Navigating Sugar Cravings, Boundaries, and Redefining Self-Care | Love Life Sober: A 40 Day Alcohol Fast Week 3
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In Week 3 of our 6-part Monday series walking through Love Life Sober: A 40 Day Alcohol Fast, we're diving into Days 14–21—and this episode is rich with practical tools, mindset shifts, and grace-filled encouragement to support your alcohol-free journey.
Whether you're mid-fast, gearing up for September’s live-coached fast, or simply sober-curious, these reflections and real-life stories will help you renew your mind and stay the course.
📘 This week covers:
🧁 Day 14: Navigating Sugar Cravings
Why sugar hits so hard in early sobriety—and how to give yourself grace while blood sugar and dopamine rebalance.
🧠 Day 15: Exploring Alcohol Use Models
Disease model? Learning model? Self-medication? Understanding different frameworks can help you name your story—and start changing it.
😴 Day 16: Sleep and Sobriety
We share how sobriety gave her the best sleep of her life (and why that matters more than we think).
😬 Day 17: “It’s Not About You, It’s About Them”
What to do when others make your not-drinking... about them. Yep, we've been there.
🛑 Day 18: Setting Boundaries
How to say no without guilt—and protect your peace as you walk this path.
💃 Day 19: Joyful Movement
From walks to Pilates, we explore how movement that feels good (not punishing) can become a new form of self-care.
🙏 Day 20: The Power of Gratitude
More than just a good habit—gratitude can rewire your brain and realign your heart with God.
🕊️ Day 21: Redefining Self-Care
It’s not bubble baths. It’s becoming the kind of woman who regularly returns to God for rest and renewal.
💌 Resources & Links:
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Christy, a former lawyer with a background in law, business, and politics, experienced radical renewal after choosing sobriety. Now a senior sobriety coach and author of Love Life Sober (Penguin Random House), she helps women renew their minds and rediscover joy through a powerful blend of faith, neuroscience, and practical tools.
Meade, a former pharmaceutical rep and stay-at-home mom, looked like she had it all together—but felt stuck in a nightly-ish wine habit. Once she realized the issue was less about drinking and more about thinking, everything changed. Now a senior certified coach and creator of the Change-Your-Thinking-to-Change-Your-Drinking method and The Missing P.E.A.C.E. framework, Meade helps women ditch shame, reclaim purpose, and live with peace and joy.
Together, we create loving, Spirit-led spaces where women can explore their relationship with alcohol, renew their minds, and pursue the freedom they were made for.
Christy lives in Surrey, England; Meade outside Atlanta. We're just two women who surrendered our wine glasses, found something far better in Jesus, and now have the joy of helping others do the same.
