Love Sober Podcast

In this episode we revisit some of the language and around sobriety and being alcohol free, recovery, addiction, trauma and grey area drinking. We talked in episode 3 about language and now having trained as coaches, set up a community and written courses, and delved into this subject, we decided to look again at what the language around this subject is doing now. It's so great to reflect on this as we as the sober community co-create the language of our experience.  If you would like to join us on the Addictive Behaviours Taster Session, 2 hour online class on June 28th book here: https://www.the-coaching-academy.com/online-events/addictive-behaviours-coaching/june-2021/ This is some great science-based learning to understand addictive behaviours with some takeaway  tools around habit change. Grab a cuppa and lets chat:) K&M XXXXXXX

This week Mandy talks to Janique Sveberg CSAT-s, MCC, CPC, CAI-s. The Founder of the International Recovery Specialist Institute.  Janique is an interventionist and public speaker who loves working with people, Janique first set out to work as a recovery coach helping people on their road to recovery. She became an entrepreneur and wrote the autobiography Blood, Drugs, Rock & Roll an account of her own rise to fame and fall from drugs.  In recovery, Janique has been a tireless advocate of, and voice for, people needing help from substances and behavior disorders, by becoming a highly sought after recovery coach. Janique has spoken to hundreds of people at conferences and in workshops, and in 2006, seeing the incredible need and short supply of recovery coaches, she began providing training for recovery coaches and sober companions creating her own training company “Road To Recovery.” Her dream and ambition is to bring the knowledge she has learned to even more parts of Europe and to be part of the growth

Episode 131 This week Mandy has an incredible chat with Danusia Malina-Derben @school.for.mothers.podcast and author of Noise - Danusia is a mother of ten children, and still her own woman. From teen mother to tenured Organisational Behavior and Development academic, and onto award-winning, internationally published leadership expert. Danusia traded academia to head a global firm that fixes corporate boardrooms and develops top talent. She also hosts two critically acclaimed companion podcasts; School for Mothers and School for Fathers. Danusia has received praise and recognition from The Sunday Times to Metro, Psychologies to Good Housekeeping. She lives in the South Downs, UK with her family, and their mini-dachshund, Dickie. Visit her online at danusiamalinaderben.com  Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/school.for.mothers.podcast/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/danusiamalinaderben/ Twitter:https://www.facebook.com/SchoolForMothers Clubhouse: https://clubber.one/@danusiamd  schoolformothers.com 

In this episode we discuss the role of nature in our mental health and sober journeys to tie in with the UK Mental Health Awareness Week https://www.mentalhealth.org.uk/campaigns/mental-health-awareness-week and its theme #ConnectWithNature #MentalHealthAwarenessWeek. Grab a cuppa and let's chat. Love Kate & Mandy x 

Episode 129 This week on the pod Mandy chats to Camille @thinkbeyondthedrink Camille Kinzler is an alcohol-free lifestyle/habits expert with a Master’s in Science and Physician Assistant (PA) Studies. She is passionate about helping the high-achieving over-drinker unwind, have fun, and connect instead of instinctively reaching for her go-to cocktail by learning to trust herself again. She does this through a process she calls the COZY Method in 1:1 and intimate group coaching. She offers an intimate 4 month container for 10 women 2 times a year with an optional retreat component. We had a great chat about our similar journeys, seeing Alcohol-Free living as exploration and gaining rather than losing and the important element of trust. Camille is heading up 7 Days and 14 Ways to Break Your Drinking Habit Challenge of which we will be in conversation with her live in the Facebook group on May 15th at 8pm your time, which is 2pm CST US. If you would like to join the challenge and not only work with Camille but b

Episode 128   This week on the pod we talk to the wonderful Laurie McAllister about sobriety & mental health.    Laurie is a life and empowerment coach for sober and sober curious women, yoga teacher and writer of many things.  In 2016, she stopped drinking and turned her life around - she now supports other women to do the same through coaching, writing and marketing support for sober businesses. Relocating from London to Norfolk to Cambodia and back to Norfolk, Laurie believes we are all far more capable than we have been led to believe and we are all allowed to change our stories whenever we choose.  Behind the scenes she spends more time than she’d like to admit in her pyjamas and likes nothing more than a hot bath and a nice cup of mint tea. Website address: https://girlandtonic.co.uk Insta address: https://instagram.com/laurievmcallister  We loved talking to Laurie about the light and shade of sober living. The importance of talking about our mental health and healing from it. We talk about the diff

Episode 127   This week we revist Mandy's story. In this episode Kate interviews Mandy about her relationship with alcohol. Please do contact us with questions, potential topics or situations you’d like to be discussed – we’d love to hear from you, all our contact details are available at www.lovesober.com Resources mentioned: CBT, Cognitive Behaviour Therapy - https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/cognitive-behavioural-therapy-cbt/   Soberistas – www.soberistas.com  The Sober Revolution, Lucy Rocca - https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/18320328-the-sober-revolution  Instagram – @mandymannerscoach Club Soda - https://joinclubsoda.co.uk/  Clare Pooley TED Talk - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NKfuGMzmfTs Jonathan Haidt, The Happiness Hypothesis - http://www.happinesshypothesis.com/ If you would like to support the podcast you can via https://www.patreon.com/lovesoberpod  You can connect with us via links below: https://www.lovesober.com and our membership community and courses https://www.lovesober.co

Episode 126   We have decided to re-release our stories over the next two weeks at it is a timely reminder for us both and for any of you who are new to the podcast. In this episode Mandy interviews Kate about her relationship with alcohol. Resources mentioned: Add Action - https://www.addaction.org.uk/ Soberistas - https://soberistas.com/ Jason Vale - https://www.amazon.co.uk/Kick-Drink-Easily-Jason-Vale/dp/1845903900 Lucy Rocca - https://www.amazon.co.uk/Sober-Revolution-Calling-Addiction-Recovery/dp/1783752084/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1525542556&sr=1-1&keywords=the+sober+revolution Allen Carr - https://www.allencarr.com/ Jack Trimpney, Rational Recovery - https://rational.org/index.php?id=1 Rebecca Weller – www.sexysobriety.com Tara Brach - https://www.tarabrach.com/ The rain of self-compassion - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZxfmarLIBo0 Club Soda - https://joinclubsoda.co.uk/ Please do contact us with questions, potential topics or situations you’d like to be discussed

Episode 125 This week on the podcast Mandy talks to the incredible Jen Elizabeth @resurrektion_of_me a Jen is a writer, speaker, trauma educator, Harm Reduction Specialist with The Sidewalk Project, and the founder of Resurrektion of Me, a community for people healing from trauma and addiction. She is the author of the book, “Shape of a Woman.” And host of the “Sober Mom Squad.” As a survivor of childhood sexual abuse, familial abuse, addiction, the prison system, and spending the majority of her adult life experiencing houselessness... she has taken her power back and dedicated herself to supporting others as they heal from trauma. Her incredible story and triumphant recovery has been shared worldwide in publications including The Mirror, LAD Bible, The Sun, and The Daily Mail. She is a mother to two incredible children and lives in beautiful Southern California. This conversation is incredibly insightful and empowering, *trigger warning* on a discussion about trauma and sexual abuse, please do take good

In this episode we are looking at the Easter weekend and easing of lockdown restrictions in the UK and the attendant anxiety and social triggers we may be feeling as sober people and/or introverts. It's like we are all learning a new skill or remembering how to connect with other people not on Zoom. I mean, what lipstick are you going to wear? That red that is genius on Zoom makes me look like The Joker IRL ( Kate). In all seriousness it feels like a a big change and it is a big change so we are talking about bossing our sober tool kits with tips, tools and strategies.  We are diving into Chapter 12 in our book Love Yourself Sober to mine those treasures about bossing sober & social.  Grab a cuppa and let's chat K&M X 

This week we are opening the discussion about neurodiversity ( ADHD, autism, Dyslexia, dyspraxia , SPD etc) - what it is and our reflections as mums, coaches and in our own experiences. We look at the spectrum of diversity and traits that we recognise that in part contributed to us developing a problematic relationship with alcohol such as exective function and identifying as highly sensitive. We talk about strengths and shame,  the all important topic of care for the carer, nervous system regulation in greater detail and why alcohol is never the right 'medicine.'  Because it's Autism Awareness Day in the Uk on April 2nd we wanted to keep talking and doing work to understand and support our families and to raise awareness. There are big links there for the sober community - Dr Gabor Mate has written books about ADHD and part of what we can do is try to raise awareness for schools and workplaces to be diversity supportive - neurodiversity  is one of the layers of othering that is traumatic for kids and adults

Episode 122 This week we had the great honor of talking to one of the early pioneers in the conversation about women and alcohol. Ann Dowsett Johnston she is an award-winning journalist and bestselling author, turned psychotherapist. Winner of seven National Magazine Awards, she is also the recipient of a Southam Journalism Fellowship and the Atkinson Fellowship in Public Policy. It was for the latter that she prepared a 14-part series on Women and Alcohol in the Toronto Star, looking at the closing gender gap on risky drinking. In 2013, she wrote Drink: The Intimate Relationship Between Women and Alcohol, a book named one of the top 10 of the year by the Washington Post. Part memoir, part journalistic exploration, the book exposes the “pinking” of the alcohol industry. Says Gabor Mate: “The writing is gripping and vivid, the voice personal, the research exacting, the stories revealing if sometimes heartbreaking, the conclusions essential. A triumphant life, a triumphant book.” Since the publication of Dr

Episode 121 In this episode we had a really, really interesting discussion with the International President of Movendi https://movendi.ngo/ Kristina Sperkova. Kristina is a psychologist, alcohol and other drugs policy advocate, development aid specialist, feminist, civil society activist, Human Rights defender and humanist. Kristina has a master degree in psychology from the Comenius University in Slovakia. She has been active in the field of substance use prevention within civil society for 20 years starting in a peer program in her hometown community. Later on Kristina engaged in prevention work on European level and served as a Secretary-General of a European Youth Organization, Active – sobriety, friendship and peace. She worked both with capacity building of youth organizations active in the prevention field in Europe and with youth and alcohol policy advocacy on EU level. From 2012 onwards, Kristina worked for a Swedish NGO, the IOGT-NTO movement that conducts development aid work with partner NGOs

In this week's podcast we welcome sober star, Janey Lee Grace. Janey is a BBC Radio presenter, speaker, NLP practitioner, grey area drinking recovery coach, founder of The Sober Club and author of several best selling books. The new book is Happy Healthy Sober - ditch the booze and take control of your life.  Connect with Janey at the following:  www.thesoberclub.com facebook@janeyleegraceloves instagram@janeyleegrace  Happy Healthy Sober       

BALANCE revisited. In this week's podcast we talk about the last few sections of our holistic sober tool the BALANCE model. N- nurture, C-connection and E-enjoyment. All the sober tools to keep us balanced , well and thriving in our sober lives.  We also talk about Love Sober Life School spring term which starts on March 21st - there's an early bird offer on at the mo so if you want to join us click here and enter the code EARLY.  Lastly we discuss Kate's shoplifting incident turned joyful micro-connection and the best sex on TV.  So grab a cuppa and let's chat.  Kate & Mandy 

This week on the pod we talk to @josh_ffw about his mental health and sobriety journey, his work with @nacoa and his personal journey growing up with a parent who drank too much. Josh is a wonderful speaker and this raw and honest conversation really stayed with us, we recorded it at the end of last year, but it now being #coaweek2021 it seemed like the right moment. Please just a note that Josh’s story refers to suicide so take care listening and if you’re feeling fragile come back to it when you’re feeling stronger. It’s a great conversation about resilience, sobriety and finding purpose, well worth a listen so grab a cuppa and let’s chat. Love K & M xxx

Episode 117 This week Mandy is joined by the wonderful @dufflyn to discuss recovery and relationships, fitting before Valentine's Day! Dufflyn is a Relationship & Recovery Coach, Writer and Speaker. She has extensive experience with addiction and attachment and how this can affect all our relationships. She works with women who are struggling with fears of abandonment and/or fears of intimacy. She is expert at helping women to embody their highest energy. She empowers her clients to embrace self-responsibility, clarity, and the security of abundance. Her approach is client-led and non-judgemental. She leads workshops using improv games and creative writing to teach essential skills both on-line and in-person. In addition to her training as a Certified Professional Coach and Certified Arise Interventionist she spent a year apprenticed to renowned Neo-Tantra teacher Dawn Cartwright. She works remotely with clients all over the globe. Her FREE interactive workshop on Sunday Feb. 14th at 6pm CET (5pm

On this week's podcast Kate talks to Yoga Instructor, teacher and therapist Bryony Hamerton about the benefits of yoga in recovery, sobriety and wellness. We look at both as a process of enquiry. We also welcome February by looking at the concept of Metta ( well-being) in yoga philosophy and the parallels with sobriety. Yoga in terms of brain, neurotransmitters, nervous system regulation, resilience and managing triggers can be SO helpful and has been life changing for Kate in terms her wellbeing.  If you are yoga curious and wondering how this might add to your sober toolkit you can try a free class with Bryony at  https://www.be-yoga.uk.com/ or follow the socials: Insta: https://www.instagram.com/yogabryony/ Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/Be.yoga.Sussex Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC6YSSwrmRtYMINpqmsNCESA To help Be-Yoga to survive the financial impact of COVID you can, if you would like, donate to the Just Giving page Kate has set up because they are a huge factor in her not losing her

Episode 115 This week we had a brilliant chat with the wonderful Lotta Dann. Lotta Dann has a degree in broadcasting and communications and a master’s degree in film, television and media studies. She worked for over twenty years as a TV journalist and producer while also developing a nasty addiction to alcohol. She got sober aged 39 with the help of an anonymous blog called 'Mrs. D Is Going Without' which eventually became a best-selling memoir of the same name. Another memoir, 'Mrs D Is Going Within', came next and she has just released her third book, 'The Wine O'Clock Myth: The truth you need to know about women and alcohol' which is an exploration of the alcohol-centric culture we live in and the impact it's having on women. She manages the large online community Living Sober (www.livingsober.org.nz). So grab a cuppa and let’s chat. Love K & M You can follow her here: Instagram @mrs_d_alcoholfree  Facebook https://www.facebook.com/mrsdisgoingwithout Twitter @mrsdalcoholfree   If you would like

Episode 114 This week on the pod we discuss our BALANCE model for holistic wellbeing. We go through was actions and adds we are using for B = Body, A = Awe, L = Lifestyle, A = Alignment. We also have a chat about living life in a pandemic and how our Sobriety serves us at this time – So grab a cuppa and let’s chat. Love K & M If you would like to support the podcast you can via https://www.patreon.com/join/lovesoberpod   We were also listed in the Top 20 Sober Mom Podcasts https://blog.feedspot.com/sober_mom_podcasts/  how fab!   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