Tribe Sober - inspiring an alcohol free life!

Sam Delaney is a journalist and broadcaster.  I contacted him after I found his article in the Guardian saying that he is having more fun than ever now that he is sober – and he is 7 years sober just like me! Sam hosts two podcasts himself – one of which is called The Reset, a podcast in which he chats to guests about mental health, addiction and recovery He has just published a new book called: S...

  My guest this week is Adrienne Stillman Krausz, a lady with a very sophisticated palate.  Her passion for fine food and wine began when she lived in Paris during her formative years.  Adrienne went to college in the US but while her fellow students were downing beers and jello shots she was heading downtown to drink expensive craft cocktails. She lives in the Nappa valley with her husband Jake w...

There have been dramatic changes in the recovery space over the last decade Just 10 years ago you were either a normal drinker or you were an alcoholic and you went to AAWe now understand that alcohol dependence is a spectrum with many different stages between the merely sober curious and the problematic drinker ven if you are that problematic drinker you don’t have to go to AA any more -we now ha...

  I learned recently that only 10% of podcasters manage to publish more than 100 episodes so today I wanted to mark the fact that the Tribe Sober podcast is still going strong after 150 episodes! Yes it’s hard work getting out a weekly episode but it’s also been such a pleasure connecting with some fabulous guests and of course getting feedback from listeners all over the world. I’ve taken a deep...

Professor David Nutt was sacked by the UK government in 2009.  He was dismissed for reporting on the comparative harms of various drugs.  He claimed that ecstasy and LSD were less dangerous than alcohol which didn’t go down well as the government would not even acknowledge that alcohol was a drug in the first place!  In 2010 he published a landmark study in The Lancet – a study that ranked the har...

  By the time single mom Molly Desch was in her thirties she was hitting the alcohol hard.  Newly divorced she dived into the online dating game with enthusiasm and with hindsight she can see it was much too soon. She got very depressed and found herself in a suicidal state but she fought back…she ditched the booze, did the work and is in a very different place today.   In this Episode Molly was a...

This weeks podcast guest is Meg Geisewite who has written an excellent book shining a light on some of the many Lies and False Promises that alcohol makes. She’s called her book "Intoxicating Lies" and she shares her own highly relatable story while busting myths about alcohol that have shaped the limiting beliefs of many drinkers. Her book uncovers surprising insights into the alcohol industry an...

Most of our Tribe Sober members are quite mature – like me ;-)  They drank socially in their 20’s and 30’s and it was only later in life that they found themselves becoming dependent. But now and again we come across a younger person and my guest this week is Ellen Newstead who is in her early 30’s.  She was smart enough to realise at an early age that alcohol was messing up her life and that she...

  Nigel Jones is the founder of “9 kilometres before 9am” which is what he’s been doing ever since he decided to quit drinking. He’s a sobriety coach and has written a book called Walking Back to Happiness which is a lovely title and describes the feeling we get as we begin to thrive in our sobriety. Nigel’s professional background is in marketing and PR so he has a deep understanding of the power...

After running Tribe Sober for 7 years and helping hundreds of people to ditch the drink and embrace alcohol-free living I've learned a thing or two. My biggest insight has been that sharing our stories around alcohol is the most powerful way we can help others - that's why the heart of this podcast is recovery stories. This week I'm doing a solo episode - 7 reasons to do an alcohol free January -...

Tribe Sober - inspiring an alcohol-free life! This week’s podcast is released on New Years Eve so by the time you get to hearing it the festivities will be drawing to a close and your thoughts will be turning to 2023.  We want to help you to make a healthy start to the new year so we've launched our 8th Annual Fundraiser which will provide you with online and community support for an alcohol free...

Tribe Sober - Your guide to alcohol-free living! After running Tribe Sober for 7 years and helping hundreds of people to ditch the drink and embrace alcohol-free living I've learned a thing or two. My biggest insight has been that sharing our stories around alcohol is the most powerful way we can help others - that's why the heart of this podcast is recovery stories. This week I'm chatting to a tr...

  This week’s podcast guest is Jason Lewis Williams who popped up on Tribe Sober's Facebook Group last May and has been inspiring us ever since.  At the time of recording we are approaching the festive season and the global marketing machine is on steroids – encouraging us to shop until we drop and of course to swim through the whole period in a sea of booze. We are encouraged to drink and to cele...

  This week’s podcast guest is Tribe Sober member Judy Cook.  A Headmistress who describes herself as a Functioning Alcoholic – loving her job and still managing to run her school efficiently even though her alcohol dependence was increasing.  Like many of us Judy has been blown away by the benefits of sobriety and the warm connection we find in the Recovery Space.  In this Episode Judy was a late...

  This weeks podcast guest is Chuck Schad who is the founder of the Inner Theater – which offers mindfulness and meditation programs. He is passionate about meditation which enabled him to stop drinking and change his life. Chuck shares his story with us and he ends our conversation with a five minute meditation which will enable you to breathe and take a pause if you get triggered to drink. In th...

  This weeks podcast guest is another Janet - Tribe Member Janet D Janet joined us in August 2021.  She used all the tools,  stayed connected and got through those first difficult months.  As you will hear she’s now thriving in her sobriety tells us she’s planning to be a Tribe member for Life! We love it when our Tribe members decide to Pay it Forward and help other people to do what they’ve done...

  Connie McMillan is an author and a Sober Coach.. Her book is called “From Alcohol Fiend to Sobriety Queen” and that pretty much sums up her journey.  After years of heavy  drinking she decided she was tired of the hangovers and broken promises so she did something about it – she put down her glass and took back her power! In this Episode Connie didn’t start drinking until her 30’s but alcohol ma...

Today is Tribe Sobers 7th birthday! We’re offering a birthday discount of 20% off our Kickstart online course and Annual membership – just go to tribesober.com to book and enter the code “birthday2022” – valid from now until the 16th November It’s exactly 7 years today since our very first workshop in Cape Town! We wanted to mark the occasion and say thank you To say thank you to the Tribe Sober t...

My guest this week is the founder of Love Sober.  She’s an author, a sober coach and a podcaster.  She founded Love Sober with Mandy Manners to support women who are concerned about their drinking.  She works hard to raise awareness around what women need to not only get sober but to stay sober – and to love being sober! In this Episode Kate shared her own story which was an interesting one. She w...

  I met this week’s guest in the online recovery community – Anth Parker had tried AA, rehab and SMART recovery and none of them really stuck.  However with hindsight she realises that she had collected gems of information from each one – information and strategies which finally enabled her to come up with her own recipe for sobriety.  These days she is passionate about sobriety and loves to inspi...

Tribe Sober - inspiring an alcohol-free life! My guest this week is the fabulous Clare Pooley Clare is 7 years sober and has inspired thousands of women via her blog and best selling book - the Sober Diaries. You can see her TED talk HERE Her talk is called "Making Sober Less Shameful" and addresses the fact that "alcohol is only drug we have to justify NOT taking! Clare has been guest speaker at...

  If you’ve ever driven your car after a drink or two then I think this episode is going to send a shiver down your spine It’s a story of tragedy – and redemption It’s a story which emphasises the fact that our whole future can change in a split second My guest this week is Martin Lockett – a guy who made two bad decisions He decided to drink and drive – and then to jump a red light Two people die...

My guest this week is Desiree-Anne Martin.  Her addiction to drugs and alcohol kept her at rock bottom for two years – using sex work to fund her heroin habit. Despite everything she managed to turn her life around and these days she is a happily married mother of two girls as well as a qualified addiction counsellor At the age of 41 she published her first book – a memoir called “We Don’t Talk Ab...

  I always love featuring a Tribe Member on the podcast but this week it’s particularly special as Tribe member Ros is celebrating her first Soberversary. All of those Sober Firsts are important – the first time we socialise without alcohol, the first time we go on holiday Even Sober Packing (!) – it seems to be a thing for some of our members and of course the Soberversary is a culmination of all...

  My podcast guest this week is the author of a very touching memoir called:- I’m Sober…So Now What?: A Journey of Hope and Healing by Melissa Witherspoon That’s an excellent question and there’s definitely quite a difficult stage that we reach when we are in early sobriety… For many of us it’s a bit of a void – a kind of flatness when we suffer from anhedonia – we haven’t found our Sober Feet yet...