Love Sober Podcast
323 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 2 months ago - ★★★★★ - 37 ratingsLife through the sober lens from the original UK podcast for the sober and sober curious with author and coach, Kate Baily.
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Peri Menopause Power Tools - Kate Baily
May 16, 2024 10:20 - 33 minutes - 46.5 MBThis episode Kate talks midlife transitions, sober tools and the upcoming group coaching in Love Sober - Love Your Sober Summer and why we need to strategise for success. Kate is the co-author of two books Love Yourself Sober - a self care guide to alcohol free living for busy mothers and Love Your Sober Year - A seasonal guide to alcohol free living. She is an holistic, ICF accredited coach, She Recovers Coach, a menopause coach and currently doing her yoga teacher training. Find out a...
Clover Stroud on creativity & sobriety
May 02, 2024 01:30 - 48 minutes - 66 MBIn this episode I talk to writer Clover Stroud about creativity, sobriety, life, love and loss and her new memoir 'The Giant on the Skyline - On home, belonging and learning to let go.' ( May 8th 2024) Clover Stroud is a writer and journalist writing for the Daily Mail, Sunday Times, Daily Telegraph, and Conde Nast Traveller, among others. She lives in Oxfordshire with her husband and five children. Pre-order 'The Giant on the Skyline-On home, belonging and learning to let go.' Signed ...
Sober sex & relationships with Tawny Lara author of Dry Humping
April 18, 2024 18:11 - 58 minutes - 107 MBIn this episode I have a fantastic chat with top sober sis, sober sexpert Tawny Lara, author of Dry Humping - a guide to dating, relating and hooking up without the booze. And basically, we talk about all of that. Tawny Lara is an NYC-based journalist and public speaker with 8+ years of reporting on the sober (curious) space, focusing on the role liquid courage plays in interpersonal relationships. She is a podcaster, host of Recovery Rocks and has her own AF drinks brand Parentheses. Yo...
Love Sober Podcast. Beyond Booze with Sarah Rusbatch
April 04, 2024 01:47 - 35 minutes - 48.9 MBIn this episode I talk to the gorgeous Sarah Rusbatch, author of the best selling book “Beyond Booze” about all things grey area drinking and being a woman in midlife. We unpick the marketing, cultural messages around alcohol, discuss why midlife is a great time to quit the booze and start making ourselves and our wellbeing a priority. Sarah is a multi award winning Health and Wellbeing Coach, an accredited Grey Area Drinking Coach, a menopause accredited coach, a motivational speaker and ...
NEW SEASON LOVE SOBER PODCAST 2.0 Dufflyn Lammers & Kate Baily
March 21, 2024 02:52 - 39 minutes - 54.6 MBThe first episode of Love Sober Podcast 2.0 with guest Dufflyn Lammers, relationship and recovery coach. We know that, as Johann Hari says, connection is the opposite of addiction and so this season has a focus on relationships with self and others. We introduce ourselves and delve into a bit of our respective histories, and why we do what we do. Dufflyn got sober 30 years ago, before we had the language around grey area drinking. Dufflyn talks to us about how she helps wome...
Love Sober Podcast - Guest - Suzy Reading author of Rest to Reset
October 13, 2023 13:04 - 36 minutes - 67.7 MBIn this episode I have the privilege of talking to the gorgeous author Suzy Greaves about the vital skill of self-care and its foundational place in managing our wellbeing. Inner and outer care, self-respect, self-talk, boundaries and empowerment are just some of the topics we touch upon in this episode as Suzy shares her passion, compassion and wisdom. Suzy is a mother of two, an author, Chartered Psychologist and Coach. She specialises in self-care, helping people manage their stress, em...
Love Sober Podcast - HOT SOBRIETY - With Veronica Valli
June 30, 2023 07:55 - 31 minutes - 58.6 MBIn this episode I talk to sober legend Veronica Valli, creator of the Soberful Program and author of Soberful, about our experiences of the midlife so far and in particular the perimenopause. For too long women's bodies have been ignored in the sobriety conversation and we intend to change that! You can't mindset your way out of hormones! Midlife is a cluster of stresses and transitions for women and we talk about why sober is a super power for this period of our lives to enable us to thrive...
Love Sober Podcast - Guest - Courtney McMahon - The Radical Wellness
June 06, 2023 15:00 - 46 minutes - 85.9 MBIn this episode I talk to Courtney McMahon, the Radical Wellness Founder about her sober journey. She shares her beautiful insights, her wise tips and a weird synchronicity about how we can be connected with exactly the right people to inspire us and not know it (no spoilers!) Courtney is a Holistic Sobriety Coach and founder of The Radical Wellness. She helps individuals make (seemingly) radical lifestyle changes that improve their overall health and empower them to trust their intuition ...
Love Sober Podcast Guest Laura McKowen - Push off From Here
March 10, 2023 02:08 - 39 minutes - 71.9 MBIn this episode I talk to bestselling author of We Are the Luckiest and founder of the international recovery community The Luckiest Club Laura McKowen about her new book Push off From Here. The stories and advice McKowen shares are specific to alcohol addiction, but the tenets are universal in their application and useful no matter what challenge you face. With profound honesty and boundless compassion, Push Off from Here provides an actionable framework for healing what pains us and prov...
Love Sober Podcast Episode 190 Sober Toolkit - Hope
March 03, 2023 02:02 - 16 minutes - 29.6 MBIn this episode I look at the subject of hope and how to practically cultivate a hope practice. "an optimistic mindset based on the expectation of positive outcomes.'' It's one of those tools that can be a bit overlooked, easily mistaken for a lofty virtue or a whimsical fancy or naivety but it is in fact a badass resilience tool. In this episode I am taking the chapter from our book Love Your Sober Year and delving into hope and actionable steps to cultivate hope and why it's such an imp...
Love Sober Podcast 189 - Guest Tribe Sober Janet Gourand
February 03, 2023 02:31 - 36 minutes - 67.6 MBIn this episode I chat with Janet Gourand, founder of Tribe Sober, an international membership program which connects and supports people wanting to quit alcohol and then go on to learn how to thrive in their sobriety. Now 71, Janet got sober in her 60s and is a true inspiration showing just how choosing an alcohol free life later on in our lives can be done, happy, fulfilling and rewarding - by reframing and by reclaiming our lives and choices as women, we can boss this sober game, the gett...
Love Sober Podcast - Guest Sarah Levine - The Joy of Writing in Recovery
January 13, 2023 05:24 - 40 minutes - 73.4 MBIn this episode I 'soul dive' with the gorgeous Sarah Levine, who is an holistic mindset coach for women in recovery and a writer working on her memoir. We met through the process of doing best selling author of 'Drink', Ann Dowsett Johnston's course ' Writing your Recovery' and share our experiences of how writing in recovery and writing our recovery has been a therapeutic foundational piece of The Journey. We talk writing, Internal Family Systems and why we as women need to reclaim our sto...
EP 187 Love Your Sober Year with Kate
December 30, 2022 02:51 - 23 minutes - 42.5 MBIn this episode I explore bringing 2022 to a close by sharing some reflective practices and welcoming in the new year with intention setting & having a think about the Word of the Year (WOTY). I am also drawing inspiration from Mandy's and my new book 'Love Your Sober Year' and offering journaling prompts to cultivate awareness of slowing down and building patience as part of our sober toolkits. Working with the cycles and seasons for sustainable sobriety has become foundational in the way a...
Love Sober Podcast -Loving Long Term Sobriety & Love Sober Life School - Kate Baily & Nancy Evans
October 20, 2022 01:05 - 46 minutes - 84.5 MBThis week Kate talks to Nancy Evans about tools for long-term sobriety, maintenance and staying in love with sober. Nancy interviews Kate about Love Sober Life school, the flagship 12 week Self-development Group Coaching Program for busy women who want to stay sober & make it stick. Our tools need to evolve and grow as we do through seasons, life challenges and getting older and we need to be on our stress management, routines, socialising, mindset as well as keeping up those sober treats a...
Love Sober Podcast -Guest Ellie Crowe - Perimenopause & Menopause Sober
October 14, 2022 01:39 - 51 minutes - 93.7 MBKate talks sober menopause & perimenopause with Ellie Crowe of Pump up the Present and Sober & Present podcast in honour of World Menopause Day 18th October 2022. Ellie Crowe is a Senior Certified This Naked Mind Coach, a Certified Gray Area Drinking Coach and co-host of the Present & Sober Podcast. Her coaching practice helps overwhelmed and sleep-deprived mums parent peacefully and happily, without needing alcohol to escape at the end of the day. Focusing on both mind and body aspects, ...
Love Sober Podcast - Guest Dufflyn Lammers - Is it Love or is it Addiction?
October 07, 2022 01:13 - 39 minutes - 71.6 MBIn this episode, Kate talks to Relationship & Recovery Coach Dufflyn Lammers about Love addiction and how to spot it. Dufflyn Lammers, AKA “The cool aunt who took you to Rehab and Planned Parenthood but made you tell your mom,” is the go-to relationship expert for women in recovery. Lammers is the founder of www.rockrelationshipsinrecovery.com where she offers online courses, an online community, and one-to-one coaching for women who want to succeed at sex, love and dating without resorti...
Love Sober Podcast -Guest Claire Sweetman -Socialising Sober for Solo Parents.
September 16, 2022 01:26 - 43 minutes - 80.3 MBThis week Kate talks with Sober Legend Claire Sweetman on her two year soberversary. Claire is a sober life advocate, a solo parent and is two years sober. She shares how she reclaimed socialising, how she manages her energy and sensory needs as a sober person and as a mum and how she managed to fall in love with partying again as a sober person. Claire has so many tips and tools about how to navigate all this stuff in the real world and how to keep it real while bossing her toolkit. Gra...
Love Sober Podcast 182 - Guest DJ Barroness -Emma Barron- House of Happiness
September 09, 2022 01:45 - 39 minutes - 72.8 MBThis week Kate talks to DJ Barroness and co-founder of The House of Happiness, Emma Barron. Emma has been DJing for roughly 4 years now. She is also a TV producer for C4. Emma always had a major interest in music and was a drummer in various bands, grew up on the clubbing scene in Manchester in the 90's and then London. She also spent many summers in Ibiza - so both old school house and Balearic sounds have influenced her music style today. After getting sober in 2017 Emma decided that ...
Love Sober Podcast NEW SEASON - Episode 181- Guest Maxine Billing-Smith
September 02, 2022 01:12 - 45 minutes - 83.5 MBWelcome to A/W2022 Season of Love Sober Podcast! In this new season Kate focuses on Sober Stories and we kick off with a wonderful sober sister, mum of two, teacher and 'Cornish Girl, trying to acclimatise to Scotland', Maxine Billing Smith. Max has two sons and has been on the sober path for two and a half years and shares her story, her tools, her challenges and her wins. Each of us has a story to tell and in sharing our stories we know we are not alone. Love Sober Podcast brings you ti...
Love Sober Podcast - Dr. Anna Lembke - Dopamine Nation
July 01, 2022 01:10 - 45 minutes - 82.9 MBIn the episode I have the honour of speaking with Dr. Anna Lembke about why addiction is everyone's business and dive into the neuroscience of why this is the case and how we can tackle the dopamine response we all have give ourselves the best chance of avoiding and escaping addictive behaviours., be it alcohol, shopping, smartphone. Anna Lembke, MD is professor of psychiatry at Stanford University School of Medicine and chief of the Stanford Addiction Medicine Dual Diagnosis Clinic. A cli...
Love Sober Podcast- Guest - Hind Nenmassi - Intersection & Sobriety
June 10, 2022 01:00 - 47 minutes - 86.4 MBIn this episode I talk to the wonderful Hind Nenmassi about all the things. Hind is a 30-something musician based in Brighton. They have been in the forefront of the Brighton indie scene the last few years with their band SUN & AIR. They are Moroccan and grew up in France and host Assuming Form on Slack City radio, a monthly show on navigating life and identity when you have always been the outsider because of race, ethnicity, gender or sexuality. Hind is also passionate and very open about ...
Love Sober Podcast - Guest Ann Dowsett Johnston - Writing Your Recovery
May 20, 2022 01:54 - 42 minutes - 77.1 MBIn this episode I have the wonderful opportunity to talk once again with Ann Dowsett Johnston. Ann is the bestselling author of Drink: The Intimate Relationship Between Women and Alcohol, named one of the top 10 books of 2013 by the Washington Post. An award-winning journalist for many years, Ann is now a psychotherapist and the founder and leader of Writing Your Recovery, a popular online memoir-writing course for women. https://www.anndowsettjohnston.com/workshops Winner of seven National...
Love Sober Podcast Episode 176 - She Recovers & Next Steps for Kate & Mandy
May 13, 2022 01:28 - 39 minutes - 71.6 MBIn this episode we talk about our experiences at the She Recovers Conference in Miami. The incredible speakers and the experience of being with 500 women in recovery, dancing, doing yoga, learning, swimming, chatting was an incredible experience. We met other She Recovers Coaches, old friends who have been on the pod, and made new friends. It felt like a global sisterhood moment for sure. There were so many highlights but for Kate, some of her top moments were Nadia Bolz Webber , who founded...
Love Sober Podcast 97 Emotions 25/09/20
May 06, 2022 07:20 - 44 minutes - 35.5 MBEpisode 97 This week we talk about losing our sh** then putting ourselves back together again! It happens... Sh** happens and that's ok. We talk about emotions and how to release our feelings, Mandy also has a giggle fit! A general round up of life through the sober lens so grab a cuppa and let's chat. Love K & M x Our book is now available from all bookshops such as amazon https://www.amazon.co.uk/Love-Yourself-Sober-Mandy-Manners/dp/1789561442/ If you would like to support the podcas...
Love Sober Podcast Guest Tiffany North - Intuitive Eating Coach
April 22, 2022 01:12 - 53 minutes - 98.4 MBIn this episode Kate talks to Intuitive Eating Coach Tiffany North about healing disordered eating, the neurobiology of stress & trauma and her long-term recovery. As an RN, Certified Intuitive Eating Professional, and creator of the Food Attachment Model ™, Tiffany helps people with disordered eating finally find freedom, balance, and satisfaction. She personally struggled with disordered eating and found a path to peace. It was so transformational that she dedicated her work to helping o...
Love Sober Podcast - The Load of Caring Roles & Alcohol 360
April 15, 2022 01:56 - 47 minutes - 86.5 MBIn this episode we discuss the load of carers & in our cases as mothers. We discuss the need for honesty, extra support and wider nexus for us to thrive. Our mental health journeys, our kids', how we walk the line of nurture and letting go and questions about why the obsession with productivity is BS are all topics for today. Resources mentioned: The Body is Not an Apology The Human Library at Copenhagen Co-Women group Sussex, UK.
Love Sober Podcast - People Pleasing & Alcohol
April 08, 2022 01:39 - 41 minutes - 75.8 MBIn this episode we talk about people pleasing or fawning/ appeasing as it's sometimes referred to. This is actually an adaptive trauma response and a result of us having to fit in, play small and hide ourselves in order to fit in. We look at it's spectrum, how it can actually be a superpower when used wisely and how we can look after ourselves as we learn to connect with others healthily, set boundaries and stand our ground. Grab a cuppa and let's chat. Resources mentioned: Untamed Journ...
Love Sober Podcast - Guest Nana Treen.
April 01, 2022 01:25 - 47 minutes - 87.5 MBIn this episode Kate talks to dear friend and sober legend, Nana Treen, long term Soberista, occasional blogger, advocate for alcohol-free life and creator AF Loud and Proud. https://nanatreen.wordpress.com/ Treen got sober at 59 and in this episode we discuss the challenges of kicking the drink later in life and how to harness the power of 'Life's Third Trimester' to create a mindset for successful sobriety. Nana Treen is a truly inspiration woman, proud to consider herself an Elder and a ...
Love Sober Podcast - Motherhood & Gifts of Sobriety
March 25, 2022 01:29 - 59 minutes - 110 MBIn this episode we discuss our journeys in sobriety and our experiences as mums. We look at why it's so important for women to have the appropriate support, community and care as mothers to honour that rite of passage, protect our mental and physical well-being and to ask the real questions about care - not just be sold Mummy Wine Time. We revisit our first book Love Yourself Sober - a Self Care guide to Alcohol-Free Living for Busy Mothers. which was the book we REALLY needed to write and i...
Love Sober Podcast - Guest Amanda Townsend
March 18, 2022 01:52 - 41 minutes - 75.9 MBIn this episode Mandy talks to Mental Health specialist and trainer Amanda Townsend. Amanda is a self-care & self-love advocate who uses her lived experience of poor mental health to inspire others on their journey to becoming their best selves. In this episode we talk about the impact of alcohol on mental health, we talk about Amanda's work and the importance of mental health first aider training to challenge the stigma and create a safer and healthier world for all. Amanda is incredibly pas...
Love Sober Podcast- Guest- Michael Happy Without the Hooch
March 11, 2022 02:21 - 57 minutes - 106 MBThis week on the podcast Mandy speaks with Michael @happywithoutthehooch It was a real pleasure to talk to Michael and for him to share his incredible journey to sobriety. It shows us all that there is possibility and we do recover and how comedy, community and connection can provide the tools to a life without alcohol. There is talk of overdose and suicidal ideation and attempt in this conversation. So please do make sure you are in the right space to listen, it is also a conversation of h...
Love Sober Podcast Episode 168 - Love Yourself Sober Part 1- Neuroscience for Sobriety.
March 04, 2022 02:27 - 54 minutes - 99.1 MBWe kick off our Love Yourself Sober series this week, with themes from our book Love Yourself Sober - a Self-Care Guide to Alcohol-free Living. In Part 1 we talk about neuroscience and sobriety and the simple things we do to help keep our brains and nervous systems well. With tools such as nutrition, sleep, movement but also joy , connection and calm, we chat through the hows, whys and wherefores of this fascinating subject and how we put together our own brain/ body sober toolkits and how t...
Love Sober Podcast - Love Yourself Sober Part 1- Neuroscience for Sobriety.
March 04, 2022 02:27 - 54 minutes - 99.1 MBWe kick off our Love Yourself Sober series this week, with themes from our book Love Yourself Sober - a Self-Care Guide to Alcohol-free Living. In Part 1 we talk about neuroscience and sobriety and the simple things we do to help keep our brains and nervous systems well. With tools such as nutrition, sleep, movement but also joy , connection and calm, we chat through the hows, whys and wherefores of this fascinating subject and how we put together our own brain/ body sober toolkits and how t...
Love Sober Podcast Episode 168 - Love Yourself Sober Part 1- Neuroscience for Soberiety.
March 04, 2022 02:27 - 54 minutes - 99.1 MBWe kick off our Love Yourself Sober series this week, with themes from our book Love Yourself Sober - a Self-Care Guide to Alcohol-free Living. In Part 1 we talk about neuroscience and sobriety and the simple things we do to help keep our brains and nervous systems well. With tools such as nutrition, sleep, movement but also joy , connection and calm, we chat through the hows, whys and wherefores of this fascinating subject and how we put together our own brain/ body sober toolkits and how t...
Love Sober Podcast Episode 167 - Guest Emma Sobersonic
February 18, 2022 02:44 - 53 minutes - 97.1 MBIn this episode, Kate talks to Emma Sobersonic, who is a sober life advocate has been sober since 09/11/2015 🙌🎉 and is an award-winning Non Alcoholic Cocktail Creator and Mocktail Master 2022. We explore Emma's journey to sobriety, what was the thing that made it stick and why finding your 'thing' - something you love , is so important for happy, sustainable sobriety. We explore how the fun, joy and creativity are at their lightest about play and at their most badass are survival as mums, ...
Love Sober Podcast -Guest Emma Sobersonic
February 18, 2022 02:44 - 53 minutes - 97.1 MBIn this episode, Kate talks to Emma Sobersonic, who is a sober life advocate has been sober since 09/11/2015 🙌🎉 and is an award-winning Non Alcoholic Cocktail Creator and Mocktail Master 2022. We explore Emma's journey to sobriety, what was the thing that made it stick and why finding your 'thing' - something you love , is so important for happy, sustainable sobriety. We explore how the fun, joy and creativity are at their lightest about play and at their most badass are survival as mums, ...
Love Sober Podcast Episode 166 - Guest Rachael May - Radically Sober
February 11, 2022 02:31 - 52 minutes - 96 MBThis week Kate talks to Rachael May, accredited professional Transformational Life Coach and author of Radically Sober. In this episode, just in time for Valentine's Day we dive into Rachael's sober story and into the juicy topic of sober dating, romantic relationships and ultimately with our relationship with ourselves. We look at why the decision to go alcohol free is the foundational piece of self-love which enables all the other pieces to come together in the self-care sober toolkit. ...
Love Sober Podcast Episode 165 - End of Dry Jan and Next Steps in Growth
February 04, 2022 02:55 - 44 minutes - 82.2 MBIn this week's podcast we chat about the end of Dry January and how to navigate the next part of the year and journey. With a focus on this last part of winter, mindfulness, self-care and looking for the light when the days are still dark, we explore the practices that keep us going and loving sober. We reflect on reflection, and bringing light in terms of growing awareness and embracing and allowing the light of happiness in. Grab a cuppa and let's chat Love K&M XXX
Love Sober Podcast 164 - Guest Veronica Valli
January 28, 2022 02:34 - 54 minutes - 99.2 MBIn this week's podcast, Kate talks to the wonderful Veronica Valli about her new book ‘Soberful: Uncover a sustainable, fulfilling life free of alcohol’ published by Sounds True. It's an opportunity once again to benefit from her wisdom and experience as a true pioneer of sustainable sobriety. Continuously sober since May 2nd, 2000, and with 20 years experience as a recovery coach and psychotherapist, she understands that there is no ONE path to recovery. Veronica teaches that alcohol is n...
Love Sober Podcast Episode 163 - Guest Lois Beim and Liz Mckean from The Phoenix
January 21, 2022 02:00 - 45 minutes - 84 MBThis week on the pod, Mandy interview Lois Beim and Liz Mckean from The Phoenix @riserecoverylive Liz McKean is a Yoga Teacher and Person in Recovery. Born and raised in Western NY, she lives in Tampa, Florida with her husband and rescue dog and cats. After years of struggling with anxiety and drinking, she found strength and sobriety on the yoga mat, and soon after found community with The Phoenix. In her current role of National Virtual Program Manager at The Phoenix, Liz helps bring th...
Love Sober Podcast Episode 162 Tips for Dry January
January 07, 2022 02:08 - 41 minutes - 76.2 MBIt's the first episode of 2022... so welcome to any new Dry January listeners and welcome back to old friends. In this episode we discuss tips and tools from Kate's fitness training sessions and how they translate into sobriety. The way we manage and monitor progress, reward ourselves, acknowledge our achievements in other areas of habit change and the way we manage pitfalls and setbacks are so important for how we view our success and at the end of the day, ourselves. As always we need to ...
Love Sober Podcast Episode 161 - New Year 2022!
December 31, 2021 02:48 - 29 minutes - 54.8 MBHappy New Year! In this episode we say goodbye politely and not so politely to 2021(aherm) and set some gentle intentions and hopes for lighter times and more play in 2022 and discuss our respective Word of the Year. Once more round the sun folks. We bloody did it! What is your WOTY? Message us at [email protected] or tag us @instagram.com/lovesober.cic Join us at https://www.lovesober.com Get in touch with your ideas and requests for topics and guests. We love to hear from you. G...
Love Sober Podcast 59 Christmas 20/12/19
December 24, 2021 02:00 - 49 minutes - 56.7 MBIn our final episode sponsored by @sainsburys - We talk the Big Day - and We’re dreaming of an alcohol free Xmas!! In this episode, we focus on how to do Xmas and Eve and Day. This is a massive fear for many of us so we talk overwhelm, delegating, prep and basically self management to avoid trigger moments. Part of this is making sure you are prepped with stuff for Xmas alcohol free wise. We break down the evening and day to identify pressure spots and to plan for alternatives. We will talk...
Love Sober Podcast Episode 159 Guest Nancy AKA Sober Loving Radical
December 17, 2021 02:33 - 52 minutes - 95.9 MBIn this week's podcast Kate chats to dear Sober Sis, Sobriety Activist Nancy who is known on Tiktok and Instagram as Sober Loving Radical. https://www.instagram.com/sober_loving_radical/ Nancy is a 49 year old mum of three boys aged 9, 15 and 16 and has been sober since April 2018. She was diagnosed with ADHD in April 2020 she says 'after a lifetime of feeling like I didn't quite fit in and struggling with low self esteem." She is a sobriety and self discovery coach, (in training) and ca...
Love Sober Podcast Episode 158 Seasonal Sober Self-Care.
December 10, 2021 02:55 - 45 minutes - 82.9 MBIn this episode we continue to assemble and refine the advent toolkit - we look at managing energy and staying balanced through 'Wintering' - which is respecting that deep need to rest and restore, do less and why it's so, so important for our sobriety and wellbeing. We also discuss approaching this through self compassion - modelling that to our kids rather that this hyper perfectionism which feels so stressful and actually stops us being present - which is that greatest gift we can give...
Love Sober Podcast 157 - Xmas Toolkit Prep
December 03, 2021 02:56 - 40 minutes - 74.2 MBIn this episode we chat about how to put our best feet forward for the Xmas period and boss our sobriety with a badass toolkit. We are talking about willpower and how to build our sober identities, liminal thinking, diary being the weapon of choice, respecting the ebb and doing it OUR way. Head over to https://www.lovesober.com/blog/the-advent-ure-starts-here-your-guide-to-an-alcohol-free-december for more inspo about the toolkit. You've got it, we've got you - let's do this! Grab a c...
Love Sober Podcast Episode 156 - Guest Jo Walduck
November 25, 2021 02:11 - 49 minutes - 90.2 MBIn this episode, Mandy talks to sober shero and coach Jo Walduck. Jo Walduck (she/they) @zesobercoach @jowalduck loves long naps, white chocolate, social justice, walks on the beach and fluffy cats. Currently working remotely, she lives in Lyon, France but has grand plans to relocate to the seaside as soon as possible. Sober since October 2019, her journey to sobriety came off the back of burnout from teaching, and retraining as a life and business coach. After taking one month off the booz...
Love Sober Podcast Episode 155 - Alcohol Awareness Week 2021 - relationships.
November 19, 2021 02:14 - 44 minutes - 80.8 MBIt's Alcohol Awareness Week in the UK and https://alcoholchange.org.uk/ focus this year is on the impact of alcohol on our relationships. We chat through our relationships when we were drinking, on our marriages, in our families and with ourselves . Part two of this discussion looks at how to build sober friendships. We talk about the power of connections and moving from places of isolation to connection in the beauty that is the sober journey and how we heal. Grab a cuppa and let's cha...
Love Sober Podcast Episode 154 - Guest Dr Bumni Aboaba
November 12, 2021 08:42 - 43 minutes - 79.2 MBThis week Mandy is joined by @thefoodaddictioncoach Dr Bunmi Aboaba is a Recovery Coach specialising in Food Addiction, helping clients to achieve a healthy relationship with food to meet long-term health goals. Dr Bunmi’s work covers the full spectrum of disordered eating, including overeating, compulsive eating, emotional eating, addicted eating and other associated patterns. Dr Bunmi is also creator of the first Certified Food Addiction Certification to support nutritionists, personal tr...
Love Sober Podcast 153 - Guest Lou Lebentz - Trauma Thrivers
October 29, 2021 01:48 - 54 minutes - 100 MBTW: Please note there is discussion of sexual trauma in this podcast, so take care of yourself and your well-being. This week Mandy is joined by @traumathrivers_loulebentz Lou is a well-known UK therapist, trauma clinician, speaker and Founder of “Trauma Thrivers” a hugely popular Facebook community for those in recovery from trauma, addiction and complex PTSD. Lou worked for over a decade on the addiction treatment programme at the Priory Hospital in Roehampton, and has been “in recovery”...