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In this episode of The Sober Butterfly, host Nadine Mulvina returns with full energy and fresh perspective after her “silent girl summer.” She opens up about how she’s ending 2025 with intention by taking on the 75 Hard Challenge — a mental toughness program designed to build discipline, confidence, and consistency.

Nadine shares how she’s not doing 75 Hard to lose weight but rather to reset her mind and body after struggling with burnout and sugar cravings. She dives into her relationship with sugar after sobriety, explaining how alcohol metabolizes into sugar and why many sober people turn to sweets after quitting drinking.

Throughout the episode, Nadine breaks down each of the 75 Hard rules, explains how she’s modifying the challenge to fit her sober lifestyle, and opens up about her personal “why” — preventing diabetes, improving her mental health, and proving to herself that she can do hard things.

Whether you’re sober, sober-curious, or simply craving a lifestyle reset, this episode will inspire you to finish the year strong with structure, purpose, and self-accountability.

🧠 What You’ll Learn

• What the 75 Hard Challenge is and how to make it work for you
• How sugar addiction often replaces alcohol cravings in sobriety
• The science behind alcohol and sugar metabolism
• How Nadine is following the challenge (no added sugar + gallon of water a day)
• Tips for building discipline, structure, and consistency
• Why ending 2025 with intention can shift your mindset going into the new year

🔗 Resources Mentioned

• 75 Hard Challenge Rules:
  1. Follow a structured diet (Nadine’s rule: no added sugar)
  2. Complete two 45-minute workouts per day (one outdoors)
  3. Drink one gallon of water daily
  4. Read 10 pages of a non-fiction/self-improvement book
  5. Take a daily progress photo
  6. No alcohol, no cheat meals
• Order Mallary’s Book:
  ➡️ Slip: Life in the Middle of Eating Disorder Recovery
  Order here: https://amzn.to/40caUI6
• Episode: https://podcasts.apple.com/es/podcast/slip-eating-disorder-recovery-sobriety-the-middle/id1633341419?i=1000716887674&l=en-GB
• Follow Nadine’s 75 Hard journey on Instagram → @the.soberbutterfly

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