Loving + Leaving Alcohol with Stefanie Wilder-Taylor

Today"s guest, Stefanie Wilder-Taylor, is an author, TV personality, and cohost of the popular podcast For Crying Out Loud. She co-created and hosted the late-night comedy parenting show Parental Discretion with Stefanie Wilder-Taylor for NickMom on Nickelodeon. She’s the author of Sippy Cups Are Not for Chardonnay; Naptime Is the New Happy Hour; It’s Not Me, It’s You; I’m Kind of a Big Deal; and Gummi Bears Should Not Be Organic. In this episode (and her new book DRUNK-ISH: Loving and Leaving Alcohol (On sale January 16, 2024)), she recounts the rise and fall of her relationship with alcohol, from her online fame as a wine-loving mommy blogger, to her denial, to the disastrous evening when she drove drunk with her kids in the car that marked the end. The moral of the story we hope you hear from this episode is that it’s less important to figure out whether or not you’re an alcoholic, and more important to decide whether you could benefit from stopping drinking. IN THIS EPISODE, WE COVERED...Her compulsion to keep secrets or stay silent when feeling like she was failing motherhood early on"Mommy wine culture" and all the reasons we happen to drinkHesitations, pre-conceived notions, and fears about life as a sober mom DON"T MISS-Indicators of a problem to watch out for in your (or a loved one"s) relationship with alcohol // MENTIONED IN THE EPISODE// Ep. 79: Really Wanted and Really Hard Book: Pregnancy Sucks: What to do when your Miracle Makes you Miserable Book: Toddlers are A**holes: It"s Not Your Fault // CONNECT WITH STEFANIE WILDER-TAYLOR // Website/Books: stefaniewildertaylor.com/books Instagram:  @SWilderTaylor Apple Podcasts: For Crying Out Loud Pre-Order: Drunk-Ish: A Memoir of Loving and Leaving Alcohol (out January 16th, 2024) I believe in you + I"m cheering you on. Come say hi!  I"m @parent_wholeheartedly on Insta. Apply to work together: parentingwholeheartedly.com/Apply FREE MASTERCLASS: Master the KIND + FIRM Approach your Strong-Willed Child Needs WITHOUT Crushing their Spirit or Walking on Eggshells LIVE: Wednesday, January 17th at 12:00 Central Save your seat at www.parentingwholeheartedly.com/confidentSupport the show *FREE* MASTERCLASS: Learn how to CONFIDENTLY parent your strong-willed child WITHOUT threats, bribes or giving in altogether so you can BREAK FREE of power struggles + guilt www.parentingwholeheartedly.com/unapologetic www.parentingwholeheartedly.com