How To Go After What You Really Want - The Desire Factor What do you desire in life and what’s holding you back from having it?  Are you worried that you’re selfish or self-indulgent for wanting more than you have?  Or that your dreams aren’t practical or achievable? ...

Understanding Negative Thought Patterns Are you your own worst critic? It's normal to feel worry, regret, self-doubt and have negative thoughts at times.  But if you have a tendency to be hard on yourself, the automatic thoughts you have can have a big impact on your...

Let's Talk About Sugar, Diets and Early Sobriety The topic of sugar comes up all the time with women who are trying to stop drinking because they’re fearful of replacing an overconsumption of alcohol with food. Common advice in early sobriety is to let go of your...

The Dry Life: Adopting An Alcohol-Free Lifestyle, Not A Label Did you know that you can live alcohol-free and still enjoy an amazing life? It sounds like a dumb question, but so many of us believe that our social life, friendships and adventures will end if we stop...

Don’t Wait Until You “Want” To Stop Drinking  Let’s talk about the fact that most women who have a complicated relationship with alcohol don’t actually ‘want’ to stop drinking.  Most of us had a lot of good times drinking over the years. Drinking was a lot of fun, and...

Overcoming Perfectionism  As a recovering people pleaser (and someone who has coped with anxiety by overachieving and working way too hard to make sure nothing falls through the cracks) I know that perfectionism can drag you down and hold you back in life. It can also...

Can the principles of spiritual psychology help you heal from past traumas?  We’re going to unpack the tools, techniques and practical application of a spiritual psychology approach on the podcast today.  Spiritual Psychology is a blend of spirituality and science. It...

Sexy Sobriety with Bex Weller Rebecca (Bex) Weller is one of my favorite people to talk with about why life without alcohol is awesome and fun, and about why sobriety is sexy.  Bex is a Health & Life Coach from Perth, Australia. She’s the founder of Sexy Sobriety...

LOVE YOURSELF SOBER A Self Care Guide For Busy Moms Going Alcohol-Free 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...

SOBRIETY CAN BE AN INVITATION TO WAKE UP TO OUR LIVES. LAURA MCKOWEN SHOWS US HOW TO SAY YES TO A BIGGER LIFE. In Laura McKowen’s memoir, We Are The Luckiest, she writes, “There is a life that is calling you forward, begging you to meet its eye, to glimpse its vision...

25 Things I Learned After I Quit Drinking I spent years trying to make rules about my drinking because I was terrified that sober life would be boring, lonely and difficult. I was wrong. I want to share with you the 25 things I learned after I quit drinking.    As I...

Smashing Shame + Why You Don’t Need To Ask Yourself “Am I An Alcoholic?” I was drawn to my guest today immediately because of a powerful post, she wrote about why she doesn't identify with the label of being an alcoholic.  I don't identify as an alcoholic either. I...

Who's driving your bus? Resolving internal conflict and restoring harmony with Internal Family Systems Therapy (IFS) Do you have an anxious, nervous part of yourself that seeks to control all the things in your life so you can feel safe? A drill sergeant or an 'inner...

Using Breathwork In Sobriety calm your nervous system, reduce anxiety and increase joy What do you do in sobriety when you’re feeling stressed out, overwhelmed, angry or anxious? You need to calm the adrenaline coursing through your body, regulate what you’re feeling...

Aging, Sobriety And Women's Wellness After 40 with lori Massicot Worrying about your drinking is a lonely and dark place to be, especially in midlife when women often feel stressed out, unfulfilled and lonely.  And that’s where my guest, Lori Massicot, says she lived...

The Sober Diaries - How to stop drinking and start living with Clare Pooley Is alcohol messing up your life?  That's the question that Clare Pooley, author of The Sober Diaries, started with when she found herself a middle aged, over educated and over privileged mom...

Tired Of Thinking About Drinking With Belle Robertson [My Sober Coach] Today my guest on the podcast is my very own sober coach.  Belle Robertson from Tired Of Thinking About Drinking was the person I emailed on my very last “Day 1” 5 years ago, after I woke up at 3am...

Your Step-By-Step Guide to Dry January  Today is The Day! It’s January 1st and the start of Dry January. It’s the perfect time for a fresh start and you're ready to take a break from drinking. You’re ready to... Drink less, live more + be healthier and happier, more...

How To use Vision Boards to Manifest Your Dreams As the end of 2020 approaches many of us are ready to turn the page on this year and start anew.   And it’s time to start fresh and look ahead to what you want and how to make that happen. And in this episode I want to...

When does “not drinking” get easier? Today we’re going to talk about “The Habits Tipping Point”, that magical moment when choosing not to drink simply becomes a part of who you are.  Welcome to Episode #3 in the Atomic Habits series on how to break your habit of...

How to Quit Drinking With Identity Based Habits There are easy ways and hard ways to break the habit of drinking.  And if you've been trying to use positive (or negative) motivation - or willpower - you've been doing it the hard way.  Here's a secret: willpower...

Quitter: Drinking, Relapse + Recovery with Erica C. Barnett   There is no cookie cutter way to quit drinking.  Often it takes many tries to find out what level of support you need to navigate life without drinking as a way to cope with life and what framework of...

10 WAYS RUNNING CAN JUMPSTART YOUR RECOVERY Did you know that developing a running practice can jumpstart your recovery when you're quitting drinking? Running is a layer of support that helps you set goals, boost confidence, and fill your time with a healthy...

The Enneagram and Transformational Habits  Have you heard of the Enneagram? It's a system of personality typing that describes patterns in how people interpret the world and manage their emotions.  It is also a tool of self discovery. The Enneagram can help you...