Madeline Forrest

Happiest Sober Podcast

Health EN ↓ 190 episodes

Join Madeline Forrest as she discusses all things sobriety: the highs, the lows, the challenges, the gifts, the tools, the messy middle, and everything in between. Above all else, she's here to show you that life can be happiest when you're sober.

Author

Madeline Forrest

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Health

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art19.com

Latest episode

Jul 7, 2026

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Episodes

#140 How To Make Sober Connections (And Why It's Important) 22.07.2025

This week, I'm sharing all my tips for making sober connections - and why it's so important that you do! Join my community, the Happiest Sober Hub⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Subscribe to my newsletter for sober tips & inspo⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Watch my sober vlogs⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Shop my sober mugs⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow me on Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Shop my Amazon storefront⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Sh...

#139 Stop Thinking of THIS as a Failure in Sobriety... 15.07.2025

This week, I'm chatting about something that I've heard many people struggling with lately, and that I also struggled with in my first couple years of sobriety. And that is: feeling disappointed in yourself and like it's a "failure" if you have moments of missing alcohol and wanting to drink. I share some reminders to help us return to the truth that having these moments is an inevitable part of g...

#138 Breaking Up With Our Phones & To-Do Lists and Practicing Being PRESENT (feat. My Mom) 08.07.2025

This week my mom is joining me for a chat about alllll the things we have started doing to practice being more PRESENT in our lives. For example, going on walks without headphones, putting phone boundaries in place, and even breaking up with my (beloved) to-do lists. This episode isn't specifically about sobriety, but as with most of life and growth, it always relates back to sobriety!!! Join my c...

#137 The Power of Fun: How To Feel Alive Again (in Sobriety) 01.07.2025

This week I'm sharing all my takeaways with you from the book "The Power of Fun: How To Feel Alive Again" by Catherine Price, where she talks all about reconnecting to TRUE fun as adults. Spoiler alert: it doesn't come from alcohol! In this episode I share how we can use the tips from this book to help us rediscover our sense of fun in sobriety. If you've recently gotten sober and you feel like yo...

#136 Staying Sober in the Summertime (feat. My Mom) (TBT) 24.06.2025

It's officially summer and this week I'm bringing you an incredible conversation with my mom all about staying sober in the summertime! ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Join my community, the Happiest Sober Hub⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Subscribe to my newsletter for sober tips & inspo⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Watch my sober vlogs⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Shop my sober mugs⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow me on Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Shop my Amazon storefront⁠⁠⁠⁠...

#135 The Power of Trusting Your Future Self in Sobriety 17.06.2025

This week I'm chatting in depth about what I think is one of the most helpful mindset shifts in sobriety: handing over the future to our future selves and choosing to trust that our future selves will be able to handle it. I expand even more on how we can use this perspective in sobriety and in any challenges life throws our way! Join me on my sober trip to Portugal!⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Join my communit...

#134 Socializing Sober & Being "The Sober One" Around Drinkers (feat. My Mom) 10.06.2025

This week, my mom joins me for a chat all about socializing in sobriety with people who are drinking. We both share about our experience with this on our sober journeys and our top tips for navigating it. Be sure to listen until the end of the episode for an AMAZING pep talk from my mom about the magic of living life sober! ⁠Join me on my sober trip to Portugal!⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Join my community, the...

#133 Navigating Patio Season in Sobriety 03.06.2025

Patio season is upon us, and oftentimes this can be the most challenging time for those of us on a sober journey! In this week's episode, I'm sharing my top tips, some reminders, and a pep talk to help you get through patio season without drinking! ⁠Join me on my sober trip to Portugal!⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Join my community, the Happiest Sober Hub⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Subscribe to my newsletter for sober tips & in...

#132 Self-Care, Worthiness, and Prioritizing Sober Joy (feat. My Mom) 27.05.2025

This week my mom and I are chatting all about taking care of ourselves (and our minds!), choosing to feel worthy, and prioritizing JOY in sobriety! ⁠Join me on my sober trip to Portugal!⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠Join my community, the Happiest Sober Hub⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠Subscribe to my newsletter for sober tips & inspo⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠Watch my sober vlogs⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠Shop my sober mugs⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow me on Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠Shop m...

#131 The Let Them Theory in Sobriety 20.05.2025

This week I'm sharing my takeaways from "The Let Them Theory" by Mel Robbins and how we can apply these principles to our sobriety! Join me on my sober trip to Portugal!⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠Join my community, the Happiest Sober Hub⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠Subscribe to my newsletter for sober tips & inspo⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠Watch my sober vlogs⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠Shop my sober mugs⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠Follow me on Instagram⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠Shop my Amazon storefront⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠Sho...

#130 I Got Sober... Now What? (feat. My Mom) 13.05.2025

When we first get sober, sobriety is SO all consuming. It's something we have to work so hard at, and it can often become our new obsession (in a healthy way!). But many of us then reach the point where we no longer have to think hard about not drinking. It just becomes normal life. This episode is for anyone who has gotten to that point in their sobriety and might be asking the question: now what...

#129 Letting Go of All or Nothing Thinking 06.05.2025

Since getting sober, do you notice that you're very "all or nothing" in other aspects of your life? Maybe you notice some habits around food, coffee, spending money, work, etc. where you struggle to find balance. It's very common for us to get sober and to notice these patterns in other areas of our lives, and this week I'm chatting all about letting go of all or nothing thinking and finding balan...

#128 Navigating an All Inclusive Vacation Sober 29.04.2025

I just came back from a sober first: my first all inclusive vacation in sobriety! In this episode I tell you all about how it went and I share my top tips for how to navigate an all inclusive vacation sober. Join me on my sober trip to Portugal! Join my community, the Happiest Sober Hub Subscribe to my newsletter for sober tips & inspo Watch my sober vlogs Shop my sober mugs Follow me on Insta...

#127 How to Eat to Change How You Drink: A Coffee with Dr. Brooke Scheller 22.04.2025

This week, I'm joined by Dr. Brooke Scheller, a doctor of nutrition and author of the book "How to Eat to Change How You Drink." Dr. Brooke shares her approach to "functional sobriety", tips on getting through cravings, and how we can use nutrition as a tool for getting and staying sober. This was a fascinating and informative conversation that you don't want to miss! Connect with Dr. Brooke: Get...

#126 A Pep Talk: If You're Feeling Tempted to Drink 15.04.2025

This week I'm coming through with a short pep talk for you to listen to anytime you're feeling tempted to drink or questioning your decision to get sober. Join me on my sober trip to Portugal! Join my community, the Happiest Sober Hub Subscribe to my newsletter for sober tips & inspo Watch my sober vlogs Shop my sober mugs Follow me on Instagram Shop my Amazon storefront ShopMy favourite thing...

#125 You Don't Have to Label Yourself or "Qualify" for Sobriety (feat. My Mom) 08.04.2025

In this week's episode, my mom and I chat all about our thoughts on the "alcoholic" label versus gray-area drinking (coming from two different perspectives!) and we also chat about why there are no "qualifications" for getting sober. Join me on my sober trip to Portugal!!! Join my community, the Happiest Sober Hub Subscribe to my newsletter for sober tips & inspo Watch my sober vlogs Shop my s...

#124 The Unexpected Joy of the Ordinary in Sobriety 01.04.2025

In this episode, I'm sharing my takeaways from reading "The Unexpected Joy of the Ordinary" by Catherine Gray. I chat about all the ways that we can learn to find joy in the ordinary moments of our lives, which is especially important for those of us on a sober journey! Join my community, the Happiest Sober Hub Subscribe to my newsletter for sober tips & inspo Watch my sober vlogs Shop my sobe...

#123 Let's Talk About Hangxiety (feat. My Mom) 25.03.2025

This week, my mom and I are chatting alllll about HANGXIETY and how getting sober has improved our mental health! Join my community, the Happiest Sober Hub Subscribe to my newsletter for sober tips & inspo Watch my sober vlogs Shop my sober mugs Follow me on Instagram Shop my Amazon storefront ShopMy favourite things If my content has helped you on your sober journey and you'd like to support...

#122 How to Rediscover Fun in Sobriety Through Play: A Coffee with Kara Latta, the Playful Warrior 18.03.2025

A common fear a lot of us share when we're thinking about quitting drinking or just starting our sober journeys is that life will be boring without alcohol. We've spent most of our adult lives believing the lie that alcohol not only makes life fun, but makes *us* fun. What if I told you that the opposite can be true? And there are actually endless ways to have the most fun while sober? And that we...

#121 Building Confidence in Sobriety 11.03.2025

This week I'm chatting all about how we get to develop *real* confidence once we ditch booze, and I share some tips for building confidence in sobriety. Join my community, the Happiest Sober Hub Subscribe to my newsletter for sober tips & inspo Watch my sober vlogs Shop my sober mugs Follow me on Instagram Shop my Amazon storefront ShopMy favourite things If my content has helped you on your s...

#120 The Sober Butterfly: A Coffee with Nadine 04.03.2025

This week, I'm having coffee with Nadine aka The Sober Butterfly! Nadine is 3.5 years sober and in today's episode she's sharing her story with us. We also chat all about socializing sober, redefining fun in sobriety, dating in sobriety, sober travel, and the importance of giving ourselves grace. This was such an amazing, fun, and inspiring conversation that you don't want to miss! Follow Nadine o...

#119 How I Got Through an Anxious Day This Week (Without Drinking) 25.02.2025

I had a bad mental health day this week where I experienced a lot of anxiety and negative thoughts. In this week's episode, I'm sharing how I navigated those emotions as a sober person who doesn't use alcohol to cope with hard days! Join my community, the Happiest Sober Hub Subscribe to my newsletter for sober tips & inspo Watch my sober vlogs Shop my sober mugs Follow me on Instagram Shop my...

#118 Rediscovering our Identities in Sobriety (feat. My Mom) 18.02.2025

Sobriety often requires a shift in identity. When we get sober, we may have an identity crisis and feel like we don't know who we are if we're not a drinker. Or we might be grieving our identities as drinkers. In this episode, my mom joins me for a chat about rediscovering and redefining our identities in sobriety. Join my community, the Happiest Sober Hub Subscribe to my newsletter for sober tips...

#117 A Sober Dating Pep Talk 11.02.2025

If you're sober and you're dating (or looking to start dating!) then this one is for you! I'm bringing you a pep talk and some mindset reminders for navigating the dating world in sobriety. Join my community, the Happiest Sober Hub Subscribe to my newsletter for sober tips & inspo Watch my sober vlogs Shop my sober mugs Follow me on Instagram Shop my Amazon storefront ShopMy favourite things I...

#116 Navigating Loneliness in Sobriety (feat. My Mom) 04.02.2025

Sobriety can feel lonely sometimes, but that's not the end of the story! This week my mom and I chat about navigating feelings of loneliness in sobriety. Whether you're experiencing loneliness because you're single and sober, or you're feeling lonely because you have a partner who drinks, or you're feeling isolated from friends and family, we share reminders to help you reconnect back to yourself...

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