It’s been a minute, so let’s catch up! In this episode, Amanda and Molly are back together for the first time in a few weeks after taking a little summer break and discuss what’s been going on lately and what is on the horizon for this fall.

Molly and Amanda always had trouble moderating things that made them feel better - food, TV, relationships, just to name a few. Their drug of choice was 'more'. But when it came to alcohol, moderation went from challenging to feeling impossible.

The idea of not drinking socially can be really intimidating, especially when your friendships are built around that shared social activity

*Trigger Warning* Disordered eating is discussed in this episode. If you are currently struggling with an eating disorder and feel this may trigger you, please use discretion.

Molly surprises Amanda with a new topic this week: non-alcoholic beer. Non-alcoholic beer has majorly improved since your weird uncle's O'Douls was the only option, but should you give it a try or not?

Mariah Stockman joins the podcast this week to share about her experience with Al-Anon, a twelve step program for the friends and families of alcoholics, and how she realized that her relationships with others were becoming unhealthy. Mariah shares how Al-Anon has helped her reconnect to her higher power through simple spiritual practices and has changed the way she lives her life for the better. It’s a hopeful episode for anyone who has been discontented in their relationships or has been impacted by the family disease of alcoholism.

Molly and Amanda know first-hand that asking for help from a sponsor can be intimidating, but the relationship on the other side of that fear can be life-changing. In today's episode, Molly and Amanda dive into their experiences with twelve-step sponsorship over the past five years and share what's worked, what hasn't, and how they've transitioned to a new sponsor when a change was needed. If you've ever been curious about what working with a sponsor can look like, this episode is for you!

In this episode of the Life Not Wasted podcast, Amanda and Molly dive into how their spiritual health has improved in sobriety. Molly shares about how sobriety has impacted her Christian faith, and Amanda shares about how the wisdom of Dumbledore, doing EMDR, and a particular episode of The Crown have helped her spiritually.

We often hear people say "I need a drink!" after a long day, but how do you cope with stress when you're sober and can't dive into a bottle of wine at the end of your day? Amanda and Molly share their experiences handling life sober and how they've succeeded - and often failed - at self-care in different seasons of sobriety.