No More Booze - The Podcast

Andy @andyramage is a former professional footballer, who after injury, created two major financial brokerages. After taking a break from alcohol Andy’s mind, body, career and life were transformed. 10 years later Andy is widely recognised as one of the world’s leading performance coaches. Andy is the founder of the AreteWay Coaching Institute, which is one of the world's leading boutique coa...

Barry is originally from Cavan and now living in Athlone. He is 18 months off the booze. He performs as the formidable Drag Artist Tess Tickles. Barry recalls how moving to London really accelerated his drinking and how he came to a point 18 months ago where he was DONE WITH BOOZE. We chat about how he navigates being a gay man who doesn't drink in a notoriously alcohol-fuelled scene. Since g...

I've been getting lots of requests recently to speak to somebody who is early in their journey of giving up alcohol so may I present Sinead Burke! Sinead is from Donegal and now living in Dublin. She is the owner of the beautiful florist shop in  called town called Adonis. She is 90 days off the sauce and gives us a really honest account of her journey so far, what's going well and what...

Leanne Price is from Limerick and living in Tipperary. She is a holistic practitioner, female empowerment coach and a reiki master. She has been alcohol-free since New Years Day this year. She talks very openly and candidly about her life and how she has come to where she is. We chat about what it is like to be early in your alcohol-free journey, the struggles and the triumphs! She is incredibly p...

TRIGGER WARNING- This podcast episode contains discussions of suicidal thoughts. If you of somebody you know is struggling with the topics discussed in this episode, please reach out for help by calling the Samaritans on 116 123. Luke is a singer song writer and mental health advocate from Tallaght in Dublin. He gave up alcohol at aged 20 having experienced a lot in the years in which he drank. He...

Faye Louise joins me on her 450 day soberversary and details her journey to alcohol free living. She lives in Sydney and  talks about the many breaks from alcohol she had before she gave it up for good. She details how alcohol free living helps her to be a better version of herself, she eats better, goes to the gym and sticks to her self development goals of journaling, meditating and reading...

Brice is the CEO of @milehighrecoverycenter in Denver, Colorado in the US. He talks us through his childhood and college experiences and how alcohol took away his fears and made him feel sociable. He talks about his cross addiction to alcohol, heroin and crack. We then talk about doing the work and how to live a life of purpose after we get sober. His path lead him on a spiritual journey and he se...

Susan is from Donegal but now lives in Paris- Ooh La La! She gave up alcohol 4 years ago and is loving life alcohol-free. We chat about how alcohol helped her shyness and how it was part of the culture growing up in Donegal. We also chat about motherhood, living away from home and how her life has improved since giving up the booze. She has since trained as a Coach with This Naked Mind and now hel...

Isabelle Geraghty is a yoga teacher and travel blogger and has been alcohol free for the past 18 months @isabelledoesthings. We chat about alcohol, travel, body image and self love. Isabelle has lots of nuggets of wisdom and I have learned a lot from her and her unique perspective on life. Enjoy! For more information on Alcohol Free Living, Follow Olivia on Instagram @greyareadrinker Visit Olivia&...

Linda Monahan @corporatetocalm has been alcohol free for the last two years. In this podcast, we talk about how she came to the point in her life where she realised she had enough and it was time to quit the booze. We talk about pandemic drinking. her ADHD diagnosis and how removing alcohol has made her life better. Enjoy! For more information on Alcohol Free Living, Follow Olivia on Instagram @gr...

Amanda gave up booze 7 years ago and her life completely transformed. She is now a holistic life coach, an alcohol-free expert, speaker and author living, working and playing in Austin, Texas. As a coach, Amanda helps ambitious, soul-centred women stop drinking and start manifesting the life they deserve and desire. She teaches a modern approach to personal development, self-actualization and spir...

Meet Gráinne Lavin gave up alcohol a year ago on the day this podcast was recorded! She is a mom to two ND girls and runs the beautiful business @graforwellness where she supports other ND mams do the inner work so they can enjoy a peaceful life. She thought about giving up alcohol for about a year before giving it up. She describes beautifully her journey and how giving up alcohol has transformed...

Meet Roisin who is in her forties and has been off the booze for over 14 months. She is really articulate and a great conversationalist. She shares some amazing insights into how she removed alcohol and how her life has changed as a result. We chat about how when we became Mam's alcohol just didn't mix well with this. Enjoy! For more information on Alcohol Free Living, Follow Olivia on I...

Sarah Rusbatch @sarahrusbatch gave up alcohol in 2019 and hasn't looked back since. Since giving it up she has retrained as a coach and now works with women all over the world to remove alcohol from their lives. She discusses her stop story, shares how giving up alcohol has changed her life and chats about her book 'Beyond Booze', Enjoy! For more information on Alcohol Free Living,...

Meet Jodi, the lady behind the phenomenally successful sober inspiration account @soberflourish. Jodi gave up alcohol 18 months ago and in the time since has seen her life totally transform in so many areas - work, home, health. She has been on a beautiful journey of self-discovery and has such great insights about how and why she drank. She also talks really openly about her IVF journey. She is e...

Alison @alisoncanavanwellness chats to me on the day of her 9 year soberversary!  She describes beautifully how giving up alcohol has transformed her life. She chats about what alcohol did for her and her road to recovery and healing. She has spent years studying and a fountain of knowledge of all things spiritual. She is wise, clever and has such a beautiful honest perspective on healing. My favo...

Meet Una Ní Mhaoldhomhnaigh, who is speaking for the first time about leaving alcohol in the past. She describes the benefits that accompanied her journey into an alcohol-free life. She describes how alcohol kept her stuck and how she was seduced by the fanciness of cocktails and prosecco whilst ignoring the negative after effects.  We chat about how we end up chasing the frivolous highs from our...

Danni gave up alcohol on the 1st of January 2018. After years of partying and excessive binging she decided that enough was enough and joined her friend in committing to a year alcohol-free. Danni is more confident, more driven and now has a hugely successful podcast called How I Quit Alcohol. She is introspective, wise and deeply passionate about helping people to break their problematic relation...

Wendy Riordan is the organiser of the wellness event Nourish and Flow. She has been alcohol free since 2019. Wendy drank like every body else in her teens and twenties, without many downsides or side effects. As she got older and she began to study nutritional therapy, drinking alcohol just didn't sit well with her any longer. Noticing herself getting annoyed at her Dad's funeral prompte...

Kate is the author of The Accidental Soberista, Ireland's first QuitLit Book. She never intended to give up alcohol for good, she only signed up for a 30 day challenge! She enjoyed drinking and fully intended to return to it after the 30 days but ended up feeling so many benefits that she decided to give it another month. And that was 7 years ago. Since giving it up, Kate has accomplished mor...

Melissa has been alcohol free for the past four years. She is the founder of the wonderful sober/sober curious community SoberSocial.ie. Initially in her teens, she used alcohol to connect, relieve anxiety and enjoy herself. At 24 she began a PhD in Queens University Belfast, she then began to use alcohol to relax and unwind. After many attempts to give up alcohol, she achieved her goal in May 202...

Meet Stephanie, who began a sober curious journey two years ago. She is the founder of the incredibly successful Babes With Beers Community with organises meet ups for people who are sober, sober curious or those who just want to drink less. Stephanie reflects on the learning and evolution that has happened since she chose to rethink how she drinks. Enjoy! Follow this amazing community @babeswitho...

Meet Gillian, who has been alcohol-free for the past 4 years. Gillian is a coach who specialises in burnout recovery. She began questioning her relationship with alcohol when she noticed that drinking had moved into her home especially around during the pandemic. She gave up alcohol after joining a 66 day challenge with her friend. Giving up alcohol has given Gillian a great sense of freedom, incr...

Meet Lisa, who has been alcohol-free for the past 14 months. Lisa is the mother of two girls and works as a journalist here in Ireland. She offers a really candid account of how she has used alcohol to deal with anxiety, panic and grief.  A series of events, including a health issue, led to Lisa giving up alcohol. She did One Year No Beer in 2020 and that was the beginning of her sober curious jou...

Meet Dec who gave up alcohol 15 years ago. As a sensitive soul, he feels that alcohol never suited him, it took too much away. But this is a hard realisation to make in Ireland! Many profound changes have happened in the past 15 years and Dec is now halfway though a PhD in behavioural health with an emphasis on addiction and recovery. Dec is gas and a right laugh! Enjoy! For more information on Al...