Sober Stories from Everyday People

This week I am delighted to bring another male voice to Sober Stories. Luc from Toronto is six years sober at the time of this recording. After a hedonistic career in tech sales, Luc quit drinking to pursue a better quality of life for himself and for his future family. A wake up call during a visit to a therapist took Lucy into drug and alcohol therapy services and started his successful journey...

This week I chat to Michelle from Brisbane, Australia. Michelle is 503 days sober at the time of recording this episode. She described her drinking style as a high functioning woman having everything in order from the outside whilst feeling a fraud on the inside. After signing up for a 3 month challenge to remove alcohol from her life, her sober journey quickly blossomed and grew from strength to...

This weeks episode is with Sophie, the person behind instagram's @sober_and_happy and also someone who I consider a friend. Sophie, like me, is celebrating 4 years of sobriety in April 2023. We were connected very early on in our sober journey's and we've been in and out of contact up until several months ago, when we became proper mates. Sophie's story is so relatable; starting with drinking in h...

This episode is with Jo E from London. Jo is 7 months sober at the time of this recording. Jo is a nurse who is just about to complete her masters in Professional Practice. The daughter of a teetotal mother and an alcoholic father, Jo references a chaotic relationship with alcohol starting like many of us, in her teenage years. Jo recently suffered from bouts of anxiety and depression on top of be...

This week I am chatting to Susannah in Hampshire, England, who turned sober 9 months on the day of recording. After some traumatic events during her 20's and early 30's, Susannah's drinking slowly increased from weekend fun drinking to wine after the kids had gone to sleep. This gradual increase meant that moderation was always a big focus and feeling lethargic and below average every day became t...

TRIGGER WARNING This weeks conversation is with Pearl from London who has just turned 1 year sober! Pearl has been through many ups and downs in her early life and like many of us, used alcohol on and off to cope when things got difficult. Pearl's story contains topics that some listenings might find triggering, including talking about potential parental suicide. Pearl is energetic, brave, positiv...

This weeks conversation is with American expat Christy who is a women's sobriety coach based in London, UK. Christy is almost 3 years sober at the time of recording. We talk mummy wine time, trauma, postpartum depression and changing from a law career to creating a sober coaching business helping other women (especially mums) change their relationship with alcohol. Happy listening! Helpful links:...

This week I am chatting to Callum in London who is 4.5 years sober at the point of recording this show. Callum is an actor and Musician who had a fairly typical relationship with alcohol in his teens and twenties. After a health scare that sent him into hospital and gave him a bleak prognosis, he had no choice but to remove alcohol and get sober. Thankfully his health has dramatically improved and...

In this chat I am talking to Sarah C from Colchester who has been sober for 4 months. Sarah talks about drinking before becoming a parent and how much happier she is now she is free from alcohol. This is a lovely chat. Enjoy. Helpful links: Get help from me directly by visiting www.sassysobermum.com Visit THRIVE Sober Coaching for sobriety guidance & resources here www.thrivesobercoaching.com...

In this episode I speak to Irene from Scotland who had a ‘normal’ relationship with alcohol during her teens and twenties. She noticed it got a bit darker in her thirties before quitting at just over 41 years old. As Irene gets ready to celebrate her first Christmas without alcohol and her impending December birthday, she reflects on the change’s sobriety has brought her. Irene is grateful, strong...

Its Christmas week!! I wanted to add some tips and help to support you in navigating this party period. This episode is taken from the LIVE recording on instagram with Patrick from The Alcohol ReThink Podcast. We talk through six tips to THRIVE this Christmas with a few listener questions at the end. Sending love and best wishes. Helpful links: Get help from me directly by visiting www.sassysoberm...

This chat is with Isabelle from Holland who has been sober for seven months (at the time of the recording). Following knee surgery earlier this year, she decided that quitting drinking was a good idea after many years of living on ‘planet wine’. Like Isabelle, wine was also my drink of choice, and we share many similar experiences around post drinking shame, embarrassment, ‘hanxiety’ and general i...

This week’s episode is with Mike in New Zealand, who is also the host of his own podcast show called ‘Sober Sunday Check-In Podcast’. Mike, born in Scotland, talks about his life and relationship with alcohol throughout teenage years where he recounts feeling different to his peers, to his twenties and thirties where he used alcohol to cope with pretty much everything life was throwing at him. Aft...

This week’s episode is with Emily from Gloucestershire who at 28 years old, has been sober for 6 months. Emily, like me, always took it too far. Our stories cross over so much apart from the fact Emily had much more awareness and intention to stop drinking under 30. She is wise, relatable and really interesting to listen to. I hope you enjoy the episode. Helpful links: Get help from me directly by...

TRIGGER WARNING (Suicide) This week’s episode is with Sally from Derbyshire who has been sober for three years. Sally has suffered from mental health challenges over the years, which came to a head after a life changing incident happened. Sally approached sobriety, day by day, almost in competition with herself to keep moving forward. She is honest, raw, open and very, very lovely. Helpful links:...

This week’s episode is with George in Brighton, UK, who is currently 7 months sober. After an accident whilst under the influence, George explains how he felt he had no choice but to stop drinking, but he never realised the benefits and joy it would bring to his life and relationships. It’s a story of courage and ups and downs, and it really helps to paint a picture of just how much can be achieve...

In today’s episode I speak with Olivia based in Dublin who has been successfully sober for four years and 3 months. Olivia classes herself as a grey area drinker with many bouts of light drinking. After alcohol became too much, she developed her intentional energy and with steely determination she stopped drinking completely. She has transformed her life for the better and she is a delight to list...

In this episode I chat to Graham from Leeds who is 5 months alcohol free at the time of recording this podcast. Graham has a story that many of us relate to in that he found his drinking more on the binge drinking side, often manageable (and ‘normal’) and very much to manage stress. It was controlled drinking but on reflection there were many times alcohol created problems and left him feeling dep...

In this episode I chat with Annie from Scotland who’s been sober for 3 years. Annie is also the host of her own podcast ‘Behind the Mother Mask’ covering issues women face around masking pain, challenges and discomfort. She also offers a coaching service helping women live a purposeful and energised life. Annie talks openly about her history with drugs and alcohol, and getting diagnosed with ADHD...

This week’s episode is with Becca from Jersey, a mum of two young girls who has been sober for 14 months. Becca talks about her early drinking days in the 90’s and noughties and the shift in her drinking when her children came along. Trying to keep up the pace but resenting herself for not being able to achieve living her old life and settling into her new one. Becca is warm and articulate and ver...

This week I chat with Sarah who is a mum of two in East Sussex. Sarah has been sober just over a year and reports improved mental health, a general feeling of wellness and reduced anxiety. Sarah is candid in her story of binge drinking and getting sober. She has so many nuggets of wisdom to share, including her Christmas toolbox which helped her navigate her first sober Christmas only weeks into l...

I am delighted to have another male voice on my show to open up about alcohol, drugs and sobriety, please meet Luke who is currently living in Salford, UK. Luke has been sober for 18 months at the time of recording this show. He talks very openly about his drinking and drug use, and the process he went through to get sober after another night on the booze pushed him to breaking point. I hope you g...

In this episode I chat to Alannah from Derry in Northern Ireland about turning 30 and getting sober. Alannah explains she didn’t realise how much of an impact alcohol was having in her life, until she quit just over five months ago. As a parent to young children and after an extensive new house build, drinking had become a frequent habit that was starting to create some inner frustration. She felt...

This week I am chatting to Jade from Lincolnshire in the East Midlands. Jade has been sober for almost one year at the time of this recording, sharing her story of drinking and how she finally got sober a few months before the Christmas period. She is a married mum of twin four-year-old boys. Jade talks openly about trying and slipping up several times, and how she trained and changed her mindset,...

In this week’s episode, I speak to Chris from Surrey who has been sober since December 2019. Chris talks about a hedonistic lifestyle working in the media industry in London and how a sharp exit of his job prompted a big change of lifestyle. He is open and relatable, sharing much wisdom and stories of hope. Chris uses AA to assist his recovery and now volunteers on their phone helplines as a way o...