The Alcohol-Free HSP Podcast

In this intimate episode, Liz McBride shares her quiet and powerful journey of discovering her high sensitivity and how it has shaped her motherhood, sobriety, and career. She opens up about advocating for her highly sensitive son within the school system, and the very real moments of overwhelm that come with parenting while highly sensitive herself. Liz speaks honestly about times when overstimul...

In this powerful and intimate episode, I’m joined by IxtéOwul, a transpersonal spiritual guide, as she shares her deeply personal journey of high sensitivity, quitting alcohol during a spiritual awakening, and processing a recent autism diagnosis. This conversation is raw, honest, and alive. Ixté courageously shares what it’s been like to process her autism in real time, allowing space for tender,...

In this episode of The Alcohol-Free HSP Podcast, I sit down with Monika Kasprzyk and we discuss the journey of living with high sensitivity and alcohol use. Monika shares her story and explains how when she looks back on her past, she has compassion for herself and the woman she was during her drinking days. Over 10 years alcohol-free, she also shares what it has been like watching the sober-curio...

In this episode, we dive into the hidden link between high sensitivity, stress, and alcohol — and why your gut plays such a huge role. I share my personal journey with gut health issues like leaky gut, candida overgrowth, histamine intolerance, and blood sugar imbalances, and how these challenges fueled my decision to quit drinking during perimenopause. We break down the gut-brain connection, how...

In this deeply honest episode, Gretchen chats with Leslie Medley about her initial resistance to labeling herself as a Highly Sensitive Person. However, after becoming a mother, she realized her sensitivity is a gift and started to prioritize her limits after going completely substance-free. She uses somatic healing and breathwork to become unshakeable despite the overstimulation that comes with p...

In this episode, we dive deeper into the world of high sensitivity and how understanding the HSP trait can transform your relationship with alcohol. I break down what it means to be a Highly Sensitive Person (20–30% of the population!) and how our finely tuned nervous systems can make alcohol feel like a quick fix — but also why it’s not the root problem. We’ll explore the D.O.E.S. framework (Dept...

In this episode of The Alcohol-Free HSP Podcast, I share my personal journey with high sensitivity and sobriety — from growing up in the woods of Wisconsin to building a life in Los Angeles, becoming a mother, navigating single motherhood, and ultimately finding my way to alcohol-free living. I share about the turning point that began in 2020, when a spiritual awakening and nervous system overwhel...