Jess and Ale of the Mocksicated podcast are here today to share how their long time friendship blossomed into a public celebration of sobriety. 

Though they have been best friends since middle school, their relationships with alcohol and their sobriety journeys looked very different. However, once they were both sober, something new and beautiful came to fruition - The Mocksicated podcast! 

Their goal is to highlight the joy that can be found in sobriety, and to let you know that sobriety is an option for you no matter where you are on your journey! 

Content warning: This episode includes detailed descriptions of sexual assault. 

Listen to the Mocksicated podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/mocksicated/id1668015373

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So many women have told me that they wished a male version of this community existed for their husbands - and today I am so excited to tell you that I found one! Luc Zoratto is the creator of @marathon2sobriety. He is nine years sober, a marathon runner, and a 1-on-1 and group sober coach. 

Luc tells the story of how his ‘work hard, play hard’ mindset led him to a life that was ruled by alcohol and cocaine. He’ll detail the intense shame he felt in becoming sober, and how he eventually overcame it to be a proud public voice in the community! Then, we’ll talk about how important it is for him to be a sober dad for his daughter after growing up in a home negatively affected by alcohol, and his viewpoint on the fact that his wife still drinks. 

If your husband is sober curious or looking for sober support, check out Luc! 

IG: @marathon2sobriety

Luc’s coaching: https://www.marathon2sobriety.ca/

Luc’s sober running club in Toronto: @soberstriderunclub

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Kristi Tanner is a sober influencer, sober coach, the owner of Sober Social, a wonderful NA bottle shop in Madison, Wisconsin, and a meeting host inside the Sober Mom Life Cafe. It is a life path that she never could’ve predicted for herself and it required her to search for the answer to a big question: who was she without alcohol? 

Alcohol had become central to Kristi’s perceived identity. By the time she hit rock bottom in 2019, the single mom of four believed that she could not find any other way to get relief from her pain and unhappiness. But after a divorce, stints in rehab, a psych ward, detox, two DUIs and a night in jail, she had a terrifying realization - if she didn’t get sober she was going to lose her children, and she would deserve it. 

Kristi remembered that she had loved living before she ever loved alcohol, and she had to find her way back to that feeling. It was then that she raised her white flag, accepted that she needed rehab, and began to search for who she was beneath the alcohol that was ruining her life. 

Since that day in 2019 Kristi’s life has been turned upside down in the most beautiful way. She is now over 5 years sober, she has learned that there are better ways to handle her pain, and she has regained access to her joy. She has been open and curious about life without alcohol and has deeply found herself within a sober life. 

Learn more about Kristi’s work: 

Sober Social in Madison Wisconsin 

Instagram @mocktailmommy

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For most of Emily's life, she only knew one way to drink: ‘Wisconsin-style binge drinking’. (I can relate. We grew up in the same town!) After becoming a nutritionist, however, a subtle sense of guilt about her drinking began to bubble beneath the surface. She didn’t think much of it, though, because she had no idea how toxic alcohol was - they never addressed it in her nutrition classes! 

After becoming a mom, Emily’s weekend binges became 5pm glasses of wine, and year over year her guilt grew. Still, quitting never crossed her mind. In fact, in 2019 she was mindblown to learn that a friend was trying Sober January. The concept didn’t even make sense to her! 

Emily now realizes that that conversation planted the seed for her sobriety journey. By the end of 2020, Emily was seeking sober curious content. Her curiosity got the better of her when she tried a 21-day sober challenge. It was then that she experienced a terrifying wake up call - alcohol withdrawal symptoms. From there, she began to pay attention. When she returned to drinking, she could taste the ethanol and see the effect her hangovers had on her life. 

Six months later she took her next break, and this one ended up sticking. She is still sober to this day! She is now starting to learn what she enjoys outside of drinking, and is working to fill her life with fulfilling self care. While she doesn’t say ‘forever’, she cannot think of a single thing that would make drinking worth it again. 

Check out Emily’s nutrition and food blog at www.myeverydaytable.com! 

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You made it! 365 Days have been marked off the calendar. You are officially one year sober! 

…Now what? 

Today my mom & our resident therapist, Susan Knower, is here to talk about this unique point in the sobriety journey. We’ll chat about the thoughts that arise when the novelty of sobriety wears off, how to deal with the emotions that lie beneath your drinking, the importance of community in all stages of sobriety, and even what you can learn from the ‘gift’ of boredom. 

Resources from today’s episode: 

Blackout: Remembering the Things I Drank to Forget by Sarah Hepoln

The Drama of the Gifted Child by Alice Miller 

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Today’s Real Sober Mom, Erin, is here with a story that is so relatable. 

In high school, alcohol gave Erin her first taste of ‘fitting in’. She leaned on it to socialize on the weekends throughout her teens and early 20s, and she never gave it much thought. Her drinking always seemed ‘normal’ when compared with those around her! Once she began having children, though, alcohol slowly started to seep into her weekday life, as wine became a ‘reward’ for making it through the intense days being a working mom. 

In 2016, things took a turn. Erin experienced a devastating pregnancy loss at around 20 weeks. In the aftermath, therapy and community support did not feel like enough. She began to lean on alcohol to cope. The progression of her drinking was slow, but she eventually found herself often drinking a bottle a night, and something within her began to whisper… was she an alcoholic? But the term didn’t quite seem to fit. 

Erin felt stuck in a pattern of questioning and moderation. Then, last fall, she found the Sober Mom Life community. This space helped her see a path forward! She has now been sober since January 1st, and in that time she has experienced so many big sober milestones. Erin is slated to run The Boston Marathon on her 100th day of sobriety, and she can’t wait to experience how good she will feel on that day! 

Erin wants to share words of wisdom that a longtime sober friend told her: 

The elevator stops at every floor, and you can get off at any floor. 

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There is a massive blind spot within the medical community when it comes to the dangers of alcohol. Dr. Kara Pepper is on the podcast today to help us understand why.

Dr. Pepper is an Atlanta-based Internist who has been practicing for over 16 years. Before sobriety, her own biases and internalized shame led her to often avoid the topic of alcohol with her patients. She is now two years sober, and it has completely changed her approach to patient care!

Today, she shares her sobriety journey, how sobriety has changed the way she speaks to patients regarding alcohol, what can be done to better educate the medical community on the dangers of alcohol, and how to manage disordered eating in the wake of fresh sobriety. 

Dr. Kara Pepper is licensed in 17 states and specializes in eating disorder care. She is also a certified life coach who supports medical professionals! Learn more about her offerings at www.karapeppermd.com or on Instagram at @karapeppermd 

Resources: 

Are You a Gray Area Drinker? with Jolene Park 

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In this replay from last February, we're talking a big first: Your first sober vacation. It's a big milestone! You might be wondering: can a vacation be fun without alcohol? I'm here to assure you that the answer is yes. Honestly, vacations can be even more enjoyable when you leave alcohol out of the equation. 

If you’re gearing up for your first sober vacation, I’m here to help. Today I’m sharing steps to help you discover what a vacation without alcohol can be like. 

You can do this! 

Resources: 

My How to Take Your First Sober Vacation blog post: https://mykindofsweet.com/2024/02/how-to-take-your-first-sober-vacation/

My How to Enjoy Disney World Without Drinking blog post: https://mykindofsweet.com/2024/02/how-to-enjoy-disney-world-without-drinking/

My Kind of Sweet - What I learned in two years of sobriety: https://mykindofsweet.com/2022/01/what-ive-learned-in-2-years-of-sobriety/#/

Huberman Lab Podcast - What alcohol does to your body: https://hubermanlab.com/what-alcohol-does-to-your-body-brain-health/

The sober drinks I had on vacation! 

https://www.instagram.com/reel/Co78Ikusb1C/?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y=

The 4th of July episode: 

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-sober-mom-life/id1631208632?i=1000568719357

The Witching Hour episode: 

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-sober-mom-life/id1631208632?i=1000583666938

The Dry January episode: 

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-sober-mom-life/id1631208632?i=1000591884992

Books to support you (affiliated links): 

This Naked Mind: 

https://amzn.to/3PaCM7V

Quit Like a Woman: 

https://amzn.to/3Qnk6lS

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Bookstagrammer Hailey Conroy is on the pod today! 

Hailey had been a weekend binge drinker through high school, college, and even law school, despite her Irish family history of alcohol abuse. She quit during pregnancy, but when her twins were born at 23 weeks, the bottom fell out. Her son passed after 3 days, and her daughter fought to live in the NICU for 9 months. Her 2 glass habit was also born. Alcohol was no longer a social tool for the weekend. It became a daily tool to bludgeon away the feelings so they didn’t swallow her up.

Several years and several kids later, Hailey still had her daily mommy wine. She regularly swore off of it, and then caved in the Target alcohol aisle because “two drinks isn’t really a problem.”

It was. 

Hailey quit the day after finishing Holly Whitaker’s book, Quit Like a Woman, and soon noticed that her anxiety decreased, her nightly insomnia disappeared, and the redness around her nose vanished. Now 7 months sober, Hailey wants to bust the myths around “healthy” alcohol moderation. 

Hailey is a book blogger who shares quit lit recommendations, sober firsts, and fun reels! Check her out on Instagram @hconroybooks. 

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My worlds are colliding! Today’s real sober mom, Jessica, and I go way back. We met in college, became good friends as adults, and now she’s one year sober and in The Sober Mom Life Cafe! 

Jessica’s relationship with drinking always centered around her social life. Alcohol felt like a natural part of the social equation, so much so that she didn’t even think about it. After Covid, her home became a social hub for family and friends, and drinks became ever present. 

Slowly, Jessica started to pay attention to her drinking. And when she did she found herself asking ‘What am I doing?’. Jessica’s Dry January in 2023 turned into a full commitment to sobriety, and she is now one year sober! 

Jessica shares how her sobriety has (and hasn’t!) impacted her social life. She tells us about the physical and mental benefits she’s experienced from dropping alcohol. Then, she leaves you with some advice: You will get comfortable with your sobriety. It might feel awkward or scary in the beginning, but there is so much ease on the other side. 

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Here today by popular demand, it’s Mallory Ervin!

Mallory Ervin is a Kentucky-grown, Nashville-living dreamer who had a roundabout way of arriving at today. From her time in the Miss America pageant to being a three-time contestant on The Amazing Race, Mallory turned her passion for sharing her love of fashion, beauty, and life into a platform for impact. Today she runs a global lifestyle brand she founded in 2016, hosts the Living Fully podcast where she encourages and inspires her dedicated following to seek joy and live fully, and appears across platforms ranging from Instagram to YouTube sharing her life and message of living fully.

Today, Mallory shares how rehab saved and ultimately changed her life in 2014. She gives her thoughts on AA as someone who has been through the program but who doesn’t attend meetings to maintain her sobriety. Plus, we even touch on how we are each battling our sugar addictions. 

Mallory wants you to know: The absence of ‘bad’ is not a qualifier for a good life. Rock bottom is not a requirement for sobriety. If you feel called to make a change, that is all you need!

Grab your copy of Mallory’s book Living Fully here! 

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Today’s real sober mom, Courtney, grew up as a child in a party household, often feeling forgotten amidst a sea of partygoers at her parent’s house. As she grew, she quickly found that alcohol could serve to alleviate her shyness, and she leaned on it to make friends. 

As an adult, Courtney became a therapist, and she realized through her work that she had childhood pain that she needed to address. With the help of a therapist using the modality of Internal Family Systems (IFS), Courtney had a revelation: she had been using alcohol to mask the pain she felt from feeling unimportant to her family. 

At this point Courtney began to seek ‘permission’ to quit drinking, but neither family, nor friends, nor her doctors offered her the permission she was seeking. Then she realized: she was going to have to give herself the permission. 

She is so glad she did! Through sobriety, Courtney has learned how to truly listen to her personal needs. She has found that she can show up for her family in a much more selfless way. Plus, she has been able to find greater healing with her parents. 

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Today health coach and co-host of The 2 Sober Girls podcast Michaela Horvathova is on the podcast! Michaela shares about how she lived two competing lives in her twenties: one focused on wellness, and one focused on partying. While this isn’t a lifestyle she regrets having lived at the time, it’s one that she found herself very much ready to change as she transitioned into life as a single mom and health coach. 

Now two years sober, Michaela is dedicated to helping women thrive in wellness, mindset, life and sobriety. In our wonderful conversation, we talk about the importance of mindset in sobriety, creating balance in our daily lives, and so much more! 

Learn more about Michaela’s health coaching at @healthwithmichaela

Check out the 2 Sober Girls Podcast! 

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Katie and I are here for another installment of SobrieTEA, where we spill the tea about our favorite escape: Bravo and Reality TV! 

This week we’re diving deep into the return of The Valley, including Jesse and Michelle’s ugly divorce and co-parenting proceedings and Jax and Brittany’s navigation of substance abuse issues. 

Plus - a check in on Southern Charm, which reality men Suzanne and Katie might’ve dated when they were younger, Love on the Spectrum, and a dash of true crime. 

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Jaye never thought she qualified for sobriety. She drank often, but just enough to relax at the end of the day. Still, she could feel it taking its toll. She began to try Sober Octobers and Dry Januarys, and she loved how she felt during the breaks, but her drinking always kicked back in as a habit almost immediately after she reached the final day. 

In January of 2023, though, things felt different. She could finally see alcohol for what it was in her life - a mindless habit that wasn’t serving her anymore. Buoyed by Suzanne’s words that ‘the first mile is the hardest’, she decided to extend past January to try 90 days. What she found on the other side was breathtaking. Her anxiety dissipated, her mind felt clear, and her sense of joy was restored to a level she had never experienced before. 

Throughout the year, Jaye tried alcohol a few times, but every experience made her more and more sure that she was done for good. She’s a year sober and has no plans to go back. Jaye wants you to remind you that the first mile is the hardest. You owe it to yourself to see what’s on the other side! 

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As you near the end of Dry January, you probably have some feelings about your alcohol-free month. Maybe you’re unsure of where to go from here. You don’t feel like you want to go back to drinking, but debilitating ‘what if’s’ are starting to swirl through your mind. You’re afraid of what could happen, and what you could ‘lose’, if you gave up alcohol. 

If that’s where you are, I understand. 

I just have to ask: What if you keep going? 

What if, instead of all of your fears coming true, sobriety ends up being better than you ever could have imagined? 

In this episode we’re going to take those painful ‘what ifs’ and spin them on their head, creating a list of exciting and beautiful ‘what ifs’ instead, so that you can cast off the ball and chain that is holding you back and set yourself free to truly experience what is possible in a sober life.

Go deeper and check out these past episodes:  

How I Think About My Sobriety

Learning How to Journal with Laura Tremaine 

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We're taking a quick break to bring you an interview that I did on the wonderful Double Trouble podcast with twins Nell and Laine! If you're new to this community, this will give you insight into my story —from motherhood, to professional life, to my decision to become spontaneously sober, and the incredible community of sober moms that has grown out of the decision to take sobriety public.

Be sure to check out Double Trouble and enjoy more of Nell and Laine's awesome episodes!

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You guys, it’s a big day. I am officially four years sober! Today I’m sharing my thoughts from these four incredible years: What I’ve learned, how I’ve changed, and the biggest takeaways I’ve had. 

I hope these reflections will help you on your own journey, and I just want you to know: the person you are today is not the person you will be one year from now if you take the leap and go alcohol free. There is so much growth, healing and beauty on the other side. Give yourself the chance to experience it! 

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If you’re on a sober curious journey, this one's for you! Women like Maria are the reason I started the Sober Mom Life community. Maria joined the group while she was still drinking. Though she was highly conflicted about quitting, she had the incredible courage to show up honestly, ask hard questions, and work through her challenges with support! 

Maria’s story highlights the sneaky way that alcohol and addiction can slowly take over our lives. Disordered eating had been a challenge in Maria’s life from a young age, and today she details how alcohol, cannabis and stimulants began to intertwine with her binge eating disorder until her coexisting addictions ultimately came to run her life. 

Though she’d been sober curious for years, having her second child served as the wake up call she’d been waiting for. She’s made massive progress: She is 6 months alcohol-free, 5 months cannabis-free, and 22 days stimulant free! Maria loves the deeper self respect and confidence she’s gained. She encourages you to just try! You never know where it will lead you. 

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I am so excited to welcome sober influencer Jenna Dillulio to the show today! While she’s now a new mom, Jenna actually got sober years before she had her first child. Today she shares her sobriety journey, gives her thoughts on why big alcohol loves to target mothers, and explains why she decided to use her platform to hit back against mommy wine culture from the perspective of someone raised by a heavy drinker. 

Jenna has such an important perspective to share, and I’m so glad we were able to have this chat! For more of Jenna’s great content, check her out on Instagram at @jennadillulio. 

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Alcohol had been central to Real Sober Mom Katie K’s life during her teens and 20s. From college, to working as a page at NBC, to building an entertainment career in Manhattan, Katie had reveled in a party lifestyle with no second thoughts. 

Everything changed when the pandemic hit. In 2020, Katie was pregnant. She found herself saying a hasty goodbye to the city life she’d known for 10 years, fleeing Manhattan for a home in the suburbs as the pandemic began to rage. All of this sudden change contributed to major postpartum depression after the birth of her daughter. It felt only natural for her to reach for wine as a way to cope. 

A heart condition that required surgery was the thing that finally opened Katie’s eyes, but she still wasn’t ready to quit. Armed with a long list of moderation rules, she attempted to control her drinking, but (spoiler alert!) the rules did not work. It was then that she accepted the truth: she needed to kick alcohol for good. 

Now 7 months sober, Katie does not see herself going back! Writing has served as a major support throughout her sobriety journey. She shares her writing on her sobriety Instagram, @soberlivingCT! 

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Stefanie Wilder-Taylor joins me on her pod today for a fantastic conversation about her upcoming book ‘Drunkish: A Memoir of Loving and Leaving Alcohol’, out January 16! You guys, this book is so good.

You might recognize Stefanie’s name from her past books, many of which actually celebrated mommy wine culture. Today we talk about her big transition from ‘boozy mom’ to sober mom, her experiences on the ‘roulette wheel’ of moderation, and the final moment that made her realize that her only choice was to quit alcohol completely. 

Stefanie brings so much honesty, wisdom and humor to this conversation. I know you’re going to love it! 

Preorder Drunkish: A Memoir on Loving and Leaving Alcohol here. 

Learn more about Stefanie’s writing and her memoir class here: www.stefaniewildertaylor.com

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In this replay from 2022, I’ll share why it’s so important to build a sobriety toolbox. I really wish there was a better word than “toolbox”, though. “Toolboxes” are used on things that are broken. I am not broken and neither are you. Nevertheless, today I’ll share the tools that I rely on not just to cope, but to flourish in sobriety. These tools have lifted me up and given me nourishment, rest and focus. 

I hope you can find something here to add to your own sobriety toolbox! 

Book recommendations: (affiliated links)

This Naked Mind by Annie Grace

https://thisnakedmind.com/this-naked-mind/

We Are the Luckiest by Laura McKowen https://www.lauramckowen.com/books/we-are-the-luckiest

Quit Like a Woman by Holly Whitaker

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The Unexpected Joy Of Being Sober by Catherine Gray

https://amzn.to/3w1mCWB

Sunshine Warm Sober by Catherine Gray 

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A Sober Girls Guide Podcast 

https://www.asobergirlsguide.com/podcast

Blackout : Remembering The Things I Drank To Forget by Sarah Hepola

https://amzn.to/3zPvNL7

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In this episode, I teamed up with Gill Tietz from Sober Powered and Micheala and Erinn - the Team behind the 2 sober girls podcast to give our best advice on how to thrive this Dry January!

In the show we’ll talk about the concept of Dry January and its impact on sobriety. 

They share their personal experiences and perspectives on the benefits and challenges of participating in Dry January. 

The conversation also touches on the importance of setting smaller goals and seeking support during the early stages of sobriety. 

The hosts reflect on what advice they would give to their newly sober selves and emphasize the need to be present and embrace the journey of sobriety. 

In this conversation, the guests discuss the benefits of sobriety and share their personal transformations during their first 30 days of sobriety. 

They highlight the freedom, peace, and mental shift they experienced after giving up alcohol. 

They also talk about the physical benefits, such as better sleep and improved health. The guests emphasize the power and confidence they gained by staying sober and how it positively impacted their lives. 

They also discuss the importance of self-care and creating a nurturing environment. Overall, the conversation highlights the transformative journey of sobriety and the positive changes it brings.

Takeaways

• Dry January can be a helpful and socially acceptable way to take a break from alcohol and explore sobriety.
• The benefits of Dry January include increased awareness of drinking habits, improved physical and mental health, and the opportunity to build sober momentum.
• It is important to set realistic goals and seek support during the early stages of sobriety.
• Sobriety is a journey of self-discovery and growth, and it is important to be patient and kind to oneself throughout the process. Sobriety brings a sense of freedom, peace, and mental shift.
• Giving up alcohol leads to better sleep and improved physical health.
• Staying sober empowers individuals and boosts their confidence.
• Creating a nurturing environment and practicing self-care are essential in sobriety.

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As the daughter of a high school principal, Jessica felt a lot of pressure to stay in line. She never drank in high school, and even abstained through her freshman year of college. As the persona of ‘principal's daughter’ wore off, though, alcohol became a regular part of her life. 

This became challenging when Jessica moved back to her hometown and took a job in education. Always worried about her public image, she kept her wits about her when drinking in public and began to prefer drinking at home. As she became a mom and shifted her career to work from home, drinking at home became a nightly habit. 

Jessica and her husband moved to a lake home and began to throw regular parties. This ‘‘weekend warrior’ phase felt so fun - until it wasn’t. She increasingly found herself starting the week hungover and on the back foot. 

It was at this moment that Instagram dropped one of Suzanne’s videos onto Jessica’s feed - a video simply telling her that she was allowed to not drink. This message hit on a feeling that Jessica hadn’t been able to voice, and something within her began to shift. 

On New Year's Eve it all came to a head and Jessica followed her instinct - she didn’t want to drink that night. She felt more present with her family as they celebrated and made a big realization - sobriety was her new path. Sobriety has opened incredible new avenues for her! She is now a certified life coach and has begun to offer focused support to high achieving women interested in sobriety! 

Jessica recommends the incredible Casey Davidson if you’re looking for further sobriety support

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As we get ready to enter 2024, I want to invite you to reframe how you view your personal story with alcohol. 

So many of us have been caught in society’s lie that a ‘normal’ drinker can ‘control’ this highly addictive substance, quickly tossing you into the role of the villain if you ‘fail’ to do so. 

Nothing could be further from the truth. 

What if, in 2024, instead of seeing yourself as the villain… you cast yourself as the hero of your story? What if you get to be the one who saves yourself from this uncontrollable villainous substance? What would that change for you? 

My guess is it would change everything. 

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I love taking a look back at the end of each year, so today I’ve compiled some of my favorite moments from this year’s episodes to share with you! Get ready to hear some standout moments from all of our fantastic guests in 2023.

If you’d like to go deeper into any of these conversations, be sure to visit the full episodes! In this episode you'll hear from:

2:10 - Amanda E. White (Ep 44)

4:32 - Jo Piazza (Ep 46)

6:35 - Carolyn Robistow (Ep 48)

8:54 - Meg Geisewite (Ep 51)

10:59 - Lizzy Savetsky (Ep 52)

12:16 - Julia Dzafic (Ep 53)

13:54 - Laura McKowan (Ep 55)

15:55 - Meg Fee (Ep 56)

17:00 - Laura Tremaine (Ep 57)

19:54 - Kristen Kennedy (Ep 59)

22:24 - Jenn Kautsch (Ep 60)

24:05 - Gretchen Adams (Ep 61)

25:10 - Jessica Lahey (Ep 62)

28:00 - Jessica Jeboult (Ep 64)

29:25 - Laura Cathcart Robbins (Ep 65)

30:48 - Jolene Park (Ep 71)

32:18 - Deb, The Mocktail Mom (Ep 77)

34:00 - Kimberly Kearns (Ep 79)

35:20 - Casey Davidson (Ep 85)

37:02 - Audrey (Ep 87)

38:12 - Payal Desai (Ep 89)

40:47 - Tawny Lara (Ep 93)

43:20 - Courtney Andersen (Ep 95)

43:56 - Celeste Yvonne (Ep 103)

45:03 - Mina Starsiak Hawk (Ep 107)

47:21 - Audrey (Ep 109)

49:25 - Jamie Glowacki (Ep 111)

51:02 - Hillary Phelps (Ep 113)

52:42 - Taylor Cole (Ep 119)

54:12 - Karolina Rzadkowolska (Ep 121)

55:27 - Dr. Brooke Scheller (Ep 123)

56:19 - My mom Susan! (Ep 125)

Thank you so much for being a part of the incredible Sober Mom Life community in 2023! I can’t wait to continue the journey with you in 2024.

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Newly alcohol-free, sober mom Amy is here to tell her story! 

As a rule follower in high school, Amy didn’t start drinking until college. Yet, at that point, she didn’t even question it. It felt like ‘that’s just what you did in college’. Amy’s drinking remained unquestioned for years as she moved into her 20s, started drinking at home to cut stress, and became a mom. 

But slowly, questions and uneasiness began to pop up. With a helpful nudge from her sister in law and the guidance of a great podcast, Amy started to give her drinking a closer look. She explored moderation and breaks with open eyes. After a long journey, she has now made the decision to go fully alcohol free! For her health, for her family, and for herself.

Amy wants you to know that you deserve to have informed consent about the effects alcohol! Learn how it affects your mind and body, and make your decisions from there. 

Amy recommends the podcast Stop Overdrinking and Start Living for anyone beginning their journey to understand their drinking. 

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A couple of weeks ago I released an interview on the podcast that has drawn a bit of controversy, and it’s opened up a bigger conversation that I feel is so important to address. So, today I’m here with my therapist mom to talk about it. 

I want you to know: The work that you are doing to explore or maintain sobriety is life changing. You are changing your world (and your family’s world!) by walking this brave path. This is revolutionary work. And, it is enough. You don’t have to start a podcast, or write a book, or launch a business in your sobriety. The courageous work of healing yourself and showing up for your family in a new way is the most important work you could do. This can be your legacy, and it’s a damn good one. 

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Real Sober Mom Katie is here today to share her important sobriety story! Like so many of us, alcohol had been normalized for her from the very beginning. She got her first taste at twelve years old, and she absolutely loved it. 

Once Katie entered parenthood, her drinking switched from social to something she did alone in her home. Gradually, the bottles of wine became boxes to fit her growing intake. When she began drinking in the mornings to satisfy her cravings, a terrifying realization dawned on her… she had developed a physical addiction. 

With the leadership of her family, Katie entered rehab in January 2023 and went through an intense detox experience. She absolutely loved rehab, and she recommends it to anyone who needs help! For Katie, 2022 has been a transformative year of learning to live sober. There have been slips along the way, but she is so grateful to the women of the sober mom community for the support they have given her in her quest to stay sober! 

Katie wants you to know that the work can feel so hard, but it is SO worth it. Keep going! 

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Dr. Brooke Scheller is back on the pod to talk about her fantastic upcoming book “How to Eat to Change How You Drink”!

In today’s episode, Brooke tells us about the three drinking archetypes, nutritional changes you can make to support your body and mind in your first weeks of sobriety, and how nutrition can help heal the body from past alcohol use. Plus, she’ll give a sneak peek into the great (and easy!) recipes in her book! 

Preorder Dr. Brooke’s book and learn more about her community, The Functional Sobriety Network, at www.functionalsobriety.com

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Real Sober Mom Megan is here today to share her extremely important (and relatable!) sobriety story. 

On the outside, Alcohol never seemed like a ‘problem’ in Megan’s life. But on the inside, something felt increasingly off. After receiving two very different opinions from health professionals regarding her drinking, she needed answers to the big question: what was an acceptable level of drinking for her? So, she began detective work! Megan took herself on a long series of stops and starts, paying attention to every detail and educating herself along the way. One year and three months ago she made her decision: it was time to fully embrace sobriety. 

Megan wants you to know: you are so close to experiencing the beauty on the other side of sobriety. Keep going! 

Megan recommends This Naked Mind. 

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Karolina Rzadkowolska is with me today to chat about her book Euphoric: Ditch Alcohol to Gain a Happier, More Confident You. 

Today, Karolina shares with us how choosing sobriety six years ago led her on a journey to find deeper purpose, creativity, and power in her life. Plus, we chat about the importance of finding sober role models, the power in breaking generational patterns, and how sobriety can serve as a catalyst for major personal growth. 

Karolina now helps women walk a sober path as an alcohol-free life coach. To learn more about her offerings, visit https://euphoricaf.com

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Like so many of us, alcohol was ever present in Melissa’s life as she was growing up. Though it didn’t hold much interest for her when she was young, its constant presence eventually sucked her in when she was in college. And, as the years went on, it became a centerpiece in her life. 

Whenever Melissa’s drinking began to feel like too much, she turned to moderation as a way to cope. Yet time and time again, alcohol simply crept back in until it was just as much of an issue as it had been before. Finally, after a very careful attempt at moderation ended in failure, she decided there was only one other way: to quit completely. 

Melissa is now 66 days sober! She is feeling so much relief to finally be free of the cycle. 

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You might recognize Taylor Cole from the early 00’s reality show Laguna Beach! At the beginning of this year, Taylor made a big decision: To be ‘alcohol-free in 2023’. She’s gained so much from this experience, and she’s now ready to tell her sobriety story!

Taylor shares what it was like to film a secretly booze-infused reality show as a teenager, how that affected her relationship with alcohol moving into adulthood, and the big shift in her life that opened her eyes to the damage that alcohol does to the body.

She wants you to know that you don’t have to have a ‘problem’ in order to say goodbye to alcohol! 

Taylor is now a holistic nutritionist and functional therapy practitioner. You can find her on Instagram at @taylorcole

Taylor recommends using an Oura ring to gain an eye opening peek into your health! https://ouraring.com

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Alcohol wasn’t present in Courtney’s childhood, so when she was offered champagne by friends at a holiday when she was fifteen, she had no knowledge of how it would affect her. She only knew that it was ‘forbidden’, and what 15 year old wouldn’t want to try a forbidden thing? The cozy sense of warmth that overcame her was so appealing. After that day, alcohol easily slipped into her life. 

Courtney experienced a series of red flags around her drinking through the years, but she ignored them. She clearly didn’t have a ‘problem’, so there was no reason to consider her relationship with alcohol too closely. Yet, as she became a mother, alcohol began to take up more and more space in her brain, and her relationship with it became more and more uncomfortable. 

An unexpected third pregnancy that resulted in a miscarriage served as a wakeup call. She was given an opportunity to truly feel her emotions around alcohol, and to create new habits that required sobriety to enjoy. It felt so good, and she became fiercely protective of these new life choices. At that point, she began moderating and paying close attention to how alcohol made her feel until one day at a brewery it became completely clear: Alcohol was not serving her. In fact, alcohol was taking joy from her life. She was done. 

Courtney has recently reached 100 days of sobriety! 

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Brooke is here today to celebrate 100 days of sobriety! 

Mommy Wine Culture was just ramping up when Brooke had her daughters. It crept into her life slowly and steadily until it was a regular fixture in her days. She thought she had a sophisticated superpower - she could drink so much, but she always managed to stay lucid. She now realizes she was programmed to see that as a good thing. 

As Brooke got older, she began to attempt moderation. She tried it again and again, but her drinking always ramped up again… until one day this summer when she saw a reel from Suzanne! The reel, which told her that she didn’t have to be an ‘alcoholic’ to quit drinking, was the epiphany she needed. She is now celebrating 100 days and finding so much new joy in life! She is excited to keep going so that she can better show up for her teenage daughters. 

If you’re just starting on your sobriety journey, Brooke wants you to know that it’s okay to take it one day at a time! Plus, let yourself eat all that sugar you’re craving. It’ll be okay! 

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The ‘firsts’ are often the hardest moments in early sobriety, and as we enter the holiday season, a lot of scary firsts are on the horizon. If your idea of your first sober Thanksgiving feels overwhelming, click play! Today I’m sharing five big tips that will help you navigate your first sober Thanksgiving. 

Remember, I’m cheering you on! You deserve a chance to see what a sober Thanksgiving can feel like. You’ve got this! 

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Jennifer never thought it even was possible for her to a drinking problem for one simple reason: she only drank beer. While she began as a social drinker, one day something sinister seemed to simply click on in her mind. At that point, her drinking began to snowball out of control until it reached the point where she was drinking dozens of beers a day while hidden in the privacy of her car. Her family stepped in and gave her the opportunity to stop the cycle by staging an intervention. Jennifer courageously chose to follow their request to enter treatment. She considers it to be one of the best experiences of her life. 

Now almost seven years sober, Jennifer is full of valuable wisdom on how to live an unapologetic sober life! She shares her tips for getting through your first sober holiday and how to handle pushy people who might be getting you to drink. 

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Alcohol use is booming within the Boomer generation, especially among women, and troubling trends are beginning to come to the surface. My therapist mom, a Boomer herself, is back on the podcast to help us break down why drinking is continuing its upward trend within her generation. We talk about the risks that come with this post retirement drinking culture, including brain health, its effect on the hospital system, and its effect on families. Plus, we’ll chat about how to set healthy boundaries if your mom’s drinking is endangering your kids.

Articles we cite in today’s episode: 

The Guardian - Why so few baby boomers are doing Dry January: https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2023/jan/04/baby-boomers-dry-january-generation-drinking-booze

The New York Times - One in 10 Older Adults Binge Drink, Study Says: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/08/02/health/binge-drinkers-adult-alcohol.html

The Huberman Lab Podcast - What Alcohol Does to Your Body, Brain and Health: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DkS1pkKpILY

Even more articles!

https://www.nbcnews.com/now/video/rehabilitation-centers-work-to-treat-addiction-in-older-adults-197498437566

https://www.caron.org/blog/the-link-between-the-rise-in-dementia-and-substance-use

https://americanaddictioncenters.org/alcoholism-treatment/elderly

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Nikki’s relationship with alcohol started in an ominous way. At 11 years old she drank a small bottle of whiskey, blacked out, and woke up in the hospital. 

Despite this experience, Nikki wasn’t deterred from drinking in the future. She found that she didn’t have an ‘off switch’ - once she started it felt almost impossible to stop until she passed out. This lifestyle worked for her for a time, but the story changed when she had kids at 30. Suddenly, hangovers began to feel so costly and she didn’t feel like she could show up as the mom that she wanted to be. She attempted moderation, but it just felt like a balancing act that was taking up too much of her brain space. Then, one day, it dawned on her… she didn’t have to drink. 

Nikki continued to drink for another six months after her epiphany, until a bad hangover left her wanting to stay as far away from alcohol as possible. She decided not to drink at a party later that day, and she then took sobriety one event and one party at a time until not drinking began to feel like the norm for her! She is now over 2 years sober, and while sobriety doesn’t always feel ‘easy’ for Nikki because her family and friends still drink, but she is so grateful that she continues to make the choice because she has never once woken up the next day and wished she’d gotten drunk the night before. 

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Today Hilary Phelps joins me for an inspiring conversation about her 16 year sobriety journey! While you may recognize her as the oldest of the Phelps children known for their swimming fame, Hilary is known today as an addiction recovery advocate, retreat facilitator, speaker and holistic coach who is dedicated to helping women walk the path of recovery. 

Hilary tells the story of how alcohol robbed her of her sense of identity, the recovery path that worked so well for her until she reached an ‘emotional bottom’ at 18 months, how she came to see recovery as a lifelong commitment, and the big decision she made at 15 years sober to go public with her experience. 

She wants you to know that sobriety is a constant choice of choosing you, and she encourages you to seek community and connection to support your recovery. 

To learn more about Hilary and connect with her, visit https://www.hilaryphelps.com/ and on Instagram @

Hilary recommends you read Women Who Run with Wolves 

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Joanna is a beloved OG in the Sober Mom Life community (she's been coming to meetings since our very first one!) and today she’s going deeper than ever to tell the details of her very relatable sobriety story! 

Though alcohol was a social norm throughout Joanna’s life, her issues with drinking didn’t really start until she had kids. Almost from the beginning of motherhood, Joanna turned to alcohol as a way to manage her anxiety and exhaustion as a working mom. Eventually she was diagnosed with anxiety, but she didn’t link it to her drinking at all. 

Things kicked up a notch during Covid, when the disaster aligned with a very destabilizing moment in her family’s life. Alcohol became a bedrock of her and her husband’s coping strategy. As those years progressed, hard liquor became more and more common for her, and blackouts began to ensue. 

Joanna woke up on July 5th, 2022 after a particularly bad blackout, and she knew she was done. Joanna shares the genius approach she took to inform family and friends. She wants you to know that those conversations don’t have to go deep if you don’t want them to! 

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Parenting expert Jamie Glowacki is here to share about her alcohol free journey! Jamie recently ditched alcohol for a second time in her life. She stopped drinking for years shortly after the birth of her son so that she could show up better as a new parent. As he got older, though, alcohol slowly crept back into her life. Now, she’s quit again, and with a new focus in mind: her own health and well being. 

Jamie tells us about her vivid drinking history (which includes time in the circus!), how her life and drinking originally changed with an unexpected pregnancy, and how her now teenage son’s behavior made her question her own alcohol choices. Plus, she sprinkles in some excellent parenting tips along the way! 

Jamie’s best selling book, ‘Oh Crap, Parenting’ is available here: https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/Oh-Crap!-I-Have-a-Toddler/Jamie-Glowacki/Oh-Crap-Parenting/9781982109738

Visit www.jamieglowacki.com to find all the ways to connect with Jamie. 

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Jillayne’s experiences with alcohol always felt problematic, going all the way back to her sorority years in college when she felt like everyone else could drink ‘normally’… except for her. Despite this rocky beginning, alcohol still made its way to the center of her adult life. 

In addition to having alcohol present at every social event, Jillayne began drinking to help her cope with her anxiety. What she didn’t know at the time was that the alcohol was only making her anxiety worse. 

Jillayne’s road to sobriety wasn’t linear. It was full of short stops after embarrassing nights and attempts at moderation. But she made it! Now, she’s 117 days sober. She wants you to know that if she can do it, you can too! No longer does she wake up anxious and full of self loathing. Now, she wakes up proud of herself every morning. 

Follow along with her sober journey on Instagram 

@jillayne1

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For women with a history of disordered eating, the first months of sobriety can often include an unwanted surge of challenging experiences around food.

Registered Therapist and eating disorder specialist Liza Feilner joins Suzanne and Susan today to help us navigate this tricky issue. Liza has over two decades of experience supporting women with eating disorders, and she has also been sober since she was 23 years old!

She’ll share why food challenges and disordered eating can arise in sobriety, the importance of giving yourself grace as you navigate major life changes, and how to seek help if you are struggling in this way. 

Learn more about Liza’s practice: https://www.claritygroup.org/liza-feilner

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Today's chat with Stacy will give you an inspiring sneak peek into what it’s like to be 5 years sober! 

Since childhood, Stacy struggled with feelings of not being good enough. This led to insecurities, social anxieties, and self loathing - and alcohol served as her tool to push it all away. Yet, the alcohol instead brought along new problems. Fertility and liver issues served as a wake up call, and while it took her a little bit of time, she finally found the courage to get sober. 

Stacy went through rehab, found an amazing therapist, and began journaling and meditating on the daily. Talking about the feelings that lived at the root of her pain has helped her gain love and acceptance for herself! 

Stacy shares advice on navigating social anxiety while sober, finding recovery tools that work for you, and how to tell your friends about your sobriety. 

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Mina Starsiak Hawk, the host of Good Bones on HGTV, is here to chat with me about the sobriety journey that she’s undertaken alongside her husband! If you haven’t listened to the incredibly powerful podcast that she recorded with her husband about their choice to go sober, be sure to check it out here. 

This conversation is full of great advice about so many aspects of sobriety. Mina shares how she shaped the conversation when she first ‘had the talk’ with her husband about his drinking. Plus, she has some fantastic ideas that you can try in order to support your own early sobriety. 

Follow Mina here: https://www.instagram.com/mina_starsiak_hawk/?hl=en

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Sara’s story should be a book. After blacking out on just a few sips of her very first beer when she was almost 16, Sara decided that she needed to ‘get better at’ drinking. This resulted in multiple major rock bottoms before she even turned 21. 

The rollercoaster of her drinking came to a relieving pause once she became pregnant with twins. Yet, as her kids got older, beer progressively found its way back into her life until she was back to chugging multiple beers a day… and experiencing regular blackouts. 

A conversation with her child finally opened her eyes to her problem in a stunning and painful way. After that day, each drink came with a debilitating shame spiral. It all became too much one 4th of July weekend. The next day, with the loving support of her mother, Sara made the decision to say goodbye to alcohol for good. 

Sara credits self care, journaling, therapy, and having a replacement beverage on hand with helping her stay sober for 14 months! 

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I received a message from a follower last week that cut right to the heart of the fear that so many women feel when considering sobriety: 

“I want to quit drinking… but I’m afraid I won’t be any fun”.

Today my therapist mom and I will help you reframe your thinking around ‘boredom’ so that you can more easily visualize the vibrant life that lies waiting for you on the other side. Because in a culture obsessed with alcohol, sobriety is not boring. It’s edgy, rebellious, and incredibly freeing!

Learn more about Erik Erickson’s Stages of Development: https://www.simplypsychology.org/erik-erikson.html

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