Don't Take the Edge Off: The Gift of Sobriety with Madeleine Shaw
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06/11/24 • 58 min
To survive hustle culture, family and career pressures and world affairs we often decompress with social media, our phones or alcohol. In this episode Jennifer talks with social entrepreneur, author and cyclical wisdom devotee Madeleine Shaw about the gift of sobriety in a culture that just wants to take the edge off.
In this intimate and honest conversation, they explore-
- The rise of hustle culture and #GirlBoss
- How drinking is a socially accepted prescription for exhaustion + burnout
- The question you should (and shouldn’t) ask about any addictive tendency
- What actually helps to ‘take the edge off’
Join Jennifer and Madeleine for a heart-opening conversation on how to face the messy middle of “gray area” drinking and attune to what deeply nourishes our bodies, minds and relationships instead.
Links & resources—
- Learn more about Madeleine Shaw
- Get the book The Greater Good: Social Entrepreneurship for Everyday People Who Want to Change the World,
- Follow Madeleine on Medium or LinkedIn
- Get Jennifer’s weekly newsletter and follow her on Instagram or LinkedIn
Gratitude for this show’s theme song Inside the House, composed by the talented Yukon musician, multi-instrumentalist and sound artist Jordy Walker. Artwork by the imaginative writer, filmmaker and artist Jon Marro.
To survive hustle culture, family and career pressures and world affairs we often decompress with social media, our phones or alcohol. In this episode Jennifer talks with social entrepreneur, author and cyclical wisdom devotee Madeleine Shaw about the gift of sobriety in a culture that just wants to take the edge off.
In this intimate and honest conversation, they explore-
- The rise of hustle culture and #GirlBoss
- How drinking is a socially accepted prescription for exhaustion + burnout
- The question you should (and shouldn’t) ask about any addictive tendency
- What actually helps to ‘take the edge off’
Join Jennifer and Madeleine for a heart-opening conversation on how to face the messy middle of “gray area” drinking and attune to what deeply nourishes our bodies, minds and relationships instead.
Links & resources—
- Learn more about Madeleine Shaw
- Get the book The Greater Good: Social Entrepreneurship for Everyday People Who Want to Change the World,
- Follow Madeleine on Medium or LinkedIn
- Get Jennifer’s weekly newsletter and follow her on Instagram or LinkedIn
Gratitude for this show’s theme song Inside the House, composed by the talented Yukon musician, multi-instrumentalist and sound artist Jordy Walker. Artwork by the imaginative writer, filmmaker and artist Jon Marro.
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S3 Ep 13 Don't Take the Edge Off: The Gift of Sobriety with Madeleine Shaw
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Jennifer: When I look back on my life, I realize, there have been many times when edgy would have been the way you'd describe me. And I think about all those moments when my edginess rubbed people the wrong way. You know, I remember when I was a little girl and I'd have this impatience to get going for summer family camping trips and My parents just seemed to take forever to get organized and that's a real, in
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