Podcast appearances and mentions of kate baily

Welcome to the Love Sober podcast, a supportive space for the sober and sober curious. In this episode, Kate Baily interviews Maggie Klaassens, a certified alcohol-free coach and founder of The Sober Summit and Sober Circle community. Maggie shares her inspiring journey to sobriety, navigating Mommy Wine Culture and Covid and her motivation to create the free transformative online event The Sober Summit (23.04.25 -25.04.25) and the powerful impact of being part of a supportive sober community. Join us as we explore the benefits, challenges, and tools of the sober lifestyle, and discover the empowering journey towards living an alcohol-free life. Grab a cuppa and let's chat! KX Register for your free seat at THE SOBER SUMMIT online event on April 23-25 2025. Here

This week on One For The Road, i am joined by Kate Baily who is an author, speaker and community and podcast host. Kate is an ICF Certified Holistic Midlife, Menopause and Sobriety Coach and yoga teacher, a She Recovers® Designated Coach and holds certificates in Counselling, The Science of Happiness, The Neurobiology of Stress and Positive Psychology. She was a Finalist in the International Coaching Awards in 2019. Kate raises awareness about sobriety and supports women to boss their midlife, mental health and wellbeing by choosing alcohol free living as the foundation of self care and self empowerment.Kate co-founded Love Sober to provide a platform for her 1-1 Coaching, online courses, workshops and writing. She coaches women and carers to feel empowered by their choice to stop drinking alcohol, harnessing their decision to go sober to pivot from surviving to thriving in all areas of their lives using a holistic approach to growth, mindset and wellbeing. Kate's first book ‘Love Yourself Sober: A Self Care Guide to alcohol free living for busy mothers' , co-written with Mandy Manners was published Sept 2020 by Trigger Press. Her second book “Love Your Sober Year: A Seasonal Guide to Alcohol Free Living' was published by Hachette in 2022Kate Baily holds a BA (hons) degree in Sociology and English, a PGCE in English and Drama and a Level 5 diploma in Life Coaching and Personal Performance and certificates in counselling, positive psychology and The Science of Happiness. She is a Certified Menopause Doula and a Yoga Alliance Certified Yoga Teacher. She worked in journalism for 20 years, for lifestyle magazines and the national press and is still regular contributor to national press on the subjects women, alcohol and stress. She has also appeared on BBC Women's Hour raising awareness about the feminisation of alcohol. Love Sober Life School: 3 month group coaching program starts November 3rd 2024https://www.lovesober.com/love-sober-life-school-copy-3https://www.instagram.com/mskatebaily/Facbook: https://www.facebook.com/lovesober.cicIf you want to connect with me via Instagram, you can find me on the instahandle @Soberdave https://www.instagram.com/soberdave/or via my website https://davidwilsoncoaching.com/Provided below are links for services offering additional help and advice.www.drinkaware.co.uk/advice/alcohol-support-serviceshttps://nacoa.org.uk/Show producer- Daniella Attanasio-MartinezInstagram - @TheDaniellaMartinezhttps://www.instagram.com/thedaniellamartinez/www.instagram.com/grownuphustle Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Are you thinking about taking a break from alcohol this Sober October? Whether you're curious about the health benefits, or just ready to reset your habits, this episode is for you. I'm here to help you explore how a month without alcohol can change your life, and why now is the perfect time to give it a try. Sober October is part of a growing movement, with millions of people worldwide taking on alcohol-free challenges like Dry January and Sober October. But what does it actually mean to join in, and how can it help you create lasting change? In this episode, I sit down with Kate Baily to dive deep into how to thrive (not just survive) during Sober October. We explore everything from how alcohol impacts your health and mindset, to practical tips for staying alcohol-free all month long. 4 Ways I Can Support You In Drinking Less + Living More Join The Sobriety Starter Kit, the only sober coaching course designed specifically for busy women. My proven, step-by-step sober coaching program will teach you exactly how to stop drinking  — and how to make it the best decision of your life. Save your seat in my FREE MASTERCLASS, 5 Secrets To Successfully Take a Break From Drinking  Grab the Free 30-Day Guide To Quitting Drinking, 30 Tips For Your First Month Alcohol-Free. Connect with me for free sober coaching tips, updates + videos on YouTube, Instagram, Facebook, Pinterest and TikTok @hellosomedaysober. Connect with Casey McGuire Davidson To find out more about Casey and her coaching programs, head over to www.hellosomedaycoaching.com

In this episode, Dufflyn and I delve into the rich and complex topic of friendships and sobriety. Whether a friendship is for 'a reason, a season or a lifetime', (thanks for this, D), human beings are naturally wired to connect with others. Navigating the adjustments to our friendships and connections when we stop drinking can be challenging. Today, we discuss how to make friends, keep friends, and how to look after ourselves and our sobriety if things go wrong with friends. Boundaries, the importance of our connections, our attachments styles, how to let go, how to keep, new sober friends and old drinking friends and what happens if sober friends drink again and the surprising power of a frenemy... oof, it's a biggie!  So grab a cuppa and let's chat. Kate x Resources:  'Friends: Understanding the Power of our Most Important Relationships' by Robin Dunbar  Alcohol Change UK for #alcoholawarenessweek   Free resource from Dufflyn about Attachment Styles.  https://www.dufflyn.com/get_the_love_you_want_free_video https://www.dufflyn.com/     Kate's Substack for news and inspo.  https://katebaily.substack.com/ https://www.lovesober.com/       Grab a cuppa and let's chat. KX           

This episode Kate talks midlife transitions, sober tools and the upcoming group coaching in Love Sober - Love Your Sober Summer and why we need to strategise for success.  Kate is the co-author of two books Love Yourself Sober - a self care guide to alcohol free living for busy mothers and Love Your Sober Year - A seasonal guide to alcohol free living. She is an holistic,  ICF accredited coach, She Recovers Coach, a menopause coach and currently doing her yoga teacher training.  Find out about LOVE YOUR SOBER SUMMER: Starting June 22nd 7pm GMT. EARLY BIRD AT CHECKOUT SUMMER20 for 20% off.  Love Kate x 

The first episode of Love Sober Podcast 2.0  with guest Dufflyn Lammers, relationship and recovery coach.    We know that, as Johann Hari says, connection is the opposite of addiction and so this  season has a focus on relationships with self and others.    We introduce ourselves and delve into a bit of our respective histories, and why we do what we do. Dufflyn got sober 30 years ago, before we had the language around grey area drinking.    Dufflyn talks to us about how she helps women thrive in relationships once they stop drinking or identify as being in recovery.    She will popping  on regularly to take questions about relationships throughout the season and you I will be exploring sobriety questions so please feel free to write in to  hello@lovesober.com if you have a relationship  or sobriety quandary.    You can find Dufflyn at : https://www.dufflyn.com/  https://www.instagram.com/dufflyn/  https://www.facebook.com/Dufflyn  Grab a cuppa and let's chat.  Kate x 

What do sobriety, spirituality and menopause all have in common?Kate shares how her early religious experiences had a  key role in her drinking.  In fact, religion was her first drug. Kate shares vulnerably about her struggle with her drinking and her spiritual struggle, she referred to it as an inner and outer mismatch. She also realized later that as a child who was neurodivergent in a neurotypical world, she didn't know where she fit in. She was attempting to control, regulate and fit into her world by using religion.Kate finally found something online she could relate to through a blog and started to make friends. She muscled her way through it and then started to discover self-care. Kate shares beautifully has she used her middle age experience to turn her emotional work inward. “A spiritual practice is any act habitually entered into with your whole hearts as a way to enter into a contemplative experience used to explore the holy moment”  This sums it up for her.Kate shared practical ways she has learned to manage her nervous system because high stress leads to high cortisol levels which prevent us from connecting to anything around us.Part of her development has been regarding women's empowerment As she approached middle-age and entered perimenopause she began studying women's experiences specifically around alcohol use and what is the need not being met. What is this next part of life going to look like. And it isn't going to be like our younger years. As alcohol-free woman we already have an edge!Kate Baily is an author, speaker, and community and podcast host specializing in habit change, holistic well-being and midlife transition. Kate co-founded Love Sober and the author of ‘ Love Yourself Sober: A Self-Care Guide to Alcohol-Free Living for Busy Mothers' and her new book ‘Love Your Sober Year - A Seasonal Guide to Alcohol-Free Living' is available now.Website: https://www.lovesober.com/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lovesober.cic/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/lovesober.cic/Twitter: https://twitter.com/katebailySubstack: https://katebaily.substack.com/Support the showSupport the showOh, and by the way, if you didn't know, my program Sober Freedom Transformation is now open! It is for women who have been sober for a year to many and are ready to discover who they want to be in long term sobreity, develop confidence and improve their relationships.If you aren't part of the Confident Sober Women Facebook group, it's a great place to be. There are over a thousand other sober women there building lives they don't want to escape from. Come on over and join us.And if you haven't read my memoir, grab a copy today and maybe a second one for a friend. There is so much hope in recovery, and I shared my story so raw and vulnerably so that others would know they aren't alone and that there is a way to live well, manage relationships, parent your kids, and have a healthy body, all while staying sober. Grab a copy of Recovering in Recovery: The Life-Changing Joy of Sobriety wherever books are sold.

Welcome to the podcast!  There are a couple of resources I have to share in case you just found me. There is a free guide on my website called “How to Quit Drinking: 30 Tips for 30 Days”. After nearly 30 years of being sober myself and helping thousands of people get sober, I created a guide that has practical tips on how to start your sober journey. Everything from how to prepare your home, what to do if you get a craving, how to talk to your friends and family and so much more! It's my gift to you and if you have any questions, DM on Instagram @arlinaallen. I read every message and I promise to personally respond. You are not alone in this! To access the guide, just visit soberlifeschool.com The other resource is for my sober girlies, there's a free private women's group on Facebook that's tied to the podcast. It's where I share books, videos, quotes and anything that I personally consume to support my personal growth. I'm definitely a self-help junkie, so if you need suggestions or support, come visit me there too. Just do a search on “one day at a time private women's group” Today's guest is Kate Baily, co-author of two books Love Yourself Sober, and Love Your Sober Year. She is also the host of the “Love Sober” podcast. We'll be talking about how she got sober without a traditional 12 step program, the books which are so practical and rich with powerful insights that will change how you think about living sober. I'm really excited to share this conversation with you, so without further delay, please enjoy this episode with Kate.   Subscribe So You Don't Miss New Episodes! Listen to the episode on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Podcast Addict, Google Podcasts, Amazon Music, or on your favorite podcast platform. You can watch the interview on YouTube here. Subscribe So You Don't Miss New Episodes! https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-one-day-at-a-time-recovery-podcast/id1212504521 Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-one-day-at-a-time-recovery-podcast/id1212504521   Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4I23r7DBTpT8XwUUwHRNpB   Amazon Music: https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/a8eb438c-5af1-493b-99c1-f218e5553aff/the-one-day-at-a-time-recovery-podcast  

In this episode I talk to sober legend Veronica Valli, creator of the Soberful Program and author of Soberful, about our experiences of the midlife so far and in particular the perimenopause. For too long women's bodies have been ignored in the sobriety conversation and we intend to change that! You can't mindset your way out of hormones! Midlife is a cluster of stresses and transitions for women and we talk about why sober is a super power for this period of our lives to enable us to thrive, process and prepare for the next phase - our Second Spring. We want to invite you to this brand new, one of a kind workshop for sober and sober curious women in midlife, Hot Sobriety.  Hot sobriety was created by therapist and author Veronica Valli, creator of the Soberful program & Kate Baily, author, coach, Menopause Doula and co-founder of Love Sober to help women understand their cycles, support their sobriety and live a healthier lifestyle. SELLING FAST - GRAB YOUR SEAT HERE!  This unique online masterclass combines up to date research-backed menopause information with Sobriety Lifestyle Coaching to guide women towards bossing their midlife transitions and thriving in Perimenopause, Menopause and Beyond. Why midlife is a unique time for women The best way to support your hormonal changes in sobriety  How to transform your past into wisdom The Hormone Collective and how it works The link between hormones, stress and alcohol  How to deal with anxiety Liver Health & Hormones How to use the Holistic Health Sheet Tools to help you take control, understand your needs and thrive in your midlife. Grab a cuppa and let's chat... KX  Resources: Second Spring by Kate Codrington.  

Kate Baily joins Veronica to talk about Hot Sobriety. Which means we are talking about mid-life women, hormones and menopause. Kate and Veronica talk about how many women are struggling with sobriety and hormonal changes and how devastating alcohol is for menopausal women. They give tips and advice for getting through this time of life. They also discuss their new program. Hot Sobriety.   To learn more, visit the show notes.

Today I was joined by my pal Kate Baily. Kate is an ICF Accredited  trauma-informed Sobriety, Behavioural Health  and Life Coach specialising in habit change,  holistic well-being for women, midlife, perimenopause transition and stress management. She is a Specialist Coach Trainer for The Coaching Academy in Addictive Behaviours & Habit Change. She also holds certificates in The Science of Happiness Theory and Facilitation, the Neurobiology of Stress,  Counseling & Advanced Menopause Support Find Kate's website here https://www.lovesober.com/

For this episode I am joined by Kate Baily co-founder of the Love Sober platform and author of 'Love Your Sober Year.' Kate coaches women to feel empowered by their choice to stop drinking alcohol, harnessing their decision to go sober and pivot from surviving to thriving in all areas of their lives using a holistic approach to growth, mindset and wellbeing.Join Kate and me as we talk about both of our sober journeys during Perimenopause including:-Perimenopause and alcohol.The important distinction between 'what looks normal' socially vs 'what feels normal' to us. Alcohol and motherhood.Alcohol as a coping tool.The mental impact of alcohol.How we build better lives and get rid of alcohol if it's costing us more than money.Why  we need to be asking ourselves better questions so we can meet our own needs. The comparison between alcohol today and valium in the 60s.The stigmatism around women and alcohol, but not so much men and alcohol.JudgementThe marketing behind alcohol, it's not a coincidence, that next to the back-to-school promotion there will be a wine promotion. Calling out social BS -  to access our personal power, we need to call out the cultural narratives around us.Calling out brain fog! If you are struggling with alcohol you are not alone 25 billion people are also struggling with alcohol. What is sober curious?How the language around alcohol and addiction has changedGetting in touch with our values is the groundwork for a different relationship with alcohol.Kate's book choice  - If Women Rose Rooted, by Sharon BlackieYou can find out more about Kate hereSupport the showLearn more about me and my work at www.themerrymenopause.comFollow me on Instagram, Twitter, LinkedINJoin my private Facebook group

Liz and Michelle are joined in this episode by Janey Lee Grace, Kate Baily and Mandy Manners to discuss sobriety. Both Liz and Michelle are feeling sober curious, to the point where Liz is already drinking a lot less. Both of their guests became sober years ago and today help others to do the same. They talk about the impact stopping drinking has, handling FOMO and getting the buzz without the booze. How sobriety reduces the impact menopause has on our health, confidence and our ability to sleep. They also offer tips on going sober when your partner does not want to do the same. KEY TAKEAWAYS  You really can get the buzz without the booze. Don´t look at going sober as giving up something. If you do you will feel deprived and will slip back into drinking. In the UK we have been brainwashed into thinking alcohol is good for us, that we need it to have a good time. Alcohol definitely is not good for us. For example, it shrinks the brain. Liz´s menopausal brain fog has diminished since she stopped drinking. Supporting your body when you stop drinking helps. The podcast includes some fantastic tips. When you don´t drink you give yourself the best chance of better health. Becoming sober is a journey, it takes a while to get used to, but is worth the effort. We are all seasonal beasts, the time of year impacts how you feel and, therefore, how easy it is to maintain sobriety. There are other ways to get that relaxed feeling that you might have got from a glass of wine. Several are shared in the podcast. Non-alcoholic treats are a must. BEST MOMENTS  “It's reframing. Giving up something it's such a negative, it is depriving. You're not giving up. You're just changing.” “Keep the ritual - Change the ingredients,” “If you want any kind of behavioural change, you need both the logic and the emotional piece.” “When you take alcohol out of the picture it actually opens you up to living life vibrantly.” “Change is hard, change is uncomfortable. But it's also an opportunity for growth.” EPISODE RESOURCES   Book – Happy Healthy Sober by Janey Lee Grace Alcohol-Free Life Podcast The Sober Club Podcast episode with Dr. Anya Topiwala Love Sober Love Sober Podcast Mandy Manners Coaching Book – Love Your Sober Year by Kate Baily ABOUT THE GUESTS Janey Lee Grace Janey Lee Grace is a UK-based BBC presenter, and author of Happy Healthy Sober - ditch the booze and take control of your life. and founder of www.thesoberclub.com. – Helping Others to get the Buzz without the booze. She is a trained health and well-being coach. Kate Baily and Mandy Manners It became clear to both Kate Baily and Mandy Manners that traditional methods and models of sobriety were often not gender-appropriate, trauma-informed, or holistic and so together they built programs, wrote books, and recorded a podcast to raise awareness around what we as women need to get sober. To stay and love being sober. Community, connection, well-being, fun and creativity are cornerstones of Love Sober. Kate & Mandy are both ICF accredited Coaches, Coach Trainers in addictive behaviours, authors & speakers.   Mandy co-wrote the courses Love Yourself Sober & Love Sober Life School with Kate & Kate runs Love Sober & facilitates those courses and continues to record the podcast and create & curate the resources on this site.  If you would like to contact Mandy for 1-2-1 coaching, you can reach her at mandymannerscoach@gmail.com. To contact Kate for 1-2-1 coaching or for Love Sober enquiries it's kate@lovesober.com ABOUT THE HOSTS Liz Copping is an event consultant, stepping out of her comfort zone to co-host this podcast. Lizcopping@outlook.com Michelle Ford is a professional voice actor and empty nester pressing reset, enjoying a new career in podcasting! michelleford1000@gmail.com CONTACT METHOD https://www.instagram.com/twowomenchatting/ https://twitter.com/ChattingTwo https://www.facebook.com/twowomenchatting PODCAST DESCRIPTION Join hosts Liz and Michelle redefining life over 50 as empty nesters, embracing the highs and lows of midlife with celebrity guests and experts, sharing a laugh on their podcast sofa. We talk about real concerns, issues and fun topics that affect us, our friends, and our family.  Midlife is not just about the menopause (although we'd be the first to admit it's right up there!) but it is a time of adventure, change and reset - with plenty of opportunities and challenges along the way.  Whether we're chatting about ‘boomerang kids', diet failures (and occasional successes!), pro-ageing, travel, changing relationships or inspiration for new jobs or activities, there's always room for one more on our sofa.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Your first sober year can be awkward, challenging, empowering, tender, transformative and unsettling. Over the course of moving from your first 30 Days not drinking to completing 12 months alcohol-free you will learn to navigate events, relationships, work, parenting and joy, anger, anxiety, stress without drinking.  You'll also move through awakenings, transitions and the seasons of the year with a new clarity and awareness of the world around you. Some people describe sobriety after a longer period of drinking as being able to see everything in technicolor.  So as you move from one week alcohol-free to 52 weeks of sobriety it helps to have a guide to  ground yourself in the natural rhythms of the year and the seasons of sobriety.  My friends Kate Baily and Mandy Manners from Love Sober have created just that.  Their new book Love Your Sober Year, A Seasonal Guide To Living Alcohol-Free is an intentional guide to sobriety through each of the four seasons of the year. For full show notes and to access resources mentioned in the episode, head to www.hellosomedaycoaching.com/136 Ready to drink less + live more? Take my FREE MASTERCLASS on Five Secrets To Taking a Break From Drinking Sign up here to save your seat: https://hellosomedaycoaching.com/class  If you're ready to change your relationship with alcohol join The Sobriety Starter Kit.  It's my signature sober coaching course for busy women to help you drink less + live more.  To enroll go to www.sobrietystarterkit.com. Grab the  Free 30-Day Guide To Quitting Drinking, 30 Tips For Your First Month Alcohol-Free Connect with Casey McGuire Davidson To find out more about Casey and her coaching programs, head over to her website, www.hellosomedaycoaching.com

My guest is Mandy Manners, the fabulous Co-Author of Love Your Sober Year: A Seasonal Guide to Alcohol-Free Living.   Mandy co-wrote the book with her long-time friend Kate Baily who has been a guest as well. She is absolutely lovely, and I'll leave a link to her episode in the show notes.   Today we focused on their new book, which I absolutely LOVE. Not only is it aesthetically beautiful, but the concept is brilliant as it follows the natural rhythms of the seasons. There is a ton of information to absorb on the path to recovery, and this book offers a practical way to take it all in without becoming overwhelmed.   Connect with Mandy and Kate! Visit Website:  Follow on Instagram  Watch on YouTube: ​​https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCNuRolkOZ7X8fCEFCDYd5tg   Subscribe So You Don't Miss New Episodes!   Listen On:   https://apple.co/30g6ALF   https://odaatchat.libsyn.com/spotify   https://bit.ly/3n0taNQ     Watch Full Episodes!   https://bit.ly/2UpR5Lo  

Mandy Manners and Kate Baily have a new book out 'Love your sober year,where they guide women through the rythms of life. We discuss how we have different needs at different times and we need to honor what the seasons tell us. We can then become more reflective, intuitive and support our sobriety as we allow ourselves to flow into, not resist changes.   To learn more, visit the show notes.

Lucy Rocca, founder of www.soberistas.com talks to Kate Baily, coach and founder of Love Sober, about her early days on Soberistas through to her new book ‘Love Your Sober Year'.

Co-founder of Love Sober Kate Baily, a certified professional Sobriety & Life Coach, joins us to talk about the path that led her to an alcohol free life, how alcohol can impact our anxiety levels and ways to discover what you love by leaving alcohol out of your life. Kate shares great solid information about the benefits of choosing to go alcohol free. Check out Love Sober Buy Love Your Sober Year Getting help Find more information on mental health helplines here For information about private online counselling and therapists visit counselling-directory.org.uk If you need to speak to someone immediately, the Samaritans are available 24-hours a day on 116 123 and you can also email jo@samaritans.org Download the Happiful App here

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 was always health conscious but determined to find a way to make alcohol fit into her lifestyle even though she knew she had no off switch She knew deep down she was using it to cope and in fact when she did try to stop she could feel her anxiety ramping up and she'd feel unable to cope Like many of us Kate found herself googling "am I an alcoholic?" at 3am which led her to a sobriety community Once she had plugged into a sober community she felt like she'd been thrown a lifeline That made her realise she was not alone in this and there were many other people just like her She actually quit drinking for a year but then started again – with hindsight she can see that she just didn't have the toolkit – all her bad habits were coming back She was stressed with no boundaries and not enough self care. We agreed that she had achieved her first year by using willpower alone and had not done the deep work of tackling her limiting beliefs and underlying trauma. Her mindset around alcohol had not really shifted which meant she still believed that it served her in some way As we're always saying at Tribe Sober there is so much more to recovery than “not drinking” – we have to do the work and build the toolkit to make our sobriety sustainable Kate explained that as we go into our second year of sobriety we often have a dopamine dip which means that its quite common for people to go back to drinking after they've had a sober year That fact underlines our experience that we really need a project to keep our happy chemicals triggered so that we can thrive in our sobriety and make it a permanent lifestyle So Kate returned to drinking but one day she had a major insight which changed everything for her She realised that using alcohol was causing such a deep disconnect within herself that she couldn't “find” herself, or comfort herself or act with self compassion Like many of us Kate had to learn to love and comfort herself This insight led to her second day one which was back in 2014 and she has been alcohol free since then Her second attempt at sobriety was quite different. She got heavily into self care, she did a sobriety program and lots of yoga.  She trained as a coach herself to increase her own sense of meaning and purpose. Kate explored the “tools of living” – self compassion, gratitude and connection. She realised that her sobriety was actually the foundation of her self development work She was out and proud and blogged about sobriety under her own name. It's interesting how we evolve in our sobriety – personally I felt embarrassed and apologetic in early sobriety (dreading questions and hoping nobody spotted my AF drink) but these days I love talking about sobriety – it's a bit like the #dontgetmestarted that Kate mentioned! I'm now a bit like that joke – how do you know when someone is sober? – they'll tell you within 5 minutes of meeting you! Just like me Kate loves a reframe and came up with this awesome one – instead of saying How do I stay sober every day? – rather ask -  How do I look after myself every day? We agreed on the power of a sober community and how we need to be reassured that it really is worth all the hard work to get sober – people further down the road than us will inspire us and show us that it really is worth it Kate called those sober people the “guiding lights” – they can get you through the sticky bits by saying “when I was at that stage this is what helped me” Sobriety has enabled Kate to rediscover joy in her life – the sparkle is back Her podcast has been part of her recovery – a way to process and affirm We agreed that our years of sobriety have been an ongoing learning process - an ever expanding toolkit as Kate calls it We discussed the “rise of the wine bar” in the UK in the 90's and how there seemed to be a link between that and the “wine lake” which had occurred due to the overproduction of wine due to EU subsidies The first wine bar in the UK was Davys that launched in 1964 but gradually they became more and more popular – seen as sophisticated places for groups of women to meet for a glass of wine Women who would never really go to a pub Wine drinking was promoted as an aspirational lifestyle choice for women – a fact that makes us both angry these days as we are well aware of the damage it has done to womens health We thought it was all so elegant but in fact someone said that “wine is the Special Brew of the middle classes” – if you're not familiar with Special Brew it's the can of extra strong beer that you often seem homeless alcoholics clutching! While we were ranting we also had a go at Drinkaware – who describes itself as an independent charity which aims help people make better choices about their drinking. Drinkaware is actually sponsored by the alcohol industry and contains endless advice about how to moderate but not a word about how quitting completely is the healthiest choice I would spend hours on Drinkaware working out how many units I could drink – which of course just kept me trapped in the trying (and failing) to moderate for ten years! As a journalist Kate wrote an article saying that the UK had a drink problem – comparing the reaction we get when we stop – and comparing it to the encouragement we get when we stop smoking I love an analogy so Kate and Mandy's book called “Love Your Sober Year” was just up my street They take the seasons of the year and link them to our sobriety journey… SPRING – huge growth – hell yes! – up for anything – that must be why our Sober Spring Challenge is so popular – planting the seeds of hope, starting to see green shoots and feeling better SUMMER is maintenance but Kate also calls this the “re-ignite” phase – our sobriety should be dynamic rather than static as we do the work and embark on a journey of self discovery At Tribe Sober we encourage this journey of self discovery by offering our members many different types of activities and therapys to try out AUTUMN – release and refine – after the self discovery journey we can drop what we don't need – and this might be the period when we review our friendship circle and drop some of those old drinking buddies WINTER – rest and rebirth – empty field, death of alcohol, just like the farmer looking at his field we must have faith that something wonderful will grow I love this journey that Kate and Mandy have plotted – its SO much more exciting than the Groundhog Day that our drinking puts us in – we actually get to evolve in our lives – rather than getting stuck Its about capturing the gifts and challenges of each season– about adjusting our self care and tools to each season so that we thrive in each season These days Kate sees self care as self leadership – as she says its so empowering when we can meet our own needs She talked about the value of journaling – how its about gathering intel – set your intentions and then reflect on whats working and adjust accordingly – her book includes journal prompts Kates advice to people worried about their drinking is to join a sober community and get some knowledge. Start working on a mindshift so that you see alcohol differently At Tribe Sober we like to tell people who are worried about their drinking that they don't have a problem – they have an opportunity – to improve their health, increase their happiness and change their lives in ways they cannot imagine Kate mentioned her 3 month group coaching course which is starting soon  Here is the link to Kate's course  Her book is called Love Your Sober Year by Kate Baily and Mandy Manners – available at Amazon More Info Subscription membership – you can join up HERE. To access our website, click HERE. If you would like a free copy of our “Annual Tracker” or our e-book 66 Days to Sobriety, please email janet@tribesober.com. If you would like to come to our Saturday afternoon Zoom Cafe as a guest and meet our community, just email janet@tribesober.com.   Episode Sponsor This episode is sponsored by the Tribe Sober Membership Program.  If you want to change your relationship with alcohol then sign up today Read more about our program and subscribe HERE   Help us to Spread the Word! We made this podcast so that we can reach more people who need our help.  Please subscribe and share. If you enjoyed the podcast, then please leave us a 5-star review on Apple podcasts. Take a screenshot of your review, and DM it to Tribe Sober's Instagram page – see PS below for instructions. We'll send you something special to say thank you! We release a podcast episode every Saturday morning. You can follow Tribe Sober on Facebook, Twitter, TikTok and Instagram. You can join our private Facebook group HERE.    PS: How to Leave a Rating/Review in Apple Podcasts (on an iOS Device) Open the Podcasts app. EASY. 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Welcome to season 7 of The Sober Experiment Podcast by Bee Sober where Alex and Lisa chat with Love Sober's Kate Baily all about their new book ‘Love your sober year'. Kate is a certified Sobriety and Wellbeing coach, specializing in behavioural change and addictive habits. Along with Mandy Manners she is a founder of the Love Sober podcast, and together they run online coaching courses and group coaching events, as well as facilitating training for The Coaching Academy. Please check out our website www.beesoberofficial.com. You can also check out the following link to find out more of what we are up to, you can sign up to our newsletter, join our Facebook group and subscribe to our YouTube channel - linktr.ee/beesober Have a go at The Sober Experiment® (our free gift to you here: https://www.beesoberofficial.com/join-bee-sober/join-the-sober-experiment/) Additional links: Donate to Bee Sober: https://www.beesoberofficial.com/support-us/

Our podcast guests this week are no strangers to the mindful drinking world. Kate Baily and Mandy Manners, also known as Love Sober, are expert podcasters, alcohol recovery coaches, and well-known social media faces in the sobriety sphere. We're delighted to welcome them back to the podcast to talk about their second book release, 'Love Your Sober Year'. They talk to Club Soda co-founder Dru Jaeger about mummy wine culture, learning how to rest, and what life can look like during each season of a sober year.Each week, we get to have in-depth discussions with movers and shakers in the Mindful Drinking world. From researchers, coaches, podcasters, social media stars, and celebrities to every day inspiring stories, we feel lucky to be able to share these incredible stories that help to shape our thinking around drinking.The Club Soda podcast is all the inspiration you need to create and sustain a life that doesn't centre on drinking. Find the advice and support you need, whether you are cutting down, taking a break, or going alcohol-free for the long-term. The Club Soda podcast is available wherever you subscribe to podcasts. Find your platform here.Support the show

Anniki Sommerville's specialist subjects include Perimenopause, parenting and work/life juggling. She has written for The Telegraph, The Guardian and Grazia and is the author of 5 books. In this episode, we talk about her latest book - The Big Quit  which is all about how to navigate work and find the right balance for you. My personal experience and that of friends, clients and The Merry Menopause community drew me to this book.  Perimenopause and Menopause can put a spotlight on our relationship with work and our careers. Join us as we discuss:-Anniki's experience of Perimenopause.'The reckoning' that comes up in our early 50s.Work ephiphanies.How did our ancestors feel about work? A brief history of female working life. The pressure we put on ourselves which leads to overachieving. Recognising that at times you may not have the stamina to keep pushing yourself to achieve - when you have young children and/or reach Perimenopause.The concept of ‘quiet quitting' - in your job doing the bare minimum Asking yourself the important questions - is work serving me? What are my options? Am I regularly feeling overwhelmed, frustrated angry? Get clear on what you don't want, the not-so-shit job!What would the ideal job look like?Comparison - comparing ourselves with others who we perceive to have ‘the dream job' without realising that everyone compromises. Toss away the idea that there is a perfect job - there is no such thingWe reminisce on the careers advice given, or not, to us in the late 80sAnniki's career aspirations as a 14 year old. Anniki's career path. The pressure of being the chief earner in a family. Have an open mind and a clear idea of what you want and you will spot the opportunities available to you. If you are in a negative spiral and you can't see any escape remember all situations are TEMPORARY.Mental health and Perimenopause Tools for re-assurance and self-confidence Boundaries and taking a break - work will take over if you allow it toActively manage your phone - think of it as a person. What kind of person would it be?Mis-interpreting Zoom calls and texts messagesOur life skills are valid and valuable in the workplace. Older women are being undervalued by themselves and their employers. You can't have it all - what are your priorities? How to move on - If you are not enjoying your job, know that it doesn't have to be foreverLIFE IS TOO SHORT - Anniki talks about losing her father and the shift in her perspectiveStop focusing on what you can't do and start focusing on what you can do.Alcohol and Perimenopause. Anniki's book choice - Love Your Sober Year by Kate Baily and Mandy Manners Learn more about me and my work at www.themerrymenopause.comFollow me on Instagram, Twitter, LinkedINJoin my private Facebook group

This week Kate talks to Nancy Evans about tools for long-term sobriety, maintenance and staying in love with sober. Nancy interviews Kate about Love Sober Life school, the flagship 12 week Self-development Group Coaching Program for busy women who want to stay sober & make it stick. Our tools need to evolve and grow as we do through seasons, life challenges and getting older and we need to be on our stress management, routines, socialising, mindset as well as keeping up those sober treats and keeping motivation and resilience when the going gets tough, as sometimes is just does. This course is the toolkit.  Written by: Kate Baily, who is a trauma-informed, ICF Sobriety Coach and habit change coach & author specialising in stress, midlife and addictive behaviours. Also by Mandy Manners - who is a trauma informed life and recovery coach & author. Sessions are facilitated by Kate & Nancy Evans, who is a certifices Life & Addictive Behaviours Coach and a trainee Compassionate Enquiry Practitioner, training with Dr. Gabor Mate.  Course Starts November 13th - Feb 5th. Calls at 5pm GMT Sundays.   Grab a cuppa and let's chat. KX  You can sign up here or find out more :  https://www.lovesober.com/offers/jpkUZhVi/checkout https://www.lovesober.com/love-sober-life-school-copy-2 Any qs: email me at kate@lovesober.com    For more information about Nancy or to get in touch with her it's:  https://www.nancyevanscoaching.co.uk/

Winter is closer and the leaves are changing colour, yep, it's the change of seasons. Sobriety has it's seasons too, and understanding how to navigate them can be the difference between feeling like we're surviving or thriving alcohol free (even when the nights are drawing in!). Come and join us as we have a heartwarming chat with Kate Bailey about her amazing new book and learn to embrace the rhythm of change that is all around us.

We are SO excited to be back after the summer vacation for our second season and we've got some fabulous topics and guests to share with you!First off the block is our chat with Jenni Falconer, Smooth FM presenter, podcast host of Runpod and co-founder of Kollo Health. Did you know how great marine collagen is for you in midlife? We'll be talking about this during our first episode in mid September - out on Tuesday 20 September whilst we respect the Queen's state funeral and national mourning period.Top of the agenda for so many right now is the cost of living crisis. We invited Angellica Bell of the Martin Lewis Show to sit down with us and discuss ways of saving a little and earning a little, directly from your sofa at home. We called it Purse Positivity as we really need to find inspirational, positive ways of dealing with this crisis and finding some cash ‘down the back of the sofa'.Clearly you can't avoid menopause in midlife - if you're born a woman at least! Don't miss our brilliant chat with Carolyn Harris MP for Swansea East, Alice Smellie and Laura Biggs who founded the Menopause Mandate along with Davina McCall, Mariella Fostrup, Penny Lancaster and Lisa Snowden. They've already made the UK government pay attention and they've got lots of plans for the future. They'll be on our Some Like It Hot! episode in early October.We're so thrilled to have Jo Elvin, Australian publishing queen join us. Jo is a multi-award winning editor and broadcaster who has launched and helmed some of Britain's most successful women's magazines. She is most well known as the editor in chief of Glamour and editor of You magazine. Her fabulous fashion sense hashtag clothesmyhusbandhates (but we love) and her support of all things menopause will make her a really fascinating guest on our sofa!And we're not afraid to talk about things that are, well, a bit awkward….Like bereavement and sobriety. Life coaches Mandy Manners, Kate Baily and radio presenter Janey Lee Grace of The Sober Club will be chatting to us about their sobriety journey in November - and Linda Magistris of the Good Grief Trust joins us in December.Anna Friel is starring in a fantastic new country music tv show called Monarch in the US. It just has to come to our screens in the UK because it's SOOOO good! Just wait til you hear her sing American Cowgirl! Anna has promised to sit down with us in a few weeks and talk about her movie and tv career - and how she feels about becoming an empty nester.Other subjects on the horizon include food (because, why not and we love it), makeup in midlife with Gia Mills of Skin in Motion, reinvention, handling sexism, and the benefits in midlife of CBD.We can promise you that we'll always make room for you on our sofa and keep you laughing, engaged and informed about whatever topic we tackle.Please subscribe on our website www.twowomenchatting.com, follow us on insta and download our episodes from your preferred podcast platform. Our podcasts are always free from our website along with tons of useful blogs, resources, hyperlinks and downloads. If you have an idea for a topic write to us at twowomenchatting@gmail.com. I promise you we read absolutely everything and will respond.Every other Monday, join us on the sofa for another episode of Two Women Chatting! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We place so much expectation on the idea of leading a happy life. It's often that expectation that can cause us to feel unhappy. In this episode of The Self Development Podcast, I'll be chatting with Kate Baily, professional personal performance coach specialising in addictive behaviour and grey area drinking, associate coach trainer at The Coaching Academy, co-founder of Love Sober, co-author of Love Yourself Sober and co-host of the Love Sober Podcast. Continuing with the dry January support, Kate discusses her sobriety journey and goes on to speak passionately about her love and understanding of the science of happiness. Highlights: Kates sober journey Starting the Love Sober movement What opportunity does dry January present An explanation of the science of happiness The pillars of the science of happiness How you can start implementing it into your life What the differences are between the science of happiness and toxic positivity Links: Kate Baily Website School of Self Development Self-Development Community Follow: @theselfdevelopmentcoach @theschoolofselfdevelopment @katebailycoach The Self Development Podcast is produced by Charlie Currie from Chatter Podcast Productions. The Self Development Podcast theme music is called ‘Life I Chose' by Kick Lee.

Lou Lebentz, Mandy Manners, and Kate Baily discuss ways to self-regulate our emotions when we suffer from scars of addictions or trauma.

Is a glass of wine the escape that mothers really need? My guests today are Kate Baily and Mandy Manners, authors of Love Yourself Sober: A Self-Care Guide to Alcohol-Free Living for Busy Mothers. We explore the role of alcohol in relationships, motherhood + "mummy-wine" and the marketing of alcohol. If you're wondering whether alcohol has a place in your life anymore or you're already sober, this conversation explores the many joys of a sober life.  Read my book, NOISE: A Manifesto Modernising Modernhood About my guests, Kate Baily and Mandy Manners:  Kate Baily and Mandy Manners - Sobriety & wellbeing coaches, authors, speakers, coach trainers. Founders of Love Sober - which provides support for women to get, stay and LOVE Sober through courses, connection and the Love Sober podcast. School for Mothers Website - School for Mothers Instagram

In this episode Anniki interviews coach Mandy Manners about how our relationship with alcohol shifted during lockdown and many of us upped the ante. This doesn't have to represent a problem necessarily but if you feel that now rules are relaxing, your relationship with booze has become problematic then this episode is for you. They discuss why drinking is so much part of the British culture, how to socialise sober and when it might be a good opportunity to kick drinking altogether. Resources: https://www.lovesober.com- for more on Mandy's (with Kate Baily) coaching services For Mandy and Kate's book: https://www.lovesober.com/love-yourself-sober-book For meditation that really works- https://www.tarabrach.com Follow Anniki on Instagram - @annikisommerville Anniki's new book - https://www.amazon.co.uk/How-Be-Boss-Ageing-navigate-ebook/dp/B08RZ8W8VK Produced and Edited by Alex Graham If you've enjoyed this episode don't forget to follow this podcast wherever you're listening. If you're on Apple podcasts it would be great if you could leave a ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ rating and a review!

This week on the podcast, Tammi and Sondra welcome Kate Baily. Kate is a certified Life and Personal Performance Coach who specializes in helping women get, stay and love being sober. She is also the coauthor of the book “Love Yourself Sober” and is the cohost of the Love Sober podcast with Mandy Manners. They talk about the beautiful life that can bloom from recovery, in parenting, in ritual, in creativity. You can learn more about Kate, including her book and podcast, at https://www.katebaily.com/ and learn about her coaching offerings at https://www.the-coaching-academy.com/addictive/.  This week, Kate shares three items from her Unruffled Toolbox: (1) Sensory Toolkit through Blurtitout.org; (2) Community + Connection; and (3) Self-compassion.

Are you a busy mom who has been using alcohol as a coping mechanism?   You're not alone.   My guests today are Kate Baily and Mandy Manners, the authors of the new book, Love Yourself Sober - A Self Care Guide For Busy Moms Going Alcohol-Free, and we're talking about what to do if you're questioning your drinking habits and how to create a live you love without alcohol.    Kate and Mandy are certified coaches and sober besties who met online. They are writers, community builders and podcast hosts. They work with women who are questioning their drinking and want to create a life they love sober.   In this episode, we dive deep into: Why moms often use alcohol to cope and create space in motherhood What to do if you feel sad and disconnected from your life How to recognize if your relationship with alcohol has become problematic Why exploring grey area drinking and sober curiosity can be positive and joyous Practical tools that will help if you realize that alcohol isn't serving you anymore The importance of self care in your sobriety tool kit and why we love sober treats Why to ditch the shame if you've stopped drinking and gone back to alcohol again Mental health, positive psychology, how to ‘sense your no' and all the tools to live a sober life you love   More about Kate Baily   Kate stopped drinking in her early 40s after she had her youngest child. Stopping was not easy; there was a lot of fear. How would she cope without my helper? She was having to rethink everything, she was fighting the brainwashing and marketing, facing the fears about relationships and friendships changing, not knowing how to switch off, trying to stay calm as really primal fears raged. She worked hard at keeping busy till wine o'clock was past, she ate chocolate, she watched boxsets compulsively.  But slowly the days clocked up. She immersed herself in quit lit and reading blogs on the site, made online friends and weeks turned into months. A new habit was forming and gradually felt less like pushing a boulder up a hill.  More about Mandy Manners   Mandy started drinking recreationally when she was 14. She was a curious kid with a nose for adventure and a bit of mischief. In Feb 2014, she stopped and didn't drink for a year, again it was fantastic; she  went through a rebirth of strength, positivity and possibility. She lost weight, quit her job, and decided to move away from the city and start a new life in a smaller town by the sea. She was so positive that after a year she deemed herself fixed and convinced herself that she could drink moderately. From 2015-2017 she drank on and off, she knew she was better without booze, but she wanted to be “normal”. In August 2018 she made a commitment to life-long sobriety.   She realized that if she shared her story, it could help, so she engaged with the sober community on Instagram and Facebook and listened to podcasts and started going to events and realized that there is a really wonderful community of sober people.   “ I don't regret or feel my sobriety has been forced upon me, I have chosen sobriety for me, my body and my brain. It has been the biggest gift and I am SO happy to be sober.” Resources & Links Mentioned   Learn more about Kate & Mandy and how they can support you in quitting drinking, head over to their website lovesober.com Listen to their podcast, Love Sober Purchase their book Love Yourself Sober: A Self Care Guide to Alcohol-Free Living for Busy Mothers Support, resources and tools to help you go alcohol-free   Drink Less + Live More today with The Sobriety Starter Kit. The private, on-demand coaching course you need to break out of the drinking cycle - without white-knuckling it or hating the process.   Grab your  Free Sober Girls Guide To Quitting Drinking, 30 Tips For Your First 30 Days   Find My Favorite Sober Facebook Groups, The BFB “Booze Free Brigade” and She Recovers Together   Connect with Casey Find out more about Casey and her coaching programs, head over to her website, www.hellosomedaycoaching.com Take a screenshot of your favorite episode, post it on your Instagram and tag me @caseymdavidson and tell me your biggest takeaway!

In this episode Anniki interviews sobriety and wellbeing coach (and one half of Love Sober) Kate Baily about addiction and how it's often linked back to trauma. They talk about how trauma is often relative, and what can seem ‘small' to one person is gigantic to the person who's experienced it. They also discuss the general sense of heightened anxiety that we're all feeling at the moment, and the physically uncomfortable feelings anxiety brings to the surface. They also provide advice on a more holistic tool kit to help soothe ourselves during challenging times. Follow Kate Baily on IG: @katebailycoach @lovesober.cic @loveyourselfsober Greater Good magazine: https://greatergood.berkeley.edu/ https://www.amazon.co.uk/Love-Yourself-Sober-Mandy-Manners/dp/1789561442 Edited and Produced by Alex Graham

Join Tiia as she interviews social enterprise representatives Daniel Evans, Chief Executive Officer at Birmingham Enterprise Community, and Mandy Manners and Kate Baily, sobriety & wellbeing coaches, authors of Love Yourself Sober and founders of Love Sober. This episode explores what it means to be a social enterprise, how they operate, how they're funded, and much more.

In this episode Anniki focuses on booze and how women can feel like drinking is their main escape from ageing, work and motherhood. Drink is part and parcel of our culture and whilst there's nothing wrong with it if we're in control, our relationship can become problematic when it becomes the only means we have of relaxing. If you scroll through social media on a typical Friday night you'll see a multitude of posts about how it's ‘Gin o' clock' or ‘Time for Wine,' and so it feels normalized and nothing to be scared of- if anything we're encouraged to drink to escape our woes. What happens when we get older and our hangovers go on for days? Or spark off severe anxiety? Or we find ourselves being short-tempered parents (and then beating ourselves up because we're being crap?) Anniki talks about these challenges with Mandy Manners who is a Life & Recovery Coach focused on helping women who have developed a problematic relationship with alcohol and want to create a life they love sober. She's also co Founder of Love Sober CIC with fellow coach Kate Baily. Anniki and Mandy talk about how to tell if your relationship is problematic, how to become sober-curious and ultimately start thinking about a more mindful life when it comes to booze. Mandy & Kate's first book Love Yourself Sober, A Self-Care Guide for Alcohol-Free Living for Busy Mothers will be published on the 3rd of September- available for preorder now https://amzn.to/38LCcIi Find out more about Mandy https://www.mandymanners.com or at https://www.lovesober.com For help and further resources - https://www.nhs.uk/live-well/healthy-body/drug-addiction-getting-help/ Produced and Edited by Alex Graham Music by Paul Wells