Welcome to season 7 of The Sober Experiment Podcast by Bee Sober where Alex and Lisa chat with Kate-Rowe Ham who is a Women’s Health Coach with a special interest in menopause fitness and nutrition.

Kate is also the founder of the Owning Your Menopause App. She is passionate about educating women on how to exercise at this time and how movement and diet go hand in hand in playing a fundamental role in managing many of the symptoms associated with menopause.

Qualifying as a level 3 Personal Trainer later in life, alongside raising her three children and experiencing her own issues with peri menopause has given Kate a unique insight into how midlife women's needs often fall by the wayside. Kate knows first-hand how hard it can be to regain body confidence especially after children and how many of the symptoms of menopause can leave women feeling overwhelmed, invisible, and anxious.

As a trusted expert in her field, Kate has become the ‘go-to’ Personal Trainer known for her specialised approach in making sure women are getting the correct evidence-based information on how to train effectively and nourish their bodies through menopause. She believes that so many women miss out on optimising their midlife and menopause experience due to not understanding how to adapt their lifestyle during this phase.

Find out more about Kate: www.owningyourmenopause.com

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Welcome to season 7 of The Sober Experiment Podcast by Bee Sober where Alex and Lisa chat with Love Sober’s Kate Baily all about their new book ‘Love your sober year’. Kate is a certified Sobriety and Wellbeing coach, specializing in behavioural change and addictive habits. Along with Mandy Manners she is a founder of the Love Sober podcast, and together they run online coaching courses and group coaching events, as well as facilitating training for The Coaching Academy.

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We are back for season 7 of The Sober Experiment Podcast by Bee Sober and whilst there are some pretty meaty topics on the menu in this episode like peri-menopause, sober , moderating, and fantasising about alcohol, surely the biggest debate has to be about Alex’s dressing gown?

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Welcome to the final episode of season 6 of our podcast where we talk about alcohol free holidays and getting into a night out without the booze. In this episode we give you top tips for a successful sober night out and more plus, Lisa has some news.

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We are back for season six episode eight of our podcast. Alex and Lisa chat with Sam (Aka Dare to dip) about cold water therapy and how it can be a fantastic addition to sobriety and therapy for mental health!

Sam struggled with his Mental Health for years, specifically anxiety and depression. The anxiety started in school and Sam had no idea what this feeling was in his chest. He soon learnt that it was not physical pain but a mental one.

Later in life, he turned to alcohol and drugs, which soon escalated leading him to go off the rails. This only heightened his anxiety and escalated his feelings of depression.

Sam discovered Cold Water Therapy, and decided to train his body with 30 days of cold water showers.

And then like everything else he does in life, he wanted to take this to the next level.

Sam decided to take a dip in the North Sea every day for a year and is now asking people to support him by joining in or donating to his charity of choice, Anxiety UK!

Sam’s Links:

https://www.instagram.com/dare_to_dip/

uk.gofundme.com/f/sams-dare-to-dips

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We are back for season six episode seven of our podcast. Alex and Lisa chat about hangovers, normal drinking versus alcoholism and society!

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We are back for season six episode six of our podcast. Alex and Lisa chat with each other about early sobriety, caterpillars, butterflies and birds (well they are mentioned)! As ever, we have some lighthearted fun with serious topics including socialising with drunk people, partying sober and getting through the early days of sobriety.

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We are back for season six episode five of our podcast. Alex and Lisa chat with Sheffield Ambassador, Barbara Williams, Aka Sober in Colour! This episode is packed with laughter – we just love recording with our ambassadors. And hang on at the end, this one ends twice!

Two call her Nanny Barbie, one calls her Mum, one calls her Wifey and some call her Bea. Her relationship with booze - social>binge>grey area drinker literally that quick, it just hit her. Barbara needed to think about this before it became too late, so she did. On 7th February 2021 she decided to ditch the booze and focus on herself and the more important relationships in her life.

Find Barbara here:

https://www.instagram.com/sober_in_colour/

https://www.beesoberofficial.com/members/ambassadors/barbara-williams/

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We are back for season six episode four of our podcast. Alex and Lisa chat with Gary Rutherford, founder of ARC Fitness, a Not-For-Profit social enterprise based in the Northwest of Ireland.

Gary is a registered Mental Health Nurse, REP's Level 3 Qualified Personal Trainer and importantly - has been sober for over 8 years. Gary struggled with alcohol and drug abuse for the better part of 15 years. Getting and staying sober has enabled him to pursue a life of love, purpose and fulfilment and he is fortunate to be able to use those experiences to carry hope for other individuals and families who are actively struggling with addiction.

Gary has learning, experience and qualifications in the following areas: Addiction counselling; Motivational Interviewing; Life coaching; Level 3 Personal training; Level 2 Fitness instruction; Counselling and Psychotherapy & Mental Health Nursing.

ARC Fitness’ unique approach to tackling the stigma of substance misuse enables individuals and their supporters improve their mental and physical wellbeing through physical activity, professional support, education, and community.

ARC links here:

Web: www.arcfitness.co.uk

Insta: @arcfitnessni

Twitter: @ARCFitness2

Facebook: ARC Fitness - Addiction Recovery Coaching

YouTube: https://youtube.com/channel/UCfpqxVTOrD1X5H8hx5zQ4pg

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We are back for season six episode three of our podcast. Alex and Lisa chat with Sarah Williamson, a Bee Sober Head Coach and Ambassador for Surrey about sober life, friendships and sober adventures.

When Sarah was 41, she made the decision to quit alcohol for a year, she told a few friends that she was going to do it and once she had said it out loud she knew She’d have to see it through or lose face! Sarah started to count down to her start date, still binge drinking and wondering how she was going to pull it off when she realised she was stalling for time, so she quit there and then. Sarah had her last drink – nothing monumental, out with a few friends and no hangover the next day and that was that. No crushing rock bottom – just a feeling of relief about a decision well made.

Listen to Sarah’s Podcast here: https://https://drinklesslivebetter.captivate.fm/listen.captivate.fm/listen

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