Episode 59 | Guest Conversation: Do You Still Need the Party Girl? with Rachel Teeling
The Wine O'Clock WomanShow Notes
If drinking has been part of fun, freedom and feeling like you for years, what happens when you start questioning it? In this conversation, I’m joined by Rachel Teeling to talk about the “party girl” we can be reluctant to let go of, why alcohol can become a comfort during heartbreak and loneliness, and Rachel’s idea of the “beer coat” — that borrowed confidence alcohol can give us.
We also explore a bigger question: if alcohol stops being the thing that makes life feel fun, where do you find that part of yourself instead?
Meet Rachel:
Rachel Teeling is a certified Life and Relationship Coach and NLP Master Practitioner, also known as the Love Life Fixer. She helps women heal after painful relationships, rebuild their self-worth and create happier, healthier relationships with themselves and others. Through her coaching and Healing with Teeling podcast, Rachel combines professional tools with honest insight from her own experience of heartbreak, starting again and rebuilding her life.
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