Hi, I'm Sober

This week I spoke to Abbie McCarthy, you might know her as A Sober Tale. Abbie is one of the shining lights in my sobriety, I have the privilege of calling her a true friend.

Abbie bared her soul to me and goes through the ups and downs of her early sobriety which led her to three months with AA. She’s another guest who has struggled greatly with mental health problems in sobriety, keep listening to get her take on why it’s worth carrying on. And how she is ready to start getting deep with therapy to try and work out how she can fix what her driving instructor diagnosed as broken inside of her. 

This week will be the last episode in a 25 episode long season one. My intention with this podcast was to carry on, once a week forever, but I want to give you the absolute best I can, and that means taking a bit of a break to focus on levelling it up. It won’t be long. Don’t forget me. 

Go back and listen to them all again, follow me on Instagram @merlotfreemelody to find out when I’ll be back. 

You know her as This Sober Girl, Katie McNicol came to talk to me this week and we went through how it feels to give up drinking in your 20s. Katie's family has a few people in recovery, so we discuss nature vs nurture. And finally, how mental health in sobriety isn't always worth it, but we're still staying sober anyway. 

Find Katie at www.instagram.com/thissobergirl

Find the totebags and mugs at www.instagram.com/merlotfreemelody 

Josh Connolly came to talk to me this week about his experience as a child of an alcoholic, and also about being an alcoholic himself. Josh speaks so profoundly about his experiences, being a father, how to navigate life as someone who has nearly 10 years of sobriety under their belt. 

https://www.joshconnolly.co.uk

Find out more about me @merlotfreemelody     

Hello, welcome back to another episode of Hi, I'm Sober. 

This week your questions are the guest, press play to hear my thoughts on moderation, sober socialising, and I'll tell you who inspires me to stay sober.  

Hello and welcome back to another episode of Hi, I’m Sober - the podcast where I, Melody Woods, find people just like you to share their story with sobriety. 

It’s the second week on the bounce down under, I took another virtual trip to Australia and spoke to Christie White. 

Christie and I share a passion for shouting about sobriety, and neither of us are scared to say what we mean when it comes to hating on the booze. 

This week it's:

Controversy for sober coaching

How to know when you’re drinking too much

Coping with grief when you're sober 

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I want to provide a trigger warning for baby loss in this episode. 

Welcome back to Hi, I'm Sober. 

This week I spoke with Kate. Kate told me how it feels when you don't feel like you fit in growing up, her challenges with family dynamics, and how therapy has helped make her sobriety stick for over 2 years. 

Find out more about me at www.instagram.com/merlotfreemelody

Hello, welcome back to Hi, I'm Sober. 

This week I speak with actual American Jenna Dillulio, the time zones aligned and Jenna told me all about drinking culture in the US, how to forgive yourself after messing up during drinking, and how her marriage survived addiction and is now thriving in sobriety. 

If you're not already, you can follow Jenna @jennadillulio 

Find out more about me @merlotfreemelody

Welcome back to Hi, I'm Sober - this week I talk with Leanne about her road to sobriety and the difficulties she faces as the mother of a beautiful child with health problems. 

Join us as we go from Birmingham to Kavos on a boozy adventure. Leanne's personality shines throughout the episode. 

TW: Suicide is mentioned in the episode. 

Follow Leanne on Instagram @soberlittlemotherred

Find out more about me @merlotfreemelody

Hello, welcome back to another episode of Hi, I'm Sober. 

This week I spoke with Michael from @happywithoutthehooch - Michael's story is quite a tough listen so please be kind to yourself and skip to next week if you need to.  

Content warning for the following topics, suicide, suicidal ideation, suicide of a family member and loss of a parent. 

Samaritans: 116 123 

Hello, welcome back to Hi, I'm Sober. 

Meg is back and whilst this isn’t the standard podcast episode where I learn about someone's relationship with alcohol, it is a wonderful story about a woman who is powerful and inspiring and whose addiction is the least interesting thing about her. 

A heads up that we mention abortion during this episode, if you’re not feeling ready to listen to people talk about that then please skip to next weeks episode. 

Meg's blog is www.megundressed.com I implore you to read it. 

Find out more about me on Instagram @merlotfreemelody