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Euphoric the Podcast

235 episodes - English - Latest episode: 10 days ago - ★★★★★ - 126 ratings

Euphoric the Podcast is the most empowering show on the limitless possibilities of an alcohol-free lifestyle. It’s made for the intuitive woman who knows she is made for more than hangovers.

Hosted by the bestselling author of Euphoric: Ditch Alcohol and Gain a Happier, More Confident You, and leading alcohol-free empowerment expert, Karolina Rzadkowolska helps you build a vision that is so much bigger than a beverage and discover what your bigger dreams are—and then go after them.

Ranked in The Top 1.5% of podcasts globally by Listen Notes, the show helps women clear their blocks around drinking and step into more fulfillment and purpose as alcohol gets smaller and smaller in the rearview window. With a mix of solo episodes and prominent guests, get ready to manifest your dream alcohol-free life with Euphoric.

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Episodes

Episode 220: When Adversity Gives You Purpose with Shelby Perry

April 17, 2024 08:00 - 32 minutes - 45.4 MB

Shelby Perry was 10 months alcohol-free when a freak snowboarding accident caused her to lose her right eye. It would have been easy to let this enormous setback bring her down – but instead, she created something beautiful from it.  In this episode, we dive deep into Shelby’s story, from her relationship with alcohol, to the day that changed EVERYTHING.  And guess what sped up her recovery and healed her from a victim mindset? Community. Using the tools she learned when she went alcoh...

Episode 219: Alexandria Wombwell-Povey on Manifesting Magic and How To Believe In Yourself

April 10, 2024 08:00 - 31 minutes - 43.6 MB

You've heard of manifestation, right? It's not about wishful thinking, but aligning thoughts, feelings, beliefs, and actions to turn dreams into reality. Business mentor Alexandria Wombwell-Povey transformed her life from a depleted and uninspired insurance broker, to deeply fulfilled, abundant, and joyful. Imagine building your dream house in Tulum or experiencing a life-changing retreat on Richard Branson’s private island! Alexandria has done it all - and her ambition started with a vi...

Episode 218: My 5x8 Secret Hack to Success in Life

April 03, 2024 08:00 - 32 minutes - 45.8 MB

There’s one daily practice Karolina swears by, and she’s been doing it for years. It’s a little embarrassing (and a little OCD), but it’s SO easy to copy, and more importantly, it works! It’s not an app or some fancy software. All you need is a few 5x8 notepads and a curiosity to track everything from your aspirations to your self-care rituals. Spoiler alert? Writing in a notepad is not just about making a list and crossing off to-dos. It's about celebrating every micro-win and giving yo...

Episode 217: Expand Your Capacity to Feel Good, Stop Self-Sabotaging, and Create the Healthiest Relationship Ever with Gay and Katie Hendricks

March 27, 2024 08:00 - 45 minutes - 63.3 MB

Why do we hit invisible ceilings in our happiness, love, and success? This is the "upper limit problem," and it's sneakier than you might think… often leading us to self-sabotage, just when things are starting to look up. Today’s guests, Gay and Katie Hendricks, are literally Karolina’s idols. Experts on all things personal growth and relationships, they have trained thousands of coaches, authored more than 40 books, and have even appeared on Oprah. It’s time to peel back the layers...

Episode 216: Creating Your Dream Career from the Ashes of Burnout with Retreat Leader Tracy Frederick

March 20, 2024 08:00 - 27 minutes - 38.5 MB

Ever wonder what happens when a high-stakes career collides with a life-changing wake-up call?  Tracy Frederick was a badass criminal defense attorney, but when her son became critically ill, she knew it was time to reassess. Now? She’s a transformative coach and retreat leader of Go Limitless Retreats, where she creates life-changing adventures for women in beautiful Costa Rica. If you’ve ever thought about turning to entrepreneurship after going alcohol-free, you’ll love hearing Tracy’...

Episode 215: Understanding the Subconscious Mind (And How It Can Change Your Life)

March 13, 2024 08:00 - 35 minutes - 48.9 MB

Your subconscious mind controls your beliefs, values, emotions, personality, and essentially drives your reality. We act out what we subconsciously believe we are worthy of, and most of our subconscious beliefs are programmed by other people in childhood. But here's the kicker, we can reprogram them. In today’s episode, Karolina is going to demystify the subconscious mind so you can understand the incredible power of it, and how it's going to change your life. We don’t have a perfectly...

Episode 214: Sneak Peek into the Certification Retreat

March 06, 2024 09:00 - 26 minutes - 37.7 MB

After attending immersive experiences and retreats, Karolina has come home a different person.  Which is why she knew she was meant to include an immersive retreat in the Empowered AF Coach Certification program. So what the hell happens at a Certification Retreat?  This episode is covering everything you need to know about the certification retreat! From pretending you just landed off your private jet to putting all your wishes into a meaningful bracelet and stepping into the mindset of...

Episode 213: Day in the Life of a Coach and Thought Leader

February 28, 2024 09:00 - 43 minutes - 60.7 MB

Have you ever wondered what it’s actually like to be a successful coach and thought leader?  In this episode, Karolina is pulling back the curtain and demystifying what a typical day in her life looks like. Yes, some days bring the freedom and glamour of sitting on a tropical beach with a laptop, but it’s not an impossible grind, either. More often than not, it’s something in between these two extremes.  Now in her sixth year in business, you’ll hear an honest look at how Karolina bala...

Episode 212: Are Universal Signs Speaking to You? Magic of My Grandma

February 21, 2024 09:00 - 31 minutes - 44 MB

Have you ever felt the universe was trying to tell you something?  Personally, Karolina has received many signs from the universe that seemed almost magical – particularly regarding her late grandmother and the decision to go alcohol-free. These signs have given her comfort and guidance in the path she’s carved out for herself. Four days after this podcast airs is Karolina’s 6-year soberversary, which is also the third anniversary of her grandmother’s passing. To some people, it might se...

Episode 211: The Benefits of Cold Exposure with Jennifer Richardson

February 14, 2024 09:00 - 28 minutes - 40.2 MB

There are so many benefits to deliberate cold exposure, but the one you might find surprising is the potential impact it can have on your alcohol-free journey. Today’s guest is Jennifer Richardson, a registered holistic nutritionist, mood coach, deliberate cold exposure facilitator, and founder of Cold Community NORTH, a company that organizes cold exposure and contrast therapy events and retreats in Canada. If you’ve ever been curious about building cold exposure into a regular practice...

Episode 210: The Top Signs You've Experienced Narcissistic Abuse and How to Flourish Afterwards with Marina J

February 07, 2024 09:00 - 44 minutes - 62 MB

As today’s guest Marina J. reminds us, if we don’t allow ourselves to heal from toxic relationships, it’s difficult to really live.  Marina J. is an expert on narcissistic abuse, coaching women so they can reclaim their freedom, power, and light. She specializes in shadow work and is the author of Turn Yourself On, which is about turning on your power and your ability to heal. Recently, Karolina released the episode, “10 Reasons Alcohol is Like a Toxic Ex-Boyfriend,” which was based on a...

Episode 209: Now that Dry January is Over, Who Do You Want to Be for the Rest of 2024?

January 31, 2024 09:00 - 35 minutes - 50 MB

Dry January is over. Now what? How does this play into the rest of 2024? In our last episode, Susie Streelman shared that 44% of people want to try Dry January. However, things can get confusing come Februrary.  If you’re at these crossroads, here’s a question for you to ponder: Are you interested in achieving your goals in 2024? If so, does alcohol REALLY fit with them? Can you ACTUALLY do both? Karolina reveals the major epiphanies and poignant questions she had in February 2018 aft...

Episode 208: Trends in the AF Movement in 2024 and Beyond with Susie Streelman

January 24, 2024 09:00 - 41 minutes - 57.3 MB

The alcohol-free movement is growing, and today, we’re going to dig into ALL of the statistics and trends that will no doubt validate your choice. The idea of being alcohol-free used to be practically unheard of, but today, establishments that don’t provide alcohol-free options are behind the times. Susie Streelman is the dynamic founder behind ZeroProof Experiences, a company that hosts social, alcohol-free events all over the world. Susie is dominating the event space and is so well-conn...

Episode 207: 5 Reasons Why a Retreat Will Change Your Life

January 17, 2024 09:00 - 34 minutes - 48.4 MB

Are you ready for those big “aha” moments that will change your life? Are you ready to listen to your intuition and connect with your deepest, most divine source of wisdom? For Karolina, one of the most powerful ways to get those deep insights is by going on a retreat. In this episode, she talks about how retreats can change your life, and about the profound impacts they’ve had on her own, providing insight on all things ranging from alcohol to reflections on motherhood.  In our lives, w...

Episode 206: Permission to Offend, Stand in Your Faith, and the Life Changing Journaling Framework You Need with Rachel Luna

January 10, 2024 09:00 - 49 minutes - 68.6 MB

Get ready for life-changing advice on how to own your identity, shift your beliefs, stand up for your vision, and set boundaries.  Rachel Luna is an international speaker, certified master neuroscience coach to 6- and 7-figure earning entrepreneurs, and author of Permission to Offend, as seen on The Today Show. The cancer survivor and former marine is also the host of the Permission to Offend podcast and was named by Forbes as one of the 11 most inspiring female entrepreneurs to follow on...

Episode 205: Change Your Drinking 101: How to Go Alcohol-Free for Dry January and Beyond

January 03, 2024 09:30 - 49 minutes - 69.1 MB

Today we’re going back to the basics on how to change your relationship with alcohol, and it starts with listening to your intuition. With Dry January and Dry Bootcamp approaching, it’s the perfect time to present an in-depth overview of how to change your drinking and amp up the fun, pleasure, and joy in your life. This episode is for you whether you’re early in your alcohol-free journey, or are reevaluating the role of alcohol in your life.  Karolina talks about the conditioning we rec...

Episode 204: 11 Ways to Make 2024 Untouchable

December 27, 2023 09:30 - 50 minutes - 70 MB

2024 is a time to follow your heart and your joy. And in this last episode of the year, Karolina is sharing 11 powerful tips to help you feel more joy, more happiness, more fulfillment, and more empowerment in the year ahead! While some tips are light, some are DEEPLY powerful, from slowing down and embracing the riches you already have, to dreaming so big that it scares you. Get ready to change your money story, embody wealth, and embrace your uniqueness on your alcohol-free journey. Thes...

Episode 203: Cast Your Vision for the New Year and Claim Your New Identity

December 20, 2023 09:30 - 36 minutes - 51.4 MB

As 2023 draws to a close, it’s the perfect time of year for reinvention - to shed old identities and limiting beliefs to create a bold new vision for yourself in 2024 - spiritually, physically, emotionally, and intellectually.  Whether you dream of becoming a morning person, an author, a parent, or to build a successful business without alcohol, these are all critical shifts in your identity and this episode will inspire you to make it happen! Karolina shares an inside peek into the Robe...

Episode 202: What If You Don’t Achieve Your 2023 Goals?

December 13, 2023 09:00 - 35 minutes - 49.6 MB

This episode is a heart-to-heart for big dreamers and goal-setters. Beautiful, your dreams are still worth it, even if you didn’t achieve them in the timeframe you expected. What were your goals for 2023? Did you meet them? Sometimes we overestimate what we can do in a year, but we can also underestimate how long a goal will actually take. Today’s empowering conversation with Karolina will fuel you to create more space and inspiration for your goals as you move into the new year. We cove...

Episode 201: Do I Have to Be Certified to Coach?

December 06, 2023 09:30 - 45 minutes - 62.7 MB

Coaching is one of the most fulfilling career paths Karolina has ever experienced. While it hasn’t been easy, it helped her achieve her biggest dreams, like writing a book, getting on TV, and hosting retreats all over the world. It’s a small act that can impact big change, starting with one person helping another, then another, and so on.  So many Euphoric listeners have changed their relationship with alcohol, and after seeing massive epiphanies, transformations, and the joy and happiness...

Episode 200: How to Start a Business with a Full-Time Job

November 29, 2023 09:30 - 47 minutes - 66 MB

Are you in the trenches working a full-time job but have even bigger dreams in your heart?  In today’s episode, Karolina is pulling back the curtain and reveals, step-by-step, how she started her alcohol-free life coaching business while working a full-time job. You’ll hear her favorite hacks and time management strategies, the mindset shifts she overcame, the importance of consistency, and why she became a morning person. Perhaps the biggest surprise of all? Karolina became an even better...

Episode 199: How I Manifested a 6-Figure Book Deal from HarperCollins – Plus, Black Friday Specials

November 22, 2023 09:30 - 33 minutes - 46.7 MB

Karolina has built a multiple six-figure company, spoken on stages all over the world, and even participated in interviews with her heroes. She’s worked hard to get to where she is today. But there is one thing in her life that seemed to manifest itself out of thin air: her six-figure book deal for Euphoric: Ditch Alcohol and Gain a Happier, More Confident You, which was published in 2022 by HarperCollins Publishers. In this episode, Karolina peels back ALL the layers of how it happened ...

Episode 198: The Secret Behind Shadow Work and Dark Feminine Energy with Becca Nicholls

November 15, 2023 09:30 - 48 minutes - 67.6 MB

When it comes to personal growth, there’s ALWAYS somewhere deeper you can go – but in order to do that, you’ve got to constantly push yourself out of your comfort zone and become the version of yourself who is going after it. Whenever Karolina feels stuck – whether it be in her health, her personal development or her business – the one thing that gives her hope is the knowledge that there are still stones unturned. Today’s guest, Becca Nicholls, is a mindset and life transformation coach...

Episode 197: One Year, She’s Drinking Over Her Divorce. The Next, She’s a Top Alcohol-Free Leader and Grows Her IG Following by 2000%, with SobahSistahs Megan Wilcox

November 08, 2023 09:30 - 35 minutes - 49 MB

One year, she was drinking over her divorce. Now, she’s a top alcohol-free leader who grew her IG following by over 2000%!  Megan Wilcox was 38, recently divorced, and lived a “safe, mediocre life.” Most nights, she turned to alcohol to get through – until a personal moment caused her to stop drinking. At 6 months alcohol-free, she launched an Instagram account, sharing her journey for accountability. Today, that account has almost 45,000 followers! It inspired Megan to launch a business...

Episode 196: Your Passions Will Make You Money But Are You Giving Them Enough Time and Space?

November 01, 2023 08:30 - 41 minutes - 58 MB

🚨Reminder, Become Emboldened enrollment is open until November 7. Take your dreams seriously and join us for 4 months of coaching.  Become Emboldened In today’s show, Karolina talks about how your passions and desires can actually make you more money – which is the opposite of what we’ve been taught to believe!  So many people have these twisted belief systems about money: that we are tied to the value we can put on our resume. The idea that we can make money off our passions and creat...

Episode 195: Become Emboldened Win! Writing a Children’s Book, Becoming a Coach, and Dreaming Bigger with Chrissy Janiga

October 25, 2023 08:30 - 39 minutes - 54.4 MB

Why do we not dream bigger?  As kids, we have all these dreams. For Karolina, it was to write books. At one point, she dreamt of winning the Nobel Prize. But when she stepped into adulthood, she stopped dreaming. Today’s guest, Chrissy Janiga, is an author, social worker, wife, mother, and a mindset and alcohol-free coach. She too forgot about what it was like to dream. Here, she shares her amazing story about how ditching alcohol allowed her to dream bigger, unleash her inner fire, and ...

Episode 194: 5 Things You Should Stop Overthinking Immediately – Plus, a Free Workshop!

October 18, 2023 08:30 - 35 minutes - 49.5 MB

It’s not selfish or greedy to want more. In fact, the universe is tapping you on the shoulder to live out your destiny and turn on your greater gifts for the world. Six years ago, Karolina decided she wanted way more than the cubicle she was working in. It’s not that her job was bad – it was fine. She just felt it was time for a change. There was more she felt called to do in the world. If you want to change your life, you need to shed the past versions of yourself: your past patterns, y...

Episode 193: Become Emboldened Win! Healing on her AF Journey, Launching a Podcast, and Sharing Her Gifts with the World with Charlotte Estrada

October 11, 2023 08:30 - 55 minutes - 77.4 MB

You do not have to be an expert to get started. In fact, embracing an alcohol-free lifestyle can help you create a life that is even more exciting and beautiful! Today’s episode is a Become Emboldened success story, featuring Charlotte Estrada. Recently, Karolina was a guest on Charlotte’s podcast, Healing & Dealing, where they discuss the power of overcoming limiting beliefs and the motivation that comes when we think about our past and future selves. After completing Karolina’s progra...

Episode 192: Cutting “Normal” Relationships With Alcohol to Reach Your Unbottled Potential with Amanda Kuda

October 04, 2023 08:30 - 44 minutes - 61.4 MB

There doesn’t need to be anything exceptional about your relationship with alcohol to want to change it. Today’s guest is Amanda Kuda, whose career has mirrored Karolina’s since she began her alcohol-free journey. At the time, they were some of the only women talking about being alcohol-free in a totally different way – not from the perspective of hitting rock-bottom, but from an intuitive choice.  Amanda’s book comes out this week – Unbottled Potential: Break Up With Alcohol and Break ...

Episode 191: Stop Making it About Alcohol: How To Shed What's No Longer Working for You and Step Into Your Brilliance

September 27, 2023 08:30 - 40 minutes - 56.3 MB

When you’re debating whether to go alcohol-free, it’s easy to focus on the alcohol itself.  What about the importance of alcohol in modern culture? What about alcohol in history? Do I want to just take a BREAK from alcohol? When will it be okay to drink again? I have a PSA for those of you who are having this debate with yourself. Here it goes:  Stop making it about alcohol. Instead, what if you looked at this as the start of a beautiful journey – to courageously shed what is no longer...

Episode 190: This 102-Year-Old Doctor’s Secrets for a Healthy, Happy Life, from Finding Your Juice to Spending Your Energy Wildly

September 21, 2023 12:07 - 37 minutes - 51.5 MB

The author of Karolina’s FAVORITE book of the year is here to share her best-kept secrets to living a healthy, happy life. Even more amazing? She’s 102. In The Well-Lived Life: A 102-Year-Old Doctor’s Six Secrets to Health and Happiness at Every Age, Dr. Gladys McGarey shares her own extraordinary stories and eternal wisdom – from her early childhood in India and chance encounter with Mahatma Gandhi to her beautiful life as a physician and mother of six children. She began her practice ...

Episode 189: Is Your Procrastination Actually Perfectionism in Disguise?

September 13, 2023 08:00 - 42 minutes - 58.6 MB

Are you flooded with new ideas and dreams? Maybe you have a vision to start a business or launch a podcast. Maybe you have a goal on your heart to become a coach or write a bestselling book. These dreams can seem daunting. Where do you even start? Plus, there’s a lot of fear to start something new that we care about. What if it’s not as great materialized as it is in our heads? What if it gets rejected or we feel like a failure? We often procrastinate around things that seem hard – but it’...

Episode 188: Following Our Passions, Traveling the World, and How I’m Living the Life I Used to Dream Of

September 06, 2023 08:30 - 46 minutes - 64.9 MB

Today, Karolina offers an update on what’s been happening behind the scenes of this podcast, from travels all over the world to empowering women through coaching and mastermind retreats. She used to work in a cubicle, wishing for the opportunity to travel and to have more autonomy in her day-to-day life – and now, she has both. Going alcohol-free was the catalyst for her to do some soul-searching and realize what she truly wanted out of life. You can have that too. Keep asking yourself: wh...

Episode 187: Unexplained Symptoms and the Root Cause of Autoimmune Diseases + How to Feel Better with Dr. E

August 30, 2023 08:30 - 34 minutes - 48.5 MB

Have you kicked alcohol to the curb but still have some unexplained symptoms? Maybe you’re suffering some aches, pains, or headaches. Or even brain fog or digestive issues. If your medical system can’t figure out what’s wrong, today’s guest will illuminate what could be the root of the issue and provide a course for healing and feeling better.  Dr. Efrat LaMandre is here to talk about autoimmune diseases – how to figure out if you have one and how to start changing your life to improve i...

Episode 186: Ditching Alcohol is the First Step in Your Journey to Achieve Your Dreams

August 23, 2023 08:30 - 34 minutes - 48.1 MB

Beautiful, you decided to reevaluate the role of alcohol in your life for a reason. That reason? You have a bigger purpose. Those visions you have about your future aren’t random. That is the universe hand-selecting you as the person to achieve those dreams. Ditching alcohol is the first step in that journey.  When Karolina went alcohol-free, it was like the universe tapping her, saying, “Finally! You’ve cleared that from your life – now we can give you the incredible insights you’re mea...

Episode 185: Push Past Adversity to Achieve Your Goals & Change Your Story with Ryan Cass

August 16, 2023 08:30 - 44 minutes - 61.2 MB

When Ryan Cass was six years old, he made a promise to himself. After a harrowing night where the police visited his home due to incidents involving alcohol, Ryan was the one who answered the door, shaking like a leaf. That night, he promised himself that when he grew up, he would never do this. In today’s episode, Ryan talks candidly with Karolina about how he changed the story of systemic alcohol abuse in his family, using this as the driving force to create a different kind of life. T...

Episode 184: Life Doesn’t Just Happen to You with Angela Pugh

August 09, 2023 08:00 - 35 minutes - 48.8 MB

Take out a pen and piece of paper. Write down what you want. Don’t worry. Nobody’s going to see it. Can’t think of just one thing? Write it all – everything you want. The next step? Create this life where you get to have the things you want. Today’s guest, Angela Pugh, is a master life coach, speaker, entrepreneur, and host of the nationally-ranked Addiction Unlimited podcast. In this episode, she shares an important realization she had on her journey to sobriety: that she was not the vi...

Episode 183: Here’s Your Permission to Start Your Career Over and Create a Life You Dream Of with Chelsea Turgeon

August 02, 2023 08:00 - 43 minutes - 60.6 MB

You can start your career over. The hardest part? Giving yourself permission to do so. So many people have this idea that they’re in too deep. They’ve invested too much time or schooling into something, and that it’s too late to start over. In this episode, Karolina talks with Chelsea Turgeon about how she pivoted from one of those professions most never pivot from – (a doctor!) – to start her own 6-figure business that allows her to travel the world. Chelsea has been on the show before,...

Episode 182: 10 Reasons Alcohol is Like a Toxic Ex Boyfriend

July 26, 2023 08:00 - 32 minutes - 45.5 MB

Beautiful, what if you thought about alcohol as a person you’re in a relationship with? If you look at it this way, you can see there are a lot of red flags, right? From lowering your self-esteem, to not supporting your self-improvement, alcohol frequently steals your momentum and makes you take five steps backward. In today’s episode, Karolina talks openly about how alcohol is actually like a toxic ex-boyfriend. Just like an actual unhealthy relationship, it can feel so terrifying to le...

Episode 181: Dial in Your Nutrition and Fitness with Bela Castro

July 19, 2023 08:30 - 36 minutes - 50.6 MB

Today, Karolina talks with Bela Castro, a holistic health coach and a former professional tennis player. For Bela, alcohol was always a challenge. Her parents drank as an escape mechanism, and it wasn’t until she stopped drinking herself that she was able to feel better and glow from within.  In this episode, Bela offers the lowdown on eating nutritious, whole foods, the magic of “brown fats”, minimizing sugar, incorporating a fitness routine into a busy lifestyle, as well as what alcohol ...

Episode 180: Am I An Alcoholic?

July 12, 2023 08:30 - 44 minutes - 61.4 MB

Am I an alcoholic?  It’s the question you might be asking yourself after having too many drinks at a party. It’s the question you might be asking yourself Monday morning after a weekend of heavy drinking. The problem with this question? It’s too black and white. It doesn’t give many solutions to move forward. Today, Karolina dives deep into the framing of this question, and how to ask even better questions, like “Is alcohol aligned with my values?” Our goal is to help you find strength...

Episode 179: Sober Sex with Sarah Olsen

July 05, 2023 08:00 - 35 minutes - 49.1 MB

Let’s talk about sober sex. Today, Karolina gets candid about intimacy, communication, and exploring new ways of doing things when you’re not relying on alcohol as a crutch.  In this conversation, she’s joined by Sarah Olsen, a brilliant coach and Reiki practitioner who met Karolina during a sober weekend in Palm Springs. Together, they talk about the importance of discovering your love language with your partner, the power of “getting in the room”, erogenous zones, and Sarah’s favorite ...

Episode 178: From Corporate Drinking to Alcohol-Free Coach and Author with Dupe Witherick

June 28, 2023 08:30 - 26 minutes - 36.6 MB

After climbing Mt. Kilimanjaro, Dupe Witherick wanted to make an even bigger impact and conquer the world. It was this epic moment of strength and resilience that inspired her to take 21 days off of drinking, which quickly turned into over 3 years alcohol-free, leading to a book and a thriving career as a transformational coach. Dupe and Karolina break down how the intuitive act of taking a break or quitting alcohol can help you unleash your biggest, most powerful dreams - in fact, it’s th...

Episode 177: Grow an AF Business with Teri Patterson

June 21, 2023 08:30 - 39 minutes - 54.6 MB

Teri Patterson and Karolina share a similar belief: that the alcohol-free movement needs to be heard and understood. It's a path towards freedom and achieving your greatest dreams. And we can't do it on our own. In today’s behind the scenes conversation, dig into identity change, how to embody the mindset of a 6-figure leader with systems and strategy, and why it’s worth it to invest in mentorship and networking when you’re building your business.  Plus, learn more about the incredible m...

Episode 176: How to Heal Emotional Eating with Amber Romaniuk

June 14, 2023 08:30 - 32 minutes - 44.9 MB

Today, Karolina is talking with emotional eating and digestive health and hormone expert Amber Romaniuk. Sometimes the reasons why we form a relationship with alcohol can also present in other areas of our lives, like emotional eating.  Amber is so vulnerable as she shares her remarkable story with emotional eating, binging food, and how she's been able to heal her inner child, fix her gut and digestive issues, and catapult that into a successful practice where she helps thousands of women...

Episode 175: Do You Have a Book Inside of You?

June 07, 2023 08:30 - 26 minutes - 36.5 MB

Books change lives. How wild is it that 83% of Americans have a deeper yearning to write a book and express their creativity in this beautiful way?! Writing a book can lead to a speaking career or a coaching career. It could lead to launching an online education company - there are so many possibilities and doors it could open that you can’t even begin to fathom. Karolina shares an inspirational take on achieving our dreams and what it took to finally commit to writing her own bestsellin...

Episode 174: Redefining Your Life After Alcohol with Gayle Macdonald

May 31, 2023 08:30 - 35 minutes - 49 MB

Beautiful, we ditch alcohol for a reason - to step into a deeper calling and our deeper purpose. When you cultivate that newfound confidence and new ideas and passions are swirling, that's a ripe time to take advantage of. Gayle Macdonald is a transformational coach who drank daily for 15 years. After moving to Spain, alcohol became a part of her lifestyle as she learned a new language and frequently met up with friends for tapas. Throughout today’s episode, Gayle walks Karolina through he...

Episode 173: What Next Chapter Is Unfolding For You as You Go Alcohol-Free?

May 24, 2023 08:30 - 18 minutes - 25.5 MB

Is drinking distorting what’s possible for you? Karolina is breaking down the powerful identity shift that happens when you become a “non-drinker.” It changes your level of confidence, your capacity for courage and self-love, and from that position of increased self-worth, you can actually do the things that you said you would do. You’ll also hear about the intricacies of the subconscious mind and how to use a “warming up” strategy to your advantage (hint: this is how Karolina broke throug...

Episode 172: The Power of Hypnosis with Dr. David Spiegel

May 17, 2023 08:30 - 35 minutes - 49.9 MB

It’s incredible to realize how powerful the mind is to help heal the body, and today, we’re diving into the oldest Western conception of psychotherapy: hypnosis! Dr. David Spiegel is an Associate Chair of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences and a Medical Director of the Center for Integrative Medicine at Stanford University School of Medicine. He has spent more than 40 years tackling clinical research around psycho oncology, stress and health, pain control, sleep, hypnosis, and more, writin...

Episode 171: Work Hard Play Hard with Luc Zoratto

May 10, 2023 08:30 - 36 minutes - 50.4 MB

So many people don't take action on their dreams because the mental games just get in the way. But today’s guest did, and it’s so incredibly inspiring. Luc Zoratto is a Dad, husband, Boston marathoner, and alcohol-free life coach who helps high-performing professionals and entrepreneurs overcome their limitations around alcohol.  Luc gets vulnerable with Karolina today as he shares his story with alcohol and other drugs and how he completely changed his life when he decided to quit 6 yea...