When The Stereotype Doesn’t Fit

Life appeared, to the outside world, to be going really well for me.I traveled the world as a flight attendant. With expenses paid, I enjoyed dinners with my military child stationed overseas and sipped wine in France, Germany, Spain and Italy.I drank with coworkers on my layovers. At home, I enjoyed cocktails with friends and family. Weekends included brunch and mimosas. I attended networking events with free flowing alcohol. Date nights with my husband involved dinner and drinks. And of course, when I hosted family events, I proudly served a wide variety of alcoholic beverages.Every event or gathering involved drinking. In my world this was “normal”.I wasn’t the only one drinking this way; everyone I knew drank the same way. It was just part of life. I enjoyed this lifestyle for years, never wondering why I was always the one to finish the wine bottle or if other people went home from a party and helped themselves to another drink. On our flights back across the Atlantic, our crew laughed together as we tried to piece together the night.We had a great time filling in the blanks for each other.I didn’t learn until years later that my style of drinking is called Gray Area Drinking (GAD).In this episode I share what GAD is and what to do if you discover you are in the messy middle.Debi Talbert, Life & Wellness Coach For The 50+ Woman - Certified by The Life Coach School and This Naked Mind Institute. She coaches the 50 plus individual who is tired of trying to figure out how to end their dysfunctional relationship with alcohol. She helps people who in the Gray Area (messy middle) stop over drinking without labels, shame or judgment.Find information about programs and resources at  jumpseatcoaching.com agingflipped.com for more resources on aging with ease and more fulfillment.