. If you’ve ever questioned whether your life might be better without alcohol, this episode offers practical insights and gentle encouragement to take a closer look.

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Resources or references mentioned in this episode:

• Ericka's 10 Tools to Find Freedom From Alcohol

• We Are the Luckiest: The Surprising Magic of a Sober Life by Laura McKowen

• Detox.net’s complete drinking habits study

• Washington D.C. has the highest percentage of heavy drinkers

• When a church leader confesses a substance abuse problem (an interview)

• This Naked Mind: Control Alcohol, Find Freedom, Discover Happiness by Annie Grace

• The Luckiest Club: online sobriety support community

More From Ericka Andersen:

• Follow Ericka on Instagram HERE

• Read ericka’s Substack HERE

• Check out Ericka’s website: HERE

• Ericka’s Wall Street Journal piece about Binge Drinking