How I quit alcohol

In this episode I catch up with Ash Butters, host of the Behind The Smile Podcast, she is a Yoga & Meditation Teacher and has been Sober since 2020. We chat about the chaos of her life before recovery and the moment she decided it was time to change. Ash went to rehab and joined the 12 step program to support her recovery. We dive deep into life in rehab, a day in the life of, even down to wha...

In this episode I catch up with Fiona McIntyre who has just finished the HIQA 6 week challenge. We talk about changing your life by doing the work. The self healing process and stepping into a new life. Link to RAIN technique we discussed. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wm1t5FyK5Ek&t=109s This episode was brought to you by Monday Distillery. To check them out go to  www.mondaydistil...

Aine Tyrrell is a fierce Irish woman, a musician, a mum, a daughter who is passionate about reclaiming her Irish culture. Her Irish culture which does not include pints of Guiness. We talk about why she refuses to play gig on St Patricks day and how every time she says no to a drink she is healing her ancestral trauma and creating future healing for her children and their children. This interview...

At 22 years of age, Michael Rowcroft is running to pay back to the orgnisation that helped to change his life. In 2021 ago Michael was homeless, addicted to alcohol and Meth, estranged from his family, stealing and completely out of control. The turning point came when a drug deal turned into a violent and Michael was stabbed 7 times, his lungs and heart were damaged, he was rushed to hospital and...

A must listen to for all parents of teenagers. In this episode I catch up with coach Isabella Furgeson. Growing up in Canberra in the 80's. Isabella found that alcohol gave her a voice, that sense of confidence turned into serious binge drinking. Fast forward to motherhood, the binge drinking continued to the point where Isabella found herself becoming the drunkest person at gatherings and parties...

In this episode I catch up with my good mate and mentor Mark Purser. We chat about how as humans all we want to do is feel ok on the inside and when we don't feel ok on the inside we usually go to externals to make us ok. But there is that sweet spot, between the stimulus and the response. When we can recognise that we are not ok, we can respond in a way that is more nurturing rather than reacting...

How do you go about changing when you come from a family are big drinkers, not just your family but your partner's family? This can be a challenge that many of us face particularly if we have grown up seeking approval from those closest to us. In this episode I catch up with new mum Elise Kermeen, we chat about life as a new Mum in sobriety and the choice not to go back to drinking after you finis...

In this episode I chat with beautiful Trish Schor. Aa a shy teenager in South Africa to a young career woman in London to finally setting on the Gold Coast, booze has been a constant companion for Trish. What started as a way to find relief became a crutch that began to tear her life to shreds. Trish was able to break free from the stronghold of alcohol and drugs and turn her life around. This epi...

In this episode I catch up with the very colourful Calamity Tash from Adelaide. Tash gave away alcohol at the age of 25 years old, after years of habitual serious bingeing (to the point of alcohol poisoning), blackouts, and using alcohol as a coping mechanism. Her drinking spiralled out of control, starting her day with wine, drinking in her lunch breaks and then continuing after work. Luckily, sh...

How many times do we have to wake up hating ourselves? Feeling incongruent, out of alignment with our values, ashamed, worried, embarrassed, your body demanding attention "please stop poisoning me"... Yet we ignore it, blame ourselves, tell ourselves we will learn to be better and repeat the exact same cycle a few days or weeks later? I know I did and so did this wonderful guest Lisa. Lisa and I h...

In this episode I catch up with the the most unyogi of yogis, Mark Purser. We chat about his own recovery and how mindfulness changed everything for him. Mark gives the listener some simple breath and movement techniques that can help us feel grounded and raise our awareness. Danni talks about creating a pause before reacting. And Mark also gives tips on how to create your own retreat experience w...

In this episode I was honoured to catch up with Dr Luke Sniewski. Luke is a Wellbeing Coach and Somatic Therapist, he was also the facilitator in Dr Gabor Mate's Compassionate Inquiry course which I was a student of in 2022. We caught up to talk about Luke's new book, Somawise which is an incredible resource for healing addiction and becoming more aware of the messages and signals the body is tryi...

In this episode I catch up with one of the HIQA grads, Nat from Newcastle. Nat went from binge drinking to daily drinking as a way of coping with post natal depression and crippling shyness. We chat about how alcohol impacted her kids and her own self confidence. Suffering from depression and anxiety, alcohol was making her situation worse. At the time of recording Nat is now over 14 months sober,...

For the final episode of 2022 I catch up with comedian Mandy Nolan to catch up and see how she is going on her 12 month sobriety journey. She is now 5 months in and feeling great. We chat about how Christmas will look for her this year as the non-drinker, keeping the joy in sobriety, navigating the disappointment from friends when you tell them you aren't drinking, the pride you feel in those thre...

In this episode the HIQA grads group share their tips and tools for getting through Christmas parties, family functions, lonliness, missing your kids and peer pressure over this silly season Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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On the 15th of November 8 brave souls got together to share their alcohol story in front of a live audience. The final speaker of the night was my good friend and HIQA podcast regular, Lissie Turner. Her story was big, passionate, brave and powerful. Strap in because she isn't here to pussy foot around with this sobriety sermon. To reach out to Lissie on insta go to @lissieturner or www.thepranapr...

On the 15th of November 8 brave souls got together to share their alcohol story in front of a live audience. Next up was my hubby Ash Grunwald, who shares his good news story. To reach out to Ash on insta go to @ashgrunwald.com or www.ashgrunwald.com Or to watch our show on youtube go to https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DHW5UwKXEEI&t=6536s&ab_channel=DanniCarr Hosted on Acast. See acast.com...

On the 15th of November 8 brave souls got together to share their alcohol story in front of a live audience. Next up was me, Danni Carr out of my comfort zone, feeling awkward and a bit anxious and being ok with it. To reach out to me head to insta @howiquitalcohol or www.iquitalcohol.com.au or email howiquitalcohol@gmail.com To watch our show to go https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DHW5UwKXEEI&...

On the 15th of November 8 brave souls got together to share their alcohol story in front of a live audience. Next up Jamie Milne shares a poem he wrote on his exploits and "dick moves". To reach out to Jamie follow him on insta @JamieMilneTraining or. https://jamiemilnetraining.com To watch our show head to https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DHW5UwKXEEI&t=6536s&ab_channel=DanniCarr Hosted on...

On the 15th of November 8 brave souls got together to share their alcohol story in front of a live audience. 4th speaker up on the night was the incredible Libby O'Donovan, in 2022 Libby received an OAM for her service to the arts and The 2022 Cabaret Icon Award (Lifetime Achievement Award). Libby has been untethered to alcohol for over 12 months... Freedom To reach out to Libby go to her insta @l...

On the 15th of November 8 brave souls got together to share their alcohol story in front of a live audience. The 3rd speaker on the night was my beautiful friend, Lyndal Hunt. Lyndal shares her very powerful goodbye letter to alcohol. There was not a dry eye in the house! To reach out to Lyndal go to her insta @thesobreitygym To watch the show go to youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DHW5UwKX...

On the 15th of November 8 brave souls got together to share their alcohol story in front of a live audience. Second up was the wonderful Victoria Vanstone. Victoria is the host of the Sober Awkard podcast, she is the founder of the free online sober recourse https://cuppa.community Victoria is a blogger, with a book coming out in 2023, she is brave, she is hilarious and very vulnerable in the spee...

On the 15th of November 8 brave souls got together to share their alcohol story in front of a live audience. First up on the night was Michelle McDonald a participant in one of the HIQA sober challenges who is just over 12 months sober at the time of recording. Michelle's story is brave and inspiring. To reach out to Michelle go to her insta @thesoberconnection You can see the show live on youtube...

In this episode I catch up with Jacinta from Sydney. Growing up with an alcohol Mum, Jacinta knows too well the dangers of alcoholism, it's destruction and how sly and powerful she can be. Like so many of us that grow up with addicted parents, even though we see the fall out we can also find ourselves in similar patterns. While their stories are very different the parallels between Jacinta and her...