159 {Kathryn Elliott} I thought my binge drinking was normal

Try our FREE burnout quiz or grab your burnout workbook HERE.    Trigger warning: Alcohol Australians have a complicated relationship with alcohol and it’s not helped by how we have created the idea that people only have problems with alcohol if they are complete alcoholics. The reality is that binge drinking and how we associate with alcohol is a lot more nuanced and a lot more destructive than we realise. That is what Kathryn Elliot discovered when she made the decision to quit alcohol after decades of binge drinking. Now, Kathryn is one of Australia’s leading alcohol and binge drinking coaches for high-functioning professionals, drawing from her own experience as a former binge drinker. Her expertise is regularly featured in national media, and she works with professionals to change their mindset around alcohol through tailored coaching programs. Kathryn also leads SipSmart corporate workshops on alcohol’s impact in the workplace and serves on advisory committees for alcohol awareness initiatives. In this episode she shares:What was her life like before she made her big changeWhat her drinking was like and why it was problematicThe destructive narratives she had inside her head around her drinkingHow her drinking problems started from her youthHow the 'good parts' about that aspect of her life reinforced her binge drinkingThe impact her drinking lifestyle had on her expectations of herselfWhat one of her worst days during that time looked likeWhat changed for her and why she changedThe realisation she had about how it wasn’t her faultThe big hurdles she had to overcome to live without alcoholThe cancer diagnosis that further impacted her life shortly after she stopped drinkingThe changes and healing she has gone through recently   Key Quotes “Sometimes black out drinking...It would be embarrassing coming home to baby sitters who would see me in a very drunk state.” “I didn’t realise that binge drinking was problematic drinking. So I thought there was something wrong with me.”   More about Follow her on her website and on Instagram.   You can get involved with the podcast online On facebook in our community: https://www.facebook.com/groups/challengesthatchangeus Or on Instagram: @challengesthatchangeus If you want to contact the podcast, email us here: support@challengesthatchangeus.com Or check out our website: www.Challengesthatchangeus.com If you want to find out more about what Ali does, check out her business via the website: http://www.trialtitudeperformance.com.au Interested in DISC personality profiling or a Burnout workshop for your team, get in touch with Ali today. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.