Welcome to the Sun & Moon Sober Living Podcast!

Learn more about our upcoming Women's Hiking Retreat in Moab, Utah: https://sunandmoonsoberliving.com/moab-retreat/

Access a free mindfulness meditation to help manage cravings and regulate emotions: https://pages.sunandmoonsoberliving.com/easemeditation

Follow along on Instagram: @sunandmoon.soberliving 

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Sophie Dear is a transformational women's coach, yoga and meditation teacher, and founder of The Self-Worth School. With over nine years in the wellness industry, she specializes in helping individuals build confidence and purpose by transforming their relationship with themselves. Through coaching, international retreats, and online courses, Sophie empowers clients to overcome their inner critic and embrace their true potential.

In this episode, we discuss:

• Recovering from burnout
• Authenticity & attachment
• Boundaries
• Anxiety
• Self-Worth
• Relationships
• Letting go of stress over timelines

Links to find out more about Sophie's work:

Self-Worth School: https://www.sophiedear.com/the-self-worth-school-self-community

Free Workshop - Reclaim Your Voice: https://www.sophiedear.com/reclaim-your-voice

Self-Worth Quiz: https://www.sophiedear.com/the-self-worth-school-self-community

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Disclaimer: The content of this podcast is not intended to be a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment

Learn more about our upcoming Women's Hiking Retreat in Moab, Utah: https://sunandmoonsoberliving.com/moab-retreat/

Access a free mindfulness meditation to help manage cravings and regulate emotions: https://pages.sunandmoonsoberliving.com/easemeditation

Follow along on Instagram: @sunandmoon.soberliving 

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Alia Sebben is a Yoga Teacher and the owner of Yoga Pearl, a studio in Boulder, Colorado that is about to open its second location. Since 2014, Alia has led thousands of hours of yoga classes, teacher trainings, she’s taught at yoga festivals, created content for Gaiam's Yoga Studio app, written articles and worked as an editor for Yoga Journal magazine.

In this episode

• Alia’s Yoga journey
• Why she started to re-evaluate her relationship with alcohol
• The health benefits of sobriety
• The importance of community
• Juggling entrepreneurship & parenting
• Yoga philosophy

Find out more & connect with Alia:

Yoga Pearl Website: https://www.yogapearl.com/

Instagram @yogapearl @alia_sebben

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Disclaimer: The content of this podcast is not intended to be a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment

Access a free mindfulness meditation to help manage cravings and regulate emotions: https://pages.sunandmoonsoberliving.com/easemeditation

Learn more about our upcoming Women's Hiking Retreat in Moab, Utah: https://sunandmoonsoberliving.com/moab-retreat/

Follow along on Instagram: @sunandmoon.soberliving 

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Chris Janssen is a board-certified coach with a master’s in counseling psychology and over 25 years of experience working with hundreds of sought-after athletes, creatives, soldiers, entrepreneurs, and small businesses. She excels in helping high-achieving perfectionists navigate performance pressure, overcome self-sabotage and rewrite narratives. Chris trained with and worked on Tony Robbins’ team of results coaches at the #1 personal development and peak performance strategy company in the world. 

Topics explored in this episode include:

• Chris's journey to finding freedom from alcohol
• Bouncing back from a slip-up
• How to overcome perfectionism
• Rewriting the stories we tell ourselves
• Chris's framework for harmful self-talk
• Navigating relationships in sobriety
• How to find community

Learn more about Chris's work: https://www.chrisjanssencoaching.com/

Pre-order Grace Yourself: How to Show Up for the Sober Life You Want - https://www.graceyourselfbook.com/

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Disclaimer: The content of this podcast is not intended to be a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment

Access a free mindfulness meditation to help manage cravings and regulate emotions: https://pages.sunandmoonsoberliving.com/easemeditation

Learn more about the Sun & Moon Sober Living Community and upcoming retreats: https://sunandmoonsoberliving.com/

Follow along on Instagram: @sunandmoon.soberliving 

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Katherine Quayhagen is a C-IAYT Yoga Therapist, Wellness Director, and Yoga Nidra Instructor. After spending four years teaching hatha and perinatal yoga as a 500 Hour RYT in studios and underserved community spaces around New Orleans, Katherine was given the opportunity to construct a yoga-centric wellness department with Longbranch Healthcare, a dual diagnosis and holistic treatment organization. She now oversees a team of Wellness practitioners that provide yoga therapy and other healing modalities to over 100+ patients on a daily basis. 

Topics explored in this episode:

• Katherine’s journey with yoga 
• Serving in the Peace Corps
• Bringing yoga therapy into a clinical setting
• How to find a teacher
• What makes yoga therapy different
• Yoga for addiction recovery
• The window of tolerance
• Spirituality and recovery

Learn more about Katherine’s work: https://katherinequayhagen.com/

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Disclaimer: The content of this podcast is not intended to be a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment

Anjali Deva is a globally renowned Ayurvedic practitioner and educator who brings profound expertise in holistic wellness and traditional healing modalities. 

She is the founder of the Mādhya Way School for Ayurveda, where students learn traditional foundations of Ayurveda from classical texts and how to apply that knowledge in a manner best suited to contemporary life. Some key principles of Anjali’s Integrative Ayurveda philosophy include understanding trauma, using local & sustainable herbs, honoring social justice, making Ayurveda accessible, incorporating Yoga & Buddhist teachings, & rooting Ayurvedic teachings in compassion for self & others.

Topics explored in this episode:

• What is Ayurveda
• Samskaras
• Working with an Ayurvedic practitioner
• A trauma-informed approach
• Ayurveda for addiction recovery
• Embracing simplicity
• The importance of community
• Healing in nature

Find out more: https://www.rootedrasa.com/
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Instagram: @sunandmoon.soberliving

Learn more about the Sun & Moon Community Membership & Upcoming Retreats: https://sunandmoonsoberliving.com

Everest Base Camp - Elevate Your Recovery Retreat: https://sunandmoonsoberliving.com/everest-base-camp/

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John Beede has climbed to the top of the tallest mountain on every continent, including Mount Everest. He’s a worldwide adventurer who has traveled to 67 countries and given  presentations to nearly 1 million live audience members. He's also the author of 3 books, the newest is called The Warrior Challenge: 8 Quests for Boys to Grow Up with Kindness, Courage, and Grit.

In this episode, we discuss:

• How peer pressure led to a passion for hiking
• The spiritual experience of hiking
• The benefits of time in nature
• Mentorship & teamwork
• Rights of passage
• How to build resilience
• Choosing to live alcohol-free

Links to connect with John:

https://climbonsuccess.com/
https://www.instagram.com/johnbeede/

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SUN & MOON SOBER LIVING
Instagram: @sunandmoon.soberliving

Learn more about the Sun & Moon Community Membership & Upcoming Retreats: https://sunandmoonsoberliving.com

Everest Base Camp - Elevate Your Recovery Retreat: https://sunandmoonsoberliving.com/everest-base-camp/

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Esther Kasenda is a multidimensional artist, dancer and dance therapist. As a survivor of childhood trauma, Esther has personal experience with the profound transformation made possible through body-oriented therapy and healing modalities. In this vulnerable conversation, she shares about her own journey with mind-body healing, and how she supports others through her work as a dance therapist.

Some of the topics explored in this episode include:

• Esther’s story
• Symptoms of trauma
• Mind-body healing
• Healing trauma stored in the body 
• Establishing healthy boundaries
• Embracing  change
• Managing triggers
• Dance therapy
• Finding safety in the body
• How to get started

Connect with Esther on Instagram: @estherkasenda
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Instagram: @sunandmoon.soberliving

Learn more about the Sun & Moon Community Membership & Upcoming Retreats: https://sunandmoonsoberliving.com

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Amanda Kuda is an alcohol-free lifestyle expert, holistic life coach, speaker and author living, working and playing in Austin, TX. As a coach, Amanda helps ambitious, soul-centered women stop drinking and start manifesting the life they deserve and desire.

She teaches a modern approach to personal development, self-actualization and spiritual enlightenment through the lens of elective sobriety. Amanda’s first book, Unbottled Potential: Break Up With Alcohol And Break Through To Your Best Life is out now (Penguin Random House / Avery) is available now wherever books are sold.

In this episode, we chat about:

• Elective Sobriety
• The Myth of Moderation
• Alternative questions to “do I have a problem?”
• Reclaiming energy in sobriety
• How to tell someone you’re not drinking
• Managing emotions without alcohol
• Spiritual curiosity 

To connect with Amanda and find out more about her work, check out the links below:

Website: https://amandakuda.com/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/amandakuda/
TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@amanda.kuda
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/amandakuda
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/amandakuda/

Book - Unbottled Potential: https://amzn.to/3MTmW2S
Quiz - Are You A Comfort Zone Drinker: https://amandakuda.com/quiz
Free Mini-Course - Awakened without Alcohol: https://amandakuda.podia.com/awakened-without-alcohol-free-series
USE CODE: MARY

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Instagram: @sunandmoon.soberliving

Learn more about the Sun & Moon Community Membership & Upcoming Retreats: https://sunandmoonsoberliving.com

Everest Base Camp - Elevate Your Recovery Retreat: https://sunandmoonsoberliving.com/everest-base-camp/

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Disclaimer: The content of this podcast is not intended to be a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment

Nicole Pietrandrea Hough is the founder and editor-in-chief of AFTER Magazine and founder of Mocktailquest.com, a search engine for all things alcohol-free. Nicole is passionate about the beauty that is created AFTER saying good-bye to alcohol and about sharing information about creating an alcohol-free life with others.

In this episode, we discuss:

• Filling a void with alcohol
• High-functioning alcohol use
• The joys & challenges of life after alcohol
• Trusting your intuition
• Embracing many pathways to sobriety
• Unlocking energy & creativity in sobriety
• Creating the first Alcohol-Free Magazine

AFTER Magazine: https://aftermagazine.com/
Mocktail Quest: https://mocktailquest.com/

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SUN & MOON SOBER LIVING
Instagram: @sunandmoon.soberliving

Learn more about the Sun & Moon Community Membership & Upcoming Retreats: https://sunandmoonsoberliving.com

Everest Base Camp - Elevate Your Recovery Retreat: https://sunandmoonsoberliving.com/everest-base-camp/

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Disclaimer: The content of this podcast is not intended to be a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment

Dr. Arielle Schwartz is a licensed clinical psychologist, award-winning author, wife, and mother in Boulder, CO.  She offers trainings for therapists and maintains a private practice, where she provides psychotherapy, consultation, and supervision. Dr Schwartz is the developer of Resilience-Informed Therapy which applies research on trauma recovery to form a strength-based, trauma treatment model that includes Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR), somatic psychology, mindfulness-based therapies, and time-tested relational psychotherapy. She has also been teaching therapeutic yoga since 2008 with an emphasis on applied polyvagal theory. 

In this episode, we discuss:

• Somatic (body-centered) psychology 
• Trauma
• Relational healing
• How to build resilience 
• Addiction recovery
• Practices for Post-Traumatic Growth

To connect with Dr. Schwartz and access her resources visit:

Website: https://drarielleschwartz.com/
IG: @arielleschwartzboulder

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Join our online membership community: https://sunandmoonsoberliving.com/membership/

Everest Base Camp - Elevate Your Recovery Retreat: https://sunandmoonsoberliving.com/everest-base-camp/

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Disclaimer: The content of this podcast is not intended to be a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment