Lee Davy

1000 Days Sober Podcast

Lee Davy

  • Love Someone Who Drinks? Here’s What Actually Helps

Love Someone Who Drinks? Here’s What Actually Helps

Saturday 24th May 2025

Discover how to support loved ones who drink by focusing on yourself and building boundaries. Lee Davy shares practical advice for self-led living.
10 minutes
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1000 Days Sober Podcast
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Loving Someone Who Drinks: What Actually Helps

Episode Overview

  • Focus on yourself instead of trying to change the drinker.
  • Build boundaries that set you free.
  • Communicate with compassion, not control.
  • Learn world-class communication methods.
  • Transform your own life through self-led living.
"Trying to fix someone else's relationship with alcohol is like rearranging furniture in a burning house."
Love someone who drinks? You might feel like you're trying to rescue a sinking ship. In this heartfelt episode of the 1000 Days Sober Podcast, Lee Davy tackles the complex emotions that come with loving someone who struggles with alcohol. If you've been caught in the cycle of trying to fix, reason, or rescue, Lee offers a fresh perspective that could be your lifeline. He suggests flipping the script by focusing on yourself rather than the drinker.
It's about building boundaries that set you free and communicating with compassion instead of control. Lee shares the Strive Method, a six-month workshop designed to help you live an alcohol-free life. You'll learn to become a world-class communicator using nonviolent communication and effective communication secrets. The episode is packed with raw honesty and practical advice for those who aren't battling alcohol themselves but love someone who is. Lee's approach isn't about changing the drinker but transforming your own life.
So, if you're ready to stop rearranging furniture in a burning house and start working on the only person you can control – yourself – this episode is a must-listen.
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