This is the ninth year we’ve done our Annual Fundraiser and thanks to our generous donors we’ve raised nearly half a million rand over the years – that money had provided the gift of yoga to more than a thousand underprivileged children.

If ou’re wondering why a disadvantaged child would benefit from yoga then you’re in the right place to learn more from my two guests….

First of all we’ll hear from Janna Kretzmar who is the founder of the Earthchild project  - and it’s the Earthchild project who have been the recipient of the funds we’ve raised over the last 9 years

Janna is an amazing woman - receiving the "Woman of the Future" award from Santam

After Janna we’ll hear from Tribe Sober's Campaign manager Courage Chiringa who will say a few words about his role in the Dry January challenge..

In this episode:-

• 2024 will be the ninth year that Tribe Sober has collaborated with the Earthchild Project for the Dry January Challenge

• Founder Janna Kretzmar tells us how she came up with the idea to start the project in 2007 - and why she thinks it's been such a successful project

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My guest today is William Porter

William is the author of a book called Alcohol Explained and hosts a FB page of the same name.

He's a lawyer and previously served in Iraq as a member of the Parachute Regiment. 

In this episode:-

• William started drinking and smoking back at the tender age of just 14 and it evolved over the years

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Ben Tuff.  In 2012 Ben decided to quit drinking and to take up swimming.  He became a long distance swimmer and is featured in a documentary called How I Swam my Way out of the Bottle

In this episode Ben shares how he:-

• Started drinking around age 16, initially as a social activity.

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My guest this week was Tribe Sober Team Member Lucy Dentith - Lucy came to a Tribe Sober Masterclass in London in 2018 and has been sober ever since!  She's also become an indispensible member of the Tribe Sober Team.

In this episode:

Importance of a Supportive Community:

• Having a tribe or a community of like-minded individuals is crucial for sobriety.

Usefulness of Tracking Progress:

• The tracker is a useful tool for recording and celebrating sobriety milestones.

Tangible Benefits of Tracking:

• Filling in a tracker, especially a paper one, provides a tangible and visceral sense of accomplishment.

Finding Your "Why":

• Understanding why you want to change and focusing on the positive benefits helps in times of difficulty.

Reframing Challenges as Opportunities:

• Viewing challenges as opportunities for positive change reframes the mindset.

Gaining More Than Losing:

• The worries about losing things due to sobriety often turn out to be unfounded.

Community Support and Celebrating Success:

• The importance of community support, such as Zoom Cafés, in celebrating and cheering for each other's successes.

                  Tips for Early Sobriety, Especially During the Festive Season:

• Plan Ahead: Plan activities and responses to challenging situations.

Starting the Sobriety Journey:

• Take the First Step: Acknowledge the need for change and start with small goals.

• More Info

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My guest today is Dr Anna Lembke who is a professor of psychiatry at Stanford – she’s also the author of a best selling book called Dopamine Nation.

In this episode:-

• Anna began by defining Dopamine for us: - it’s a neurotransmitter which is central to pleasure, reward, and motivation, and plays a crucial role in addiction.

• More Info

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We run our live Group Masterclass just four times a year and are often asked to provide a recording.... so we've done it!

The Masterclass recording is available now.  The 3 hour Masterclass recording is split up into digestible sections and includes written exercises.

Our Masterclass Intensive online course is a deep dive into this fascinating topic - 7 detailed modules to work through at your own pace. Intro session with Janet , Midcourse review with Sue and a coaching session with our Coach Lynette at the end. 

More info about our courses here.

In this episode:-

During this solo podcast I'm giving you a flavour of our Masterclass with a tour of our Toolkit tried and trusted toolkit - here are the 15 tools!

• CONNECT with other people on the same path because connection is the opposite of addiction – if youre not yet in tribe sober then please go to our tribesober.com and hit “join our tribe” for more info

• More Info
  

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Nicci Cloete is a coach, a facilitator, a mindfulness and yoga teacher. 

She’s also been in recovery for ten years  

In this episode:-

• Nicci experienced trauma in her early teens when her family had a home invasion – she was raped at the age of 13

• More info
  

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Till Next Week

Janet x

My guest today is Brendon Watt who overcame his alcoholism to become a worldwide speaker, best-selling author and facilitator 

In this episode:-

• Brendon grew up in Australia, within an unstable family and a lot of abuse.

• Happiness is a learned skill and if you want to learn how to keep your happy brain chemicals firing then listen to last weeks podcast with neuroscientist Staci Danford

• More info
  

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Janet x

Tribe Sober - inspiring an alcohol-free life!

This week my guest is Staci Danford - this is the second time she has been on the podcast - you can have a listen to our previous conversation here.

Staci is a neuroscientist who loves working with the sober community.  In this episode she shares some really practical and useful information about our brain.

In this Episode

• Staci’s husband walked out on her just before her 50th birthday – she was devastated at the time but now the years have passed she is able to look back and see that event as a catalyst for change… a real Wake Up Call

          This episode is sponsored by the Tribe Sober Membership Program.  If you

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Janet x

My guest this week is Kathryn Elliott who has been interviewed for a previous podcast focussing on Binge Drinking 

Kathryn and I were both heavy drinkers…. and we’ve both had breast cancer

These days we are both sober… and passionate about empowering other women with the knowledge they need about the link between alcohol and breast cancer.

Knowledge which will make them think twice next time they think about having a drink.

In this episode:-

• We talked about binge drinking which many of us get into when we are teenagers… and then keep the habit going until we are much older

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