Soberful

In this episode, Veronica interviews parenting expert Dr Laura Markham. Dr Laura explains what peaceful parenting is and why connection is the most essential part of parenting. We also discuss how kids trigger your unresolved childhood issues and how, as a parent developing your own emotional regulation will role model to your kids how they can manage their feelings.       To learn more, visit the...

Kate and Mand got sober when their children were young, finally fed up with the messaging that alcohol was a good way to reward or de-stress from parenthood. They have created the platform Love Sober where they help other women realize what a sober life can be like. Their book Love Yourself Sober, A Self-Care Guide to Alcohol-Free Living for Busy Mothers  is out now.         To learn more, visit t...

In this powerful story of sobriety. Soberful Coach Tamara Kirby finally discusses her traumatic childhood and descent into addiction. Sober for over eleven years, she is a powerful example of doing the work of sobriety.       To learn more, visit the show notes .

Shame and guilt are big emotions that we have to deal with when we get sober. Veronica and Chip discuss how these emotions can fuel a lot of our drinking and what happens when we get sober and we have to face them.     To learn more, visit the show notes .

Jardine Libaire and Amanda Eyre Ward join Veronica to discuss their book, The Sober Lush . When they got sober, they discovered that everything about sobriety was the opposite of what they believed. It was fun, expansive and exciting. So they wrote a book to tell the world about what they had discovered.     To learn more, visit the show notes .

We hear this all the time 'but getting sober is so hard!' Chip and Veronica explain that it feels hard because of our perception about drinking and sobriety and it's actually having an alcohol problem that is hard.         To learn more, visit the show notes .

Our childhood sets us up for our adulthood. In this episode, Chip and Veronica explore how our childhood relationships with food, time and feelings then play out in adulthood.       To learn more, visit the show notes .

We all have 'elephants in the room.' A difficult and uncomfortable conversation that we avoid at all costs. In this episode Chip and Veronica explore the different 'elephant's and how we can deal with them.     To learn more, visit the show notes .

Emotions are just data. In this mind-blowing interview EQ expert, Julia Ford-Carther explains how emotions are communicating with us so we can grow and change into the people we are meant to be.     To learn more, visit the show notes .

Marie Murphy is a relationship coach who helps people untangle what makes a relationship work. We discuss how we can use relationships to 'fix' ourselves and why beliving that it's another person's job to make you happy will make you miserable.     To learn more, visit the show notes .

Religious abuse, as one of the roots of addictive behaviour, is explored in this episode. Chip and Veronica discuss how religious language and indoctrination sow the seeds for alcohol abuse; they read out stories from people who have grown up experiencing some kind of spiritual abuse.   To learn more, visit the show notes .

What is love addiction? In this episode, Veronica interviews Sherry Gaba psychotherapist and relationship expert. We explore why relationships in sobriety are so hard, why we can become addicted to a relationship and how to create a healthy, authentic partnership.     To learn more, visit the show notes .

We have been asked many times 'how do you work the 12-steps?' In this episode, Chip and Veronica explain how they apply the 12-steps to their own lives.   To learn more, visit the show notes .

Resistance is going to show up any time we do something new. Veronica and Chip discuss how the ego sabotages us when we get sober.   To learn more, visit the show notes .

Is there a right age to get sober? Whatever age we decide to stop drinking, we will face challenges and limiting beliefs. In this episode, Chip and Veronica discuss the challenges of getting sober at a young age and getting sober when you are older.   To learn more, visit the show notes .

Veronica and Chip have both experienced burn out in sobriety. Stress and burnout are danger zones for someone recovering from an alcohol problem. In this episode, we discuss the tools we have used to cope with stress.   To learn more, visit the show notes .

It's our 100th episode! To celebrate Chip and Veronica answer questions from the Soberful Life community. We answer questions about our sobriety and personal lives!   To learn more, visit the show notes .

In this episode, Veronica interviews Dr Jamie Marich about her new book, Trauma and the 12 Steps . We take a deep dive into working with people who have experienced trauma and how the 12-step programs can help and harm them.   To learn more, visit the show notes .

Self-esteem is what we think about ourselves. Most people, when they get sober, have low self-esteem. In this episode, Chip and Veronica discuss how to rebuild self-esteem and what it feels like to like yourself.   To learn more, visit the show notes .

How to you get sober when your partner drinks? This is a common challenge for many of our clients who really want to stop drinking but have an unsupportive partner. Chip and Veronica offer suggestions and advice. If you are single how do you start dating when you are sober? Having been there themselves Chip and Veronica help you navigate the sober dating world.   To learn more, visit the show note...

AJ Daulerio was only four months sober when the worst thing in the world happened to him. You may remember it; Hulk Hogan sued him (and won) for $115 million. AJ was the editor of Gawker magazine where he ran a story about Hulk Hogan's sex life. That story destroyed a lot of lives, including AJ's. In this honest and searching interview, Veronica asks him how he got through such a public shaming so...

How do you rebuild trust in your relationships after years of drinking? In this episode, Chip and Veronica lay out the steps to take to start rebuilding trust with your loved ones when you get sober.   To learn more, visit the show notes .

Today we discuss how to deal with triggers. Triggers are a response to an outside stimulus that results in an automatic action. We have trained our brains to drink, and we have to untrain them. We look at how H.A.L.T.S (Hungry. Angry. Lonely. Tired. Stressed) can affect our sobriety.   To learn more, visit the show notes .

How do we change? Chip and Veronica talk about the cycle of change and the 'dance' we go through when we need to change something. We discuss the three phases of change, and how we sabotage ourselves and stay in this cycle until we get to the 'maintenance' phase and the 'change' becomes our normal life.   To learn more, visit the show notes .

Veronica is celebrating twenty years of sobriety on May 2nd. In this special episode, Chip and Veronica discuss the twenty things she has learned during that time. She is also hosting a party (online) to celebrate (and you are invited).   To learn more, visit the show notes .