Bee Sober

Today Alex and Lisa return with Episode 1 of Season 2. Apart from forgetting how to do a podcast (bit of shaky start) we discuss blackout drinking and the dangers associated with it. We talk a little about the things we have been up to during lockdown but mainly just get over excited about being back. Click on the following link to find out more of what we are up to, you can sign up to our newslet...

Today we decided to go live for our season finale – do not know what possessed us! We discuss our journey since starting our own Sober Experiment, what sobriety has brought to us and chat about our past guests. We want to take this opportunity to thank each and everyone one of you for putting up with us the last few months, we have had a ball! We were so scared at first to publish our podcast and...

Today, we speak with Lee AKA The Sober about his story, how binge drinking and blackouts led to him quitting drinking and about friendships and socialising sober. Lee runs a page via Instagram @thegaysober and also has a successful blog called The Sober. He is no professional in recovery but he is a professional ex drinker. Follow him for honest, funny and digestible posts. Click on the following...

Today, we speak with our friend and fellow Sober Sessions panellist, Sober Dave on our rollercoaster ride podcast. We laugh hysterically and there are real moments that pull on the heartstrings. Dave is a 50 something guy who gave up drinking over a year ago. From the very start he made the decision to chart his journey on social media and @soberdave was born. He is proud to be part of such an inc...

Today, three weeks into lockdown during the COVID-19 pandemic, we talk all things sober with Julia Carson, author of Sober Positive and a good friend of ours. Julia discusses her journey to sobriety following an early serious head injury, trauma, grief and sexual assault. This amazing lady explains how sobriety and positivity are achievable and how she is grateful everyday for her sobriety. Julia...

Alex and Lisa talk to George Wilkerson, an award-winning writer, artist and poet currently incarcerated on North Carolina’s Death Row. In 2018 he won a PEN award for his essay Limp Grey Fur, was a finalist for the Cathy Smith Bowers Chapbook Contest, and won a Gold Award in the “Capitalizing on Justice” Art Competition. In addition to being editor for Compassion, a newsletter for people on Death R...

As the UK is locked down in the midst of the Corona Virus pandemic, we chat to the lovely Lucy Spraggan. At 8 months sober, Lucy talks openly and honestly about her journey to sobriety. Following the success of her fifth top 40 album ‘Today was a Good Day’ Lucy Spraggan is back in the studio recording her ‘most important record yet’. With influences from month -long tours in the USA and some drast...

Lotta Dann drank alcohol steadily and heavily from the age of 15 to the age of 39. She got sober in 2011 with the help of an anonymous blog called 'Mrs. D Is Going Without' and her memoir of the same name was published three years later. Her second memoir, 'Mrs D Is Going Within', came next and she's soon to publish book number three entitled, 'The Wine O'Clock Myth: The truth you need to know abo...

Alex and Lisa talk to Clare Pooley Author of The Sober Diaries and New Novel, The Authenticity Project. Clare is a Cambridge graduate and was a Managing Partner at one of the world's biggest advertising agencies, Clare quit drinking and started a blog called Mummy Was a Secret Drinker. Her book is the story of a year in Clare's life. A year that started with her quitting booze having been drinking...

Join us and our panel of guests on this special live edition of our podcast. We chat to Mandy Manners, co-founder of Love Sober, Simon Chapple founder of Be Sober and author of The Sober Survival Guide, Sober Dave and William Porter, author of Alcohol Explained and Alcohol Explained 2 about coping strategies during the Covid-19 pandemic. We discuss cravings, sleep, anxiety, parenting and alcohol f...

Alex and Lisa talk to Christy Smith in Ohio. She talks about her recovery journey from alcohol, heroin and cocaine, to soon becoming an addiction therapist. Christy is open and honest about her journey in this moving and emotional episode. Christy can be reached at facebook.com/the addictsfamily44 or @theaddictsfamily44 This episode could be triggering for some as we touch upon some serious topics...

Alex and Lisa talk about parenting in sobriety. They discuss their own children and Alex’s childhood and the impact of alcohol on children. They discuss feelings of guilt and shame attached to parents’ drinking and how uncomfortable feelings can emerge in sobriety. Please note, this was a difficult Podcast to record and could trigger emotions especially if you are a child of an alcoholic, in a tox...

Janey Lee Grace is an Amazon No 1 Best-selling author, commentator, and co-presenter on the UK’s biggest radio show, BBC Radio 2’s Steve Wright in the Afternoon. Previously she was a backing singer with George Michael and Wham!, Kim Wilde, Boy George and had her own Number 8 chart hit with 7 Ways to Love as Cola Boy. www.imperfectlynatural.com Janey has written five books on Holistic living includ...

Alex and Lisa talk about Lisa's journey to recovery and about her book "Girl Walks Out of a Bar". Lisa discusses her darkest times of waking up and drinking to stop the shaking and counteracting this by her use of cocaine in order to disguise her addiction from those closest to her. Now a huge influential speaker in the world of law, Lisa describes her journey to sobriety. Click on the following l...

Today we talk to Laura Willoughby MBE, who is co-founder of Club Soda, the Mindful Drinking Movement. Their aim is to create a world where nobody feels out of place not drinking. Club Soda has individuals, drinks brands, and social spaces in its membership. The inspiration for Club Soda comes Laura’s experience of giving up drinking seven years ago. A campaigner at heart with a background in movem...

Alex and Lisa talk to Jane about her life in Japan as a sober person. Jane tells her story about how she journeyed from blackout drinking to a life of sobriety and the trials and tribulations of living overseas in sobriety. Click on the following link to find out more of what we are up to, you can sign up to our newsletter, join our Facebook group and subscribe to our YouTube channel - linktr.ee/s...

Alex and Lisa talk to Simon Chapple, founder of Be Sober and author of The Sober Survival Guide about life since sobriety. We discuss his work with Annie Grace and This Naked Mind, including his live talks in Denver, his recent talk at Club Soda’s Mindful Drinking Festival and being vulnerable, along with a whole host of juicy topics from parenthood from a male perspective to ADHD to sober – don'[...

Alex and Lisa talk to Siobhan from Not So Secretly Sober about being sober as a young person and finding new friends. Siobhan discusses her first year of sobriety and what it feels like to celebrate a soberversary. Click on the following link to find out more of what we are up to, you can sign up to our newsletter, join our Facebook group and subscribe to our YouTube channel - linktr.ee/soberexper...

Alex and Lisa have a good old rant about The Alcohol Industry and Alex gets to use her scientist brain for a change. We swear – too much! It’s all the emotion. We talk about alcohol free drinks, drunk people, sober people, and wine CONnosseurs. We also talk about our upcoming event for the sober and sober curious, including our panel of special guests: Simon Chapple, founder of Be Sober and author...

Alex and Lisa, the Sober Experiment, talk about sober socialising with the amazing Millie Gooch, founder of Sober Girl Society about her life before sobriety and her rise to success with SGS. Mille openly discusses sober socialising and sober along with her reasons for quitting drinking and her desire to inspire others. Click on the following link to find out more of what we are up to, you can sig...

Alex and Lisa of the Sober Experiment talk to Karolina Rzadkowolska, founder of Euphoric Alcohol Free about her journey to sobriety. We discuss friends and their reactions to sobriety, making new friends and being creative without the booze. Karolina is a certified life and transformation coach she teaches students how to make alcohol insignificant in their lives. Karolina Helps find what truly ma...

Alex and Lisa discuss the ups and downs of sobriety. This one is a bit of a roller coaster of emotions, we cover anxiety, depression, happy depression (it’s a real thing) there’s lots of laughs and a few confessions thrown in too. We have lots of events coming up, visit our link below to check out events and get tickets! Click on the following link to find out more of what we are up to, you can si...

Alex and Lisa chat with William Porter, author of Alcohol Explained and Alcohol Explained 2 to discuss how alcohol affects sleep and anxiety, sober socialising and his new book, Alcohol Explained 2. William supports a growing Facebook group with their journey to sobriety and you can find it here https://www.facebook.com/groups/133108560878880/?ref=share Visit William’s website http://www.alcoholex...

Alex and Lisa interview their first guest, Rebecca Weef-Smith editor of Goldie Magazine, discussing life after sobriety, her relationship with alcohol, mental and physical health and how society treats alcohol. Rebecca describes herself as ‘Positively glossy and loves life at 55’ and you can follow her on Instagram here https://instagram.com/goldie_magazine?igshid=1mn6oxf28y30t Click on the follow...

Lisa and Alex talk about their experiences of the first 30-days of sobriety, the difficulties and benefits and everything in between. Surviving on willpower wasn’t an option so they set about changing their mindset. Join them on their journey to sobriety and experience the first 30-days through their eyes. https://www.beesoberofficial.com/join-bee-sober/join-the-sober-experiment/ Click on the foll...