• To 50 and Beyond - Sobriety for Midlife Women

  • By: Lori Massicot
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To 50 and Beyond - Sobriety for Midlife Women

By: Lori Massicot
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  • Welcome to To 50 and Beyond! A weekly podcast exclusively for midlife women who are tired of drinking and want to create a lifestyle that is free from alcohol. Your host, Lori Massicot, The Midlife Sobriety Coach, is a woman who started drinking at 14 and made the tough decision to get sober at 45. With each episode, you will hear honest conversations and practical tools to help you embrace aging alcohol-free. For more information and show notes, please visit https://www.lorimassicot.com/to-50-and-beyond-podcast Disclaimer: The To 50 and Beyond podcast's content is not a substitute for medical advice or treatment, or meant for anyone under 18. Guests of the To 50 and Beyond are available to answer questions and seek help on their respective channels provided in each episode.
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Episodes
  • Starting Over on Day One

    Starting Over on Day One
    Jun 5 2024
    Episode 293 Day One. There is so much possibility there. I love day one! I don’t love how “starting over” can make you feel when you are working so hard at staying sober in midlife. In this episode, I discuss the feeling of starting over and how you can feel and reframe it. I also share my experience of starting over on Day One for the last time. If you are in a program where resetting your clock is required, stick to your program. This episode is for the gal who is DIYing sobriety like I did. If you’re tired of going back and forth with your drinking, I understand how you feel. I’ve got you! During this episode, you’ll hear: How to track your progress in a way that feels good to you and helps you stay sober Why tracking didn’t work for me, and how some of the women I know and have worked with track their sobriety progress What to do the day after a “slip” to make sure you don’t drink (and why this matters) My story about having 45 days of sobriety and going back to drinking during a family brunch Lots of love and encouragement for persevering on your road to alcohol freedom! Mentioned in this episode: TAF sobriety app suggestions: I am Sober, Recovery Path, Since, Try Dry, Reframe. The Daily Sobriety Toolkit Join Team Alcohol-Free Plan A Private Coaching Q & A episodes: The Hardest Part of Getting Sober Wondering if Your Drinking Isn’t “Bad Enough” to Quit? The Benefits of Staying Sober when You’re Alone Thank you for listening! Wanna help me spread the word! There is another option besides drinking in midlife. If you liked this episode and want to take a few minutes to support the podcast, I want to encourage you to leave a positive rating and review on Apple Podcasts. So many women out there don’t know there is an “alcohol-free” option and are struggling with their drinking. Your support will help these women find the podcast this week and learn about an alcohol-free lifestyle later in life. ➡️Click here, scroll to the bottom of the page, tap to rate with five stars, and select “Write a Review.” I read my reviews and will hug you when I see yours. Make sure to “follow” To 50 and Beyond to get all of the wonderful episodes coming your way. If you don’t click “follow," you will miss hearing what’s coming up. Thank you!
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    18 mins
  • The Benefits of Staying Sober When You're Alone

    The Benefits of Staying Sober When You're Alone
    May 29 2024

    Episode 292

    I enjoyed drinking alone, and I know that being alone can be a challenge when you stop drinking.

    Whether you live alone or find drinking alone an enjoyable “reward,” but you don’t want to continue drinking, this episode is for you.

    Today, I’m answering a question from a To 50 and Beyond listener, Kim, as part of my six-week Q&A series.

    Kim sent me an email saying:

    I go about 30 days without drinking but find it hard to keep it going, mainly because I live alone. No one will know if I drink, so I often give in and tell myself—I’ll have just a little (you know how this goes) or just because I’m bored or miss my nightly glasses of wine. How do I break this habit of giving in because of feeling this way?

    In this episode, I discuss the benefits of staying sober alone in midlife: building more trust, pride, confidence, and patience with yourself when you stay true to what you want more than alcohol.

    I share suggestions to help you if you’re feeling lonely, bored, or in the habit of rewarding yourself with alcohol to create new rituals for yourself.

    My message to you is that you are not the only one who feels like drinking alone is enjoyable or lives alone and finds it hard not to give in. “I’ll just have one.”

    Give yourself time and lots of love and kindness to help you find new ways to manage your daily life without drinking alcohol.

    I’m with you 100%!

    Please contact me if you have a topic for the podcast or need a friend.

    Thank you for listening!

    Mentioned in this episode:

    The Daily Sobriety Toolkit
    Join Team Alcohol-Free

    Help me spread the word!

    There is another option besides drinking in midlife.

    If you liked this episode and want to take a few minutes to support the podcast, I encourage you to leave a positive rating and review on Apple Podcasts.

    So many women out there don’t know there is an “alcohol-free” option and are struggling with their drinking.

    Your support will help these women find the podcast this week and learn about an alcohol-free lifestyle later in life.

    ➡️Click here, scroll to the bottom of the page, tap to rate with five stars, and select “Write a Review.”

    Make sure to “follow” To 50 and Beyond to get all the wonderful episodes coming your way. If you don’t click “follow," you will miss hearing what’s coming up.

    Thank you!
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    18 mins
  • Wondering if Your Drinking Isn't "Bad Enough" to Quit?

    Wondering if Your Drinking Isn't "Bad Enough" to Quit?
    May 22 2024
    Episode 291 Today, I’m answering the question: What if my drinking isn’t “bad enough” to quit? I’ve heard this question from midlife women for years and asked myself this question for two years. f you are on the verge of going alcohol-free but aren’t 100% certain that your drinking is at a place where you “need” to remove alcohol completely, this is the episode for you. Even though my drinking was considered “bad enough” to quit on paper and in my heart, it didn’t mean that I stopped. For two years, I tried to justify and compare my drinking to others whose drinking was worse than mine. The purpose of this episode is to share some good news - you don’t have to measure your drinking by “bad” to go alcohol-free. I've got you, friend! During this episode, you’ll hear: My story and reasons why I was trying to moderate my drinking and make alcohol “work” What I envisioned of someone who had to quit drinking, and why I resisted being a sober woman Why the consequences of my drinking and others doesn’t make it easier to quit drinking The good news! Why you don’t have to measure your choice to quit drinking by labels or by comparing yourself to others How Gray Area drinking plays a role in our choice to stop drinking on our own accord The questions you can ask yourself if you are wondering if your drinking isn’t “bad enough” to quit Ask yourself these questions to learn more about where you are with your drinking and where you want to be: Why are you wondering if your drinking isn’t bad enough to quit? Is it to validate quitting or continuing to drink? If my drinking is not bad enough, how bad does it have to get? When is enough enough? What is holding you back from going alcohol-free? What if you allow yourself to create an alcohol-free lifestyle not because your drinking is bad but because YOU want better and different than what alcohol gives you? Don’t compare how you feel about alcohol and your drinking to anyone else - including me. Stay in your lane because that is where you will figure it out. 👊🏻 Mentioned in this episode: The Hardest Part of Getting Sober Email me with a question you would like me to answer. How I can help you: The Daily Sobriety Toolkit Join Team Alcohol-Free Plan A Private Coaching Help me spread the word! There is another option besides drinking in midlife. If you liked this episode and want to take a few minutes to support the podcast, I want to encourage you to leave a positive rating and review on Apple Podcasts. So many women out there don’t know there is an “alcohol-free” option and are struggling with their drinking. Your support will help these women find the podcast this week and learn about an alcohol-free lifestyle later in life. ➡️Click here, scroll to the bottom of the page, tap to rate with five stars, and select “Write a Review.” I read my reviews and will hug you when I see yours. Make sure to “follow” To 50 and Beyond to receive all the wonderful episodes. If you don’t click “follow," you will miss out on what’s coming up. Thank you!
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    19 mins
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