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Andrea Owen is an author, mentor, and professional certified life coach who helps high-achieving women let go of perfectionism, control, and isolation and choosing courage and confidence instead. She has helped thousands of women manage their inner-critic to create loving connections and live their most kick-ass life.\nShe is the proud author of How To Stop Feeling Like Shit: 14 Habits That Are Holding You Back From Happiness which has been translated into 16 languages, as well as her inaugural book, 52 Ways to Live a Kick-Ass Life: BS Free Wisdom to Ignite Your Inner Badass and Live the Life You Deserve.\nWhen she\u2019s not juggling her full coaching practice or hosting retreats, Andrea is busy competing in triathlons, chasing her 11-year-old son and 9-year-old daughter or making out with her husband, Jason. She is also a retired roller derby player having skated under the name \u201cVeronica Vain\u201d.\nAndrea is a returning guest.\xa0I specifically asked her to come back to the show to talk my in-depth on a topic we didn\u2019t have time to dive into in her first interview here - her alcohol use, abuse, and recovery.\xa0\nAlcohol misuse among women is at an all-time high - because the billion dollar alcohol industry (run by men) is marketing wine to women as a daily coping mechanism.\xa0This is problematic is so many ways.\nRegardless of your relationship with alcohol, I think you\u2019ll learn something from this episode.\xa0Andrea is sober and I have 1-2 drinks on a regular basis - so you\u2019re going to get two perspectives in this conversation.\nListen in to hear Andrea share:\n\nThe danger of stigmatizing alcoholism\n\nHow wine culture - targeted at women, especially moms - makes it ok to use alcohol as a coping skill\n\nThe danger of normalizing alcohol use in everyday scenarios\n\nThe truth about the mental gymnastics & negotiation around alcohol use\n\nHow she navigated her son\u2019s autism diagnosis and her father\u2019s death sober\n\nHow sobriety brought her courage and self-confidence to take on anything in life\n\nLinks mentioned:\n\nConnect with Andrea: Andrea Owen\n\n\nSMA Ep 194 with Andrea Owen: Your Kick-Ass Life\n\n\nResource: She Recovers\n\n\nResource: Hip Sobriety\n\n\nResource: The Temper\n\n\nBook: This Naked Mind by Annie Grace\n\n\nAndrea on Facebook\n\nAndrea on Instagram\n\nThank you to our sponsors:\n\n\nStamps: Right now, my listeners get a special offer that includes a 4-week trial PLUS free postage AND a digital scale without any long-term commitment. Just go to Stamps, click on the Microphone at the TOP of the homepage and type in SHAMELESS.\n\n\nAva: Ladies, it\u2019s finally time to understand your body. Visit avawomen.com to learn more. You can receive $20 off your order by going to Ava and using my code SHAMELESS.\n\n\nSwanky Badger: You can go create your own personalized Father\u2019s Day gift today by going to swanky badger dot com, forward slash SHAMELESS and you\u2019ll get 10% off your first purchase. That\u2019s Swanky Badger.\n\n\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices