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Mindful Drinking Made Simple (Pt. 1): The Story Behind Sunnyside + Ditching Rock Bottom
Ian Andersen, co-founder of the mindful-drinking app Sunnyside, gets real about growing up amid alcohol misuse, losing his mom, and watching his dad find sobriety. We unpack why “rock bottom” is a trap, how shame warps our internal “barometer,” and the sneaky ways social identity gets glued to drinking. This is the human side of behavior change—compassion over punishment, awareness over all-or-nothing. If you’ve ever thought, “It’s not that bad yet,” this one’s your loving wake-up call.
Key takeaways:
How childhood alcohol trauma distorts your internal limits later in life
Rock bottom ≠…
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