Alcohol Awareness Challenge

Alcohol Awareness Challenge Let’s be honest—alcohol is not your friend when it comes to health, aging, and building lean muscle. You’ve worked too hard to let a drink hold you back!

It slows recovery, messes with your metabolism, and wrecks your sleep.

07/21/2025

Starting a new Six Week Challenge.
Be more aware of the how's and whys of social drinking.
Without judgement.

Just curiosity.

We start Monday July 28.

Are you in?
Message me at [email protected].
Private.
Reflective.
Informative.

First, let’s stop and take a breath.If you’ve made it here—if you’ve stuck with yourself through six weeks of reflection...
04/27/2025

First, let’s stop and take a breath.

If you’ve made it here—if you’ve stuck with yourself through six weeks of reflection, questions, discomfort, curiosity—you have already done something most people will never dare to do:

You showed up for yourself.

That matters.
That deserves to be celebrated.

And today, I want to take a moment to reflect on how far you’ve come—and invite you to take this momentum even further.

🧠 A Few Quick Canadian Realities (Why This Matters)
Let’s get real for a second:

77% of Canadians aged 15+ reported drinking alcohol in the past year【Statistics Canada, 2023】.

One in five Canadians exceeds the new Canadian Centre on Substance Use and Addiction (CCSA) guidelines for low-risk drinking (which now suggest no more than 2 drinks per week for optimal health).

Alcohol use contributes to over 18,000 deaths annually in Canada, from cancer, liver disease, and injuries【Public Health Agency of Canada, 2022】.

Even moderate alcohol use is now linked to increased risk of 7 types of cancer, heart disease, anxiety, and depression.

Translation?
Learning to redefine your relationship with alcohol is not just a "nice to have"—it’s a life-changer.

And you’ve already started.

🌟 What We’ve Explored Together:
✅ Week 1: Getting curious, not judgmental about drinking habits.
✅ Week 2: Challenging the old stories we tell ourselves about alcohol.
✅ Week 3: Reshaping our environment and identifying triggers.
✅ Week 4: Shifting identity—becoming the person we aspire to be.
✅ Week 5: Handling social pressure with confidence and grace.
✅ Week 6: Celebrating growth, resilience, and awareness.

This is powerful work.
This is foundation-laying work.
This is life work.

📝 Expanded Reflection Questions:
Here’s your invitation to dig even deeper—because true change comes from knowing yourself at the next level.

What have I learned about my emotional triggers for drinking?

What external cues have I successfully shifted or replaced in my environment?

How do I speak to myself now when I feel challenged or slip up? (Is it different than before?)

In what ways has my energy, sleep, or focus changed?

How do I want my relationship with alcohol to feel 6 months from now?

What values guide me now that maybe didn’t guide me before?

How has this journey influenced my relationships—with myself and others?

What are three proud moments from these six weeks that I want to anchor into my future?

What is one daily habit that would keep me aligned with my goals moving forward?

How will I celebrate this new chapter of awareness, resilience, and growth?

(Pro Tip: Don't just think about these. WRITE them down. Anchor your transformation.)

📋 Feedback + Observations Request
I believe the best coaching is a two-way conversation.
I’m always learning, growing, and refining—because you deserve the best, and I’m here to deliver it.

If you’ve taken part in the Alcohol Awareness Challenge—or even just followed along—your voice matters.
Your experience matters.
Your insights help me serve you and others better.

Here’s what I’d love to hear from you:

🌟 Reflection Questions:
✅ What part of the 6-week challenge resonated most with you?
✅ Was there a particular week, theme, or journal prompt that really stuck with you?
✅ What surprised you most about your journey through this process?
✅ Where did you feel the most supported?
✅ Was there anything you needed more of—resources, connection, coaching, clarity?
✅ What would make future programs even stronger, more helpful, more empowering for you?
✅ If you could describe this experience in 3 words, what would they be?

🎯 How to Send Your Feedback:
Simply email [email protected] with your thoughts

No filters.
No perfection needed.
Just real, honest reflections from your heart.

🎯 Ready for Your Next Level?
(And... Let’s Be Real: You Are.)

You’ve done the hardest part: awareness.
Now it’s time to build momentum.
To redefine your next chapter with power, purpose, and strategy.

✨ Introducing:
The Momentum Mastery Coaching Package
(Exclusive 3-Month Program)

🔹 1-on-1 Personal Coaching:
Choose 2x or 3x a week sessions—completely customized to your needs, lifestyle, and goals.

🔹 Habit Mapping:
We’ll identify your power habits, your sneaky energy drains, and build a plan that supports your life—not just your workouts.

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🔹 Customized Progressive Workouts:
You won’t get a cookie-cutter plan. You’ll get a strategy specifically designed for YOUR body, YOUR energy system, and YOUR goals.

🔹 Growth Journal:
A tool to reflect, track, and magnify your wins. We'll build mental muscle right alongside physical strength.

🔹 Community and Coaching Access:
You’ll have support between sessions—because change doesn't happen once a week. It happens daily. And you won't be alone.

💥 Investment:
Starts at $899/month.

Payment plans available (because cash flow shouldn't block your breakthrough).

Serious transformation only.

📣 Imagine This:
Three months from now, you move differently.

You sleep deeper.
You trust yourself in every decision.
You walk into rooms with that quiet, undeniable confidence of someone who’s DONE negotiating with their old life.
And it all started because you said YES—to movement, to awareness, to yourself.

🚀 FINAL POWER MOVE:
If you’re ready to take everything we’ve built and multiply it,
If you’re ready to not just know better—but DO better—

👉 Book your discovery call today.

Let’s build the YOU that’s been waiting on the other side of this.

You’re already in motion.
Now, let’s build unstoppable momentum.

[email protected]

Because you’re not meant to shrink.
You’re meant to RISE.

This week, we’re going there.Not to the liquor store—to the uncomfortable truth behind why saying “no” to alcohol can fe...
04/20/2025

This week, we’re going there.
Not to the liquor store—to the uncomfortable truth behind why saying “no” to alcohol can feel so damn hard. It’s not the drink. It’s the culture, the pressure, the looks across the table. It’s the “just one” comments and the way people get weirdly defensive when you politely pass.

Let’s be honest:
Saying “No thanks” shouldn’t feel like rebellion.
But it does.
Because drinking is woven into our holidays, family dinners, girls’ nights, date nights, celebrations, and even grief.

And when you say no, it sometimes feels like you’re saying:

“I’m no fun.”
“I’m judging you.”
“I think I’m better.”
“I’m making it awkward.”

💥 But what if they’re the ones feeling defensive because your choice exposes their autopilot?

Read that again.

🧠 7 Reflection Questions for This Week
What moment in the past 7 days felt uncomfortable around alcohol—and why?

Who supports your decision to drink less—and who doesn’t?

When was the last time you said yes to avoid judgment?

What were you afraid would happen if you said no?

What belief about drinking are you ready to outgrow?

If your life didn’t revolve around alcohol… what would it revolve around?

How would your most grounded, powerful self handle these moments?

🗣️ 10 Comebacks to “Want a drink?”
You don’t owe anyone an explanation—but here are some power lines for your back pocket:

“Not tonight, I’m doing something different.”

“No thanks, I’m feeling good already.”

“I’m in a reset right now.”

“Not drinking today—but thank you.”

“Trying something new, and I’m loving the clarity.”

“I’ve got an early start and want to feel awesome.”

“I’m testing my discipline this month.”

“I’ve made a deal with myself I’m proud of.”

“I’m more fun without it—you’ll see.”

“I’m just curious what life feels like on the other side of ‘yes.’”

🌟 5 Positive Side Effects of Drinking Less
You sleep better (real, healing sleep—not pass-out sleep).

Your skin looks brighter + less puffy.

You wake up clearer and less anxious.

Your energy (and patience) rebounds.

You remember your evenings—and actually enjoy them.

Bottom line?
You’re not being difficult.
You’re being aware.

And awareness is power.
Awareness is choice.
Awareness is how change begins.

You’re not weird.
You’re just wide awake.
And that’s a freaking superpower.

This week, let’s honor our yeses and our no’s.
Let’s keep going.
Because you’re not behind.
You’re just getting clear.

Your future self is already clapping.

With strength and zero apologies,
Fyonna

Week 4- Alcohol and Identity!!!Theme: How we define ourselves and how alcohol becomes part of our identityKey Questions:...
04/13/2025

Week 4- Alcohol and Identity!!!

Theme: How we define ourselves and how alcohol becomes part of our identity

Key Questions:

Who am I when I drink? Who am I when I don’t?

What stories have I told myself about needing alcohol to relax or have fun?

Where did these beliefs come from? Are they still true?

What are 3 words I want to use to describe myself without alcohol in the picture?

What routines or rituals could I create that still help me feel grounded and celebratory?

Let’s Go Deeper – 5 Powerful Ways to Reclaim Your Identity

In the words of Mel Robbins — you are one decision away from a totally different life. This week, challenge yourself to actively redefine who you are and how you show up:

Reframe the Story – You’re not the person who “used to drink,” you’re the person who chose courage. That’s a damn power move.

Anchor to a New Habit – Replace the happy hour pour with a 5-minute walk or a gratitude journal. Identity shifts with action.

Say It Out Loud – Choose a mantra: “I am grounded. I am clear. I am powerful without the pour.”

Visualize Your Future You – Get vivid. What does the 6-month version of you look, feel, sound like? THAT person lives in you now.

Celebrate the Real Wins – You made it through a craving. You owned your Friday night. You chose presence. That’s identity gold.

2 Holiday Swaps for the Easter Table:

🫐 Berry Sparkler: Soda water + splash of cranberry + fresh mint + frozen berries

🍊 Citrus Honey Mocktail: Orange slices + dash of honey + lemon juice + sparkling water over ice

Reflection Prompt: Write a letter to your future self describing how it feels to live in alignment with your values without alcohol.

Quote of the Week: "You are not your habits. You are the person who chooses them."** "You are not your habits. You are the person who chooses them."

WEEK 3: ROUTINE & HABITNow we dig into routine. Where does alcohol sneak in automatically? Start seeing how your environ...
04/07/2025

WEEK 3: ROUTINE & HABIT

Now we dig into routine. Where does alcohol sneak in automatically? Start seeing how your environment and daily patterns make decisions for you—so you can consciously create new ones.

Reflection Prompts:🎯

When is drinking most automatic for me?

What does my routine look like without it?

Where do rituals around drinking show up?

What other habits do I pair with drinking (e.g., food, screens)?

What might I try replacing it with—just this week?

Let's see where we are at- honest, with absolute curiosity!!!!!

We are hard wired to seek pleasure, ease and fun first- no matter the consequences, our noggins simply love thew good before the work, and its a conscious habit and effort to adapt habits and rituals.

I struggled just this past weekend celebrating an anniversary- and how simple it was to just ask for an nonalcoholic version of cocktails-and also how easy it was to toast with rye and ginger.

I definately see my drinking around rituals, to chill out, to relax, to be in a hot tub with a beer, put my feet up.

How about you?

Week 2: Culture + Influence – Who Taught You to Drink?This week, we explore the outer forces that shaped our relationshi...
03/30/2025

Week 2: Culture + Influence – Who Taught You to Drink?

This week, we explore the outer forces that shaped our relationship with alcohol—culture, family, media, and community. From celebratory to coping behaviors, alcohol often carries strong symbolic weight. You may recall being offered a drink as a rite of passage, or witnessing it used to escape or soften difficult emotions.

Here are some questions to think about ( in a curious way please friends!)

What messages did you receive growing up about drinking?

How do your social groups, career spaces, or gender roles shape your choices around alcohol today?

Bringing awareness to these influences helps separate your truth from the noise around you. You get to decide what fits—and what no longer does.

Did you want to dig further?

What were the earliest messages I received about alcohol?

How does alcohol show up in my family or cultural background?

What do I notice about alcohol use in my friend groups or work environment?

Where do I feel social pressure to drink, and how do I respond?

What beliefs about drinking have I inherited that I no longer agree with?

Reflect on what you’re noticing around you and how it has influenced you

ME:

I'm happy to share: I equated drinking with fun and having a great time. My family rarely drank growing up- maybe sherry over the holidays.

When I moved away to school- drinking was considered the second degree major. Every activity was around drinking. Our rugby team for 3 years ( and this is at the Provincial level) worked harder at partying and learning " Henry the Eighth I am" over our games. There were several tournaments where I passed out on the bus , and a charming moment when my then boyfriend picked me up at 7pm after the team had been doing boilermakers all afternoon-and I barfed out the window all the way home ( after he found me on the front lawn passed out )

Israel was crazier- and we had bootleg h***h to drink that was 180 proof. I learned my lesson when I blacked out, and I didn't drink for a few years.

Moving back home second degree at Brock and working in 2 separate bars-one had a job requirement of having a drink with the regulars at the end of the shift

I see alcohol as a coping tool that is so easily accepted and never questioned. Everyone can relate, empathize and sometimes join in.

I also know that if its in our house, I will drink it. So consciously better choices. And now with it in every grocery store and corner outlet- it must be incredibly difficult to say no.
How do you say no?

We begin this journey with the simple act of awareness. For many of us, alcohol has become a background character in our...
03/23/2025

We begin this journey with the simple act of awareness. For many of us, alcohol has become a background character in our daily lives—showing up at dinners, social events, or as a nightcap after a long day. We rarely stop to ask: Why is it here? When did it arrive? What role does it play?

This week, we’re not asking you to change anything. We’re simply asking you to observe with curiosity. You might notice how automatic the habit is, or how specific moods or environments trigger the desire to drink. You may discover patterns in your week—Friday night stress, social anxiety, or even boredom.

The goal here is not judgment or shame—it’s mindfulness. You’re gathering data about yourself, your patterns, and your routines. This is the foundation of lasting change.

Journal Prompts:
And I'll put my answers below! Totally optional to do so by the way. I'm glad you are here!

When and where do I typically drink?

What emotions tend to precede my desire for a drink?

What do I tell myself about alcohol ("I deserve this," "This helps me relax")?

How do I feel physically and mentally after drinking?

What would it look like to simply pause before a drink and check in with myself?

03/23/2025

Hey everyone! I'm sending out our email this afternoon to start our challenge.
Hoping everyone has 15-20 minutes a week to be curious about alcohol.

Welcome everyone for 6 weeks of honest conversation, a weekly check in from me privately, questions and prompts ( that d...
03/18/2025

Welcome everyone for 6 weeks of honest conversation, a weekly check in from me privately, questions and prompts ( that do not need to be shared, and is for your self awareness), a safe and share space!

Here's our first prompt with five questions to get you thinking:
you are welcome to message me the answers privately or to post below.

inking—no judgment, just curiosity:

1️⃣ If you took alcohol out of your life for 30 days, what do you think would change? Energy? Sleep? Mood? Your workouts? Be honest.

2️⃣ When you reach for a drink, what’s actually driving that decision? Habit? Stress? Celebration? Peer pressure? Boredom? (Spoiler alert: It’s usually not just about the drink.)

3️⃣ If alcohol didn’t exist, what would you do instead in those moments? What would replace that Friday night glass of wine or that “just one” after work?

4️⃣ How do you feel—physically, mentally, emotionally—the morning after you drink? (And is that feeling actually worth it?)

5️⃣ If you knew, 100% for sure, that cutting back (or quitting) would make you feel stronger, healthier, and more in control… would you give it a shot? Why or why not?

No pressure. No guilt. Just curiosity. 🚀

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