139. Rethinking Your Relationship with Alcohol with Maureen Benkovich, Alcohol Freedom & Wellness Coach “Sober Fit Chick”

139. Rethinking Your Relationship with Alcohol with Maureen Benkovich, Alcohol Freedom & Wellness Coach “Sober Fit Chick”

37:42 May 28, 2025
About this episode
This week’s episode dives into a topic that’s often considered taboo — but is incredibly important: alcohol. Whether you're sober, a social drinker, or simply questioning your relationship with alcohol, this episode will meet you with compassion, curiosity, and zero judgment. We're joined by Maureen Benkovich aka the “Sober Fit Chick”, alcohol freedom coach, speaker, author, and former personal trainer, to talk about what it means to explore alcohol use, especially as women navigating trauma, motherhood, wellness, and identity. Maureen shares her deeply personal journey with binge drinking, infertility, and how she found her way to freedom — and now helps others do the same. TW: this conversation includes talk of infertility and pregnancy loss.  In this episode: The gray area of alcohol use and why it's more common than you think How alcohol is often used to numb emotions, anxiety, and social discomfort Why removing alcohol can feel like losing part of your identity The shame, stigma, and social pressure that surround not drinking How curiosity — not judgment — can be the first step to change Practical tools to start evaluating your relationship with alcohol What “sitting in the suck” means and how to stay with your emotions Connect with Maureen: Website: www.soberfitchick.com Podcast: Sober Fit Life https://www.soberfitchick.com/podcasts/sober-fit-life Try her free resource: Drink Less By Monday: The Alcohol-Free Weekend Toolkit https://www.soberfitchick.com/afw-optin Explore her 6-Week Alcohol Reset Course https://www.soberfitchick.com/podcasts/sober-fit-life Let’s connect and keep the conversation going!   The Ultimate Self Care Planner: https://elizabethharrisnutrition.ck.page/9e817ab37e   Elizabeth Harris, MS, RDN, LDN FB: Health and Healing with Intuitive Eating community https://www.facebook.com/groups/healthandhealingwithintuitiveeating Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ElizabethHarrisNutrition Free download to break up with diet culture: https://elizabethharrisnutrition.com/invisible-diet   Tara De Leon, Master Personal Trainer
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