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   Number 1: Advice for taking a month off drinking this January

   Tomorrow is 1 January, a time when we all start thinking about New Years' Resolutions. These might be smaller steps such as getting more fresh air or drinking more water. Your goals for 2022 might be focused on addressing bigger issues such as problem drinking. This is the time of year when people think about taking a month off drinking. And if you're thinking that this might be the plan for you, then at Club Soda, we're here for it. In the last podcast of 2021, Club Soda co-founders Laura and Dru discuss stepping forward into 2022 with a clear plan to take a month off drinking and kick-starting some positive change. This discussion also features bounce-backs to great coping mechanisms shared by guest speakers at our Global Mindful Drinking Festival in October. Club Soda friends Scott Pinyard of This Naked Mind, Rhian Joy of In my Sober Skin, Lindsey Beveridge from Recovery Nutrition, Ruairi Fairburn from One Year No Beer, and Chris Marshall from Sans Bar in Austin, Texas. Our podcast is available on all your favourite podcasting platforms, like Apple, Google and Spotify. Subscribe today and get all our latest news, interviews and drinks reviews. The Club Soda podcast is available wherever you subscribe to podcasts. Find your platform here. Find Club Soda: The Club Soda Tasting Room is at 39 Drury Lane, London, WC2B 5RR Find us on Instagram

   December 31, 2021·59min
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   Number 2: More tips for a month off booze

   Following on from last week's podcast which gave some expert advice on preparing to take a month off drinking, this podcast is all about giving you some valuable tools that you might need to sustain your month off booze. Now that we've reached the second week of January, it's easy to take a successful first week and tell ourselves it's all about willpower, or luck. But as Laura says, 'You don't need luck to change your drinking, as that implies that willpower and wishful thinking are enough. What you really need is to plan, to learn, to surround yourself with people who are doing something similar. You need to immerse yourself in your intentions.' The key learning here is that everything you learn as you move through your drinking journey, whether it's linear, sporadic, monthly, or several attempts later, improves your self-efficacy and your ability to get back on the horse. This conversation was recorded back in October 2021 as part of our Global Mindful Drinking Festival, and features an expert panel of people who have real life experience of using these tips and tricks to overcome their own problem drinking. The panel is made up of Lisa Ellsworth from Bee Sober, Irene Falcone from Sans Drinks, an Australian alcohol-free bottle shop, drinking coach Sober Dave, and Maz Compton, author, TV & Radio presenter. Here are their killer tips to keep you motivated on your own month off booze. About the Club Soda podcast Our podcast is available on all your favourite podcasting platforms, like Apple, Google and Spotify. Subscribe today and get all our latest news, interviews and drinks reviews. The Club Soda podcast is available wherever you subscribe to podcasts. Find your platform here and support the show. Find Club Soda: The Club Soda Tasting Room is at 39 Drury Lane, London, WC2B 5RR Find us on Instagram

   January 07, 2022·1h
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   Number 3: The alcohol-free version isn't a non-drinker's only option

   The low and no alcohol market has blossomed over the last few years, much to the delight of those of us who choose to cut down or quit the hard stuff. But the alcohol-free version of alcoholic drinks isn't for everyone. For some, the taste of the drinks they used to love is a real trigger and the sensory anxiety caused might be turning some non-drinkers off. The soft drinks industry has responded with a plethora of tongue-tingling beverages to entice those who aren't so keen on the alcohol-free versions of alcoholic drinks. Laura talks to some of the best soft drinks producers on the market, including Frobishers, Karma Drinks, Nonsuch Shrubs, and Square Root. This podcast is sponsored by the British Soft Drinks Association. Our podcast is available on all your favourite podcasting platforms, like Apple, Google and Spotify. Subscribe today and get all our latest news, interviews and drinks reviews. The Club Soda podcast is available wherever you subscribe to podcasts. Find your platform here. Support the show (https://joinclubsoda.com/product/tip-jar-support-club-soda/) Find Club Soda: The Club Soda Tasting Room is at 39 Drury Lane, London, WC2B 5RR Find us on Instagram

   December 03, 2021·1h 4min
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   Number 4: How to stop drinking at home

   We're in the run-up to Christmas. As we all get warm and cosy in our houses, then alcohol can become really very present either in our thinking or just in our kitchens and our drinks cabinets in a way that can really trip us up. For some of us, the pandemic has meant that we've started drinking at home in the same way as we drank when we were out with friends. For those of us who were home drinkers, the anxieties around the pandemic might have caused our home comfort drinking to spiral out of control. So, now that the world has changed, how do we stop drinking at home? What can we do to keep ourselves safe from temptation in our own homes? And how do we overcome boredom, social anxiety, and habit in a familiar environment? This discussion was recorded at the Global mindful drinking festival in October 2021. It's led by Richard Piper, Chief Executive of Alcohol Change, and he's joined by community activist Laura Jerram, psychotherapist Emma Gilmore, Lateef Joseph-Maynard, founder of Off the Wagon, and Ian Bilik, Club Soda volunteer and blogger. Our podcast is available on all your favourite podcasting platforms, like Apple, Google and Spotify. Subscribe today and get all our latest news, interviews and drinks reviews. The Club Soda podcast is available wherever you subscribe to podcasts. Find your platform here. Find Club Soda: The Club Soda Tasting Room is at 39 Drury Lane, London, WC2B 5RR Find us on Instagram

   November 26, 2021·1h 10min
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   Number 5: What is normal drinking? With Dr. Emma Davies

   When we're changing our drinking, we often talk about problem drinking versus normal drinking. But what does normal drinking actually mean? How do we include alcohol in our lives in an unproblematic way? Our podcast this week is a really fascinating discussion with Dr Emma Davies, senior lecturer in Psychology at Oxford Brookes University, who has researched drinking behaviour for over 10 years. Who is Dr Emma Davies? As well as being the Senior Lecturer in Psychology at Oxford Brookes, Dr Emma Davies joined the Global Drug Surveyas the Alcohol Lead. She's been directing and shaping alcohol questions and health messaging as part of the survey. Emma has also been conducting her own alcohol research for about 10 years. Her focus has been on our behavioural approach to alcohol consumption. That means what we intend to do versus what we actually do, and where these intentions begin to change. With very little previous research around the idea of normal drinking, Emma and her colleagues study the different stages of consumption to analyse what normal drinking looks like from the inside. Emma's research is a fascinating scientific reference for those interested in what moderation, abstinence, and the concept of drinking 'normally' really looks like. What is normal drinking?I don't think there is as much research on what the idea of normal drinking is... quite rightly, there's been a focus on the kind of treatment services or the development of tools that people can use to monitor their drinking. So the idea of what it means to just drink and be okay with it has not received as much evidence.Dr Emma Davies The idea of what is normal is ambiguous. What is normal for one person can be completely different for another. This is true no matter what it is in our lives that we're trying to change or achieve. Our interests, goals, achievements, level of stamina, and triggers will all be different. Emma's research has centred around what she calls the tipping point consumption. That is the point where we begin to feel out of control and unwell. A recent survey undertaken by Dr Emma and her team asked around 60,000 participants to note three distinct phases of their drinking:1. When they first feel the effects of drinking2. When they get to a stage of feeling intoxicated, or 'happy drunk'3. How many drinks it would take until they started to reach their tipping point between control and out of controlIt would be easy to assume that the survey would show that there is a definite number of drinks or units of alcohol per category. And, as Dr Emma Davies explains, their survey did find that in the UK, there was an average level of consumption of around 100 grams of alcohol to reach the happy drunk stage. The surprising outcome of this survey is how there is a large disparity between what people feel is a healthy, 'normal' drinking level and the official guidelines on low alcohol consumption. The study shows that counting units of alcohol and applying them to our daily drinking isn't something we do naturally. We tend to associate the need for guidelines with other people, whereas the reality is that our social situations, tolerances, and lifestyles play more of a part in what we're able to consume 'normally' over time. Find Club Soda: The Club Soda Tasting Room is at 39 Drury Lane, London, WC2B 5RR Find us on Instagram

   September 01, 2021·37min
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