In this week's episode, I am joined by Suzanne Warye! Suzanne Warye is a sobriety influencer and the host of the popular podcast The Sober Mom Life.

She is also the founder of The Sober Mom Life Cafe, a supportive digital community where women can explore their relationship with alcohol and discover freedom in sobriety.

Her work and personal journey have been featured in Scary Mommy and the Huffington Post.

Based on the North Shore of Chicago, Suzanne lives with her husband and three kids.

When she's not creating content or connecting with her community, she's likely reheating her coffee and embracing her self-proclaimed "whole heart, half ass" approach to parenting. Suzanne is the author of "The Sober Shift", out September 30th!

Key Points

• Sobriety shifts life's trajectory

• Navigating feelings post-alcohol

• Sharing the generational drink culture

• The lifelong impact of personal habits

• Connection beyond numbing substances

Best Quotes

03:50 - 03:56

• "But I too was drinking very heavily early on in my life, like super early."

07:35 - 07:43

• "I, I mean, it's interesting because I grew up in a family where my grandfather was an alcoholic."

11:54 - 12:03

• "I think being bored is like the pathway to creativity. We don't, we don't create anything when we're just like, you know, constantly consuming."

12:04 - 12:17

• "We have a rule in our house, like, you can use, you can be on the screen as long as you want, as long as you're creating and not consuming, because something happens to our mental health when we create."

12:21 - 12:30

• "And so I think just, but first allowing ourselves to feel the feelings of boredom, because generally adults aren't good at being bored either."