Climb Your Mountain
Life coach, mountaineer, and ultra runner Sarah Maurer shares her best endurance training strategies to help you climb your mountain or run your race — in any body at any age. Listen and learn how to eat, train, think, and above all live like a mountain athlete. Each week, Sarah will teach you practical strategies to overcome self-doubt, deal with training setbacks, save time, and stay happy and healthy through the long training season. Sarah earned her high altitude mountaineering certificate from Colorado Mountain Club in 2017 at age 41 and has since summited peaks in Bolivia, Ecuador, Mexico, and the USA, including Mount Rainier. She's also completed six (and counting) ultramarathons. She's living, breathing proof that you don't need to be 22 and have 6% body fat to be an endurance athlete. On this podcast, she shares her no-nonsense advice on fitness, (un)diet, motivation, and self belief to help you train for your goal. It's a mix of interviews and solo jam sessions you won't want to miss. So subscribe and get ready to blow your own mind.
Climb Your Mountain
#53 – How to Survive a Social Event Without Drinking
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A few years ago, I took a 90-day break from alcohol that changed my life.
You know what was the hardest part? The social events!
I was dating, so that felt super terrifying and vulnerable.
I traveled and stayed with family for a few days, which is always kind of stressful. (Not because they aren't lovely, but because my nervous system gets really jangled when I don't have my own space.)
I usually meet my friend at the same brewery to catch up, and we kept that tradition all through my break.
I didn't have a work trip or a wedding during that time. But if I did, it would have felt like the final exam. The PhD defense.
So if you're taking a break from drinking (or cutting back or quitting), this episode is for you!
(In fact, you can use it for any behavioral change you're making that really challenges your brain.)
In this episode, I'm going to walk you through some tips to prepare you ahead of time for drinky social events where you plan to be dry.
And then I'll actually lead you through a self-hypnosis template you can use to practice being different in that situation (and also anticipate how awesome it's going to feel after).
Enjoy!