Chip and Veronica are back from their summer break and kick off this season by discussing how our childhoods affect us and how our relationship with our parents plays out in our romantic relationships. They discuss how we can't change the past but we can change the meaning we give it and how it affects us in the present.

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In this special bonus episode, Veronica joins forces with long-time colleague Joe Schrank. They discuss how we need to change the alcohol culture by producing a TV show called 'Are you sober curious.' To do this, they need your help. We are asking our sober community to help crowdfund the pilot episode.

Find out more info here: https://seedandspark.com/fund/are-you-sober-curious

In their last episode before their summer break Chip and Veronica discuss dealing with disappointment, how it feels when others are disappointed in you and how expectations and grace are the two things that help us navigate things that disappoint us.

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Lenore Skenazy believes our children are in crisis. That we are over-parenting them and stealing vital growth opportunities from them. If kids don't build resilience and have confidence in their abilities then they pay a price in adulthood.

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**Trigger warning*** Kelly Wallace shares her moving story of childhood sexual trauma, alcoholism and recovery.

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In our monthly question we look at fear. Our listeners are particularly concerned with fear of relapse, of what others think of them and fear of leaving a relationship in order to stay sober.

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Laura Willoughby has gone from drinking all the beer to being one of the leading voices of the alcohol-free movement in the UK. In this episode she discusses the extraordinary success of her alcohol-free off license.

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Karolina Rzadkowolska the author of Euphoric talks to Veronica about how there is so much more to sobriety than we think.

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How to navigate your first normal summer in two years. Have you been sober a while but haven't actually told anyone? Do you find summer and drinking outside triggering? Chip and Veronica discuss how to navigate a new normal in sobriety.

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Chip is back and we are answering questions on how to deal with family members. From family members who don't support your sobriety to partners who still drink we cover it all.

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