Lee Davy
Lee Davy
Summer Is NICE – But Alcohol Still Tastes Like a Lie
Summer Is NICE – But Alcohol Still Tastes Like a Lie
Summer Is NICE – But Alcohol Still Tastes Like a Lie
Wednesday 23rd April 2025
Lee Davy unpacks the NICE lie about alcohol in summer, revealing how our environment, not booze, creates joy. Discover why you don't need alcohol to enjoy life.
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Episode Overview
- Alcohol doesn't enhance summer experiences; your environment does.
- Sunlight boosts serotonin and dopamine, making you feel good.
- Alcohol is a diuretic, leading to dehydration and sluggishness.
- Joy comes from within, not from a drink.
- The Strive Method helps untangle pleasure from poison.
Sunshine doesn’t change the taste of alcohol and make it any nicer.
Picture this: a sunny day, music playing, friends laughing, and a cold drink in hand. Sounds perfect, right? But what if the drink isn't what makes the moment magical? In this episode of the 1000 Days Sober Podcast, Lee Davy challenges the notion that alcohol enhances our summer experiences. He dives into one of the Five N's of Justification: NICE. Lee argues that it's not the alcohol creating joy but rather the environment and your mindset.
Sharing personal stories and hard truths, he highlights how we've been conditioned to believe alcohol equals fun. Lee discusses how sunlight boosts serotonin and dopamine, making us feel good, and we mistakenly attribute this pleasure to alcohol. He reflects on past trends like drinking cider with ice or Corona with lime, showing how these were more about status and belonging than actual enjoyment.
Lee debunks the myth that alcohol quenches thirst, explaining that it's a diuretic, leading to dehydration and sluggishness. The real hero of any moment is you, not the drink. Lee's Strive Method helps untangle pleasure from poison, reminding us that joy comes from within. This episode is a gentle reminder that you don't need booze to make summer memories. Instead, honour the parts of yourself that crave joy and connection without relying on illusions.