Champagne Problems

In Part 2 of our sit-down with William Burleson, co-hosts Robbie and Patrick unpack his experience and have a holistic discussion about alcohol, addiction and more.

Amanda White shares her journey with alcohol and a recovery process that we can all learn from - she took a hard look at the way alcohol was negatively effecting her self esteem and leading to actions outside of her value system like ditching a friend for a big night out. Amanda now focuses on therapy for women and brings all of her experience to her practice and a community around the world via h...

Gerald Henderson Jr shares his journey as a star basketball player from high school in Philadelphia, to playing at Duke, and onto the partying culture of the NBA. Our hosts dig in with Gerald as he shares how a recent health scare created the opportunity for him to cut back his alcohol intake to 5% of what he used to and reinventing when and how he drinks.        

Listener Alice Rogers Purser opens up about her evolving journey with her relationship to alcohol. Since finding our podcast, she has quit her 20-year tenure in the wine industry and cut back on drinking. Spoiler alert - she claims that scaling back her drinking is the fountain of youth and the ticket to less anxiety.

Author and entrepreneur Anna B. David shares her journey to recovery and the role that writing has played throughout the process. On the other side of addiction, Anna's book Party Girl is being developed into a movie and she is paving the way for fellow authors to find new levels of success.

Clinical psychologist and best-selling author Dr. Lisa Damour gives us the gold when it comes to parenting and prevention. From "how to put money in the bank" to investing in a strong relationship with your child to prepare for the teenage years. We also discussed how to approach prevention conversations and modeling behavior for your children. For parents or those thinking about becoming parents...

Dr. Anna Lembke walks us through the science behind the relationship between dopamine, pleasure, reward and addiction. Of interest to both those in recovery and those who consume alcohol, Dr. Lembke helps break down the simple interactions we all have with outside forces (from screen time to sex to alcohol consumption) and how they change the chemical levels in our brain and build towards the desi...

Molly Barker is the founder of Girls on the Run, an international non-profit dedicated to empowering girls. Molly's inspiration for Girls on the Run was a combination of running with her newly sober mother and Molly's own journey into sobriety many years later. Shining a light on the importance of connecting deeply to your own authenticity and creating space for girls to do the same throughout the...

Patrick and Sam dive in with addiction physician and author Dr. Carl Erik Fisher to explore addiction as a spectrum and the possibility that we all suffer from some degree of addiction. Don't worry, our hosts discuss how this perspective on addiction can actually be very empowering. Plus, Dr. Carl Erik Fisher highlights how culture and economics have influenced addiction throughout history. Connec...

On this episode, Robbie and Sam chat with Dr. David Nutt, a scientist who is globally renowned for his extensive study of alcohol and its effects on our brains, and his business partner David Orren. They united to launch a groundbreaking non-alcoholic product into the world that distills the positive effects of alcohol to create a world with more alcohol-alternative options for the future.

On this special episode, Chris Marshall embodies the power of living an alcohol-free lifestyle and the possibility that comes with it. Plus, we learn how Chris is pioneering the NA movement with his bar, Sans Bar. We are proudly sponsoring an event with Chris Marshall and Sans Bar on April 30. Click here for tickets.

Jane Borden has an inspiring story of reinventing her relationship with alcohol after realizing it was the culprit of her chronic back pain. As she continues to taper off her drinking she is now exploring the idea of not drinking at all one day.

For Laura McKowen, becoming sober opened up a whole new life of creativity -- she is now a best-selling author, podcast host, and CEO. Laura is a pioneer in the ever-growing sober movement. She shares her unique path to sobriety and how the truth truly set her free.

Steve Palmer's journey through sobriety quickly became the foundation for a new, revolutionary movement within the food and beverage industry. This episode, Steve, founder of The Indigo Road restaurant group, shares how he turned his greatest struggle into an opportunity — the opportunity to serve, lead, and ignite change through his foundation, Ben's Friends.

We are proud to feature Annie Morse as our first Listener Spotlight. Annie's journey to redefine her relationship with alcohol is one many can relate to. From exploring that her alcohol use might be triggering her anxiety to leaning on her circle of friends to try activities that don't involve alcohol, there is much to learn from our premiere Listener Spotlight.

While he was swooning hearts all over the country, singer/songwriter Edwin McCain was privately fighting his own battle with addiction. Now over a decade alcohol-free, McCain shares how other artists can harness their creativity and embrace the spotlight without sacrificing their health.

Based on a recent story for  Marie Claire , Kelley talks about mommy wine culture, the forces driving women to drink more than ever, and the toll alcohol is really taking on women's health and lives. Through her own experience, she explores what it means to be an alcohol-free mom in a culture that's drowning in booze.

Co-host Sam Hampson and Executive Producer Charlotte Cameron share how they approach their drinking with intention and offer tips for creating a plan around your drinking for January and beyond.

Robbie Shaw shares how early experiences with drinking and generational substance abuse turned into a long personal battle with addiction. His journey is a testimony that even in our toughest battles, we can come out stronger.

Dr. Judson Brewer, renowned addiction psychiatrist and neuroscientist from Brown University, teaches us how we can control our anxiety when we recognize the habits feeding it. This episode, we learn to stop playing the blame game and start harnessing the power of our own will and awareness. Dr. Jud Brewer is a New York Times best-selling author, neuroscientist, addiction psychiatrist, and thought...

Our co-host Sam Hampson walks us through the discoveries she made as a young college student overwhelmed by drinking culture. In the end, she challenges us to take a step back from drinking so that we can create the space to gauge our own limits.

The Champagne Problems crew discusses the many holiday scenarios that involve drinking and how to bring more awareness to each situation to create a healthier holiday season.