The comfort zone is anything but comfortable. In this episode Louisa talks through what the comfort zone is, how it can shrink your behaviour and how it can even cause phobias in extreme circumstances. She talks through how you can expand your comfort zone gently and in the right way so that life feels exciting without feeling overwhelming.

This series has been written and created to support you in your first month of sobriety, whatever the time of year. There will be one episode released every day covering key topics in sobriety but also other areas of mental health using Louisa's knowledge as a Cognitive Behavioural Therapist and Hypnotherapist who helps people with habit change.

Head to Amazon and Audible for Louisa's audiobook 'Becoming a Sober Rebel' if you would like to find out more about her pathway to sobriety and to learn the tools and techniques she teaches her clients.

Head to www.louisaevans.com to find out more about Louisa's story, her work as a therapist and you'll also find links and self hypnosis downloads on all subjects including ones to help you in your sobriety journey. Use code SOBERREBEL to buy one get one free on all hypnosis recordings as a sober rebel listener.

Sobriety won't change the natural ups and downs of your life but it will help you to deal with them better as long as you're learning and applying good emotional regulation tools in stressful moments. In this episode Louisa goes through good techniques you can use to help and how mindfulness c an also support your mental health in difficult times.

This series has been written and created to support you in your first month of sobriety, whatever the time of year. There will be one episode released every day covering key topics in sobriety but also other areas of mental health using Louisa's knowledge as a Cognitive Behavioural Therapist and Hypnotherapist who helps people with habit change.

Click here to find a version of the feelings wheel mentioned in the episode.

Head to Amazon and Audible for Louisa's audiobook 'Becoming a Sober Rebel' if you would like to find out more about her pathway to sobriety and to learn the tools and techniques she teaches her clients.

Head to www.louisaevans.com to find out more about Louisa's story, her work as a therapist and you'll also find links and self hypnosis downloads on all subjects including ones to help you in your sobriety journey. Use code SOBERREBEL to buy one get one free on all hypnosis recordings as a sober rebel listener.

Today is the subject of emotions in sobriety and how to embrace and experience them in a healthy way rather than seeking to suppress them. Emotional sobriety is such a big topic so this is an introduction to how you'd be taught to process your emotions in therapy.

This series has been written and created to support you in your first month of sobriety, whatever the time of year. There will be one episode released every day covering key topics in sobriety but also other areas of mental health using Louisa's knowledge as a Cognitive Behavioural Therapist and Hypnotherapist who helps people with habit change.

Head to Amazon and Audible for Louisa's audiobook 'Becoming a Sober Rebel' if you would like to find out more about her pathway to sobriety and to learn the tools and techniques she teaches her clients.

Head to www.louisaevans.com to find out more about Louisa's story, her work as a therapist and you'll also find links and self hypnosis downloads on all subjects including ones to help you in your sobriety journey. Use code SOBERREBEL to buy one get one free on all hypnosis recordings as a sober rebel listener.

It's day 10, double figures, and today the subject is the first sober changes. Those physical changes that you notice in the early days of sobriety and how those develop over time.

This series has been written and created to support you in your first month of sobriety, whatever the time of year. There will be one episode released every day covering key topics in sobriety but also other areas of mental health using Louisa's knowledge as a Cognitive Behavioural Therapist and Hypnotherapist who helps people with habit change.

Head to Amazon and Audible for Louisa's audiobook 'Becoming a Sober Rebel' if you would like to find out more about her pathway to sobriety and to learn the tools and techniques she teaches her clients.

Head to www.herefordshirehypnotherapy.co.uk to find out more about Louisa's work as a therapist and hypnotherapist where you can also find self hypnosis downloads on all subjects including ones to help you in your sobriety journey. Use code SOBERREBEL to buy one get one free on all hypnosis recordings as a sober rebel listener.

Join Louisa as she talks to Leanne about how alcohol creeped into her life over a long time period and the three main benefits she's now found since going sober.

Leanne suffered from panic attacks in the past and to the outside world looked like an incredibly moderate drinker didn't like the feeling of being drunk. As an ODP working in a hospital, she was used to dealing with the effects of alcohol and it didn't make a difference until one day she said enough was enough and the changes she's experienced are phenomenal.

Follow Leanne and Louisa on Instagram. Louisa - @stepping_into_sobriety & Leanne - @cheers_to_being_sober

You'll find a range of links and resources on Louisa's brand new website www.louisaevans.com. As a sober rebel listener use code SOBERREBEL to buy one get one free on any hypnosis recordings.

Head to Amazon and Audible for Louisa's audiobook 'Becoming a Sober Rebel' if you would like to find out more about her pathway to sobriety and to learn the tools and techniques she teaches her clients.

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It's day 9 and we're continuing the conversation about ways of controlling your body's natural stress response by understanding the parasympathetic nervous system and by using deep relaxation. If you suffer from anxiety, this episode is for you.

This series has been written and created to support you in your first month of sobriety, whatever the time of year. There will be one episode released every day covering key topics in sobriety but also other areas of mental health using Louisa's knowledge as a Cognitive Behavioural Therapist and Hypnotherapist who helps people with habit change.

Head to Amazon and Audible for Louisa's audiobook 'Becoming a Sober Rebel' if you would like to find out more about her pathway to sobriety and to learn the tools and techniques she teaches her clients.

Head to www.louisaevans.com to find out more about Louisa's story, her work as a therapist and you'll also find links and self hypnosis downloads on all subjects including ones to help you in your sobriety journey. Use code SOBERREBEL to buy one get one free on all hypnosis recordings as a sober rebel listener.

It's the start of the second week and today Louisa talks through the autonomic nervous system and how you can use it to help you to relax and overcome unhelpful feelings of anxiety or stress so that you aren't tempted to turn to alcohol in those moments.

This series has been written and created to support you in your first month of sobriety, whatever the time of year. There will be one episode released every day covering key topics in sobriety but also other areas of mental health using Louisa's knowledge as a Cognitive Behavioural Therapist and Hypnotherapist who helps people with habit change.

Head to Amazon and Audible for Louisa's audiobook 'Becoming a Sober Rebel' if you would like to find out more about her pathway to sobriety and to learn the tools and techniques she teaches her clients.

Head to www.louisaevans.com to find out more about Louisa's story, her work as a therapist and you'll also find links and self hypnosis downloads on all subjects including ones to help you in your sobriety journey. Use code SOBERREBEL to buy one get one free on all hypnosis recordings as a sober rebel listener.

Today the subject is the influence of others and that's not just in the shape of your friends and family but also in the wider influence of social media, advertising and society as a whole. Realising how much we're being influenced in all these ways helps to take back control from alcohol.

This series has been written and created to support you in your first month of sobriety, whatever the time of year. There will be one episode released every day covering key topics in sobriety but also other areas of mental health using Louisa's knowledge as a Cognitive Behavioural Therapist and Hypnotherapist who helps people with habit change.

Head to Amazon and Audible for Louisa's audiobook 'Becoming a Sober Rebel' if you would like to find out more about her pathway to sobriety and to learn the tools and techniques she teaches her clients.

Head to www.louisaevans.com to find out more about Louisa's story, her work as a therapist and you'll also find links and self hypnosis downloads on all subjects including ones to help you in your sobriety journey. Use code SOBERREBEL to buy one get one free on all hypnosis recordings as a sober rebel listener.

This series has been written and created to support you in your first month of sobriety, whatever the time of year. There will be one episode released every day covering key topics in sobriety but also other areas of mental health using Louisa's knowledge as a Cognitive Behavioural Hypnotherapist.

It's day 6 and today Louisa tackles the common misconception that alcohol is a reward at the end of a hard day. She looks at the truth behind that idea and offers some better ways of rewarding yourself this month.

Head to Amazon and Audible for Louisa's audiobook 'Becoming a Sober Rebel' if you would like to find out more about her pathway to sobriety and to learn the tools and techniques she teaches her clients.

Head to www.louisaevans.com to find out more about Louisa's story, her work as a therapist and you'll also find links and self hypnosis downloads on all subjects including ones to help you in your sobriety journey. Use code SOBERREBEL to buy one get one free on all hypnosis recordings as a sober rebel listener.

This series has been written and created to support you in your first month of sobriety, whatever the time of year. There will be one episode released every day covering key topics in sobriety but also other areas of mental health using Louisa's knowledge as a Cognitive Behavioural Hypnotherapist.

It's day 5 and today Louisa has gathered together advice and tips from the sober community on social media regarding socialising sober and how to navigate your first sober weekend if you're going out.

Head to Amazon and Audible for Louisa's audiobook 'Becoming a Sober Rebel' if you would like to find out more about her pathway to sobriety and to learn the tools and techniques she teaches her clients.

Head to www.herefordshirehypnotherapy.co.uk to find out more about Louisa's work as a therapist and hypnotherapist where you can also find self hypnosis downloads on all subjects including ones to help you in your sobriety journey. Use code SOBERREBEL to buy one get one free on all hypnosis recordings as a sober rebel listener.