Ep. 300: What Happens To Your Body And Mind When You Stop Drinking? A Healing Timeline From 1 Week To 1 Year with Jennifer McDaniel

The Hello Someday Podcast For Sober Curious Women · Jan 8, 2026 · 1h 2m

If you’re doing Dry January (or you’ve been sober-curious for a while) and you keep wondering, “Okay but… what’s actually happening inside my body when I stop drinking?”—this episode is for you.

I’m sitting down with registered dietitian Jennifer McDaniel, founder of McDaniel Nutrition Therapy, to walk through a real-life healing timeline from the first week to the one-year mark—including why many women feel worse before they feel better, what changes are happening under the surface, and how nutrition can help you ride out cravings and mood swings without white-knuckling it.

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