Love Sober Podcast

As the seasons change, so do our needs. In this episode, we are talking about moving into autumn — sober, resourced and with a little more intention. The darker evenings, changing routines and shift in energy can affect our mood, nervous system and sobriety. Rather than pushing through or expecting ourselves to operate exactly as we did in summer, autumn can be an invitation to pause and ask: what do I actually need now? We share some of the things I’m thinking about as we move into the darker half of the year, including: The Autumn Edit Journaling prompts — what can you stop, simplify, postpone or let go of? Sober-proofing the darker evenings — noticing the times, places and feelings that might make alcohol seem appealing and creating new rituals around them. Building your autumn resource list — the people, practices, places and small pleasures that help you feel grounded and well. 🍂 Supporting your mental health and nervous system as daylight reduces and our natural energy begins to shift. Creating an autumn that has space for rest, connection, movement, nourishment and pleasure — rather than simply adding more things to the list. Sobriety isn’t just about taking alcohol away. It’s about learning how to support ourselves through the changing seasons of our lives. The questions for autumn: What can I edit?What will resource me?And what do I want to make room for this season? 🎧 Grab a cuppa, pull on a jumper and join us for an autumn reset. Love Kate + Helen x  Work 1:1 with Kate: Book a free discovery call : https://calendly.com/kate-824/discovery-call

In this episode of the Love Sober Podcast, Kate and Helen unpack that end-of-summer exhaustion and the strange, wobbly transition into autumn. They explore liminal spaces – the in‑between times when we’ve outgrown an old version of ourselves but aren’t yet anchored in the new – and how this shows up in midlife, sobriety, grief, and the changing seasons. Kate shares the inspiration behind her new program Midlife Alchemy (starts September 21st 2026) , created for sober and sober‑curious midlife women who are navigating hormones, identity shifts, and life’s big rites of passage. They talk about why rest is radical, how nervous system literacy can be a superpower, and the magic of women’s circles as trauma‑informed, neuro‑inclusive spaces for support and growth. If you’re feeling tired, and wondering how to tend your nervous system instead of pouring a drink, this conversation offers compassion, practical tools, and a little midlife magic. Find out more about Midlife Alchemy and book a discovery call at LoveSober.com → Circles → Midlife Alchemy. https://www.lovesober.com/midlife-alchemy DISCOVERY CALL WITH KATE for 1-2-1 COACHING OR PROGRAMS

In this episode of the Love Sober Podcast, Kate and Helen explore summer sobriety and how to build a realistic, compassionate summer toolkit using ideas from Kate’s book “Love Your Sober Year.” They talk about seasons, hormones, grief, parenting, and why women need a softer, cyclical approach to recovery – plus lots of very practical tools for getting through summer alcohol-free. We cover: Why seasons and cycles (monthly, yearly, life stages) matter for women in recovery The pressure of “perfect summer” energy and how to lower expectations Practical summer toolkit ideas: AF + nootropic drinks, electrolytes, fans, seasonal food, simple rituals with kids How to plan for big days out, holidays, and comedown days without using booze Turning “I should be drinking” moments into chances to protect memories, honour grief, and stay connected Grab a cuppa and let's chat x Buy Love Your Sober Year:  Work 1:1 with Kate Clarity Call

Going on holiday without alcohol can feel terrifying – especially with family dynamics, all‑inclusive buffets, and airport Wetherspoons in the mix. In this episode, we unpack sober holidays with real stories, practical tools, and a lot of honesty (and laughter). We talk about: First alcohol‑free holidays (city breaks, all‑inclusive, family trips) Common trigger points: airports, poolside, cocktail hour, family stress How to prep like a “sober holiday prepper” (visualisation + planning) Sensory toolkit: headphones, essential oils, movement, journaling Protecting your nervous system while you travel Non‑alcoholic “ritual swaps” for cocktail hour and welcome drinks Accountability on the go: sober buddies, messaging, photos-as-check‑ins When big emotions or grief hit on holiday – and why that’s not “failing” Reframing “holiday” back to “holy day” and making real memories If you’re worried about staying alcohol‑free on holiday, you are not alone, and you don’t have to white‑knuckle it. Grab a cuppa and let's chat. X For support and community: Love Sober – lovesober.com Soberistas (UK) She Recovers and other sober communities online

In this episode of Love Sober Podcast, Kate talks with Victoria Vanstone, founder of Sober Awkward, writer, podcaster and author of A Thousand Wasted Sundays. Victoria shares her journey from Reading pub culture and wild backpacking years (including blowing off part of her finger with a firework) through motherhood, anxiety and the moment she realised she could “step off the roundabout” and choose a sober life. Kate and Victoria explore people‑pleasing, self‑abandonment, ADHD and rejection sensitivity, perimenopause and midlife rage, and how sobriety becomes a messy, beautiful “welcome mat” back home to yourself. Growing up in Reading pub culture, wild backpacking years and a Millennium firework accident that blew off part of her finger – Victoria Vanstone always wore chaos as a badge of honour. Motherhood, anxiety and Sunday shame finally brought her to a quiet rock bottom: “I just can’t f*cking do this anymore.” We talk about people‑pleasing, self‑abandonment, ADHD and rejection sensitivity, perimenopause, and why sobriety is the most interesting thing she’s ever done. Plus: social pivots in midlife, sober retreats in Thailand, the chicken dance, and rediscovering childlike joy without alcohol. Listen now on Love Sober Podcast and share with a sober or sober‑curious friend who needs this. Links & Resources Victoria Vanstone / Sober Awkward Website: [Sober Awkward] https://www.soberawkward.com/ Podcast: https://www.soberawkward.com/ Books: 1000 Wasted Sundays and Mumming: A Year of Trying and Failing to Be a Better Parent – [Book links]https://www.soberawkward.com/ Thailand sober retreats with Sober Dave: https://www.soberawkward.com/ Kate & Love Sober Love Sober website & programs: [Love Sober] https://www.lovesober.com/ Group program: Love Your Sober Summer – 6‑week group coaching for navigating summer triggers, holidays, nervous system regulation and boundaries: [Love Your Sober Summer] https://www.lovesober.com/love-your-sober-summer Books & ideas mentioned The Unexpected Joy of Being Sober – Catherine Gray Hagitude – Sharon Blackie  Women Who Run with the Wolves – Clarissa Pinkola Estés  Creatrix / Burning Woman – Lucy H. Pearce  ADHD & Rejection Sensitive Dysphoria (RSD)  https://www.soberawkward.com/ Vic's new book 'Mumming - A Year of Trying to be a Better Parent' is out now!  Grab a cuppa and let's chat x

What if the cracks aren’t something to hide? In this episode of the Love Sober Podcast, we explore the Japanese art of kintsugi — the practice of repairing broken pottery with gold — as a powerful metaphor for the sober journey, midlife healing, and self-compassion. Together, we work with a kintsugi kit and reflect on the principles of imperfection, impermanence, and incompleteness. We talk honestly about what happens when life doesn’t go to plan, when coping mechanisms stop working, and how recovery asks us to show up gently, consistently, and truthfully — one day at a time. Rather than striving for perfection or a “fixed” version of ourselves, this conversation explores the possibility that healing might actually deepen us. That the places we’ve cracked open can become places of wisdom, softness, creativity, and connection. In this episode we explore: What kintsugi teaches us about sobriety and recovery The emotional weight of perfectionism in midlife Why self-compassion matters more than self-criticism Impermanence, nervous systems, and learning to stay present How alcohol-free living creates space for repair and reconnection The beauty of becoming whole — not flawless Small daily practices that help us keep showing up for ourselves This is a gentle, reflective conversation for anyone navigating sobriety, burnout, perimenopause, emotional healing, or simply the messy beauty of being human. You do not have to become perfect to begin again. Journal Prompt Where in your life are you being invited to soften rather than fix? Mentioned in this episode Kintsugi: the Japanese art of repairing pottery with gold Self-compassion in recovery Nervous system regulation and embodied healing Midlife sobriety and identity shifts If this episode resonated, share it with a friend or leave a review — it helps more women find the conversation. Let's grab a cuppa and chat Kate & Helen x

Podcast notes: Kate Codrington on Second Spring, menopause, rest and elderhood In this episode I speak with the wonderful Kate Codrington about menopause as a powerful life transition rather than a “decline”. We explore the idea of Second Spring, the seasonal map of midlife, sobriety, rest, grief, nervous system repair, women’s circles, and the emerging path into elderhood. Main themes Menopause as a transition, not a declineKate challenges the cultural story that menopause is a downward slope, reframing it as a sensitive, powerful transition into a more authentic self.Drawing on Chinese medicine and menstrual cycle awareness, Kate explains post-menopause as a renewed spring: a time of clearer energy, deeper wisdom and a new relationship with self. The end of people-pleasingWe talk about oestrogen, belonging, fawning, niceness and the “good daughter of the patriarchy” — and why menopause can bring rage, clarity and a glorious reduction in giving a fuck. Sobriety and menopause as awakeningsBoth sobriety and menopause ask us to stop numbing, stop performing and begin listening to what is actually true. Rest as deep medicineKate shares how yoga nidra and a simple 15-minute daily stop became part of her own healing. We talk about rest not as another self-care task, but as a way of softening the nervous system over time. The foundations matterSleep, hydration, nourishing food, less alcohol, pleasure, movement, connection and nervous system care are not glamorous quick fixes, but they are the real work. Grief, loss and the seasonsWe explore autumn and winter as maps for grief, shedding and endings — and how grief can deepen our commitment to life.Midlife often brings both a fierce need for solitude and a longing for women’s community. We talk about the shadow and healing of returning to circle. Elderhood and contributionKate speaks beautifully about elderhood as authenticity, discernment, alignment, contribution and modelling another way of living — not necessarily loud leadership, but quiet wisdom.   Mentioned in this episode Kate Codrington’s books:Second Spring: The Self-Care Guide to MenopauseThe Perimenopause Journal Kate’s podcast:Life — An Inside Job FIND KATE AT https://www.katecodrington.co.uk/ Love Sober note If this conversation speaks to where you are, my six-week group programme Love Your Sober Summer begins on 21 June. We’ll explore summer triggers, socialising, holidays, rest, nervous system support and how to feel more like yourself without relying on alcohol. Small group, six live coaching calls, seasonal tools and support. More at lovesober.com.

Episode 1: Tiny Joy for When Life Feels  F***edwith Kate Baily and guest host Helen Lees Welcome back to the Love Sober Podcast — the podcast for the sober and sober curious. In this first episode of the new season, Kate is joined by new guest host Helen Lees for a heartfelt conversation about tiny joy — those small, sensory, grounding moments that can help us through grief, overwhelm, cravings, stress, and the sheer weight of life. Together, Kate and Helen explore how alcohol can disconnect us from real pleasure and presence, and how sobriety helps us gently rebuild a toolkit of comfort, connection and self-resourcing. They talk about grief, motherhood, nervous system care, sensory rituals, dopamine, play, cravings, and the surprising power of tiny things — from soft clothes and candles to pesto, poached eggs, cold water, dogs, lipstick and woodland light. This is an honest, compassionate conversation about finding anchors in difficult times, and learning how to stay in the solution, one small moment at a time. In this episode, we explore: What “tiny joy” means in sober life Why small comforts matter in grief, stress and early sobriety How alcohol promises relief but disconnects us from real joy Building a sober toolkit for cravings and emotional overwhelm Sensory interventions and micro-pleasures that help regulate the nervous system Play, ritual, nature and self-parenting in recovery Why sobriety is about what we add in, not just what we remove Mentioned in this episode: The Embodied Queen Retreat with Rachel Brady and Cybele Botran Love Sober Life School — our 12-week spring/summer programme for sober and sober curious women Reflection questions from this episode: What does tiny joy mean to you personally? When have you noticed alcohol promising joy but disconnecting you from it? What small pleasures help interrupt cravings or bring you back to yourself? If this episode resonated, we’d love to hear from you. Get in touch:hello@lovesober.com Find out more:www.lovesober.com Links: Love Sober website: https://www.lovesober.com Love Sober Life School: https://www.lovesober.com Contact us: hello@lovesober.com

What if you could meet yourself with the care you always needed? In this episode, I talk with Cybele Botran about the transformative practice of reparenting. Cybele is a trusted guide for women on the path of emotional healing. She is a Certified Trauma-Informed SHERECOVERS® Coach, an ICF Professional Certified Coach (PCC), and a Mother Hunger® Trained Facilitator. Her work centers on reparenting as a powerful modality for transformation. Through one-to-one coaching, courses, groups, and retreats, Cybele creates supportive spaces where women can reconnect with their most tender selves. ✨ Where to find Cybele Instagram  Facebook LinkedIn https://www.cybelebotran.com/   🌿 Retreat Invitation 🌿Cybele and Rachel are delighted to be co-hosting a Luxury Healing Retreat for Sober or Sober Curious Women this November in Cornwall, UK. A Luxury Healing Retreat for Sober or Sober Curious Women to Reclaim Their Power📅 November 9–15, 2025 | Cornwall, UK👭 Women Only | Alcohol-Free🏡 5-Star Luxury https://www.rachelbradyyoga.com/luxury-cornwall-retreat-sober-yoga-women My substack  AMAZING OFFER!!! Email me for a £333 discount code for the retreat at kate@lovesober.com

Midlife isn’t a crisis — it’s an initiation. In this episode, I explore the Queen Phase archetype, why sobriety is a midlife superpower, and how we can rise into this season with clarity, energy, and sovereignty. 👉 Join Midlife Alchemy Mentoring — a 12-week journey for sober women in midlife. Early Bird ends 1st Sept. Secure your place here 🌿 EARLY BIRD ENDS SEPT 1st use code ALCHEMY20 to claim. Only 5 places left.  Grab a cuppa and let's chat!  Kate x

Welcome to the Love Sober podcast, a supportive space for the sober and sober curious. In this episode, Kate Baily interviews Maggie Klaassens, a certified alcohol-free coach and founder of The Sober Summit and Sober Circle community. Maggie shares her inspiring journey to sobriety, navigating Mommy Wine Culture and Covid and her motivation to create the free transformative online event The Sober Summit (23.04.25 -25.04.25) and the powerful impact of being part of a supportive sober community. Join us as we explore the benefits, challenges, and tools of the sober lifestyle, and discover the empowering journey towards living an alcohol-free life. Grab a cuppa and let's chat! KX Register for your free seat at THE SOBER SUMMIT online event on April 23-25 2025. Here 👇👇👇👇👇 https://soberlifecollective.spiffy.co/a/7m3cxEn1BG/4343 Follow Maggie in Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thesobersummit/

In this episode I talk to Casey M Davidson about how to fall in love with Sober October. We discuss habit change, early sobriety tools and the practices that have helped us to fall in love with our sobriety.  Casey McGuire Davidson is a Certified Life + Sobriety Coach who helps busy women quit drinking and create lives they love without alcohol at Hello Someday Coaching and the host of The Hello Someday Podcast. The Hello Someday Podcast For Sober Curious Women is a Top 100 Mental Health podcast, ranked in the Top 0.5% of all global podcasts with over 1.5 MM downloads. Her work has been featured in The New York Times, Good Morning America, NBC News, CNBC and over 100 sobriety, motherhood, mental health and wellness podcasts and publications. Links: Love Sober Community  Love Sober Coaching Love Sober Life School 3 month program for Holidays, Christmas and Dry Jan  Grab a cuppa and let's chat. Kate x

In this episode I talk to the founder of The Menopause School, Fiona Catchpowle who gives us a masterclass in understanding hormonal health & ageing, peri menopause, menopause and holistic health, HRT and alcohol plus practical ways to empower us to make choices for our health.  Fiona Catchpowle is a Menopause Doula and the Creator and Founder of The Menopause School -  a centre of excellence for holistic practitioners to become menstrual health informed. Even with a background in Biology and Holistic Therapy, Fiona’s own experience of menopause was like hitting a brick wall. How could it be possible to reach 47 and not know about something called perimenopause? Had she missed the menopause memo? It soon became apparent that there was no education, formal or otherwise, for menstruators of any age to learn about the menstrual health journey and how to best support themselves.  Driven to make a change in menstrual and menopause health education, Fiona built The Menopause School. Fiona is on a mission to change the face of menopause care by creating a global collective of Menopause Doulas who will guide, nurture and support others along the menstrual health timeline from periods to perimenopause and beyond.   Social Media Links Facebook @TheMenopauseSchool https://www.facebook.com/TheMenopauseSchool Instagram @TheMenopauseSchool https://www.instagram.com/themenopauseschool Twitter @menopauseschool  https://twitter.com/MenopauseSchool LinkedIn @TheMenopauseSchool https://www.linkedin.com/company/themenopauseschool

In this episode I talk to a fabulous sober sis who this year has been sober for 30 YEARS! YAS queen...Arlina Allen! With this kind of sobriety timeline, Arlina has an amazing perspective on the shifting cultural narratives around sobriety and addiction over the last three decades and the expansion of all patchworks and pathways of recovery and has a refreshing take on the 12 Steps from her badass journey. With her trademark down-to-earth, humorous take on life and sobriety you are going to want to hang out with her for the next hour, I promise! We talk about our differing approaches to sobriety, semantics of the steps, how to reframe them to fit a female friendly, secular experience and how to find empowerment even within the language of 'powerlessness,' and how the menopause is for us gals and why booze has no place there.  Grab a cuppa and let's chat. Kate x  Arlina Allen is a Certified Recovery Coach (IAPRC), Certified Hypnotist CH, the Founder of Sober Life School, and host of the award winning recovery podcast "The One Day At A Time Recovery Podcast" with over 300 episodes. She helps busy women quit drinking and create a life they love! She has been sober since 4/23/94, happily married for 27 years,  Mother of two amazing young adult men and Mama to Teddy, the family English Bulldog. Through her 30 years of lived experience in sobriety and working with other women to heal their relationship with alcohol and other addictions, she developed a special intuitiveness and insights into resolving the blocks to behavior change. With a combination of science based mental, spiritual, physical and emotional practices she has seen profound and lasting changes in her clients. Her class "Reinvent-How To Rebuild Self-Esteem & End Self-Sabotage" is being taught to those who've suffered from low self-esteem, addiction, codependency, toxic relationships and many other issues.    "We only allow into our lives what we believe we deserve on a subconscious level. You can change what you believe and create the life of your dreams. Change your mind, change your life." ~Arlina Allen   Links: Sober Life School- http://www.soberlifeschool.com Reinvent - Self Esteem Course http://www.selfesteemcourse.com Podcast http://www.odaatchat.com Social Media: Facebook Page: facebook.com/odaatchat Instagram: @odaatpodcast @arlinaallen

In this episode, Dufflyn and I delve into the rich and complex topic of friendships and sobriety. Whether a friendship is for 'a reason, a season or a lifetime', (thanks for this, D), human beings are naturally wired to connect with others. Navigating the adjustments to our friendships and connections when we stop drinking can be challenging. Today, we discuss how to make friends, keep friends, and how to look after ourselves and our sobriety if things go wrong with friends. Boundaries, the importance of our connections, our attachments styles, how to let go, how to keep, new sober friends and old drinking friends and what happens if sober friends drink again and the surprising power of a frenemy... oof, it's a biggie!  So grab a cuppa and let's chat. Kate x Resources:  'Friends: Understanding the Power of our Most Important Relationships' by Robin Dunbar  Alcohol Change UK for #alcoholawarenessweek   Free resource from Dufflyn about Attachment Styles.  https://www.dufflyn.com/get_the_love_you_want_free_video https://www.dufflyn.com/     Kate's Substack for news and inspo.  https://katebaily.substack.com/ https://www.lovesober.com/       Grab a cuppa and let's chat. KX

We kick off the summer season with sober legends Sober Dave & Johnny Lawrence talking about their friendship in the sober sphere, their mental health, getting sober as men and ongoing tools for sobriety. It was so lovely to hear about their friendship, vulnerability and how their connection led them to climb a mountain together and what they discovered about themselves as a result. They are both great advocates for men's mental health, work as coaches ad continue to raise awareness and build community in the sober space.  The Self Development Coach, Johnny Lawrence is a coach, public speaker and podcast host and his mission is to help as many people as possible with their self-development. Johnny is a popular in-person and online speaker for businesses, charities, schools, sports teams, and universities. He regularly holds MasterClasses and is passionate about delivering live sessions and engaging with his self-development community, The Changing Rooms. This online community is open to anyone with a passion for self-development, and membership is available for only £10 per month. Connect with Johnny: https://www.instagram.com/theselfdevelopmentcoach?igsh=MWkzNnR5ZHZod3lsZA%3D%3D&utm_source=qr https://www.facebook.com/theselfdevelopmentcoach https://www.tiktok.com/@theselfdevelopmentcoach?_t=8nKRPvbIAAi&_r=1   Transforming his life in January 2019, David Wilson, Trauma Informed Coach and Accredited Grey Area Drinking Coach and Public Speaker, he is dedicated to motivating others to transform their lives, overcome personal challenges and embrace life with a renewed mindset. Using his unique delivery and no nonsense approach, Dave is both personable and relatable. His Top 10 Apple Podcast 'One For The Road' reaches a global audience with over 300K downloads in the first year. Dave's rich and varied guest list includes RTT founder Marisa Peer, SAS Who Dares Wins Ollie Ollerton and author of 'The Unexpected Joy of Being Sober' Catherine Gray and recently popstar Matt Willis. Connect with Dave:  https://www.soberdave.co.uk/ https://www.instagram.com/soberdave/ https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/one-for-the-road/id1565341712 https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0CN86KLT8?ref_=cm_sw_r_cp_ud_dp_1MXZRRDXXZ7BGT374RWR_1   Grab a cuppa and let's chat.  Love Kate x

This episode Kate talks midlife transitions, sober tools and the upcoming group coaching in Love Sober - Love Your Sober Summer and why we need to strategise for success.  Kate is the co-author of two books Love Yourself Sober - a self care guide to alcohol free living for busy mothers and Love Your Sober Year - A seasonal guide to alcohol free living. She is an holistic,  ICF accredited coach, She Recovers Coach, a menopause coach and currently doing her yoga teacher training.  Find out about LOVE YOUR SOBER SUMMER: Starting June 22nd 7pm GMT. EARLY BIRD AT CHECKOUT SUMMER20 for 20% off.  Love Kate x

In this episode I talk to writer Clover Stroud about creativity, sobriety, life, love and loss and her new memoir 'The Giant on the Skyline - On home, belonging and learning to let go.' ( May 8th 2024)  Clover Stroud is a writer and journalist writing for the Daily Mail, Sunday Times, Daily Telegraph, and Conde Nast Traveller, among others. She lives in Oxfordshire with her husband and five children. Pre-order 'The Giant on the Skyline-On home, belonging and learning to let go.'  Signed copies! Available to pre-order now. https://www.waterstones.com/book/the-giant-on-the-skyline/clover-stroud/2928377236977 Such a beautiful, affirming and honest conversation with Clover....so let's grab a cuppa and chat. KX  Connect with Clover:  Website: cloverstroud.com Substack: https://cloverstroud.substack.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/clover.stroud/?hl=e

In this episode I have a fantastic chat with top sober sis, sober sexpert Tawny Lara, author of Dry Humping - a guide to dating, relating and hooking up without the booze. And basically, we talk about all of that.  Tawny Lara is an NYC-based journalist and public speaker with 8+ years of reporting on the sober (curious) space, focusing on the role liquid courage plays in interpersonal relationships. She is a podcaster, host of Recovery Rocks and has her own AF drinks brand Parentheses. You can find all of these here Instagram https://www.instagram.com/tawnymlara/ Substack https://substack.com/@tawnymlara Grab a cuppa or a cool drink - it's getting hot in here! Kate x

In this episode I talk to the gorgeous Sarah Rusbatch, author of the best selling book “Beyond Booze” about all things grey area drinking and being a woman in midlife. We unpick the marketing, cultural messages around alcohol, discuss why midlife is a great time to quit the booze and start making ourselves and our wellbeing a priority.  Sarah is a multi award winning Health and Wellbeing Coach, an accredited Grey Area Drinking Coach, a menopause accredited coach, a motivational speaker and a passionate ambassador for helping as many women as possible to live their best life.She's also an ex-Grey Area Drinker who finally quit booze in April 2019 and has NEVER looked back! Grab a cuppa and let's chat! Love Kate x  You can find Sarah's website and book below.  https://sarahrusbatch.com/   https://sarahrusbatch.com/beyond-booze

The first episode of Love Sober Podcast 2.0  with guest Dufflyn Lammers, relationship and recovery coach.    We know that, as Johann Hari says, connection is the opposite of addiction and so this  season has a focus on relationships with self and others.    We introduce ourselves and delve into a bit of our respective histories, and why we do what we do. Dufflyn got sober 30 years ago, before we had the language around grey area drinking.    Dufflyn talks to us about how she helps women thrive in relationships once they stop drinking or identify as being in recovery.    She will popping  on regularly to take questions about relationships throughout the season and you I will be exploring sobriety questions so please feel free to write in to  hello@lovesober.com if you have a relationship  or sobriety quandary.    You can find Dufflyn at : https://www.dufflyn.com/  https://www.instagram.com/dufflyn/  https://www.facebook.com/Dufflyn  Grab a cuppa and let's chat.  Kate x

In this episode I have the privilege of talking to the gorgeous author Suzy Greaves about the vital skill of self-care and its foundational place in managing our wellbeing. Inner and outer care, self-respect, self-talk, boundaries and empowerment are just some of the topics we touch upon in this episode as Suzy shares her passion, compassion and wisdom.  Suzy is a mother of two, an author, Chartered Psychologist and Coach. She specialises in self-care, helping people manage their stress, emotions, and energetic bank balance. It was her life experience of motherhood colliding with the terminal illness of her father that sparked her passion for self-care which she now teaches to her clients, young and old, to cope during periods of stress, loss and change and to boost their resilience in the face of future challenges. Suzy is the Psychology Expert for wellbeing brand Neom Organics and is a founding member of the ‘Nourish’ app. She figure-skated her way through her childhood, growing up on the Northern Beaches of Sydney, and now makes her home in the hills of Hertfordshire, UK. Her first book ‘The Self-Care Revolution’ published by Aster came out in 2017, 'Stand Tall Like a Mountain: Mindfulness & Self-Care for Children and Parents' and 'The Little Book of Self-Care’ came out in 2019. ‘Self-Care for Tough Times’ and her first children’s book ‘This Book Will (Help) Make You Happy’ were published in 2021. Her first journal And Breathe,  Sit to Get Fit and her new deck of cards, “The Little Box of Self-Care” came out in 2022. Rest to Reset is hot off the press now, just in time to shake off the winter blues and boost the rebirth of Spring.   Join Suzy’s Wellbeing Community at: Instagram: www.instagram.com/suzyreading/  Facebook: www.facebook.com/SuzyReadingPsychologyAndYoga/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/SuzyReading   www.suzyreading.co.uk Grab a cuppa and let's chat.  Love kate x

In this episode I talk to sober legend Veronica Valli, creator of the Soberful Program and author of Soberful, about our experiences of the midlife so far and in particular the perimenopause. For too long women's bodies have been ignored in the sobriety conversation and we intend to change that! You can't mindset your way out of hormones! Midlife is a cluster of stresses and transitions for women and we talk about why sober is a super power for this period of our lives to enable us to thrive, process and prepare for the next phase - our Second Spring. We want to invite you to this brand new, one of a kind workshop for sober and sober curious women in midlife, Hot Sobriety.  Hot sobriety was created by therapist and author Veronica Valli, creator of the Soberful program & Kate Baily, author, coach, Menopause Doula and co-founder of Love Sober to help women understand their cycles, support their sobriety and live a healthier lifestyle. SELLING FAST - GRAB YOUR SEAT HERE!  This unique online masterclass combines up to date research-backed menopause information with Sobriety Lifestyle Coaching to guide women towards bossing their midlife transitions and thriving in Perimenopause, Menopause and Beyond. Why midlife is a unique time for womenThe best way to support your hormonal changes in sobriety How to transform your past into wisdomThe Hormone Collective and how it worksThe link between hormones, stress and alcohol How to deal with anxietyLiver Health & HormonesHow to use the Holistic Health SheetTools to help you take control, understand your needs and thrive in your midlife. Grab a cuppa and let's chat... KX  Resources: Second Spring by Kate Codrington.

In this episode I talk to Courtney McMahon, the Radical Wellness Founder about her sober journey. She shares her beautiful insights, her wise tips and a weird synchronicity about how we can be connected with exactly the right people to inspire us and not know it (no spoilers!)  Courtney is a Holistic Sobriety Coach and founder of The Radical Wellness. She helps individuals make (seemingly) radical lifestyle changes that improve their overall health and empower them to trust their intuition so they can remove the booze, break the loop of self-sabotage, create healthy habits and start living a life they love. Courtney is certified in Holistic Health and Addictive Behavior Coaching. She has been sober since June of 2019. She lives in Connecticut with her husband Tyler and their two dogs, Leo and Olive.  She is a beautiful soul and a sober sister - check her out!  Kate x  Find Courtney Here: www.theradicalwellness.comhttps://www.instagram.com/theradicalwellness/https://www.tiktok.com/@theradicalwellness

In this episode I talk to bestselling author of We Are the Luckiest and founder of the international recovery community The Luckiest Club Laura McKowen about her new book Push off From Here.  The stories and advice McKowen shares are specific to alcohol addiction, but the tenets are universal in their application and useful no matter what challenge you face. With profound honesty and boundless compassion, Push Off from Here provides an actionable framework for healing what pains us and proves that a life of sobriety can be synonymous with a life of magic, peace, and freedom. When Laura McKowen was two years sober, she received an email from a woman whose sister was struggling with alcohol addiction. McKowen had barely climbed out from the dark place the woman’s sister was in, but she made a list of the things she most needed to hear when she was deep in her own battle. No matter how far astray you’ve gone or how many times you’ve tried and failed before, as long as you’re still sitting here, breathing, and reading these words, freedom and joy are still possible. In this episode we explore her Nine Truths.1. It is not your fault. 2. It is your responsibility.3. It is unfair that this is your thing.4. This is your thing.5. This will never stop being your thing until you face it.6. You cannot do it alone.7. Only you can do it.8. You are loved.9. We will never stop reminding you of these things.In Push Off from Here, McKowen delves deeply into each of her nine points: what they mean, how they work, and how every person can live them. She addresses topics such as the correlation between trauma and addiction, the importance of radical honesty, letting go of the illusion of control, the value of community, a reminder that healing is a continual process, and that the process is a gift. Whether you’re just starting out or have been sober for decades, McKowen instructs us to be kind to ourselves: Change is messy and progress is rarely linear, but we can always push off from here. It's a gem so grab a cuppa and let's chat. Love Kate x Buy the book:  Connect with Laura at The Luckiest Club

In this episode I look at the subject of hope and how to practically cultivate a hope practice.  "an optimistic mindset based on the expectation of positive outcomes.'' It's one of those tools that can be a bit overlooked,  easily mistaken for a lofty virtue or a whimsical fancy or naivety but  it is in fact a badass resilience tool. In this episode I am taking the chapter from our book Love Your Sober Year and delving into hope and actionable steps to cultivate hope and why it's such an important part of the sober toolkit. As I always say, mental health tools, are life tools, are sober tools. In the words of my first and most enduring girl crush, the wonderful Kate Bush in Cloudbusting, ' Oooooh... I just know that something good is gonna happen, and just saying it could even make it happen...' YEAH BABY. 'Love Your Sober Year' is a seasonal guide to sustainable alcohol free living. It starts in Spring so it's the perfect time to grab your copy and start or continue your holistic sober journey.  And a wee favour - If you liked the book please could you leave a review on Amazon? It really helps. Thanks so much x  So grab a cuppa and let's chat.  Love  Kate xxx

In this episode I chat with Janet Gourand, founder of Tribe Sober, an international membership program which connects and supports people wanting to quit alcohol and then go on to learn how to thrive in their sobriety. Now 71, Janet got sober in her 60s and is a true inspiration showing just how choosing an alcohol free life later on in our lives can be done, happy, fulfilling and rewarding - by reframing and by reclaiming our lives and choices as women, we can boss this sober game, the getting older game and call BS on the limiting cultural narratives of both that we are quite frankly, OVER.  Janet has had many years of experience of corporate life in both Europe and South Africa.  When she decided to stop drinking alcohol, she could find very little available support in South Africa. Janet got sober by her own efforts and by attending a workshop in London. As her journey continued, she decided to use her professional background in training and development to design and facilitate her own Tribe Sober workshop in order to help others to do what she had done. She is married with one son and a chihuahua called June. Originally from London Janet relocated to Cape Town in 2001. Website is tribesober.com and all social media and weekly podcast is "Tribe Sober"

In this episode I 'soul dive' with the gorgeous Sarah Levine, who is an holistic mindset coach for women in recovery and a writer working on her memoir. We met through the process of doing best selling author of 'Drink', Ann Dowsett Johnston's course ' Writing your Recovery' and share our experiences of how writing in recovery and writing our recovery has been a therapeutic foundational piece of The Journey. We talk writing, Internal Family Systems and why we as women need to reclaim our story telling and connect with each other.  Smart Recovery advocates having a  VACI as part of the sober toolkit - (Vital Absorbing Creative Interest) and psychologist Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi conducted extensive research into states of Flow and how creativity boosts resilience and helps post-traumatic growth and healing.  So let's grab a cuppa and chat  Kate x  Links and resourses: Ann Dowsett Johnston Course - Writing Your Recovery (starting 18th Jan 2023) https://writingyourrecovery.com/register/ How to find Sarah:  Web: https://sarahlevinecoaching.com/ IG: https://www.instagram.com/sarahlevinecoaching/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/sarahlevinecoaching

In this episode I explore bringing 2022 to a close by sharing some reflective practices and welcoming in the new year with intention setting & having a think about the Word of the Year (WOTY). I am also drawing inspiration from Mandy's and my new book 'Love Your Sober Year' and offering journaling prompts to cultivate awareness of slowing down and building patience as part of our sober toolkits. Working with the cycles and seasons for sustainable sobriety has become foundational in the way approach my life and sobriety and I am delighted to share this and the sober journey with you. Sobriety and recovery is creative and as we expand our toolkits life gets richer and more colourful.  Reflective practice from the beautiful https://www.tarynstrong.com/ Intention practice from the legendary https://www.bernadetterussell.com/ Journaling prompts from my book Love Your Sober Year Grab a cuppa and let's chat.

This week Kate talks to Nancy Evans about tools for long-term sobriety, maintenance and staying in love with sober. Nancy interviews Kate about Love Sober Life school, the flagship 12 week Self-development Group Coaching Program for busy women who want to stay sober & make it stick. Our tools need to evolve and grow as we do through seasons, life challenges and getting older and we need to be on our stress management, routines, socialising, mindset as well as keeping up those sober treats and keeping motivation and resilience when the going gets tough, as sometimes is just does. This course is the toolkit.  Written by: Kate Baily, who is a trauma-informed, ICF Sobriety Coach and habit change coach & author specialising in stress, midlife and addictive behaviours. Also by Mandy Manners - who is a trauma informed life and recovery coach & author. Sessions are facilitated by Kate & Nancy Evans, who is a certifices Life & Addictive Behaviours Coach and a trainee Compassionate Enquiry Practitioner, training with Dr. Gabor Mate.  Course Starts November 13th - Feb 5th. Calls at 5pm GMT Sundays.   Grab a cuppa and let's chat. KX  You can sign up here or find out more :  https://www.lovesober.com/offers/jpkUZhVi/checkout https://www.lovesober.com/love-sober-life-school-copy-2 Any qs: email me at kate@lovesober.com    For more information about Nancy or to get in touch with her it's:  https://www.nancyevanscoaching.co.uk/

Kate talks sober menopause & perimenopause with Ellie Crowe of Pump up the Present and Sober & Present podcast in honour of World Menopause Day 18th October 2022. Ellie Crowe is a Senior Certified This Naked Mind Coach, a Certified Gray Area Drinking Coach and co-host of the Present & Sober Podcast.  Her coaching practice helps overwhelmed and sleep-deprived mums parent peacefully and happily, without needing alcohol to escape at the end of the day. Focusing on both mind and body aspects, Ellie works with mums who want to drink less and be able to manage stress without drinking.  She teaches how to make alcohol small and irrelevant in your life, whilst showing how to get in control and build emotional strength and resilience.  Running both 1:1 and group programs, Ellie has a curiosity-driven approach, knowing the power of understanding ‘why’ in sparking transformative change and expanding life potential. Ellie lives with her husband, three young kids and three hounds in a very old pub in Cambridge, England.  She’s a passionate yogi, Wim Hof-fer and gymnast (back in training!). You can find out more about Ellie at www.pumpupthepresent.com and follow her at @pumpupthepresent on Instagram and Facebook. https://podcast.presentandsober.com (Apple podcast link here: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/present-and-sober/id1569061067)   This is the link to our Facebook community: https://www.facebook.com/groups/presentandsoberpodcast/

In this episode, Kate talks to Relationship & Recovery Coach Dufflyn Lammers about Love addiction and how to spot it. Dufflyn Lammers, AKA “The cool aunt who took you to Rehab and Planned Parenthood but made you tell your mom,” is the go-to relationship expert for women in recovery.  Lammers is the founder of www.rockrelationshipsinrecovery.com where she offers online courses, an online community, and one-to-one coaching for women who want to succeed at sex, love and dating without resorting to tequila, Ben & Jerry’s or *69. She combines a unique background in Tantra, Attachment Repair, Intervention and Coaching to help women create optimum relational wellbeing.  She spent the first 12 years of her own recovery single until at last she met her match. It was a long, hard, painful road for her. But it doesn’t have to be for you! Her mission is to be the coach she would have wished for back then. Of course once she met her match she realized the relationship was not the destination, it was the beginning of a whole new journey. Listen, it takes courage to look deeply at ourselves and allow ourselves to show up fully. And, if we want true intimacy that is what it takes. Dufflyn's Free Talk IS IT LOVE OR IS IT ADDICTION? is available this weekend, Oct. 8th and 9th and also on the 19th.  You can register here:  https://dufflyn.newzenler.com/webinar/is-it-love-or-is-it-addiction/register She'll be breaking down a 4-part strategy for identifying the hallmarks of process addiction.She'll reveal the single most effective way to spot problem behavior.We'll share stories of women just like you who have struggled to love and be loved.  Grab a cuppa and let's chat. Kate x

This week Kate talks with Sober Legend Claire Sweetman on her two year soberversary. Claire is a sober life advocate, a solo parent and is two years sober. She shares how she reclaimed socialising, how she manages her energy and sensory needs as a sober person and as a mum and how she managed to fall in love with partying again as a sober person.  Claire has so many tips and tools about how to navigate all this stuff in the real world and how to keep it real while bossing her toolkit.  Grab a cuppa and let's chat.  KX

This week Kate talks to DJ Barroness and co-founder of The House of Happiness, Emma Barron.  Emma has been DJing for roughly 4 years now. She is also a TV producer for C4. Emma always had a major interest in music and was a drummer in various bands, grew up on the clubbing scene in Manchester in the 90's and then London. She also spent many summers in Ibiza - so both old school house and Balearic sounds have influenced her music style today.     After getting sober in 2017 Emma decided that she wanted to follow her  passion so bought some decks, booked a DJ course at Hub16 in Dalston to hone her skills and then got involved in some sober DJ events. She has  played gigs at various venues including House of Barnabus, Fugitive Bar Bethnal Green and more recently Ministry of Sound Members bar. One of her first gigs was doing warm up for Brandon Block on a boat party. She shares the joy and connection of learning to party sober and finder her way back to her first love of music.  London's House of Happiness first event is just a few weeks away on  Saturday 8th September 12 noon - 5pm.  Grab a cuppa and let's chat. Love Kate x  DEETS 🥳👇👇👇👇 Bringing you a FRESH & NEW ALCOHOL & DRUG FREE CLUBBING EXPERIENCE, The House of Happiness is swinging open its doors for the first time to serve banging tunes, a buzzing time and all the highs without the loooows. Whether you've given up alcohol for good, or just taking a booze snooze but still LUUUURVE to PARTY & DANCE... ... THIS. EVENT. IS. FOR. YOU. The roof we'll be raising for our first event is that of the ICONIC venue ELECTROWERKZ - one of London's coolest, most inclusive & alternative venues. You can find out more & grab your ticket over on Eventbrite: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-house-of-happiness-housewarming-tickets-349690944027

Welcome to A/W2022 Season of Love Sober Podcast!  In this new season Kate focuses on Sober Stories and we kick off with a wonderful sober sister, mum of two, teacher and 'Cornish Girl, trying to acclimatise to Scotland', Maxine Billing Smith. Max has two sons and has been on the sober path for two and a half years and shares her story, her tools, her challenges and her wins.  Each of us has a story to tell and in sharing our stories we know we are not alone. Love Sober Podcast brings you tips, tools and inspiration from the sober community to brighten your autumn days and Max is a brilliant and funny shining example of being a thoroughly good girl who always keeps it real - so grab a cuppa and let’s chat. Love Kate x If you would like to support the Love Sober Podcast you can become a Patreon supporter here or give a one of donation here: https://www.patreon.com/lovesoberpod https://www.gofundme.com/f/love-sober-podcast?utm_source=customer&utm_medium=copy_link&utm_campaign=p_cf+share-flow-1

In the episode I have the honour of speaking with Dr. Anna Lembke about why addiction is everyone's business and dive into the neuroscience of why this is the case and how we can tackle the dopamine response we all have give ourselves the best chance of avoiding and escaping addictive behaviours., be it alcohol, shopping, smartphone.  Anna Lembke, MD is professor of psychiatry at Stanford University School of Medicine and chief of the Stanford Addiction Medicine Dual Diagnosis Clinic. A clinician scholar, she is the author of more than a hundred peer-reviewed publications, has testified before the United States House of Representatives and Senate, has served as an expert witness in federal and state opioid litigation, and is an internationally recognized leader in addiction medicine treatment and education.In 2016, she published Drug Dealer, MD – How Doctors Were Duped, Patients Got Hooked, and Why It’s So Hard to Stop (Johns Hopkins University Press, 2016), highlighted in the New York Times as one of the top five books to read to understand the opioid epidemic (Zuger, 2018). Dr. Lembke appeared in the Netflix documentary The Social Dilemma, an unvarnished look at the impact of social media on our lives. Her latest book, Dopamine Nation: Finding Balance in the Age of Indulgence (Dutton/Penguin Random House, August 2021) was an instant New York Times bestseller and explores how to moderate compulsive overconsumption in a dopamine-overloaded world. Grab a cuppa and let's chat.  Kate x

In this episode I have the wonderful opportunity to talk once again with Ann Dowsett Johnston. Ann is the bestselling author of Drink: The Intimate Relationship Between Women and Alcohol, named one of the top 10 books of 2013 by the Washington Post. An award-winning journalist for many years, Ann is now a psychotherapist and the founder and leader of Writing Your Recovery, a popular online memoir-writing course for women. https://www.anndowsettjohnston.com/workshops Winner of seven National Magazine Awards, she is also the recipient of a Southam Journalism Fellowship and the Atkinson Fellowship in Public Policy. It was for the latter that she prepared a 14-part series on Women and Alcohol in the Toronto Star, looking at the closing gender gap on risky drinking. In 2013, she wrote Drink: The Intimate Relationship Between Women and Alcohol, a book named one of the top 10 of the year by the Washington Post. We talk about why writing is such an important tool for women in recovery, how to look after yourself emotionally in the process and rules of self-disclosure. Ann also gives us her expert tips on how to get started as a writer. Ann has advised many authors including Holly Whittaker when she wrote 'Quit Like a Woman' and so I'm honoured to have her sharing her experience and passion on the podcast.  What a treat! Grab a cuppa and let's chat Love Kate x

In this episode we talk about our experiences at the She Recovers Conference in Miami. The incredible speakers and the experience of being with 500 women in recovery, dancing, doing yoga, learning, swimming, chatting was an incredible experience. We met other She Recovers Coaches, old friends who have been on the pod, and made new friends. It felt like a global sisterhood moment for sure. There were so many highlights but for Kate, some of her top moments were Nadia Bolz Webber , who founded the Church for Sinners and Saints  in Detroit and for Mandy, Shari Hampton and Jennifer Pastiloff There were so many wow and ahhh moments, dancing with Payton and yoga-ing with Taryn. Still holding on and processing and smiling. On another note... change being part of life and necessary for growth and health, Mandy talks about her decision to step back from Love Sober & the podcast, to honour health, wellbeing, family and transitions after much deliberation. Kate will continue to run Love Sober & they remain great friends and collaborate on their coach training and their second book which is out in September. For now a sacred pause to honour Mandy and her incredible contribution to the sober community in her work with Love Sober & her coaching and awareness raising - she's not going anywhere - you can find her at https://www.instagram.com/mandymannerscoach/ The best way to keep in touch with Kate and all things Love Sober & her coaching practice is at https://www.lovesober.com/ Sign up to the newsletter for all the monthly news and resources, courses and offerings and hello@lovesober.com to DM.  Grab a cuppa your sober stars and let's chat.  Love K&M X

In this episode Kate talks to Intuitive Eating Coach Tiffany North about healing disordered eating, the neurobiology of stress & trauma and her long-term recovery.  As an RN, Certified Intuitive Eating Professional, and creator of the Food Attachment Model ™, Tiffany helps people with disordered eating finally find freedom, balance, and satisfaction. She personally struggled with disordered eating and found a path to peace. It was so transformational that she dedicated her work to helping others do the same. Tiffany's passion is helping people stop wasting their precious energy drained by the food and body struggle so that they can use that energy to be powerful leaders in the world. She has also been alcohol and substance free since 1998 and feels that recovery has informed all areas of her life, especially her work as a nurse and a coach. When she isn’t coaching, speaking, and podcasting, she enjoys spending time with friends and family, being in nature and creating more fun, adventure, and play in life. Find Tiffany here: https://www.coachtiffanyrn.com/quiz.html Grab a Cuppa and let's chat.  Kate & Mandy x

In this episode we discuss the load of carers & in our cases as mothers. We discuss the need for honesty, extra support and wider nexus for us to thrive. Our mental health journeys, our kids', how we walk the line of nurture and letting go and questions about why the obsession with productivity is BS are all topics for today.  Resources mentioned: The Body is Not an Apology  The Human Library at Copenhagen  Co-Women group Sussex, UK.

In this episode we talk about people pleasing or fawning/ appeasing as it's sometimes referred to. This is actually an adaptive trauma response and a result of us having to fit in, play small and hide ourselves in order to fit in. We look at it's spectrum, how it can actually be a superpower when used wisely and how we can look after ourselves as we learn to connect with others healthily, set boundaries and stand our ground.  Grab a cuppa and let's chat.  Resources mentioned: Untamed Journal, Glennon Doyle  Playing Big, Tara Mohr  Love Kate & Mandy

In this episode Kate talks to dear friend and sober legend, Nana Treen, long term Soberista, occasional blogger, advocate for alcohol-free life and creator AF Loud and Proud. https://nanatreen.wordpress.com/ Treen got sober at 59 and in this episode we discuss the challenges of kicking the drink later in life and how to harness the power of 'Life's Third Trimester' to create a mindset for successful sobriety. Nana Treen is a truly inspiration woman, proud to consider herself an Elder and a Sober Sister.  Grab a cuppa and let's chat. K&M X

In this episode we discuss our journeys in sobriety and our experiences as mums. We look at why it's so important for women to have the appropriate support, community and care as mothers to honour that rite of passage, protect our mental and physical well-being and to ask the real questions about care - not just be sold Mummy Wine Time. We revisit our first book Love Yourself Sober - a Self Care guide to Alcohol-Free Living for Busy Mothers. which was the book we REALLY needed to write and is a collection of all the things that helped us  along the way.  We also reference the Vision Boarding Workshop with Kate , this coming Sunday on Mother's Day in the UK at 5pm. This is an opportunity to engage your creativity in envisioning a life you love sober or bringing more of what you love into your sober life.  Booking link here: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/spring-vision-boarding-for-sobriety-tickets-291730663267 Grab a cuppa and let's chat K&M X

In this episode Mandy talks to Mental Health specialist and trainer Amanda Townsend. Amanda is a self-care & self-love advocate who uses her lived experience of poor mental health to inspire others on their journey to becoming their best selves. In this episode we talk about the impact of alcohol on mental health, we talk about Amanda's work and the importance of mental health first aider training to challenge the stigma and create a safer and healthier world for all. Amanda is incredibly passionate about honest and diverse conversations about mental health in her work and it was a great pleasure to dive into her self-care and self-love story.    www.pharustraining.com The Mandy & Co Show - YouTube   TheMandyAndCoShow (@themandyandcoshow) • Instagram photos and videos--

This week on the podcast Mandy speaks with Michael @happywithoutthehooch It was a real pleasure to talk to Michael and for him to share his incredible journey to sobriety. It shows us all that there is possibility and we do recover and how comedy, community and connection can provide the tools to a life without alcohol. There is talk of overdose and suicidal ideation and attempt in this conversation. So please do make sure you are in the right space to listen, it is also a conversation of hope, survival and recovery which is really inspiring. Michael Sargood is 39 years old and from Southend-on-Sea in the UK and is over one year sober. At the depths of his alcohol addiction, he was drinking up to a litre of neat vodka per night and was diagnosed as being alcohol dependent. Despite this, he managed to hold down a good job until the last few months of his addiction. He decided to quit alcohol in March 2020 and went to live with his parents for the first three months of his recovery. He was sober seven months before relapsing in October 2020. That "one" drink lasted four months and saw him placed under the care of the local mental health team. On the 17th of February 2021, after losing over 24 hours to blackout, He went sober again. That was the last time he drank.This time round, He is trying to recover differently. Instead of just "subtracting" substances, people and places, he is focussing on adding things to his life: new friends, interests and ambitions.   He has taken up comedy and recently started performing. He runs alcohol-free social events in his local area and is on a mission to meet IRL with other sober people he's connected with on Instagram. "Life has never been so good for me and I want to help others who are struggling with alcohol and substance abuse discover the joy of sobriety." He says. Michael is off to Scotland with @welovelucid 20th - 23rd of Scotland - so if you're up for some laughter, connection and bagpipes don't miss out! Grab a cuppa and let's chat. Love M & K xx

We kick off our Love Yourself Sober series this week, with themes from our book Love Yourself Sober - a Self-Care Guide to Alcohol-free Living. In Part 1 we talk about neuroscience and sobriety and the simple things we do to help keep our brains and nervous systems well. With tools such as nutrition, sleep, movement but also joy , connection and calm, we chat through the hows, whys and wherefores of this fascinating subject and how we put together our own brain/ body sober toolkits and how to work with these without overwhelm or placing unrealistic expectations on ourselves.  Grab a cuppa and let's chat.  K&M X

In this episode, Kate talks to Emma Sobersonic, who is a sober life advocate  has been sober since 09/11/2015 🙌🎉 and is an award-winning Non Alcoholic Cocktail Creator and Mocktail Master 2022. We explore Emma's journey to sobriety, what was the thing that made it stick and why finding your 'thing' - something you love , is so important for happy, sustainable sobriety. We explore how the fun, joy and creativity are at their lightest about play and at their most badass are survival as mums, carers and sober women.  Grab a cuppa and let's chat!  Love K & M  She has a monthly pack that she curates with wisebartender - such a great way to sample drinks with a premium mixer to find out if you like them before committing to a full sized bottle. https://wisebartender.co.uk/miniature-monthly-spirit-subscription-2390-p.asp

This week Kate talks to Rachael May, accredited professional Transformational Life Coach and author of Radically Sober. In this episode, just in time for Valentine's Day we dive into Rachael's sober story and into the juicy topic of sober dating, romantic relationships and ultimately with our relationship with ourselves. We look at why the decision to go alcohol free is the foundational piece of self-love which enables all the other pieces to come together in the self-care sober toolkit.     Rachael  trained with Mindful Talent Coaching Academy, is also a trained Nutritional Therapist, an entrepreneur, a small business owner and a former secondary school/ high school Spanish teacher. Her mission with her writing and coaching is to help as many women as possible get unstuck and live fulfilling, wholehearted lives.  Rachael May lives in her native Warwickshire, England with her partner and their gorgeous border collie.  Radically Sober  is her first book and is available on Amazon worldwide. You can find her on Instagram @rachaelmay_coaching and her website, which is coming soon  is rachaelmaycoaching.com

In this week's podcast we chat about the end of Dry January and how to navigate the next part of the year and journey. With a focus on this last part of winter, mindfulness, self-care and looking for the light when the days are still dark, we explore the practices that keep us going and loving sober.  We reflect on reflection, and bringing light in terms of growing awareness and embracing and allowing the light of happiness in. Grab a cuppa and let's chat  Love K&M XXX

In this week's podcast, Kate talks to the wonderful Veronica Valli about her new  book ‘Soberful: Uncover a sustainable, fulfilling life free of alcohol’ published by Sounds True. It's an opportunity once again to benefit from her wisdom and experience as a true pioneer of sustainable sobriety. Continuously sober since May 2nd, 2000, and with 20 years experience as a recovery coach and psychotherapist, she understands that there is no ONE path to recovery. Veronica teaches that alcohol is not the problem—it’s only a symptom of a deeper underlying problem. She helps women dig deep, embrace change, and become who they are meant to be. “I return people to themselves,” she says. Veronica has helped thousands of women not only recover from alcohol but also transform their lives. Veronica works with women and men all over the world through her successful and innovative online recovery programs. She developed the Soberful program into an online subscription community; Soberful Life. Now based in the US after relocating from the UK, she is married and lives on Lake Tahoe, NV, with her husband and two sons. Free Facebook group: Soberful Instagram: @veronicajvalli Website: Soberful.com Details of Veronica's new book can be found here:  https://soberful.com/soberful-book-launch

This week on the pod, Mandy interview Lois Beim and Liz Mckean from The Phoenix @riserecoverylive  Liz McKean is a Yoga Teacher and Person in Recovery.  Born and raised in Western NY, she lives in Tampa, Florida with her husband and rescue dog and cats.  After years of struggling with anxiety and drinking, she found strength and sobriety on the yoga mat, and soon after found community with The Phoenix.  In her current role of National Virtual Program Manager at The Phoenix, Liz helps bring the sober, active community to people across the country and beyond through live streaming events such as fitness, yoga, meditation, and social gatherings.  She also teaches yoga within her community, and at a local treatment center.  There is nothing she’d rather do than work for and with people in and seeking recovery.  Sharing her story and the joy of community and yoga is the honor of her life.   Lois is a yoga teacher, personal trainer and fitness instructor and has been sober for around five years. She lives in Surrey with her husband, three children and two Jack Russells. She was brought up in Belfast during the troubles and previously worked in the police. She began drinking as a teenager and used alcohol to numb difficult emotions and escape crippling shyness. She initially began exercising in order to be fit for her job, but began to notice other benefits including increased confidence and better mood. Yoga took this one step further and taught her self compassion and allowed her to connect to her body and feel at peace. She has been volunteering for The Phoenix sober community for over a year teaching yoga and meditation.   In this episode we talk about exercise, yoga and community, how together we are stronger than stigma and what the amazing people at The Phoenix do.  To find out more and join a class you can go to https:/www.thephoenix.org follow @riserecoverlive or @power_yoga_cobham Grab a cuppa and let’s chat!

It's the first episode of 2022... so welcome to any new Dry January listeners and welcome back to old friends. In this episode we discuss tips and tools from Kate's  fitness training sessions and how they translate into sobriety. The way we manage and monitor progress, reward ourselves, acknowledge our achievements in other areas of habit change and the way we manage pitfalls and setbacks are so important for how we view our success and at the end of the day, ourselves. As always we need to treat ourselves with self compassion and get the building blocks in place to give ourselves the best chance of success.  The secret of our success is built day by day, so keep going, grab yourself a cuppa and let's chat.  Love Kate & Mandy x  Join our course here https://www.lovesober.com/courses

Happy New Year! In this episode we say goodbye politely and not so politely  to 2021(aherm) and set some gentle intentions and hopes for lighter times and more play in 2022 and discuss our respective Word of the Year. Once more round the sun folks. We bloody did it!  What is your WOTY? Message us at hello@lovesober.com or tag us @instagram.com/lovesober.cic Join us at https://www.lovesober.com Get in touch with your ideas and requests for topics and guests.  We love to hear from you.  Grab a cuppa and let's chat. Love K&M xxx

In this week's podcast Kate chats to dear Sober Sis, Sobriety Activist Nancy who is known on Tiktok and Instagram as Sober Loving Radical. https://www.instagram.com/sober_loving_radical/ Nancy is a  49 year old mum of three boys aged 9, 15 and 16 and has been sober since April 2018. She was diagnosed with ADHD in April 2020 she says  'after a lifetime of feeling like I didn't quite fit in and struggling with low self esteem." She is  a sobriety and self discovery coach, (in training) and can currently be found on TikTok and Instagram as Sober Loving Radical. Her mission is to define and promote 'Radical Sobriety' as a positive, joyful, lifestyle choice. A vehicle for self discovery and living a fulfilling and empowered life. In her private life my biggest drive is to break the cycle of generational trauma, to enable her children to feel better about themselves than she did growing up. The is real talk for real times, how we actually feel in the run up to Xmas this second pandemic winter and what we think we might need to soothe, connect and light up our inner fairy lights to keep on keeping on.  Grab a cuppa and let's chat. Love Kate & Mandy

In this episode we continue to assemble and refine the advent toolkit - we look at managing energy and staying balanced through 'Wintering' - which is respecting that deep need to rest and restore, do less and why it's so, so important for our sobriety and wellbeing.  We also discuss approaching this through self compassion - modelling that to our kids rather that this hyper perfectionism which feels  so stressful and actually stops us being present - which is that greatest gift we can give them - and ourselves.  Hunker down, turn off all notifications, grab and cuppa and let's chat. Love Kate & Mandy

This week, our second special episode sponsored by Sainsbury's we talk to our friend and very inspirational woman @milliegooch Millie Gooch is a writer, speaker and founder of Sober Girl Society @sobergirlsociety - an online and real-life network of independent not gin-dependent women. She gave up drinking in Feb 2018 after noticing how her party girl binge-drinking was negatively impacting her mental health and 7 months later started Sober Girl Society to show girls like her that you can still be young, wild and hangover-free! With Millie we talk through her experiences with alcohol and how brilliant it is for us as mums to see someone empowering young women. To have someone on social media who is really living and loving her life sober AND social and encouraging women to ask themselves better questions about alcohol in their lives is FABULOUS. Well done Millie and THANK YOU for all the work you do. We talk bossing the party season with lots of tips, and drink recommendations - Millie co-hosted @sainsburys pop-up pub the Clean Vic this summer so we discuss mixology and the brilliant range there is now. We discuss what else you can do which is social and yet not booze-focus... ever heard of Massaoke? (Look it up!) Its a great chat, so grab yourself a AF cocktail and let's chat x Sainsbury's has a free drink for you to try - Follow the link here https://www.sainsburys.co.uk/freemule  and read the T&C - we chose this drink ourselves for you guys as it's versatile and deliciously fresh, so happy Xmas from us and from Sainsbury's!!! If you would like to support the podcast you can via https://www.patreon.com/join/lovesoberpod You can join us via links below: https://www.lovesober.com https://www.lovesober.com/community-1https://www.lovesober.com/courseshttps://www.the-coaching-academy.com/cart/index.asp?uid=1603813594565 #reasonstolovesober #lovesoberpodcast #lovesober #loveyourselfsober #sober #soberlife #hangoverfree #sobriety  #recoverycoach #sobermovement #sobercurious #alcoholfree #recovery #sherecovers  #sobercoach #greyareadrinking #grayareadrinking #mentalhealth #motherhood #wineoclock #sobermums #selfcare #womeninrecovery #sobercommunity

This week's podcast is the first of three Xmas specials sponsored by Sainsbury's. Sainsbury's have really been a forerunner in providing AF drinks and supporting emerging low and no alcohol brands onto the market, their AF fizz was the first decent drink we found and it helped SO much, especially at this time of year. So we really recommend you check their range out. They're also offering listeners a free drink! Follow the link  here https://www.sainsburys.co.uk/freemule  we chose this drink ourselves for you guys as it's versatile and deliciously fresh, so happy Xmas from us and from Sainsbury's!!! This week on the pod we introduce our Sober Advent - so let’s get this party started! We will be kicking off the run up to Christmas with a ‘how-to’ approach to bossing the festive period when you are sober or sober curious. We talk about having a daily advent calendar of self-care and sober treats and AF drinks. In a season of connection and joy we talk about true connection, rather than getting plastered and the true joy of no hangovers! The concept of 'adding in’ to fortify us and keep us topped up in this season which can be overwhelming for the most hardy of us...We will look at what alcohol free alternatives and celebrate the shifting conversation and greater range of alcohol free products to choose from. Gone is the luke-warm orange juice hurrah! The world is our oyster! So grab yourself an AF drink and lets chat x If you would like to support the podcast you can via https://www.patreon.com/join/lovesoberpod You can join us via links below: https://www.lovesober.com https://www.lovesober.com/community-1https://www.lovesober.com/courseshttps://www.the-coaching-academy.com/cart/index.asp?uid=1603813594565 #reasonstolovesober #lovesoberpodcast #lovesober #loveyourselfsober #sober #soberlife #hangoverfree #sobriety  #recoverycoach #sobermovement #sobercurious #alcoholfree #recovery #sherecovers  #sobercoach #greyareadrinking #grayareadrinking #mentalhealth #motherhood #wineoclock #sobermums #selfcare #womeninrecovery #sobercommunity

This week on the pod we’re absolutely delighted to talk to Paula Williams about @shamebooth this is pretty special for Mandy as going into the Shamebooth really REALLY enabled her to move past her shame and what was keeping her stuck. A game changer for her recovery journey. The visual style, the concept and energy behind Paula’s work completely lights us up. It’s vital and it’s important. Paula is a self proclaimed stirrer of the pot. An artist, An  interventionist, activist, feminist, freedom and equality fighter and a proud woman in recovery. AKA Badass shero! What started as an idea to outfit a phone booth with a classic phone and invite people to record the things they are ashamed of has developed into a movement, with a booth that travels, a podcast, a website and more.A graduate from The Art Institute of Chicago, Paula believes secrecy and judgment are what make shame thrive. She created the Shamebooth to bring people’s shame stories out into the open, meet them with empathy, and banish shame for good.The project has developed beyond all expectations, with the booth moving from location to location, Pride to Sunday Streets, and people sharing their stories and emerging from the booth freer. With the light spirit of Paula and the Shame Dames, SHAMEBOOTH is both deep and irreverent, powerful and playful.Paula’s desire to help others evolved as the result of years of self medicating with booze and pills, and a history of mental health issues, which has led Paula to recovery. This experience has radically shifted her perspective towards others who are suffering and are full of shame, terrified to ask for help. Today, she is grateful to be in a position to give back.Paula is working with SF-based SOUND MADE PUBLIC to bring the project to life and gives special thanks to her dream coach Rhetta Rowland. So grab a cuppa Love K & M xx   If you would like to support the podcast you can via https://www.patreon.com/join/lovesoberpod You can join us via links below: https://www.lovesober.com https://www.lovesober.com/community-1https://www.lovesober.com/courseshttps://www.the-coaching-academy.com/cart/index.asp?uid=1603813594565 #reasonstolovesober #lovesoberpodcast #lovesober #loveyourselfsober #sober #soberlife #hangoverfree #sobriety  #recoverycoach #sobermovement #sobercurious #alcoholfree #recovery #sherecovers  #sobercoach #greyareadrinking #grayareadrinking #mentalhealth #motherhood #wineoclock #sobermums #selfcare #womeninrecovery #sobercommunity

This week on the pod we discuss clean language. The language we use in Sobriety has been a focus on the podcast from the beginning and it's interesting and validating to see the shift away from negative, shaming and disempowering language to the language we value words that light us up and empower us.   It's an important subject not just for professionals and services to change, but also for us to use more compassionate language with ourselves and be mindful of negative metaphors. So grab a cuppa and let's chat.   Resources mentioned: https://www.rehabs.com/pro-talk-articles/its-time-to-clean-up-the-language-of-addiction-treatment-and-recovery/   So grab a cuppa Love K & M xx   If you would like to support the podcast you can via https://www.patreon.com/join/lovesoberpod You can join us via links below: https://www.lovesober.com https://www.lovesober.com/community-1https://www.lovesober.com/courseshttps://www.the-coaching-academy.com/cart/index.asp?uid=1603813594565 #reasonstolovesober #lovesoberpodcast #lovesober #loveyourselfsober #sober #soberlife #hangoverfree #sobriety  #recoverycoach #sobermovement #sobercurious #alcoholfree #recovery #sherecovers  #sobercoach #greyareadrinking #grayareadrinking #mentalhealth #motherhood #wineoclock #sobermums #selfcare #womeninrecovery #sobercommunity

This we talk to Lara Frazier, a freelance writer, a truth-teller and an innovator. She is a FIERCE believer in the power of owning our stories and is a strong advocate for addiction recovery. On her blog, Lara shares a story of healing: in sobriety, through addiction, in life and love, and in all the other big, huge moments of fear and magic that we rarely talk about, but we should.Lara Frazier lives in the Tampa Bay area with her pig, Peaches. She received her MBA in Marketing & Global Business from Pepperdine University. After many years of working in the entertainment industry, Lara became addicted to prescription pills and left her career to seek help and find her truth. Currently, Lara is the Digital Marketing Director for Renewal Health Group. Her story is powerful and inspiring so grab a cuppa and let's chat. You can find Lara here...Insta: @sillylaraOnline: www.larafrazier.comFacebook: @laraannefrazier If you would like to support the podcast you can via https://www.patreon.com/join/lovesoberpod You can join us via links below: https://www.lovesober.com https://www.lovesober.com/community-1https://www.lovesober.com/courseshttps://www.the-coaching-academy.com/cart/index.asp?uid=1603813594565 #reasonstolovesober #lovesoberpodcast #lovesober #loveyourselfsober #sober #soberlife #hangoverfree #sobriety  #recoverycoach #sobermovement #sobercurious #alcoholfree #recovery #sherecovers  #sobercoach #greyareadrinking #grayareadrinking #mentalhealth #motherhood #wineoclock #sobermums #selfcare #womeninrecovery #sobercommunity

This week on the pod we discuss what to say to people about stopping drinking. Something that should be relatively simple often ties us in knots, we leave ourselves vulnerable because it’s actually a bit of a skill to know what to say. So we discuss this, who to share our truth with and who to build a smokescreen against. We discuss some of our own experiences and how you can use different techniques within your expanding social circle. We talk boundaries and saying no and using a bit of humour to get you through the tricky spots, it does get easier when you can recognise who you’re talking to. So grab a cuppa and let’s chat X If you would like to support the podcast you can via https://www.patreon.com/join/lovesoberpod You can join us via links below: https://www.lovesober.com https://www.lovesober.com/community-1https://www.lovesober.com/courseshttps://www.the-coaching-academy.com/cart/index.asp?uid=1603813594565 #reasonstolovesober #lovesoberpodcast #lovesober #loveyourselfsober #sober #soberlife #hangoverfree #sobriety  #recoverycoach #sobermovement #sobercurious #alcoholfree #recovery #sherecovers  #sobercoach #greyareadrinking #grayareadrinking #mentalhealth #motherhood #wineoclock #sobermums #selfcare #womeninrecovery #sobercommunity

In this week's pod we talk about flow and creativity, the benefits of finding mindful creative practices and spaces in the company of others and their importance in sobriety and as life tools. We discuss the work of Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi, one of the co-founders of Positive psychology and our own work in Love Sober creative workshops, in particular our most recent London workshop with artist Sharon Waters aka london_artist1 on instagram.  These practices are not only fun and happy making , they also are badass tools for resilience building when the shit hits the fan.  So grab a paintbrush , or a cuppa and let's chat.  Kate & Mandy XXXX If you would like to support the podcast you can via https://www.patreon.com/join/lovesoberpod You can join us via links below: https://www.lovesober.com https://www.lovesober.com/community-1https://www.lovesober.com/courseshttps://www.the-coaching-academy.com/cart/index.asp?uid=1603813594565 #reasonstolovesober #lovesoberpodcast #lovesober #loveyourselfsober #sober #soberlife #hangoverfree #sobriety  #recoverycoach #sobermovement #sobercurious #alcoholfree #recovery #sherecovers  #sobercoach #greyareadrinking #grayareadrinking #mentalhealth #motherhood #wineoclock #sobermums #selfcare #womeninrecovery #sobercommunity

In this episode we take a moment to re-affirm our core values and beliefs at Love Sober. We explain why we have included #sobercurious in our intro from the beginning, which was before it became a buzzword. For us it means an exploration into getting sober and how to do that i.e. curious about sobriety. A recent press article in Patch stated The "sober curious" movement, also known as "sober sometimes," and that is something we one hundred percent do not advocate, we have stated before and felt it important to state again that “mindful” drinking, moderation or sober sometimes is not a solution for people with a problematic relationship with alcohol, it is what keeps people stuck and drinking. We believe in early intervention, being sober curious for us is being given permission to go alcohol free before a situation of maladaptive behaviour with alcohol/self-medicating or binge drinking can slide over the line into dependence, having the conversation early before the choices you have become increasingly limited. We go through the questions to recognise Alcohol Use Disorder, and our firm belief in building community, support and conversation around problems with alcohol and the need to keep shifting the conversation away from the binary black and white model of you either are or you aren’t an alcoholic, to talking about a spectrum or grey area and how we can get sober and thrive and love a life without alcohol. If you are looking for support check out www.lovesober.com for our community, course and 1-1 coaching. In the meantime grab a cuppa and let’s chat aherm rant... Resources mentioned: https://patch.com/new-york/new-york-city/american-addiction-centers-cautions-against-sober-curious https://www.niaaa.nih.gov/alcohol-health/overview-alcohol-consumption/alcohol-use-disorders https://www.amazon.com/Kick-Drink-Easily-Jason-Vale/dp/1845903900 If you would like to support the podcast you can via https://www.patreon.com/join/lovesoberpod You can join us via links below: https://www.lovesober.com https://www.lovesober.com/community-1https://www.lovesober.com/courseshttps://www.the-coaching-academy.com/cart/index.asp?uid=1603813594565 #reasonstolovesober #lovesoberpodcast #lovesober #loveyourselfsober #sober #soberlife #hangoverfree #sobriety  #recoverycoach #sobermovement #sobercurious #alcoholfree #recovery #sherecovers  #sobercoach #greyareadrinking #grayareadrinking #mentalhealth #motherhood #wineoclock #sobermums #selfcare #womeninrecovery #sobercommunity

IT IS EPISODE FIFTY!!! How incredible is that? We see no better way to celebrate than by talking with Scott Pearson aka The Boy Who Drank Too Much. Scott is a Sober, Mental Health and LGBQTI+ Activist and is also celebrating his ONE YEAR SOBERVERSARY WoopWoop. He's a writer for the magazine Outlife  www.outlife.org.uk and a dear friend to Kate and Mandy who we met have met through the gram.   We talk among other things about how shame has impacted his life, growing up gay in a hetro-normative society and how that internalised for him in a negative way, how getting sober has changed his life. We talk different systems of support, and creating your own patchwork for recovery, the importance of self-compassion and how this journey isnt always easy, but we keep going. We also talk about mental health, coping with anxiety and how we try to work through that.   It's a good one! So grab a cuppa and let's chat. Resources mentioned: Matthew Todd - Straight Jacket https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/17614857-straight-jacket Brene Brown - https://www.ted.com/talks/brene_brown_on_vulnerability?language=en AA - http://www.aa.org/ Ruby Wax - https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/024197206X/ref=dbs_a_def_rwt_bibl_vppi_i1 Catherine Gray - https://www.amazon.co.uk/Unexpected-Joy-Being-Sober-alcohol-free/dp/1912023385/ref=sr_1_1?crid=241SH5RSRFJUE&keywords=the+unexpected+joy+of+being+sober&qid=1570702958&s=books&sprefix=the+une%2Cstripbooks%2C252&sr=1-1 Annie Grace - https://www.amazon.co.uk/This-Naked-Mind-Annie-Grace/dp/0008293430/ref=sr_1_1?crid=3MDMS0LKIYAK2&keywords=annie+grace&qid=1570703017&s=books&sprefix=annie+grace%2Cstripbooks%2C632&sr=1-1 Russel Brand - https://www.amazon.co.uk/Recovery-Freedom-Addictions-Russell-Brand/dp/1509850864/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=russel+brand&qid=1570703061&s=books&sr=1-1   If you would like to support the podcast you can via https://www.patreon.com/join/lovesoberpod You can join us via links below: https://www.lovesober.com https://www.lovesober.com/community-1https://www.lovesober.com/courseshttps://www.the-coaching-academy.com/cart/index.asp?uid=1603813594565 #reasonstolovesober #lovesoberpodcast #lovesober #loveyourselfsober #sober #soberlife #hangoverfree #sobriety  #recoverycoach #sobermovement #sobercurious #alcoholfree #recovery #sherecovers  #sobercoach #greyareadrinking #grayareadrinking #mentalhealth #motherhood #wineoclock #sobermums #selfcare #womeninrecovery #sobercommunity

This week we wrap up warm and talk about autumnal self care, taking time when you need it and looking for the sparkle as the season changes. So grab a cuppa and let's chat X K & M xxx  If you would like to support the podcast you can via https://www.patreon.com/join/lovesoberpod You can join us via links below: https://www.lovesober.com https://www.lovesober.com/community-1https://www.lovesober.com/courseshttps://www.the-coaching-academy.com/cart/index.asp?uid=1603813594565 #reasonstolovesober #lovesoberpodcast #lovesober #loveyourselfsober #sober #soberlife #hangoverfree #sobriety  #recoverycoach #sobermovement #sobercurious #alcoholfree #recovery #sherecovers  #sobercoach #greyareadrinking #grayareadrinking #mentalhealth #motherhood #wineoclock #sobermums #selfcare #womeninrecovery #sobercommunity

We are absolutely delighted to chat with our lovely friend @london_artist1 Sharon Walters, Sharon is our cohost at the Love Sober Create & Thrive workshop in London Bridge 19th October - we have only a few tix left (link in my bio)Sharon is a west-London based artist who has been sober for 9 months and is a Mother of 2 and is very inspiring. She came to sobriety for health and wellness reasons and her decision to quit the booze has skyrocketed her creativity and energy and she hasn’t looked back since.Sharon has led a number of collage workshops and is an experienced artist educator of over 20 years. After graduating with a second degree, this time in Fine Art from Central St Martins in London in 2011, she has developed her practice and continued her work with community arts organisations and museums.  Both her art practice and work in the heritage sector aims to provide platforms for those under-represented in the mainstream. Her current series ‘Seeing Ourselves’ explores identity, beauty standards and race through hand assembled collage. Using magazines and photographs she is inspired by botanical, natural beauty and urban scenes and the beauty of natural afro hair.  Her use of simple source materials, a craft scalpel and quite often an A4 cutting mat means you too can continue this craft from the comfort of your own home. Each collage is a reaffirmation of the right to ‘take up space’ even when you don’t see yourself. Find Sharon on Instagram @london_artist1 We love this Ep and we’re sure you will too, so grab a cuppa and let’s chat X Love K & M xx   If you would like to support the podcast you can via https://www.patreon.com/join/lovesoberpod You can join us via links below: https://www.lovesober.com https://www.lovesober.com/community-1https://www.lovesober.com/courseshttps://www.the-coaching-academy.com/cart/index.asp?uid=1603813594565 #reasonstolovesober #lovesoberpodcast #lovesober #loveyourselfsober #sober #soberlife #hangoverfree #sobriety  #recoverycoach #sobermovement #sobercurious #alcoholfree #recovery #sherecovers  #sobercoach #greyareadrinking #grayareadrinking #mentalhealth #motherhood #wineoclock #sobermums #selfcare #womeninrecovery #sobercommunity

In this weeks episode we talk about OVERWHELM. Such a huge trigger for so many of us. We talk about our experiences and how that lead into problem drinking. We talk about the problems of perfectionism, parental burnout and Maternal gatekeeping. We talk about how perfect vs honest parenting have both contributed to the growing problem of mummy wine culture and how we need to balance to thrive. We chat through some strategies we use to dial down the overwhelm. Kate talks through a technique to prioritise tasks called the Urgent/Important Matrix, we talk avoiding information overload and trying to find breaks, planning and prep, taking a third off the list and remembering always "This too shall pass".  So have a break, grab a cuppa and let's chat. Resources mentioned: Parental Burnout article - https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6230657/ Urgent/Important Matrix - https://citoolkit.com/articles/importance-urgency-matrix/  If you are looking for support for an alcohol free life at Love Sober we GET sober, we STAY sober and we LOVE sober. Visit our website www.lovesober.com you can: Join our online community LOVE SOBER LIFE, where you can benefit from peer support and discussions on sobriety & personal development, participate in virtual weekly meetings and sober powerball webinars. Sign up to our monthly NEWSLETTER. Book to join our workshop EVENTS. Kickstart your sobriety with our 30 DAY COURSE. Book a discovery COACHING call with Kate who is an accredited Mindset, Wellness & Sobriety Coach. If you have any other questions or enquiries don't hesistate to contact us: info@lovesober.com So grab a cuppa Love K & M xx   If you would like to support the podcast you can via https://www.patreon.com/join/lovesoberpod You can join us via links below: https://www.lovesober.com https://www.lovesober.com/community-1https://www.lovesober.com/courseshttps://www.the-coaching-academy.com/cart/index.asp?uid=1603813594565 #reasonstolovesober #lovesoberpodcast #lovesober #loveyourselfsober #sober #soberlife #hangoverfree #sobriety  #recoverycoach #sobermovement #sobercurious #alcoholfree #recovery #sherecovers  #sobercoach #greyareadrinking #grayareadrinking #mentalhealth #motherhood #wineoclock #sobermums #selfcare #womeninrecovery #sobercommunity

This week on the pod we are joined by Clemmie Telford. Clemmie is the creator of Mother of all Lists and the brilliant Honestly Podcast. She is a creative director and event organiser. Clemmie is also a mum of three and shares her honest portrayal of  motherhood through her very popular instagram account. Clemmie suffers from Anxiety and made the decision to go sober based on her mental health journey and has been amazed at how positive breaking up with booze has been on her wellbeing.    It was great to talk to Clemmie about her decision to go sober, her relationship with alcohol and motherhood. As her background is as a creative, working in marketing and advertising it was also interesting to hear her thoughts on the insta mum influence and mummy wine time. Clemmie credits her podcast recording with Millie of @sobergirlsociety and meeting @soberdave1 at @bryonygordon book launch for fostering her sober curiousity and giving her the spark to want to try it herself -  So it goes to show, being visual - sharing your story works in helping people make their own decisions about alcohol and whether it is right for them. We had a great time with Clemmie, so grab a cuppa and lets chat. M x    You can find Clemmie at: Instagram: @clemmie_telfordTwitter: @clemmie_telfordFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/motherofalllists/Website: https://motherofalllists.com/ If you are looking for support for an alcohol free life visit our website www.lovesober.com You can:  Join our online community LOVE SOBER LIFE, where you can benefit from peer support and discussions on sobriety & personal development, participate in virtual weekly meetings and sober powerball webinars. Sign up to our monthly NEWSLETTER. Book to join our workshop EVENTS. Kickstart your sobriety with our 30 DAY COURSE. Book a discovery COACHING call with Kate who is an accredited Mindset, Wellness & Sobriety Coach. If you have any other questions or enquiries don't hesitate to contact us: info@lovesober.com If you would like to support the podcast you can via https://www.patreon.com/join/lovesoberpod You can join us via links below: https://www.lovesober.com https://www.lovesober.com/community-1https://www.lovesober.com/courseshttps://www.the-coaching-academy.com/cart/index.asp?uid=1603813594565 #reasonstolovesober #lovesoberpodcast #lovesober #loveyourselfsober #sober #soberlife #hangoverfree #sobriety  #recoverycoach #sobermovement #sobercurious #alcoholfree #recovery #sherecovers  #sobercoach #greyareadrinking #grayareadrinking #mentalhealth #motherhood #wineoclock #sobermums #selfcare #womeninrecovery #sobercommunity

We're back! Hoorah! We are absolutely delighted to return for this new season :-) In this episode we start off by reflecting on our Summer Holidays (Period of school closure). Using an exercises from Jane Hardy at https://www.blurtitout.org/ - Blurt are actually running a Crowdfunding campaign atm so if your like their work as we do, they really need support right now. The exercise is as follows: Describe how you feel right now in three words. What has been the highlight reel and the lowlights over the last month? What tools did you use to overcome them? What lessons did you learn about yourself? Is their any habit/boundary/mindset you want to tweak for next month? Try it yourself!In this episode we also talk about the offerings that Love Sober can now bring to the sober community. Kate is a qualified coach so you can do 1-1 sessions with her contact kate@lovesober.com you can sign up to the monthly newsletter, purchase the 30 day email course and join our Mighty Network - Love Sober Life all on our website www.lovesober.com We are so thrilled and excited to be expanding to share different ways we can help women boss their sobriety and with that anchor in place really boss their lives! Vivre la sober revolution. So grab a cuppa, settle in for a chat on #reasonstolovesober K & M xxxx If you would like to support the podcast you can via https://www.patreon.com/join/lovesoberpod You can join us via links below: https://www.lovesober.com https://www.lovesober.com/community-1https://www.lovesober.com/courseshttps://www.the-coaching-academy.com/cart/index.asp?uid=1603813594565 #reasonstolovesober #lovesoberpodcast #lovesober #loveyourselfsober #sober #soberlife #hangoverfree #sobriety  #recoverycoach #sobermovement #sobercurious #alcoholfree #recovery #sherecovers  #sobercoach #greyareadrinking #grayareadrinking #mentalhealth #motherhood #wineoclock #sobermums #selfcare #womeninrecovery #sobercommunity

This is the last pod until the period of school closure (holiday, is it tho?) so we chat through some strategies to think about. Seeking out collective joy, making a plan, taking the pressure off, putting down the beast of comparisonitis which is Social Media and making room for much needed self care. This period can be particularly difficult and having a daily check in email and motivation can really help which is why Kate created the 30 day essential Toolkit which £30 - a £1 a day! https://www.lovesober.com/essential-toolkit/ We also mentioned that you can be a Love Sober Patron/Matron ooooo Matron here https://liberapay.com/LoveSober up until now, the website, group and podcast hosting and editing has been self-funded by us, so any donation is greatly received. We have some amazing guests, plans and workshops planned from September so until then stay sAFe thanks so much for listening, your lovely messages and your support. XXX Join us for soon for more chat XXX #lovesober #lovesoberpodcast #reasonstolovesober #sober #soberlife #hangoverfree #sobriety #sobercurious #alcoholfree#recovery #sherecovers #soberforthehealthofit #mentalhealth #depression #anxiety #motherhood #wineoclock #sobermums #speakyourtruth #noshame #selfcare #womeninrecovery #traumarecovery #sobercommunity

This week on the pod we talk boundaries. We have come to the conclusion that this is THE KEY to managing stress, overwhelm and then reaching for the f*** it button with a glass of wine. So how do we say no? How do we protect ourselves from burnout in this modern world? - It’s not easy, for many of us it’s challenging a lifetime of people pleasing. Combined for us being “modern mother’s” we have been given a seat at the table in a professional sense yet the infrastructure and support for women to be able to have a career & be a parent is still far from being equal, it won’t be will it until women actually head up companies rather than still banging on that glass ceiling - So what this means is we are micro managing our lives, we have adapted careers around motherhood, we are on the brink of burnout constantly, with the emotional baggage of “shoulds” So being able to reassess what we have put on our plate is essential - asking ourselves the uncomfortable question am I being a martyr here or is this necessary? What are my needs? What has to be done, what can wait? Believing that real friends don’t mind when you cancel, moving away from the drama triangle and applying our oxygen 😷 masks first are all tools we can learn. Join us for a cuppa and a chat as we try to get to grips with where we are at with boundaries. An essential skill to keeping sane and sober. K & M xx If you would like to support the podcast you can via https://www.patreon.com/join/lovesoberpod You can join us via links below: https://www.lovesober.com https://www.lovesober.com/community-1https://www.lovesober.com/courseshttps://www.the-coaching-academy.com/cart/index.asp?uid=1603813594565 #reasonstolovesober #lovesoberpodcast #lovesober #loveyourselfsober #sober #soberlife #hangoverfree #sobriety  #recoverycoach #sobermovement #sobercurious #alcoholfree #recovery #sherecovers  #sobercoach #greyareadrinking #grayareadrinking #mentalhealth #motherhood #wineoclock #sobermums #selfcare #womeninrecovery #sobercommunity

In this week's episode we talk about how coaching has become an important intervention in recovery. Mandy interviews Kate about her training as a mindset and wellness coach. With tips, tools and neuroscience and the processes of goal setting, habit change and mindset and how the holistic , bespoke approach is key in our sober journeys. So grab a cuppa Love K & M xx   If you would like to support the podcast you can via https://www.patreon.com/join/lovesoberpod You can join us via links below: https://www.lovesober.com https://www.lovesober.com/community-1https://www.lovesober.com/courseshttps://www.the-coaching-academy.com/cart/index.asp?uid=1603813594565 #reasonstolovesober #lovesoberpodcast #lovesober #loveyourselfsober #sober #soberlife #hangoverfree #sobriety  #recoverycoach #sobermovement #sobercurious #alcoholfree #recovery #sherecovers  #sobercoach #greyareadrinking #grayareadrinking #mentalhealth #motherhood #wineoclock #sobermums #selfcare #womeninrecovery #sobercommunity

This week on the pod we are delighted to talk to Michael Maisey, an actor, public speaker, coach and author of 'Young Offender' available on pre-order now https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/1529005477/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o00_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1. Michael advocates for openess and conversation around men's mental health and is doing amazing work with his Warrior Within Men's Retreats. https://www.facebook.com/warriorwithinmensretreat/ It's fantastic that we had the opportunity to give a platform to this topic which isn't discussed enough and also Michael is 11 years sober!! - He has produced a free online programme for those seeking helping with addictions called Time for Change https://timeforchange.mykajabi.com/login He is also a dad, so we thought it tied in nicely to release this near to Father's day, big up to all you sober and sober curious dad's out there! In this pod we talk about Michael's life, coming back from adversity, resilience and dealing with stress. We discuss toxic masculinity, and how he has learned to sit with his emotions, unlearn behavior that was holding him captive and how women should rule the world! (So he officially got a gold star!) He really is inspirational - we loved this chat, so grab a cuppa and join us X Find Michael at: https://www.michaelmaisey.com/#! Insta @mistermaisey FB @mistermaisey So grab a cuppa Love K & M xx   If you would like to support the podcast you can via https://www.patreon.com/join/lovesoberpod You can join us via links below: https://www.lovesober.com https://www.lovesober.com/community-1https://www.lovesober.com/courseshttps://www.the-coaching-academy.com/cart/index.asp?uid=1603813594565 #reasonstolovesober #lovesoberpodcast #lovesober #loveyourselfsober #sober #soberlife #hangoverfree #sobriety  #recoverycoach #sobermovement #sobercurious #alcoholfree #recovery #sherecovers  #sobercoach #greyareadrinking #grayareadrinking #mentalhealth #motherhood #wineoclock #sobermums #selfcare #womeninrecovery #sobercommunity

In this Episode we were delighted to chat with Penni, our sobersister down under based in Sydney and creator of the Facebook community Recovery Buddha. Mandy met Penni initially by chance at #sherecoversla and was immediately in love with her joy, spirit and sense of badassery. She jumped in the Beverly Hilton’s pool with Brandy @soberasshit and Paula @shamebooth in full Gala attire - if it’s good enough for Angelina Jolie at the Golden Globes, it’s good enough for awesome women celebrating sobriety 🙌. Penni is a Clinical Psychologist, Recovery Hero and Mama to three kids her youngest daughter who has ASD (Autism). We really wanted to share the conversation with Penni for parents who have children with special behavioral needs. It’s something close to so many women we know. We get abit emosh - life is tough, we are warriors and sobriety is our anchor, but this is one of the many huge challenges many people are facing. So grab a cuppa, wrap yourself in a warm blanket and join us for a chat. Big thanks to Penni, we love you sis X Find Penni @recoverybuddha on insta and Facebook https://www.facebook.com/groups/RecoveryBuddhas/?ref=share Resources mentioned: Recovery Elevator https://podcasts.apple.com/fr/podcast/recovery-elevator/id971959728?l=en The Shair Podcast https://theshairpodcast.com/ She Recovers www.sherecovers.co Hello Sunday Morning https://www.hellosundaymorning.org So grab a cuppa Love K & M xx   If you would like to support the podcast you can via https://www.patreon.com/join/lovesoberpod You can join us via links below: https://www.lovesober.com https://www.lovesober.com/community-1https://www.lovesober.com/courseshttps://www.the-coaching-academy.com/cart/index.asp?uid=1603813594565 #reasonstolovesober #lovesoberpodcast #lovesober #loveyourselfsober #sober #soberlife #hangoverfree #sobriety  #recoverycoach #sobermovement #sobercurious #alcoholfree #recovery #sherecovers  #sobercoach #greyareadrinking #grayareadrinking #mentalhealth #motherhood #wineoclock #sobermums #selfcare #womeninrecovery #sobercommunity

*DUE TO UNFORSEEN CIRCUMSTANCE THIS WORKSHOP WILL BE RESCHEDULED FOR 2020* This week on the pod we are delighted to be joined by @wandacanton. Wanda will be co-hosting our next Workshop in Brighton on the 13th of July. Tickets are available here https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/love-sober-life-speak-for-yourself-sober-with-wanda-canton-tickets-61801665445 and Wanda explains in this episode what participants can expect from this workshop. We're super excited about this event and we are looking forward to seeing you then. Not only is a workshop about personal development, it is also a great opportunity to come together in a safe space to share with other sober and sober curious women. Wanda has extensive experience in facilitating workshops, group courses and individual mentoring exploring how spoken word poetry, hip-hop and creative writing can enhance mental health and wellbeing. She has worked across community projects, mental health services and forensic psychiatric hospitals. In 2018 she was the Spoken Word Judge for leading prison arts awards scheme, the Koestler Trust and recently featured on Fearne Cotton’s ‘Happy Place’ podcast which reached Number 15 in the iTunes UK Top Episodes Podcast Charts. As an artist herself she is published in the ICA and performances include VFringe Festival and the Southbank Centre. She works independently as founder and facilitator of Sound Out UK. Website: www.wandacanton.co.uk Instagram: @wandcanton Email: info@wandacanton.co.uk Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/soundoutuk/ In the pod we talk words and language, female emancipation and what we love about being sober, it's a good one, so grab a cuppa and let's chat. Love Sober Workshop with Wanda Canton - Brighton - 13th July. Tickets - https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/love-sober-life-speak-for-yourself-sober-with-wanda-canton-tickets-61801665445 If you would like to support the podcast you can via https://www.patreon.com/join/lovesoberpod You can join us via links below: https://www.lovesober.com https://www.lovesober.com/community-1https://www.lovesober.com/courseshttps://www.the-coaching-academy.com/cart/index.asp?uid=1603813594565 #reasonstolovesober #lovesoberpodcast #lovesober #loveyourselfsober #sober #soberlife #hangoverfree #sobriety  #recoverycoach #sobermovement #sobercurious #alcoholfree #recovery #sherecovers  #sobercoach #greyareadrinking #grayareadrinking #mentalhealth #motherhood #wineoclock #sobermums #selfcare #womeninrecovery #sobercommunity

This week on the pod we are delighted to have chatted with Ruby Warrington. Ruby is a British writer, author and thought-leader currently located in Brooklyn, NY. Formerly Features Editor on the UK Sunday Times Style supplement, she is Founder of Now Age lifestyle platform The Numinous, and co-founder of “sober curious” events series Club SÖDA NYC . Her two books, Material Girl, Mystical World: The Now Age Guide to a High Vibe Life, and Sober Curious: The Blissful Sleep, Laser Focus, Limitless Presence, and Deep Connection Awaiting Us All on the Other Side of Alcohol, are both published by HarperCollins. In June 2019, these will be followed by The Numinous Astro Deck, an astology learning tool and oracle deck. Ruby is also the host of popular podcasts The Now Age and Sober Curious. It was great to swap stories, dispell myths and talk joy, flow and happiness through the sober lens. This is what it's all about, getting curious, sober curious. So grab a cuppa and join us for a chat. X WEBSITES www.the-numinous.com www.rubywarrington.com www.clubsoda.nyc INSTAGRAM www.instagram.com/rubywarrington www.instagram.com/the_numinous FACEBOOK https://www.facebook.com/groups/clubsodanyc/ https://www.facebook.com/thenuminousmagazine/ If you would like to support the podcast you can via https://www.patreon.com/join/lovesoberpod You can join us via links below: https://www.lovesober.com https://www.lovesober.com/community-1https://www.lovesober.com/courseshttps://www.the-coaching-academy.com/cart/index.asp?uid=1603813594565 #reasonstolovesober #lovesoberpodcast #lovesober #loveyourselfsober #sober #soberlife #hangoverfree #sobriety  #recoverycoach #sobermovement #sobercurious #alcoholfree #recovery #sherecovers  #sobercoach #greyareadrinking #grayareadrinking #mentalhealth #motherhood #wineoclock #sobermums #selfcare #womeninrecovery #sobercommunity

Alcohol and Mental health We were greatly honoured to have our friend Laura @thesoberlioness on the pod to talk mental health and alcohol. Laura is an absolute warrior, shero and galpal. Sobriety in her own words "Is the gift that keeps on giving, which changed my life!" Laura, Kate and I’s mental health has dramatically improved by stopping drinking, and as importantly our mental health was significantly worsened by drinking alcohol. So it is one of the most important and vital conversations to be had in sobriety. Also It’s one year since our first pod episode. What a year of ups and downs it’s been. To quote Frank (sort of) "We’ve loved, we’ve laughed and cried. We’ve had our fill, our share of losing. And now as tears subside, we find it so amusing. To think we did all that, and may we say, not in a shy way, oh, no, oh, no, not us, we did it the love sober waaaaay" We are so so grateful for everything the pod has brought us, friendship, support and pride. Thank so much for all the messages we have received. We have ALOT of exciting projects to come... X Resources mentioned : https://www.mentalhealth.org.uk/publications/cheers-understanding-relationship-between-alcohol-and-mental-health So grab a cuppa Love K & M xx   If you would like to support the podcast you can via https://www.patreon.com/join/lovesoberpod You can join us via links below: https://www.lovesober.com https://www.lovesober.com/community-1https://www.lovesober.com/courseshttps://www.the-coaching-academy.com/cart/index.asp?uid=1603813594565 #reasonstolovesober #lovesoberpodcast #lovesober #loveyourselfsober #sober #soberlife #hangoverfree #sobriety  #recoverycoach #sobermovement #sobercurious #alcoholfree #recovery #sherecovers  #sobercoach #greyareadrinking #grayareadrinking #mentalhealth #motherhood #wineoclock #sobermums #selfcare #womeninrecovery #sobercommunity

This week on the pod we talk slips, blips, going back to drinking and or relapse. These are highly emotive terms, so we chat our experiences on this subject and the experiences we have had. Whatever day you’re on, however many times you’ve tested your limits and boundaries around alcohol, be proud of yourself for dusting yourself off and starting again, read another book, dig a little deeper and work the hardest at forgiving yourself, making yourself your own best friend because one day alcohol won’t be something you miss or want it will be something you won’t want anywhere near your precious self. So grab a cuppa and let’s chat. Resources mentioned: Tara Mohr - Playing Big William Porter - Alcohol Explained Tara Brach - RAIN of self compassion Love K & M xx   If you would like to support the podcast you can via https://www.patreon.com/join/lovesoberpod You can join us via links below: https://www.lovesober.com https://www.lovesober.com/community-1https://www.lovesober.com/courseshttps://www.the-coaching-academy.com/cart/index.asp?uid=1603813594565 #reasonstolovesober #lovesoberpodcast #lovesober #loveyourselfsober #sober #soberlife #hangoverfree #sobriety  #recoverycoach #sobermovement #sobercurious #alcoholfree #recovery #sherecovers  #sobercoach #greyareadrinking #grayareadrinking #mentalhealth #motherhood #wineoclock #sobermums #selfcare #womeninrecovery #sobercommunity

This week is a soberstory and we are joined on the pod by Megan - who is Soberstory on insta ! @soberstory and @mysoberstory on Facebook. Megan is a great positive sobersis who embraces selfcare with many daily practices, she is a working single mum to two gorgeous kids and credits her soberlife to a complete transformation in the parenting experience, feeling more patient, less stressed and more present since going sober over a year ago and loves her soberlife. Megan is also part of the #1000hoursdry worldwide movement from 1st June to June 11th, running UK based support and events with another brilliant sober badass babe Holly @sobersista Grab a cuppa and let’s chat! Love K & M xx   If you would like to support the podcast you can via https://www.patreon.com/join/lovesoberpod You can join us via links below: https://www.lovesober.com https://www.lovesober.com/community-1https://www.lovesober.com/courseshttps://www.the-coaching-academy.com/cart/index.asp?uid=1603813594565 #reasonstolovesober #lovesoberpodcast #lovesober #loveyourselfsober #sober #soberlife #hangoverfree #sobriety  #recoverycoach #sobermovement #sobercurious #alcoholfree #recovery #sherecovers  #sobercoach #greyareadrinking #grayareadrinking #mentalhealth #motherhood #wineoclock #sobermums #selfcare #womeninrecovery #sobercommunity

Part 2 High days and Holidays. We continue on with our discussions of lessons learned recently in the our break and then move on to the bank holiday weekend. How it took a lot of people by surprise. Sunshine vs time off from work vs obligations. Expectations can be very hard to navigate especially when you are newly sober, so we talk strategies to get through times like this, the importance of saying no, preparation and talking yourself through and reaching out for help. So grab a cuppa and let’s chat. Love K & M xx   If you would like to support the podcast you can via https://www.patreon.com/join/lovesoberpod You can join us via links below: https://www.lovesober.com https://www.lovesober.com/community-1https://www.lovesober.com/courseshttps://www.the-coaching-academy.com/cart/index.asp?uid=1603813594565 #reasonstolovesober #lovesoberpodcast #lovesober #loveyourselfsober #sober #soberlife #hangoverfree #sobriety  #recoverycoach #sobermovement #sobercurious #alcoholfree #recovery #sherecovers  #sobercoach #greyareadrinking #grayareadrinking #mentalhealth #motherhood #wineoclock #sobermums #selfcare #womeninrecovery #sobercommunity

Part 1 - Check out part 2 which will be released now too! The Pod is back! We’re so happy to be having a chat about all things sober again, after a well needed break to down tools and regroup. This Episode we talk about what we have been upto recently and what we have taken away from recent experiences. We talk about Mandy’s trip to Ireland to Croí - Amanda Grace’s creative retreat and we also talk about our first Love Sober workshop and what we took away from that experience and from the incredible Jolene Park. So grab a cuppa and join us for a chat. Resources mentioned: Amanda Grace - https://www.amandagraceart.com/ The Biscuit Factory (Creative Community https://www.facebook.com/groups/bitethebiscuit/?ref=share) Jolene Park https://grayareadrinkers.com/ Brené Brown - Braving the Wilderness https://brenebrown.com/ Love K & M xx   If you would like to support the podcast you can via https://www.patreon.com/join/lovesoberpod You can join us via links below: https://www.lovesober.com https://www.lovesober.com/community-1https://www.lovesober.com/courseshttps://www.the-coaching-academy.com/cart/index.asp?uid=1603813594565 #reasonstolovesober #lovesoberpodcast #lovesober #loveyourselfsober #sober #soberlife #hangoverfree #sobriety  #recoverycoach #sobermovement #sobercurious #alcoholfree #recovery #sherecovers  #sobercoach #greyareadrinking #grayareadrinking #mentalhealth #motherhood #wineoclock #sobermums #selfcare #womeninrecovery #sobercommunity

This week on the Love Sober Podcast Mandy talked with Jolene Park. Jolene Park is a great friend of ours and hugely knowledgeable on holistic health. Her TEDx talk introduced to us the notion of “Grey Area” drinkers and the NOURISH acronym has been hugely helpful in our understanding of our own relationship with alcohol. Jolene is over in Europe facilitating workshops including our first event. Love Yourself Sober: Nuture Yourself on the 13th April in Brighton. https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/love-sober-life-nurture-yourself-sober-with-jolene-park-tickets-55520951661 Jolene is nutritionist, health coach and TEDx speaker. She also co-hosts the Edit Podcast, editing our drinking and our lives with Aiden Donnelly Rowley. Jolene founded www.GrayAreaDrinkers.com. This is an online hub for gray area drinkers to get support, for former gray area drinkers to unite and for coaches to learn Jolene’s exclusive techniques. We chat about what Jolene will focus on in the workshop. Why she stopped drinking, how somatic yoga has helped enormously with anxiety and finding hobbies that we love. So grab a cuppa and let’s chat. If you would like to support the podcast you can via https://www.patreon.com/join/lovesoberpod You can join us via links below: https://www.lovesober.com https://www.lovesober.com/community-1https://www.lovesober.com/courseshttps://www.the-coaching-academy.com/cart/index.asp?uid=1603813594565 #reasonstolovesober #lovesoberpodcast #lovesober #loveyourselfsober #sober #soberlife #hangoverfree #sobriety  #recoverycoach #sobermovement #sobercurious #alcoholfree #recovery #sherecovers  #sobercoach #greyareadrinking #grayareadrinking #mentalhealth #motherhood #wineoclock #sobermums #selfcare #womeninrecovery #sobercommunity

This week on the pod we chat with our younger sobersister Kate @thesobermillenials  Kate’s sobriety story is hugely inspiring for anyone who has asked the question, would giving up alcohol improve my mental health? Kate’s decision to stop drinking had a huge impact on her anxiety and depression and she wants to share that message with others. She gives some great tips on starting out in sobriety, to stay present and look for the joy in life. She is hugely enthusiastic about bringing people together and having fun and proving that sobriety is definitely not boring, and definitely better for your mental health. So grab a cuppa and let’s chat.@thesobermillenials   If you would like to support the podcast you can via https://www.patreon.com/join/lovesoberpod You can join us via links below: https://www.lovesober.com https://www.lovesober.com/community-1https://www.lovesober.com/courseshttps://www.the-coaching-academy.com/cart/index.asp?uid=1603813594565 #reasonstolovesober #lovesoberpodcast #lovesober #loveyourselfsober #sober #soberlife #hangoverfree #sobriety  #recoverycoach #sobermovement #sobercurious #alcoholfree #recovery #sherecovers  #sobercoach #greyareadrinking #grayareadrinking #mentalhealth #motherhood #wineoclock #sobermums #selfcare #womeninrecovery #sobercommunity

On this weeks pod we talk about social anxiety which for a lot of us is a key factor in using alcohol to change our emotional state, and in the end adding fuel to the fire. We discuss what we do to feel calmer when we’re out being social and some techniques that may help. So grab a cuppa and let’s chat. Love Yourself sober workshops : Speak for Yourself Sober with Wanda Canton @wandacanton - 13th of July & Create Yourself Sober with Sharon Watlers aka @london_artist1 -19th of October. More details and tickets soon... Resources mentioned: Amanda Grace, artists retreat. https://www.amandagraceart.com/ @amandajgrace Insta. Jolene Park http://www.healthydiscoveries.com/ Veronica Valli - Tapping https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=4cuFgehqjbM Sarah Bilik Counselling - @abovethepinkcloud If you would like to support the podcast you can via https://www.patreon.com/join/lovesoberpod You can join us via links below: https://www.lovesober.com https://www.lovesober.com/community-1https://www.lovesober.com/courseshttps://www.the-coaching-academy.com/cart/index.asp?uid=1603813594565 #reasonstolovesober #lovesoberpodcast #lovesober #loveyourselfsober #sober #soberlife #hangoverfree #sobriety  #recoverycoach #sobermovement #sobercurious #alcoholfree #recovery #sherecovers  #sobercoach #greyareadrinking #grayareadrinking #mentalhealth #motherhood #wineoclock #sobermums #selfcare #womeninrecovery #sobercommunity

Things have been tricky #understatement for team Love Sober so we have approached this episode to try to have some light relief whilst dealing with the subject of hidden triggers. When is it for you that the Wine witch pops her evil head when you least expect it? Is it on a cooking program or a sunny café terrace? We examine these and other things that make us shout “oh f*** off booze” Sending love to the family of @j.fletch.productionz who helped us hugely set up, edit and produce this podcast in the beginning who died suddenly from a heart attack recently you are loved and will be missed. Massive thanks to D too who took over producing these episodes for us, especially facing the sh**storm that life is throwing at you right now. Big love to all. Grab a cuppa and let’s chat x If you would like to support the podcast you can via https://www.patreon.com/join/lovesoberpod You can join us via links below: https://www.lovesober.com https://www.lovesober.com/community-1https://www.lovesober.com/courseshttps://www.the-coaching-academy.com/cart/index.asp?uid=1603813594565 #reasonstolovesober #lovesoberpodcast #lovesober #loveyourselfsober #sober #soberlife #hangoverfree #sobriety  #recoverycoach #sobermovement #sobercurious #alcoholfree #recovery #sherecovers  #sobercoach #greyareadrinking #grayareadrinking #mentalhealth #motherhood #wineoclock #sobermums #selfcare #womeninrecovery #sobercommunity

In this episode of the podcast we are joined by Zoe Blaskey of Motherkind. Zoe is a writer, speaker and coach. Working with mums to reconnect with themselves. Her no1 rated podcast Motherkind features leading specialists in the field of wellbeing. Zoe is also a sober mum. We talk about her journey from a place of low self worth, with a lack of boundaries and bad habits through a place of self love, self compassion and joyful calm. Zoe shares with us her tools for wellness including her connection with Alanon and how the twelve steps have guided her, so practices of yoga, meditation and self compassion. Resources mentioned: Dr Gabor Maté Dr Kristen Neff Find Zoe: Instagram -@motherkind_zoe Website -www.motherkind.co Facebook - Motherkind.co Twitter - @Motherkind_ If you would like to support the podcast you can via https://www.patreon.com/join/lovesoberpod You can join us via links below: https://www.lovesober.com https://www.lovesober.com/community-1https://www.lovesober.com/courseshttps://www.the-coaching-academy.com/cart/index.asp?uid=1603813594565 #reasonstolovesober #lovesoberpodcast #lovesober #loveyourselfsober #sober #soberlife #hangoverfree #sobriety  #recoverycoach #sobermovement #sobercurious #alcoholfree #recovery #sherecovers  #sobercoach #greyareadrinking #grayareadrinking #mentalhealth #motherhood #wineoclock #sobermums #selfcare #womeninrecovery #sobercommunity

This week we talk about how to get through when life gets tough, we talk motherhood and the stress that that can bring, and how to protect sobriety through those tough times. Trying to be gentle with ourselves, keeping close to our values, to nurture ourselves. Grab a cuppa, wrap yourself in a blanket and join us for a chat x Tara Brach - Rain of self compassion https://www.tarabrach.com/meditation-the-rain-of-self-compassion/ How to talk so kids listen and listen so kids will talk https://www.amazon.com/How-Talk-Kids-Will-Listen-ebook/dp/B005GG0MXI Jenn James https://jennjamescoaching.com/ Lucy Rocca https://therestishistory.co/our-blog/2019/2/8/i-didnt-find-god-i-found-my-gut Tammi Salas https://www.tammisalas.com/ Vagal response - https://blog.bulletproof.com/vagus-nerve-vagal-response/ Jolene Park http://www.healthydiscoveries.com/about/ Our workshop : Love Sober Life - Nurture Yourself Sober with Jolene Park https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/love-sober-life-nurture-yourself-sober-with-jolene-park-tickets-55520951661?fbclid=IwAR29S8x85UQSiPQXLQVGPzQ4XQ99SKz1xDhqq55b7jEejkbgQMvo15297lo https://m.youtube.com/watch?feature=youtu.be&v=ZNkXQYxfIlQ If you would like to support the podcast you can via https://www.patreon.com/join/lovesoberpod You can join us via links below: https://www.lovesober.com https://www.lovesober.com/community-1https://www.lovesober.com/courseshttps://www.the-coaching-academy.com/cart/index.asp?uid=1603813594565 #reasonstolovesober #lovesoberpodcast #lovesober #loveyourselfsober #sober #soberlife #hangoverfree #sobriety  #recoverycoach #sobermovement #sobercurious #alcoholfree #recovery #sherecovers  #sobercoach #greyareadrinking #grayareadrinking #mentalhealth #motherhood #wineoclock #sobermums #selfcare #womeninrecovery #sobercommunity

This week on pod we talk amongst other things FAB, Fading Affect Bias - the phenomenon in which we tend to forget bad associations with events rather than good. ie rose tinted glass or in recovery language euphoric recall. This is massively effected by your mental health state so if you're depressed you focus on the negative... FAB is a common trigger in sobriety, from being caught in how bad alcohol is making you feel (your move away goal) you start to feel better physically and mentally and those messages of "it wasnt that bad" or "I can moderate" or romanticism about positive alcohol experiences. So if you're coming to the end of DryJan - think of your why? Really connected with all experiences with alcohol - is it really that great? Join us on the pod for some strategies to combat this not so FAB challenge to your sobriety XX If you would like to support the podcast you can via https://www.patreon.com/join/lovesoberpod You can join us via links below: https://www.lovesober.com https://www.lovesober.com/community-1https://www.lovesober.com/courseshttps://www.the-coaching-academy.com/cart/index.asp?uid=1603813594565 #reasonstolovesober #lovesoberpodcast #lovesober #loveyourselfsober #sober #soberlife #hangoverfree #sobriety  #recoverycoach #sobermovement #sobercurious #alcoholfree #recovery #sherecovers  #sobercoach #greyareadrinking #grayareadrinking #mentalhealth #motherhood #wineoclock #sobermums #selfcare #womeninrecovery #sobercommunity

This week in episode 24 we interview inspiring real-life hero Julia from No Filter Sobriety. Julia shares her story, which includes the diagnosis of post-natal depression, and how her mental health wellness and being alcohol free became an obvious link. She shares the wonders of her to being sober - connection, friendship and health. We had major sound quality issues with this one. It's a really uplifting listen, So we hope you enjoy it. Julia has her own blog at https://nofiltersobriety.wordpress.com/ and on instagram @nofiltersobriety Resources mentioned: Annie Grace - This Naked Mind https://thisnakedmind.com/annie-grace/ Soberistas - https://soberistas.com/ Club Soda - https://joinclubsoda.co.uk/ Clare Pooley - The Sober Diaries Catherine Gray - The Unexpected joy of being sober Laura McKowen - https://www.lauramckowen.com/blog/ She Recovers manifesto - https://sherecovers.co/intentions-guiding-principles/ Oprah and Deepak Chopras http://www.oprah.com/own/first-look-deepak-chopras-21-day-meditation-challenge-video If you would like to support the podcast you can via https://www.patreon.com/join/lovesoberpod You can join us via links below: https://www.lovesober.com https://www.lovesober.com/community-1https://www.lovesober.com/courseshttps://www.the-coaching-academy.com/cart/index.asp?uid=1603813594565 #reasonstolovesober #lovesoberpodcast #lovesober #loveyourselfsober #sober #soberlife #hangoverfree #sobriety  #recoverycoach #sobermovement #sobercurious #alcoholfree #recovery #sherecovers  #sobercoach #greyareadrinking #grayareadrinking #mentalhealth #motherhood #wineoclock #sobermums #selfcare #womeninrecovery #sobercommunity

This week we talk about comparisonitus and learning the art of self-compassion, so grab a cuppa and let's chat XX   If you would like to support the podcast you can via https://www.patreon.com/join/lovesoberpod You can join us via links below: https://www.lovesober.com https://www.lovesober.com/community-1https://www.lovesober.com/courseshttps://www.the-coaching-academy.com/cart/index.asp?uid=1603813594565 #reasonstolovesober #lovesoberpodcast #lovesober #loveyourselfsober #sober #soberlife #hangoverfree #sobriety  #recoverycoach #sobermovement #sobercurious #alcoholfree #recovery #sherecovers  #sobercoach #greyareadrinking #grayareadrinking #mentalhealth #motherhood #wineoclock #sobermums #selfcare #womeninrecovery #sobercommunity

Happy New Year and welcome to series 3. In this week’s podcast we talk about Dry January, Red January and the role of exercise as a sober / mental health/ wellness tool. We also recap the tool box for any newbies listening in. Lastly we talk about setting goals with compassion, seed-wishes and plans for this coming year. If you would like to support the podcast you can via https://www.patreon.com/join/lovesoberpod You can join us via links below: https://www.lovesober.com https://www.lovesober.com/community-1https://www.lovesober.com/courseshttps://www.the-coaching-academy.com/cart/index.asp?uid=1603813594565 #reasonstolovesober #lovesoberpodcast #lovesober #loveyourselfsober #sober #soberlife #hangoverfree #sobriety  #recoverycoach #sobermovement #sobercurious #alcoholfree #recovery #sherecovers  #sobercoach #greyareadrinking #grayareadrinking #mentalhealth #motherhood #wineoclock #sobermums #selfcare #womeninrecovery #sobercommunity

The Last one of 2018! Feeling emosh as we look back over our journeys this year and look forward to new plans and ventures in 2019. Love you all XXX Stay sAFe xxxx Resources: sarablondin.com The Blurt Foundation blurtitout.org Tara Mohr taramohr.com sherecovers.co weareingood.co stacieswift.com The Last one of 2018! Feeling emosh as we look back over our journeys this year and look forward to new plans and ventures in 2019. Love you all XXX Stay sAFe xxxx Resources and inspiration : https://sarablondin.com The blurt Foundation https://blurtitout.org https://taramohr.com https://weareingood.co https://stacieswift.com Bubble hour https://www.blogtalkradio.com/bubblehour Kay Ska https://kayska.com/about/ She Recovers https://sherecovers.co/ Recovery Wrx https://www.recoverywrx.org/ Recovery Elevator https://www.recoveryelevator.com/ Laurie McAllister https://girlandtonic.co.uk If you would like to support the podcast you can via https://www.patreon.com/join/lovesoberpod You can join us via links below: https://www.lovesober.com https://www.lovesober.com/community-1https://www.lovesober.com/courseshttps://www.the-coaching-academy.com/cart/index.asp?uid=1603813594565 #reasonstolovesober #lovesoberpodcast #lovesober #loveyourselfsober #sober #soberlife #hangoverfree #sobriety  #recoverycoach #sobermovement #sobercurious #alcoholfree #recovery #sherecovers  #sobercoach #greyareadrinking #grayareadrinking #mentalhealth #motherhood #wineoclock #sobermums #selfcare #womeninrecovery #sobercommunity

Today's episode is the first in our Sober Stories series. Real life stories with awesome sheros/heros who are rocking af life and love life sober. We talk about how they got there, what strategies they used and what sober living means to them. Today's episode we chat with our good friend Chrissy (BlueAngel) who has two plus years of sobriety. Chrissy has a great story about how to boss your first year, how to stand your ground and protect your decision not to drink and how amazing the changes in her life have been since being AF. Grab a cuppa and join us for some inspiration :-) Resourses mentioned: https://www.yogaevolutionretreats.com/ http://sarahhepola.com/title/blackout/ http://livingwithoutalcohol.blogspot.com/ http://www.tiredofthinkingaboutdrinking.com/ http://www.alcoholexplained.com/ If you would like to support the podcast you can via https://www.patreon.com/join/lovesoberpod You can join us via links below: https://www.lovesober.com https://www.lovesober.com/community-1https://www.lovesober.com/courseshttps://www.the-coaching-academy.com/cart/index.asp?uid=1603813594565 #reasonstolovesober #lovesoberpodcast #lovesober #loveyourselfsober #sober #soberlife #hangoverfree #sobriety  #recoverycoach #sobermovement #sobercurious #alcoholfree #recovery #sherecovers  #sobercoach #greyareadrinking #grayareadrinking #mentalhealth #motherhood #wineoclock #sobermums #selfcare #womeninrecovery #sobercommunity

Today we discuss the coming Xmas period. Let's create our own vision of a happy healthy sober season. No hangovers, overwhelm and social pressure but taking control, prepping and sober treats - all the treats... Why not a sober advent calendar? Why not join a sober forum and check in everyday when you need to? Just say no, do you really have to go? Are you an introvert/extrovert how can you be kind to your own self? Resources mentioned: Rebecca Weller - https://sexysobriety.com.au/ Belle - http://www.tiredofthinkingaboutdrinking.com/ Posh Juice - https://www.alain-milliat.com/en/ Seedlip - https://seedlipdrinks.com/ Shrb drinks - https://www.shrbdrinks.com/ Online stores https://drydrinker.com/about/ https://wisebartender.co.uk/ The little book of Wonder https://www.amazon.co.uk/Little-Book-Wonder-Rediscover-imagination/dp/1409183017 If you would like to support the podcast you can via https://www.patreon.com/join/lovesoberpod You can join us via links below: https://www.lovesober.com https://www.lovesober.com/community-1https://www.lovesober.com/courseshttps://www.the-coaching-academy.com/cart/index.asp?uid=1603813594565 #reasonstolovesober #lovesoberpodcast #lovesober #loveyourselfsober #sober #soberlife #hangoverfree #sobriety  #recoverycoach #sobermovement #sobercurious #alcoholfree #recovery #sherecovers  #sobercoach #greyareadrinking #grayareadrinking #mentalhealth #motherhood #wineoclock #sobermums #selfcare #womeninrecovery #sobercommunity

Today we talk about Sober Inspiration, filling up your cup full of good stuff. How strategies like play, flow, creativity, awe and Tom Hardy can lighten the load when you are feeling ‘meh’. From sober celebs to the evolutionary science of awe we are cramming it in the week. So turn on your fairy lights, catch a shooting star, do a bungee jump or whatever your heart desires. Resources: * List of teetotallers https://ipfs.io/ipfs/QmXoypizjW3WknFiJnKLwHCnL72vedxjQkDDP1mXWo6uco/wiki/List_of_teetotalers.html Sorry we had to… Tom Hardy Cbeebies - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kUayOnHldv0 * Science of Happiness: https://www.edx.org/course/the-science-of-happiness * Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi TED2004: Flow, The Secret of Happiness https://www.ted.com/talks/mihaly_csikszentmihalyi_on_flow?language=en * Dacher Keltner Lecture: Why awe is such an important emotion https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ysAJQycTw-0 * Tammi Salas https://www.tammisalas.com/ * The Unruffled Podcast https://soundcloud.com/stevehecht-561628099 * Crafternoon – Mind https://www.mind.org.uk/crafternoon * The Little Book of Wonder: Bernadette Russell https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/offer-listing/1409183017/ref=tmm_hrd_new_olp_sr?ie=UTF8&condition=new&qid=&sr= * The twelves steps: https://www.alcoholics-anonymous.org.uk/about-aa/the-12-steps-of-aa * The School of Life: https://www.theschooloflife.com * Religion for Atheists: Alain de Botton http://alaindebotton.com/religion/ * Daniel Radcliffe https://www.thefix.com/daniel-radcliffe-opens-about-how-he-maintains-sobriety https://www.alcoholconcern.org.uk/ https://soberistas.com/ US: www.lovesober.com Facebook - lovesoberpodcast Insta @mandy_lovesober.com @love.sober If you would like to support the podcast you can via https://www.patreon.com/join/lovesoberpod You can join us via links below: https://www.lovesober.com https://www.lovesober.com/community-1https://www.lovesober.com/courseshttps://www.the-coaching-academy.com/cart/index.asp?uid=1603813594565 #reasonstolovesober #lovesoberpodcast #lovesober #loveyourselfsober #sober #soberlife #hangoverfree #sobriety  #recoverycoach #sobermovement #sobercurious #alcoholfree #recovery #sherecovers  #sobercoach #greyareadrinking #grayareadrinking #mentalhealth #motherhood #wineoclock #sobermums #selfcare #womeninrecovery #sobercommunity

Love Sober Podcast Episode Seventeen 15 11 2018 by Kate & Mandy If you would like to support the podcast you can via https://www.patreon.com/join/lovesoberpod You can join us via links below: https://www.lovesober.com https://www.lovesober.com/community-1https://www.lovesober.com/courseshttps://www.the-coaching-academy.com/cart/index.asp?uid=1603813594565 #reasonstolovesober #lovesoberpodcast #lovesober #loveyourselfsober #sober #soberlife #hangoverfree #sobriety  #recoverycoach #sobermovement #sobercurious #alcoholfree #recovery #sherecovers  #sobercoach #greyareadrinking #grayareadrinking #mentalhealth #motherhood #wineoclock #sobermums #selfcare #womeninrecovery #sobercommunity

Today we talk about different types of drinkers: Trying to find the right language to describe the timeline of a drinker. Did we all start out as Normies? What happens over time, how did we as drinkers change? Are some people in denial? Or is that a negative/unhelpful term? How best can we describe drinkers? Resources mentioned: Soberistas - www.soberistas.com Jack Trimpey, Rational Recovery - https://rational.org/index.php?id=1 Club Soda - https://joinclubsoda.co.uk/ AA - https://www.aa.org/ Addaction - https://www.addaction.org.uk/ Allen Carr - https://www.allencarr.com/ Jolene Park, Healthy Discoveries - http://www.healthydiscoveries.com/ Catherine Gray, The Unexpected Joy of being Sober - https://www.amazon.co.uk/Unexpected-Joy-Being-Sober-alcohol-free/dp/1912023385 The Unruffled Podcast - Holly Whitaker https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/episode-81-holly-whitaker/id1224985403?i=1000422323648&mt=2 Alcohol Concern - https://www.alcoholconcern.org.uk/ (Apologies for all the swears) If you would like to support the podcast you can via https://www.patreon.com/join/lovesoberpod You can join us via links below: https://www.lovesober.com https://www.lovesober.com/community-1https://www.lovesober.com/courseshttps://www.the-coaching-academy.com/cart/index.asp?uid=1603813594565 #reasonstolovesober #lovesoberpodcast #lovesober #loveyourselfsober #sober #soberlife #hangoverfree #sobriety  #recoverycoach #sobermovement #sobercurious #alcoholfree #recovery #sherecovers  #sobercoach #greyareadrinking #grayareadrinking #mentalhealth #motherhood #wineoclock #sobermums #selfcare #womeninrecovery #sobercommunity

In this episode we had the great delight to talk with Lucy Rocca - Founder of Soberistas. Lucy has written four books on sobriety, helped thousands of people (including us) on their journey into living a happy, healthy alcohol free life. Lucy gave up drinking seven years ago and felt there was a huge lack of support for people like her, the idea behind Soberistas was to create "a Mumsnet for worried binge drinkers" Not using prescriptive language of alcoholism/alcoholic/addiction but for people to be able to share their concerns, their problems and help each other giving up alcohol. The formula has proved hugely successful and since launching the site in 2012 there are now 52,000 registered members worldwide. In Lucy's words "You've got to create a life you love." that being alcohol free isn't giving up anything, but the best decision you could ever make for yourself. Thanks so much to Lucy for her time, energy and continued sober activism. She really was one of the trailblazer's of the modern Sober Revolution movement and continues to be a vital advocate for sober living. And thanks personally from us, when we think of how life would be for us without Soberistas it doesn't bare thinking about. Much Love K & M. Resources mentioned: Lucy Rocca www.soberistas.com The Sober Revolution - https://www.amazon.com/Sober-Revolution-Calling-OClock-2014-04-15/dp/B01F9Q8O8E/ref=sr_1_9?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1540409912&sr=1-9&refinements=p_27%3ALucy+Rocca Your six week plan - https://www.amazon.com/Your-Six-Week-Plan-Revolution/dp/B01N2XU70A/ref=sr_1_3?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1540409960&sr=1-3&refinements=p_27%3ALucy+Rocca Glass half full - https://www.amazon.com/Glass-Half-Full-Addiction-Recovery/dp/1783755881/ref=sr_1_5?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1540410008&sr=1-5&refinements=p_27%3ALucy+Rocca How to leave a happier, healthier and alcohol free life https://www.amazon.com/lead-happier-healthier-alcohol-free-life/dp/178375611X/ref=sr_1_4?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1540410043&sr=1-4&refinements=p_27%3ALucy+Rocca Jason Vale - How to kick the drink easily https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/11503271-kick-the-drink-easily Soberistas Charity - https://soberistas.wordpress.com/2016/09/27/soberistas-futures-the-new-charity/ Soberistas Facebook - the Januray workshop tickets will be available soon... https://www.facebook.com/Soberistas/ MIND - https://www.mind.org.uk/information-support/types-of-mental-health-problems/drugs-recreational-drugs-alcohol/#.W9DMG_ZuLIU Alcohol Concern - https://www.alcoholconcern.org.uk/ If you would like to support the podcast you can via https://www.patreon.com/join/lovesoberpod You can join us via links below: https://www.lovesober.com https://www.lovesober.com/community-1https://www.lovesober.com/courseshttps://www.the-coaching-academy.com/cart/index.asp?uid=1603813594565 #reasonstolovesober #lovesoberpodcast #lovesober #loveyourselfsober #sober #soberlife #hangoverfree #sobriety  #recoverycoach #sobermovement #sobercurious #alcoholfree #recovery #sherecovers  #sobercoach #greyareadrinking #grayareadrinking #mentalhealth #motherhood #wineoclock #sobermums #selfcare #womeninrecovery #sobercommunity

The marketing of Alcohol. This is quite the subject. Something that really we have both become interested in and acutely aware of now we don't drink. Let's chat about this for two reasons because: A) It's a question of ethics. How honest/How well regulated are these industries? Are they giving responsible messages around alcohol? B) Let's take some of the shame/blame off us for a moment - what's the expression? "You can lead a horse to water, but you can't make them drink." Yes we are ultimately responsible for the choices we make, but let's talk about the context for those decisions. How easy is it to make an informed choice about alcohol when your whole life you have been told openly and subliminally that drinking alcohol is the ONLY normal choice. Then we talk revolution... Resources mentioned: www.recoverywrx.org Lucy Rocca - www.soberistas.com Evin Law - http://www.ias.org.uk/What-we-do/Publication-archive/The-Globe/Issue-2-2004-amp-1-2004/The-Loi-Evin-a-French-exception.aspx Erin Shaw Street - @tellbetterstories2018 http://www.erinshawstreet.com/ We are in good company - https://weareingood.co/ @weareingoodco #makeroomforsober Insta challenge #fallinlovewithyourself Tara Mohr - www.taramohr.com She Recovers - www.sherecovers.co   If you would like to support the podcast you can via https://www.patreon.com/join/lovesoberpod You can join us via links below: https://www.lovesober.com https://www.lovesober.com/community-1https://www.lovesober.com/courseshttps://www.the-coaching-academy.com/cart/index.asp?uid=1603813594565 #reasonstolovesober #lovesoberpodcast #lovesober #loveyourselfsober #sober #soberlife #hangoverfree #sobriety  #recoverycoach #sobermovement #sobercurious #alcoholfree #recovery #sherecovers  #sobercoach #greyareadrinking #grayareadrinking #mentalhealth #motherhood #wineoclock #sobermums #selfcare #womeninrecovery #sobercommunity