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It's Not About the Alcohol

Feb 27, 2026

For two years, "reduce your drinking by 80%" was my signature phrase. It's on my website, my ads, my podcast — everywhere. In this episode, I tell you why I retired it, what I replaced it with, and what this shift means for you — whether you're in my program or hearing my voice for the first time.

This is a...


Feb 24, 2026

Most women measure alcohol consumption by how much and how often they drink. But the research says the most important predictor of whether your drinking becomes a real problem isn't about the amount you drink — it's why you drink.

In this episode, I tell the story of the exact day I became a daily drinker — and why...


Feb 20, 2026

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In this episode, Colleen reframes one of the biggest misunderstandings about drinking: it’s not one behavior — it’s a collection of hundreds of habits shaped by context, environment, relationships, and emotional states.


Feb 17, 2026

You think your cravings are a willpower problem. They're not. You think if you could just think differently, you'd drink differently. And that's exactly why nothing has worked.

In this episode, I'm breaking down why the urge to drink starts in your body — not your brain — and giving you three red flags that your...


Feb 13, 2026

In this episode, Colleen continues sharing takeaways from her retreat with Dr. Amanda Hanson (midlifemuse) — and she names something that sits underneath so much of women’s drinking, overgiving, perfectionism, and burnout: conditioning.

Not just childhood conditioning — cultural conditioning.

Colleen explains how...