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Struggle with alcohol – not alcoholic?

Every now and again, I am told my message, “Simply because you struggle with alcohol, does not make you an alcoholic,” is going to kill people.

It’s on the premise that alcoholics will use my words as an excuse to drink.

I want to be clear; I don’t address, diagnose, nor treat alcoholism.

My message is one I so desperately needed many years ago. If I would have had a safe space, an alternative resource to sort out my thoughts, ideas, and beliefs to understand how my choices were leading my behavior, perhaps life would have been different. We will never know for sure.

Simply because you struggle with alcohol, does not make you an alcoholic.

I subscribe that our beliefs lead our lives and manifest our truths. Whether they are founded on evidence or hearsay when we look at them as unshakeable facts and not willing to be open to what else, we put ourselves at a high risk of ignorance and entrapment.What else Struggle doesn't always mean alcoholic pink cloud coaching

I have come to junctures in my life where I had to choose between what I believed and what I didn’t know. If I would have continued to live with my belief that I had a monster growing inside me, lifting weights and getting stronger, waiting for my moment of weakness to take me down, I was simply going to dive nose first into a bottle of booze.

I couldn’t LIVE life in constant fear. Maybe I’m not alcoholic. Maybe I’m just a girl who mismanaged her world and used alcohol to blur the lines. Perhaps, I am an alcoholic that learned a different way of living. What if it doesn’t matter what I identify as and just didn’t drink? What if alcohol was no longer the focus of my life? That’s where I started many years ago.

Fear can be a great motivator for some. It can be a significant deterrent to others, keeping them from even exploring the possibility of living sober.

There are many who with awareness of just how powerful they are in creating a heart-centered life, rise above the need to numb out.  It’s from this place of fulfillment they are able to let go of the struggle.

I mean no disrespect. Alcohol abuse can be a matter of life or death. I know what it’s like to drink yourself into a corner and not know how to get out. I know what it feels like to not want to do life anymore.

There is a broad continuum of alcohol use that spans between normal and alcoholic. The struggle doesn’t begin at the end of the continuum. It develops along the way.

You don’t have to be alcoholic to get help.

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Teresa Rodden, Founder & Certified Life Coach

Wisdom from my real life experience, knowledge and skills from my professional certification and training, and a deep love and passion to help women break free from the prison that holds them captive. It’s one thing to make goals… It's a whole new life to create a Pink Cloud.

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Mom, I love you This is the dedication in my firs Mom, I love you

This is the dedication in my first book, Wholly Sober.

There are no words to express the depth of love I have for my mom. She is my why.

As I write these words, my breath collects in my belly, there is constriction around my heart, and tears flood my lower lids.

My Mom died sometime between Thursday night and Friday morning. So many questions, emotions, regrets, wish I had, should have, if only...
#whollysober 

Full post can be read at PinkCloudCoach(dot)com blog
Got my first Moderna shot today. My husband’s Got my first Moderna shot today. 

My husband’s ride is in the shop so I had to walk to Safeway to get it. While there I needed to pick up some groceries and knew what I bought I’d have to carry for a mile in the blistering 50-degree sun (it felt SO much hotter) 😆 I'm a moon 🌙 child what can I say. ♥️

About halfway home, I started thinking about when I was little mom didn't drive, and we’d have to walk a mile every time we needed groceries: mom and her three little ones.

And when I was a teen mom on public assistance and no car I’d have to walk with Co-bear (Cody, my oldest son) a mile or more and have to push a cart home and then return it.

Feeling thankful for the ability to walk a mile, buy groceries, and get vaccinated. 

#moderna #covidvacccine #whollysober
Oh, my loves, all of THIS 💖 You know I was red Oh, my loves, all of THIS 💖

You know I was reduced to ashes, and it was deciding to be true to what my soul craved that restored me. 

I knew to be free I would have to find another way. 

That required willingness, curiosity, courage, audacity, tenacity and a desire for truth & freedom. 

What do you crave more than choosing to go through life uncomfortably numb? 

#whollysober #beforeyoudrinkthinkpink #possibilities #intentions #neuroplasticity #kindness #alcoholcoach #30daysofyes #exploresober #soberfreedom #pinkcloudcoaching #egofriendly #whatdoyouwant #becoming
Hey Mags! You interrupted my video message 😆 Hey Mags! You interrupted my video message 😆 

Good thing she's cute 😉

Working hard on some stuff ;) major stuff! Like, life-changing stuff!!

More to come... 

#beforeyoudrinkthinkpink #relaunch #nextlevel #soberfreedom #itsnotaboutthealcohol #returntoself #connection
#whatsyourwhy
#pinkcloudcoaching #youfirst #lifecoachforwomen #whollysober #30daysofyes #july2021 #freedomtochoose #possibilities #intentions #neuroplasticity #kindness #becoming #stopthinkingaboutdrinking
Happy #nationalpetday This is my little Maggy Mo Happy #nationalpetday 

This is my little Maggy Moo, Moon Pie, Magnolia and sometimes HEY!!!

She is also my officemate, exercise partner, playmate and helps me cut calories by eating part of my meals.

Pets are good for reducing depression, anxiety, boredom, and loneliness which happen to be some of the prominent factors in misusing alcohol. 

#beforeyoudrinkthinkpink #possibilities #intentions #neuroplasticity #kindness 

#nationalpetday2021 #petsgoodforhealth #whollysober
“Don’t be afraid to ask the little girl still “Don’t be afraid to ask the little girl still in you... how they are doing. Be curious about how she’s experiencing life. What are her hopes and dreams? Fears and doubts?”

Read the full article through link in profile. PinkCloudCoaching dot com / blog

#beforeyoudrinkthinkpink #thinkpink #itsnotaboutthealcohol #sobernotabstinence #stopallornothing #focusonwhatyouwant #whodoyouwanttobe #reconnecttoyou #whollysober #soberrevolution #revolutionizeyourbeliefs #pinkcloudcoaching #rethinkingdrinking
Happy New Moon 🌙 #beforeyoudrinkthinkpink #Thi Happy New Moon 🌙

#beforeyoudrinkthinkpink #ThinkPINK

Explore POSSIBILITIES
Define INTENTIONS
Activate NEUROPLASTICITY
Always be KIND to yourself

Not necessarily in that order 💖

#newmoon #pinkcloudcoaching #empoweringwomen #confidence #selflove #soberrevolution #whollysober #soberisnotabstinence #stopallornothing #stopthinkingaboutdrinking 
#newmoonmagic
New blog post: “The photo captured me and a new New blog post:
“The photo captured me and a new friend I had made at church camp, Shannon. She was what I wrote about in Wholly Sober, a good girl. The picture is out of focus, but you can see that it’s me in my swimsuit, cut-off shorts, and pigtails on the right.

Even now, my stomach has an ache in it. As if there is a fist-sized knot pressing up against my heart, causing my breath to catch and giving me a bizarre tingly sensation through my body. Anxiety....

In Wholly Sober, I wrote about this pivotal moment in time.

“…I Would Never Be A Good Girl

Rather than trying to become what I could never be, I disconnected from God and the good girls to be on my own… I stopped thinking about God… I walked away and never looked back. 

I was twelve.

Coincidently that same year, I experienced my first intentional drunk…”

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Trying to convince Maggy we need to go for a run.. Trying to convince Maggy we need to go for a run.... It was an easy sell💖🐕🏃‍♀️
Let’s discuss the “I just want to stop thinkin Let’s discuss the “I just want to stop thinking” trigger or prompt to drink.

Drinking to avoid remembering, knowing, and feeling. We sometimes just use a shortcut for these reasons to drink and say something like, “I just want to stop thinking.”

I get it! Hell, I get it so good I am still haunted at times by memories that seem to pop out of nowhere trying to convince me that I am bad and deserve to suffer. I would be lying if I said I never fall victim to their seduction to shame.

So, what do I do since I don’t misuse alcohol to help put these random angry ghosts from my past back in the “do not open” drawer?

Go to the blog post at Pinkcloudcoach(dot)com/blog to find out 😉

#beforeyoudrinkthinkpink #whollysober #alcoholisnottheproblem #alcoholcoach #lifecoachforwomen #soberfreedom #sobermyway #pinkcloudsober
“Each time a woman stands up for herself, withou “Each time a woman stands up for herself, without knowing it possibly, without claiming it, she stands up for all women.” - Maya Angelou

I felt this while I wrote #WhollySober and feeling it so deeply now.

#standup #rise #womensupportingwomen #womenempowerment #soberfreedom #soberpossibilities #alcoholcoach #stopthinkingaboutdrinking #soberisnotabstinence #questionsobriety
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Thinking is hard; judging is easy. Before you dr Thinking is hard; judging is easy. 

Before you drink, Think P.I.N.K.

I want to add even if you drink, Think P.I.N.K.

What? You are not perfect? Who is?

Judging yourself will only cause more pain. Pain leads to drinking. Drinking leads to more problems. More problems causes what? 

More pain! 

Judging keeps you trapped in the PDP Cycle.

Set yourself free and Think P.I.N.K.

#beforeyoudrinkthinkpink #whollysober #stopjudging #pdpcycle
@gotwhey.club a tiny peak of some of what's to com @gotwhey.club a tiny peak of some of what's to come 🙌💓
Saturday workday! I'm not complaining; I'm excited Saturday workday! I'm not complaining; I'm excited about what's heading your way 🥰

#beforeyoudrinkthinkpink #soberfreedom #havingotherpossibilitiestoexplore #inspiredbyhope #pinkcloudcoaching #whollysober
“The prisoner who lost faith in their future was “The prisoner who lost faith in their future was doomed…” Viktor Franklyn

I read this, and like so many times, I read similar brilliant passages; I’m magically transported back to when I didn’t want to wake up anymore...

Read the rest at Pink Cloud Coaching (dot) com / blog

#beforeyoudrinkthinkpink #pinkcloudcoaching #whollysober #stopthinkingaboutdrinking
Coincidence this is a new sign on my morning run? Coincidence this is a new sign on my morning run?

Start with you first! Then the quality of energy, attention, and effort for others is optimal. 

#beforeyoudrinkthinkpink #kindness
The final video in this series but the first step The final video in this series but the first step in the P.I.N.K. Cloud process.

Enjoy!

The K in P.I.N.K. is for KINDNESS

We can be brutal when we make mistakes

when we swore off alcohol forever in a moment of panic

only with time and distance

we reason our resolve away or

tell ourselves we’ll just have one and end up having several

berating shaming and guilting only perpetuates the pain drinking problem cycle

What science has to say about being kind to ourselves

It lowers our heart rate and changes the length between heartbeats

this helps us respond more flexibly to situations which allows us to be open to explore other POSSIBILITIES

It calms the heart rate switching off the bodies threat response

which keeps us from reacting impulsively and helps us to remain focused on our INTENTIONS

When our bodies are in threat response, it shuts down our ability to create new neural pathways.  Remaining kind and calm are ideal for NEUROPLASTICITY (the ability to change our brains)!

 

Before you drink, Think PINK!

#beforeyoudrinkthinkpink #pinkcloudcoaching #kindness #30daysofyes
Why Pink Cloud? I’m Teresa Rodden, an advocate Why Pink Cloud?

I’m Teresa Rodden, an advocate for having other possibilities to explore and founder of Pink Cloud Coaching, established in 2012.

 

So why Pink Cloud? Because it was being told that I was on a pink cloud over 17 years ago that saved my sober life.

 

It got me thinking about my future and having an aspiration pulled me through relying on a nightly habit of drinking away pain, causing more problems that created more pain, and the cycle would continue.

 

BUT My pink cloud reminded me that I was moving forward, and the future was not set.

 

I had the power of choice, and the possibilities were limitless.

 

Pink Cloud Coaching offers an innovative approach for women who are curious or concerned about their drinking habit.

 

Before you make alcohol the enemy and swear off it forever in a moment of panic which could cause more harm than help

 

Learn more at Pinkcloudcoach(dot)com
“We got on with our life and focused on creating “We got on with our life and focused on creating the lives we wanted to live...Daydreaming and doing.” - excerpt Wholly Sober

#whollysober #beforeyoudrinkthinkpink #pinkcloudcoaching #possibilities #intentions #neuroplasticity #kindness
Be inspired by Having Other Possibilities to Expl Be inspired by 
Having
Other
Possibilities to
Explore 💖

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