Ep 109: Starting Again at Any Age | Rethinking Alcohol |

What if the limits we feel around age, change, and possibility aren’t real but simply old, worn-out stories we’ve inherited? In this energising episode, Anna Donaghey is joined by Allison Davis, traditional naturopath and author of ‘Sixty is a Good Start: A Powerful Body, a Purposeful Life, and a Plan to Make it Happen’, to bust wide open the myth that it’s ever “too late” to rethink your life or your drinking.

Together, Anna and Allison explore the deep-seated cultural scripts that tell us when we should want less, slow down, or shrink our dreams. Allison shares her own journey: becoming a new mom at fifty, reclaiming her health in her mid-fifties, writing a book at sixty, and refusing to let a single decade define what’s possible. You’ll hear how small, sustainable routines, what Allison calls the “self-perpetuating circle of purpose” can help us create vibrant lives at any age.

Here are the Highlights:

00:00 Rethinking the script on age and alcohol

00:41 The “too late” myth and culturally inherited limitations

02:15 Allison’s story: parenting, fitness, writing, and starting new chapters

08:30 How the narratives about age take root and how to question them

13:02 Introducing the “circle of purpose”

15:02 Why real longevity is about energy, not just living longer

16:00 Learning to listen to your body (instead of just managing it)

19:13 Alcohol, numbing, and re-awakening to what you really need

25:00 The role of the inner critic

32:40 The power of “threshold moments”

34:02 Rethinking “world work”: purpose, connection, and creating a life worth living

39:06 Loneliness and the vital importance of connection as we age

42:08 Introducing the Sixty-Day Dare: baby steps toward a bigger, richer life

43:00 Why sustainable change is always made up of doable, micro-shifts

46:46 Simple places to begin: water, movement, and intentional choices

48:13 “Is this enough?” The question that can start everything over, at any age.

Anna’s book "What Are You Thirsty For? Rethinking Alcohol and The Life You Want", is now out in the world for you to buy!

Order your copy, access her free tools and explore her coaching programmes at: https://thebigdrinkrethink.com/

The Thirsty For More Mindset Lab is Anna’s ‘inner circle’ - a calm, thoughtful space where conversations continue, patterns are explored, and things begin to make sense. Find out more at: https://thirstyformore.substack.com/

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About the host Anna:

Anna is a certified Alcohol Mindset Coach, trained by Annie Grace of This Naked Mind. Drawing on her own journey out of alcohol addiction, she now helps others explore and control their drinking. With a career spanning 25 years as a Strategist in the Advertising industry, she combines her own lived experiences, with great insight into what makes us tick and what influences us to behave the way we do.

Connect with Anna:

Website: thebigdrinkrethink.com

LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/annadonaghey

Instagram: instagram.com/bigdrinkrethink

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About Allison Davis:

Allison Davis is an author, Traditional Naturopath and mum of five, who has pursued entrepreneurial business in the world of natural health for the last fourteen years while raising her family.

With her new book, Sixty Is a Good Start: A Powerful Body, a Purposeful Life, and a Plan to Make it Happen, she advocates for reimagining life after sixty and inspires women to embrace aging as a time of opportunity, vitality, and purpose.

Connect with Allison:

All of Allison’s links can be found here – including a link to buy her book:

https://allisonmccunedavis.com/links