Sober in Japan : A lifestyle podcast for the creative sober curious

In this episode of Sober in Japan I look at being sober at my recent birthday party. We went out for dinner and many of my friends chose not to drink. But, how was it, and did it measure up to my previous drunk massive of the massive birthday parties?

Doing things sober for the first time in a long time can be a daunting task. In this episode of Sober in Japan I look at the task of playing live on stage in an event that annually I was always drunk for.

In this episode of Sober in Japan I look back on episode 9 when it was all smiles and talk about how it feels to be off the booze. It's not all swings and round abouts. The mornings are good but they are not the paradise that the internet promises! Hear more about it in this episode of Sober in Japan.

Can you keep your drinking buddies if you quit alcohol?  The most difficult episode so far, I felt pretty low and sad talking about this.  In this episode of Sober in Japan I talk about the issue of staying friends with your big drinking buddies.  

In this episode of Sober In Japan I talk about how my feelings towards camping have changed.  Camping for me used to be a big alcohol event and I couldn't imagine camping without drinking a lot of booze.  What changed?

In this episode of Sober in Japan I talk about how running went from an unimaginable bore to being a hand in hand player in the success that is living a sober lifestyle. This is part 3 of three part trilogy where I talked about running. So please check out the previous two episode too!

In this episode of Sober in Japan I talk about how you can start running. The challenges of starting running when you hate running so much! This is part 2 in my trilogy of talking about running. Please check out the episode before (S1E14 My Issues With Running And The Solutions)

In this Sober in Japan episode I talk about my issues with running (when I first started) It turns out that I am so excited with running that I had to continue talking for three episodes! Here is the first episode.

Cherry Blossom - the perfect time for a lot of boozing and general tragic behavior. Sober in Japan remembers the days of the big Cherry Blossom parties and the great "bashotori experience"! We also talk briefly about the time to stop drinking alcohol and why it is so different...

In this episode of Sober in Japan I talk about catastrophizing and how I recently found about it.  It led me to realize that I wasn't the only one!  Find out more about my experiences with catastrophizing in this episode of Sober in Japan!  Please follow me on Spotify or other podcast platforms and check out my instagram at Sober.in.Japan

Today on Sober in Japan I talk about those tough days at home. Either being too busy and stressed or being bored at home. Dangerous times to think about the past. In the past I would have had a beer in my hand, but not know, what will I do? Have a listen to my experiences from today.

In this episode of Sober in Japan I talk about non-alcohol beer and cocktail substitutes in Japan. Are they a slippery slope towards relapse?

In this episode I talk about some of the joys of being getting to live a sober lifestyle.

In this episode of Sober in Japan I talk about some of the things people say to put you down, and the challenges of telling your "friends" that you've stopped drinking.

In this episode I talk about how to get used to participating in events and things that had a previous connection with alcohol. See the bright side of non alcohol life.

In this episode of Sober in Japan I talk about being out of control and why regaining control is so important to me.

Quitting alcohol - the miracle cure? In this episode I talk about trying to get things done, going out to dinner at a place where I previously would drink and anxiety associated with being busy.

In this episode of Sober in Japan I talk about the feeling of being naked without your alcohol and how you can get solve this problem.

In this episode of Sober in Japan I talk about the joy of waking up on Sunday morning with no hangover and going on a hiking challenge and Japanese hot spring (onsen) with my son. Check out and Follow Sober.in.Japan on Instagram for photos of our challenge!

In this episode I talk about some of my worries during the first four months of quitting Alcohol. There are a few things in this episode that are a little tough for me to talk about but here goes. .

Welcome to Sober in Japan. This is the first episode and introduction. I was pretty nervous about doing this but I am really excited to open this new chapter in the adventure called life. Please have a listen and I hope that you will enjoy listening to this channel in the future.