Waking Up Moms: The Truth Behind Drinking and Multi-Level Marketing with Emily Lynn PaulsonWaking Up Moms: The Truth Behind Drinking and Multi-Level Marketing with Emily Lynn Paulson
Alcohol Tipping Point
Emily Lynn Paulson is a writer, speaker, certified professional recovery coach, and the founder of Sober Mom Squad. She is the author of the bestselling book Highlight Real: Finding Honesty & Recovery Beyond the Filtered Life, and the upcoming book Hey Hun: Sales, Sisterhood, Supremacy, and the Other Lies of Multi-Level Marketing. We chat about: Emily’s experience with drinking What keeps Emily sober Sober Mom Squad How drinking and MLMS are sold as female empowerment The toxicity of drinking culture and MLMs How getting sober leads to a more authentic life Top tips for anyone looking to change their relationship with alcohol Find Emilly: www.emilylynnpaulson.com Instagram: @emilylynnpaulson Free resources from Alcohol Tipping Point: 100 Questions to Change Your Drinking: https://www.alcoholtippingpoint.com/100questions Dry Guide: https://www.alcoholtippingpoint.com/dryguide
33:42•18 Jan 2023
Emily Lynn Paulson: Unmasking Drinking Culture and MLM Myths
“It doubles down on all of those things that we are insecure about anyway, puts a price tag on them, and it's just really insidious.”
Ever felt like the worlds of drinking and multi-level marketing (MLM) were designed to trap you? Emily Lynn Paulson knows that feeling all too well. In this episode of 'Alcohol Tipping Point', Emily, a writer, speaker, and certified recovery coach, shares her raw and real journey from the depths of alcohol addiction to founding the Sober Mom Squad.
She’s also the author behind the bestselling book 'Highlight Real: Finding Honesty & Recovery Beyond the Filtered Life' and the upcoming 'Hey Hun: Sales, Sisterhood, Supremacy, and the Other Lies of Multi-Level Marketing'. Emily dives into her personal struggles with drinking and how she managed to stay sober. But that’s not all. She unpacks the illusion of female empowerment often marketed by MLMs and reveals their toxic underbelly.
If you've ever been lured by the promise of sisterhood and financial freedom through these schemes, this episode will open your eyes to the hidden pitfalls. The conversation doesn’t just stop at identifying problems. Emily offers practical advice for anyone looking to change their relationship with alcohol. From building a supportive community like the Sober Mom Squad to embracing authenticity in sobriety, her tips are grounded in lived experience.
Whether you’re a mom juggling sobriety or someone curious about the intersection of drinking culture and MLMs, this episode is packed with insights that resonate on a deeply personal level. Tune in for a candid discussion that promises to leave you both informed and inspired.

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