Podcasts about soberistas

Lucy Rocca, founder of ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.soberistas.com⁠⁠⁠⁠ talks to Dr Abi Rose, Reader in Psychology at Liverpool's John Moore University about Maternal drinking.

Lucy Rocca, founder of ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.soberistas.com⁠⁠⁠ talks to Veronica Valli,  Author of the award winning book ‘Soberful: Uncover a sustainable, fulfilling life free of alcohol' and co-host of the Soberful Podcast. Lucy and Veronica talk about ‘Emotional Sobriety' and how it can help you on your sober journey.

Lucy Rocca, founder of ⁠⁠⁠⁠www.soberistas.com⁠⁠ talks to Dr Emma L Davies, Reader in Psychology at The Centre for Psychological Research, Oxford Brookes University. Lucy and Emma talk about the label ‘Responsible Drinking' and Emma's research into this and its use.

Lucy Rocca from Soberistas joins Veronica to discuss how she got through the fear of her breast cancer diagnosis. She shares how exercise, mindfullness and meditation helped her keep the fear at bay and how she made a choice to respond to cancer from a place of empowerment. To learn more, visit the show notes.

Lucy Rocca, founder of ⁠⁠⁠www.soberistas.com⁠ talks to Clair Crockett, who is a GP and works as a menopause specialist at Newson Health. She will be speaking about the menopause, perimenopause and other times of hormonal change which can lead to a variety of symptoms which can be challenging to manage. The menopause also has health implications which it is important that women are mindful of.  The Balance menopause website can be found here and the link for information on the App can be found here. 

Lucy Rocca, founder of ⁠⁠www.soberistas.com talks to Clare Flynn, Health Improvement Practitioner in the Public Health Team at Belfast Health & Social Care Trust, about her trip to Sweden to study their radical approach to dealing with Alcohol Issues. If you like to hear more from Clare you can find Clare's blog at https://soberinireland.wordpress.com/

Lucy Rocca, founder of ⁠www.soberistas.com⁠ talks about Soberistas, why it was created, becoming a charity and an update on our App build.

Lucy Rocca, founder of www.soberistas.com talks to Dr Emily Nicholls, Lecturer in Sociology at the University of York, about her research into women's sober identities and the marketing of no-lo drinks…

Lucy Rocca, founder of www.soberistas.com talks to Sarah Cook, A Research fellow at Imperial College London, about her current project on alcohol use disorder and diabetes.

Lucy Rocca, founder of www.soberistas.com talks to one of our members Pancakes about her early days and how she gave up drinking.

In today's episode, I share a bit of the more personal parts of my life. Last week I celebrated three years of sobriety, and while it may not be obvious how this ties into language learning, I can say that the link between these two things is very strong for me. I can say for sure that my early experiences learning Italian while living in Italy had a strong impact on my self-doubt, which had a strong impact on how much and how often I drank in order to escape the stress and pressure I put on myself, the raw feelings of vulnerability and failure, and so much negative self-talk. And I can say for sure that how much and how often I drank had a strong negative impact on my language learning because, while I was trying to escape my negative thoughts, I also escaped the positive ones, and I masked the joy of progress I was making and the pride of what I was accomplishing in my language. So this soberversary was a perfect time for me to reflect on the things that contributed to my downward spiral, with both alcohol and languages, and what I've done to start creating a life from which I don't want to escape. It's not a far stretch for me to see similarities between my journey to and through sobriety and my language learning journey, and some of the tools I used to get and stay sober have also worked for helping me improve my mentality about languages. Thank you for listening to this vulnerable yet uplifting episode. I hope you get something out of it and are more inspired to create a joyful life for yourself with languages and beyond. Here are some links to resources for anyone who is newly sober, questioning their relationship with alcohol, curious about sobriety, or just interested to know how an alcohol-free life might change their health, wellness, clarity, or anything at all: Recovery Groups/Programs: Tempest: Online Alcohol Recovery and Support to Quit Drinking (https://jointempest.com/) Sober Mom Squad (https://www.sobermomsquad.com/) Sober Black Girls Club (https://soberblackgirlsclub.com/) Soberistas (https://soberistas.com/) Gay & Sober (https://www.gayandsober.org/mission) Smart Recovery (https://www.smartrecovery.org/) Life Ring Secular Recovery (https://lifering.org/) Sexy Sobriety (https://sexysobriety.com.au/) This Naked Mind (https://thisnakedmind.com/) Sobriety & Recovery Podcasts: Home (https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/home-podcast/id1021126077) by Holly Whitaker & Laura McKowen The Only One in the Room (https://theonlyonepod.com/the-only-one-in-the-room-podcast/) by Laura Cathcart Robbins Sober Black Girls Club (https://open.spotify.com/show/0n2x82Mb2ITXXNd5v1btR3) by Khadi A. Oluwatoyin and J. Nicole This Naked Mind (https://thisnakedmind.com/podcasts/) by Annie Grace The Seltzer Squad (https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/seltzer-squad-staying-sober-in-the-city/id1444561115?mt=2) byJes Valentine and Kate Zander A Sober Girls Guide (https://www.asobergirlsguide.com/podcast) by Jessica Jeboult Sober as a Mother (https://www.sobermomtribe.com/sober-as-a-mother-podcast) by Alyson Premo Recovery Rocks (https://www.stitcher.com/show/recovery-rocks) by Lisa Smith & Tawny Lara Reading Material: The Temper (https://www.thetemper.com/) by Tempest My Goodreads Sober Book List (https://www.goodreads.com/review/list/110718710-heidi?ref=nav_mybooks&shelf=sobriety) SobrieTeaParty Blog (https://www.sobrieteaparty.com/) Simon Chapple Blog (https://besober.co.uk/be-sober-blog/) Laura McKowen Blog (https://www.lauramckowen.com/blog) Where to find me: Love, Joy, and Languages Blog (https://lovejoyandlanguages.com/) All podcast episodes can be found here (http://www.lovejoyandlanguagespodcast.com/). Instagram: @love.joyandlanguages Twitter: @LoveJoy_Lang

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'.

Lucy Rocca, founder of www.soberistas.com discusses the origins of the website and community as we approach our tenth birthday, and outlines what's on offer in terms of sober support during the course of the next few months.

Lucy Rocca, founder of www.soberistas.com talks about the tools and techniques she has used that have helped her deal with both early sobriety and her recent breast cancer diagnosis.

Lucy Rocca, founder of www.soberistas.com reflects on 10 years of Soberistas and why she set it up.

Lucy Rocca, founder of www.soberistas.com talks to Laura about her Sober Journey and launching a sober holiday retreat.

For episode homepage, resources and links, visit https://kristenmanieri.com/episode187/    Learn more about coaching: Kristen@kristenmanieri.com   Description There's value in asking the question: is my relationship with alcohol working for me and my life? There's a myth that we need alcohol to relax and have fun. But run a cost/benefit analysis, and really look at what alcohol may be costing you (and the amount of space it may take up in your head), and it's possible to discover that maybe alcohol really doesn't work for you at all. In her book, Soberful: Uncover a Sustainable, Fulfilling Life Free of Alcohol, author and sobriety coach Veronica Valli explores how we can rethink and reframe our relationship with alcohol, and develop the skills for a rich alcohol-free life.   Guest Bio Veronica Valli is the author of Soberful:  Uncover a Sustainable, Fulfilling Life Free of Alcohol (Sounds True 2022.). She is a former psychotherapist who now works as a sobriety coach. With almost twenty years of experience, she has helped thousands of people live happy, healthy lives and reach their full potential by being alcohol free. She's been the keynote speaker at annual conferences such as Women for Sobriety and Soberistas, and she is the cohost of the popular Soberful podcast. Learn more at soberful.com.   Host Bio Kristen Manieri is the author of Better Daily Mindfulness Habits (July 2021: Rockridge Press). She's a certified both as a habits coach and mindfulness teacher. She specializes in: stress reduction, energy management, mindset, resilience, focus, habit formation, rest rituals, and prioritizing personal well-being. As the host of the weekly 60 Mindful Minutes podcast, an Apple top 100 social science podcast, Kristen has interviewed over 120 authors and thought leaders about what it means to live a more conscious, connected, intentional AND joyful life. Learn more at https://kristenmanieri.com/work-with-me/.   Mentioned in this Episode Guest's book: American Detox: The Myth of Wellness and How We Can Truly Heal https://www.amazon.com/Soberful-Uncover-Sustainable-Fulfilling-Alcohol/dp/1683648293/     Guest's website: soberful.com   Learn more about coaching: Kristen@kristenmanieri.com Connect with the 60 Mindful Minutes podcast   Web: https://kristenmanieri.com Email: Kristen@kristenmanieri.com   Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/60MindfulMinutes Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kristenmanieri_/ Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/kristenmanieri/  

Lucy Rocca, founder of www.soberistas.com talks to one of our Soberistas about relapse and what we can learn from it.

Lucy Rocca, founder of www.soberistas.com talks to two of our Soberistas about giving up drinking and dealing with sobriety after 50.

Lucy Rocca, founder of www.soberistas.com talks to one of our Soberistas, Nana Treen, about meditation, mindfulness and its connections to help in sobriety.

Lucy Rocca, founder of www.soberistas.com talks to one of our Soberistas about eating disorders and it's connection to alcohol.

Episode 77: Why does quitting drinking feel so hard with Veronica Valli In episode 77 of the Sober Vibes podcast, Courtney Andersen chats with Veronica Valli about why quitting drinking feels so hard. Veronica shares her story of addiction and recovery, and she even gets into depth about the Alcohol lie. Veronica is a former psychotherapist who now works as a sobriety coach for people who feel like alcohol has hijacked their lives. Sober for 21 straight years herself, Veronica has helped thousands of people live happy, healthy lives and reach their full potential by being alcohol-free. She's been the keynote speaker at annual conferences such as Women for Sobriety and Soberistas, author, and is the co-host of the popular Soberful podcast. Thank you for listening. To Rate, Review, and Subscribe to the Sober Vibes Podcast. Thank you to our Sponsors! CURIOUS ELIXIRS! Click here to shop all Curious Elixirs and save $10 off purchases of $50 or more with code Sobervibes22 #4 is my personal favorite. To Connect with Veronica: Website Facebook Group Podcast Soberful Book To Connect with Courtney: Instagram  1:1 Free Consult Sober Focus Program  30 Day Sober Not Boring Calendar  The Ultimate Guide to Sobriety        

Veronica Valli is a former psychotherapist who now works as a sobriety coach. With almost 20 years of experience, Veronica has helped thousands of people live happy, healthy lives and reach their full potential by being alcohol-free. She is the co-host of the popular Soberful podcast and has been the keynote speaker at annual conferences including Women for Sobriety and Soberistas.In this episode, Eric and Veronica discuss her book, Soberful: Uncover a Sustainable, Fulfilling Life Free of Alchohol.But wait – there's more! The episode is not quite over!! We continue the conversation and you can access this exclusive content right in your podcast player feed. Head over to our Patreon page and pledge to donate just $10 a month. It's that simple and we'll give you good stuff as a thank you!Veronica Valli and I Discuss The Freedom of Sobriety and…Her book, Soberful: Uncover a Sustainable, Fulfilling Life Free of AlcoholThat alcoholism is just a symptom of a deeper malaiseHer history with drugs and alcohol and how she got soberThe experience she had with drug-induced psychosisBelieving she had a very rare problem when everyone else was fineHow and when she discovered that she wasn't alone in how she feltEmotional unmanageability vs. emotional masteryThat behavior is the truest manifestation of how someone feels – we behave how we feelThe way our culture has normalized abnormal drinkingThe question, “would my life be better if I wasn't drinking?”When you're spending most of your time arguing with yourself about whether or not you have a problem with drinking, you're missing out on the real and good stuff of life, including your own growth and discoveryToxic positivityFeeling comfortable in our own skin and having appropriate emotional responses to eventsEmotional sobrietyThe value of consistently having a framework in lifeWhat to do if sobriety meetings feel overwhelmingVeronica Valli Links:Veronica's WebsiteFacebookWhen you purchase products and/or services from the sponsors of this episode, you help support The One You Feed. Your support is greatly appreciated, thank you!If you enjoyed this conversation with Veronica Valli you might also enjoy these other episodes:The Magic of Being Sober with Laura McKowenThe Joy of Being Sober with Catherine GraySee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Lucy Rocca, founder of www.soberistas.com talks to Veronica Valli about her new book ‘Soberful' and her journey to sobriety.

Lucy Rocca, founder of www.soberistas.com talks to 2 Soberistas members about the pros and cons of dry January.

Lucy Rocca, founder of www.soberistas.com talks to 2 Soberistas members about the positives of a sober Christmas.

Lucy Rocca, founder of www.soberistas.com talks to 2 Soberistas members about the challenges of facing Christmas sober and how to deal with them.

Lucy Rocca, founder of www.soberistas.com talks to 2 Soberistas members about how sobriety has had a positive impact on their relationships.

Lucy Rocca, founder of www.soberistas.com talks to 2 Soberistas members about the positives they experienced in the first 6 months of sobriety.

Lucy Rocca, founder of www.soberistas.com talks to 2 Soberistas members about the first 6 months of Sobriety and the challenges they faced.

Tribe Sober - inspiring an alcohol-free life! This week my guest is Mandy Manners.  Mandy has her own recovery story to tell.  Alcohol free for more than 4 years she is now a recovery coach and author. In this Episode Mandy and I are both Brits married to Frenchmen, so were able to discuss and contrast the very different attitudes to drinking in Uk & France. Mandy's French husband was able to cut down easily when they became parents but for her it was not quite so easy.. She believes that in France you are either seen as an "alcoholic" or someone who can have just one glass. When she first moved to France she had two young children and felt isolated which meant that her drinking got worse. Mandy had a touch of sober curiosity when she met her sister in law who didn't drink yet she seemed to be happy! After stopping and starting for years she reached out to Soberistas for help and found the community a great help We both agreed that "finding your people" was an essential first stop - find a community that suits you  She had been a binge drinker during her teenage years and also took recreational drugs.  Mandy highlighted the fact that hard drugs are demonised whereas alcohol is encouraged. Like many of us Mandy tried to moderate for years - setting (and breaking) many of her own rules about when she should drink. Due to a trauma in her teenage years Mandy had underlying issues which meant she needed to work with a therapist  Mandy said that many people feel that once they've sorted the rest of their life out then they will address their drinking - however it should be the other way round - stop drinking and you will be able to sort your other issues Mandy is now 4 years sober and thriving in her alcohol free life - she has a better relationship with her husband and kids - she sleeps so much better She is now a recovery coach and has written a book called "Love Yourself Sober" -  she has a podcast called "Love Sober" and her website is mandymanners.com Joining Tribe Sober is a great way to start your Sober Curious journey - find out more on tribesober.com We start our annual 66 day challenge in September - called Sober Spring here in South Africa but can be Sober Autumn as well Membership also allows you to find your people as we welcome you into our supportive community - and this month new members will get a complimentary Sober Spring Challenge Just go to tribesober.com and hit the "join our tribe" button to read more about the benefits of membership More info Subscription membership for Tribe Sober is just R85 (£4/$6) a month - 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 7-step program and subscribe HERE           Book a Discovery Call with me to find out if our membership would help you            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 - 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 and Instagram and join our Tribe Sober Club on Clubhouse - we are on Clubhouse every Sunday afternoon at 5pm SA time so come join the conversation. You can catch our FB live on Saturday mornings (11am SAST) and you can join our private Facebook group HERE Thank you for listening!  Till Next Week Janet x

Lucy Rocca, founder of www.soberistas.com talks to 2 Soberistas members about 'Stopping drinking - forever or one day at a time?'

Lucy Rocca, founder of www.soberistas.com talks to 2 Soberistas members about how to manage emotions in early sobriety.

Lucy Rocca, founder of www.soberistas.com talks to 2 Soberistas members about what changed their Journey From Struggle to Sober Success.

Lucy Rocca, founder of www.soberistas.com talks to 2 Soberistas members about dealing with thoughts of moderating and complacency.

Lucy Rocca, founder of www.soberistas.com talks to 2 Soberistas members about how relationships with partners and friends can affect our efforts to stop drinking

Lucy Rocca, founder of www.soberistas.com talks to 2 Soberistas members about Self-compassion and letting go of regrets

Episode 127   This week we revist Mandy's story. In this episode Kate interviews Mandy about her relationship with alcohol. Please do contact us with questions, potential topics or situations you’d like to be discussed – we’d love to hear from you, all our contact details are available at www.lovesober.com Resources mentioned: CBT, Cognitive Behaviour Therapy - https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/cognitive-behavioural-therapy-cbt/   Soberistas – www.soberistas.com  The Sober Revolution, Lucy Rocca - https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/18320328-the-sober-revolution  Instagram – @mandymannerscoach Club Soda - https://joinclubsoda.co.uk/  Clare Pooley TED Talk - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NKfuGMzmfTs Jonathan Haidt, The Happiness Hypothesis - http://www.happinesshypothesis.com/ If you would like to support the podcast you can via https://www.patreon.com/lovesoberpod  You can connect with us via links below: https://www.lovesober.com and our membership community and courses https://www.lovesober.com/store #reasonstolovesober #lovesoberpodcast #lovesober #loveyourselfsober #sober #soberlife #hangoverfree #sobriety  #recoverycoach #sobermovement #sobercurious #alcoholfree #recovery #sherecovers  #sobercoach #greyareadrinking #grayareadrinking #mentalhealth #motherhood #wineoclock #sobermums #selfcare #womeninrecovery #sobercommunity

Episode 126   We have decided to re-release our stories over the next two weeks at it is a timely reminder for us both and for any of you who are new to the podcast. In this episode Mandy interviews Kate about her relationship with alcohol. Resources mentioned: Add Action - https://www.addaction.org.uk/ Soberistas - https://soberistas.com/ Jason Vale - https://www.amazon.co.uk/Kick-Drink-Easily-Jason-Vale/dp/1845903900 Lucy Rocca - https://www.amazon.co.uk/Sober-Revolution-Calling-Addiction-Recovery/dp/1783752084/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1525542556&sr=1-1&keywords=the+sober+revolution Allen Carr - https://www.allencarr.com/ Jack Trimpney, Rational Recovery - https://rational.org/index.php?id=1 Rebecca Weller – www.sexysobriety.com Tara Brach - https://www.tarabrach.com/ The rain of self-compassion - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZxfmarLIBo0 Club Soda - https://joinclubsoda.co.uk/ Please do contact us with questions, potential topics or situations you’d like to be discussed – we’d love to hear from you, all our contact details are available at www.lovesober.com If you would like to support the podcast you can via https://www.patreon.com/lovesoberpod  You can connect with us via links below: https://www.lovesober.com and our membership community and courses https://www.lovesober.com/store #reasonstolovesober #lovesoberpodcast #lovesober #loveyourselfsober #sober #soberlife #hangoverfree #sobriety  #recoverycoach #sobermovement #sobercurious #alcoholfree #recovery #sherecovers  #sobercoach #greyareadrinking #grayareadrinking #mentalhealth #motherhood #wineoclock #sobermums #selfcare #womeninrecovery #sobercommunity

This week we will be joined by Lucy Rocca from Soberistas – a worldwide non-judgemental community of friendly people helping each other kick the booze and stay sober! Lucy quit drinking in 2011 after a complicated history with alcohol left her in hospital with no recollection of how she got there. Eighteen months later, Lucy launched the social network website Soberistas which soon became home to thousands of people all looking to address their own problematic relationships with alcohol. Since 2013, Lucy has written and had published five books on stopping drinking, and now works as the editor and director at Soberistas, and a certified NLP life coach helping people learn to live happier and healthier lives. Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more information.

Lucy Rocca, founder of www.soberistas.com talks to 2 Soberistas members about lockdown and drinking, how it affected them in lockdown and how they feel about coming out of lockdown and the world opening up again.

Lucy Rocca, founder of www.soberistas.com talks to 2 new Soberistas members about Soberistas toolboxes

Lucy Rocca, founder of www.soberistas.com talks to 3 Soberistas members about Dealing With Drinking Regrets

Lucy Rocca, founder of www.soberistas.com talks to 3 Soberistas members about how their friendships and/or relationships changed during the first 6 months of sobriety.

Lucy Rocca, founder of www.soberistas.com talks to 3 Soberistas members about their first 6 months of sobriety - hurdles they faced, how they overcame them, best bits, worst bits, and top pieces of advice they would give to someone just starting out.

Lucy Rocca tells our President of BRN Vimalasara, all about Soberistas, a recovery community founded in the UK, that serves predominantly women all over the world. https://www.buddhistrecovery.org/christmas-eve https://www.buddhistrecovery.org/new-years-eve https://www.patreon.com/buddhistrecoverynetwork https://www.buddhistrecovery.org/donate

Today Alex and Lisa talk with Lucy Rocca about her journey to sobriety, Soberistas, her books and what helped her to get and stay sober. Lucy Rocca drank rather too much alcohol for 22 years before finally deciding, back in 2012, that it might be a good idea to not drink any more. Following this momentous lifestyle change, she set up the website soberistas.com for people who had an unhealthy relationship with booze and were looking for non-judgmental support and solidarity in getting and staying alcohol-free. In its first year, Soberistas attracted 20,000 members and now has 65,000 people from all over the world making up its lively community. Lucy has had 5 books published since 2012, all on the topic of quitting drinking, and continues to work as editor and director of the Soberistas website. She is also a life/sober coach, specialising in quitting drinking and rebuilding self-esteem, and offers 1-to-1 online support to people looking for extra help in ditching the drink. When she isn’t working, Lucy loves running, family time, music, her dogs, cooking and eating newfangled healthy stuff, and watching box sets. Soberistas Website https://soberistas.com/ Find Lucy on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/soberistas/ Click on 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 Additional links: Nacoa: https://www.nacoa.org.uk/ AA https://aa.org/ Al Anon https://al-anon.org/ Luna Courses: https://www.lunacourses.com/ Use code BEESOBER20 to receive £20 off any course over £50 15% off Nocktail use BEESOBER at checkout https://www.nocktail.com 10% off Noughty AF wine use BEESOBER10 at checkout https://thomsonandscott.com/products/noughty-alcohol-free-sparkling-wine Buy a range of AF drinks from The Dry Drinker https://scripts.affiliatefuture.com/AFClick.asp?affiliateID=348247&merchantID=7264&programmeID=26735&mediaID=-1&tracking=&url=

Lucy Rocca is a mother, life coach, founder of Soberistas and author ofThe Sober Revolution,The A-Z of Binning the BoozeThe Sober Revolution: Calling Time on Wine O'ClockGlass Half FullLucy is passionate about helping people feel good about leading an alcohol-free life and not seeing giving up alcohol as a compromise. But rather as gaining life in control. She has grown the Soberistas community to over 65,000 members and has turned her personal rebuild into a truly communal one. Lucy has made numerous radio and TV appearances on this topic.Lucy Rocca Life Coaching: https://www.lucyroccalifecoaching.com/Soberistas: https://soberistas.com/Follow Soberistas:https://twitter.com/Soberistashttps://www.instagram.com/soberistas

Erin talks with Kate Baily, cofounder of the LOVE SOBER community and cohost of the LOVE SOBER podcast. Kate’s story of recovery began when she stopped wondering if her drinking was “bad enough,” and joined in an online sober women’s community, Soberistas.Kate's “bad enough” question is one many women in our community struggle with as they feel stuck in the gray area of drinking - that space in between the extremes of rock bottom and every-now-and-again drinking. In that gray area, the consequences of our drinking behavior is often intimate and known only to us.Kate also shares about the trauma and self harm she experienced as a young teenager in a devout religious community and how she used Buddhist principles and practices to help her heal. Erin and Kate also talk about parenting in sobriety. You can find out more about Kate and Love Sober here:https://www.instagram.com/kate_love.sober/https://www.instagram.com/love.sober.co/Love Sober podcastEmail Love Sober: Info@lovesober.comTo visit the SHE RECOVERS website, click here.SHE RECOVERS Facebook Page, click here.SHE RECOVERS Instagram Page, click here.

As we're now well into Sober October, and with Dry January already on the horizon, this month's Real Podcast is bound to be focused on not drinking. Not that we're against alcohol, of course. Alcohol is not the problem. What fascinates us, and what we're really keen to investigate over the coming episodes, is the way in which our society tends to dive neck first into what can only be described as an unthinking drinking culture.As usual, we've been out to chat to people who we've met on the Real Kombucha journey – people who like to think a little differently and look at things through an alternative lens.On the way through this month's podcasts, we'll be hearing a lot of personal stories, some of which are quite harrowing, but they all have a common outcome: positivity. The desire to make a positive change and to help others to do the same.We'll be talking to people who came of age in the hard-drinking nineties culture, as well as younger non-drinkers currently running some of the biggest sober curious Instagram accounts. We'll also be talking to people who are hoping to make changes from inside the drinking industry. It's going to be a fascinating month.One person who has really gone to the heart of this and started opening people's eyes to the peculiarity of our accepted drinking culture is Lucy Rocca. Lucy launched the incredibly helpful Soberistas platform after shaking off the shackles of a particularly fraught relationship with alcohol and realising that, like so many people, Alcoholics Anonymous wasn't necessarily for her.As of this moment, Soberistas have close to 11,000 Facebook followers, 60,000 registered members, and a website containing 54,000 articles relating to what people are calling the Sober Curious Movement.I caught up with Lucy on a rickety phone line from Sheffield to discuss the sinister rise of Wine O'Clock, memories of Melanie Sykes and her Boddingtons Ice Cream van, and why it's perhaps not a good idea to go drinking in theme parks.Go on… have a listen.

This week Woman's Hour is all yours. We've had loads of emails and tweets about what you want us to talk about this week. Today we hear from Heidi who wants us to explore a kind of ADHD which is the Inattentive type and affects girls. Heidi is joined by Dr Céline Ryckaert who explains how and why it can be hard to diagnose in young girls and women. We've also got Marilyn on. Not only is she a regular listener but she's a psychotherapist and new mum. She wants us to discuss what she calls "mummy drinking” which she believes is a problem. We've paired her up with Lucy Rocca, author and founder of Soberistas, a social network for women struggling with alcohol addiction. What's it like to divorce when you're 70? Scary or liberating? Our listener Anne tells us all about it. And how do we bring up sons to be kind and considerate men in the future, especially towards women? How do you encourage them to believe that girls and women have the same rights and opportunities as they do? And what does it really mean to bring your boys up as "feminists"? Kelly-Anne told us that she wanted us to tackle that one.

Lucy Rocca is the founder of Soberistas website in the UK. Eight years ago Lucy woke up from a terrifying blackout in hospital where she swore she was never going to drink again. Lucy discusses her relationship with alcohol, how she got sober and started the website Soberistas. We also discuss how she has stayed sober for eight years, the British relationship with alcohol and how to parent kids in sobriety.   To learn more, visit the show notes.

This week in episode 24 we interview inspiring real-life hero Julia from No Filter Sobriety. Julia shares her story, which includes the diagnosis of post-natal depression, and how her mental health wellness and being alcohol free became an obvious link. She shares the wonders of her to being sober - connection, friendship and health. We had major sound quality issues with this one. It's a really uplifting listen, So we hope you enjoy it. Julia has her own blog at https://nofiltersobriety.wordpress.com/ and on instagram @nofiltersobriety Resources mentioned: Annie Grace - This Naked Mind https://thisnakedmind.com/annie-grace/ Soberistas - https://soberistas.com/ Club Soda - https://joinclubsoda.co.uk/ Clare Pooley - The Sober Diaries Catherine Gray - The Unexpected joy of being sober Laura McKowen - https://www.lauramckowen.com/blog/ She Recovers manifesto - https://sherecovers.co/intentions-guiding-principles/ Oprah and Deepak Chopras http://www.oprah.com/own/first-look-deepak-chopras-21-day-meditation-challenge-video

Today we talk about different types of drinkers: Trying to find the right language to describe the timeline of a drinker. Did we all start out as Normies? What happens over time, how did we as drinkers change? Are some people in denial? Or is that a negative/unhelpful term? How best can we describe drinkers? Resources mentioned: Soberistas - www.soberistas.com Jack Trimpey, Rational Recovery - https://rational.org/index.php?id=1 Club Soda - https://joinclubsoda.co.uk/ AA - https://www.aa.org/ Addaction - https://www.addaction.org.uk/ Allen Carr - https://www.allencarr.com/ Jolene Park, Healthy Discoveries - http://www.healthydiscoveries.com/ Catherine Gray, The Unexpected Joy of being Sober - https://www.amazon.co.uk/Unexpected-Joy-Being-Sober-alcohol-free/dp/1912023385 The Unruffled Podcast - Holly Whitaker https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/episode-81-holly-whitaker/id1224985403?i=1000422323648&mt=2 Alcohol Concern - https://www.alcoholconcern.org.uk/ (Apologies for all the swears)

In this episode we had the great delight to talk with Lucy Rocca - Founder of Soberistas. Lucy has written four books on sobriety, helped thousands of people (including us) on their journey into living a happy, healthy alcohol free life. Lucy gave up drinking seven years ago and felt there was a huge lack of support for people like her, the idea behind Soberistas was to create "a Mumsnet for worried binge drinkers" Not using prescriptive language of alcoholism/alcoholic/addiction but for people to be able to share their concerns, their problems and help each other giving up alcohol. The formula has proved hugely successful and since launching the site in 2012 there are now 52,000 registered members worldwide. In Lucy's words "You've got to create a life you love." that being alcohol free isn't giving up anything, but the best decision you could ever make for yourself. Thanks so much to Lucy for her time, energy and continued sober activism. She really was one of the trailblazer's of the modern Sober Revolution movement and continues to be a vital advocate for sober living. And thanks personally from us, when we think of how life would be for us without Soberistas it doesn't bare thinking about. Much Love K & M. Resources mentioned: Lucy Rocca www.soberistas.com The Sober Revolution - https://www.amazon.com/Sober-Revolution-Calling-OClock-2014-04-15/dp/B01F9Q8O8E/ref=sr_1_9?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1540409912&sr=1-9&refinements=p_27%3ALucy+Rocca Your six week plan - https://www.amazon.com/Your-Six-Week-Plan-Revolution/dp/B01N2XU70A/ref=sr_1_3?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1540409960&sr=1-3&refinements=p_27%3ALucy+Rocca Glass half full - https://www.amazon.com/Glass-Half-Full-Addiction-Recovery/dp/1783755881/ref=sr_1_5?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1540410008&sr=1-5&refinements=p_27%3ALucy+Rocca How to leave a happier, healthier and alcohol free life https://www.amazon.com/lead-happier-healthier-alcohol-free-life/dp/178375611X/ref=sr_1_4?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1540410043&sr=1-4&refinements=p_27%3ALucy+Rocca Jason Vale - How to kick the drink easily https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/11503271-kick-the-drink-easily Soberistas Charity - https://soberistas.wordpress.com/2016/09/27/soberistas-futures-the-new-charity/ Soberistas Facebook - the Januray workshop tickets will be available soon... https://www.facebook.com/Soberistas/ MIND - https://www.mind.org.uk/information-support/types-of-mental-health-problems/drugs-recreational-drugs-alcohol/#.W9DMG_ZuLIU Alcohol Concern - https://www.alcoholconcern.org.uk/

Episode Five: Mandy's Story. In this episode of LoveSober - The podcast, Kate interviews Mandy about her story with alcohol. Resources mentioned: CBT, Cognitive Behaviour Therapy - https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/cognitive-behavioural-therapy-cbt/ Soberistas – www.soberistas.com The Sober Revolution, Lucy Rocca - https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/18320328-the-sober-revolution Instagram – @totaltea_diaries Club Soda - https://joinclubsoda.co.uk/ Clare Pooley TED Talk - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NKfuGMzmfTs Jonathan Haidt, The Happiness Hypothesis - http://www.happinesshypothesis.com/ If you would like to support the podcast you can via https://www.patreon.com/join/lovesoberpod You can join us via links below: https://www.lovesober.com https://www.lovesober.com/community-1 https://www.lovesober.com/courses https://www.the-coaching-academy.com/cart/index.asp?uid=1603813594565 #reasonstolovesober #lovesoberpodcast #lovesober #loveyourselfsober #sober #soberlife #hangoverfree #sobriety  #recoverycoach #sobermovement #sobercurious #alcoholfree #recovery #sherecovers  #sobercoach #greyareadrinking #grayareadrinking #mentalhealth #motherhood #wineoclock #sobermums #selfcare #womeninrecovery #sobercommunity

Episode Four: Kate's Story. In this episode of LoveSober - The podcast, Mandy interviews Kate about her relationship with alcohol. Resources mentioned: Add Action - https://www.addaction.org.uk/ Soberistas - https://soberistas.com/ Jason Vale - https://www.amazon.co.uk/Kick-Drink-Easily-Jason-Vale/dp/1845903900 Lucy Rocca - https://www.amazon.co.uk/Sober-Revolution-Calling-Addiction-Recovery/dp/1783752084/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1525542556&sr=1-1&keywords=the+sober+revolution Allen Carr - https://www.allencarr.com/ Jack Trimpney, Rational Recovery - https://rational.org/index.php?id=1 Rebecca Weller – www.sexysobriety.com Tara Brach - https://www.tarabrach.com/ The rain of self-compassion - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZxfmarLIBo0 Club Soda - https://joinclubsoda.co.uk/ Please do contact us with questions, potential topics or situations you'd like to be discussed – we'd love to hear from you, all our contact details are available at www.lovesober.com Many thanks to: J.Fletch Produkshunz for Music and Editing. If you would like to support the podcast you can via https://www.patreon.com/join/lovesoberpod You can join us via links below: https://www.lovesober.com https://www.lovesober.com/community-1 https://www.lovesober.com/courses https://www.the-coaching-academy.com/cart/index.asp?uid=1603813594565 #reasonstolovesober #lovesoberpodcast #lovesober #loveyourselfsober #sober #soberlife #hangoverfree #sobriety  #recoverycoach #sobermovement #sobercurious #alcoholfree #recovery #sherecovers  #sobercoach #greyareadrinking #grayareadrinking #mentalhealth #motherhood #wineoclock #sobermums #selfcare #womeninrecovery #sobercommunity

Death by alcohol is a real thing. And a brush with this fact of life completely turned things around for our featured guest in this episode. She asserts, “The worst thing that ever happened to me was drinking alcohol.” In this 7th installment of our podcast, One Year No Beer Co-Founder Ruari Fairbairns talks to Lucy Rocca. Lucy is the founder of the phenomenon that is the Soberistas, a movement which has built an incredibly supportive, non-judgemental community helping many people conquer long-term alcohol dependencies. She has written five best-selling books and regularly inspires people to take up alcohol free living. The ‘magic potion’ Listen as Lucy recounts how she started drinking at the young age of 13. She had thought, accordingly, that alcohol was like a magic potion that made her feel attractive, made her ‘fit in’, and made things seem so much more fun. She was so seduced she embraced a hedonistic lifestyle basking in alcohol throughout her twenties. She confesses, “I wasn’t ever drinking for the taste, or to get a little bit tipsy. I was drinking to get drunk.” Lucy was divorced and a single parent in her late twenties. Alcohol became a ‘self-medication’ for her. And she relates, in this episode, how she carried on with the routine of frequenting bars, muddling through the week and living for the weekend, until she was 35. Wake up call It was that fateful night in April 2011 when Lucy’s life was changed forever. She remembers how she was drinking alone, being very depressed, and downing 3 bottles of wine and a litter of strong cider. She eventually collapsed on a pavement outside of her house, and woke up in a hospital. She thought she could’ve died, and she never drank alcohol again after that. Soberistas Drawing from her own experiences as a heavy drinker (for twenty years) who did not find any support in quitting drinking, Lucy created Soberistas. She discusses in this podcast how she saw the need for an ‘online space where people could be completely anonymous and honest about their drinking.’ The movement started with a blog. And it was such a sensation it initially attracted at least 20,000 people to sign up. It has been featured in Australian Vogue, Canadian Elle, Red Magazine, and several popular TV programs. Beautiful redemption Lucy muses, in retrospect, how she became fitter, healthier, more productive and creative, a better mom, a nicer friend, and how she now has more money, being alcohol free: “I feel the best I ever felt (and I’m nearly 41) and I look the best I ever looked . . . The single act of stopping drinking has completely changed my life.” LINKS & RESOURCES OYNB Website: https://www.oneyearnobeer.com/ OYNB Faceboook Page: https://www.facebook.com/Oneyearnobeer/ OYNB Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/199505820380513/ OYNB Twitter: https://twitter.com/oynbuk/ OYNB Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/oneyearnobeer/   LUCY ROCCA’S LINKS Lucy Rocca’s Books Soberistas Website: http://soberistas.com/ Soberistas Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/Soberistas/ SoberistasTwitter: https://twitter.com/soberistas/ Soberistas Pinterest: http://www.pinterest.com/soberistas/ Soberistas Youtube: http://www.youtube.com/soberistas/ Soberistas Futures Twitter: https://twitter.com/SoberFuturesCIO/

04/08/15: This week Matt and Keris chat with Lucy Rocca, the founder of www.soberistas.com. Soberistas is an awesome online resource and community for people with problematic drinking behaviours.

Our guest today is Lucy Rocca, founder of the social networking site Soberistas and co-author of The Sober Revolution: Women Calling Time on Wine o’clock.