The Healthified Podcast

Author: Sara McGlothlin

The Healthified Podcast, in conjunction with the online magazine (www.healthified.com) is an educational forum founded by holistic health coach, writer, and wellness entrepreneur Sara McGlothlin. There is so much information across various topics of health, from nutrition to movement to mindfulness. She shares the health through information and interviews with others in the industry, to help you both learn and discern what you can apply to your life to become Healthified:tm:, mind, body, and spirit.
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123: {SOLO} 30 Days Alcohol-Free: What I Learned & Where I Landed
Episode 123
Tuesday, 2 December, 2025

In this solo episode, I share a vulnerable and very real update on where I currently am with alcohol, how my habits have evolved over the years, and what I learned from taking a recent 30-day break. If you’ve ever questioned your own relationship with drinking, struggled with moderation, or felt the “mental noise” around alcohol, this conversation is for you.I revisit patterns from high school and college, motherhood triggers, the stories I’ve told myself about drinking, and the eye-opening experience of going alcohol-free for a month, including the neuroscience behind cravings, dopamine dips, and why the process felt so emotional.I also discuss the role of consciousness, thoughts, and deliberate living in reshaping habits, and how this experience helped me prove to myself that I can do hard things.In This Episode, I Talk About:How my relationship with alcohol has evolved over the past 20 yearsDrinking in high school and college and why those early patterns stuckHow motherhood, overstimulation, and boredom played into evening wine habitsThe moment that pushed me to take a 30-day breakWhat happened in those 30 days — including the dopamine dip around days 10–14The neuroscience behind cravings and dopamine regulationHow to handle cravings by separating the thought from the sensationDeliberate living vs. default living (and why thoughts matter more than we realize)The stories we tell ourselves about alcohol — and why many aren't trueHow nervous system overwhelm contributes to wanting to drinkThe small lifestyle shifts (like hiring babysitters!) that changed everythingHealthy dopamine habits I used to replace wineWhy vulnerability and accountability helped me finish the 30 daysWhat I’ll be carrying forward now that the 30-day break is overResources & Links MentionedMy first alcohol episode — Episode 74 Mallory Andrews episode — Episode 121Soberish Mom (Katie) on InstagramSunnyside App (for tracking alcohol + soberish challenges)Reframe App (for alcohol education + habit change)My book: Counting ColorsBook: Loving What Is by Byron Katie