How I quit alcohol

In this episode I catch up with 28 year old,  pro- surfer, entrepreneur and founder of The Good Human Project and the The Good Human podcast, Cooper Chapman.  At the time of recording Cooper is 6 months in to 12 months without alcohol, he is still going to night clubs, festivals and gigs.  He is just arming himself with alc free drinks and his WHY.   We chat about the improvements he has noticed w...

Andrew is a truck driver, Dad, Husband and a sober guy on a gentle journey of self discovery.  Growing up and not being sure how to express his emotions and bottling his feelings up led to Andrew to find himself in some pretty dark places which was exacerbated by alcohol.  With the help of his beautiful wife, Andrew started to recognise that alcohol was making him so much worse and eventually deci...

In this episode I catch up with HIQA graduate, Kate Fleming.  Kate has gone from daily drinking to now 9 months of sobriety at the time of recording.  We chat about doing the hard stuff early on in the journey,  the expansion of life that comes with sobriety,  honouring yourself and your loved ones,  doing it for yourself and becoming slow,  gentle and aligned.  This episode was brought to you by...

Find yourself a quiet spot, make yourself a nest, as Mark Purser guides you through this beautiful Yoga Nidra practice.   Yoga Nidra is also known as NSDR (non sleep deep rest) or Yogic Sleep, it is a wonderful practice  and a powerful technique for activating your parasympathetic nervous system (rest and digest) and get you into a place where deep healing can become possible . Yoga Nidra can be a...

I am joined once again with yoga and meditation teacher, Mark Purser.   Mark and I talk about the how we can create our own healing with mindfulness and creating stillness.  We talk about the life changing power of Yoga Nidra and how bringing that guided practice into your day can transform everything.  Yoga Nidra (yogic sleep) aka NSDR has been used for thousands of years as therapeutic tool to p...

In this episode HIQA Grad, Tara McCarthy reflects on her journey and the situations she thought would never be possible to do sober, how she is doing what seemed impossible... living life sober.  This is a great message for anyone who feels like it will never get easier, or life will always feel like a struggle without alcohol.  We take a deep dive into her holiday in Bali and how she na...

I pull in the big guns for this episode hormones that I know very little about.  I had a request from a listener to chat about alcohol and the effect it has menopause and peri-menopause.  My good friend Lissie has studied the endocrine system extensively and is somewhat of an expert in the field.  Lissie specialises in hormonal and cyclic education, and in clinic on any pathologies, lifestyle choi...

In this episode I chat with Ryan Dusick,  Ryan  is an Associate Marriage and Family Therapist, the founding drummer of the  band Maroon 5, a mental health advocate, and an author of the soon to be released book  Harder to Breathe: A Memoir of Making Maroon 5, Losing It All, and Finding Recovery (out November 2022).   After increasing anxiety and severe nerve damage in his shoulder led to a complet...

In this episode I chat with spirit medium, Charmaine Wilson.  Charmaine is a gifted medium who I have had the pleasure of having a very accurate reading with, however Charmaine's story is so much bigger than just being someone who can commune with the spirit world.  Charmaine is a survivor of child sexual abuse, domestic violence, addiction and went through the tragic loss of a child.  Charma...

In this episode I catch up with comedian, author and self professed show off, Mandy Nolan.   Mandy delves into her deeply traumatic and violent childhood, the death of her father at a young age due to alcohol and how all that trauma has shaped her.  Mandy's relationship with alcohol was also an unhealthy one, a fast drinker who would often have long blackouts.  She is now enjoying sober life,...

In this episode I catch up with my friend and colleague Lyndal Hunt.  Lyndal is living proof of the importance of working a programme and how it is the key to long term success.   Wether it's AA, an online programme like mine or even if you design your own, sticking to that programme through daily practices and ongoing deeper work helps to keep you out of your own head, to manage your trigger...

In this weeks Soul Talk I catch up yet again with the beautiful Sam Brown, this week we talk about the importance finding your centre and staying there through times of stress.  Sam shares her own personal journey of sexual abuse and how finding her centre has helped her to heal.  She shares with how she has implemented it throughout stressful times even managing to stay calm and centred during a...

In this episode I chat with illustrator Beck Feiner.  We talk about  her struggle with post natal depression and how she used alcohol to ease those feelings which eventually became quite dysfunctional and Beck found her self sneaking booze, hoping her husband woudn't notice.  We talk about socialising sober and how to keep yourself content if you are a pre-party pre-loader.  To find out more...

In this Soul Talk with Sam Brown we talk about taking responsibility, for your actions, owning when you have stuffed up, for you you treat yourself and how you want to show up in your life.  We all do it, we blame everyone else or our circumstances as a way of protecting ourselves and not having to be truly honest or vulnerable, let's face, that stuff is scary.  But what if we challenge ourse...

In this episode I catch up with Andrew Addie, CEO of the sober events organisation Untoxicated.  Through trauma, sexual assault, extreme alcohol addiction, serious mental health issues,  and dealing with his sexuality.  Andrew has faced his demons head on and is thriving in his new life as a sober person and helping other people not feel so isolated and alone on their journey.   For more informati...

Making the smallest changes to your daily habits can have a massive impact on your choices, your moods, your relationships and set  you up for success.  Having a daily routine for me one  one of the most important keys to the success of my sober journey.  As soon as I started changing my daily routines I began to thrive in sobriety.  For more information on Sam and her somatic release breath cours...

In this episode my hubby Ash Grunwald is in the host seat interviewing Greg Jennings The Booze Free Dad.  They talk about what is mean to be a booze free Dad,  being a good example for the future generations, how sobriety has positively affected the kids, pissing on the floor in a blackout and much more.   This episode was brought to you by Monday Distillery.  To check them out go to  www.mondaydi...

The beautiful Sam Brown and I are in the zoom room once again to dive deep into some juicy topics.  This week we chat about the avoidance of pain and the toll that can take on us, tuning in to find the root cause of your pain and asking the question, what am I avoiding in my life and what are the consequences of trying to avoid different pain points.   For more information on Sam and her somatic r...

In this episode I catch up with Kath Elliott, sober coach and breast cancer survivor.  We chat about the undeniable science that links alcohol to breast cancer, how women aged 40-60 are most vulnerable, listening to what your body is trying to tell you, how to celebrate milestones in a way that is nourishing rather than destructive,  having gratitude for our amazing bodies and how contemplating ou...

Today's soul talk I recruited my good friend Lissie Turner, yoga therapist, ex triple J present Mel Bampton aka Mel In The Morning.   We talk about becoming the master of change, embracing the new and letting go of the old self beliefs and labels.   To connect with Lissie via insta go to @lissietuner  or www.thepranaproject.com   For more resources go or to join the next HIQA challenge go to...

In this episode I chat with Luke Cooper from WA who shares story  of  his battle with  alcohol and one that he is so proudly winning.  We talk about him coming out to his friends and family as a gay man and.  Dealing with trauma of a violent bashing.   How drugs and alcohol are rampant  in the gay scene  Being continually trapped in hotel quarantine during the lockdowns and the effect that had on...

Deep diving with Sam Brown on all things self love.  Why it's so important, how to cultivate more of it,  what it means to have more of it and checking in to see where your level of self love sits.   For more information on Sam and her somatic release breath course go to www.soulfullifestyle.com.au or contact her on insta at @thesoulfullifestyle  For more resources go or to join the next HIQA...

In this episode I catch up with Naturopath Jules Galloway to talk about how to support your body through recovery.   Jules is an incredible healer and also the host of the podcast Straight Talking Natural Health, she has an amazing story coming from homelessness from 16 years of age, to make ends meet she worked as a stripper and later a show girl.  A series of poor lifestyle choices left Jules&ap...

My good friend Sam Brown breath, meditation and yoga facilitator and I will spend the next few Wednesday's covering some topics that are close to our hearts that go hand in hand with recovery and healing.  For the first episode of our Soul Talk Series we cover accepting, allowing and embracing change.  A lot of the time we resist change out of fear of the unknown and we can't imagine our...

In this episode I catch up with one of the HIQA Grads, Matt from Perth.  Matt has been sober for just over 12 months after joining the HIQA 3 month challenge back in July 21.   Matt always said he could never imagine a life without alcohol but is now thriving in sobriety and life is better than he ever imagined.   As a heavy binge drinker, Matt would often have blackouts that leave him feeling sha...