The Sober Mom Life

Today’s Real Sober Mom, Jennifer, is celebrating one year of sobriety! To celebrate, she is coming full circle and telling her story here on the podcast after feeling so supported by other women who have shared their stories in the same space.  Alcohol found its way into Jennifer’s life through her older brother, and as they became adults a culture of partying became central to her family dyn...

It’s a big week! My book, The Sober Shift: A Modern Day Guide to Living an Abundant Sober Life , officially releases on Tuesday, September 30th! To celebrate, I’m giving you something special: a sneak peek of the audiobook.  Today you’ll hear the introduction to The Sober Shift .  Thank you all so much for your support, and for listening in as I’ve been on this journey alongside you. Thi...

Therapy can be a life changing experience, but it can be so unclear on where to start and how to navigate the experience! So today, our resident therapist Susan (my mom!) is here to give us a crash course in Therapy 101.  She’ll share insight into how to find a good therapist, the many different therapy modalities that you can consider trying, what it looks like to really feel your feelings w...

Today we’re doing a deep dive into RHOC, where Tamara brought of the ancient drama of Naked Wasted at a lie decector party. We went back and refreshed our memories by watching Naked Wasted (Season 4, Episode 8 if you’d like to do the same) and we have some THOUGHTS!  After we explore the toxicity of RHOC we’ll dip our toes into the palette cleanser of Real Housewives of Miami and recap our th...

You guys, my best friend Katy is here. We’re talking about sobriety, parenting, and everything in between. You’ll hear about our early drinking days, her sobriety story, the beauty of sober concerts, and what she calls her ‘playful rebellion’ now that her children have all reached their teen years.  Katy is featured heavily in my upcoming book, The Sober Shift! Pre-order now for three free mo...

Author Jessica Guerrieri joins me for a chat about her incredible novel, Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea . This book is a must read for any woman who has struggled with Mommy Wine culture.  Jessica shares openly about her own 12 year sobriety journey from alcohol, which included a relapse into addictive behavior surrounding THC and pills. We’ll talk about the similarities between alco...

Texas born Lauren knew how to operate without alcohol. Though she was a heavy drinker in high school, she learned early on through her mother’s cancer journey that sometimes sobriety was necessary in order to attend to life’s challenges. It wasn’t until she was a mom of two that alcohol became a crutch that she consistently leaned on. Lauren chose to leave her career when she had her second child,...

Katie and I are back with another installment of SobrieTEA, where we spill the tea about our favorite escape: Bravo and Reality TV! Today we’re talking about Scheana’s book, My Good Side . We highly recommend it!  Then we’ll move to The Valley Reunion Part 1 and discuss the great news that Jax is leaving the show! We’ll discuss the why behind his departure and what can happen when reality plo...

Last week I recorded the audiobook version of my book , and you guys, it was one of the most intimidating experiences of my life! I had been dreading the recording experience, and it made me second guess even writing the book in the first place. I had so much self doubt - could I do this? Would I fail? Would I die of embarrassment?!  I did it anyway - I faced my fear and I think it turned out...

Real Sober Mom Julie grew up in a family where, throughout the years, alcohol became increasingly present. As a young adult, her mother’s relationship with alcohol had become so difficult for Julie to bear that she asked her mother to leave one day after she came to visit her.  As Julie became a mom, alcohol found its way more deeply into her own life through Mommy Wine Culture. While she nev...

Growing up in Ireland, Aisling came to understand that having an ‘alcohol problem’ required a really high bar. Either you were a raging alcoholic, or your relationship with alcohol was fine and not worth examining. As a child, though, Aisling disagreed. She found drunk people terrifying. Looking back? She thinks that young Aisling had it right.  Today Aisling shares her sobriety story, starti...

Katie and I are back with another installment of SobrieTEA, where we spill the tea about our favorite escape: Bravo and Reality TV!  Suzanne just binged 30 hours of Love Island US. We’ll share our opinions on the vote, our predictions for the Top 3 and winners, and discuss Cierra's exit from the show.  Then we’ll talk about Kristen Doute’s engagement on The Valley, and give our thoughts...

Jess and Ale of the Mocksicated podcast are here today to share how their long time friendship blossomed into a public celebration of sobriety.  Though they have been best friends since middle school, their relationships with alcohol and their sobriety journeys looked very different. However, once they were both sober, something new and beautiful came to fruition -  The Mocksicated podca...

So many women have told me that they wished a male version of this community existed for their husbands - and today I am so excited to tell you that I found one! Luc Zoratto is the creator of @marathon2sobriety . He is nine years sober, a marathon runner, and a 1-on-1 and group sober coach.  Luc tells the story of how his ‘work hard, play hard’ mindset led him to a life that was ruled by alco...

Katie and I are back with another installment of SobrieTEA, where we spill the tea about our favorite escape: Bravo and Reality TV!  Today we’re digging into the casting announcement for the 4th season of Traitors, and comparing it to our dream casts. Then, we’ll untangle Jax’s unsettling return from rehab on The Valley, and Katie will catch Suzanne up on this season of Love Island.  Plu...

I recently returned from a trip to New Orleans for a friend’s wedding anniversary and while I was there, something happened. Today I’ll share about my experience and untangle my emotions around the fact that I’ve ‘outgrown’ so much of the drinking culture and habits that exist in cities like New Orleans and Vegas.  I started The Sober Mom Life Cafe so women just like you can find connection i...

I’m here with a bonus mini-episode because I have a big announcement! My book (!!!) The Sober Shift: A Modern Day Guide to Living an Abundant Sober Life is now available for pre-order! The book’s release date is September 30th, 2025.  Writing this book has been a dream come true. I have wanted to write a book for so very long. It’s been such a journey to get to this point, and today I’ll shar...

Therapist, author of Not Drinking Tonight , and ‘reformed people pleaser’ Amanda E. White joins me back on the show to give her nuanced insights into the wide range of reasons why people might people please.  She’ll help us understand what people pleasing is, when it can become manipulative, and how alcohol can play a role in people pleasing. Plus, she shares how relationships can actually be...

Katie’s back with a fresh steaming cup of SobrieTEA!  Today we’ll dive into Summer House and share our thoughts about where we think the franchise and the cast should go from here.  Then, we’ll explore the messy world of The Valley, especially the habit of hypocritical finger pointing about alcohol that is so prevalent on the show. Why is this habit so common in friend groups? And what d...

Happy Memorial Day! It’s the unofficial start of summer. Summer can feel like a time that is soaked in alcohol, but it doesn’t have to be that way. In fact, for me, a sober summer is one of the most magical seasons of sobriety!  My wonderful friend Casey Davidson of The Hello Someday Podcast is with me today to get you excited about making this summer your first sober summer. We’ll share our...

Author, influencer and sober mom Jyoti Chand is back on the podcast to talk about her new book, Fitting Indian ! I absolutely loved this graphic novel, especially in how it tackled the intimate realities of how alcohol affects the mental health of teens.  Jyoti believes that she never would’ve been able to write this book if she hadn’t gotten sober. Now 4 ½ years sober, she tells us what her...

I just got home from a 3 day trip to Las Vegas. Even when I was a drinker I wasn’t a Vegas girl, so I was curious what the experience would be like to be there sober.  Few places glamorize drinking as much as Sin City, and on this trip I saw that on full display. It was an important reminder, and it made me all the more grateful for my mocktails, my early nights in bed, and my lack of shame.&...

Kristi Tanner is a sober influencer, sober coach, the owner of Sober Social, a wonderful NA bottle shop in Madison, Wisconsin, and a meeting host inside the Sober Mom Life Cafe. It is a life path that she never could’ve predicted for herself and it required her to search for the answer to a big question: who was she without alcohol?  Alcohol had become central to Kristi’s perceived ident...

Katie and I are here for another installment of SobrieTEA, where we spill the tea about our favorite escape: Bravo and Reality TV!  This week we’re diving deep into the return of The Valley, including Jesse and Michelle’s ugly divorce and co-parenting proceedings and Jax and Brittany’s navigation of substance abuse issues.  Plus - a check in on Southern Charm, which reality men Suzanne a...

As the daughter of a high school principal, Jessica felt a lot of pressure to stay in line. She never drank in high school, and even abstained through her freshman year of college. As the persona of ‘principal's daughter’ wore off, though, alcohol became a regular part of her life.  This became challenging when Jessica moved back to her hometown and took a job in education. Always worried abo...