Love Sober Podcast

Episode 110,   Happy Christmas one and all, just a short pod this week to say we are thinking of you. Kate takes us through R.A.I.N. Recognise, Allow, Investigate, Nurture. We hope and wish all the best for you. Love Kate and Mandy xx If you would like to support the podcast you can via https://www.patreon.com/join/lovesoberpod You can join us via links below: https://www.lovesober.com https://www...

In this Seasonal Episode, Kate talks to the sober legend and host of the original recovery podcast The Bubble Hour, Jean McCarthy. Jean McCarthy is an award-winning recovery blogger, author and podcast host from Alberta, Canada. Jean has spent much of the past decade sharing her story in her blog UnPickled, holding space for others on The Bubble Hour Podcast, and writing books about the lessons le...

Episode 108: This week we had a really brilliant chat with the author Cait Flanders @caitflanders about sobriety, intentional living and living with less - VERY INSPIRATIONAL. Cait Flanders is the author of Wall Street Journal bestseller, THE YEAR OF LESS . Described by Vogue as “a fascinating look into a living experiment that we can all learn from,” it has been translated into 10 languages, and...

In this episode we talk about sobriety and Christmas time. How this year may look different, how we can support ourselves during this period and how our Xmas compare between drinking and sobriety. So grab a cuppa and let's chat. Love Kate & Mandy If you would like to support the podcast and the wider work of Love Sober, please consider becoming a Matron/Patron, these help so much to keep the pod g...

This week we are delighted to welcome Lulla HF on the pod. Lulla is an alternative Hip Hop Artist and happily 18 months sober. We had a great chat about men's mental health, music, toxic masculinity, sobriety and creativity. Find out more about @lulla_hf or https://biglink.to/384804659319310 also the book mentioned "Mask Off" by JJ Bola is here:  Mask Off (plutobooks.com) Grab a cuppa and let's ch...

This week it’s Alcohol Awareness Week ( alcoholchange.org.uk ) 16-22nd Nov 2020. This year’s focus from this UK based charity is around mental health. In this session we talk about our individual mental health journeys, and the part alcohol played, and how it will always make it worse and how we came to realise this. Lastly we talk about how we care for our own mental health as an ongoing practice...

This week we discuss gratitude- and not the lofty, worthy, you-should-be-bloody- grateful type of gratitude but the actual access point to changing our emotional and mental state. As always these things are evidence-based wellness and mental health tools and so they are sober tools. From tea, to friends, to mindfulness, we look at our journeys with this persistent and gentle art and the unexpected...

Episode 102 On this episode we had the great pleasure of chatting with Andy Ramage - Author, entrepreneur, alcohol free and wellness expert. www.andyramage.com @andyramageofficial on FB & Insta where he is  LIVE every day at 7:45 am GMT. Andy was the co-founder of OYNB, for AF challenges: www.oneyearnobeer.com and is now concentrating on his own coaching and wellbeing practice including the Office...

In this week's pod we are Marie Kondo-ing our sober toolkits and what the new additions have been over the last few months. We are reflecting on what brings joy and the gentle exploration and enquiry into the changing needs and growth that happens in sobriety.  We also invite all coaches or those interested in coaching and expanding their experience in the area of addictive behaviours to join us i...

Episode 101! This week we are delighted to chat to Le'Nise Brothers @eatlovemove. Le’Nise Brothers is a registered nutritionist, mBANT, mCHNC, specialising in women’s health, hormones and the menstrual cycle, yoga teacher and host of the Period Story podcast. She works with women who want to get control of sugar cravings, mood swings and hormonal acne, bloating and headaches, as well as increase t...

100th EPISODE of Love Sober Pod!!! WHAT AN EPISODE! What a lady, what a night .....We are delighted to speak to our dear friend and sober sis Rose Romain. Rose tells us her story of her journey to sobriety - she has been sober for 8 years. She talks of being an English girl in Paris , going to rehab, coming out the other side and then her journey of self discovery in sobriety. We also discuss the...

Episode 99! This week on the pod we had the great honor of talking to the wonderful @welfordwellbeing Rachael Welford. Rachael is the founder of Welford Wellbeing and Clear Club and the host of Things I Wish I’d Known Podcast. She is on a mission to empower people to take control of their mental, emotional and spiritual health so they can live fuller and happier lives. If you’re looking for a self...

Mandy and Kate chat about Sober October, the offerings during this month and some tips and tools for those who may be starting out on their sober journey this October.  All of the stuff we talk about can be found at lovesober.com So please feel free to have a look around X  To support the podcast, visit Love Sober Patreon With love as always  Kate & Mandy XXXXX If you would like to support the pod...

This week Mandy interviews Arlina Allen. Arlina is a Teacher, Author, host of the award winning recovery podcast "The ODAAT Chat Podcast", and founder of Sober Life School.  She has been sober since 4/23/94, married for 23 years, and mother of two amazing boys. Her class "Reinvent-How To Rebuild Self-Esteem After Addiction, Heartbreak & Trauma" is being taught to those who've suffered from low sel...

In this episode we are beside ourself with excitement to talk to author and storyteller Bernadette Russell about her journey through activism and self care in terms of mental health tools and about her new book out 10/9/2020 called 'How to be Hopeful.' From news gatekeeping, the sober lens, to Pandora's Box we talk about the importance of hope, especially now, for all of of us.  How to Be Hopeful...

Episode 94 This week on the pod we talk book baby, the labour of love and it's creation, we also chat through what we're catchily naming the "best laid plans not carried out" or "the least relaxing holiday ever" It's been a journey folks. We are SO so grateful for those of you who pre-ordered the book, seeing photos of it on social media is SUCH a joy. If you enjoyed it please leave a 5 star revie...

Happy third Soberversary Mandy! In this week's very special podcast Kate interviews the sober legend that is Mandy Manners about her journey over the last three years: The highs, the lows, the big learnings, the things that work what gives her meaning in her life and why she loves sober.  Mandy Manners is the co-founder of Love Sober, a community and podcast host. She is Certified Professional Lif...

Episode 91, We absolutely loved chatting with Ella about her journey to sobriety and all the gifts it has brought her, she's a great guest, so grab a cuppa and let's chat. Love M & K xxx If you would like to support the podcast you can via https://www.patreon.com/join/lovesoberpod You can join us via links below: https://www.lovesober.com https://www.lovesober.com/community-1 https://www.lovesober...

Episode 90 - This week Mandy chats to Emily Lynn Paulson, Emily is a certified professional recovery coach, She Recovers Designated Coach, This Naked Mind Institute Trainee, founder of Sober Mom Squad, and a member of the long-term recovery community. She is passionate about connecting women with resources for recovery from trauma, eating disorders, and substance abuse, and believes that sharing o...

Episode 89 (Despite us saying its episode 90 lols!) This week we celebrate Kate's 4 year soberversary by looking at what she has learned and what the shadows and sparkles have been for her since she went sober for the final time on the 23/07/2016. It was a brilliant episode to record to really look at the whole picture and to reflect. It's such an amazing achievement to stop drinking, we think you...

This week in the pod we talk strategies for the summer holidays, and mum guilt, and the juggle. We also talk about emotional triggers, why is it that the sun comes out and we want a drink? Why can memory triggers seem to be hit us harder even though we know that drinking is harmful? We unpick this and think of some strategies to build new memories around not drinking and use mindfulness and our se...

In this episode we talk to the fabulous Dr Alice Kerby who is a Doctor of Physical Therapy, Health Consultant, a Holistic Health Practitioner, and Somatic Experiencing Practitioner in training. She uses her decades of experience and training to focus on the stress response from an autonomic nervous system and physiological perspective. She helps her clients to identify areas where they feel stuck,...

In this episode we discuss reconnecting with ourselves. This could be after a social time, a busy time or even if we are coming back to sobriety or indeed, getting sober for the first time. This is notoriously hard to navigate, fraught with the noise and static of our busy lives. Why do we get social hangovers, even when we don't drink? Did you know they can be triggers in themselves? So let's dis...

This week we are delighted to welcome Shari Hampton from Served Up Sober. Shari is a fellow She Recovers Designated Coach and absolute sober shero. Here is her wonderful introduction: As the founder of Served Up Sober, and a Teetotaler, I'm honored to be a part of the recovery community. My name is Shari Hampton and I've been sober since Valentine's Day 2015. I battled alcohol and drug addiction f...

This week on the pod we talk about the sometimes sticky subject of fun, sillyness and celebration in sobriety. How do we do these things without a drink of alcohol? What does it look like? We talk through our recent birthdays and how we add in abit of silly in our lives from talking in accents to dancing AND making up quizzes. We hope this gives some light relief and some ideas of what social can...