How to curb your numbing behaviors

Beacons of Bravery Podcast

Welcome today's Beacon, Leigh Schutzky. Leigh is a coach who specializes in helping adults stop over-drinking alcohol. But wait, if that's not you, don't skip this episode because it's for everyone! We all numb ourselves in some way...overeating, over-scrolling on social media, overworking, over-exercising, gambling etc. etc. etc. No one is immune to it.

Leigh talks about her method of coaching that doesn't focus on shame, it focuses on solutions. During our chat she's candid about her history and why her mission is to help others as well. There are many ways to curb or eliminate numbing behaviors, and she gives us a look at one you may not have seen before.

Some of the things we discuss are:

-looking at our underlying desires to discover why we are numbing with external things

-why people behave in ways to avoid a negative emotions

-realizing that we don't have to feel positive all the time, its normal to feel negative emotions

-how we can replace self judgement with curiosity

I know that you'll love this episode. You can reach out to Leigh by going to her website: leighschutzky.com. On there you'll find a free pdf about 3 tools to stop over drinking. You can also learn about her one-on-one coaching. Her email address is listed on the website.

You can connect with me on IG @cari.normand or on FB @ Cari Yocom Normand. You can also email me @ [e-mail]. If you liked this episode and feel that someone else would benefit from it, please share it on social media and tag me, so that I can thank you. Also, ratings and reviews on Apple podcast are super important! It's the main way people can search and find this podcast. So if you could take one minute to do this, I would forever be grateful!

Go out there and be brave today!!