Love Sober Podcast

This week's podcast is the first of three Xmas specials sponsored by Sainsbury's. Sainsbury's have really been a forerunner in providing AF drinks and supporting emerging low and no alcohol brands onto the market, their AF fizz was the first decent drink we found and it helped SO much, especially at this time of year. So we really recommend you check their range out. They're also offering listener...

This week on the pod we’re absolutely delighted to talk to Paula Williams about @shamebooth this is pretty special for Mandy as going into the Shamebooth really REALLY enabled her to move past her shame and what was keeping her stuck. A game changer for her recovery journey. The visual style, the concept and energy behind Paula’s work completely lights us up. It’s vital and it’s important. Paula i...

This week on the pod we discuss clean language. The language we use in Sobriety has been a focus on the podcast from the beginning and it's interesting and validating to see the shift away from negative, shaming and disempowering language to the language we value words that light us up and empower us.   It's an important subject not just for professionals and services to change, but also for us to...

This we talk to Lara Frazier, a freelance writer, a truth-teller and an innovator. She is a FIERCE believer in the power of owning our stories and is a strong advocate for addiction recovery. On her blog, Lara shares a story of healing: in sobriety, through addiction, in life and love, and in all the other big, huge moments of fear and magic that we rarely talk about, but we should. Lara Frazier l...

This week on the pod we discuss what to say to people about stopping drinking. Something that should be relatively simple often ties us in knots, we leave ourselves vulnerable because it’s actually a bit of a skill to know what to say. So we discuss this, who to share our truth with and who to build a smokescreen against. We discuss some of our own experiences and how you can use different techniq...

In this week's pod we talk about flow and creativity, the benefits of finding mindful creative practices and spaces in the company of others and their importance in sobriety and as life tools. We discuss the work of Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi, one of the co-founders of Positive psychology and our own work in Love Sober creative workshops, in particular our most recent London workshop with artist Shar...

In this episode we take a moment to re-affirm our core values and beliefs at Love Sober. We explain why we have included #sobercurious in our intro from the beginning, which was before it became a buzzword. For us it means an exploration into getting sober and how to do that i.e. curious about sobriety. A recent press article in Patch stated The "sober curious" movement, also known as "sober somet...

IT IS EPISODE FIFTY!!! How incredible is that? We see no better way to celebrate than by talking with Scott Pearson aka The Boy Who Drank Too Much. Scott is a Sober, Mental Health and LGBQTI+ Activist and is also celebrating his ONE YEAR SOBERVERSARY WoopWoop. He's a writer for the magazine Outlife  www.outlife.org.uk  and a dear friend to Kate and Mandy who we met have met through the gram.   We...

This week we wrap up warm and talk about autumnal self care, taking time when you need it and looking for the sparkle as the season changes. So grab a cuppa and let's chat X K & M 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.c...

We are absolutely delighted to chat with our lovely friend @london_artist1 Sharon Walters, Sharon is our cohost at the Love Sober Create & Thrive workshop in London Bridge 19th October - we have only a few tix left (link in my bio) Sharon is a west-London based artist who has been sober for 9 months and is a Mother of 2 and is very inspiring. She came to sobriety for health and wellness reasons an...

In this weeks episode we talk about OVERWHELM. Such a huge trigger for so many of us. We talk about our experiences and how that lead into problem drinking. We talk about the problems of perfectionism, parental burnout and Maternal gatekeeping. We talk about how perfect vs honest parenting have both contributed to the growing problem of mummy wine culture and how we need to balance to thrive. We c...

This week on the pod we are joined by Clemmie Telford. Clemmie is the creator of Mother of all Lists and the brilliant Honestly Podcast. She is a creative director and event organiser. Clemmie is also a mum of three and shares her honest portrayal of  motherhood through her very popular instagram account. Clemmie suffers from Anxiety and made the decision to go sober based on her mental health jou...

We're back! Hoorah! We are absolutely delighted to return for this new season :-) In this episode we start off by reflecting on our Summer Holidays (Period of school closure). Using an exercises from Jane Hardy at https://www.blurtitout.org/ - Blurt are actually running a Crowdfunding campaign atm so if your like their work as we do, they really need support right now. The exercise is as follows:...

This is the last pod until the period of school closure (holiday, is it tho?) so we chat through some strategies to think about. Seeking out collective joy, making a plan, taking the pressure off, putting down the beast of comparisonitis which is Social Media and making room for much needed self care. This period can be particularly difficult and having a daily check in email and motivation can re...

This week on the pod we talk boundaries. We have come to the conclusion that this is THE KEY to managing stress, overwhelm and then reaching for the f*** it button with a glass of wine. So how do we say no? How do we protect ourselves from burnout in this modern world? - It’s not easy, for many of us it’s challenging a lifetime of people pleasing. Combined for us being “modern mother’s” we have be...

In this week's episode we talk about how coaching has become an important intervention in recovery. Mandy interviews Kate about her training as a mindset and wellness coach. With tips, tools and neuroscience and the processes of goal setting, habit change and mindset and how the holistic , bespoke approach is key in our sober journeys. So grab a cuppa Love K & M xx   If you would like to support t...

This week on the pod we are delighted to talk to Michael Maisey, an actor, public speaker, coach and author of 'Young Offender' available on pre-order now https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/1529005477/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o00_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1. Michael advocates for openess and conversation around men's mental health and is doing amazing work with his Warrior Within Men's Retreats. https://...

In this Episode we were delighted to chat with Penni, our sobersister down under based in Sydney and creator of the Facebook community Recovery Buddha. Mandy met Penni initially by chance at #sherecoversla and was immediately in love with her joy, spirit and sense of badassery. She jumped in the Beverly Hilton’s pool with Brandy @soberasshit and Paula @shamebooth in full Gala attire - if it’s good...

*DUE TO UNFORSEEN CIRCUMSTANCE THIS WORKSHOP WILL BE RESCHEDULED FOR 2020* This week on the pod we are delighted to be joined by @wandacanton. Wanda will be co-hosting our next Workshop in Brighton on the 13th of July. Tickets are available here https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/love-sober-life-speak-for-yourself-sober-with-wanda-canton-tickets-61801665445 and Wanda explains in this episode what part...

This week on the pod we are delighted to have chatted with Ruby Warrington. Ruby is a British writer, author and thought-leader currently located in Brooklyn, NY. Formerly Features Editor on the UK Sunday Times Style supplement, she is Founder of Now Age lifestyle platform The Numinous, and co-founder of “sober curious” events series Club SÖDA NYC . Her two books, Material Girl, Mystical World: Th...

Alcohol and Mental health We were greatly honoured to have our friend Laura @thesoberlioness on the pod to talk mental health and alcohol. Laura is an absolute warrior, shero and galpal. Sobriety in her own words "Is the gift that keeps on giving, which changed my life!" Laura, Kate and I’s mental health has dramatically improved by stopping drinking, and as importantly our mental health was signi...

This week on the pod we talk slips, blips, going back to drinking and or relapse. These are highly emotive terms, so we chat our experiences on this subject and the experiences we have had. Whatever day you’re on, however many times you’ve tested your limits and boundaries around alcohol, be proud of yourself for dusting yourself off and starting again, read another book, dig a little deeper and w...

This week is a soberstory and we are joined on the pod by Megan - who is Soberstory on insta ! @soberstory and @mysoberstory on Facebook. Megan is a great positive sobersis who embraces selfcare with many daily practices, she is a working single mum to two gorgeous kids and credits her soberlife to a complete transformation in the parenting experience, feeling more patient, less stressed and more...

Part 2 High days and Holidays. We continue on with our discussions of lessons learned recently in the our break and then move on to the bank holiday weekend. How it took a lot of people by surprise. Sunshine vs time off from work vs obligations. Expectations can be very hard to navigate especially when you are newly sober, so we talk strategies to get through times like this, the importance of say...

Part 1 - Check out part 2 which will be released now too! The Pod is back! We’re so happy to be having a chat about all things sober again, after a well needed break to down tools and regroup. This Episode we talk about what we have been upto recently and what we have taken away from recent experiences. We talk about Mandy’s trip to Ireland to Croí - Amanda Grace’s creative retreat and we also tal...