Frequently Asked Questions

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What is coaching?

Coaching is defined as partnering with clients in a thought-provoking and creative process that inspires them to maximize their personal and professional potential. Coaching is an interactive experience where we discover your goals and your passions and use them to help you travel the path toward the life you want.

Is it confidential?

100%! What happens in our sessions stays in our sessions. I never share your personal information.

How long does it typically take to see results?

The time your coaching process will take depends on the complexity of your goals and your commitment and openness to the process. It can take clients as little as six week, to six months or a year to witness transformatiove results. It depends on the specific goals. An effective coach-client relationship starts by defining overarching goals as well as incremental objectives.

What is Gray Area Drinking?

Gray area drinking isn’t clearly defined; it’s a zone with fuzzy boundaries that fall between moderate drinking and rock bottom. Gray area drinkers are often those who once thought of themselves as social drinkers but are questioning how “social” drinking is when not in a social setting or when home alone. They also aren’t suffering severe consequences or life-altering effects, so identifying their drinking as problematic isn't always obvious. For this reason, gray area drinking is not a subject being talked about among friends and family and is often a hidden matter, left to one’s own assessment.

Signs of gray area drinking include

Anxiety - preoccupation with your drinking, whether it’s anticipating the next drink or regretting the last one. There may be a near constant dialogue in your head around your drinking. Maybe you’re stuck in your head and consumed with questions about your relationship with alcohol. Experiencing a lack of energy or motivation in your daily life, feeling guilt or shame about how much you drink, or not remembering how much you drank are also signs.
"Hangxiety" - anxiety that comes after heavy alcohol use. Because alcohol increases dopamine and GABA levels in the brain, when its effects wear off, anxiety follows. Coupled with the physical effects of a hangover, which can include; nausea, headaches, fatigue, stomach pain, and more, hangxiety often plagues gray area drinkers.
Increased Tolerance - if your drinking has increased but the effects are the same, or if you black out from drinking, it's a problem. Building a tolerance to alcohol can lead to alcohol use disorder, so increased tolerance or drinking till blacking out are both signs.
Relationship Issues - heightened temperaments, sexual performance deficiencies, and arguments can all be attributed to problematic drinking. If you find yourself regretting things that were done or said while drinking, or you become more irritable and argumentative, you may want to consider that a sign.

From "What is Gray Area Drinking?" an article by Dana Golden, NCFAD, NCRA

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Frequently Asked Questions

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