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EPISODE · Jun 24, 2026 · 6 MIN

If You Use Wine Or Scrolling To Cope, Try This | Meg Josephson

from The Daily Motivation · host Lewis Howes, Meg Josephson

Leave an Amazon Rating or Review for my New York Times Bestselling book, Make Money Easy! Check out the full episode: https://greatness.lnk.to/1942DM A concussion in college forced Meg Josephson to stop everything. No drinking. Just silence and darkness for a long recovery. That stillness changed her relationship with alcohol for good. Here she gets honest about why we reach for a drink, our phones, food, anything that helps us avoid what's bubbling under the surface. Underneath the habit is usually a wound, and the behavior is just a way to feel safe. Her take on presence is the part that sticks. Being present doesn't mean feeling good. Sometimes it means feeling kind of awful and staying there anyway. The practical piece is simple enough to try right now. Inhale for four. Exhale for six. It won't erase the anxiety, but it tells your body you're safe. And noticing the anxiety instead of running from it? She calls that a huge step. A great place to start. Sign up for the Greatness newsletter: http://www.greatness.com/newsletter Topics Meg Josephson, Lewis Howes, anxiety relief, coping mechanisms, nervous system regulation, breathing techniques for anxiety, sitting with discomfort, mindfulness and presence, addiction root causes, people pleasing Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

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Therapist Meg Josephson joins Lewis Howes on The Daily Motivation Show to explain why we reach for alcohol, scrolling, and food to escape discomfort, and what actually builds safety instead. She shares the body-based breathing practice that signals calm to your nervous system, even when the anxiety doesn't fully disappear.

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