Podcasts by Editing Our Drinking and Our Lives
Aidan Donnelley Rowley and Jolene Park talk about their decisions to make an Early Exit from the drinking life, the gray area of drinking and the ongoing edits they make to their lives.
Further podcasts by Jolene Park & Aidan Donnelley Rowley
Podcast on the topic Gesundheit und Fitness
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A Final (?) Wrap Up from 2023-03-03T19:39
Jolene and Aidan catch up after a long break in recording a podcast. Listen in as they share what they’ve been up to the past couple years and where they are focusing the...
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Episode 38 - Burnout from 2020-01-12T18:51:38
Feeling zapped, exhausted and just plain tired? Alcohol may be what you are turning or have turned to in the past to unwind and get a reprieve from the demands of...
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Episode 37 - Forgiveness from 2020-01-11T17:00
Have you been berating yourself for your drinking, either past or present? It is time to delve into the work of forgiveness and self-compassion.
Episode 36 - Thinking About Drinking from 2020-01-10T17:00
What happens when Jolene and Aidan have a bad day, dine at an idyllic bistro in Paris, or desire to escape tough feelings? Sometimes they feel the urge to reach f...
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Episode 35 - Intuition from 2020-01-09T17:00
Three years after giving up alcohol Aidan started having lightning thoughts about her purpose. And, as Jolene comes up on her 5th alcohol-free anniversary, she to...
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Episode 34 - Gray Area Drinking from 2019-02-14T06:00:16
There is a polarizing trend around drinking labels and what constitutes as “problem drinking”. So, what is gray area drinking and where does it fall on the “problem drinking” spectrum? This is a...
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Episode 33 - Relationships from 2019-02-12T17:00
Drinking is often intertwined with our closest relationships. So much so that we may continue drinking, even though a voice inside is wishing to stop, so that we don’t disrupt the status quo. Ho...
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Episode 32 - Present Moment from 2019-02-11T17:00
One of the greatest gifts of going alcohol-free is experiencing life deeply in the present moment. There is a quality of clarity and expansion that comes when we aren’t trying to escape into a d...
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Episode 31 - Grief from 2019-02-10T17:00
Grief is vast and there is no formula for how to deal with it. Often when drinking takes a turn, loss and grief are found buried under the layers of the pain numbed by alcohol. When we go begin ...
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Episode 30 - One Year Of EDIT Podcast from 2018-06-27T03:41:27
Aidan and Jolene look back on one year of podcasting together and talk about the things that have happened in their lives as a result.
Episode 29 - Reality Check from 2018-06-26T16:00
While every aspect of our lives can improve sans alcohol, the reality is there are still aspects of our lives that can still be difficult after we stop drinking. Listen
Episode 28 - Reaching Out from 2018-06-25T16:00
Jolene and Aidan talk about reaching out to a therapist, people in our lives who are supportive and we know are like-minded or communities online or in person. Openin...
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Episode 27 - Hard Moments from 2018-06-24T16:00
Jolene and Aidan share experiences they recently had with alcohol being front and center in their life. Even though they no longer drink they still encounter hard mom...
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Episode 26 - #Dry Life + Social Media from 2018-04-04T23:44:50
Jolene and Aidan talk about how social media and Instagram initially brought them together to start this podcast. They discuss how online platforms have played a role in changing how we think ab...
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Episode 25 - Other People's Opinions from 2018-04-03T16:00
What do others say when they are drinking or not drinking around us?
How did Jolene and Aidan navigate other people's opinions early on? People will certainly have conversations and opini...
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Episode 24 - The Moderation Question from 2018-04-02T16:00
Is it possible to moderate? What do Aidan and Jolene think about moderation?
Aidan says she could moderate but felt miserable. It wasn't pleasant to think about and plan for all the time....
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Episode 23 - Memes + Marketing from 2018-04-01T16:00
Jolene and Aidan discuss the troubling marketing of alcohol memes toward women and moms. The promotion of excess as a way to escape and cope is what's being promoted. These memes send the messag...
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Episode 22 - Finding Your People from 2018-01-07T17:00
Aidan and Jolene discuss how they found alcohol-free like-minded people through blogging, Instagram, FaceBook groups, and when social media connections can turn into friendships in real life. Listen
Episode 21 - Public or Private? from 2018-01-06T17:00
Aidan was public with her decision to not drink in 2012 with her Listen
Episode 20 - New Year, New You? from 2018-01-05T17:00
Do you make New Year's Resolutions? What happens when, if you fall off course or routine? In this episode, Jolene and Aidan discuss Listen
Episode 19 - Special Occasions from 2018-01-04T17:00
There will always be a holiday, a special event, anniversary, or celebration during the calendar year. It doesn't matter if it's December, April, July or any other month. Aidan talks about her r...
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Episode 18 - Anxiety Part Two from 2017-10-30T00:24:19
Jolene talks about the role GABA plays in anxiety and how she used lemon balm, passion flower, holy basil, inositol, and L-theanine in the early days of quitting drinking to help regulate her ow...
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Episode 17 - Anxiety Part One from 2017-10-27T16:00
Aidan and Jolene talk about their early anxiety stories. Aidan didn't think of herself as an anxious kid, but Jolene did identify as an anxious kid early on and had panic attacks in Junior High....
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Episode 16 - Should You Stop Drinking? from 2017-10-26T16:00
If you're asking the question, it's probably something you'll want to pay attention to. Sometimes just asking the internal question is more important than getting an external answer from others....
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Episode 15 - Introvert Or Extrovert? from 2017-10-25T16:00
Aidan and Jolene talk about how they view their own introvert and extrovert personalities. How they feel about being alone vs with others as a way to recharge and regenerate. Aidan mentions the ...
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Episode 14 - The Count Or Not To Count from 2017-09-15T04:01:56
The decision to count or not count alcohol-free days is different for everyone. Jolene and Aidan discuss why they both like counting days and which apps they use. Aidan uses Listen
Episode 13 - Sleep + Drinking Dreams from 2017-09-14T16:00
This episode explores the havoc that alcohol plays on sleep and dreams. Alcohol can contribute to hormone, blood sugar and cortisol imbalances which disrupts sleep pa...
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Episode 12 - The Forever Question from 2017-09-13T16:00
Aidan and Jolene talk about why they committed to not drinking when they could get away with continuing to drink. Aidan wrote about her long-term commitment/decision in her blog...
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Episode 11 - Kids/No Kids + Drinking from 2017-09-12T16:00
Does parenthood or lack of parenthood impact our drinking? Jolene and Aidan discuss how their personal desires to have children intersected with their own drinking. Whether it's the loss of the ...
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Episode 10 - Socializing Without Alcohol from 2017-07-25T16:00
Jolene and Aidan talk about how they engage in their social lives without drinking. Both admit they are more of introverts than they once thought. They share some of the phrases they have ready ...
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Episode 9 - F-It Moments from 2017-07-24T16:00
The evening hours are often a hard time to stick to the resolve of not drinking alcohol. Especially after a full, stressful day, you might say, “Why am I being so har...
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Episode 8 - Hangovers from 2017-07-23T16:00
Aidan looks back on her drinking days and talks about the surprisingly positive mental, emotional, existential aspects of her hangovers. Jolene shares the negative physical effe...
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Episode 7 - The Power Of Vulnerability from 2017-07-22T16:00
Jolene and Aidan debrief what it feels like to have the first six episodes of their podcast out into the world. They talk about the vulnerability hangover of sharing ...
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Episode 6 - Life Without Alcohol from 2017-05-31T16:00
Aidan and Jolene talk about what life without alcohol has been like so far for them. They share what the best parts of the dry life have been as well as acknowledge the tougher parts. This episo...
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Episode 5 - Jolene's Stop Story from 2017-05-30T16:00
Jolene talks about dancing back and forth between drinking and not drinking for many years and about how she reached her quiet tipping point on December 14, 2014. It wasn't planned and she didn'...
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Episode 4 - Aidan's Stop Story from 2017-05-29T16:00
Aidan talks about her "dance" between drinking and not drinking. She recently heard Elizabe...
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Episode 3 - Jolene's Drinking Story from 2017-05-28T16:00
Jolene gives a glimpse of what her drinking looked like in the beginning. She didn't grow up around a lot of drinking and rarely drank in high school or college, but there was a pivotal point in...
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Episode 2 - Aidan's Drinking Story from 2017-05-27T16:00
Aidan gives a glimpse of what her drinking looked like in the beginning. She talks about coming from a family where alcohol is often celebrated and acknowledges that she has many good memories a...
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Episode 1 - Welcome To Edit Podcast from 2017-05-26T16:00
Aidan and Jolene introduce themselves and talk about their decision to make an Early Exit from the drinking life. They also discuss whom they hope to reach with their podcast about the gray area...
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