Sober Stories from Everyday People

This chat is with Isabelle from Holland who has been sober for seven months (at the time of the recording). Following knee surgery earlier this year, she decided that quitting drinking was a good idea after many years of living on ‘planet wine’. Like Isabelle, wine was also my drink of choice, and we share many similar experiences around post drinking shame, embarrassment, ‘hanxiety’ and general ill health. Isabelle has such a fresh and direct way of explaining things, I know you will get a lot from this episode. Enjoy!

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This week’s episode is with Mike in New Zealand, who is also the host of his own podcast show called ‘Sober Sunday Check-In Podcast’. Mike, born in Scotland, talks about his life and relationship with alcohol throughout teenage years where he recounts feeling different to his peers, to his twenties and thirties where he used alcohol to cope with pretty much everything life was throwing at him. After several stints of sobriety, he decided to pin a date in the diary (1st Jan 2022) as his day to get sober and stuck to it. He talks through the highs and lows of nearly one year sober and shares openly and with courage on how he is navigating life booze free today. It’s such a good episode, I hope you enjoy it.

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This week’s episode is with Emily from Gloucestershire who at 28 years old, has been sober for 6 months. Emily, like me, always took it too far. Our stories cross over so much apart from the fact Emily had much more awareness and intention to stop drinking under 30. She is wise, relatable and really interesting to listen to. I hope you enjoy the episode.

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TRIGGER WARNING (Suicide)

This week’s episode is with Sally from Derbyshire who has been sober for three years. Sally has suffered from mental health challenges over the years, which came to a head after a life changing incident happened. Sally approached sobriety, day by day, almost in competition with herself to keep moving forward. She is honest, raw, open and very, very lovely.

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This week’s episode is with George in Brighton, UK, who is currently 7 months sober. After an accident whilst under the influence, George explains how he felt he had no choice but to stop drinking, but he never realised the benefits and joy it would bring to his life and relationships. It’s a story of courage and ups and downs, and it really helps to paint a picture of just how much can be achieved if you just dive in and go for it. Happy listening!

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In today’s episode I speak with Olivia based in Dublin who has been successfully sober for four years and 3 months. Olivia classes herself as a grey area drinker with many bouts of light drinking. After alcohol became too much, she developed her intentional energy and with steely determination she stopped drinking completely. She has transformed her life for the better and she is a delight to listen to. Enjoy.

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In this episode I chat to Graham from Leeds who is 5 months alcohol free at the time of recording this podcast. Graham has a story that many of us relate to in that he found his drinking more on the binge drinking side, often manageable (and ‘normal’) and very much to manage stress. It was controlled drinking but on reflection there were many times alcohol created problems and left him feeling depressed. After a few bouts of cutting alcohol out, he finally took the plunge to quit for good earlier this year. Graham is warm and approachable and bravely open. Enjoy!

Helpful links:

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In this episode I chat with Annie from Scotland who’s been sober for 3 years. Annie is also the host of her own podcast ‘Behind the Mother Mask’ covering issues women face around masking pain, challenges and discomfort. She also offers a coaching service helping women live a purposeful and energised life. Annie talks openly about her history with drugs and alcohol, and getting diagnosed with ADHD as an adult. She talks about overthinking, poor health and feelings of overwhelm before taking the plunge to remove alcohol from her life, initially short term. Annie is now living her best life and thriving every day without the emotional crutch of alcohol. She is an inspiration. Happy listening.

Helpful links:

Get help from me directly by visiting www.sassysobermum.com

Visit THRIVE Sober Coaching for sobriety guidance & resources here www.thrivesobercoaching.com

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This week’s episode is with Becca from Jersey, a mum of two young girls who has been sober for 14 months. Becca talks about her early drinking days in the 90’s and noughties and the shift in her drinking when her children came along. Trying to keep up the pace but resenting herself for not being able to achieve living her old life and settling into her new one. Becca is warm and articulate and very easy to relate to. I hope you enjoy it.

Helpful links:

Get help from me directly by visiting www.sassysobermum.com

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This week I chat with Sarah who is a mum of two in East Sussex. Sarah has been sober just over a year and reports improved mental health, a general feeling of wellness and reduced anxiety. Sarah is candid in her story of binge drinking and getting sober. She has so many nuggets of wisdom to share, including her Christmas toolbox which helped her navigate her first sober Christmas only weeks into living alcohol free. Happy listening!

Helpful links:

Get help from me directly by visiting www.sassysobermum.com

Visit THRIVE Sober Coaching for sobriety guidance & resources here www.thrivesobercoaching.com

Get access to my new online sobriety self-paced course here https://checkout.teachable.com/secure/1930842/checkout/order_jmr0kg9w

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