The Sober Coaches Podcast

Laura Willoughby MBE is the founder of the world’s largest mindful drinking movement, Club Soda, and the UK’s foremost expert in low and no alcoholic drinks.  

Club Soda runs the Low & No Tasting Room in Covent Garden. Laura was named number 11 in 2024’s Drinks Retailing’s latest Top 100 Most Influential People in Drink and one of the 100 most influential women in hospitality by CODE. The Club Soda Tasting Room was Drink Retailing’s Independent Retailer of the Year 2023. She is a Drink Doctor for The Caterer, an Imbibe Ambassador, and a judge for WAFA, IWSC, Great British Food Awards, Global Drinks Intel ESG Awards and Publican of the Year. Laura is a Trustee for The Drinks Trust and Equal Measures.

Receiving an MBE for services to the community in 2004, Laura’s devotion to Club Soda means hundreds of thousands of people are supported in their journeys to live well by being more mindful about drinking alcohol.  Laura’s part in the transformation of the non-alcoholic drinks sector in the UK from niche into the mainstream cannot be underestimated; in addition to organising 10 editions of the Mindful Drinking Festival nationwide, her work also includes developing education courses, conducting research and generating guides to Low & No alcoholic drinks.

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Goes well with afternoon tea!

Melanie is an accredited Sober Coach and Reiki practitioner working out of Montreal, Canada. Quit drinking in April 2021 after years of unsuccessful attempts at moderating, and life changed completely. After started drinking in her teens, mostly out of peer pressure and then not drinking that much in her twenties, Melanie was a social drinker and didn't have a lot of money to spend on alcohol back then. Drinking started ramping up in her thirties, when the pressure of making a living intensified and cracks began to appear in her marriage. It effectively went from social drinking to emotional crutch. This would only become clear in hindsight, though, once actually becoming sober! The pandemic was the turning point in her drinking career. Taking the first month off the booze in January 2020, then three from April to June 2020 felt incredible, transformed even, and was sure she could finally moderate, as had no desire to drink (but still hadn't internalized the fact that alcohol is toxic and does nothing for you). Six months later, back to a bottle of wine a night. Quitting for good in April 2021 and hasn't looked back. Melanie decided to become a sober coach after having a dream, where she was doing just that! Listening to Janey Lee Grace's Alcohol Free Life podcast for years, and on hearing her talk about the latest training that was coming up, decided to enroll and hasn't looked back!

Email: [email protected]

Instagram: @melduriezcoaching

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If you are looking to join a sober retreat next year come with Dupe Witherick and me to Bali! I will be teaching the daily yoga and Dupe will be coaching to transform you into your sober shoes and live your best life. Check out the venue in the link which has all the details and if you are considering it but need a chat please get in touch.....

It's going to be a magically transformative experience

www.noboozenetwork.co.uk

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Kelly is the founder of Train In Sync, and is a Personal Trainer and Nutrition Coach specialising in Women's Health. Kelly is particularly dedicated to breaking the stigma around menopause and helping women maintain physical fitness, mental well-being, and confidence during this significant life transition. Through her work, she emphasizes the importance of exercise, nutrition, and lifestyle adjustments to manage menopause symptoms like hot flashes, mood swings, and sleep disturbances. Kelly's approach is to create sustainable regimes for her clients that align with their hormonal state, aiming to foster strength and fitness, health, mental resilience, and fundamentally happy people :-) 

 https://www.facebook.com/traininsync

 https://www.linkedin.com/in/kelly-mepham-22612b60/

Email [email protected]

Link to journal detailing the benefits of jumping: Researchers studied 60 women, and found that the ladies who jumped  x10-20 times a day for 16 weeks had significant improvements to muscle and bone density compared to the non-jumpers, who lost bone mineral density - https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.4278/ajhp.130430-QUAN-200

If you would like the free pdf on how alcohol can effect the menopause get in touch via Instagram, fb or my website quoting ‘free menopause pdf’ and I will get that sent over to you asap:-

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Joe Baynham "A Matter of Ice and Breath" is a Wim Hof Method certified instructor, breathwork teacher, freediver, and founder of the Coggeshall Cold Water Dippers, an Essex based community group who regularly meet for cold water dips in a supportive and social environment. Joe discovered the Wim Hof Method during his recovery from burnout and decided to become an instructor after he took part in the life changing winter expedition with Wim Hof. With a background in Vipasana meditation, Joe has continued his breathwork training in Dublin with Niall OMurchu, one of Ireland's leading breathwork teachers. Passionate about how breathwork and the cold can be used to improve our mental and physical health, Joe lives by the mantra "where the breath goes, the mind and the body will follow".

Joe delivers regular breathwork classes and Wim Hof Method Workshops in Essex, as well as 1-2-1 and corporate sessions. Every Thursday evening, Joe runs a community ice bath and Sauna session, where he encourages participants to get out into nature and explore cold exposure in a safe, fun and supportive way.

1) Ice bath and Sauna Sessions every Thursday Evening 7pm-9pm Sparrows Campsite

2) Cold dipping every Sunday morning at Gosfield Lake from November onwards.

3) Monthly Breathwork Classes in Panfield and Coggeshall

Backstory:
Burnout -> Vipasana meditation -> Wim Hof Method -> Freediving -> Breathwork

Social media/web address:

@a.matter.of.ice.and.breath instagram and facebook
[email protected]
@sauna_collective instagram

Lucy helps busy professional women to reclaim their time and headspace from alcohol so that they

If you'd like to work with Lucy, you can book online at www.carnelias.com/coaching or email her on [email protected].

Instagram:

@carnelias_community

@pretty_gritty_women

www.noboozenetwork.co.uk

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@soberyogamum

Finding Freedom Retreat! Bali June 2025:

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Lucy helps busy professional women to reclaim their time and headspace from alcohol so that they can focus on what really makes life fun, like fitness and family. After 18 years as a teacher and school leader, and having swapped drinking for triathlon(!), she decided to start coaching. Her aim is to help other women to ditch the drink and find activities they love so they can keep giving their all emotionally, both at work and to their family. Lucy is a qualified swim, cycle and running coach, and currently training as a personal trainer and nutrition coach. After 18 years as a teacher she recently stepped out of the classroom to become an academic coach for sporty teenagers. 

www.carnelias.com/coaching 

[email protected]

@carnelias_community

https://www.instagram.com/noboozenetwork/

@soberyogamum

ALEX NORWOOD HILL

Alex is a light-worker, empath, intuitive, ascension guide, galactic unity ambassador, star seed, angelic reiki-master, crystal healer, grid worker, and planetary blueprinter. He is the founder of Rainbow Phoenix Healing.

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@sobersoundsystemibiza

@chipsomerstherapy

www.chipsomers.com

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Mirella is a mum of two, living and working in Ibiza. Her work as a Fitness Coach has spanned from training clients in elite Personal Training Studios in London, to working with high-end clients in the UAE and Europe.

With 15 years of experience, her online business allows her to work with clients around the globe via her online coaching platform. Mirella offers 1-2-1 Personal Training and Group Workouts for residents and visitors in Ibiza, as well as hosting life-changing Wellness Retreats for women and men.

Mirella is highly experienced in bodybuilding and through her fitness modelling years and with her experience, she has helped her clients achieve great results and a love of strength training. Her portfolio also includes a whole range of different styles of training, from spin classes to HIIT workouts. Her passion lies in teaching people to lift weights safely and effectively, whatever their age!

Some of her biggest accomplishments in her field include competing in the world’s most prestigious bodybuilding and fitness events including The World & European

Beauty Fitness & Fashion (WBFF) Championships. In 2013, she placed 1st in the European Championships. In 2014 she placed 2nd in the World Championships in Las Vegas.

Mirella’s life changed course when she moved to Ibiza and become a proud mummy to her two children Atari and Ruben. Life in Ibiza has moved her away from the glitz and glamour of competing and she now focuses on helping men and women wanting to get fit, strong, and healthy and enjoy fitness as a lifestyle.

Mirella Ingamells

Director & Founder

Mirella Fitness

StrongbeatsSkinny®

Socials:

https://www.facebook.com/MirellaFitness/

https://www.instagram.com/mirella_fitness

⁠No Booze Network | Sober

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LinkedIn:

⁠(15) Zoe Godfrey | LinkedIn

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Caroline is a DJ, Writer, Speaker, and Founder of The Self Love Rave - the ULTIMATE dance experience, that transports women into a place of freedom & joy….and ultimately, back to themselves.

SHOWNOTES:

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⁠No Booze Network | Sober

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Instagram:

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https://www.instagram.com/sobriety_rays/

LinkedIn:

⁠(15) Zoe Godfrey | LinkedIn

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Today Donna and Zoe reflect on their sobriety and experiences that they have had since ditching the booze. Looking back on journals and instagram posts to remind them of what has kept them accountable and remembering their why.

SHOWNOTES:

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Instagram:

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https://www.instagram.com/sobriety_rays/

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