Stop Drinking and Start Living- The Feminine Way

“If I don’t stop disappearing from my higher self, I’ll never live the life I want.”

This is it—the final part of the most transformational story shared on this podcast. If you haven’t listened to Part 1 and Part 2, go back and commit to hearing the full journey.
This is the most valuable case study in not just quitting drinking, but in stepping into self-trust, personal power, and an entirely new way of living.

What You’ll Learn in This Episode:

• The single most important decision that changed everything for Marianne
• Why the real problem wasn’t alcohol—but disappearing from herself
• How she stopped looking for an escape and started facing her emotions head-on
• The importance of safety in transformation (and how to create it for yourself)
• What it actually means to reclaim your power and embody self-trust

Why This Episode is Different
This isn’t about “willpower” or just stopping drinking. It’s about awakening to yourself. It’s about getting to the other side of emotional overwhelm, self-doubt, and feeling lost in your own life.

Marianne’s story is proof that when you commit to truly seeing yourself and stepping out of old patterns, you don’t just quit drinking—you transform into the woman you were always meant to be.

Listen and Apply
Where in your life are you disappearing from yourself?
What emotions are you afraid to face?
What if you stopped waiting and stepped fully into the life that’s meant for you?

Tune in now, and don’t miss Marianne’s final message to you—it’s exactly what you need to hear.

- If you’re ready to stop disappearing and start fully living, book a free call here:.

You’ve tried to cut back on drinking but nothing sticks, you're stuck in the cycle of confusion and convincing. One day you're motivated, the next you're telling yourself it's not that bad. What makes the difference isn’t more information—it’s having a new way to apply it. Click HERE to schedule your free consult to uncover the one thought that will change everything.

Sobriety isn't a verb, it's a vibe and the best way to create the vibe of a summer you WON'T forget, is inside the Sobriety Starter Kit. It isn't just a course, each lesson is a strategy you can apply TODAY, and find success, even without taking your last sip. Throw a better party this summer. Make it sexy, sober and high vibe. Click here to join NOW, while the sale lasts!

DISCLAIMER: This podcast and its contents are not a substitute for rehabilitation, medical treatment or advice. It is for educational and inspirational purposes. I am not a therapist or doctor. The views here are expressed a personal opinion and based on first hand experience. Please consult a doctor if your mental or physical health is at risk.

The current theme in all of my work in some form, is creating self trust. As simple as it sounds, the concept runs deep and the implications of how it will not only change your relationship to alcohol, but shape your life are astounding.  If the definition of Trust is a firm belief in the reliability, truth, ability, or strength of someone or something, in our case, the self. How will we ever tap into innate wisdom when alcohol completely overrides, every  factor that defines trust? The paradigm has been: full speed ahead, or fake it until you make it, but that is all changing right before our eyes.  The holistic approach to change, mind, body, soul, is the only way for a full lived life to occur. To really know thy self. The way to cultivate trust is through stopping, slowing down and tuning in. There are many ways to "start" a practice or for a new routine, changing your relationship to alcohol must be met with a mental interruption to the outer world and an invitation to ask yourself, what is really my opinion on the way things are going? What do I have control over? Do I really know what I even value in life? This episode will give you practice tools to help you on the journey of cultivating deeper self trust. Reach out for a strategy session when you are ready: [email protected]

Join me for a beautiful conversation with Artist and Mother, Keely Rademacher. We discuss the deep parallels between Sobriety and Parenting. How midst and compassion to change are LEARNED behaviors, and discovering choice is part of the journey of growing awareness. We discover that the masculine dominated culture is the opposite way to support TRUE, lasting transformation and that finding the Mother within, is how to meet yourself where you are with open arms and a relaxed breath. Keely gives some amazing, fun, creative tools to start the process of seeing just how much time we actually spend in a day not just consuming alcohol, but THINKING about it. Keely brings an inspired creativity you don't want to miss. Thank you so much for you wisdom Keely. xxoo
Find out more about Keely and her work IG @pinkcloudproject
And locally in Portland, OR Meetup.com - PDX Pink Cloud Project
Also...
If you haven't yet, join us for 40 Days To Freedom From Alcohol: From self sabotage to a journey of the self. It's going to be an amazing 6 weeks. Check out Wednesdays' Episode #24 for Week 1 details! Have an amazing day, Mary

You’ve tried to cut back on drinking but nothing sticks, you're stuck in the cycle of confusion and convincing. One day you're motivated, the next you're telling yourself it's not that bad. What makes the difference isn’t more information—it’s having a new way to apply it. Click HERE to schedule your free consult to uncover the one thought that will change everything.

Sobriety isn't a verb, it's a vibe and the best way to create the vibe of a summer you WON'T forget, is inside the Sobriety Starter Kit. It isn't just a course, each lesson is a strategy you can apply TODAY, and find success, even without taking your last sip. Throw a better party this summer. Make it sexy, sober and high vibe. Click here to join NOW, while the sale lasts!

DISCLAIMER: This podcast and its contents are not a substitute for rehabilitation, medical treatment or advice. It is for educational and inspirational purposes. I am not a therapist or doctor. The views here are expressed a personal opinion and based on first hand experience. Please consult a doctor if your mental or physical health is at risk.

The reason you think you can’t change your relationship to alcohol is the solution to success.

The perceived obstacle are ALWAYS the reason to say YES!
You have to be willing to be resourceful to get the result you want.

The human brain makes decisions based on the past.

Part of your brain feels good about the decision of drinking.

Not drinking creates Thoughts that create Emotional Discomfort.

When you are not use Feeling the sensations of emotions, making a decision to change and embrace feeling, signals danger to your brain.
Your job is to move to the other side to prove that objection false.
This is how to weaken the habit.

Today you will learn:

How to spot your objections that are getting in the way of creating lasting change.

How you move from impossible to possible.

Common objections for why people never start the process and how their objection is the reason they need to.

The difference between passive and massive action.

What thoughts to think NOW to take the ONE next step.

Common Objections To Say NO To Changing Your Relationship To Alcohol.
Remember, these are all SUBJECTIVE THOUGHTS, not FACTS.

+It’s not the right time.

+ I’m too busy to do the work

+ It’s too hard

+ I’ll never have fun again!

+ I’m afraid of what people will think. My relationships will change.

+ Iv’e tried before and it didn’t work.

+ It’s not a good time to invest. (time, money, energy)

+I don’t know If I want to say no forever.
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You’ve tried to cut back on drinking but nothing sticks, you're stuck in the cycle of confusion and convincing. One day you're motivated, the next you're telling yourself it's not that bad. What makes the difference isn’t more information—it’s having a new way to apply it. Click HERE to schedule your free consult to uncover the one thought that will change everything.

Sobriety isn't a verb, it's a vibe and the best way to create the vibe of a summer you WON'T forget, is inside the Sobriety Starter Kit. It isn't just a course, each lesson is a strategy you can apply TODAY, and find success, even without taking your last sip. Throw a better party this summer. Make it sexy, sober and high vibe. Click here to join NOW, while the sale lasts!

DISCLAIMER: This podcast and its contents are not a substitute for rehabilitation, medical treatment or advice. It is for educational and inspirational purposes. I am not a therapist or doctor. The views here are expressed a personal opinion and based on first hand experience. Please consult a doctor if your mental or physical health is at risk.

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Do you ever feel the pressure to announce your big life changes? In today’s episode, I’m diving into silent sobriety and silent activism—why sometimes the most powerful transformation happens when we keep it just for ourselves.

There’s so much talk about “recovering out loud,” and while that can be empowering, there’s also deep value in solitude and private commitment. When I quit drinking, I didn’t make a big deal about it. I was just making choices for me. And that shifted everything.

I also share a personal story about how Matthew proposed to me (spoiler: it was magical and completely unexpected) and how my deep connection to the Divine has shaped the way I experience life. Some things I just don’t feel the need to share—because they’re mine.

This episode will challenge you to look at your relationship with external validation and ask: What would change if you didn’t need anyone else’s approval?

Key Takeaways:

• Silence is powerful. Before seeking validation, take time to understand your why.
• Solitude and loneliness are not the same thing. How can you embrace time alone?
• Instead of figuring things out, try finding out—get curious and trust the process.
• Expect that there will be moments when old habits or thoughts resurface. It’s normal.
• Big life shifts don’t always need to be announced. Sometimes they’re more potent when they’re just yours.

If something in today’s episode spoke to you, I’d love to hear from you! Send me a DM on Instagram. And if you leave a review on Apple Podcasts, screenshot it, and send it my way—I’ll send you a free gift to support your journey.

Want to go deeper? Book a Sober Glow Up Activation Session with me and rewrite your alcohol story. Find the link in the show notes or head over to marywagstaffcoach.com.

Thanks for being here. See you next week!

You’ve tried to cut back on drinking but nothing sticks, you're stuck in the cycle of confusion and convincing. One day you're motivated, the next you're telling yourself it's not that bad. What makes the difference isn’t more information—it’s having a new way to apply it. Click HERE to schedule your free consult to uncover the one thought that will change everything.

Sobriety isn't a verb, it's a vibe and the best way to create the vibe of a summer you WON'T forget, is inside the Sobriety Starter Kit. It isn't just a course, each lesson is a strategy you can apply TODAY, and find success, even without taking your last sip. Throw a better party this summer. Make it sexy, sober and high vibe. Click here to join NOW, while the sale lasts!

DISCLAIMER: This podcast and its contents are not a substitute for rehabilitation, medical treatment or advice. It is for educational and inspirational purposes. I am not a therapist or doctor. The views here are expressed a personal opinion and based on first hand experience. Please consult a doctor if your mental or physical health is at risk.