Booze Free Bants - Your Sober Pod!

As the girls are no longer chasing piss, they have discovered who they are off this piss. In this ep Breeza and Maso discuss that after 25ish years of drinking, they didn't really know who there were until they stopped drinking.  Who can honestly say that at the age of 14-15 (when they potentially kick off some form of relationship with booze), that they know who they are? Since removing booz...

Breeza and Maso are back in the hot seat with their first recording back from holidays. The girls have had a hectic December, Maso has been in Bali for work, a vay cay on the Gold Coast, and a side serve of emotions with Christmas and spending her birthday on her own for the first time EVER.  There were wobbly moments and a huge craving  - did she get through it? Breeza had a busy December with 13...

Vika Bull OAM is Australian music royalty, she is one half of the sister duo Vika and Linda Bull.  Vika spent years living a rockin' roll life style, which included booze, and lots of partying.   On Jan 28th 2022 Vika put down the bottle for one last time. In this episode Vika shares with Breeza and Maso her drinking journey, her why of drinking and quitting, her regrets, and what life was li...

Howdy folks!! Breeza and Maso are pumped! The alcohol free drinks space is exploding, going from $4.5 million in value in 2020 to $141 million in 12 months.  But the most exciting part is, it’s still in its infancy in Australia, and such an exciting space to watch grow. So what are Breeza and Maso’s wishes in 2023 when it comes to alcohol free drinks?  The girls are thinking pie-in-the-sky ideas #...

The girls are kicking off 2023 with a foursome! Breeza and Maso are thrilled to be joined by fellow sober podcasters Will Hitchens and Mitch Ford from Last Drinks podcast. Will and Mitch's drinking looked the 'same, same but different.'  Will has been in recovery for 5 years and Mitch for 2 years.   The boys have had very different recovery journeys, with Will entering rehab and Mit...

Happy Boxing Day!   Breeza and Maso have had the sorry episode, now it’s time for the thank you episode! In the final episode of 2022 Breeza and Maso called upon their online community to send in stories that needed a 'thank-you shout-out' to someone or something. From über drivers to parents to random people, to entire continents - there are many people and things that look after intoxi...

Broken bones, blackouts, and bottles of tequila were the norm for Scotty.  During the lockdown in Melbourne, solo drinking became a regular activity for him.  Alcohol was his friend.....and enemy. After seeing a family member go through a body transformation, which included no booze, Scotty decided that enough was enough, and he dropped the bottle.  So what does being sober and part of the queer c...

Ever stopped and asked yourself why you don't drink?   Recently, Breeza and Maso have discovered that their 'why' of not drinking has changed, and they are here to share why their whys have changed. This is Maso's third stint at sobriety, each time she has spent time off the sauce she has learned something from it.  For Maso, sobriety is a gift, a gift that keeps giving! This i...

Remember Farmer Dave from Big Brother in 2006 and 2022?  Breeza and Maso sure do, the girls had a mega crush on him back in the day!  Dave is now a sober lad, and he is projecting out some huge sober-boy-from-the-country vibes! Behind this ruggedly handsome man, Dave, there is a story.  A story of social anxiety, a story of being the fun party guy, a story of life in the country, and a story of re...

Christmas chaos has arrived! Breeza and Maso have both done Christmas without booze, so in this ep they are dishing out tips on how to get through Christmas without sloshing it in booze, or if that's not for you, they also talk about ways to limit your booze intake. The whole month of December is party central, one party rolls into the next.  As you'll hear from the girls, it is a massiv...

Ever bantered with someone who has never been drunk before? Neither had Breeza and Maso until they had this chat with First National Real Estate CEO, Ray Ellis.  The girls have officially dubbed Ray, a 'ray of sunshine.'   Ray finds joy in the simple things, this was something that was instilled in him at a young age by his Grandma.  After seeing a couple of guys perched up at a bar and...

Ever woken up after a sesh, with your heart racing and the feeling of dread and thinking 'what did I do last night?' ' what did I say, and who to?', 'did I make a dick of myself again?' and then proceed to do your head in over it for the whole day, and then some!?  Hi, hangxiety, not nice to meet you again, I better pour some booze on you!' And what about social...

Welcome to part B of Breeza and Maso's chat with Fiona O'Loughlin. In this episode Fiona talks about her ADHD diagnosis, which has helped her make sense of her mind, her way of thinking, and her addiction.   She shares a story about how she thought she wouldn't be funny without drinking and how one chance conversation changed her outlook.    Through everything Fiona has been through...

Buckle up for this episode folks, this episode is so big the girls have made it a two-parter (that's a first for BFB!) Fiona O'Loughlin is Australian comedy royalty!   As well as a critically acclaimed stand-up comedian, Fiona O'Loughlin is an accomplished Writer, TV presenter and Media Personality.  Her story doesn't stop there, Fiona is a recovering alcoholic, and over the la...

Folks, Breeza has dipped her toe back in the drinking scene and she has brought all her learnings from her drinking episode into the Booze Free Bants classroom.  From her taste buds changing, her 'why' of not drinking changing, counting her drinks, and being very aware of the slippery slope she is now at the top of,  Breeza has learned a lot. Maso shares her experience with relapse and w...

EPISODE 50!! Holy hat!  The girls are up and about on their 50th ep.  Firstly they need to chat about an exciting event in Melbourne  they are a part of; Pub with No Booze, Saturday 29 Oct.  Details and tickets can be found here; https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/pub-with-no-booze-tickets-417732056827?aff=ebdshpsearchautocomplete&keep_tld=1 Now into the ep - Breeza and Maso share their 5 top tip...

Need some life inspo?! This week's guest is the founder of The Good Human Factory, he is a pro surfer, co-owner of a booze company, he is a podcaster and at the age of 28, he is sober.  Enter Cooper Chapman! Cooper is taking a year off the sauce! Why?  A conversation he had with one of his podcast guests, sparked an interest in Cooper to explore what life would look like for him without booze...

Welcome to Ocsober.  If you're having a month off booze or reducing it, this episode is super timely for you! There are so many benefits to experience after giving booze the flick - clarity, more time in the week, deeper connections, etc, but what about the physical changes? In this ep Breeza and Maso chat about what physical changes they have experienced and noticed since ditching booze.  Th...

What happens when alcohol is removed from your life without you choosing it to be? This very thing happened to Cathy O’Brien 10 years ago. A health crisis was the tipping point for Cath, her body was rejecting booze. Cath is super honest with her journey; she chats to the girls about her rock bottom, how she replaced one addiction with another, and a condition that literally bought her to her knee...

Alcohol cravings have been coming thick and fast for Breeza, so it's time to unpack it with Maso.   Why has Breeza been getting cravings?  What has she been doing to work through the cravings?  In this ep the girls talk about the C-Word - Cravings! If you've been having cravings, tune into this ep to hear what strategies and tools have been working for the girls when a craving pops up. ...

When Katerine quit drinking she thought things in her life would have a positive shift, but 6 weeks after she quit, life threw Katherine a massive curve ball - of the cancer variety. In this ep Kathrine chats to Breeza and Maso about her years of binge drinking before realising that she was role modelling this sort of drinking to her 3 young boys.  So after one horrific hangover (the story from th...

Ever woke up after a boozy sesh and needed to say sorry for your behaviour from the night before?  Breeza and Maso have been there, and it turns out a lot of their listeners have too. A few weeks ago the girls put out a call to their listeners, giving them the opportunity to anonymously publicly apologise for their drunken antics.   It's safe to say the girls inbox exploded with emails!   In...

Awggh Dilruk, what a beautiful man. In today's ep Breeza and Maso banter with comedian Dilruk Jayasinha.  At the time of recording, it was Dilruk's 6th-year soberversary!!  Dilruk is adored by audiences far and wide with his comedy acts, he was once also adored because of his drinking ability.   Dil opens up about why he drank and why he gave booze the flick.  From an Accountant (yes, Di...

Why do some people become addicted to booze and others don't?  Why and how do people become addicted to booze?   How do you know if you are addicted to booze? How do we have tough conversations with a loved one about their relationship with booze?   Breeza and Maso are in the classroom with their very special guest today.  Cam Cail is a Nurse Practitioner specialising in Addiction, and he is...

The girls feel like they have just had a therapy session! In this ep Breeza and Maso chat with psychotherapy student and founder of It's Not Me It's Booze, Mel Watkins, what an absolute jet  she is!    Mel's story covers a lot, her sobriety journey started after she attended a funeral of a loved one.  Before that, Mel was a boozy party girl, living in chaos, trauma, and dealing with...