In Melinda’s career as a prosecuting attorney, alcohol felt like a necessary way of life. From college on, every professional event centered around alcohol. As time passed, Melinda felt helpless - it felt like it would be career suicide if she stopped drinking.  Melinda’s drinking tipped from social to personal when she left her husband, and it accelerated to an alarming degree after her father’s unexpected death. Eventually, Melinda found herself in a dangerous spiral of hiding her drinking from her new partner, her family, and her friends, until she realized she needed help.  But help was hard to come by. Due to her public profile, the local treatment center sought to treat her secretly, away from the rest of the patients. It confirmed her worst fear - that her career was in jeopardy if she chose sobriety. Eventually, her drinking led to a break up, and she realized - she couldn’t quit just for her partner. She had to quit for herself. So, one day she decided to commit, and she hasn’t touched a drink since!  Melinda is now 2 years sober and she has completely changed her life. She patched up her relationship, changed careers, and developed a healthy routine that has radically shifted her mental and physical health. She also started her own podcast! Check out Women’s Work: A Sober Perspective for professional women who want to stop drinking.  Melinda wants you to know: There’s no shame in saving your own life!  Are you searching for a community to support you in your sobriety? Try our NEW and IMPROVED Cafe FREE for a week!  We have more meetings, more hosts and even more connection. Join here for $40/month and get a week free! In addition to daily peer support meetings, you’ll get access to the exclusive Cafe social feed, our monthly book club, the chance to share your story on The Real Sober Moms, merch discounts and so much more. We also have The Sober Mom Life Community for just $5.95/month - In the Community, you’ll receive access to the exclusive Community social feed (like Facebook, but better!), the exclusive community chat, our monthly book club, and one free weekly meeting.  My mocktail recipe book, ‘No Ethanol Needed’ is finally here! Grab your copy here: https://mykindofsweet.com/2024/01/the-no-ethanol-needed-mocktail-ebook-is-here/ Click here to follow The Sober Mom Life on Instagram Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

My very first guest, Katy Rexing, is back on the show! Check out her first episode here. Today, Katy gives us a big life update. She’ll talk about what it was like to follow her gut and move her family to California, despite experiencing intense fear every step of the way. She’ll share how her husband has followed her into embracing a sober life. Plus, we’ll talk in depth about what everyone in our family gains when we choose sobriety as parents. Katy wants you to know that nothing within you is ‘broken’. You are already whole. You just need to find a way to accept it. If you are interested in exploring meditation in an easy going way, join Katy for weekly meditation! You can learn more at https://katyrexing.com/. Follow her on Instagram at @katyrexing Are you searching for a community to support you in your sobriety? Try our NEW and IMPROVED Cafe FREE for a week!  We have more meetings, more hosts and even more connection. Join here for $40/month and get a week free! In addition to daily peer support meetings, you’ll get access to the exclusive Cafe social feed, our monthly book club, the chance to share your story on The Real Sober Moms, merch discounts and so much more. We also have The Sober Mom Life Community for just $5.95/month - In the Community, you’ll receive access to the exclusive Community social feed (like Facebook, but better!), the exclusive community chat, our monthly book club, and one free weekly meeting.  My mocktail recipe book, ‘No Ethanol Needed’ is finally here! Grab your copy here: https://mykindofsweet.com/2024/01/the-no-ethanol-needed-mocktail-ebook-is-here/ Click here to follow The Sober Mom Life on Instagram Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today’s Real Sober Mom, Laura, grew up in a home with two struggling parents - her father with alcohol addiction and her mother with mental illness. The fractures in her homelife caused her to struggle socially at school, but once she tried alcohol she experienced a sense of relief. Her challenges didn’t feel so hard when she was drinking. At that point, alcohol quickly became enshrined in her life through her teens and twenties.  As an adult, Laura fell into the profile for gray area drinking. When her daughters began to enter their teenage years, she began to worry. Did she want her daughters to have the same experience that she had as a child? The answer was no. It was time to make a change.  Laura’s path to sobriety took many steps, with stops and starts. Finally, community support and education gave her what she needed to completely leave alcohol behind. Today, Laura shares how hypnosis helped her in her sobriety journey, the trauma she has had to face with a therapist now that she is sober, how her relationship with her husband has been affected by her lifestyle change, and the experiences she had on work trips as she was trying to get sober.  Are you searching for a community to support you in your sobriety? Try our NEW and IMPROVED Cafe FREE for a week!  We have more meetings, more hosts and even more connection. Join here for $40/month and get a week free! In addition to daily peer support meetings, you’ll get access to the exclusive Cafe social feed, our monthly book club, the chance to share your story on The Real Sober Moms, merch discounts and so much more. We also have The Sober Mom Life Community for just $5.95/month - In the Community, you’ll receive access to the exclusive Community social feed (like Facebook, but better!), the exclusive community chat, our monthly book club, and one free weekly meeting.  My mocktail recipe book, ‘No Ethanol Needed’ is finally here! Grab your copy here: https://mykindofsweet.com/2024/01/the-no-ethanol-needed-mocktail-ebook-is-here/ Click here to follow The Sober Mom Life on Instagram Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today’s real sober mom Heather knew the havoc that addiction could wreak after spending years in a marriage with a man addicted to pills. In comparison, her challenges with alcohol never seemed that bad. Yet, as the years moved on and Heather went through the grief of losing her mom, her drinking intensified and she began to notice a decline in both her mental and physical health.  Heather’s sober journey has been unfolding since her first Dry July in 2019, and she’s now been fully sober since January 1st, 2023! Her mental and physical health have improved drastically, and she now feels strong in so many new ways.  Heather wants you to know that there is nothing more powerful than a sober woman!  Announcing the Sober Mom Life Cafe! For $15/month, join other sober moms inside the cafe for weekly meetings, bonus episodes, a Discord chat, a monthly book club, the option to share your story on The Real Sober Moms, and so much more! Learn all about it here: https://mykindofsweet.com/sober-mom-life-cafe/ If you’re looking for a community of wonderful sober moms to support you while you build your own sober life, join us inside The Sober Mom Life Facebook group!  https://www.facebook.com/groups/1542852942745657 We have merch!!!!  Check it out here! Click here to follow The Sober Mom Life on Instagram Love this show? Let me know by rating and reviewing the show on Apple Podcasts! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Managing anger and emotions is one of the most common topics that comes up in our Sober Mom Cafe meetings. Once the barrier of alcohol is removed, it is so common to feel a lot of the emotions that you’ve been numbing for years. Today my mom Susan, our resident psychologist, joins me to talk about dealing with these emotions that arise in early sobriety. You’ll learn what’s happening in your brain when you feel anger, how to connect to the vulnerable emotions that are beneath that anger, the importance of healthy boundary setting in sobriety, and more!  Related episode - How to Navigate Sobriety if Your Partner Still Drinks: https://podcasts.apple.com/ee/podcast/how-to-navigate-sobriety-if-your-partner-still-drinks/id1631208632?i=1000618323943 Join us in the Sober Mom Life Cafe! For $15/month, join other sober moms inside the cafe for weekly meetings, bonus episodes, a Discord chat, a monthly book club, the option to share your story on The Real Sober Moms, and so much more! Learn all about it here: https://mykindofsweet.com/sober-mom-life-cafe/ If you’re looking for a community of wonderful sober moms to support you while you build your own sober life, join us inside The Sober Mom Life Facebook group!  https://www.facebook.com/groups/1542852942745657 We have merch!!!! Check it out here! Click here to follow The Sober Mom Life on Instagram Love this show? Let me know by rating and reviewing the show on Apple Podcasts! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today Joanne joins me to share the wisdom she has collected over her 5 YEARS of sobriety! Hear the reaffirming stories of how she finally took the leap to stop drinking, the beautiful support she has received from family and friends, and what it feels like to confidently step into the identity of a sober woman.  Joanne is absolutely in love with her sober life! She wants you to know that if you are feeling the call to ditch alcohol, trust yourself. You’ll be so happy you did.  Check out Alcohol Lied to Me by Craig Beck Announcing the Sober Mom Life Cafe! For $15/month, join other sober moms inside the cafe for weekly meetings, bonus episodes, a Discord chat, a monthly book club, the option to share your story on The Real Sober Moms, and so much more! Learn all about it here: https://mykindofsweet.com/sober-mom-life-cafe/ If you’re looking for a community of wonderful sober moms to support you while you build your own sober life, join us inside The Sober Mom Life Facebook group!  https://www.facebook.com/groups/1542852942745657 We have merch!!!! Check it out here! Click here to follow The Sober Mom Life on Instagram Love this show? Let me know by rating and reviewing the show on Apple Podcasts! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Courtney Andersen, the brilliant mind behind @sober.vibes, is on the show today to talk about her new book “Sober Vibes: A Guide to Thriving in Your First Three Months Without Alcohol”. @sober.vibes is one of the first sobriety accounts I followed when I began my sobriety journey, and it’s still one of my absolute favorites!  As a sober coach, Courtney’s goal is to help you shed the ‘shoulds’ of sobriety, and to empower you to chart your own path as you create a sober life. Your story is unique to you - your recovery will be too!  “Sober Vibes: A Guide to Thriving in Your first three months without alcohol” is out now! Grab your copy here: https://www.courtneyrecovered.com/sober-vibes-pre-order Connect with Courtney and Sober Vibes at the links below: Website- https://www.courtneyrecovered.com IG- https://www.instagram.com/sober.vibes TT- https://www.tiktok.com/@sobervibesofficial FB- https://www.facebook.com/sobervibes  Podcast- https://www.courtneyrecovered.com/podcast Free 30-day sober, not boring calendar- https://www.courtneyrecovered.com/opt-in Work with Courtney- https://www.courtneyrecovered.com/8-weeks-sobriety-support-next-level-sobriety Join us in the Sober Mom Life Cafe! For $15/month, join other sober moms inside the cafe for weekly meetings, bonus episodes, a Discord chat, a monthly book club, the option to share your story on The Real Sober Moms, and so much more! Learn all about it here: https://mykindofsweet.com/sober-mom-life-cafe/ If you’re looking for a community of wonderful sober moms to support you while you build your own sober life, join us inside The Sober Mom Life Facebook group!  https://www.facebook.com/groups/1542852942745657 We have merch!!!! Check it out here! Click here to follow The Sober Mom Life on Instagram Love this show? Let me know by rating and reviewing the show on Apple Podcasts! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today, Bethany bravely shares her story of navigating a traumatic pregnancy decision in the wake of Roe v Wade being overturned. Join us as we discuss the space that sobriety can create for healing, the little moments of beauty that can only be experienced by a sober mind, and so much more.  Bethany wants you to know that committing to sobriety can be one of the biggest acts of self love.  Bethany recommends reading The Artist’s Way.  Announcing the Sober Mom Life Cafe! For $15/month, join other sober moms inside the cafe for weekly meetings, bonus episodes, a Discord chat, a monthly book club, the option to share your story on The Real Sober Moms, and so much more! Learn all about it here: https://mykindofsweet.com/sober-mom-life-cafe/ If you’re looking for a community of wonderful sober moms to support you while you build your own sober life, join us inside The Sober Mom Life Facebook group!  https://www.facebook.com/groups/1542852942745657 We have merch!!!! Check it out here! Click here to follow The Sober Mom Life on Instagram Love this show? Let me know by rating and reviewing the show on Apple Podcasts! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Content warning: In this episode I discuss sexual assault. As many of you know, I absolutely love Bravo. It’s my escapism and one of my favorite ways to unwind. Earlier this month, Bravo aired one of the most important episodes they’ve ever had. It affected me in a big way and I have to talk about it. If you are a woman who has suffered from the shame of what happened when you were blackout drunk, then I hope you find solace and healing in this episode. I sure know I have.  If you don’t watch Bravo, watch Below Deck Down Under - Season 2, Episodes 6 & 7 to get caught up: https://www.bravotv.com/below-deck-down-under/season-2/episode-6/all-wrong https://www.bravotv.com/below-deck-down-under/season-2/episode-7/the-turnover-day Join us in the Sober Mom Life Cafe! For $15/month, join other sober moms inside the cafe for weekly meetings, bonus episodes, a Discord chat, a monthly book club, the option to share your story on The Real Sober Moms, and so much more! Learn all about it here: https://mykindofsweet.com/sober-mom-life-cafe/ If you’re looking for a community of wonderful sober moms to support you while you build your own sober life, join us inside The Sober Mom Life Facebook group!  https://www.facebook.com/groups/1542852942745657 We have merch!!!! Check it out here! Click here to follow The Sober Mom Life on Instagram Love this show? Let me know by rating and reviewing the show on Apple Podcasts! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Growing up in a big Italian family, alcohol was everywhere during Bri's childhood. From sips of wine from her parent’s glasses to beers while celebrating basketball games, Bri was raised to see alcohol as a fun way for adults to unwind and connect with each other.  When Bri became a mom herself, she began to understand her own mother’s nightly drink, and gradually Mommy Wine Culture became central to her life. Yet, what seemed like a carefree, easy and glamorous approach to being a mom wasn’t all it was cracked up to be.  One night, a lightbulb went off in her mind. She took a sip of wine, noticed its gross taste, and felt deeply the damage she was doing to her body. Right then and there, she stopped drinking for good.  Tune in for Bri’s story, with a sprinkle of Bravo gossip, in this week’s episode!  If you’re looking for a community of wonderful sober moms to support you while you build your own sober life, join us inside The Sober Mom Life Facebook group!  https://www.facebook.com/groups/1542852942745657 We have merch!!!!  Check it out here! Click here to follow The Sober Mom Life on Instagram Love this show? Let me know by rating and reviewing the show on Apple Podcasts! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Get ready, because today we’re tackling one of the biggest topics that comes up in the community: sober sex! Tawny Lara, ‘Sober Sexpert’ and author of the upcoming book “Dry Humping: A Guide to Dating, Relating, and Hooking Up Without the Booze” joins me on the podcast for a fantastic conversation about all things sex and sobriety.  Our chat (and her book!) goes so much deeper than dating. Tawny lays out the importance of ‘dating yourself’ when you’re newly sober, even if you’re in a committed relationship. Plus, she comes full of advice for creating sober ‘intimacy time’ in your relationship, handling intimacy if your partner still drinks, and navigating a breakup while sober.  Tawny encourages you to drop the liquid courage in the bedroom (and in life!) and do the work to build ‘intrinsic courage’ instead.  Pre-order your copy of Dry Humping: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/730665/dry-humping-by-tawny-lara/ Subscribe to Tawny's column here: https://tawnylara.substack.com/ Check out Tawny's Beyond Liquid Courage weekly sober sex column: https://tawnylara.substack.com/ Do you have a burning sober sex question? Submit it to her weekly advice column here! https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1NAXf-uFOYvFR-6iESIenFHGAUYRElarDG4q6JY3b_bE/viewform?edit_requested=true#question=1979017580&field=485777662 Learn all about Tawny and her offerings: https://www.tawnylara.com/linktree Announcing the Sober Mom Life Cafe! For $15/month, join other sober moms inside the cafe for weekly meetings, bonus episodes, a Discord chat, a monthly book club, the option to share your story on The Real Sober Moms, and so much more! Learn all about it here: https://mykindofsweet.com/sober-mom-life-cafe/ If you’re looking for a community of wonderful sober moms to support you while you build your own sober life, join us inside The Sober Mom Life Facebook group!  https://www.facebook.com/groups/1542852942745657 We have merch!!!! Check it out here! Click here to follow The Sober Mom Life on Instagram Love this show? Let me know by rating and reviewing the show on Apple Podcasts! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today I’m joined by Jaime (our very first returning sober mom!) for an update on how she’s doing as she reaches one year of sobriety.  Jaime’s journey in this first year of sobriety has been so inspirational in all aspects of her life, from her health to her friendships and relationships, and even her brand new morning routine. Most excitingly, Jaime has become a certified sober coach! Learn more about her offerings and follow along with her sobriety journey on Instagram at @amazingly_alcoholfree.  Check out Jaime’s first appearance on The Real Sober Moms here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-sober-mom-life/id1631208632?i=1000584475071 Would you like to share your Real Sober Mom story? It all starts by joining The Sober Mom Life Cafe! For $15/month, you’ll join other sober moms for weekly meetings, bonus episodes, a Discord chat, a monthly book club, the option to share your story on The Real Sober Moms, and so much more! Learn all about it here: https://mykindofsweet.com/sober-mom-life-cafe/ If you’re looking for a community of wonderful sober moms to support you while you build your own sober life, join us inside The Sober Mom Life Facebook group!  https://www.facebook.com/groups/1542852942745657 We have merch!!!!  Check it out here! Click here to follow The Sober Mom Life on Instagram Love this show? Let me know by rating and reviewing the show on Apple Podcasts! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today I’m joined by Payal Desai, the wonderful influencer behind @PayalForStyle!  As a South Asian woman and a teacher, Payal doesn’t believe she fits the ‘mold’ that people would expect when they think of a person with alcohol dependency. So, she’s gone public with her sobriety journey to make sure that other women know that they aren’t alone!  In today’s episode Payal generously shares how alcohol became central to her life, the single sentence a therapist said that made her quit overnight, and the changes that her personal life and social life have gone through post-sobriety.  She wants you to know that sobriety is an option for you! All you have to do is choose it. It can be that simple.  Check out Payal’s wonderful style Instagram here: https://www.instagram.com/payalforstyle/ Come and join us in the Sober Mom Life Cafe! For $15/month, join other sober moms inside the cafe for weekly meetings, bonus episodes, a Discord chat, a monthly book club, the option to share your story on The Real Sober Moms, and so much more! Learn all about it here: https://mykindofsweet.com/sober-mom-life-cafe/ If you’re looking for a community of wonderful sober moms to support you while you build your own sober life, join us inside The Sober Mom Life Facebook group!  https://www.facebook.com/groups/1542852942745657 Click here to follow The Sober Mom Life on Instagram Love this show? Let me know by rating and reviewing the show on Apple Podcasts! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

My husband Russell is back on the show, and this time things are a little different - he’s 100 days sober!  Today Russell will share why he decided to commit to one full year of sobriety. We’ll talk about the benefits of creating a goal, how he’s handled challenging social situations without drinking, and the physical, mental and emotional changes he’s experienced in the first 100 days of his sobriety.  Plus, Russell gives his advice for the ever popular question - what to do if you want your partner to stop drinking.  Check out Russell’s first appearance on the show here. Are you searching for a community to support you in your sobriety? Try our NEW and IMPROVED Cafe FREE for a week!  We have more meetings, more hosts and even more connection. Join here for $40/month and get a week free! In addition to daily peer support meetings, you’ll get access to the exclusive Cafe social feed, our monthly book club, the chance to share your story on The Real Sober Moms, merch discounts and so much more. We also have The Sober Mom Life Community for just $5.95/month - In the Community, you’ll receive access to the exclusive Community social feed (like Facebook, but better!), the exclusive community chat, our monthly book club, and one free weekly meeting.  My mocktail recipe book, ‘No Ethanol Needed’ is finally here! Grab your copy here: https://mykindofsweet.com/2024/01/the-no-ethanol-needed-mocktail-ebook-is-here/ Click here to follow The Sober Mom Life on Instagram Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today, Liz joins me on the Real Sober Moms!  Growing up, the adults in Liz’s family would often congregate at her family’s home to drink and ‘let loose’, resulting in an environment where Liz felt unsafe and invisible. Despite that discomfort, she learned to equate alcohol with fun, and emotional connection. This difficult combination of emotions led to challenges for Liz in high school when her father was diagnosed with cancer. By the time he passed away early in her college career, she was drinking regularly as a way to escape and manage her grief.  Liz’s relationship with alcohol began to change when she became a mom herself. She realized that she wanted something for her kids that she didn’t have as a child: she wanted them to feel safe and seen. It became clear to her that alcohol was not going to serve her in that mission. In fact, it was going to stand in the way. She decided at that moment to leave alcohol behind. She has never looked back!  Would you like to share your Real Sober Mom story? It all starts by joining The Sober Mom Life Cafe! For $15/month, you’ll join other sober moms for weekly meetings, bonus episodes, a Discord chat, a monthly book club, the option to share your story on The Real Sober Moms, and so much more! Learn all about it here: https://mykindofsweet.com/sober-mom-life-cafe/ If you’re looking for a community of wonderful sober moms to support you while you build your own sober life, join us inside The Sober Mom Life Facebook group!  https://www.facebook.com/groups/1542852942745657 We have merch!!!!  Check it out here! Click here to follow The Sober Mom Life on Instagram Love this show? Let me know by rating and reviewing the show on Apple Podcasts! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

If you’ve spent any time within the Sober Mom Life Facebook group or in the Sober Mom Life Cafe, then you know and love Audrey. She is my right hand woman and I could not run this community without her!  Audrey just celebrated one year of sobriety, so I thought there was no better time to have her on the pod to chat about all that she has learned and experienced during this first big year. Today, Audrey bravely shares and reflects on excerpts from the first days of her sobriety journal. If you are in your first days of sobriety and can’t imagine what one year sober could feel like, this episode is for you!  Are you in the Atlanta area? Then join Audrey’s in-person community for Sober Moms, Sober Moms of the South! https://m.facebook.com/groups/1321601511952576/?ref=share&mibextid=S66gvF Announcing the Sober Mom Life Cafe! For $15/month, join other sober moms inside the cafe for weekly meetings, bonus episodes, a Discord chat, a monthly book club, the option to share your story on The Real Sober Moms, and so much more! Learn all about it here: https://mykindofsweet.com/sober-mom-life-cafe/ If you’re looking for a community of wonderful sober moms to support you while you build your own sober life, join us inside The Sober Mom Life Facebook group!  https://www.facebook.com/groups/1542852942745657 We have merch!!!! Check it out here! Click here to follow The Sober Mom Life on Instagram Love this show? Let me know by rating and reviewing the show on Apple Podcasts! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today Lindsey shares her incredibly relatable story of masking grief and trauma with alcohol until it became too much. It turns out, the very thing that  she thought was helping her was actually making her life infinitely harder.  After stumbling upon The Sober Mom Life Facebook group last fall, Lindsey began to wonder if it was time to ditch alcohol for both her mental and physical health. The final straw occurred when she learned of alcohol related health issues that ran in her family. Like a light switch, she decided to stop. She’s now four months sober!  Community, podcasts and quit lit have been so supportive on Lindsey’s journey to reframing her understanding of alcohol. She wants you to know that alcohol makes life harder - give yourself a chance to experience sobriety so you can feel the relief for yourself.  Lindsey recommends these books!  Open book by Jessica Simpson Quit Like a Woman by Holly Whitaker Announcing the Sober Mom Life Cafe! For $15/month, join other sober moms inside the cafe for weekly meetings, bonus episodes, a Discord chat, a monthly book club, the option to share your story on The Real Sober Moms, and so much more! Learn all about it here: https://mykindofsweet.com/sober-mom-life-cafe/ If you’re looking for a community of wonderful sober moms to support you while you build your own sober life, join us inside The Sober Mom Life Facebook group!  https://www.facebook.com/groups/1542852942745657 We have merch!!!!  Check it out here! Click here to follow The Sober Mom Life on Instagram Love this show? Let me know by rating and reviewing the show on Apple Podcasts! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Casey McGuire Davidson of The Hello Someday Podcast is joining me today for a must listen collab episode! If you’ve struggled to understand how you were tricked into Mommy Wine Culture, this episode is for you.  Casey, a long time marketing director, and I (a long time influencer) shine a glaring light on Big Alcohol’s marketing schemes in this episode. We talk about how influencer marketing for alcohol works, why it’s so effective, and why Big Alcohol decided to start going after women - and Casey brings the receipts!  Want to learn more about how Big Alcohol has chosen to target women? Read the facts straight from their lips here:  Net Influencer - Influencer Marketing for Alcohol Brands: https://www.netinfluencer.com/influencer-marketing-for-alcohol-brands/ Open Influencer - Alcohol & Spirits Influencer Marketing: https://openinfluence.com/alcohol-spirits-influencer-marketing/ The Drinks Business - SVB Report: https://www.thedrinksbusiness.com/2023/01/svb-report-says-older-americans-only-area-of-growth-in-wine-consumption/ Check out Casey’s coaching offerings at https://hellosomedaycoaching.com/ Announcing the Sober Mom Life Cafe! For $15/month, join other sober moms inside the cafe for weekly meetings, bonus episodes, a Discord chat, a monthly book club and so much more! Learn all about it here: https://mykindofsweet.com/sober-mom-life-cafe/ We have merch!!!!  Check it out here! Click here to follow @mykindofsweet on Instagram to see my full sober life Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today I’m joined by Dani, a fellow Wisconsinite who is celebrating 84 days sober! Dani never thought she’d make it this far with sobriety. Alcohol had been central to her life since childhood… She grew up spending days in bars with her dad, was given her first drink by her dad, and was always led to believe that alcohol was just a normal part of life. At the same time, though, she dealt with abuse from her father which was exacerbated by his addiction to alcohol.  Throughout adulthood, Dani reached for beer to cope more and more. But then, one action by her child made her realize she had to quit, because she never wanted him to grow up the way she did.  Today we talk about the importance of support on your sobriety journey, the challenge of trying to quit both alcohol and cigarettes at the same time, how hard the big ‘firsts’ can feel, and so much more.  Dani wants you to know that while you are doing this yourself, you are not alone! There is always a huge community of other sober women to support you.  Announcing the Sober Mom Life Cafe! For $10/month, join other sober moms inside the cafe for weekly meetings, bonus episodes, a Discord chat, a monthly book club, the option to share your story on The Real Sober Moms, and so much more! Learn all about it here: https://mykindofsweet.com/sober-mom-life-cafe/ If you’re looking for a community of wonderful sober moms to support you while you build your own sober life, join us inside The Sober Mom Life Facebook group!  https://www.facebook.com/groups/1542852942745657 We have merch!!!! Check it out here! Click here to follow The Sober Mom Life on Instagram Love this show? Let me know by rating and reviewing the show on Apple Podcasts! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Annie Grace has a saying: “99% is a bitch. 100% is a breeze.”  The mental gymnastics of moderation can be exhausting and terribly shame-inducing. It puts all of the pressure on you to control the situation, while overlooking the fact that alcohol is a highly addictive substance. Today I encourage you to consider a path where you truly are in control: sobriety. It might feel like a dramatic change, but just ask yourself what could be waiting for you on the other side.... For me, and so many women, a life of sobriety is one of relief, growth… and true freedom.  If you've ever struggled with moderation or wondered if sobriety could really be easier, this episode is for you. Announcing the Sober Mom Life Cafe! For $15/month, join other sober moms inside the cafe for weekly meetings, bonus episodes, a Discord chat, a monthly book club and so much more! Learn all about it here: https://mykindofsweet.com/sober-mom-life-cafe/ We have merch!!!! Check it out here! Click here to follow @mykindofsweet on Instagram to see my full sober life  Join The Sober Mom Life Facebook group!  https://www.facebook.com/groups/1542852942745657 Click here to follow The Sober Mom Life on Instagram Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Kacey has been a loyal listener of the Real Sober Mom chats since the beginning of her sobriety journey and today it’s her turn to tell her story!  Today, Kacey shares how she questioned her drinking for years before she quit, the ups and downs she had on the way to achieving sobriety, and all the ways in which social media helped her along the way. Kacey drank because she thought that it would slow the roller coaster of her out of control life, but she’s here to tell you it does not work! In fact, alcohol only makes the ride more dizzying and more anxiety inducing.  Announcing the Sober Mom Life Cafe! For $10/month, join other sober moms inside the cafe for weekly meetings, bonus episodes, a Discord chat, a monthly book club, the option to share your story on The Real Sober Moms, and so much more! Learn all about it here: https://mykindofsweet.com/sober-mom-life-cafe/ If you’re looking for a community of wonderful sober moms to support you while you build your own sober life, join us inside The Sober Mom Life Facebook group!  https://www.facebook.com/groups/1542852942745657 We have merch!!!! Check it out here! Click here to follow The Sober Mom Life on Instagram Love this show? Let me know by rating and reviewing the show on Apple Podcasts! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

My mom and brother are joining me today for a banter-filled chat about how to think about alcohol when taking big trips that are bucket list experiences. Plus, get our thoughts on how hallucinogens and other drugs increasingly being studied as mental health therapies are (and aren’t) related to the conversation when talking about sobriety. If you want more from me and my brother, check out our (currently on hiatus) podcast, Brand New Information! https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/brand-new-information/id1622704393 Announcing the Sober Mom Life Cafe! For $10/month, join other sober moms inside the cafe for weekly meetings, bonus episodes, a Discord chat, a monthly book club and so much more! Learn all about it here: https://mykindofsweet.com/sober-mom-life-cafe/ We have merch!!!!  Check it out here! Click here to follow @mykindofsweet on Instagram to see my full sober life  Join The Sober Mom Life Facebook group!  https://www.facebook.com/groups/1542852942745657 Click here to follow The Sober Mom Life on Instagram Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today Shelby joins me to share her sobriety journey. Join us for a chat about numbing difficult emotions, postpartum depression, the ‘torture’ of moderation, and the lessons learned when returning to alcohol after a stretch of sobriety.  Shelby is now 8 months sober and wants you to know that hard things are always going to come your way. Either you can choose to numb each new hard thing. Or you can figure out a new way to handle hard things. Shelby encourages you to try a new way!  Announcing the Sober Mom Life Cafe! For $10/month, join other sober moms inside the cafe for weekly meetings, bonus episodes, a Discord chat, a monthly book club, the option to share your story on The Real Sober Moms, and so much more! Learn all about it here: https://mykindofsweet.com/sober-mom-life-cafe/ If you’re looking for a community of wonderful sober moms to support you while you build your own sober life, join us inside The Sober Mom Life Facebook group!  https://www.facebook.com/groups/1542852942745657 We have merch!!!!  Check it out here! Click here to follow The Sober Mom Life on Instagram Love this show? Let me know by rating and reviewing the show on Apple Podcasts! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today I’m joined by my friend, author Kimberly Kearns! Her book ‘On the Edge of Shattered: A Mother’s Experience Discovering Freedom Through Sobriety’ is a must read, and she’s here to talk all about it.  Join us for a chat about how her book came to be, how to manage social anxiety without alcohol, the challenging road of navigating friendships that were reliant on drinking after becoming sober, and how to create community with other like-minded sober women.  Grab your copy of ‘On the Edge of Shattered’ here!  https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/on-the-edge-of-shattered-kimberly-kearns/1142234472?ean=9781957917108&st=AFF&2sid=Linktree%20Pty%20Ltd_100589976_NA&sourceId=AFFLinktree%20Pty%20Ltd Learn more about Kim here!  Website: https://www.kimberlykearns.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/asoberandstrongmom/?hl=en Linktree: https://linktr.ee/Kbkearns Announcing the Sober Mom Life Cafe! For just $10/month you can join other sober moms inside the cafe for weekly meetings, bonus episodes, a Discord chat, a monthly book club, a chance to tell your story on The Real Sober Moms and so much more! Learn all about it here: https://mykindofsweet.com/sober-mom-life-cafe/ We have merch!!!! Check it out here! Click here to follow @mykindofsweet on Instagram to see my full sober life  Join The Sober Mom Life Facebook group!  https://www.facebook.com/groups/1542852942745657 Click here to follow The Sober Mom Life on Instagram Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Katie and I are here for another installment of SobieTEA, where we spill the tea about our favorite escape: Bravo and reality TV!  This week we’re talking about Suzanne’s first impressions of Love Island, and the dizzyingly jampacked first episode of Season 18 of The Real Housewives of Orange County.  Plus - Katie meets Jax on her LA trip, How Lindsay’s pregnancy will affect Summer House, and our opinions on The Situation’s book.  Do you have topics you’d like us to cover on the next SobieTEA? Send Katie a note at @soberlivingct on Instagram!  Are you searching for a community to support you in your sobriety? Try our NEW and IMPROVED Cafe FREE for a week!  We have more meetings, more hosts and even more connection. Join here for $40/month and get a week free! In addition to daily peer support meetings, you’ll get access to the exclusive Cafe social feed, our monthly book club, the chance to share your story on The Real Sober Moms, merch discounts and so much more. We also have The Sober Mom Life Community for just $5.95/month - In the Community, you’ll receive access to the exclusive Community social feed (like Facebook, but better!), the exclusive community chat, our monthly book club, and one free weekly meeting.  My mocktail recipe book, ‘No Ethanol Needed’ is finally here! Grab your copy here: https://mykindofsweet.com/2024/01/the-no-ethanol-needed-mocktail-ebook-is-here/ Click here to follow The Sober Mom Life on Instagram Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Michelle’s sobriety story is so relatable. While alcohol had been a big part of her life since high school, after having a child she settled into being a ‘special occasions and weekends’ drinker. Blackouts and hangovers occurred when she drank, but since it wasn’t very often she didn’t think much of it.  During Covid, things changed. Michelle found herself drinking almost nightly. The blackouts and hangovers became crippling due to their consistency. It was then that she decided to set rules around her drinking and attempt moderation.  On the outside, it likely looked like moderation was working for her. But even with long breaks in between drinking, Michelle found that once she started drinking she couldn’t stop. Six months ago, she realized that blackouts and hangovers just weren’t worth it anymore. It was time to quit for good.  Michelle is now six months sober! Finding a community and doing the work made all the difference for her. She is now experiencing sobriety in a full and rich way.  Announcing the Sober Mom Life Cafe! For $10/month, join other sober moms inside the cafe for weekly meetings, bonus episodes, a Discord chat, a monthly book club, the option to share your story on The Real Sober Moms, and so much more! Learn all about it here: https://mykindofsweet.com/sober-mom-life-cafe/ If you’re looking for a community of wonderful sober moms to support you while you build your own sober life, join us inside The Sober Mom Life Facebook group!  https://www.facebook.com/groups/1542852942745657 We have merch!!!! Check it out here! Click here to follow The Sober Mom Life on Instagram Love this show? Let me know by rating and reviewing the show on Apple Podcasts! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today I’m joined by Deb The Mocktail Mom for a fun chat about what to drink when you’re not drinking.  Deb is full of ideas for how to keep the ritual of a relaxing drink in your life once you’ve ditched alcohol. Tune in for simple tips, her opinions on non-alcoholic beverages, and even how to talk to bartenders if you’d like a mocktail while out on the town.  Debbie encourages you to take it one day at a time, and to remember to live large!  Deb’s favorite non-alcoholic wine brands:  NA red wines Deb recommends: Jøyus, Sovi, Surely, Giesen.  Learn more about Deb and her offerings:  Instagram: https://instagram.com/mocktail.mom?igshid=Y2IzZGU1MTFhOQ== Podcast: https://pod.link/1661291982?fbclid=PAAaZXtrh7HhyT_1yJJIOQVDWjipyq7ZcTzc-f5hqQi_YsmvcaIkcU4IcEDCs Membership: https://www.mocktailmom.com/aboutthrivingalcoholfree Need some support this July 4th holiday? Check out our Sober Mom Life Sober 4th of July episode: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-sober-mom-life/id1631208632?i=1000568719357 Announcing the Sober Mom Life Cafe! For $10/month, join other sober moms inside the cafe for weekly meetings, bonus episodes, a Discord chat, a monthly book club and so much more! Learn all about it here: https://mykindofsweet.com/sober-mom-life-cafe/ We have merch!!!! Check it out here! Click here to follow @mykindofsweet on Instagram to see my full sober life  Join The Sober Mom Life Facebook group!  https://www.facebook.com/groups/1542852942745657 Click here to follow The Sober Mom Life on Instagram Love this show? Let me know by rating and reviewing the show on Apple Podcasts! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jen’s sobriety story is miraculous and inspiring, and today she’s here to share it with all of us!  Her story begins in childhood where she survived a harrowing school shooting. Her family was not one to talk about emotions, however, so her trauma surrounding the event was never dealt with. This led to unexplainable anxiety once her own children started school.  In 2019, after a hard night of drinking her husband decided that they were both going to quit. Not one to be told what to do, Jen took her drinking back up on the sly after a few months in order to cope with undiagnosed PTSD and PPD, thus beginning a dangerous double life. Covid exacerbated this situation drastically as she suddenly found herself homeschooling 4 elementary aged children for a full year with no support. Before long, she couldn’t function without alcohol, leading to a family intervention, 2 stints in rehab, and an arrest for drinking and driving.  Jen wants you to know that rehab can be amazing! It is not the jail sentence it is so often painted to be. Rehab taught her how to talk about her feelings, gave her access to life changing healing and therapy, and helped her find the community she needed to choose sobriety for herself. If you feel that rehab might be the right path for this, then definitely take a listen to this episode!  If you’re looking for a community of wonderful sober moms to support you while you build your own sober life, join us inside The Sober Mom Life Facebook group!  https://www.facebook.com/groups/1542852942745657 We have merch!!!! Check it out here! Click here to follow The Sober Mom Life on Instagram Love this show? Let me know by rating and reviewing the show on Apple Podcasts! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today my Mom, our resident mental health expert, is here to talk about one of the most common questions that comes up in this community: How do I navigate sobriety if my spouse still drinks.  I’ll share my story of how I navigated this tricky transition. Then, we’ll talk about how to set loving boundaries, how to continue on your sobriety journey even if your partner isn’t following directly in your footsteps, and what steps to take if your partner has deeper dependency and addiction issues.  For more about my journey with my husband, check out this episode: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-sober-mom-life/id1631208632?i=1000576910478 Listen to Laura Cathcart Robbin’s interview here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-sober-mom-life/id1631208632?i=1000613038325 Do you want even more sober mom content and episodes? Join The Sober Mom Life Patreon for bonus episodes and a chance to share your story on the podcast! Join The Sober Mom Life on Patreon here We have merch!!!! Check it out here! Click here to follow @mykindofsweet on Instagram to see my full sober life  Your sober journey gets to look the way YOU want it to. It doesn’t have to follow anyone else’s guidelines. If you’re looking for a community of wonderful sober moms to support you while you build your own sober life, join us inside The Sober Mom Life Facebook group!  https://www.facebook.com/groups/1542852942745657 We have merch!!!! Check it out here! Click here to follow The Sober Mom Life on Instagram Love this show? Let me know by rating and reviewing the show on Apple Podcasts! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Noel’s story is one of breaking generational patterns. After growing up in a drinking culture with heavy drinking parents and having terrifying close calls herself, Noel learned about how alcohol ravaged the lives of each of her grandparents. She couldn’t help but feel that she was following in their footsteps.  Everything within her told her it was time to quit, but quitting felt so foreign to Noel as she didn’t know any sober people. She’s here today to tell you that it’s worth it to take the step, even if you aren’t familiar with the path! Would you like to share your Real Sober Mom story? It all starts by joining our Patreon! The Sober Mom Life Patreon offers so much, including a weekly meeting, exclusives, early access to the Real Sober Moms, a discord chat, and more! Learn all about it here: http://patreon.com/user?u=84021397 If you’re looking for a community of wonderful sober moms to support you while you build your own sober life, join us inside The Sober Mom Life Facebook group!  https://www.facebook.com/groups/1542852942745657 We have merch!!!! Check it out here! Click here to follow The Sober Mom Life on Instagram Love this show? Let me know by rating and reviewing the show on Apple Podcasts! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It’s a big week! This week we’re celebrating the one year anniversary of The Sober Mom Life podcast. The first year of the podcast has been a beautiful whirlwind of experiences, and starting it felt so much like starting my journey to quit alcohol - the fear, the anxiety, the what ifs, and discovering the path as I go. Today I’ll detail how I managed my emotions around starting a podcast despite never having used a mic before! Then, we’ll talk about how to navigate the challenging feelings around bringing your sobriety into the light with the people and communities in your life.  I want to thank all of you for listening to the show, for connecting with me, and for being a part of this wonderful community that we are creating together! If you’re looking to deepen your community of sober moms, join The Sober Mom Life Patreon! Learn all about it here: https://www.patreon.com/thesobermomlife Also, check out the The Sober Mom Life Facebook group where you’ll be able to connect with 18,000 (and growing!) sober moms who are on this journey with you:   https://www.facebook.com/groups/1542852942745657 We have merch!!!! Check it out here! Click here to follow @mykindofsweet on Instagram to see my full sober life  Love this show? Let me know by rating and reviewing the show on Apple Podcasts! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Paige began drinking as a way to connect with her now husband and to ‘wind down’ from a high intensity career. Infertility and motherhood kicked it up a notch, though, as she fell prey to the media narrative that alcohol was supposed to ‘help’ her cope with such stressors. Before long, Paige found herself struggling to moderate, which resulted in attempts to hide her drinking from her husband.  First, Paige tried AA, but she just didn’t feel as though the term ‘alcoholic’ resonated with her. She looked far and wide to find communities that actually worked for her, and she’s so glad she did! She wants you to know that one size does not fit all for sobriety. There are so many resources and recovery communities out there. Keep searching until you find what works for you!  Would you like to share your Real Sober Mom story? It all starts by joining our Patreon! The Sober Mom Life Patreon offers so much, including a weekly meeting, exclusives, early access to the Real Sober Moms, a discord chat, and more! Learn all about it here: http://patreon.com/user?u=84021397 If you’re looking for a community of wonderful sober moms to support you while you build your own sober life, join us inside The Sober Mom Life Facebook group!  https://www.facebook.com/groups/1542852942745657 We have merch!!!! Check it out here! Click here to follow The Sober Mom Life on Instagram Love this show? Let me know by rating and reviewing the show on Apple Podcasts! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

I am honored to welcome functional nutritionist and gray area drinking specialist Jolene Park to the podcast! Jolene is one of the foremost voices on gray area drinking. In this episode, Jolene shares so many facts that will help you remove the shame of gray area drinking and instead focus on replenishing what your body actually needs when it’s craving alcohol.  Check out Jolene’s incredible TEDx Talk here: https://www.ted.com/talks/jolene_park_gray_area_drinking?language=en For more about Jolene’s coaching opportunities, visit https://grayareadrinkers.com/ Do you want even more sober mom content and episodes? Join The Sober Mom Life Patreon for bonus episodes and a chance to share your story on the podcast!  Join The Sober Mom Life on Patreon here We have merch!!!!  Check it out here! Click here to follow @mykindofsweet on Instagram to see my full sober life  Your sober journey gets to look the way YOU want it to. It doesn’t have to follow anyone else’s guidelines. If you’re looking for a community of wonderful sober moms to support you while you build your own sober life, join us inside The Sober Mom Life Facebook group!  https://www.facebook.com/groups/1542852942745657 Love this show? Let me know by rating and reviewing the show on Apple Podcasts! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Drinking had always been normalized for Jennifer P. - from drinking in high school friends’ rooms out of boredom, to parties and clubs, and all the way to mommy wine culture once she had her son. The questions started to pop up once she became medicated for anxiety. The meds weren’t mixing well with alcohol, leading to dangerous blackouts. After a few scary and shame inducing experiences Jennifer made the decision to quit.  One incredible piece of Jennifer’s story is that her husband decided to quit with her! Jennifer shares how she approached that important conversation, which resulted in immense support from her partner.  Would you like to share your Real Sober Mom story? It all starts by joining our Patreon! The Sober Mom Life Patreon offers so much, including a weekly meeting, exclusives, early access to the Real Sober Moms, a discord chat, and more! Learn all about it here: http://patreon.com/user?u=84021397 If you’re looking for a community of wonderful sober moms to support you while you build your own sober life, join us inside The Sober Mom Life Facebook group!  https://www.facebook.com/groups/1542852942745657 We have merch!!!! Check it out here! Click here to follow The Sober Mom Life on Instagram Love this show? Let me know by rating and reviewing the show on Apple Podcasts! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today I’m joined by Rachel Hechtman of the wonderful sober Instagram @soberincentralpark! Rachel shares with us how having ADHD has interplayed with substance abuse throughout her life, and how an all-or-nothing approach to getting healthy made sobriety possible for her.  Rachel is dedicated to building community within the sober world! Learn more about her Sunday morning Sober in Central Park walks and other sober community activities she’s hosting in NYC by visiting @soberincentralpark or Instagram or https://www.soberincentralpark.com/ If you’re looking for a community of wonderful sober moms to support you while you build your own sober life, join us inside The Sober Mom Life Facebook group!  https://www.facebook.com/groups/1542852942745657 The Real Sober Moms are coming back to the pod! But first they’re available exclusively in the Patreon community. Get access to them and so much more by becoming a patron on Patreon! Learn all about it here: http://patreon.com/user?u=84021397 We have merch!!!!  Check it out here! Click here to follow The Sober Mom Life on Instagram Love this show? Let me know by rating and reviewing the show on Apple Podcasts! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Susan Knower, my therapist mom, joins us today for an Ask Me Anything, therapist style! She is a licensed professional counselor with a substance abuse specialization and is here today to answer the most common questions you submitted on Instagram.  We’ll talk about the challenge of convincing a loved one to stop drinking, if trauma can be healed without a professional therapist, how the ‘stages of change’ apply to alcohol, the role of a therapist in a person’s healing journey, our thoughts on rehab, and tips for redirecting your negative internal thoughts.  The following books were mentioned in today’s episode:  Codependent No More by Melody Beattie Buy Yourself the F*cking Lillies by Tara Schuster Are you searching for a community to support you in your sobriety? Try our NEW and IMPROVED Cafe FREE for a week!  We have more meetings, more hosts and even more connection. Join here for $40/month and get a week free! In addition to daily peer support meetings, you’ll get access to the exclusive Cafe social feed, our monthly book club, the chance to share your story on The Real Sober Moms, merch discounts and so much more. We also have The Sober Mom Life Community for just $5.95/month - In the Community, you’ll receive access to the exclusive Community social feed (like Facebook, but better!), the exclusive community chat, our monthly book club, and one free weekly meeting.  My mocktail recipe book, ‘No Ethanol Needed’ is finally here! Grab your copy here: https://mykindofsweet.com/2024/01/the-no-ethanol-needed-mocktail-ebook-is-here/ Click here to follow The Sober Mom Life on Instagram Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today I’m joined by JoEll! JoEll grew up with a father who had issues with alcohol, so she always avoided it when she was young because she never wanted to end up with a dependency herself. Postpartum, the witching hour, and the pandemic all came together to make that a challenge, however, and JoEll’s drinking escalated until she realized that this wasn’t who she wanted to be.  JoEll’s sobriety journey is ‘one day at a time’, and she’s currently navigating what it means to set boundaries with her husband, who still drinks.  Would you like to share your Real Sober Mom story? It all starts by joining our Patreon! The Sober Mom Life Patreon offers so much, including a weekly meeting, exclusives, early access to the Real Sober Moms, a discord chat, and more! Learn all about it here: http://patreon.com/user?u=84021397 If you’re looking for a community of wonderful sober moms to support you while you build your own sober life, join us inside The Sober Mom Life Facebook group!  https://www.facebook.com/groups/1542852942745657 We have merch!!!!  Check it out here! Click here to follow The Sober Mom Life on Instagram Love this show? Let me know by rating and reviewing the show on Apple Podcasts! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Real Sober Moms are back! These conversations will give you a truthful and vulnerable look into the lives of brave women who are currently navigating their sobriety journeys. New Real Sober Mom chats will drop every Friday, and we’re kicking them off with a special double header of two new chats!  First, Allison, a forensic psychologist, details how she was never taught about alcohol’s effect on mental health despite having FOUR degrees in mental health specialities.  Then, Steph shares how divorce and separation from her children caused her drinking habits to spiral out of control.  Would you like to share your Real Sober Mom story? It all starts by joining our Patreon! The Sober Mom Life Patreon offers so much, including a weekly meeting, exclusives, early access to the Real Sober Moms, a discord chat, and more! Learn all about it here: http://patreon.com/user?u=84021397 If you’re looking for a community of wonderful sober moms to support you while you build your own sober life, join us inside The Sober Mom Life Facebook group!  https://www.facebook.com/groups/1542852942745657 We have merch!!!!  Check it out here! Click here to follow The Sober Mom Life on Instagram Love this show? Let me know by rating and reviewing the show on Apple Podcasts! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It’s just me today! Join me as I share my approach to sobriety, and how I found myself to the place I am now with alcohol.  When I began my sober journey, I only knew what I didn’t want: I didn’t want alcohol to take one more day away from me. Now I know what I do want: a full, expansive and beautiful sober life.  Your sober journey gets to look the way YOU want it to. It doesn’t have to follow anyone else’s guidelines. If you’re looking for a community of wonderful sober moms to support you while you build your own sober life, join us inside The Sober Mom Life Facebook group!  https://www.facebook.com/groups/1542852942745657 The Real Sober Moms are coming back to the pod! But first they’re available exclusively in the Patreon community. Get access to them and so much more by becoming a patron on Patreon! Learn all about it here: http://patreon.com/user?u=84021397 We have merch!!!!  Check it out here! Click here to follow The Sober Mom Life on Instagram Love this show? Let me know by rating and reviewing the show on Apple Podcasts! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Laura Cathcart Robbins, the author of the excellent new quit lit memoir ‘Stash: My Life in Hiding’ joins me today on the podcast. Laura’s story of recovery from a very secret and dangerous addiction is beautiful, heartbreaking, and brave. I’m so grateful she is here today to share it.  Laura is a trailblazer in the Quit Lit space, as she is the first Black author to release a high profile book on this topic. Let’s show the publishing world that we need more recovery stories from people of color by supporting this book. More stories like Laura’s need to be told!  Get your copy of ‘Stash: My Life in Hiding’ here: https://www.amazon.com/Stash-Hiding-Laura-Cathcart-Robbins/dp/1668005336 The Real Sober Moms are coming back to the pod! But first they’re available exclusively in the Patreon community. Get access to them and so much more by becoming a patron on Patreon! Learn more here: http://patreon.com/user?u=84021397 Join The Sober Mom Life FB group - https://www.facebook.com/groups/1542852942745657 We have merch!!!! Check it out here! Click here to follow The Sober Mom Life on Instagram Love this show? Let me know by rating and reviewing the show on Apple Podcasts! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today I’m joined by Jessica Jeboult of The Sober Girl’s Guide! Jessica’s story sounds so glamorous on the surface - she was a globe trotting DJ who found herself deep in a high profile party scene - but the glamor quickly wore off… and Jessica found herself stuck in a cycle of alcohol abuse, empty relationships, and depression.  Today, Jessica shares how her recovery journey inspired her to write ‘Save Your Own Damn Life: A Do-It-Yourself Self Help Book’.  Grab your copy of Jessica’s book here! https://www.amazon.com/Save-Your-Own-Damn-Life/dp/1098804708 Check out my interview on The Sober Girl’s Guide Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/suzanne-my-kind-of-sweet/id1402329684?i=1000559824529 The Real Sober Moms are coming back to the pod! But first they’re available exclusively in the Patreon community. Get access to them and so much more by becoming a patron on Patreon! Learn more here: http://patreon.com/user?u=84021397 Join The Sober Mom Life FB group - https://www.facebook.com/groups/1542852942745657 We have merch!!!!  Check it out here! Click here to follow The Sober Mom Life on Instagram Love this show? Let me know by rating and reviewing the show on Apple Podcasts! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Emily Lynn Paulson is back on the show to talk about her mind blowing new book “Hey Hun: Sales, Sisterhood, Supremacy and the Other Lies Behind Multi-Level Marketing”. In her past life, Emily was highly successful within an MLM, but after she got sober, the work she was doing within the MLM started to feel…icky. So, Emily went searching for answers and uncovered the web of lies that ensnare people into the world of multi-level marketing.    Join us to learn exactly how the MLM system is rigged against 99.7% of people who buy in, why the industry does such a good job of preying on motivated moms, the red flags to look for, and how to begin to find the facts if you are currently in an MLM.  Pre-order your copy of ‘Hey Hun’ here: https://www.amazon.com/Hey-Hun-Sisterhood-Supremacy-Multilevel/dp/1955905258 Check out Emily’s last book, Highlight Real: Finding Honesty and Recovery Beyond a Filtered Life: https://www.amazon.com/Highlight-Real-Finding-Recovery-Filtered/dp/1733853219/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1639968186&sr=8-2 Hear Emily’s sobriety story on Sober Mom Life  https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-sober-mom-life/id1631208632?i=1000570289337 Learn more about Emily Lynn Paulson here:  https://instagram.com/emilylynnpaulson?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y= Check out Emily’s Sober Mom Squad here:  https://instagram.com/sobermomsquad?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y= The Real Sober Moms are coming back to the pod! But first they’re available exclusively in the Patreon community. Get access to them and so much more by becoming a patron on Patreon! Learn more here: http://patreon.com/user?u=84021397 Join The Sober Mom Life FB group - https://www.facebook.com/groups/1542852942745657 We have merch!!!!  Check it out here! Click here to follow The Sober Mom Life on Instagram Love this show? Let me know by rating and reviewing the show on Apple Podcasts!  Check out our sister podcast, Brand New Information!  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today I’m joined by author Jessica Lahey to tackle one of the biggest topics in our community: How do we keep our kids safe from the trick of alcohol?   This conversation is so important and enlightening!  Jessica shares about her own sobriety journey while also giving us so much knowledge about the risk factors for substance abuse, practical tips on how to talk to you kids about alcohol, and so much more.  Get your copy of Jessica Lahey’s book, Addiction Inoculation: Raising Healthy Kids in a Culture of Dependence here:  Resources:  The CDC - Kaiser Permanente ACE study: https://www.cdc.gov/violenceprevention/aces/about.html The Deepest Well by Nadine Burke Harris:  https://amzn.to/3H6jAGa The Real Sober Moms are coming back to the pod! But first they’re available exclusively in the Patreon community. Get access to them and so much more by becoming a patron on Patreon! Learn more here: http://patreon.com/user?u=84021397 Join The Sober Mom Life FB group - https://www.facebook.com/groups/1542852942745657 We have merch!!!!  Check it out here! Click here to follow The Sober Mom Life on Instagram Love this show? Let me know by rating and reviewing the show on Apple Podcasts!  Check out our sister podcast, Brand New Information!  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

I am so happy to welcome Gretchen Adams to the podcast! I’ve followed Gretchen’s Instagram @livinglifepretty for years. I felt like I knew her life so well… but I never knew that she was 12 years sober until she recently told me! I am so grateful to her for being so vulnerable and open about her sobriety journey in this episode. She has so many amazing insights from her decade-plus of sobriety. Plus, you’ll get a behind the scenes perspective of what it’s really like to be an influencer!  Go check out Gretchen at @livinglifepretty on Instagram.   The Real Sober Moms are coming back to the pod! But first they’re available exclusively in the Patreon community. Get access to them and so much more by becoming a patron on Patreon! Learn more here: http://patreon.com/user?u=84021397 Join The Sober Mom Life FB group - https://www.facebook.com/groups/1542852942745657 We have merch!!!!  Check it out here! Click here to follow The Sober Mom Life on Instagram Love this show? Let me know by rating and reviewing the show on Apple Podcasts!  Check out our sister podcast, Brand New Information!  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

I kept hearing about Jenn Kautsch and Sober Sis from so many women in the community, so I had to have her on the pod! I love Sober Sis’s mission of supporting women who are beginning to question their gray area drinking. Jenn is really speaking our language!  Today, Jenn and I chat about rejection in motherhood, what it means to be ‘sober-minded’, navigating sobriety when your partner drinks, and so much more.  Check out all of Jenn’s Sober Sis offerings at www.sobersis.com Please consider supporting The Sober Mom Life podcast by becoming a patron on Patreon! Learn more here: http://patreon.com/user?u=84021397 Join The Sober Mom Life FB group - https://www.facebook.com/groups/1542852942745657 We have merch!!!!  Check it out here! Click here to follow The Sober Mom Life on Instagram Love this show? Let me know by rating and reviewing the show on Apple Podcasts!  Check out our sister podcast, Brand New Information!  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Young me is having a pinch me moment - Kristin Kennedy, the editor-in-chief of Seventeen Magazine, is on the pod today! In addition to her high profile career within the celebrity and fashion worlds, Kristin is also a mom of three, so she absolutely understands the juggling act between motherhood and work. Kristin and I have a great conversation about the challenging realities of motherhood, how her relationship with alcohol shifted once she became a parent, and what it’s like behind the scenes of her seemingly glamorous career.  Follow Kristin on Instagram at @kristinmkennedy and at her fashion blog, Closet Full of Clothes. Please consider supporting The Sober Mom Life podcast by becoming a patron on Patreon! Learn more here: http://patreon.com/user?u=84021397 Join The Sober Mom Life FB group - https://www.facebook.com/groups/1542852942745657 We have merch!!!!  Check it out here! Click here to follow The Sober Mom Life on Instagram Love this show? Let me know by rating and reviewing the show on Apple Podcasts!  Check out our sister podcast, Brand New Information!  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Shannon always went overboard with alcohol, from the very first time she got drunk from her parents liquor cabinet when she was 15. She spaced out her drinking in her teens and twenties because she always knew she would drink all night once she got started.  Once Shannon began having kids she became obsessed with having a clean, healthy, non-toxic life. She cooked entirely organic and was extremely careful about the chemicals in her home, but she gave alcohol a pass. She turned a blind eye to any information that said alcohol was bad for her health. When a breast cancer diagnosis turned Shannon’s life upside down in 2020, her alcohol consumption began to grow worse and she began extremely angry that she had developed cancer despite her deep commitment to a healthy lifestyle. The fact that she got cancer simply didn’t make sense to her.  In the years following her fight with breast cancer, Shannon finally began to open her ears to the truth about what alcohol can do to the body, and she is so thankful that she started to listen. She kept drinking while she was learning about alcohol's effects, but eventually she knew too much. One year ago Shannon woke up and realized she was done. She is so proud of herself for now having a full year of sobriety under her belt!  Are you searching for a community to support you in your sobriety? Try our NEW and IMPROVED Cafe FREE for a week!  We have more meetings, more hosts and even more connection. Join here for $40/month and get a week free! In addition to daily peer support meetings, you’ll get access to the exclusive Cafe social feed, our monthly book club, the chance to share your story on The Real Sober Moms, merch discounts and so much more. We also have The Sober Mom Life Community for just $5.95/month - In the Community, you’ll receive access to the exclusive Community social feed (like Facebook, but better!), the exclusive community chat, our monthly book club, and one free weekly meeting.  My mocktail recipe book, ‘No Ethanol Needed’ is finally here! Grab your copy here: https://mykindofsweet.com/2024/01/the-no-ethanol-needed-mocktail-ebook-is-here/ Click here to follow The Sober Mom Life on Instagram Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

When I spotted Malerie Holcomb-Botts’s name in the Sober Mom Life Facebook group, I was blown away! I have been following her for years on Instagram, and I felt like we were already friends.  Through major life changes, cross country (and ocean!) moves, and acute grief, Mal slowly came to realize that sobriety was the right choice for her. Her story serves as a great example that sobriety isn’t always a straight path, and that questioning your relationship with alcohol is always a healthy choice, no matter where you are along your journey.  I can’t wait for you to meet Mal!  Follow Mal on Instagram at @MalHBotts and @MaleriesCakerie!  Please consider supporting The Sober Mom Life podcast by becoming a patron on Patreon! Learn more here: http://patreon.com/user?u=84021397 Join The Sober Mom Life FB group - https://www.facebook.com/groups/1542852942745657 We have merch!!!!  Check it out here! Click here to follow The Sober Mom Life on Instagram Love this show? Let me know by rating and reviewing the show on Apple Podcasts!  Check out our sister podcast, Brand New Information!  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Laura Tremaine, author of Share Your Stuff. I’ll Go First joins me today for a wonderful chat about friendship and journaling! Laura has so much great advice about how to build friendships in the modern world, how to end friendships that are no longer serving you, and how to create a meaningful journaling practice.   Laura’s new book The Life Council - 10 Friends Every Woman Needs hits the shelves on April 4th.  Grab your copy here:  https://amzn.to/4016TE4  (affiliated link)Share Your Stuff, I'll Go First - https://amzn.to/3LCx5R1 (affiliated link) Please consider supporting The Sober Mom Life podcast by becoming a patron on Patreon! Learn more here: http://patreon.com/user?u=84021397 Join The Sober Mom Life FB group - https://www.facebook.com/groups/1542852942745657 We have merch!!!!  Check it out here! Click here to follow The Sober Mom Life on Instagram Love this show? Let me know by rating and reviewing the show on Apple Podcasts!  Check out our sister podcast, Brand New Information!  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Meg of @youdonthavetodrink joins me today for an important chat about the cross-section between disordered eating and disordered drinking. Meg shares how these intertwined throughout her teens and twenties, and offers insights on how you can begin your journey to heal from both - and not just one at the expense of the other.  Content warning - we speak at length about disordered eating in this episode.  For more about Meg, visit her at @youdonthavetodrink on Instagram!  Resources:  “Not Drinking Tonight” by Amanda E. White (Affiliate link)  https://amzn.to/3WWqrIb @ProjectHEAL @AllianceforED @RecoverwithMeda @Find.Food.Freedom @No.Food.Rules @Therapyforwomen @DrBrookeScheller Please consider supporting The Sober Mom Life podcast by becoming a patron on Patreon! Learn more here: http://patreon.com/user?u=84021397 Join The Sober Mom Life FB group - https://www.facebook.com/groups/1542852942745657 We have merch!!!!  Check it out here! Click here to follow The Sober Mom Life on Instagram Love this show? Let me know by rating and reviewing the show on Apple Podcasts!  Check out our sister podcast, Brand New Information!  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices