4SoberChicks

Join us for episode 27 of Season 2, chatting with Joey Brock of Rainbow Hill House! A co-founder of Rainbow Hill Recovery, Joey Bachrach is a living testament to recovery's transformative power. With his husband and advocates, they understand firsthand the importance of a supportive community in the healing process.

Join us as we recap an incredible Season 2 where we talk about past episodes and what we've learned and share some of our favorite moments. In the upcoming months, we'll be sharing recaps of Season 2 while we get ready for Season 3!

Meet the FABULOUS, Dr. Sarah Church! Dr. Church is a clinical psychologist with over 20 years of experience in the addiction treatment field. In 2018 she founded Wholeview Wellness an innovative outpatient addiction treatment center in midtown Manhattan, after serving for 16 years as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at Albert Einstein College of Medicine and for 12 years as the Executive Director of the Division of Substance Abuse at Montefiore Medical Center.

Join us on Alex's journey of substance use, finding yoga, living all over the world, to currently living in Bali as she hosts sober yoga retreats! This is a true win/win story of hope, sheer grit and tenacity, and giving back to the community she surrounds herself with.

Our upcoming guest for Season 2 Episode 24 is Kristen Harootunian. Kristen proves it's never too late or too early to get the help you need. She talks to us about her work speaking and educating young people to break the stigma around mental health and substance use disorder.

Welcome to Episode 23 of 4SoberChicks! In today's episode we chat with Kim from Sober Is The New Cool. Come take a listen to her story, how she started a community for sober folks, and how it all came about. We don't want to give too much away because it is a great story!!

In this week's episode we are talking to Dayna about how she supported her husband through his recovery.  What started as an ER visit for a 14-hour nosebleed quickly turned into 2 weeks in the hospital, including six days in a medically induced coma, and 4 1/2 weeks in in-patient rehab.  How the couple took their pain and turned it into their passion is an unbelievable story.  We can't wait for you to listen!

Join us in this episode to learn about Martha Carucci and her story of sobriety and recovery. She talks about the "sobering power of choice" and has written three books. Martha is a popular speaker, panelist, and podcast guest discussing alcoholism, sobriety, recovery, and the power of choice. After falling down steep concrete steps while inebriated, she began her journey to sobriety and beyond. Martha's two books, Sobrietease and, Sobrietease 2: Make It a Double, were both the #1 New Releases on Amazon for Alcoholism and Recovery literature.

Addiction is an all-encompassing force in not only the lives of the afflicted but also those around them. OUR AMERICAN FAMILY is a radically honest portrait of five family members grappling with the legacy of generational addiction as they fight to heal resentments and pull each other out of the deepest depths.   Join us as we chat with Director and Producer, Hallee Adelman, to explore Our American Family, and how the lives of the family can be so very affected by addiction. Our American Family can be streamed on Amazon, AppleTV, GooglePlay, YouTube, AMC+, and VUDU. Groups or centers looking to host a screening or hear from the family members in the film can reach out to Marga@TwinSeasMedia.com OurAmericanFamilyFilm.com

In our first Every Day Recovering Out Loud Series, listen as Susan Parker tells her story of life, alcoholism, recovery, and resilience. It's lovely listening to these stories of folks who recover out loud in their own lives. Not realizing the impact they are making, not only for themselves but the other people in their lives. Children, coworkers, friends, and family. It's amazing what happens when we share our stories.

In this episode, we take a break from interviewing fabulous people and bring the conversation in more intimately within the four of us to discuss our own support from family and friends. How that looked at the beginning, and how it looks now. A lovely conversation that shows our true tribe.

Join us for an engaging episode with Charles Gosset. Charles is a fellow recovery coach and tells his story of sobriety, recovery, and how he was supported through it all by his wife and family. He also shares how his recovery and now his coaching supports others in their journey to sobriety, recovery, and purpose.

Welcome to episode 16 in Season 2! Today we welcome guest Margaret Ward! Have you started your sober journey? Do you hesitate to travel because you're afraid you may not know how, sober? Come listen to Margaret's story and how she turned her sobriety and recovery into a sober travel business!

Join us in this episode as we talk with Hilary Phelps on her journey to recovering out loud. She is now 16 years sober, however, it took her 15 years to out herself on her own recovery. Come take a listen and find out why!

How hard is it to forgive someone? How hard is it to forgive ourselves? In this episode, we talk about just that. Forgiving ourselves. It's another part of the process in the recovery adventure, one that has been easier for some and harder for others. Let us know how you've forgiven yourself by giving us a follow and a review!   4 Sober Chicks - Episode 14 Season 2 - Forgiveness

Listen in as we have a wonderful discussion with Lauren Sommerfield, about all things moms in recovery. Lauren entered inpatient treatment in 2008 to work on her alcohol and substance use. She immediately recovered out loud and feels that helped keep her recovery strong over the last 15 years. Lauren has faced challenges as a Mom which led her to start Mom Recovery Coaching. She and a team of certified recovery coaches provide group support to Moms in recovery from anything. Lauren loves people and enjoys connecting with others wherever she goes, especially those in the recovery community.

Join us for another exciting interview, this time with GemLife Collective founder, Drew Davis! Listen in to Drew's story and how she used her recovery to create NA spaces for people to enjoy decadent mocktails while still having a wonderful time. From pop-up events to self-care days, Drew brings us along on her own recovery adventure.

What do we do now with all the pain that we've pushed through to get where we are now in our recovery and in our sober lives? We put that pain to work. We change that negative energy into positive energy and find the passion from the lessons we've learned. Come join us as we talk through our processes turning our pain into passion.

A lively conversation with Lindsay Sutherland Boal. Lindsay founded SHE WALKS CANADA. A community of movement, hope, and recovery. Hear her story and how she built SHE WALKS CANADA and the momentum that it has in just over a year! Join in on the walk across Canada with other like-minded women in recovery.

Join us for this engaging conversation with none other than Jennifer Kautsch of SoberSis! Jen talks of her story, sober-minded lifestyles, her community, her upcoming retreat, and the most exciting news of her upcoming book, "Look Alive, Sis!" which is due out in Spring 2023.

We are excited to have Dr. Dawn Nickel (Ph.D.) as our guest today! She is a respected thought leader in the women's recovery sphere and Co-Founder of the SHE RECOVERS Foundation, a non-profit public charity and a global grassroots movement that inspires hope, reduces stigma, and empowers women in or seeking recovery from life challenges including mental health issues, trauma, and substance use.

In our first episode, we are excited to introduce ourselves and tell you a little about why we are doing this podcast. The "why" leads us into our life journeys that you'll hear more about in the coming episodes. Join us through these adventures of sobriety and recovery. We look forward to having you along with us.

Tune in today for a discussion on sobriety in romantic relationships. Each of us has had to weave our way through the relationships we've had in active substance use and then becoming sober and finding recovery. Find out how we've managed through the ups and downs of early sobriety and recovery, and now.

Come join us as we speak with Louise Barnett, owner of Y.O.U. By Design and host of The Together S.O.B.E.R. Podcast. She tells her story of struggles with substance use and mental health crises and how she turned her pain into her purpose.

We all talk about a "New Year New You," but what does that mean exactly. Have a listen as we talk about sobriety in a new year and what that could mean to those entering recovery or those that are sober curious. Happy New Year, everyone!

How do you know when you've moved from "just surviving" in your sobriety and recovery to really thriving? Come listen in as we talk about our 'a-ha' moments when we realized we were no longer just surviving our sobriety, but truly thriving in our lives as sober women.

Losing someone to addiction is hard. Really hard. Answers may never come. Closure may never knock at your door. What happens when you are in recovery and you lose someone to addiction? This has a profound effect that reaches far beyond what we feel and can understand. This one is a difficult one, folks. Difficult, and needed. Have a listen and understand there may be some triggering conversation.

Listen in as we discuss intimacy and sobriety. Alcohol lets us drop our inhibitions. What happens to intimacy when we get sober?

Hello, and welcome to Season 2 of 4SoberChicks... AND, our newest Sober Chick, Tracie Hutchins! Tracie will introduce herself and tell her story of addiction and recovery. We look forward to having you with us on Season 2!

Join us this week as we talk about making difficult decisions while Sober. And to stay true to that theme...we say goodbye to one of our 4SoberChicks. Tune in to listen!!

In this week's episode, we had the great honor to sit down and talk with Shelly-Anne McKay. Shelly taught all of us during our Recovery Coaching skills class, and it is how all 4 of us met each other. We all have a deep admiration for this incredible woman. Shelly-Anne is a gifted Coach, Educator, Mentor, Friend, and overall Bad Ass Woman in Recovery. For more information about Shelly-Anne check out her socials…. https://www.facebook.com/coachshellyanne https://www.shellyannemckay.com/ https://instagram.com/coachshellyanne #soberwomenrock #soberlife #recoverycoach #recoverycoaching #entrepreneur #femaleentrepreneur #corporatecoach #corporatecoaching #educator #4soberchicks

Us 4 Sober Chicks have been incredibly blessed in our recovery journeys. This is one of those blessings. We had the honor to interview Jennifer Storm, aka "The Blackout Girl." She is the author of six books and is widely known in the trauma and recovery space, especially in Pennsylvania, USA. Join us for this lively discussion of her life before recovery and how she found her way to sobriety and recovery while making an impact on thousands of lives.  You can find Jennifer at: Instagram: @blackoutgirlauthor Facebook is https://www.facebook.com/JenniferStormAuthor Twitter is @JenniferRstorm

Ahhh.... "Atlas of the Heart" by Brene Brown. There is so much to unpack in this book. This is a must-read, especially if you are in recovery! Join us on our journey through this incredible book about emotions, feelings, and the heart.

Ahhh.... "Atlas of the Heart" by Brene Brown. There is so much to unpack in this book. This is a MUST read, especially if you are in recovery. Join us on our journey through this incredible book about emotions, feelings, and the heart.

Ever wonder what it's like to get through the holidays and big events sober? Join us for our discussion on how we move through being sober at events we were used to drowning ourselves through. How we can now enjoy events and holidays, or have made boundaries where we enjoy something else so we are less triggered.

Join us today for our discussion around life challenges in recovery. We talk about how we maneuver through day-to-day issues, and challenges within our careers and relationships. We discuss how, while still difficult, working through these issues and challenges sober is infinitely better than picking up a drink to try and get through.

In this episode, we talk about recovery coaching and what that actually means. We all have our own specialties to which we speak to in depth to get a flavor of our recovery coaching can work within diverse communities.

How do we "socialize sober?" Come join us for a welcoming chat about how we get around the stigma, the uncertainty, and wonderment that is socializing sober. We share our thoughts and tools to maneuver this new territory.

In this episode, we talk about how we deal with tough times and how we progress through them sober. We discuss being okay with not being okay, and while in the moment, it feels hard, we also know that it's easier to get through them in sobriety with a clear mind and clear heart.

We explore where we were in regards to our path with alcohol. Each of us able to get off the fast moving train, but at different stations. It didn't mean one was more right than the other, it shows you don't need to be in a desperate place to make a decision to find your way to sobriety and recovery.

Welcome back to this week's episode where we share our time of being newly sober and what that looked like. The feels, the hope, the optimism, the "pink cloud," and other realities that come along with being newly sober. The questions of "who am I now," and "what does life look like without alcohol," are all discussed in this episode of "Newly Sober."

Today's episode is all about recovery tools. What we use to not only get us through day-to-day, but also when those cravings and triggers hit. Find out if any of these tools may work for you or your loved ones in recovery. Leave us feedback and let us know what your favorite recovery tool is to get you through!

Now that our stories have been told, we now get into how we did it. We talk about how we got sober, how we got into recovery, and what it took. The good and bad, the easy and the challenging. Join us for our next episode!

This episode is the last in our 4-part series of our stories. Today you will hear Meredith's story and how she overcame her addiction. She will walk us through the good, the bad, the ugly, and how life is now for her on the other side. A real inspiration to those thinking about sobriety, as well as those already in recovery. Take a listen!

This episode is the third in our 4-part series of our stories. Today you will hear Dana's story and how she overcame her addiction. She will walk us through the good, the bad, the ugly, and how life is now for her on the other side. A real inspiration to those thinking about sobriety, as well as those already in recovery. Take a listen!

This episode is the second in our 4-part series of our stories. Today you will hear Lisa's story and how she overcame her addiction. She will walk us through the good, the bad, the ugly, and how life is now for her on the other side. A real inspiration to those thinking about sobriety, as well as those already in recovery. Take a listen!

This episode starts our 4-part series of our stories. Today you will hear Heather's story and how she overcame her addictions. She will walk us through the good, the bad, the ugly, and how life is now for her on the other side. A story that is one of true inspiration.

Welcome to the first episode of 4SoberChicks Podcast! If you're questioning the role alcohol plays in your life, we're glad you're here. In this episode, we talk about who we are, what brought us together & why we can't wait to start sharing our stories with you. Thank you for listening!