Love Sober Podcast

In this episode Kate talks to her science girl crush - the AWESOME Irene Lyon about the science and process of nervous system regulation and why it's need to know real life stuff for sober people, stressed out mums and carers and, well, basically everyone. 

Irene Lyon, MSC. and nervous system expert, teaches people around the world how to work with the nervous system to transform trauma, heal body and mind, and live full, creative lives. To date, her online programs have reached thousands of people in over 60 countries. Irene has a Master’s Degree in Biomedical and Health Science and also has a knack for making complex info easy for ALL of us to understand and apply to our lives. She has extensively studied and practices the works of Dr. Moshé Feldenkrais, Peter Levine (founder of Somatic Experiencing) and Kathy Kain (founder of Somatic Practice). Irene spends her free time eating delicious food, hiking in the mountains or walking along the Pacific Ocean in her hometown of Vancouver, British Columbia.

https://irenelyon.com/

In this Episode Mandy talks to Johnny Lawrence https://www.instagram.com/theselfdevelopmentcoach/

about sobriety, trauma recovery and his brilliant work as a coach. We also want to give a shout out to the sober dads for Father's Day. 

Johnny’s coaching journey started in 2006 when he qualified as a health and fitness coach. It wasn’t long before he realised that he was coaching across so much more than physical health. Supporting people to improve and change all aspects of their lives became his passion which led him to become a self-development coach.

There is a lot of laughter, authenticity and honest conversation. There is also discussion of domestic violence and childhood abuse so please take good care of yourself and make sure you are in the right headspace/environment to listen. It was an absolute pleasure to chat with Johnny a real sobro. So grab a cuppa and let’s chat.

Love K & M XX

In this episode Kate talks to the ray of sunshine that is Casey McGuire Davidson, Founder of Hello Someday Coaching and host of the Hello Someday podcast and dear sober sis Stateside.

In this episode we talk about Casey's journey to sobriety, the importance of self-care, sober treats and  building the belief that you're worth it. You cannot not  feel better after your talk to Casey. She is a true inspiration and a girls' girl who keeps it real. 

Casey McGuire Davidson is a Certified Life Coach who helps women quit drinking and create lives they love without alcohol and the founder of Hello Someday Coaching. 

Sign up for The Sobriety Starter Kit. The private, on-demand coaching course you need to break out of the drinking cycle - without white-knuckling it or hating the process. https://hellosomedaycoaching.com/

In this episode we revisit some of the language and around sobriety and being alcohol free, recovery, addiction, trauma and grey area drinking. We talked in episode 3 about language and now having trained as coaches, set up a community and written courses, and delved into this subject, we decided to look again at what the language around this subject is doing now. It's so great to reflect on this as we as the sober community co-create the language of our experience. 

If you would like to join us on the Addictive Behaviours Taster Session, 2 hour online class on June 28th book here: https://www.the-coaching-academy.com/online-events/addictive-behaviours-coaching/june-2021/

This is some great science-based learning to understand addictive behaviours with some takeaway  tools around habit change.

Grab a cuppa and lets chat:)

K&M XXXXXXX

This week Mandy talks to Janique Sveberg CSAT-s, MCC, CPC, CAI-s. The Founder of the International Recovery Specialist Institute.  Janique is an interventionist and public speaker who loves working with people, Janique first set out to work as a recovery coach helping people on their road to recovery. She became an entrepreneur and wrote the autobiography Blood, Drugs, Rock & Roll an account of her own rise to fame and fall from drugs.  In recovery, Janique has been a tireless advocate of, and voice for, people needing help from substances and behavior disorders, by becoming a highly sought after recovery coach. Janique has spoken to hundreds of people at conferences and in workshops, and in 2006, seeing the incredible need and short supply of recovery coaches, she began providing training for recovery coaches and sober companions creating her own training company “Road To Recovery.” Her dream and ambition is to bring the knowledge she has learned to even more parts of Europe and to be part of the growth and changes to the field of addiction and mental health it so desperately needs. 

This is a fantastic conversation about Janique's personal story her work and the complex questions around addiction and recovery. Janique is incredibly knowledgeable and an advocate for pushing quality and qualifications in the field of recovery coaching, intervention and treatment. Mandy herself trained with Janique as part of her coach training and you can find out more about Janique's work at https://www.internationalrecovery.net/ Grab a cuppa and let's chat. Love K & M xx

In this episode we discuss the role of nature in our mental health and sober journeys to tie in with the UK Mental Health Awareness Week https://www.mentalhealth.org.uk/campaigns/mental-health-awareness-week

and its theme #ConnectWithNature #MentalHealthAwarenessWeek.

Grab a cuppa and let's chat.

Love Kate & Mandy x 

Episode 129

This week on the pod Mandy chats to Camille @thinkbeyondthedrink Camille Kinzler is an alcohol-free lifestyle/habits expert with a Master’s in Science and Physician Assistant (PA) Studies. She is passionate about helping the high-achieving over-drinker unwind, have fun, and connect instead of instinctively reaching for her go-to cocktail by learning to trust herself again. She does this through a process she calls the COZY Method in 1:1 and intimate group coaching. She offers an intimate 4 month container for 10 women 2 times a year with an optional retreat component. We had a great chat about our similar journeys, seeing Alcohol-Free living as exploration and gaining rather than losing and the important element of trust. Camille is heading up 7 Days and 14 Ways to Break Your Drinking Habit Challenge of which we will be in conversation with her live in the Facebook group on May 15th at 8pm your time, which is 2pm CST US. If you would like to join the challenge and not only work with Camille but be invited to guest interviews each night click on this link - it's free! https://thinkbeyondthedrink.lpages.co/may-2021-awareness-challenge-love-sober/

Grab a cuppa and let's chat. Love M & K xx

We loved talking to Laurie about the light and shade of sober living. The importance of talking about our mental health and healing from it. We talk about the difficulty in accessing services and how brilliant and vital it is to lean on the sober community for support whilst talking to your GP and getting the right support on board. It’s a great and important chat. So grab a cuppa. Love K & M xxx 

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Episode 127

This week we revist Mandy's story. In this episode Kate interviews Mandy about her relationship with alcohol.

Resources mentioned: CBT, Cognitive Behaviour Therapy - https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/cognitive-behavioural-therapy-cbt/  

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