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Can I ask you something?

Do you know what you want anymore?

Not what your husband wants.

Not what your kids need.

Not what your boss expects.

Not what everyone else thinks you should be doing.

What do YOU want?

Because somewhere along the way, a lot of women lose themselves.

We become the mom.

The wife.

The caretaker.

The responsible one.

The employee.

The business owner.

The one everyone calls when they need something.

And eventually, we look around and think:

“Wait… where did I go?”

And sometimes alcohol becomes one of the only things that feels like it's ours.

The drink becomes our little escape.

Our reward.

Our time.

Our way of feeling like ourselves again.

But what if instead of trying to take that away, we started rebuilding the woman underneath it?

I want you to start asking:

What do I want?

What do I enjoy?

What have I stopped doing?

Who am I becoming?

This is bigger than drinking.

And it's a big part of the work we'll be doing inside The Set Free Sisterhood Collective.

https://setfreesisterhood.com/collective

Because maybe the goal isn't just to stop drinking.

Maybe the goal is to find yourself again.

Come enjoy some sisterhood time! Free Zoom meet up on September 15th at 6 pm EST. We will discuss the 5 Hidden Reasons you drink even when you dont want to.

Register here:

https://setfreesisterhood.myflodesk.com/freezoomsisterhood

 

What if the drink isn't the thing you want?

What if you want to NOT FEEL?

Maybe you're angry.

Lonely.

Anxious.

Disappointed.

Overwhelmed.

Resentful.

And instead of feeling it…

you pour a drink.

Because for a little while, you don't have to deal with it.

But here's the catch:

The feeling doesn't actually go away.

You just temporarily disconnect from it.

And every time you do that, your brain gets another lesson:

Feeling bad → Drink → Feel better

What if you could learn something new?

Feeling bad → Feel it → Process it → Move through it

That's the work.

This week's podcast:

You're Not Drinking Because You Love Alcohol—You're Avoiding a Feeling

And if you're ready to learn how to stop running from yourself, The Set Free Sisterhood Collective starts September 30th.

Join now:

https://setfreesisterhood.com/collective

You don't have to numb your way through hard things.

Maybe you don't actually want the wine.

Maybe you want RELIEF.

You've been making decisions all day.

Taking care of people.

Working.

Managing.

Solving problems.

Holding everything together.

And by the end of the day?

You don't want another responsibility.

You want to SHUT YOUR BRAIN OFF.

So you pour the drink.

And for a little while, it works.

That's what makes this pattern so powerful.

The problem isn't that you're stupid or weak.

Your brain has learned:

Overwhelmed → Drink → Relief

This week's episode is all about that pattern:

Why You're Drinking at the End of the Day: The Mental Load and Over-Drinking

 

And if you're realizing that what you really want isn't alcohol—it's relief—this is exactly the kind of work we're going to do inside The Set Free Sisterhood Collective.

We start 9/30/2026.

JOIN HERE:

https://setfreesisterhood.com/collective

Let's find another way to exhale.

There’s a moment I hear from women all the time:

“I told myself I wasn’t going to drink tonight… and then I did.”

Maybe you’ve had that conversation with yourself more times than you’d like to admit.

You wake up determined.

You make a promise.

You tell yourself, Tonight will be different.

And then 5:00 rolls around.

You’re tired. Overwhelmed. Bored. Stressed. Lonely. Frustrated.

And suddenly that drink sounds really good.

Then comes the guilt.

Why did I do that again?

What is wrong with me?

Why can’t I just control this?

But what if the problem isn’t that you need more willpower?

What if there’s actually something underneath the drinking that you haven’t learned how to address yet?

That’s what I’m diving into on this week’s episode of the Set Free Sisterhood Podcast:

Why Do I Keep Drinking Even Though I Said I Wouldn’t? 5 Hidden Reasons You Drink

I’m breaking down the five hidden reasons that can keep you reaching for alcohol even when you genuinely want to stop.

And this episode is just the beginning.

Over the next six weeks, I’m going deeper into each of these reasons because I want you to start seeing your drinking differently.

Not through shame.

Not through “I should be better than this.”

But through curiosity, understanding, and real change.

And if you're listening and thinking, “Michelle, I know I need more support with this,” I have something coming.

The Set Free Sisterhood Collective is a 12-week coaching experience for Christian women who are ready to stop over-drinking, understand what's really driving it, and create a life they don't need to escape from.

We start September 30th, 2026, and enrollment is coming soon.

If you want to be the first to know when enrollment opens, simply reply to this email with COLLECTIVE and I'll add you to the list.

You don't have to keep having the same conversation with yourself.

Let's get underneath it.

Michelle

It’s been 8 years… but it’s not really about alcohol

A couple of weeks ago, I hit 8 years alcohol-free.

And I almost let the milestone pass without talking about it.

Not because it isn't meaningful.

It absolutely is.

But because when I think about these eight years, I don't think about a number.

I think about who I've become.

I thought I was giving up alcohol.

What I didn't realize was how much I was making room for:

→ Healing
→ Self-trust
→ Emotional health
→ Better relationships
→ Being a more present mom
→ Understanding myself
→ Growing in my faith
→ Becoming the woman God created me to be

Eight years later, I'm less interested in talking about what I don't drink and much more interested in talking about the life I get to live because I stopped using alcohol to escape it.

And that's what this week's podcast episode is about.

It's an honest conversation about what has happened over these eight years—and why I don't see this as simply a sobriety milestone.

It's a becoming milestone.

With love,
Michelle

Ready to get support or even curious? Email me michelle@setfreesisterhood.com