EP 81: Alcohol and Midlife: Thriving Through Change with guest Maureen Brintnell
The Catholic Sobriety Podcast
In this episode of the Catholic Sobriety Podcast, host Christie Walker welcomes Maureen Brintnell, a certified personal trainer specializing in menopause, nutrition, and wellness. The discussion focuses on the complexities women face during perimenopause and postmenopause. Maureen shares her personal journey, emphasizing the integrated approach to managing health during this life stage, which includes sleep, stress management, nutrition, and fitness. They also touch on the importance of a...
About Podcast
Welcome to The Catholic Sobriety Podcast. I'm Christie Walker — Catholic sobriety coach, content creator, and woman who has lived alcohol free for nearly 30 years.
This podcast is for the Catholic woman who is disciplined, faithful, and quietly negotiating with a glass of wine every night. You don't think you're an alcoholic.
You're not sure there's even a "problem." But something in you knows this habit is costing you more than you're willing to admit — and that the gap between who you are in Christ and who you are at 9pm is getting harder to ignore.
We go deep here. Faith, neuroscience, identity, inner healing. Because what looks like a drinking habit is almost always something bigger — and God is usually in the middle of it, waiting.
Ready to find out who you are without it? Start listening.