SAME GLASS. HIGHER STAKES

Women's Health, Alcohol Awareness, and Breaking Patterns.

She meets the deadlines. Remembers the appointments. Makes sure everything else is taken care of. Career. Family. Reputation. A drink becomes the reward at the end of a demanding day. When others call it normal, questioning it feels uncomfortable. But what happens when the glass she reaches for to relieve the pressure begins taking more than it gives?

Same Glass. Higher Stakes opens that conversation with compassion and candor. Women face distinct health risks from alcohol, that are often overlooked. Warning signs can hide behind professional success.

Beth McDonough knows that deception from the inside. An Emmy, duPont-Columbia, and Edward R. Murrow award-winning investigative journalist with 30 years of lived-experience no credential replaces. Two DUI arrests cost her television news career and exposed the struggle her accomplishments concealed. She hustled to build a dog daycare business, eventually returned to journalism with renewed perspective, and became the author of STILL Standing™. She understands the fear of being judged and the daily effort required for lasting change.

Using the STILL Standing™ framework, the conference room is turned into a live experience as volunteers help build the message: assembling a five-beam structure representing the supports that prop up daily life. Pour. Filter. Test. Audit. See why structure matters in a way no slide can show.

True-crime storytelling, understated humor, visual comparisons and a guided self-assessment give space to reconsider old habits, while connecting Beth's message to your own life.

She brings the stagecraft of a broadcast producer who knows how to keep a crowd with her. Beth connects the emotional power of personal stories with audience participation, immersive presentations, visual props and a personal audit to guide people navigating the in-between.

She speaks from 18 years of deliberate, documented reconstruction.

Everyone leaves with a blueprint to rebuild better than before.

TAKEAWAYS:

Notice the hairline crack before it becomes a headline.
Understand why women develop alcohol-related health problems faster - at lower amounts.
Identify a standard serving rather than rely on glass size.
Comprehend how alcohol absorption works based on gender.
Examine destructive patterns that keep repeating.
Break through denial.
Learn the science. Lose the shame.
Set new boundaries that protect you & support lasting change.
Create a personal rebuilding plan using STILL Standing.
Gain new view of wellness and science to share with others.
Leave with thought-provoking, action-driving insight you can't unlearn.

It's not about the glass. It's about what happens next.