Will the holidays be the same without drinking, or can they become more magical than you ever imagined? Coach Zoe explores that idea this week on The Joy Edit. We’re unwrapping what the holidays truly feel like when you remove alcohol and find something extraordinary waiting underneath. Your first alcohol-free holiday season might feel uncomfortable at first—like being the new kid in school—but you’ll feel like you’re at the head of the class with your clear head, inner peace, and memory-making. We’re introducing you to the five foundational pillars that make an alcohol-free holiday not just doable but fulfilling: positive peer pressure, the 24-hour rule, dropping negative expectations, curiosity without judgment, and self-compassion. Coach Zoe shares her personal journey decorating the Christmas tree without her usual bottle of champagne and reveals how that vulnerability opened the door to real magic. Learn how to protect your emotional energy, create response scripts for social situations, and build a joy list that transforms you. And bonus(!!), Coach Pam joins the conversation to reframe joy not as something you chase but as an energy that rises naturally when you stop numbing. The holidays become more magical, not less, when you're finally engaged enough to feel them.
Coach Zoe shares:
What holidays actually feel like when you stop numbing and start noticing
Coach Zoe’s first alcohol-free Christmas and what surprised her most
Why wondering will the holidays be the same without drinking is completely normal
The difference between planning from perfection and preparing with compassion
How cravings fade when your nervous system feels supported
Why joy isn’t something you chase—it’s something you uncover
Tools for handling social pressure without over-explaining yourself
How small moments of aliveness rebuild trust and peace
And more insights on creating holidays you don’t want to escape…
Episode links:
livealcoholexperiment.com
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