Love Sober Podcast

Episode 152 - Jonny - Better Without App   This week Mandy had the pleasure of talking to Jonny from @betterwithoutapp the world’s first alcohol free discovery app. It was launched in the UK in December 2020 and is now available in 4 countries.    Jonny has a background working for technology companies servicing the hospitality industry and it was with the combined technology knowledge and personal experience of giving up alcohol that the idea for the app came about.    His vision was to create a space for the millions of people who are sober or curious about changing their drinking habits, whether full or part-time. Having realised the number of drink options available and the growing range in both retail and hospitality, Jonny wanted to bring this together into one source.   The App is free https://betterwithout.app/ and a great tool for #soberoctober and beyond. Jonny is a great guy, and we really support everything he is doing for the sober community. Go check them out!   Grab a cuppa and let's cha

In this Episode Kate talks to Alexandra Pope and Sjanie Hugo Wurlitzer, co-founders of  Red School and authors of Wild Power-Discover the Magic of Your Menstrual Cycle and Awaken the Feminine Path to Power. In this episode we dive into the important subject of conscious menopause and menstruation, how to start prepping for this change in the peri-menopause, respecting the wisdom of our cycles to make intelligent choices for our better well-being and sustainable well being. NB. HRT, mental health support and lifestyle choices are all important and individual choices at this time and today's chat is focussing on the narrative and psycho-spiritual elements of this life-transition, which is one element of this journey. If you are struggling reach out to your healthcare practitioner.        The Red School Menopause School is coming soon, starting on Nov 1st  with a free introductory event on October 20th - all details can be found on: https://www.redschool.net/menopause https://www.facebook.com/redschoolonl

In this episode we talk about what we can do when we are sober-fatigued, sober-bored or just lost our sober mojo. We look at why our tools get tired, what to do about it and how this is actually a growth moment. If we have plateaued we are ready for the next bit of growth.  Grab a cuppa and let's chat.  Love Kate & Mandy  Details for the upcoming Love Sober Life School 3 month group coaching programme can be found here! https://www.lovesober.com/courses EARLY BIRD OFFER TILL 25th October 2021. 

In this episode Kate talks to one of her favourite people- ubersobersister, sober shero and bonefide girls'girl, author, coach and speaker, Bex Weller,  about her new book 'Chameleon - Confessions of a People Pleaser.' This memoir is funny and ouch-making and looks at how approval seeking and people-pleasing underlies so much of our drinking and comes at a high price. We talk about how to recover from people pleasing and set healthy boundaries for ourselves with a modicum grace diplomacy and self-compassion in our sobriety. As always Bex is funny, relatable and tells it how it is. It's a goodun' people- grab a cuppa and let's chat. Love Kate & Mandy x  About Bex: Rebecca Weller is a Health & Life Coach, Author and Speaker. Named ‘one of Perth’s leading Healthpreneurs’ by The Sunday Times Magazine, Rebecca helps women from around the world to get their sparkle back and create a life they love. Author of the bestselling sobriety memoir, A Happier Hour, creativity memoir, Up All Day, and her newest bo

In this episode Mandy talks with the very inspiring Harrison Ward, also known as Fell Foodie @fellfoodie, who discovered a love of the mountains just as his life had hit rock bottom. A sufferer from crippling depression and suicidal thoughts since puberty, life spiralled out of control in early adulthood as he turned to alcohol to sedate his mind. By age 20, he was regularly consuming over 20 pints a day, was a full time smoker and had ballooned to 22 stone. A major life change in 2016, after coming to terms that he had become an alcoholic, brought him home to Cumbria. After vowing to leave booze and lethargy behind, he threw himself into a life of fitness. A close friend then introduced him to hiking the local fells. A new passion was ignited and a fresh lifestyle began that remains to this day. Harrison is now over 5 years sober and can often be found merging his lifelong passion for cooking with his contemporary appreciation for the outdoors, producing restaurant-quality dishes in remote locations. This is

I this episode we talk about strategies to handle it when your partner still drinks. Both our husbands still drink and we talk about when we first broached the subject, our fears around how it would impact on those relationships and how they have changed over time.  Grab a cuppa and let's chat. https://www.patreon.com/lovesoberpod Thank you so much for your support in subscribing, sharing the pod and your contributions towards running costs at Patreon above.  Kate & Mandy   

We are back! We made it through the summer holidays but are still feeling the burn of overwhelm, expectation and the impact of life events. We talk today frankly about what we find hard about this time, what still challenges us a few years down the sober path and our best coping tools.  Our Book Love Yourself Sober  is on Kindle offer at 99p to honour  National Recovery Month & Sober October. This time of year can be tough so grab a cuppa, dial it down where you can and let's chat.  Love Kate and Mandy x   

On this episode of the pod wanted to revisit absolute shero to the sober community, Laura Willoughby MBE co-founder of Club Soda, the mindful drinking movement. We want to promote the Club Soda Mindful Drinking Festival this autumn.  https://joinclubsoda.com/event/global-mindful-drinking-festival-2021/ and to highlight the brilliant work of changing the landscape of alcohol-free drinks in the UK and what a brilliant shero she is. The Festival is coming up soon- it will be fully online and we will be involved at some point

In this episode, Kate talks to the the mum and daughter movers & shakers team, Naetha Uren and Calliese Alexandra, who founded Recovery Coach Academy.  Naetha & Calliese are a mother and daughter with credible lived experience and professional experience from the USA and UK. They are part of a chaotic but full of love intergenerational home (4 generations, age 8-80 under one roof!) When Naetha brought her daughter to the UK nearly 4 years ago, they were looking for the resources and community to support their family in Recovery, but they could not find it, so they decided to build it. Trigger warnings * In this episode we mention domestic violence and death by suicide. Please take care of yourselves.  Recovery Coach Academy was created to bring Recovery Coaching to the UK: training, coaching, implementing and supporting implementation.   Naetha and Calliese are the FIRST and ONLY CCAR Authorised Facilitators/Trainers and the first Certified Professional Recovery Coach Designates in the UK.   They

In this episode ( way back from 2018! ) we talk about your first steps into sobriety. What are the key triggers to look out for HALT (Hungry, Angry, Lonely, Tired) we would add bored in there, and what you can do to distract. We talk what it can feel like physically & emotionally as you detox from alcohol and the strategies that have helped us a long the way. So grab a cuppa and let's chat X If you would like to support the podcast you can via https://www.patreon.com/lovesoberpod You can join us via links below: https://www.lovesober.com https://www.lovesober.com/community-1 https://www.lovesober.com/courses https://www.the-coaching-academy.com/cart/index.asp?uid=1603813594565 #reasonstolovesober #lovesoberpodcast #lovesober #loveyourselfsober #sober #soberlife #hangoverfree #sobriety  #recoverycoach #sobermovement #sobercurious #alcoholfree #recovery #sherecovers  #sobercoach #greyareadrinking #grayareadrinking #mentalhealth #motherhood #wineoclock #sobermums #selfcare #womeninrecovery #sobercommunit

School's OUT for summer! In this repeat episode from our very first year, we talk honest parenting, triggers, stress balls, how counselling spikes around August, the evils of facebook over the summer and SUPPORT as part of the all important self- care. As parents and carers it can be tough as well as lovely so join us in mutual trepidation as we plan for our hols this year. It made us laugh because we actually took a break that first year LOL ''We are wrapping up for the summer pod wise and would like to say a huge thank you to everyone who has helped.'' WE LOVE YOU and we are taking this next two weeks off XXXX Kate had just finished training with The Coaching Academy and now we are working with them on a course! Just shows how things can change.  Check out the Taster Session on 21st August 10-12 am  HERE If you would like to support the podcast you can via https://www.patreon.com/lovesoberpod You can join us via links below: https://www.lovesober.com https://www.lovesober.com/courses https://www.the-co

We are delighted to share this episode with you again. We interviewed Clare Pooley author of the Sober Diaries and The Authenticity Project and the blog Mummy was a secret drinker back in 2019. She is an absolute gem, supporter of others, all round girls girl, friend and passionate advocate for living the sober life. WE LOVE HER and in the spirit of the 'summer holidays' and it's joys and challenges we wanted to re publish. There are lots of good advice here, so grab a cuppa and let's chat. If you would like to support the podcast you can via https://www.patreon.com/lovesoberpod You can join us via links below: https://www.lovesober.com https://www.lovesober.com/community-1 https://www.lovesober.com/courses https://www.the-coaching-academy.com/cart/index.asp?uid=1603813594565 #reasonstolovesober #lovesoberpodcast #lovesober #loveyourselfsober #sober #soberlife #hangoverfree #sobriety  #recoverycoach #sobermovement #sobercurious #alcoholfree #recovery #sherecovers  #sobercoach #greyareadrinking #grayareadr

In this episode, Kate talks with sober legend Sober Dave. In this episode we cover Dave's story, how encouraging men to talk is so very important and how the online sober sphere is still underpopulated by the male of the species. We also talk about the art of jumping into your own pants and Dave's tip's for sober living and keeping it real.  Dave is a 57 year old man who after 40 years of drinking decided to kick the booze back in January 2019. He started his page on Instagram @soberdave and shared the rough and smooth of his sober journey hoping to inspire and support others along the way. His coaching site is https://www. davidwilsoncoaching.com He has several articles published in the national press, and has appeared on numerous podcasts. Dave is now a grey Area Drinking Coach, an Ambassador for @Alcoholchangeuk and he also has his own podcast called “One For The Road.”

In this episode, Kate speaks with author Penny Wincer a bout her book 'Tender - The Imperfect Art of Caring.' Penny's story of being a young carer for her mother which comes full circle to finding herself as carer for her son, who has Autism is moving and stirring and throws a light on othering in an ableist society, articulates the struggle of finding help as a carer and raises important questions about how we can support carers.  As carers we have extra weight on our shoulders and that can accelerate a problematic relationship with alcohol, as we try to cope with overwhelm, lack of support and isolation. Here we chat about the gifts and challenges of caring and how to build support and find support and why it takes a village.  Trigger warning: In this episode we discuss death by suicide. Please take care of yourself if you listen to media by respecting your boundaries around subjects you may find upsetting or triggering.  Writer, podcaster and photographer, Penny Wincer.  www.pennywincerwrites.com Inst

This week on the pod Mandy chats with Chris Marshall from @sans_bar Chris Marshall is the owner and founder of Sans Bar, an alcohol free space and community based in Austin, Texas. He has been alcohol free since February 16, 2007.  Chris started working as Substance Use counselor at Integral Care in 2009 and witnessed his clients struggle to remain abstinent from alcohol after they exited treatment. He created Sans Bar in 2017 with the belief that everyone deserves a safe, sober, and inclusive environment where they can authentically connect with others. Chris identifies as a person who is thriving despite a mental health diagnosis, and is an advocate for mental health across North America. This is a brilliant uplifting chat about thriving despite adversity, looking for the fun and sparkle in life and working from your authentic self. It's a great chat. So grab a cuppa and let's chat. Love M & K xxxx

Kate and Mandy get in the same room! Recording together in London, and at the request of one of our US listeners, we reflect back on our one year milestones, why we went back to drinking and discuss tips for people approaching their soberversaries, and how to stay the course and push through that year mark.  This one year soberversary time is so often laden with expectation and anxiety as well as feelings of pride and achievement. How do we navigate the transition from the first year to year two?  What should we expect of ourselves? Why is it a thing? Surely we should be bossing it by now? What was missing? Our expectations and minds can hinder more than help at this delicate time for sure.  So in this episode, we talk about things that tripped us us and what we have learned along the way in terms of stress management, support, boundaries and our on ongoing journeys in the hopes that it resonates with anyone out there feeling the wobbles.  If you love the Love Sober Podcast and it’s helped you get, stay or

On today’s podcast we have the delight and privilege to be joined by the mighty Bex Weller all the way from Perth , Australia. Bex is an author, speaker, coach and founder of award winning www.sexysobriety.au.com. Bex’s pioneering on line program filled with wellness, self-care, interviews with sober female entrepreneurs, recipes, coaching and reframe with her focus on feeling good sober was ground breaking in framing sobriety positively and as a powerful and positive choice. She brings lightness, warmth and humour and shines a light into those dark spaces which she has shared as well. A true hero and sober sis, she shares her inspirational journey from chaotic party girl to sober joy seeker and sharer . Thanks Bex! Resources: https://sexysobriety.com.au http://www.healthydiscoveries.com/about/ https://www.lovesober.com/events/workshop-13-april-2019/ A happier hour: https://www.amazon.co.uk/s/?ie=UTF8&keywords=a+happier+hour&index=aps&tag=googhydr-21&ref=pd_sl_28v8u60ns1_e&adgrpid=61753863

In this episode Kate talks to her science girl crush - the AWESOME Irene Lyon about the science and process of nervous system regulation and why it's need to know real life stuff for sober people, stressed out mums and carers and, well, basically everyone.  Irene Lyon, MSC. and nervous system expert, teaches people around the world how to work with the nervous system to transform trauma, heal body and mind, and live full, creative lives. To date, her online programs have reached thousands of people in over 60 countries. Irene has a Master’s Degree in Biomedical and Health Science and also has a knack for making complex info easy for ALL of us to understand and apply to our lives. She has extensively studied and practices the works of Dr. Moshé Feldenkrais, Peter Levine (founder of Somatic Experiencing) and Kathy Kain (founder of Somatic Practice). Irene spends her free time eating delicious food, hiking in the mountains or walking along the Pacific Ocean in her hometown of Vancouver, British Columbia. https

In this Episode Mandy talks to Johnny Lawrence https://www.instagram.com/theselfdevelopmentcoach/ about sobriety, trauma recovery and his brilliant work as a coach. We also want to give a shout out to the sober dads for Father's Day.  Johnny’s coaching journey started in 2006 when he qualified as a health and fitness coach. It wasn’t long before he realised that he was coaching across so much more than physical health. Supporting people to improve and change all aspects of their lives became his passion which led him to become a self-development coach. He found from working with a diverse range of people, and also from healing from his own childhood trauma, that he had a passion and a talent for supporting people with their self-development. Johnny also hosts a popular podcast called LIFE TALK, The Self-Development Podcast, where he has conversations with industry leaders surrounding self-development in a vast array of areas and topics. There is a lot of laughter, authenticity and honest conversation. Ther

In this episode Kate talks to the ray of sunshine that is Casey McGuire Davidson, Founder of Hello Someday Coaching and host of the Hello Someday podcast and dear sober sis Stateside. In this episode we talk about Casey's journey to sobriety, the importance of self-care, sober treats and  building the belief that you're worth it. You cannot not  feel better after your talk to Casey. She is a true inspiration and a girls' girl who keeps it real.  Casey McGuire Davidson is a Certified Life Coach who helps women quit drinking and create lives they love without alcohol and the founder of Hello Someday Coaching.  Sign up for The Sobriety Starter Kit. The private, on-demand coaching course you need to break out of the drinking cycle - without white-knuckling it or hating the process. https://hellosomedaycoaching.com/