Episode Description
Do you find yourself wondering how to shut your brain off without alcohol when social situations feel overwhelming? Glenn spent decades believing alcohol was essential—from watching his parents' basement bar parties to using beer as a social crutch in college. By COVID, weekend-only drinking had become daily drinking, and he was hiding bottles from his wife. Traditional counseling focused on willpower and substitution didn't work. The therapists hadn't experienced what he was going through, and Glenn felt like they were silently judging him: "Why can't you just stop?" When he discovered The Path, everything shifted. Instead of demanding he quit immediately, the program invited him to experiment, gather feedback instead of facing failure, and explore his emotional relationship with alcohol. It took a full year, but three weeks before his membership ended, Glenn had his aha moment. Glenn joins Coach Cole to share his journey from childhood exposure to genuine freedom, proving that awareness and curiosity can accomplish what willpower never could.
In this episode, Glenn and Cole discuss:
Learning that alcohol equals fun from parents who met working at a brewery
Being the shy introvert who always held a beer to avoid conversation
Boundaries that worked until COVID turned the house into a bar
Why therapists who never drank couldn't relate to the struggle
Skipping the book and joining The Path for coaching and community support
Reframing drinking as data points and feedback instead of failures
Discovering how to shut your brain off without alcohol through journaling and awareness
The aha moment that came three weeks before his year-long Path ended
Building real social confidence without pre-drinking or hiding bottles
And more breakthroughs on the journey to freedom...
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