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Episode 224: Healing as an Adult Child of Alcoholics w/ Margy Schaller

In episode 224 of the Sober Vibes podcast, Courtney Andersen welcomes Margy Schaller to the show, and they talk about healing as an Adult Child of Alcoholics, also known as ACA. Margy shares her story of addiction and recovery and how she started to live loud and proud in her sobriety after 18 years of sober living.

Margy Schaller is the Co-Founder of Sober Life Rocks, a community of people who choose not to drink, are sober-ish, sober curious, and sober wingmen. Their mission is to create spaces and initiate conversations that challenge the prevailing drinking culture, offering support to a wide range of individuals including salespeople, speakers, consultants, and other successful businesspeople.

What you will learn in this episode:

• After 20 years of sobriety, Margie discusses hiding her recovery for 18.5 years due to professional pressure.
• The Adult Children of Alcoholics (ACA) program helped Margie recognize how childhood experiences shaped her adult behavior.
• Common traits in adult children of alcoholics include hypervigilance, perfectionism, and the compulsion to "fix" others.
• Strategies for sober parents to have honest conversations with their children about alcohol
• Three powerful tips to begin healing: explore ACA literature, understand survival behaviors, and practice self-forgiveness

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Resources mentioned:

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Episode 223: The Hidden Cost of Your Wine Habit: What Alcohol Is Really Taking From You

In episode 223 of the Sober Vibes podcast, Courtney Andersen chats today about the real, often overlooked cost of your wine habit: from lost energy and time to low self-esteem and confidence. This episode is designed to help you see clearly what alcohol is really doing beneath the surface.

Are you telling yourself it’s “just one glass to unwind” but still waking up tired, anxious, and disconnected from the life you want? If you’ve been stuck in the “I’ll cut back next week” cycle and know something deeper needs to change, this episode is your wake-up call.

What you will learn in this episode:

• Why even “moderate” drinking steals your motivation and joy
• How alcohol impacts your sleep, confidence, and decision-making
• The hidden toll alcohol takes on your time and self-worth
• Why willpower isn’t the problem and what to do instead

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Resources Mentioned:

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Episode 222: The Culture of Alcohol

In episode 222 of the Sober Vibes podcast, Courtney Anderson explores how alcohol has become more than a substance; it's a full-blown culture, belief system, and lifestyle deeply embedded in our society and family ecosystems.

What you will learn in this episode:

• Alcohol culture appears everywhere—from celebrations to grief, rewards to "surviving" parenthood
• Big alcohol companies have historically destroyed families and health, yet face minimal criticism compared to other industries
• The family dynamic with alcohol creates generational patterns that can be difficult but crucial to break
• Children who grow up with alcohol-dependent family members often develop traits like people-pleasing, codependency, and becoming high achievers
• Media glamorizes drinking while rarely showing realistic consequences, creating false narratives about what "problem drinking" looks like
• The alcohol industry has successfully made drinking part of our identities through clever marketing and normalization

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Resources Mentioned:

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