Cope With Emotions (Without Alcohol) - Through the Glass Recovery

Through the Glass Recovery

E54: Cope With Emotions (Without Alcohol)

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Not knowing how to cope with emotions is one of the most common causes of relapse. In this episode, we are joined by sober influencer Hadley, and our friends Monica and Michal, as we talk about how we’ve gone from trying to escape from our emotions to being able to sit through them. From social discomfort to grief, to happiness and joy, listen as we explore what that’s looked like in each of our separate journeys.

“You don’t have to drink to make emotions go away. That happens on its own.”

In this episode:

Discomfort of social anxiety and introvertedness
Discovering your identity – sober
The effects of not learning to cope with emotions in our youth
Learning to pause and understand the emotion before acting
Observing emotions and situations from the outside
Mommy wine culture and its lies
The emotional roller coaster of early sobriety
Understanding that you won’t feel this way forever
Self parenting techniques
Navigating happiness and joy is also a challenge

“When I drank to numb an emotion, I only felt better for like, 5 minutes.”

Hi, I’m Monica! I’m 54, reside in southern New Jersey, USA, and I am over 3.5 years sober. On Dec. 31, 2019, I woke up with my last hangover. I was finally done making life harder on myself, hurting my relationships, and slowly killing myself. I’ve learned that sobriety is a never-ending
journey to becoming the person you were meant to be. It’s been incredibly hard, at times, but the gifts that sobriety have given me are much bigger than any hurdles I’ve overcome. I’ve worked to heal from my past, strengthened my relationships with my kids and husband, built a thriving massage practice, and made forever friends in recovery. I wouldn’t trade my sober life for anything.

My name is Hadley Sorensen, and I’m a mom of 3 boys. I’m a lifelong runner and a writer working to publish my first book.

My relationship with alcohol has always been toxic. It wasn’t about how much or how often I drank, but how I felt when I did.

Two years ago, I woke up with my last hangover, and my heart was screaming that sobriety was the right choice. I had no idea that a whole new, beautiful life was about to unfold.

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/hadley_sorensen/