Quitting Alcohol After 40: When Wine Becomes Your Identity - Toni Will

Send us Fan Mail ✨Did this conversation spark something in you? Keep that inspiration going at the Women Like Me Media store. Explore books, audiobooks, and workbooks to share your story, build confidence, and take your next step. We’re adding content daily! Come explore: https://www.womenlikememedia.com ✨ “Okay, I can do hard things, and I don't have to have alcohol.” ~ Toni Will Quitting alcohol after 40 can bring up a question that reaches far beyond what is in your glass: who am I without it? If wine has become part of how you socialize, cope, or celebrate, this conversation makes room for the feelings you may struggle to explain. I sit down with Toni Will, a professional hockey executive and author of Rebellious Success, to talk about questioning your relationship with alcohol while redefining success on your own terms. Toni stopped drinking at 42. Six years later, she shares what it meant to step away from the identity her friends knew as “Toni Party Time.” What stayed with me was her honesty about shame. She did not like her relationship with alcohol, regardless of whether someone else thought she had a problem. After 80 days without drinking, she shared her decision on social media to create accountability and reduce the need to explain herself at every gathering. Toni describes how Annie Grace’s This Naked Mind introduced an approach rooted in curiosity and learning. She began with a 30-day break and kept adding time. She also explains why saying she is not drinking today feels more manageable to her than making a promise about forever. We explore the small wins that helped build her confidence, navigating grief without drinking, and the pressure on working mothers to have it all. Her experiences leading in a male-dominated industry bring another question into focus: how much of yourself are you changing to fit in? For the woman exploring alcohol free living, this is an honest personal story about identity, belonging, and intentional choices. You can appreciate your life and still question a habit that no longer feels right. Find Toni: Website - toniwill.com LinkedIn - Toni Lentini Will FB - Toni Lentini Will IG - imtoniwill Subscribe to Women Like Me Stories & Business, and share this video with a friend who needs to hear it. ✨ READY TO TURN YOUR STORY INTO AUTHORITY? I’m Julie Fairhurst - publisher, executive producer, story and sales strategist, and founder of Women Like Me Media. After 34 years in sales, helping approximately 3,000 clients, publishing more than 350 women’s stories, and hosting over 400 interviews, I know this: Your story is not simply something that happened to you. It is part of your wisdom, your credibility, and the work you are here to do. Whether you are ready to write your story, publish your book, strengthen your message, sell with greater confidence, or become more visible, I can help you take the next step. Your voice matters. Your experience has value. And you do not need to remain the best-kept secret in your industry. Visit https://juliefairhurst.com to explore coaching, publishing, podcast opportunities, and visibility programs. 🎙️ Subscribe to Women Like Me Stories & Business for honest conversations with women who are turning what they have lived and learned into purpose, leadership, and lasting impact. Julie Fairhurst Founder & CEO, Women Like Me Media Publisher • Executive Producer • Story & Sales Strategist Soft heart. Strong voice. Clear invitation. ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━