10. The Happiest Hour: Paula Devine on Life After Alcohol

In this episode of The Amazingly AF Mother Daughter Podcast, Jaime sits down with her friend and very first podcast guest, certified sobriety coach Paula Devine, founder of The Happiest Hour, a concierge sobriety practice supporting women who are ready to change their relationship with alcohol and step into an intentional, alcohol-free life.

Paula shares her honest story of growing up in South Florida, working in the alcohol industry, and slowly realizing that drinking no longer felt aligned — especially as her children got older. There was no dramatic rock bottom. Instead, it was the exhausting “miserable middle”: planning when to drink, negotiating limits, managing hangovers, and feeling quietly out of alignment.

Jaime and Paula talk about motherhood, shame, emotional sobriety, and why community is often the missing piece in lasting alcohol-free change.

If you’re sober curious, questioning your drinking, or craving more clarity and purpose, this episode will resonate.

In This Episode, We Cover:

• The “miserable middle” and constant mental negotiation around alcohol
• Drinking in motherhood and the shame many women carry
• Why you don’t need a rock bottom to quit
• The fear of stopping — and what’s on the other side
• Building community and finding women you relate to
• The difference between sobriety and emotional sobriety
• Tools that support long-term change: gratitude, journaling, spirituality, and honest self-check-ins

Paula’s message is simple:
How much longer do you want to feel like this?

Connect with Paula:
Instagram: @happiest_houraf
Website: www.happiestouraf.com

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