Sunsets Are The New Happy Hour™
A weekly show on neuroscience, nervous system regulation, and living vibrantly alcohol-free. 🎙
For anyone navigating gray area drinking, anxiety, burnout, or any habit that's quietly dimming their light.
What if you could elevate your life instead of escaping it?
Sunsets Are the New Happy Hour is hosted by Kristin Horstman, a Gray Area Drinking and Health Coach who uses neuroscience to help men and women understand what alcohol is really doing to their health, their mood, and their light.
Judgment-free tools, real answers, and a whole lot of hope. Your brightest life is waiting.
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What this show is about
Sunsets Are The New Happy Hour™ is a weekly conversation about how to feel calmer, freer, and more alive through neuroscience, nervous system regulation, and the lived experience of living vibrantly alcohol-free.
Some episodes are solo deep-dives into the science: neuroplasticity, the vagus nerve, why walking matters more than you think, what alcohol is actually doing to your brain.
Others are conversations with people who've shaped how I think: voices in neuroscience and nervous system work, thought-leaders in the alcohol-free space, friends and colleagues who create experiences that build real connection and community.
Who this show is for
You don't have to identify with any particular label to get something out of this show. If any of these sound familiar, you're in the right place:
You feel wired-but-tired by the end of the day
You've quietly wondered if there's a better way to take the edge off
You drink more than you mean to, and you've made promises you couldn't keep
You're navigating gray area drinking, anxiety, burnout, or any habit that's dimming your light
You're already alcohol-free and want science-backed tools to keep growing
Just honest, science-grounded conversations told the way I'd tell a close friend across the kitchen table. No shame. No rock-bottom required. No willpower required either.
I'm Kristin Horstman — Gray Area Drinking & Health Coach, founder of Brighten Your Life™ Coaching, and host of Sunsets Are The New Happy Hour™. I've been alcohol-free since January 2021, and I've spent the last 5 years helping people use neuroscience and nervous system regulation to live calmer, freer, and more alive. This show is the culmination of everything I've learned in that time, distilled into weekly conversations I hope feel like a friend across the kitchen table.
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