Why One Drink Never Stays One Drink

Why can’t I just have one drink? For Pamela, that question comes from her struggle to moderate her drinking, and for Claude, it sits in her fear of never being able to drink again. Same question but from two very different perspectives. Coaches Cole and Hayley work with Pamela and Claude to discover what sits behind these questions and to find out why one drink never stays one drink for most of us.

Pamela discusses:

Fifty-three easy days, then a Friday night phone call from friends that flipped the switch

Why the third night lined up with the anniversary of her ex-husband's death

Why she uses alcohol to "let go of what's heavy," and what it's really protecting her from

Coach Cole's question about her daughter that undid six years of believing she had to handle things alone

Her real commitment for the next time the Ferris wheel comes back around

Claude discusses:

Why the idea of "never again" feels like free fall and grief, not relief

Tracing the "glitter" back to cocktails, galas, and a stressful career, and finding it elsewhere

An experiment with an untouched glass of wine, left behind on an Adirondack chair

Why a firm 30-day non-negotiable feels lighter than deciding fresh every single day