Sep 30, 2025
Today I’m back with Sunnyside podcast host Mike Hardenbrook for a conversation that pops the hood on why willpower isn’t enough to change your drinking habits.
We talk about what’s really happening in your brain and nervous system when you reach for a drink, why your desire to drink has nothing to do with alcohol....
Sep 27, 2025
In this episode, Colleen draws from Keira Bobinet’s Unstoppable Brain to unpack how perfectionism wires the brain for shame and shutdown. The real shift isn’t about tallying wins and losses—it’s about adopting an iterative mindset, where results are just feedback and every moment is a new chance to adjust. When...
Sep 25, 2025
In this final chapter of her West Virginia series, Colleen shares a mysterious story about her daughter Anna—and what felt like a sign from Laura, reminding them both that their needs matter. Whether coincidence or something more, it revealed a deeper truth: your voice is your lifeline back to yourself.
Choosing to...
Sep 23, 2025
Today, I’m sharing a conversation that first aired on
the Sunnyside podcast—home of the #1 mindful drinking app.
I sat down with co-founder and host Mike
Hardenbrook to talk about how to change your thinking
about drinking so that you can trust yourself with alcohol again.
We cover my own personal journey about why...
Sep 20, 2025
Driving away from West Virginia, Colleen realized she no longer needs perfect conditions to feel like herself—because that version of her now lives within her. She explores how emotions are echoes of the past, and how clinging to them corrodes self-trust. Through the story of her sister-in-law Laura, she shares how...