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Season 12, Episode 2: "Exploring the Carnivore Lifestyle"

In this enlightening episode, we delve into the intricacies of the carnivore diet, addressing common misconceptions, health implications, and practical tips for getting started.

 

Join us as we tackle the controversial topic of caffeine, uncovering its potential to cause cramps and other side effects. Furthermore, we shed light on the lesser-known dangers of certain plants, while also discussing the considerations around taking supplements within the confines of a carnivore lifestyle. As we embark on a carnivore experiment, we invite you to journey with us through the uncharted territories of this dietary approach.

 

Find Dr Anthony Chaffee here:

https://www.howtocarnivore.com/

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In this episode of the Bee Sober podcast, we sit down with Rachael Shepherd, the inspiring founder and director of Sober Mama Ltd and author of the book Sober Mama. Rachael shares her powerful journey to sobriety, which began in 2021 after years of problem drinking, navigating an impending divorce, and adjusting to life as a newly single mother of two young boys. Her decision to quit alcohol for good transformed her life in ways she never imagined, and she’s here to share how others can take that step too.

 

As always, Lisa and Alex bring their trademark humour, discuss their love for ecstatic dancing, and dive into a few 11:11 synchronicities and the magic of aligning numbers.

 

In this episode, Rachael talks about why we shouldn’t just “do a dry January” and how committing to sobriety for longer can be a game-changer for your well-being and happiness.

Tune in for an honest, uplifting, and often funny conversation that’s sure to leave you feeling inspired and ready to embrace a sober future.

Join the Bee Sober community today and become part of a supportive, vibrant network of like-minded individuals committed to living alcohol-free. Whether you're just starting your sober journey or have been living sober for a while, Bee Sober offers a safe space to connect, share, and grow: https://www.beesoberofficial.com/join-bee-sober/join-our-community/

If you want to explore Rachael Shepherd’s work at Sober Mama Ltd. Rachael’s inspiring journey and resources can help guide you on your own path to lasting sobriety. Learn more at Sober Mama https://sobermama.co.uk/about/

 

In today’s episode, Lisa and Alex from Bee Sober sit down with the incredible Crystal for a beautiful and inspiring conversation.

They dive deep into the balance of masculine and feminine energy, the power of yoga, and how Crystal's decision to choose sobriety transformed her life – taking her from the corporate world to becoming a passionate yoga teacher. Now, she’s doing amazing things for the Kent community and supporting Bee Sober every Thursday as part of our membership.

This conversation is not only about sobriety but about living a life of purpose, passion, and connection. Crystal’s journey is truly transformative, and we’re excited for you to hear her story.

Join the Bee Sober community today and become part of a supportive, vibrant network of like-minded individuals committed to living alcohol-free. Whether you're just starting your sober journey or have been living sober for a while, Bee Sober offers a safe space to connect, share, and grow: https://www.beesoberofficial.com/join-bee-sober/join-our-community/

Follow Crystal's story here: https://www.instagram.com/iamcrystalapril

 

Season 12, Episode 6: ADHD, Sober Dating, and Dog Penises: A Wild Ride on the Bee Sober Podcast

Well, this episode of the Bee Sober podcast is written all over with ADHD!

Join hosts Lisa and Alex as they dive into the world of sober dating, drugs, and drink and rock and roll, okay no rock and roll, but you get the gist. In this entertaining episode, they welcome special guest Holly Walsh, who brings her unique perspective and humour to the conversation, whether you're sober curious, in recovery, or just looking for a refreshingly honest take on life's ups and downs,

You'll also hear Alex sharing stories about her beloved dog’s penis (yes you read that right) this is one episode you won't want to miss. Prepare for discussions that are equal parts thought-provoking and hilarious - it's a good one!!

Find Holly here:

Website

hellohollycoaching.com

hellohollycoaching.com/retreats

sodadate.com

Instagram

@hellohollycoaching

@soda_dates

Facebook

Hello YOU Retreat

Thank you for tuning in and continuing to be a part of the Bee Sober journey. Your support means the world to us!

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Season 12, Episode 3: "Unveiling Human Design with Dupe Witherick"

 

In this captivating episode, we engage in a thought-provoking conversation with Dupe Witherick, exploring the intriguing world of human design.

Join us as we delve into the profound insights behind our actions and motivations, unravelling the mysteries of human behaviour. Discover the fascinating intricacies of human design and gain valuable insights into why we do what we do.

As an added bonus, don't forget to visit Dupe's website to download your personal human design PDF here https://www.thrivealcoholfree.com/humandesign, allowing you to seamlessly follow along and unlock the secrets of your unique human design. Prepare to be amazed by the revelations that await you in this enthralling episode!

Tune in and embark on a journey of self-discovery as we unveil the captivating realm of human design. Your understanding of human behaviour will never be the same again!

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Have a go at The Sober Experiment® in our Bee Sober app by taking advantage of our free 30-day trial (our free gift to you) here: https://beesoberofficial.com

 

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Emmerdale Star Lisa Riley: Sobriety, Stardom, and Spectacles

This week on the Bee Sober podcast, hosts Lisa and Alex sit down with the incredible Lisa Riley, best known for her 30-year career on Emmerdale. In this candid and inspiring episode, Lisa opens up about her journey to sobriety and the transformative impact it has had on her life.

Lisa shares the pivotal reasons that led her to quit drinking and explores how embracing sobriety has infused her world with newfound positivity. With refreshing honesty, she discusses the profound changes she's experienced and why she's committed to never returning to her old habits.

Whether you're on your own sober journey, curious about the benefits of an alcohol-free lifestyle, or simply a fan of Lisa Riley's work, this episode offers something for everyone. Join us for an hour of laughter, inspiration, and unfiltered chat as we celebrate the power of positive change and the joy of living life to the fullest – without a drop of alcohol.

Follow Lisa here:

https://www.instagram.com/lisajaneriley

You can also check out the following link to find out more of what we are up to, you can sign up to our newsletter, join as a member, join our Facebook group and subscribe to our YouTube channel - linktr.ee/beesober

Have a go at The Sober Experiment® in our Bee Sober app by taking advantage of our free 30-day trial (our free gift to you) here: https://beesoberofficial.com

 

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In this inspiring episode of the Bee Sober Podcast, we chat with Chris, the founder of Not Saints Record Label, a label dedicated to supporting artists in recovery. Chris shares how his journey through recovery has not only transformed his life but also helped him turn his passion for music into a thriving career. We dive into the world of the music industry, talk about Lisa and Alex's big reveal, and explore how Chris is helping others by giving them a platform to express themselves through music.

Chris was absolutely brilliant, and we loved hearing about how he's built a career that aligns with his recovery journey. This episode is packed with inspiring stories and insights that will resonate with anyone navigating their own path to recovery. Whether you're a music lover or just someone seeking motivation, this conversation will leave you feeling empowered and ready to turn your own passion into purpose.

If you want to message Chris directly you can do so by emailing chris@notsaints.co.uk or find Not Saints at https://www.notsaints.co.uk/

Join the Bee Sober community today and become part of a supportive, vibrant network of like-minded individuals committed to living alcohol-free. Whether you're just starting your sober journey or have been living sober for a while, Bee Sober offers a safe space to connect, share, and grow: https://www.beesoberofficial.com/join-bee-sober/join-our-community/

 

Join Lisa and Alex for an unfiltered, unapologetically real chat that’s definitely not for the faint of heart. In today’s episode, they dive into everything from vodka pizza (yes, you read that right) to the chaos that is the Eurovision Song Contest. Oh, and if you’ve ever wondered about death, well, buckle up - Lisa’s recent realisation that we’re all,, going to die sparks a deep (and maybe hilarious) conversation.

This one’s raw, unedited, and totally uncensored—so if you’re looking for some real talk with zero fluff, you’re in the right place. Not PC? Definitely not. Triggering? Possibly. But, hey, it’s real life. It’s laugh-out-loud funny. And we hope it resonates with you.

Enjoy the ride, and remember - life’s too short not to laugh about it.

Join the Bee Sober community today and become part of a supportive, vibrant network of like-minded individuals committed to living alcohol-free. Whether you're just starting your sober journey or have been living sober for a while, Bee Sober offers a safe space to connect, share, and grow: https://www.beesoberofficial.com/join-bee-sober/join-our-community/

In this inspiring episode of the Bee Sober Podcast, we sit down with Scott Hanley, who was diagnosed with Parkinson's Disease in 2018. When traditional medication wasn’t providing the relief he hoped for, Scott turned to a powerful alternative: exercise. Parkinson's has no cure, but numerous studies have shown that regular physical activity can significantly alleviate symptoms and slow the progression of the disease.

After reading about others’ success stories, Scott embraced the intensity of CrossFit—a fitness program known for its combination of strength and conditioning exercises. The dynamic workouts include movements like burpees, deadlifts, rowing, squats, and more—helping to build endurance, strength, flexibility, balance, and coordination, all of which can make a huge difference for those battling Parkinson’s.

This episode ties perfectly into the overarching theme of the podcast: believing in yourself and the power of mindset. Scott’s journey reflects the same ideas we've discussed with previous guests like Anna and Angela, who shared their own stories of resilience, positive affirmations, and the mental choices that fuel transformation.

Tune in for a conversation that highlights the strength of the human spirit and the importance of choosing wellness, no matter the obstacles.

Join the Bee Sober community today and become part of a supportive, vibrant network of like-minded individuals committed to living alcohol-free. Whether you're just starting your sober journey or have been living sober for a while, Bee Sober offers a safe space to connect, share, and grow: https://www.beesoberofficial.com/join-bee-sober/join-our-community/

If you want to explore Scott's work and hear more about his journey, you can learn more at https://www.instagram.com/thrive_happens/

 

Join hosts Lisa and Alex this week for an inspiring and lively episode as they chat with TikTok sensation Stef Smith! Known for her candid tales of solo adventures and van life, Stef opens up about her transformative journey from ex-binge drinker to successful entrepreneur. Discover how she founded an alcohol-free events company and her latest venture, "The Afters" - a blog dedicated to helping others change their relationship with alcohol.

Tune in to hear Stef's fascinating stories, including her interviews with famous personalities, and get inspired to embrace a sober lifestyle. Whether you're curious about going alcohol-free or just love a good adventure story, this episode is a must-listen!

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Season 12, Episode 1: "The Great Return"

In this much-anticipated episode, we return with an explanation for our absence and a plethora of intriguing topics that will keep you hooked.

Join us as we delve into gobbling critters, the peculiar cockchafer attack, the wild world of bees, and the concept of social batteries. Brace yourself for an insightful discussion on the complexities of "Chinese take away".

While we may have inadvertently caused offense to everyone in the sober world, please know that we do actually love you all to bits and are immensely grateful for your unwavering support.

Thank you for tuning in and continuing to be a part of the Bee Sober journey. Your support means the world to us!

You can also check out the following link to find out more of what we are up to, you can sign up to our newsletter, join as a member, join our Facebook group and subscribe to our YouTube channel - linktr.ee/beesober

Have a go at The Sober Experiment® in our Bee Sober app by taking advantage of our free 30-day trial (our free gift to you) here: https://beesoberofficial.com

 

Donate to Bee Sober: https://www.beesoberofficial.com/support-us/

 

Get ready for another wild ride with Bee Sober's Alex and Lisa! In this unfiltered episode, we veer from professional aspirations to... toilet roll tubes? But don't worry, we quickly pivot to an interview with the multi-talented John Thomson.

You might know John from "Cold Feet," more recently "Coronation Street," or  his drumming skills, but did you know he's approaching a massive milestone? He's about to celebrate 18 years of sobriety this Christmas! 🎉 John shares his journey, including the jaw-dropping £70,000 he's saved and his top tip for a sober Christmas

But wait, there's more! We've got Alex's infamous grape-spitting story making a comeback, and trust us, you won't want to miss it. This episode is a long one, so grab your favourite brew (coffee, anyone?), get comfy, and join us for an honest and heartfelt conversation.

n this episode of the Bee Sober Podcast, Lisa and Alex sit down with the incredible Anna Humphries, also known as The Mountain Girl. To say Anna is inspirational is an understatement—her story will leave you feeling uplifted, motivated, and ready to take on the world!

From her journey of self-discovery to helping others overcome their own struggles, Anna resonates on a frequency that encourages growth, healing, and positive change. In this powerful conversation, we dive deep into how to fix what you see in yourself, find your purpose, and how to keep going even when the road gets tough.

Anna shares her wisdom on the importance of empowering others, offering support when it’s needed most, and how giving can be the key to unlocking your own happiness. She reminds us that the moment you decide to change, everything starts shifting. Life is about finding purpose, helping others, and creating a life that truly resonates with your heart.

This podcast is for you if you need a boost of motivation, want to hear from someone who has walked the path and come out stronger, or simply need a reminder that you have the power to keep going.

Tune in to get inspired, uplifted, and recharged with Anna’s infectious positivity!

Join the Bee Sober community today and become part of a supportive, vibrant network of like-minded individuals committed to living alcohol-free. Whether you're just starting your sober journey or have been living sober for a while, Bee Sober offers a safe space to connect, share, and grow: https://www.beesoberofficial.com/join-bee-sober/join-our-community/

If you want to explore Anna's work and take a look at her inspiring journey and resources you can learn more at https://www.themountaingirl.co.uk/

or on Instagram here: https://www.instagram.com/themountaingirluk/

 

Tune in to an eye-opening episode of The Bee Sober Podcast! Lisa and Alex sit down with Professor James Brown (@adhdadult_james) for a conversation that's as informative as it is engaging.

This episode dives deep into the world of ADHD, RSD, autism, and their connections to alcohol use. It's a packed discussion that offers:

* Genuine insights from Lisa, Alex, and James' personal experiences * Valuable information to help understand and navigate ADHD * Expert knowledge on the interplay between neurodiversity and alcohol

Professor James Brown brings a wealth of experience as the co-founder of ADHDadultUK, a charity dedicated to supporting adults with ADHD. Learn about their mission to provide peer-led support, coaching, and practical advice for living with ADHD.

James wears many hats in the ADHD community: * Author of the upcoming book "ADHD Unpacked" (March 2025) * Producer of The ADHD Adults Podcast * Founder of JBHD Ltd., offering ADHD coaching and training

Whether you're personally affected by ADHD, curious about neurodiversity, or exploring sobriety, this episode offers something for everyone. Join us for a conversation that promises to be both enlightening and relatable.

Listen now and be part of this important conversation!

 

Want to learn more? Check out: * The ADHD Adults Podcast: https://theadhdadults.uk/ * ADHDadultUK charity: https://www.adhdadult.uk/ * JBHD Ltd: https://jbhd.uk/

You can also check out the following link to find out more of what we are up to, you can sign up to our newsletter, join as a member, join our Facebook group and subscribe to our YouTube channel - linktr.ee/beesober

Have a go at The Sober Experiment® in our Bee Sober app by taking advantage of our free 30-day trial (our free gift to you) here: https://beesoberofficial.com

Donate to Bee Sober: https://www.beesoberofficial.com/support-us/

In this inspiring episode of the Bee Sober Podcast, hosts Lisa and Alex sit down with the remarkable Simon Maguire, a true embodiment of personal transformation and achievement.

Simon's journey is nothing short of extraordinary. After giving up alcohol, he embarked on a transformative path that led him to lose an impressive 8.5 stone and complete an Ironman triathlon. Not content with these incredible accomplishments, Simon has also become an international speaker while maintaining his full-time job, driven by his passion for giving back and inspiring others.

Listen as Simon shares his incredible story of overcoming challenges and pushing beyond perceived limits. His passion shines through in every word, making this episode a must-listen for anyone seeking motivation to make positive changes in their life.

Lisa and Alex were honoured to chat with this genuine and lovely soul, whose story proves that with determination and the right mindset, you can achieve more than you ever thought possible.

Tune in for an easy-listening experience filled with inspiration that will leave you ready to tackle your own goals and dreams.

Follow Simon here:

https://www.instagram.com/keynotemaguire

https://www.simonmaguire.co.uk/keynote-speaking

You can also check out the following link to find out more of what we are up to, you can sign up to our newsletter, join as a member, join our Facebook group and subscribe to our YouTube channel - linktr.ee/beesober

Have a go at The Sober Experiment® in our Bee Sober app by taking advantage of our free 30-day trial (our free gift to you) here: https://beesoberofficial.com

Donate to Bee Sober: https://www.beesoberofficial.com/support-us/

In the epic finale episode of The Bee Sober Podcast, join hosts Lisa and Alex as they bid farewell to this era with a truly inspirational guest, Anna Humphries, famously known as "The Mountain Girl." Anna joins the podcast live from the breath-taking landscapes of Switzerland, nestled at the bottom of a mountain, to deliver a powerful message of motivation and empowerment.

Episode Highlights:

Finding Motivation in Feeling Stuck: Anna shares her incredible journey and provides invaluable insights for anyone feeling stuck or in need of a motivational boost.

Chasing Dreams and Cultivating Gratitude: The trio delves into the importance of pursuing one's dreams and embracing gratitude as a way of life.

Choosing Happiness: Anna discusses the power of choosing happiness and how it has shaped her extraordinary experiences amidst nature's grandeur.

Adventure and Resilience: From discussing encounters with Bear Grylls to conquering Everest Base Camp the conversation is filled with tales of adventure and resilience.

The World We Live In: Reflecting on the profound nature of the world, the trio explores the idea that our reality is shaped by our perceptions and choices.

This is a must-listen episode for anyone seeking inspiration, motivation, and a renewed perspective on life. Anna's wisdom and experiences will leave listeners invigorated and ready to embark on their own extraordinary journeys.

Tune in to the finale episode of The Bee Sober Podcast for a captivating and uplifting conversation that will linger in your thoughts long after the episode concludes.

Find Anna here: https://www.themountaingirl.co.uk/  https://www.instagram.com/anna_humphries_/ https://www.facebook.com/MyMountainGirl

You can also check out the following link to find out more of what we are up to, you can sign up to our newsletter, join as a member, join our Facebook group and subscribe to our YouTube channel  - linktr.ee/beesober

Have a go at The Sober Experiment® in our Bee Sober app by taking advantage of our free 30-day trial (our free gift to you) here: https://beesober.gcph.tv

Additional links: 

Donate to Bee Sober: https://www.beesoberofficial.com/support-us/

Season 12, Episode 4: "Unveiling the Journey of Voice with Charlotte Manning”

Join Lisa and Alex in today's episode of the Bee Sober podcast where they discuss Lisa's new claw, an ear that decided to eat an earring and the woman who sang to knees. 

In this episode they engage in a captivating conversation with Charlotte Manning, a Plymouth singing and vocal coach, and the front woman in the band The Big Strut. The discussion delves into the profound impact of alcohol on one's voice. Connect with Charlotte on Instagram: @cavocalcoaching, @thebigstrut, and @oceancitysobe to explore more about her journey and expertise in the world of vocal coaching and music.

You can also find Charlotte here: http://www.momentum-studios.com/

Thank you for tuning in and continuing to be a part of the Bee Sober journey. Your support means the world to us!

You can also check out the following link to find out more of what we are up to, you can sign up to our newsletter, join as a member, join our Facebook group and subscribe to our YouTube channel - linktr.ee/beesober

Have a go at The Sober Experiment® in our Bee Sober app by taking advantage of our free 30-day trial (our free gift to you) here: https://beesoberofficial.com

Donate to Bee Sober: https://www.beesoberofficial.com/support-us/

Ho-ho-hold onto your Santa hats, it's time for a jolly good Bee Sober Christmas special! 

Get ready for a festive buzz as Lisa and Alex unwrap a sleigh-full of holiday cheer in this not-to-be-missed episode. We're serving up a cocktail of friendship, sobriety, and pure festive fun – all shaken, not stirred!

On the menu: * Best friend banter that'll warm your heart faster than a mug of hot cacao * Our amazing members' top-secret tips for a sober Christmas (spoiler: they're absolute crackers!) * A dash of linguistic fun with some weird and wonderful words * And the pièce de résistance – Lisa and Alex attempting live roly-polies! (We can't promise grace, but we guarantee giggles!)

So, pop on your comfiest Christmas jumper, grab a cup of your favourite alcohol-free tipple, and join our merry little hive. It's the perfect blend of festive cheer and sober support to keep you buzzing through the holiday season.

Don't miss out on this yuletide treat – it's the gift that keeps on giving! Tune in and let's jingle all the way to a fabulous, alcohol-free Christmas together. 

In this inspiring episode of the Bee Sober Podcast, Lisa and Alex sit down with the incredible Dr. Angela White, also known as The Running Granny. 

Dr. Angela White, widely known as The Running Granny, is a retired doctor, surgeon with a special interest in hip fracture, and qualified personal trainer with a deep passion for healthy ageing and the power of movement to transform lives. With a career spanning medicine, surgery, fitness, and technology, she combines medical expertise, lived experience, and relentless curiosity to inspire individuals and professionals alike to take action for lifelong health.

Angela’s journey into running began at the age of 53, in 2012, when she took her own "small steps" to improve her health after years of being overworked, overweight, unfit, and unhappy. At the same time she started running, she was introduced to endurance and ultra-running, and she became fascinated by what the human body can achieve when challenged. Since then, she has completed a range of extreme endurance events, including 100-mile races, 24-hour challenges, 190-mile coast-to-coast ultras and various mountain challenges. In 2024 she represented Great Britain in the European Multisport Championships bringing home two age-group bronze medals in duathlon and half ironman distance triathlon. Most recently, in January, she completed the gruelling Spine Challenger North, 160 miles along the Pennine Way in winter.

We were so captivated by her story that we ended up chatting with Angela for over an hour after the podcast ended too—she has that much more to offer! Her journey is a true testament to perseverance, determination, and the power of pushing beyond limits, no matter your age.

If you’re looking for motivation and inspiration, this episode is a must-listen!

Join the Bee Sober community today and become part of a supportive, vibrant network of like-minded individuals committed to living alcohol-free. Whether you're just starting your sober journey or have been living sober for a while, Bee Sober offers a safe space to connect, share, and grow: https://www.beesoberofficial.com/join-bee-sober/join-our-community/ 

To learn more about Angela's incredible journey and stay connected with The Running Granny, visit her website at https://therunninggranny.co.uk/ and follow her on Instagram at https://therunninggranny.co.uk/ and https://www.instagram.com/therunninggranny/

Join Lisa and Alex in our most controversial episode yet as they delve into thought-provoking discussions with Brian Sanders. In this gripping episode, the trio fearlessly confronts the influence of big food, big pharma, and big alcohol, questioning if they have intentionally suppressed our potential.

Episode Highlights

Challenging the Status Quo: Lisa, Alex, and Brian fearlessly dissect the impact of big corporations on our well-being, sparking a riveting conversation on societal control and manipulation.

Unveiling the Truth: Delve into the captivating exploration of whether these industries have orchestrated a deliberate effort to hinder our cognitive abilities and limit our potential.

The Power of Community: Discover the profound significance of community and its pivotal role in combating the forces that aim to stifle our individual and collective growth.

Tune in as Lisa, Alex, and Brian fearlessly tackle these pressing issues, igniting a powerful dialogue that challenges conventional norms and advocates for a more enlightened and empowered future.

Find Brian here: https://www.instagram.com/food.lies/

Pre-order his documentary here: https://www.foodlies.org/

You can also check out the following link to find out more of what we are up to, you can sign up to our newsletter, join as a member, join our Facebook group and subscribe to our YouTube channel  - linktr.ee/beesober

Have a go at The Sober Experiment® in our Bee Sober app by taking advantage of our free 30-day trial (our free gift to you) here: https://beesober.gcph.tv

Additional links: 

Donate to Bee Sober: https://www.beesoberofficial.com/support-us/

"We're a Bit Late and This Episode... Boy, Can You Tell We're Out of the Swing of Things!"

Join Lisa and Alex as they stumble back into the podcast world with their signature charm and honesty. This episode is a delightful hodgepodge of topics that'll keep you entertained and make you feel right at home in the Bee Sober community.

What's on the menu this time?

Buzzing about Bee Wild adventures

Encounters with sassy shop assistants and bus drivers (we've all been there!)

Lisa's academic knowledge gaps (but hey, cleverness comes in many forms!)

Burst blood vessels and other life surprises

Celebrating amazing sober people in our lives

It's a mixed bag of chatter, laughter, and real-life moments that remind us we're all human. Whether you're a long-time listener or new to the Bee Sober family, this episode is the perfect blend of fun, support, and authenticity. Tune in and let's navigate the beautiful mess of life together!

 

You can also check out the following link to find out more of what we are up to, you can sign up to our newsletter, join as a member, join our Facebook group and subscribe to our YouTube channel - linktr.ee/beesober

Have a go at The Sober Experiment® in our Bee Sober app by taking advantage of our free 30-day trial (our free gift to you) here: https://beesoberofficial.com

 

 

Donate to Bee Sober: https://www.beesoberofficial.com/support-us/

Bee Sober Podcast - Season 12, Episode 5: “From Dealer to Healer” with Liam Browne.

In this episode of the Bee Sober Podcast, Lisa and Alex were thrilled to have the brilliant Liam Browne as their guest.

Liam, the founder of Full Power Cacao and author of the acclaimed book "DEALER TO HEALER," shared his remarkable journey from the highs of appearing on Dragon's Den to his current role as a cacao entrepreneur. With his compelling story and controversial yet enlightening insights, this episode sparked thought-provoking conversations as well as being lots of fun. 

Find Liam here: https://www.liambrowne.com/

https://www.instagram.com/liambrownelove/

https://www.instagram.com/fullpowercacao/

Thank you for tuning in and continuing to be a part of the Bee Sober journey. Your support means the world to us!

You can also check out the following link to find out more of what we are up to, you can sign up to our newsletter, join as a member, join our Facebook group and subscribe to our YouTube channel - linktr.ee/beesober

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Today, Alex and Lisa chat to Emily Syphas about sober socialising, and sober with lots more juicy bits in between. Emily founded Sober & Social in 2018. Sober & Social is a brand and community that supports those wanting to explore and lead a teetotal lifestyle. Their core ethos is to empower, encourage and celebrate living your healthiest and happiest life. The community was founded on the basis that going alcohol free shouldn’t mean missing out or having to compromise on your social life. Emily is passionate about changing the way society perceives the way we should drink. She thinks if less people drink alcohol we would have better mental health, less crime, more hospital beds, less days off work, feel more motivated, sleep better, make better food choices and overall, we would be kinder to each other and love each other more. Please check out our new website www.beesoberofficial.com. You can also check out the following link to find out more of what we are up to, you can sign up to our newsletter, join our Facebook group and subscribe to our YouTube channel - linktr.ee/beesober Find Emily here: https://www.soberandsocial.com https://www.instagram.com/soberandsocial_/ https://www.facebook.com/soberandsocial https://soberandsocial.com/membership/ Email: emily@soberandsocial.com Season three is sponsored by IPHM, The International Practitioners of Holistic Medicine, an International Accreditation Board for Holistic, Complementary, Alternative, Beauty Therapists and Training Providers & Counsellors. Visit their website here for more information: https://www.iphm.co.uk/ Additional links: Nacoa: https://www.nacoa.org.uk/ AA https://aa.org/ Al Anon https://al-anon.org/ Luna Courses: https://www.lunacourses.com/ Use code BEESOBER20 to receive £20 off any course over £50 15% off Nocktail use BEESOBER at checkout https://www.nocktail.com 10% off Noughty AF wine use BEESOBER10 at checkout https://thomsonandscott.com/products/noughty-alcohol-free-sparkling-wine Buy a range of AF drinks from The Dry Drinker https://scripts.affiliatefuture.com/AFClick.asp?affiliateID=348247&merchantID=7264&programmeID=26735&mediaID=-1&tracking=&url=

Today Alex and Lisa speak to Emma Cambell, Aka Limitless Em about her incredible journey of recovery from breast cancer and how she coped living with someone who was alcohol dependent on is own amazing journey to recovery. Em is an author, columnist, speaker and long term cancer thriver. She is known on social media as @limitless_em – a handle she adopted following her third cancer diagnosis in 2019 to serve as a daily reminder to myself that we are all ‘limitless’ and capable of so much more than we often realise. She is passionate about showing that it’s possible to live a big, bold and expansive life despite living with a chronic illness. Her memoir, ‘All That Followed – A Story Of Cancer, Kids And The Fear Of Leaving Too Soon’ was published in August 2018 and charts the story from the birth of her triplets to dealing with breast cancer as a single mum of four and how the anxiety and fear of recurrence impacted so heavily on her life until she began to find a way to look at her circumstances through a different lens. Along with consciously practicing gratitude and being mindful that the thoughts and words we use in every day life have an energy behind them, running has also become one of the wellbeing ‘resources’ she draws on. Alongside the obvious physical benefits, the improvement to her mental and emotional health has been enormous. Em writes a regular column for Women’s Running Magazine , is a proud member of the ‘Celebrate You’ team for the Vitality 10K and recently completed the 2020 40th London Marathon. Please check out our new website www.beesoberofficial.com. You can also check out the following link to find out more of what we are up to, you can sign up to our newsletter, join our Facebook group and subscribe to our YouTube channel - linktr.ee/beesober You can find Em at: https://www.limitlessem.com https://www.instagram.com/limitless_em Season three is sponsored by IPHM, The International Practitioners of Holistic Medicine, an International Accreditation Board for Holistic, Complementary, Alternative, Beauty Therapists and Training Providers & Counsellors. Visit their website here for more information: https://www.iphm.co.uk/ Additional links: Nacoa: https://www.nacoa.org.uk/ AA: https://aa.org/ Al Anon: https://al-anon.org/ Luna Courses: https://www.lunacourses.com/ Use code BEESOBER20 to receive £20 off any course over £50 15% off Nocktail use BEESOBER at checkout https://www.nocktail.com 10% off Noughty AF wine use BEESOBER10 at checkout https://thomsonandscott.com/products/noughty-alcohol-free-sparkling-wine Buy a range of AF drinks from The Dry Drinker https://scripts.affiliatefuture.com/AFClick.asp?affiliateID=348247&merchantID=7264&programmeID=26735&mediaID=-1&tracking=&url=

Today, Alex and Lisa chat to Bee Sober Ambassador, Laura Henry about life as a single mum, how she stopped drinking and the benefits of sobriety with our usual laughs along the way. Laura joined Bee Sober as an Ambassador back in August 2020. Early in her sobriety she realised she needed a circle of sober friends and reached out to set up Bee Sober Bolton as one half of the team. Laura chose to stop drinking alcohol as it was having a huge effect on her mental health, her relationships, and who she actually wanted to be. Since stopping, her life has changed in every single way for the better. Please check out our new website https://www.beesoberofficial.com. You can also check out the following link to find out more of what we are up to, you can sign up to our newsletter, join our Facebook group and subscribe to our YouTube channel - linktr.ee/beesober Find Laura here: https://www.instagram.com/beesoberbolton Season three is sponsored by IPHM, The International Practitioners of Holistic Medicine, an International Accreditation Board for Holistic, Complementary, Alternative, Beauty Therapists and Training Providers & Counsellors. Visit their website here for more information: https://www.iphm.co.uk/ Additional links: Nacoa: https://www.nacoa.org.uk/ AA https://aa.org/ Al Anon https://al-anon.org/ Luna Courses: https://www.lunacourses.com/ Use code BEESOBER20 to receive £20 off any course over £50 15% off Nocktail use BEESOBER at checkout https://www.nocktail.com 10% off Noughty AF wine use BEESOBER10 at checkout https://thomsonandscott.com/products/noughty-alcohol-free-sparkling-wine Buy a range of AF drinks from The Dry Drinker https://scripts.affiliatefuture.com/AFClick.asp?affiliateID=348247&merchantID=7264&programmeID=26735&mediaID=-1&tracking=&url=

What are the odds of this? Today, Alex and Lisa chat to Gambling Guard about his gambling addiction and his journey to recovery and find surprising similarities between gambling and alcohol addiction. As a ‘rite of passage’, Gambling Guard wanted to have a bet for the first time, now that he was able to gamble legally in the UK. The bet paid off and the seeds of his addiction had been sown. After years of destructive gambling and an addiction that Gambling Guard describes as “uniquely dangerous” he finally won the battle against his addiction. Gambling Guard now raises awareness of gambling addiction across social media, with the aim and intent of reaching both those suffering from, and at risk of, gambling related harm. He has embraced the positivity and opportunity of recovery from addiction and is passionate about helping others to do the same. Please check out our website https://www.beesoberofficial.com. You can also check out the following link to find out more of what we are up to, you can sign up to our newsletter, join our Facebook group and subscribe to our YouTube channel - linktr.ee/beesober Find Gambling Guard on his website: https://gambling-guard.com and @gamblingguard on Instagram, TikTok and Twitter. Numbers and websites for anyone needing external support with gambling; GamCare - the national gambling helpline lines open 24/7 0808 8020 133 https://www.gamcare.org.uk GamStop - national self exclusion scheme from all licensed gambling websites/operators in the UK https://www.gamstop.co.uk Season three is sponsored by IPHM, The International Practitioners of Holistic Medicine, an International Accreditation Board for Holistic, Complementary, Alternative, Beauty Therapists and Training Providers & Counsellors. Visit their website here for more information: https://www.iphm.co.uk/ Additional links: Nacoa: https://www.nacoa.org.uk/ AA https://aa.org/ Al Anon https://al-anon.org/ Samaritans: https://www.samaritans.org/ or call 116 123 Abortion Support Line: https://www.supportline.org.uk/problems/abortion/ Luna Courses: https://www.lunacourses.com/ Use code BEESOBER20 to receive £20 off any course over £50 15% off Nocktail use BEESOBER at checkout https://www.nocktail.com 10% off Noughty AF wine use BEESOBER10 at checkout https://thomsonandscott.com/products/noughty-alcohol-free-sparkling-wine Buy a range of AF drinks from The Dry Drinker https://scripts.affiliatefuture.com/AFClick.asp?affiliateID=348247&merchantID=7264&programmeID=26735&mediaID=-1&tracking=&url=

Today, Alex and Lisa chat to Laura Cook Boldt and Tom Boldt about their book, Unravelled, and their amazing joint journeys as a Mother and Son in recovery. LAURA COOK BOLDT was born and reared in St. Louis, Missouri, and is the daughter of the late Mary Margaret Blair and Howard Winston Cook, both from Jefferson City, Missouri. Married to Tom for thirty-plus years, mother of four grown boys, and sister to a mix of five siblings all currently living in the US, she graduated from Colorado College with a BA in English and continued on to Parsons School of Design in NYC. Laura has also completed courses at Pratt Institute and Washington University. Currently a retired designer, Laura continues to travel, spending most of her time in the mountains of Colorado and with her family. Unraveled, a memoir, is her first book, and she has begun writing another nonfiction book, by Dawn. THOMAS HENRY BOLDT was born and raised in St. Louis, Missouri. He is the son of Laura and Tom Boldt and the eldest of his three brothers. He has traveled extensively across many continents for racing, surfing, and exploring. Tom remains close with his brothers and extended family. His current interests include travel, hiking, and snowboarding wherever he can, and he loves anything involving recreation on the water. He is currently living in Orange County, California, and owns and operates a small company nearby. Unraveled is Tom’s first book. WITH INTENSE COURAGE AND CANDOR, mother and son share their raw journey into alcohol and drug addiction and the grueling work it takes to get sober and remain sober. The Boldt family’s love and compassion is palpable as they work their way through deep fear, sleepless nights, and crushing setbacks. This is a riveting portrayal of the agonies of addiction and how one family faced their issues and found a stronger, more sustainable path forward. Many readers will undoubtedly see themselves in these stories and will come away with an abiding sense of hope—not just for Tommy and Laura, but for themselves, too. Brilliant, fresh, and clever, this tandem narrative is a compelling testimony of the bravery and honesty that charts a family’s slow climb out of the abyss of pain and into the full power of faith, redemption, and healing. Please check out our website https://www.beesoberofficial.com. You can also check out the following link to find out more of what we are up to, you can sign up to our newsletter, join our Facebook group and subscribe to our YouTube channel - linktr.ee/beesober Links: https://instagram.com/unraveled_the_book https://unraveledthebook.com/ https://www.amazon.com/dp/1632993198/ref=nav_timeline_asin?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1TF8%26psc%3D1&userId=4995453&signature=6dec15351a20b979 Season three is sponsored by IPHM, The International Practitioners of Holistic Medicine, an International Accreditation Board for Holistic, Complementary, Alternative, Beauty Therapists and Training Providers & Counsellors. Visit their website here for more information: https://www.iphm.co.uk/ Additional links: Nacoa: https://www.nacoa.org.uk/ AA https://aa.org/ Al Anon https://al-anon.org/ Samaritans: https://www.samaritans.org/ or call 116 123 Luna Courses: https://www.lunacourses.com/ Use code BEESOBER20 to receive £20 off any course over £50 15% off Nocktail use BEESOBER at checkout https://www.nocktail.com 10% off Noughty AF wine use BEESOBER10 at checkout https://thomsonandscott.com/products/noughty-alcohol-free-sparkling-wine Buy a range of AF drinks from The Dry Drinker https://scripts.affiliatefuture.com/AFClick.asp?affiliateID=348247&merchantID=7264&programmeID=26735&mediaID=-1&tracking=&url=

Today Alex and Lisa speak to Jen Payne about her struggles and successes as a child of an alcoholic parent (COA). TRIGGER WARNING: Jen has an amazing story that she tells with dignity and empathy to raise awareness for COAs which touches on some very sensitive and emotive issues. Jen is a Nacoa volunteer and is always happy to hear from you. You can find Jen at: https://www.instagram.com/jen_payne_88 Please check out our new website www.beesoberofficial.com. You can also check out the following link to find out more of what we are up to, you can sign up to our newsletter, join our Facebook group and subscribe to our YouTube channel - linktr.ee/beesober Season three is sponsored by IPHM, The International Practitioners of Holistic Medicine, an International Accreditation Board for Holistic, Complementary, Alternative, Beauty Therapists and Training Providers & Counsellors. Visit their website here for more information: https://www.iphm.co.uk/ Additional links: Nacoa: https://www.nacoa.org.uk/ AA: https://aa.org/ Al Anon: https://al-anon.org/ Luna Courses: https://www.lunacourses.com/ Use code BEESOBER20 to receive £20 off any course over £50 15% off Nocktail use BEESOBER at checkout https://www.nocktail.com 10% off Noughty AF wine use BEESOBER10 at checkout https://thomsonandscott.com/products/noughty-alcohol-free-sparkling-wine Buy a range of AF drinks from The Dry Drinker https://scripts.affiliatefuture.com/AFClick.asp?affiliateID=348247&merchantID=7264&programmeID=26735&mediaID=-1&tracking=&url=

Today, Alex and Lisa chat to Kelly Pegg about her childhood with a parent who drank too much and the impact on her life then and now - what a fantastic and inspirational woman she is! TRIGGER WARNING: This conversation contains emotional and difficult topics. Kelly Pegg is a Mum of 2, Journalist, Radio Presenter, and host of the Podcast The Hot Mess Mums club. You can find out more about her on Instagram https://instagram.com/thehotmessmums https://instagram.com/theofficialhotmessmum Please check out our website https://www.beesoberofficial.com. You can also check out the following link to find out more of what we are up to, you can sign up to our newsletter, join our Facebook group and subscribe to our YouTube channel - linktr.ee/beesober Season three is sponsored by IPHM, The International Practitioners of Holistic Medicine, an International Accreditation Board for Holistic, Complementary, Alternative, Beauty Therapists and Training Providers & Counsellors. Visit their website here for more information: https://www.iphm.co.uk/ Additional links: Nacoa: https://www.nacoa.org.uk/ AA https://aa.org/ Al Anon https://al-anon.org/ Samaritans: https://www.samaritans.org/ or call 116 123 Luna Courses: https://www.lunacourses.com/ Use code BEESOBER20 to receive £20 off any course over £50 15% off Nocktail use BEESOBER at checkout https://www.nocktail.com 10% off Noughty AF wine use BEESOBER10 at checkout https://thomsonandscott.com/products/noughty-alcohol-free-sparkling-wine Buy a range of AF drinks from The Dry Drinker https://scripts.affiliatefuture.com/AFClick.asp?affiliateID=348247&merchantID=7264&programmeID=26735&mediaID=-1&tracking=&url=

Today, Alex and Lisa chat to one of the Bee Sober Bolton Ambassadors, Irene Wignall about her journey to sobriety, her devastating loss of her son, Dusty, at 27 weeks pregnant and her books. TRIGGER WARNING: This conversation contains emotional and difficult topics regarding miscarriage, stillbirth and grief. Irene started her sober journey December 31st 2018 at 10pm. She had thought about it for months if not years. Alcohol took up too much headspace, was she drinking too much, should she drink this last shot? Once she decided she’d had enough, she severed her unhappy relationship with alcohol, and in doing so her life has changed in so many ways for the better. You can find out more about Irene, her story and her books on her website: https://lookforrainbows.com/ And on Instagram here: https://instagram.com/irene_wignall_and_the_stinks https://instagram.com/beesoberbolton Please check out our website https://www.beesoberofficial.com. You can also check out the following link to find out more of what we are up to, you can sign up to our newsletter, join our Facebook group and subscribe to our YouTube channel - linktr.ee/beesober Season three is sponsored by IPHM, The International Practitioners of Holistic Medicine, an International Accreditation Board for Holistic, Complementary, Alternative, Beauty Therapists and Training Providers & Counsellors. Visit their website here for more information: https://www.iphm.co.uk/ Additional links: Nacoa: https://www.nacoa.org.uk/ AA https://aa.org/ Al Anon https://al-anon.org/ Miscarriage Support: http://miscarriagesupport.com/ Tommy’s: https://www.tommys.org/baby-loss-support/stillbirth-information-and-support Luna Courses: https://www.lunacourses.com/ Use code BEESOBER20 to receive £20 off any course over £50 15% off Nocktail use BEESOBER at checkout https://www.nocktail.com 10% off Noughty AF wine use BEESOBER10 at checkout https://thomsonandscott.com/products/noughty-alcohol-free-sparkling-wine Buy a range of AF drinks from The Dry Drinker https://scripts.affiliatefuture.com/AFClick.asp?affiliateID=348247&merchantID=7264&programmeID=26735&mediaID=-1&tracking=&url=

Today, Alex and Lisa chat CiCi Reagan about her addiction to alcohol and how it has impacted her life, her journey to sobriety and how she uses this to helps others through her writing. TRIGGER WARNING: This conversation contains emotional and difficult topics regarding abuse, grief and domestic violence. Cici believes that getting sober is just not drinking. Recovering is another animal. Cici realised that her drinking was a symptom of grieving for her mother and for masking the pain from systematic abuse she’d endured for 7 years. She started to release this pain through writing poetry, short stories, and journal entries during therapy. She wrote during panic attacks, for her 12 step program, for her therapist. She shared what she was going through. CiCi published a poetry anthology and started a community for people like her and has been sharing her story publicly since 2012. Cici believes if she can use her experiences and talents to help others, in a way, that makes what she’s been through worth it. Check out her website here: https://www.reaganeyes.com/ Link to her book: https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B08MSSD6KH/ref=cm_sw_em_r_mt_dp_5T3D0WJ03HPSYTB738AX?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1 Social media links: https://www.facebook.com/cici.reagan/ https://www.instagram.com/cicireagan/ Her free Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/writetohealfree The Write to Heal Community: https://www.reaganeyes.com/join-write-to-heal/ Please check out our website https://www.beesoberofficial.com. You can also check out the following link to find out more of what we are up to, you can sign up to our newsletter, join our Facebook group and subscribe to our YouTube channel - linktr.ee/beesober Season three is sponsored by IPHM, The International Practitioners of Holistic Medicine, an International Accreditation Board for Holistic, Complementary, Alternative, Beauty Therapists and Training Providers & Counsellors. Visit their website here for more information: https://www.iphm.co.uk/ Additional links: Nacoa: https://www.nacoa.org.uk/ AA https://aa.org/ Al Anon https://al-anon.org/ Domestic Violence UK: https://domesticviolenceuk.org/ Luna Courses: https://www.lunacourses.com/ Use code BEESOBER20 to receive £20 off any course over £50 15% off Nocktail use BEESOBER at checkout https://www.nocktail.com 10% off Noughty AF wine use BEESOBER10 at checkout https://thomsonandscott.com/products/noughty-alcohol-free-sparkling-wine Buy a range of AF drinks from The Dry Drinker https://scripts.affiliatefuture.com/AFClick.asp?affiliateID=348247&merchantID=7264&programmeID=26735&mediaID=-1&tracking=&url=

A year into her sober journey, in July 2019 she says she “found the amazing Bee Sober!” It literally changed her journey big time, she had a few sober friends already but they couldn’t always connect when she needed it. Bee Sober became Kath’s tribe. She would go to Manchester for days out, brunch, meals. It was ace! She became an ambassador in August 2020 and really wants others to have the same chance she had! Connection is the opposite of addiction! Kath has recently been diagnosed with ADHD and talks openly about how this has impacted her life and her sobriety. You can find Kath here on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/beesoberliverpoolwirral And check out her events here: https://www.beesoberofficial.com/members/ambassadors/katherine-white/ Please check out our website www.beesoberofficial.com. You can also check out the following link to find out more of what we are up to, you can sign up to our newsletter, join our Facebook group and subscribe to our YouTube channel - linktr.ee/beesober Season three is sponsored by IPHM, The International Practitioners of Holistic Medicine, an International Accreditation Board for Holistic, Complementary, Alternative, Beauty Therapists and Training Providers & Counsellors. Visit their website here for more information: https://www.iphm.co.uk/ Additional links: Nacoa: https://www.nacoa.org.uk/ ADHD UK: https://adhduk.co.uk/ AA: https://aa.org/ Al Anon: https://al-anon.org/ Luna Courses: https://www.lunacourses.com/ Use code BEESOBER20 to receive £20 off any course over £50 15% off Nocktail use BEESOBER at checkout https://www.nocktail.com 10% off Noughty AF wine use BEESOBER10 at checkout https://thomsonandscott.com/products/noughty-alcohol-free-sparkling-wine Buy a range of AF drinks from The Dry Drinker https://scripts.affiliatefuture.com/AFClick.asp?affiliateID=348247&merchantID=7264&programmeID=26735&mediaID=-1&tracking=&url=

Today, Alex and Lisa chat with Sarah Rusbatch about how getting sober changed her life completely. Moving to Australia made her aware of how alcohol had become her companion and part of her identity. When Sarah decided to take a break from alcohol, she realised her life had so much potential. Sarah is over 2 years sober and has since re-trained as a women's health and wellness coach with a specialism in sobriety and addressing unhealthy habits. She lives in Australia, originally from Manchester in the UK and attributes all the great things in her life to her sobriety. Sarah runs a global community for women looking to live their best lives. Find Sarah here: https://slrwellness.com The Women's wellbeing Collective - https://www.facebook.com/groups/342319476897067 https://instagram.com/slrwellness https://www.facebook.com/slrwellness/ Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/342319476897067 Please check out our website https://www.beesoberofficial.com. You can also check out the following link to find out more of what we are up to, you can sign up to our newsletter, join our Facebook group and subscribe to our YouTube channel - linktr.ee/beesober Season three is sponsored by IPHM, The International Practitioners of Holistic Medicine, an International Accreditation Board for Holistic, Complementary, Alternative, Beauty Therapists and Training Providers & Counsellors. Visit their website here for more information: https://www.iphm.co.uk/ Additional links: Nacoa: https://www.nacoa.org.uk/ AA https://aa.org/ Al Anon https://al-anon.org/ Domestic Violence UK: https://domesticviolenceuk.org/ Luna Courses: https://www.lunacourses.com/ Use code BEESOBER20 to receive £20 off any course over £50 15% off Nocktail use BEESOBER at checkout https://www.nocktail.com 10% off Noughty AF wine use BEESOBER10 at checkout https://thomsonandscott.com/products/noughty-alcohol-free-sparkling-wine Buy a range of AF drinks from The Dry Drinker https://scripts.affiliatefuture.com/AFClick.asp?affiliateID=348247&merchantID=7264&programmeID=26735&mediaID=-1&tracking=&url=

Today, Alex and Lisa chat with Hollywood actress, director, producer and author, Brianne Davis about her recovery from and love addiction. This conversation is definitely one you do not want to miss. Whether lighting up the big screen or calling the shots behind the scene, actor, director, producer, and writer Brianne Davis is one of the most electric talents to storm Hollywood by force. She recently wrapped two seasons as series regular in History Channel's "Six" as well as a role in the upcoming season of Netflix's "Lucifer." Originally from Atlanta, Brianne moved to Los Angeles to pursue her acting career. Her first lead role came in 2005 with the blockbuster hit Jarhead, opposite Jake Gyllenhaal. Her credits include recurring roles on Hulu's "Casual," TNT's "Murder In The First," HBO's "True Blood," as well as FX's "Nip/Tuck," "NCIS: Los Angeles," CBS' "CSI: Miami," ABC's "Desperate Housewives," and HBO's "True Blood." Not only an actor, Brianne is also an accomplished director and producer. Thriving behind the camera, as much as in front, she has produced three films with her production company "Give & Take Productions." She has directed two features: "The Night Visitor 2: Heather's Story" and "Deadly Signal," which premiered at the Sitges Film Festival in Spain. Brianne has over a decade of recovery as a and Love Addict. She currently hosts and produces the popular mental health podcast Secret Life. Brianne is the creator of two female-driven TV Series, "Take Back The Night" and “Secret Life." She's currently pitching them to networks with her producing partner/husband, Mark Gantt. She recently finished writing her first roman a clef fiction novel, "Secret Life of a Hollywood and Love Addict," coming out February 12, 2021 for Valentine’s Day weekend. She lives in Los Angeles with her husband and their son Davis. Here is a link to her podcast Secret Life. https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/secret-life/id1521171499 Here is all her info below: Amazon: https://amzn.to/2MjsjvL\\n Website: https://secretlifenovel.com 40 Questions Questionnaire: https://slaafws.org/download/core-files/The_40_Questions_of_SLAA.pdf Instagram: @thebriannedavis @secretlifenovel @secretlifepodcast Tiktok: @the.briannedavis Please check out our website https://www.beesoberofficial.com. You can also check out the following link to find out more of what we are up to, you can sign up to our newsletter, join our Facebook group and subscribe to our YouTube channel - linktr.ee/beesober Season three is sponsored by IPHM, The International Practitioners of Holistic Medicine, an International Accreditation Board for Holistic, Complementary, Alternative, Beauty Therapists and Training Providers & Counsellors. Visit their website here for more information: https://www.iphm.co.uk/ Additional links: Nacoa: https://www.nacoa.org.uk/ AA https://aa.org/ Al Anon https://al-anon.org/ Luna Courses: https://www.lunacourses.com/ Use code BEESOBER20 to receive £20 off any course over £50 15% off Nocktail use BEESOBER at checkout https://www.nocktail.com 10% off Noughty AF wine use BEESOBER10 at checkout https://thomsonandscott.com/products/noughty-alcohol-free-sparkling-wine Buy a range of AF drinks from The Dry Drinker https://scripts.affiliatefuture.com/AFClick.asp?affiliateID=348247&merchantID=7264&programmeID=26735&mediaID=-1&tracking=&url=

Today, Alex and Lisa chat with Laurie McAllister, a life and empowerment coach for sober and sober curious women, yoga teacher and writer of many things. In 2016, she stopped drinking and turned her life around - she now supports other women to do the same through coaching, writing and marketing support for sober businesses. Relocating from London to Norfolk to Cambodia and back to Norfolk, Laurie believes we are all far more capable than we have been led to believe and we are all allowed to change our stories whenever we choose. Behind the scenes she spends more time than she’d like to admit in her pyjamas and likes nothing more than a hot bath and a nice cup of mint tea. You can find Laurie here: http://girlandtonic.co.uk http://instagram.com/laurievmcallister Please check out our website https://www.beesoberofficial.com. You can also check out the following link to find out more of what we are up to, you can sign up to our newsletter, join our Facebook group and subscribe to our YouTube channel - linktr.ee/beesober Season three is sponsored by IPHM, The International Practitioners of Holistic Medicine, an International Accreditation Board for Holistic, Complementary, Alternative, Beauty Therapists and Training Providers & Counsellors. Visit their website here for more information: https://www.iphm.co.uk/ Additional links: Nacoa: https://www.nacoa.org.uk/ AA https://aa.org/ Al Anon https://al-anon.org/ Luna Courses: https://www.lunacourses.com/ Use code BEESOBER20 to receive £20 off any course over £50 15% off Nocktail use BEESOBER at checkout https://www.nocktail.com 10% off Noughty AF wine use BEESOBER10 at checkout https://thomsonandscott.com/products/noughty-alcohol-free-sparkling-wine Buy a range of AF drinks from The Dry Drinker https://scripts.affiliatefuture.com/AFClick.asp?affiliateID=348247&merchantID=7264&programmeID=26735&mediaID=-1&tracking=&url=

Join us on our season finale where today, Alex and Lisa chat with our Bee Sober Ambassador for men, Oliver Hunter about our new Bee Sober Men’s group and his reasons for wanting the space to be available to men in the online community. Oliver came to drinking late. He was very small and often got asked for ID, the embarrassment of this kept him out of pubs until he was 21. After this there was no stopping him. At 27, he was hospitalised and told this was the beginning of organ failure. He is now 16 years sober and enjoys helping others and passing on knowledge and most importantly support. Alcoholism is such a lonely journey, your recovery or comeback or whatever you want to call it doesn’t need to be. In fact, the new people you meet will become stronger friends than you’ve ever known. All of the above has become true for Oliver as well as breaking a family cycle and raising children in a sober happy home is his greatest achievement. Find Oliver on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/beesobermenonly/ Join the Bee Sober Men’s Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1963127720512029/?ref=share Book a Men-only Drop-in group: ok the Men’s Group https://www.beesoberofficial.com/whats-on/free-drop-in-support-lounges/ Please check out our website https://www.beesoberofficial.com. You can also check out the following link to find out more of what we are up to, you can sign up to our newsletter, join our Facebook group and subscribe to our YouTube channel - linktr.ee/beesober Season three is sponsored by IPHM, The International Practitioners of Holistic Medicine, an International Accreditation Board for Holistic, Complementary, Alternative, Beauty Therapists and Training Providers & Counsellors. Visit their website here for more information: https://www.iphm.co.uk/ Additional links: Nacoa: https://www.nacoa.org.uk/ AA https://aa.org/ Al Anon https://al-anon.org/ Luna Courses: https://www.lunacourses.com/ Use code BEESOBER20 to receive £20 off any course over £50 15% off Nocktail use BEESOBER at checkout https://www.nocktail.com 10% off Noughty AF wine use BEESOBER10 at checkout https://thomsonandscott.com/products/noughty-alcohol-free-sparkling-wine Buy a range of AF drinks from The Dry Drinker https://scripts.affiliatefuture.com/AFClick.asp?affiliateID=348247&merchantID=7264&programmeID=26735&mediaID=-1&tracking=&url=

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Join us on our first episode of season 4. It’s been ages and we are back with more laughs, rants and conversations about how to Bee Sober. In this episode we talk about being curious in your sober journey, treating life as an experiment and fitting in in a world that keeps changing the rules. Please check out our website www.beesoberofficial.com. You can also check out the following link to find out more of what we are up to, you can sign up to our newsletter, join our Facebook group and subscribe to our YouTube channel - linktr.ee/beesober Season 4 is sponsored by IPHM, The International Practitioners of Holistic Medicine, an International Accreditation Board for Holistic, Complementary, Alternative, Beauty Therapists and Training Providers & Counsellors. Visit their website here for more information: https://www.iphm.co.uk/ Additional links: Donate to Bee Sober: https://www.beesoberofficial.com/support-us/ Nacoa: https://www.nacoa.org.uk/ AA https://aa.org/ Al Anon https://al-anon.org/ Luna Courses: https://www.lunacourses.com/ Use code BEESOBER20 to receive £20 off any course over £50 15% off Nocktail use BEESOBER at checkout https://www.nocktail.com 10% off Noughty AF wine use BEESOBER10 at checkout https://thomsonandscott.com/products/noughty-alcohol-free-sparkling-wine Buy a range of AF drinks from The Dry Drinker https://scripts.affiliatefuture.com/AFClick.asp?affiliateID=348247&merchantID=7264&programmeID=26735&mediaID=-1&tracking=&url=

Join us this week where we chat to Katie McNicol, AKA This Sober Girl. Katie is at 26 year old ex party girl who is coming up to two years sober! Katie was a binge drinker who realised at 24 years old that alcohol was nothing but detrimental to her life. Giving up the booze has changed her life in every way and she now blogs about sobriety, mental health and self care to inspire others to do the same! Bee Inspired by Katie on Instagram @thissobergirl! Please check out our website www.beesoberofficial.com. You can also check out the following link to find out more of what we are up to, you can sign up to our newsletter, join our Facebook group and subscribe to our YouTube channel - linktr.ee/beesober Season 4 is sponsored by IPHM, The International Practitioners of Holistic Medicine, an International Accreditation Board for Holistic, Complementary, Alternative, Beauty Therapists and Training Providers & Counsellors. Visit their website here for more information: https://www.iphm.co.uk/ Additional links: Donate to Bee Sober: https://www.beesoberofficial.com/support-us/ Nacoa: https://www.nacoa.org.uk/ AA https://aa.org/ Al Anon https://al-anon.org/ Luna Courses: https://www.lunacourses.com/ Use code BEESOBER20 to receive £20 off any course over £50 Use BEESOBER5 at The Dry Drinker and get 5% off a huge range of AF Drinks https://scripts.affiliatefuture.com/AFClick.asp?affiliateID=348247&merchantID=7264&programmeID=26735&mediaID=-1&tracking=&url=

Join us today for episode 4 of season 4 where we talk to podcast host and coach, Kylie Butler. Kylie is the host of the popular podcast, A Meaningful Life by Design, Founder of Inspired Careers, Inspired EVP, and A Meaningful Life by Design. She is an Entrepreneur, Career and Recovery Coach. and former People & Culture Leader of 15 years.  She has lived and worked across the globe in London, Rome, Sydney and more recently Byron Bay and Bali. Kylie has been featured in Harper’s Bazaar and Women’s Health & Fitness among other publications. Her broader message — that a meaningful life is built on living within your values and bringing your unique gifts to the world through an inspired career has motivated women across the globe to transform their careers and build lives they truly love. Her deep desire to share a more specific message – we can recover, there is no one way that is right for everyone but with an understanding of complex trauma the neuroscience of addiction, Recovery Coaching, support of fellowships, and a wholistic approach it is possible to thrive after suffering the darkest of addictions. Kylie’s links: My A Meaningful Life by Design podcast and platform site - https://ameaningfullifebydesign.com/ My LinkedIn bio https://www.linkedin.com/in/kyliebbutler/ My Career Coaching site https://inspiredcareerscoaching.com.au/ My Recent appearance on the Living Free Institute YouTube talking about addition and complex trauma https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C-Cbv7Ppk4s Please check out our website www.beesoberofficial.com. You can also check out the following link to find out more of what we are up to, you can sign up to our newsletter, join our Facebook group and subscribe to our YouTube channel - linktr.ee/beesober Season 4 is sponsored by IPHM, The International Practitioners of Holistic Medicine, an International Accreditation Board for Holistic, Complementary, Alternative, Beauty Therapists and Training Providers & Counsellors. Visit their website here for more information: https://www.iphm.co.uk/ Additional links: Donate to Bee Sober: https://www.beesoberofficial.com/support-us/ Nacoa: https://www.nacoa.org.uk/ AA https://aa.org/ Al Anon https://al-anon.org/ Luna Courses: https://www.lunacourses.com/ Use code BEESOBER20 to receive £20 off any course over £50 15% off Nocktail use BEESOBER at checkout https://www.nocktail.com 10% off Noughty AF wine use BEESOBER10 at checkout https://thomsonandscott.com/products/noughty-alcohol-free-sparkling-wine Buy a range of AF drinks from The Dry Drinker https://scripts.affiliatefuture.com/AFClick.asp?affiliateID=348247&merchantID=7264&programmeID=26735&mediaID=-1&tracking=&url=

On today’s episode we speak to our Bee Sober Cornwall Ambassador, Claire Hatwell. Claire has been sober since September 2016. It took her a long time to get sober, mainly because ‘people like her’ didn’t have drinking problems. Every night without fail she’d put away two to three bottles of wine by herself, but she kidded myself she was all right, because everyone enjoys a drink, don’t they? She could always think of an excuse to make sure she didn’t ‘miss out’!  Claire says “I didn’t think I drank for a particular reason; it seemed a habit, but once I’d stopped, what I found is that alcohol was masking severe anxiety, and instead of just feeling mildly panicky all the time, I began to have panic attacks for no apparent reason. It was awful, but I eventually came out the other side. I’ve learned that being sober is a great way to live. I’m not missing out, but instead experiencing everything without a filter, and it’s great! I guess what I’d say is that I couldn’t envisage a life without alcohol, but I am living, breathing proof that it is possible and that it's good. I want to share that with other people!” Claire's links: https://mynotsosecretdiary.co.uk https://www.facebook.com/ClairesSecretDiary/ https://www.instagram.com/soberme_claire/ https://www.etsy.com/uk/shop/SoberMe https://www.amazon.co.uk/My-Not-So-Secret-Recovery/dp/B08TQ477WW/ Please check out our website www.beesoberofficial.com. You can also check out the following link to find out more of what we are up to, you can sign up to our newsletter, join our Facebook group and subscribe to our YouTube channel - linktr.ee/beesober Season 4 is sponsored by IPHM, The International Practitioners of Holistic Medicine, an International Accreditation Board for Holistic, Complementary, Alternative, Beauty Therapists and Training Providers & Counsellors. Visit their website here for more information: https://www.iphm.co.uk/ Additional links: Donate to Bee Sober: https://www.beesoberofficial.com/support-us/ Nacoa: https://www.nacoa.org.uk/ AA https://aa.org/ Al Anon https://al-anon.org/ Luna Courses: https://www.lunacourses.com/ Use code BEESOBER20 to receive £20 off any course over £50 15% off Nocktail use BEESOBER at checkout https://www.nocktail.com 10% off Noughty AF wine use BEESOBER10 at checkout https://thomsonandscott.com/products/noughty-alcohol-free-sparkling-wine Buy a range of AF drinks from The Dry Drinker https://scripts.affiliatefuture.com/AFClick.asp?affiliateID=348247&merchantID=7264&programmeID=26735&mediaID=-1&tracking=&url=

On today’s episode we speak to our Amy Guerrero. Amy believes “When we stay curious together, we can experience unimaginable freedom.” On a journey to heal her trauma Amy stumbled (pun intended) into a conscious sober lifestyle and my deeper purpose to support people. Today, she supports sober people to heal past traumas to feel more freedom, pleasure & purpose in create healthy relationships & thrive. Amy was confident no single approach to healing and living a conscious sober life would work for her so why would it work for anyone else? She got busy educating herself, training and working with people in somatic experiencing, attachment theory and other trauma-informed modalities and relating it to living a conscious sober lifestyle. What Amy discovers is missing for my clients, who include all adults ready to create healthier relationships, is when we unravel the root causes of the addictive escape such as grief, trauma and painful events from the past, they discover the safety to live with purpose and thrive in all of their relationships. Outside of running her coaching business, Thrive in Recovery, you can find her practicing what she teaches; cooking healthy, delicious food, practicing yoga, playing outdoors and strengthening her connection to herself to serve others. Amy’s links: Bridge to Trust Event: https://bit.ly/bridgetotrustexperience Here is my IG: https://www.instagram.com/thriveinrecoverywithamy/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thriveinrecoverywithamy Website: https://www.thriveinrecoverywithamy.com/ Please check out our website www.beesoberofficial.com. You can also check out the following link to find out more of what we are up to, you can sign up to our newsletter, join our Facebook group and subscribe to our YouTube channel - linktr.ee/beesober Season 4 is sponsored by IPHM, The International Practitioners of Holistic Medicine, an International Accreditation Board for Holistic, Complementary, Alternative, Beauty Therapists and Training Providers & Counsellors. Visit their website here for more information: https://www.iphm.co.uk/ Additional links: Donate to Bee Sober: https://www.beesoberofficial.com/support-us/ Nacoa: https://www.nacoa.org.uk/ AA https://aa.org/ Al Anon https://al-anon.org/ Luna Courses: https://www.lunacourses.com/ Use code BEESOBER20 to receive £20 off any course over £50 15% off Nocktail use BEESOBER at checkout https://www.nocktail.com 10% off Noughty AF wine use BEESOBER10 at checkout https://thomsonandscott.com/products/noughty-alcohol-free-sparkling-wine Buy a range of AF drinks from The Dry Drinker https://scripts.affiliatefuture.com/AFClick.asp?affiliateID=348247&merchantID=7264&programmeID=26735&mediaID=-1&tracking=&url=

Today Alex and Lisa speak to Alexandra McRobert Aka Sober Yoga Girl. Alex is a 500 Hour Registered Yoga Teacher, Certified Life Coach, entrepreneur, podcaster, and Ontario Certified Teacher. Since a very young age, she was drawn to yoga. She completed her first 200 Hour Yoga Teacher Training in 2014 at Yandara Yoga Institute in Mexico. In 2017, Alex completed her 300 Hour Yoga Teacher Training at Zuna Yoga in Bali. Since then, she has taught yoga internationally, in Canada, Kuwait, and Abu Dhabi. Alex has participated in several additional trainings, including Yoga Workshop Design for Teachers with Rolf Gates, Prenatal and Postnatal Yoga, Yoga for Kids and Trauma Informed Yoga. In 2020, Alex founded the Mindful Life Practice Community and Sober Curious Yoga, an online yoga community with participants from all over the world. Alex is an authorized trainer with Yoga Teacher Central and leads 200 Hour Yoga Teacher Trainings. She also created Sober Curious Yoga School, which helps individuals use yoga, coaching, meditation and community to create a life they don’t need alcohol to escape from. In her free time Alex spends time with her cat Princess, and writing. Please provide any links you would like including in the podcast description - social media links/website www.themindfullifepractice.com @alexmcrobs @sobercuriousyoga @themindfullifepractice Season 4 is sponsored by IPHM, The International Practitioners of Holistic Medicine, an International Accreditation Board for Holistic, Complementary, Alternative, Beauty Therapists and Training Providers & Counsellors. Visit their website here for more information: https://www.iphm.co.uk/ Additional links: Donate to Bee Sober: https://www.beesoberofficial.com/support-us/ Nacoa: https://www.nacoa.org.uk/ AA https://aa.org/ Al Anon https://al-anon.org/ Luna Courses: https://www.lunacourses.com/ Use code BEESOBER20 to receive £20 off any course over £50 15% off Nocktail use BEESOBER at checkout https://www.nocktail.com 10% off Noughty AF wine use BEESOBER10 at checkout https://thomsonandscott.com/products/noughty-alcohol-free-sparkling-wine Buy a range of AF drinks from The Dry Drinker https://scripts.affiliatefuture.com/AFClick.asp?affiliateID=348247&merchantID=7264&programmeID=26735&mediaID=-1&tracking=&url=

Today Alex and Lisa chat to Richard Jankovich, an American entrepreneur, musician and author and part of the band, Big Mother Gig. Richard is known for Burnside Project who’s “Cue The Pulse To Begin” became the theme to “ As Folk” and Pocket, a persona Jankovich used to remix Radiohead, Beck and others to acclaim. Big Mother Gig are a Los Angeles-based/Milwaukee-bred band who released Gusto on 30/04/21 featuring lead single “The Underdog” with Leah Wellbaum (Slothrust). This album is a celebration of sobriety, and first and foremost a recovery record. Addressing family, marriage, addiction, anger, serotonin, despair and, ultimately, hope, Gusto is a wide-ranging, emotional journey that focuses on second chances. http://bigmothergig.com/about/ Link to Recovery Dharma: https://recoverydharma.org Season 4 is sponsored by IPHM, The International Practitioners of Holistic Medicine, an International Accreditation Board for Holistic, Complementary, Alternative, Beauty Therapists and Training Providers & Counsellors. Visit their website here for more information: https://www.iphm.co.uk/ Additional links: Donate to Bee Sober: https://www.beesoberofficial.com/support-us/ Nacoa: https://www.nacoa.org.uk/ AA https://aa.org/ Al Anon https://al-anon.org/ Luna Courses: https://www.lunacourses.com/ Use code BEESOBER20 to receive £20 off any course over £50 15% off Nocktail use BEESOBER at checkout https://www.nocktail.com 10% off Noughty AF wine use BEESOBER10 at checkout https://thomsonandscott.com/products/noughty-alcohol-free-sparkling-wine Buy a range of AF drinks from The Dry Drinker https://scripts.affiliatefuture.com/AFClick.asp?affiliateID=348247&merchantID=7264&programmeID=26735&mediaID=-1&tracking=&url=

Today Alex and Lisa chat to Sophie Aghdami, a certified and accredited recovery coach working with people to strengthen and maintain their long term recovery by helping them to feed their ‘good wolf’. Sophie is in recovery from alcohol addiction and now helping others maintain longterm recovery as a coach. She spent a long dark decade (plus some) in the depths of addiction. Successful on the outside in exciting jobs, she was on her deathbed emotionally, spiritually and physically. After waking up one morning during a trip in Indonesia at yet another rock bottom (there were many), she looked in the mirror and didn’t recognise herself. A big, puffy, sad moon face stared back at her and her body was physically exhausted from the almighty relapse. She called a family member and was scooped up and ‘poured’ into a safehouse. That was the beginning of her recovery journey, which came with its inevitable ups and hard downs, but was also the start of a new life full of joy, meaning and purpose, free from past damaging patterns and behaviours. She believes that the success of maintaining longterm recovery lies in our daily behaviours and mindset, and attributes her recovery to a variety of methods, including a holistic yoga practice, 12 step, self-compassion and forgiveness to release shame, routine, goal setting and forward thinking, and finding my ‘kokorozashi’ - personal life purpose and mission. It's a lifelong, courageous practice that she is proud to be committed to. Having grown up in Switzerland and the UK, Sophie now lives in Australia with her husky, Echo. She works as a brand strategist and, separately, as a recovery coach, both of which she loves. Find Sophie here: Website: www.thewolfyoufeed.com Instagram: @the_wolfyoufeed Please check out our website www.beesoberofficial.com. You can also check out the following link to find out more of what we are up to, you can sign up to our newsletter, join our Facebook group and subscribe to our YouTube channel - linktr.ee/beesober Season 4 is sponsored by IPHM, The International Practitioners of Holistic Medicine, an International Accreditation Board for Holistic, Complementary, Alternative, Beauty Therapists and Training Providers & Counsellors. Visit their website here for more information: https://www.iphm.co.uk/ Additional links: Donate to Bee Sober: https://www.beesoberofficial.com/support-us/ Nacoa: https://www.nacoa.org.uk/ AA https://aa.org/ Al Anon https://al-anon.org/ Luna Courses: https://www.lunacourses.com/ Use code BEESOBER20 to receive £20 off any course over £50 15% off Nocktail use BEESOBER at checkout https://www.nocktail.com 10% off Noughty AF wine use BEESOBER10 at checkout https://thomsonandscott.com/products/noughty-alcohol-free-sparkling-wine Buy a range of AF drinks from The Dry Drinker https://scripts.affiliatefuture.com/AFClick.asp?affiliateID=348247&merchantID=7264&programmeID=26735&mediaID=-1&tracking=&url=

Today Alex and Lisa chat to William Porter, author of Alcohol Explained and Alcohol Explained 2. William started drinking and smoking when he was around 14 years old. In his late teens, in an attempt to stop smoking, he read Allen Carr’s Easyway. He was fascinated by his pragmatic and practical approach to what was a confusing and complicated subject. Over the years his drinking steadily increased but he continued to take a common sense analysis of what it was doing to him, coupled with a technical analysis of the chemical, physiological and psychological factors at play. This continued for over a quarter of a century, during which he joined the 4th (Reserve) Battalion of the Parachute Regiment, served a 6 month tour of Iraq, qualified as a lawyer, started a career in the Financial Services sector of the City of London, got married, and had children. His drinking continued to increase until, in February 2014, he finally stopped for good. He now lives with his wife and two children in West London, and continues to work as a lawyer. William’s links: www.alcoholexplained.com @alcoholexplained Please check out our website www.beesoberofficial.com. You can also check out the following link to find out more of what we are up to, you can sign up to our newsletter, join our Facebook group and subscribe to our YouTube channel - linktr.ee/beesober Season 4 is sponsored by IPHM, The International Practitioners of Holistic Medicine, an International Accreditation Board for Holistic, Complementary, Alternative, Beauty Therapists and Training Providers & Counsellors. Visit their website here for more information: https://www.iphm.co.uk/ Additional links: Donate to Bee Sober: https://www.beesoberofficial.com/support-us/ Nacoa: https://www.nacoa.org.uk/ AA https://aa.org/ Al Anon https://al-anon.org/ Luna Courses: https://www.lunacourses.com/ Use code BEESOBER20 to receive £20 off any course over £50 15% off Nocktail use BEESOBER at checkout https://www.nocktail.com 10% off Noughty AF wine use BEESOBER10 at checkout https://thomsonandscott.com/products/noughty-alcohol-free-sparkling-wine Buy a range of AF drinks from The Dry Drinker https://scripts.affiliatefuture.com/AFClick.asp?affiliateID=348247&merchantID=7264&programmeID=26735&mediaID=-1&tracking=&url=

Today Alex and Lisa chat about sober Christmas and navigating the festive period without alcohol. Whether you’re spending Christmas alone or with friends and family, find out how we can support you through the festivities. Join our community here: https://www.beesoberofficial.com/join-bee-sober/beecome-a-member-monthly/ Please check out our website www.beesoberofficial.com. You can also check out the following link to find out more of what we are up to, you can sign up to our newsletter, join our Facebook group and subscribe to our YouTube channel - linktr.ee/beesober Season 4 is sponsored by IPHM, The International Practitioners of Holistic Medicine, an International Accreditation Board for Holistic, Complementary, Alternative, Beauty Therapists and Training Providers & Counsellors. Visit their website here for more information: https://www.iphm.co.uk/ Additional links: Donate to Bee Sober: https://www.beesoberofficial.com/support-us/ Nacoa: https://www.nacoa.org.uk/ AA https://aa.org/ Al Anon https://al-anon.org/ Luna Courses: https://www.lunacourses.com/ Use code BEESOBER20 to receive £20 off any course over £50 15% off Nocktail use BEESOBER at checkout https://www.nocktail.com 10% off Noughty AF wine use BEESOBER10 at checkout https://thomsonandscott.com/products/noughty-alcohol-free-sparkling-wine Buy a range of AF drinks from The Dry Drinker https://scripts.affiliatefuture.com/AFClick.asp?affiliateID=348247&merchantID=7264&programmeID=26735&mediaID=-1&tracking=&url=

Today, Alex and Lisa chat about Dry January and give some top tips for success, including giving The Sober Experiment® (free here: https://www.beesoberofficial.com/join-bee-sober/join-the-sober-experiment/) a go. Please check out our website www.beesoberofficial.com. You can also check out the following link to find out more of what we are up to, you can sign up to our newsletter, join our Facebook group and subscribe to our YouTube channel - linktr.ee/beesober Season 5 is sponsored by Wise Bartender, Visit their website for more information and to purchase your Alcohol Free drinks https://wisebartender.co.uk/?ref=beesober using BEESOBER5 at checkout for your 5% discount. Additional links: Donate to Bee Sober: https://www.beesoberofficial.com/support-us/ Nacoa: https://www.nacoa.org.uk/ AA https://aa.org/ Al Anon https://al-anon.org/ Luna Courses: https://www.lunacourses.com/ Use code BEESOBER20 to receive £20 off any course over £50 15% off Nocktail use BEESOBER at checkout https://www.nocktail.com 10% off Noughty AF wine use BEESOBER10 at checkout https://thomsonandscott.com/products/noughty-alcohol-free-sparkling-wine 5% off all AF drinks from The Wise Bartender use BEESOBER5 https://wisebartender.co.uk/?ref=beesober

Today, Alex and Lisa talk to Clare Pooley. Clare graduated from Newnham College, Cambridge and spent twenty years in the heady world of advertising. Clare’s memoir - The Sober Diaries, which came about due to her blog – Mummy was a Secret Drinker - has helped thousands of people around the world to quit drinking and she is a well-known figure in the sober community. Clare has since gone on to write her first Novel, The Authenticity Project, which was a New York Times bestseller, a BBC Radio 2 book club pick, and winner of the RNA debut novel award. Clare’s second novel - The People on Platform 5 is coming in May/June 2022 and we can’t wait. You can find Clare here: Website: https://clarepooley.com The Obstacle Course Blog: https://mummywasasecretdrinker.blogspot.com/2015/09/the-obstacle-course.html Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/clare_pooley/ Please check out our website www.beesoberofficial.com. You can also check out the following link to find out more of what we are up to, you can sign up to our newsletter, join our Facebook group and subscribe to our YouTube channel - linktr.ee/beesober Season 5 is sponsored by Wise Bartender, Visit their website for more information and to purchase your Alcohol Free drinks https://wisebartender.co.uk/?ref=beesober using BEESOBER5 at checkout for your 5% discount. Additional links: Donate to Bee Sober: https://www.beesoberofficial.com/support-us/ Nacoa: https://www.nacoa.org.uk/ AA https://aa.org/ Al Anon https://al-anon.org/ Luna Courses: https://www.lunacourses.com/ Use code BEESOBER20 to receive £20 off any course over £50 15% off Nocktail use BEESOBER at checkout https://www.nocktail.com 10% off Noughty AF wine use BEESOBER10 at checkout

Today, Alex and Lisa talk to Ellie Webb, founder of Caleño. Ellie believes sometimes in life, when you can’t find what you need, it’s time to make it yourself. Caleño was born out of personal frustration. Founder Ellie was on an alcohol-free night out with friends, getting down to some Latin funk. But something was bugging her. Why should not drinking mean not having fun? She felt uninspired by the alcohol-free drinks on offer and decided it was time to bring some joy to not drinking. You can find Ellie and Caleño here: www.calenodrinks.com @Calenodrinks (Instagram, Facebook etc) Please check out our website www.beesoberofficial.com. You can also check out the following link to find out more of what we are up to, you can sign up to our newsletter, join our Facebook group and subscribe to our YouTube channel - linktr.ee/beesober Season 5 is sponsored by Wise Bartender, Visit their website for more information and to purchase your Alcohol Free drinks https://wisebartender.co.uk/?ref=beesober using BEESOBER5 at checkout for your 5% discount. Additional links: Donate to Bee Sober: https://www.beesoberofficial.com/support-us/ Nacoa: https://www.nacoa.org.uk/ AA https://aa.org/ Al Anon https://al-anon.org/ Luna Courses: https://www.lunacourses.com/ Use code BEESOBER20 to receive £20 off any course over £50 15% off Nocktail use BEESOBER at checkout https://www.nocktail.com 10% off Noughty AF wine use BEESOBER10 at checkout https://thomsonandscott.com/products/noughty-alcohol-free-sparkling-wine 5% off all AF drinks from The Wise Bartender use BEESOBER5 https://wisebartender.co.uk/?ref=beesober

Today, Alex and Lisa speak to MP, Liam Byrne about his experiences growing up as a child of a parent who drinks too much. Liam is a British Labour Party politician who has been Member of Parliament for Birmingham Hodge Hill since 2004. He is a very proud Patron of Nacoa. Nacoa does so much for Britain’s 2.6 million children affected by their parents’ drinking. In the months that followed Liams father’s death from alcoholism last year, he talks about Nacoa giving him the strength to try and make sense of his life as the child of an alcoholic. Please check out our website www.beesoberofficial.com. You can also check out the following link to find out more of what we are up to, you can sign up to our newsletter, join our Facebook group and subscribe to our YouTube channel - linktr.ee/beesober Season 5 is sponsored by Wise Bartender, Visit their website for more information and to purchase your Alcohol Free drinks https://wisebartender.co.uk/?ref=beesober using BEESOBER5 at checkout for your 5% discount. Additional links: Donate to Bee Sober: https://www.beesoberofficial.com/support-us/ Nacoa: https://www.nacoa.org.uk/ AA https://aa.org/ Al Anon https://al-anon.org/ Luna Courses: https://www.lunacourses.com/ Use code BEESOBER20 to receive £20 off any course over £50 15% off Nocktail use BEESOBER at checkout https://www.nocktail.com 10% off Noughty AF wine use BEESOBER10 at checkout https://thomsonandscott.com/products/noughty-alcohol-free-sparkling-wine 5% off all AF drinks from The Wise Bartender use BEESOBER5 https://wisebartender.co.uk/?ref=beesober

On today’s episode we speak to Justin B. Long, who is an author, business owner, and the host of the podcast, Straight from the Horse Doctor’s Mouth which he produces with his wife, Dr. Erica Lacher. His best-selling book series, The Adventures of the Horse Doctor’s Husband, has been enjoyed by readers all over the world. While his wife’s mission is to make the world a better place for horses, Justin’s mission is to make the world a better place for people by combatting toxically masculine ideas surrounding men and their emotions. His current book, The Righteous Rage of a Ten-Year-Old Boy, is a raw, intense examination of his childhood, the traumatic events that formed his negative self-image, and his journey through therapy to overcome it all. You can find Justin here: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/justin.long.906/ https://www.facebook.com/SpringhillEquine/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jboydlong/ https://www.instagram.com/horsedoctorpod/ https://www.instagram.com/springhillequine/ YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/SpringhillEquineVet Website: https://www.jboydlong.com Workbook Justin talks about: Gentle Path Through The Twelve Steps, A: The Classic Guide for All People in the Process of Recovery https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/1592858430/ref=cm_sw_em_r_mt_dp_0W5Y01AMXVCD3D9ZPAFE Please check out our website www.beesoberofficial.com. You can also check out the following link to find out more of what we are up to, you can sign up to our newsletter, join our Facebook group and subscribe to our YouTube channel - linktr.ee/beesober Season 5 is sponsored by Wise Bartender, Visit their website for more information and to purchase your Alcohol Free drinks https://wisebartender.co.uk/?ref=beesober using BEESOBER5 at checkout for your 5% discount. Additional links: Donate to Bee Sober: https://www.beesoberofficial.com/support-us/ Nacoa: https://www.nacoa.org.uk/ AA https://aa.org/ Al Anon https://al-anon.org/ Luna Courses: https://www.lunacourses.com/ Use code BEESOBER20 to receive £20 off any course over £50 15% off Nocktail use BEESOBER at checkout https://www.nocktail.com 10% off Noughty AF wine use BEESOBER10 at checkout https://thomsonandscott.com/products/noughty-alcohol-free-sparkling-wine 5% off all AF drinks from The Wise Bartender use BEESOBER5 https://wisebartender.co.uk/?ref=beesober

On today’s episode Alex and Lisa speak to Sarah Drage. Sarah lost her Dad to alcohol addiction in 2017 and she strongly believes the stigma attached to his illness prevented him from accessing lifesaving support. As a consequence of her Dad’s addiction, she developed OCD, anxiety, and PTSD which enabled her to properly understand what her Dad was going through himself. However, that also led to an immense amount of guilt because she only understood once he had died. You can find Sarah here: Alcoholism - The deadly truth about its stigma | Sarah Drage | TEDxFolkestone https://instagram.com/sarah_drage Please check out our website www.beesoberofficial.com. You can also check out the following link to find out more of what we are up to, you can sign up to our newsletter, join our Facebook group and subscribe to our YouTube channel - linktr.ee/beesober Season 5 is sponsored by Wise Bartender, Visit their website for more information and to purchase your Alcohol Free drinks https://wisebartender.co.uk/?ref=beesober using BEESOBER5 at checkout for your 5% discount. Additional links: Donate to Bee Sober: https://www.beesoberofficial.com/support-us/ Nacoa: https://www.nacoa.org.uk/ AA https://aa.org/ Al Anon https://al-anon.org/ Luna Courses: https://www.lunacourses.com/ Use code BEESOBER20 to receive £20 off any course over £50 15% off Nocktail use BEESOBER at checkout https://www.nocktail.com 10% off Noughty AF wine use BEESOBER10 at checkout https://thomsonandscott.com/products/noughty-alcohol-free-sparkling-wine 5% off all AF drinks from The Wise Bartender use BEESOBER5 https://wisebartender.co.uk/?ref=beesober

On today’s episode we speak to our Bee Sober Chester Ambassador and Bee Sober Coach, Phil. After 5 years of trying and so many day one’s, Phil got sober. It’s transformed his life in more ways than he could have imagined. As a qualified Bee Sober coach, he is now using his experience to help others along in their sober journey. You can find Phil here: Facebook: This Sober Miracle Instagram: @thissoberlife Website: https://www.beesoberofficial.com/members/coaches/phil-gorman-bee-sober-coach/ Please check out our website www.beesoberofficial.com. You can also check out the following link to find out more of what we are up to, you can sign up to our newsletter, join our Facebook group and subscribe to our YouTube channel - linktr.ee/beesober Season 5 is sponsored by Wise Bartender, Visit their website for more information and to purchase your Alcohol Free drinks https://wisebartender.co.uk/?ref=beesober using BEESOBER5 at checkout for your 5% discount. Additional links: Donate to Bee Sober: https://www.beesoberofficial.com/support-us/ Nacoa: https://www.nacoa.org.uk/ AA https://aa.org/ Al Anon https://al-anon.org/ Luna Courses: https://www.lunacourses.com/ Use code BEESOBER20 to receive £20 off any course over £50 15% off Nocktail use BEESOBER at checkout https://www.nocktail.com 10% off Noughty AF wine use BEESOBER10 at checkout https://thomsonandscott.com/products/noughty-alcohol-free-sparkling-wine 5% off all AF drinks from The Wise Bartender use BEESOBER5 https://wisebartender.co.uk/?ref=beesober

On today’s episode we speak to twin sisters, Caitlin and Kristen Welch who are on the journey to become sober. Telling tales of their lives, how they spend pretty much every day together; their struggles through lockdown, furlough, one becoming a mother and planning their weddings in our twenties. You can find Kristen and Caitlin here: Instagram: @thewelchtwins_ Please check out our website www.beesoberofficial.com. You can also check out the following link to find out more of what we are up to, you can sign up to our newsletter, join our Facebook group and subscribe to our YouTube channel - linktr.ee/beesober Season 5 is sponsored by Wise Bartender, Visit their website for more information and to purchase your Alcohol Free drinks https://wisebartender.co.uk/?ref=beesober using BEESOBER5 at checkout for your 5% discount. Additional links: Donate to Bee Sober: https://www.beesoberofficial.com/support-us/ Nacoa: https://www.nacoa.org.uk/ AA https://aa.org/ Al Anon https://al-anon.org/ Luna Courses: https://www.lunacourses.com/ Use code BEESOBER20 to receive £20 off any course over £50 15% off Nocktail use BEESOBER at checkout https://www.nocktail.com 10% off Noughty AF wine use BEESOBER10 at checkout https://thomsonandscott.com/products/noughty-alcohol-free-sparkling-wine 5% off all AF drinks from The Wise Bartender use BEESOBER5 https://wisebartender.co.uk/?ref=beesober

On today’s episode we speak to one of our Bee Sober members, Alistair. As well as being sober, Alistair has spent a lot of time working on his financial health and believes everyone can work towards being wealthier and that it is a topic we shouldn’t be afraid to talk about. Please check out our website www.beesoberofficial.com. You can also check out the following link to find out more of what we are up to, you can sign up to our newsletter, join our Facebook group and subscribe to our YouTube channel - linktr.ee/beesober Season 5 is sponsored by Wise Bartender, Visit their website for more information and to purchase your Alcohol Free drinks https://wisebartender.co.uk/?ref=beesober using BEESOBER5 at checkout for your 5% discount. Additional links: Donate to Bee Sober: https://www.beesoberofficial.com/support-us/ Nacoa: https://www.nacoa.org.uk/ AA https://aa.org/ Al Anon https://al-anon.org/ Luna Courses: https://www.lunacourses.com/ Use code BEESOBER20 to receive £20 off any course over £50 15% off Nocktail use BEESOBER at checkout https://www.nocktail.com 10% off Noughty AF wine use BEESOBER10 at checkout https://thomsonandscott.com/products/noughty-alcohol-free-sparkling-wine 5% off all AF drinks from The Wise Bartender use BEESOBER5 https://wisebartender.co.uk/?ref=beesober Buy ‘You are a Badass at Making Money’ by Jen Sincero https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B085DTGM7S/ref=cm_sw_em_r_mt_dp_FX2B1V2ZMM3HN2F054PF Citizens Advice https://www.citizensadvice.org.uk/ Debtors Anonymous https://debtorsanonymous.org/

On today’s episode we speak to Kim Bellas, aka Sober is the New Cool. In 2013, her 15 -year-old started having seizures. Like most teenagers, he enjoyed going to parties and socializing. A significant aspect of these parties was the consumption of alcohol, and her son was unable to drink due to his seizures. As a mother, it was instinctive to make him happy by assuring him that alcohol wasn't necessary for him to enjoy himself. It IMMEDIATELY dawned on her how hypocritical she was being as she found herself frequently drinking wine. To prove a point to her son, she stopped drinking for 3 months. The time went by quicker than she anticipated, and she decided to remain sober for another 3 months. Following 6 months of sobriety, she found herself happier than she had been in a while. What started as an example for her son became something she decided to commit to for her son and herself. It's now 2022, and she is proud to announce that she has been sober for 8 years. Sobriety has changed her outlook on life for the better and has improved both her physical and mental well-being. Her goal is to demonstrate that a SOBER LIFE is an exhilarating one, and anyone can reap the benefits. You can find Kim here: Sober.is.the.new.cool. / Instagram Sober is the new cool / Facebook Soberisthenewcool.ca / website Please check out our website www.beesoberofficial.com. You can also check out the following link to find out more of what we are up to, you can sign up to our newsletter, join our Facebook group and subscribe to our YouTube channel - linktr.ee/beesober Season 5 is sponsored by Wise Bartender, Visit their website for more information and to purchase your Alcohol Free drinks https://wisebartender.co.uk/?ref=beesober using BEESOBER5 at checkout for your 5% discount. Additional links: Donate to Bee Sober: https://www.beesoberofficial.com/support-us/ Nacoa: https://www.nacoa.org.uk/ AA https://aa.org/ Al Anon https://al-anon.org/ Luna Courses: https://www.lunacourses.com/ Use code BEESOBER20 to receive £20 off any course over £50 15% off Nocktail use BEESOBER at checkout https://www.nocktail.com 10% off Noughty AF wine use BEESOBER10 at checkout https://thomsonandscott.com/products/noughty-alcohol-free-sparkling-wine 5% off all AF drinks from The Wise Bartender use BEESOBER5 https://wisebartender.co.uk/?ref=beesober

We are back for season six episode one of our podcast. Alex and Lisa chat about everything we have been up to since our last season (and it’s quite a lot) and give some top tips for tackling a sober holiday. Please check out our website www.beesoberofficial.com. You can also check out the following link to find out more of what we are up to, you can sign up to our newsletter, join our Facebook group and subscribe to our YouTube channel - linktr.ee/beesober Have a go at The Sober Experiment® (our free gift to you here: https://www.beesoberofficial.com/join-bee-sober/join-the-sober-experiment/) Additional links: Donate to Bee Sober: https://www.beesoberofficial.com/support-us/ Nacoa: https://www.nacoa.org.uk/ AA https://aa.org/ Al Anon https://al-anon.org/ Luna Courses: https://www.lunacourses.com/ Use code BEESOBER20 to receive £20 off any course over £50 15% off Nocktail use BEESOBER at checkout https://www.nocktail.com 10% off Noughty AF wine use BEESOBER10 at checkout https://thomsonandscott.com/products/noughty-alcohol-free-sparkling-wine 5% off all AF drinks from The Wise Bartender use BEESOBER5 https://wisebartender.co.uk/?ref=beesober

We are back for season six episode two of our podcast. Alex and Lisa chat with Adam Jablin, a best-selling author, keynote speaker and Transformational Life Coach and Recovery Mentor about getting sober, relationships and spiritual healing. In 2006, Adam got clean and sober, which unleashed many gifts he had hidden inside. During the most successful years of his company, Adam was in the grips of alcoholism and addiction. HE KNOWS WHAT IT'S LIKE BE POWERLESS. His family intervened and Adam's spiritual journey began. While running a multi-million-dollar company, Adam dedicated himself to helping others and showing them the path out of their problems and into the SOLUTION. Later, Adam helped sell that business for 9 figures with his loved ones. NOW he wants to help YOU. Adam's teachings show people THE WAY to become the HERO of their own lives. Please check out our website www.beesoberofficial.com. You can also check out the following link to find out more of what we are up to, you can sign up to our newsletter, join our Facebook group and subscribe to our YouTube channel - linktr.ee/beesober Have a go at The Sober Experiment® (our free gift to you here: https://www.beesoberofficial.com/join-bee-sober/join-the-sober-experiment/) Links for Adam: IG Link: https://www.instagram.com/adamjablin/ Fb Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/theheroprojectwithadamjablin Website: https://adamjablin.com/ Book Adam as a Keynote speaker: https://adamjablin.com/speaker/ LI: https://www.linkedin.com/in/adam-jablin-9548646/ Additional links: Donate to Bee Sober: https://www.beesoberofficial.com/support-us/ Nacoa: https://www.nacoa.org.uk/ AA https://aa.org/ Al Anon https://al-anon.org/ Luna Courses: https://www.lunacourses.com/ Use code BEESOBER20 to receive £20 off any course over £50 15% off Nocktail use BEESOBER at checkout https://www.nocktail.com 10% off Noughty AF wine use

We are back for season six episode three of our podcast. Alex and Lisa chat with Sarah Williamson, a Bee Sober Head Coach and Ambassador for Surrey about sober life, friendships and sober adventures. When Sarah was 41, she made the decision to quit alcohol for a year, she told a few friends that she was going to do it and once she had said it out loud she knew She’d have to see it through or lose face! Sarah started to count down to her start date, still binge drinking and wondering how she was going to pull it off when she realised she was stalling for time, so she quit there and then. Sarah had her last drink – nothing monumental, out with a few friends and no hangover the next day and that was that. No crushing rock bottom – just a feeling of relief about a decision well made. Listen to Sarah’s Podcast here: https://https://drinklesslivebetter.captivate.fm/listen.captivate.fm/listen Please check out our website www.beesoberofficial.com. You can also check out the following link to find out more of what we are up to, you can sign up to our newsletter, join our Facebook group and subscribe to our YouTube channel - linktr.ee/beesober Have a go at The Sober Experiment® (our free gift to you here: https://www.beesoberofficial.com/join-bee-sober/join-the-sober-experiment/) Additional links: Donate to Bee Sober: https://www.beesoberofficial.com/support-us/ Nacoa: https://www.nacoa.org.uk/ AA https://aa.org/ Al Anon https://al-anon.org/ Luna Courses: https://www.lunacourses.com/ Use code BEESOBER20 to receive £20 off any course over £50 15% off Nocktail use BEESOBER at checkout https://www.nocktail.com 10% off Noughty AF wine use BEESOBER10 at checkout https://thomsonandscott.com/products/noughty-alcohol-free-sparkling-wine 5% off all AF drinks from The Wise Bartender use BEESOBER5 https://wisebartender.co.uk/?ref=beesober

We are back for season six episode four of our podcast. Alex and Lisa chat with Gary Rutherford, founder of ARC Fitness, a Not-For-Profit social enterprise based in the Northwest of Ireland. Gary is a registered Mental Health Nurse, REP's Level 3 Qualified Personal Trainer and importantly - has been sober for over 8 years. Gary struggled with alcohol and drug abuse for the better part of 15 years. Getting and staying sober has enabled him to pursue a life of love, purpose and fulfilment and he is fortunate to be able to use those experiences to carry hope for other individuals and families who are actively struggling with addiction. Gary has learning, experience and qualifications in the following areas: Addiction counselling; Motivational Interviewing; Life coaching; Level 3 Personal training; Level 2 Fitness instruction; Counselling and Psychotherapy & Mental Health Nursing. ARC Fitness’ unique approach to tackling the stigma of substance misuse enables individuals and their supporters improve their mental and physical wellbeing through physical activity, professional support, education, and community. ARC links here: Web: www.arcfitness.co.uk Insta: @arcfitnessni Twitter: @ARCFitness2 Facebook: ARC Fitness - Addiction Recovery Coaching YouTube: https://youtube.com/channel/UCfpqxVTOrD1X5H8hx5zQ4pg Please check out our website www.beesoberofficial.com. You can also check out the following link to find out more of what we are up to, you can sign up to our newsletter, join our Facebook group and subscribe to our YouTube channel - linktr.ee/beesober Have a go at The Sober Experiment® (our free gift to you here: https://www.beesoberofficial.com/join-bee-sober/join-the-sober-experiment/) Additional links: Donate to Bee Sober: https://www.beesoberofficial.com/support-us/ Nacoa: https://www.nacoa.org.uk/ AA https://aa.org/ Al Anon https://al-anon.org/ Luna Courses: https://www.lunacourses.com/ Use code BEESOBER20 to receive £20 off any course over £50 15% off Nocktail use BEESOBER at checkout https://www.nocktail.com 10% off Noughty AF wine use BEESOBER10 at checkout https://thomsonandscott.com/products/noughty-alcohol-free-sparkling-wine 5% off all AF drinks from The Wise Bartender use BEESOBER5 https://wisebartender.co.uk/?ref=beesober

We are back for season six episode five of our podcast. Alex and Lisa chat with Sheffield Ambassador, Barbara Williams, Aka Sober in Colour! This episode is packed with laughter – we just love recording with our ambassadors. And hang on at the end, this one ends twice! Two call her Nanny Barbie, one calls her Mum, one calls her Wifey and some call her Bea. Her relationship with booze - social>binge>grey area drinker literally that quick, it just hit her. Barbara needed to think about this before it became too late, so she did. On 7th February 2021 she decided to ditch the booze and focus on herself and the more important relationships in her life. Find Barbara here: https://www.instagram.com/sober_in_colour/ https://www.beesoberofficial.com/members/ambassadors/barbara-williams/ Please check out our website www.beesoberofficial.com. You can also check out the following link to find out more of what we are up to, you can sign up to our newsletter, join our Facebook group and subscribe to our YouTube channel - linktr.ee/beesober Have a go at The Sober Experiment® (our free gift to you here: https://www.beesoberofficial.com/join-bee-sober/join-the-sober-experiment/) Additional links: Donate to Bee Sober: https://www.beesoberofficial.com/support-us/ Nacoa: https://www.nacoa.org.uk/ AA https://aa.org/ Al Anon https://al-anon.org/ Luna Courses: https://www.lunacourses.com/ Use code BEESOBER20 to receive £20 off any course over £50 15% off Nocktail use BEESOBER at checkout https://www.nocktail.com 10% off Noughty AF wine use BEESOBER10 at checkout https://thomsonandscott.com/products/noughty-alcohol-free-sparkling-wine 5% off all AF drinks from The Wise Bartender use BEESOBER5 https://wisebartender.co.uk/?ref=beesober

We are back for season six episode six of our podcast. Alex and Lisa chat with each other about early sobriety, caterpillars, butterflies and birds (well they are mentioned)! As ever, we have some lighthearted fun with serious topics including socialising with drunk people, partying sober and getting through the early days of sobriety. Please check out our website www.beesoberofficial.com. You can also check out the following link to find out more of what we are up to, you can sign up to our newsletter, join our Facebook group and subscribe to our YouTube channel - linktr.ee/beesober Have a go at The Sober Experiment® (our free gift to you here: https://www.beesoberofficial.com/join-bee-sober/join-the-sober-experiment/) Additional links: Donate to Bee Sober: https://www.beesoberofficial.com/support-us/ Nacoa: https://www.nacoa.org.uk/ AA https://aa.org/ Al Anon https://al-anon.org/ Luna Courses: https://www.lunacourses.com/ Use code BEESOBER20 to receive £20 off any course over £50 15% off Nocktail use BEESOBER at checkout https://www.nocktail.com 10% off Noughty AF wine use BEESOBER10 at checkout https://thomsonandscott.com/products/noughty-alcohol-free-sparkling-wine 5% off all AF drinks from The Wise Bartender use BEESOBER5 https://wisebartender.co.uk/?ref=beesober

We are back for season six episode seven of our podcast. Alex and Lisa chat about hangovers, normal drinking versus alcoholism and society! Please check out our website www.beesoberofficial.com. You can also check out the following link to find out more of what we are up to, you can sign up to our newsletter, join our Facebook group and subscribe to our YouTube channel - linktr.ee/beesober Have a go at The Sober Experiment® (our free gift to you here: https://www.beesoberofficial.com/join-bee-sober/join-the-sober-experiment/) Additional links: Donate to Bee Sober: https://www.beesoberofficial.com/support-us/ Nacoa: https://www.nacoa.org.uk/ AA https://aa.org/ Al Anon https://al-anon.org/ Luna Courses: https://www.lunacourses.com/ Use code BEESOBER20 to receive £20 off any course over £50 15% off Nocktail use BEESOBER at checkout https://www.nocktail.com 10% off Noughty AF wine use BEESOBER10 at checkout https://thomsonandscott.com/products/noughty-alcohol-free-sparkling-wine 5% off all AF drinks from The Wise Bartender use BEESOBER5 https://wisebartender.co.uk/?ref=beesober

We are back for season six episode eight of our podcast. Alex and Lisa chat with Sam (Aka Dare to dip) about cold water therapy and how it can be a fantastic addition to sobriety and therapy for mental health! Sam struggled with his Mental Health for years, specifically anxiety and depression. The anxiety started in school and Sam had no idea what this feeling was in his chest. He soon learnt that it was not physical pain but a mental one. Later in life, he turned to alcohol and drugs, which soon escalated leading him to go off the rails. This only heightened his anxiety and escalated his feelings of depression. Sam discovered Cold Water Therapy, and decided to train his body with 30 days of cold water showers. And then like everything else he does in life, he wanted to take this to the next level. Sam decided to take a dip in the North Sea every day for a year and is now asking people to support him by joining in or donating to his charity of choice, Anxiety UK! Sam’s Links: https://www.instagram.com/dare_to_dip/ uk.gofundme.com/f/sams-dare-to-dips https://open.spotify.com/show/1wVzWLd0lg15QI0I5nLvWv?si=a6cccc39843f44ab Please check out our website www.beesoberofficial.com. You can also check out the following link to find out more of what we are up to, you can sign up to our newsletter, join our Facebook group and subscribe to our YouTube channel - linktr.ee/beesober Have a go at The Sober Experiment® (our free gift to you here: https://www.beesoberofficial.com/join-bee-sober/join-the-sober-experiment/) Additional links: Donate to Bee Sober: https://www.beesoberofficial.com/support-us/ Nacoa: https://www.nacoa.org.uk/ AA https://aa.org/ Al Anon https://al-anon.org/ Luna Courses: https://www.lunacourses.com/ Use code BEESOBER20 to receive £20 off any course over £50 15% off Nocktail use BEESOBER at checkout https://www.nocktail.com 10% off Noughty AF wine use BEESOBER10 at checkout https://thomsonandscott.com/products/noughty-alcohol-free-sparkling-wine 5% off all AF drinks from The Wise Bartender use BEESOBER5 https://wisebartender.co.uk/?ref=beesober

Welcome to the final episode of season 6 of our podcast where we talk about alcohol free holidays and getting into a night out without the booze. In this episode we give you top tips for a successful sober night out and more plus, Lisa has some news. Please check out our website www.beesoberofficial.com. You can also check out the following link to find out more of what we are up to, you can sign up to our newsletter, join our Facebook group and subscribe to our YouTube channel - linktr.ee/beesober Have a go at The Sober Experiment® (our free gift to you here: https://www.beesoberofficial.com/join-bee-sober/join-the-sober-experiment/) Additional links: Donate to Bee Sober: https://www.beesoberofficial.com/support-us/ Nacoa: https://www.nacoa.org.uk/ AA https://aa.org/ Al Anon https://al-anon.org/ Luna Courses: https://www.lunacourses.com/ Use code BEESOBER20 to receive £20 off any course over £50 15% off Nocktail use BEESOBER at checkout https://www.nocktail.com 10% off Noughty AF wine use BEESOBER10 at checkout https://thomsonandscott.com/products/noughty-alcohol-free-sparkling-wine 5% off all AF drinks from The Wise Bartender use BEESOBER5 https://wisebartender.co.uk/?ref=beesober

We are back for season 7 of The Sober Experiment Podcast by Bee Sober and whilst there are some pretty meaty topics on the menu in this episode like peri-menopause, sober , moderating, and fantasising about alcohol, surely the biggest debate has to be about Alex’s dressing gown? Please check out our website www.beesoberofficial.com. You can also check out the following link to find out more of what we are up to, you can sign up to our newsletter, join our Facebook group and subscribe to our YouTube channel - linktr.ee/beesober Have a go at The Sober Experiment® (our free gift to you here: https://www.beesoberofficial.com/join-bee-sober/join-the-sober-experiment/) Additional links: Donate to Bee Sober: https://www.beesoberofficial.com/support-us/ Nacoa: https://www.nacoa.org.uk/ AA https://aa.org/ Al Anon https://al-anon.org/ Luna Courses: https://www.lunacourses.com/ Use code BEESOBER20 to receive £20 off any course over £50 15% off Nocktail use BEESOBER at checkout https://www.nocktail.com 10% off Noughty AF wine use BEESOBER10 at checkout https://thomsonandscott.com/products/noughty-alcohol-free-sparkling-wine 5% off all AF drinks from The Wise Bartender use BEESOBER5 https://wisebartender.co.uk/?ref=beesober

Welcome to season 7 of The Sober Experiment Podcast by Bee Sober where Alex and Lisa chat with Love Sober’s Kate Baily all about their new book ‘Love your sober year’. Kate is a certified Sobriety and Wellbeing coach, specializing in behavioural change and addictive habits. Along with Mandy Manners she is a founder of the Love Sober podcast, and together they run online coaching courses and group coaching events, as well as facilitating training for The Coaching Academy. Please check out our website www.beesoberofficial.com. You can also check out the following link to find out more of what we are up to, you can sign up to our newsletter, join our Facebook group and subscribe to our YouTube channel - linktr.ee/beesober Have a go at The Sober Experiment® (our free gift to you here: https://www.beesoberofficial.com/join-bee-sober/join-the-sober-experiment/) Additional links: Donate to Bee Sober: https://www.beesoberofficial.com/support-us/

Welcome to season 7 of The Sober Experiment Podcast by Bee Sober where Alex and Lisa chat with Kate-Rowe Ham who is a Women’s Health Coach with a special interest in menopause fitness and nutrition. Kate is also the founder of the Owning Your Menopause App. She is passionate about educating women on how to exercise at this time and how movement and diet go hand in hand in playing a fundamental role in managing many of the symptoms associated with menopause. Qualifying as a level 3 Personal Trainer later in life, alongside raising her three children and experiencing her own issues with peri menopause has given Kate a unique insight into how midlife women's needs often fall by the wayside. Kate knows first-hand how hard it can be to regain body confidence especially after children and how many of the symptoms of menopause can leave women feeling overwhelmed, invisible, and anxious. As a trusted expert in her field, Kate has become the ‘go-to’ Personal Trainer known for her specialised approach in making sure women are getting the correct evidence-based information on how to train effectively and nourish their bodies through menopause. She believes that so many women miss out on optimising their midlife and menopause experience due to not understanding how to adapt their lifestyle during this phase. Find out more about Kate: www.owningyourmenopause.com Please check out our website www.beesoberofficial.com. You can also check out the following link to find out more of what we are up to, you can sign up to our newsletter, join as a member, join our Facebook group and subscribe to our YouTube channel - linktr.ee/beesober Have a go at The Sober Experiment® (our free gift to you here: https://www.beesoberofficial.com/join-bee-sober/join-the-sober-experiment/) Additional links: Donate to Bee Sober: https://www.beesoberofficial.com/support-us/

Welcome to season 7 of The Sober Experiment Podcast by Bee Sober where Alex and Lisa chat with Lea Watson, founder of Glow Sober. Originally an Instagram page to review alcohol-free drinks and literature, it has now evolved into working with organisations to support their employees by raising awareness of the impact of alcohol. Lea has always had a complicated relationship with alcohol which escalated after the death of her only son, in 2018. She finally became alcohol free on 12 July 2020 and is committed to making profound and lasting change by promoting the positive benefits of sobriety and supporting those that wish to take a more mindful approach to their own alcohol consumption. By working with employers, Lea’s aim is to remove the stigma from having conversations about drinking and encourage a non-judgemental, objective approach to the benefits of reducing one’s alcohol intake. Lea’s son was killed in a road traffic collision when he got into a car with his friend who drunk. He crashed and Jack was left with catastrophic and fatal injuries. Lea works with a charity called Safe Drive Stay Alive and talks to teenagers of driving age about the dangers of driving while under the influence of drugs or alcohol. Lea has a first-class degree in English, and is also PCET (DTLLS) trained. She also holds an MA in Lifelong Learning. Much of Lea’s working life had been in business development, and product management. She has written and developed many training courses on a variety of subjects and delivered presentations to corporate audiences on a regular basis. She is also a designated Recovery Coach Professional. Lea relocated to Bournemouth from South Gloucestershire in 2021 where she and her partner have bought an old house with a sizeable garden to renovate. She says she can already feel the benefit of coastal living. Lea is a a keen runner and has completed several marathons, including New York. Find Lea here: https://www.facebook.com/glowsober https://www.glowsober.co.uk https://www.instagram.com/glowsober/ Please also check out our website www.beesoberofficial.com. You can also check out the following link to find out more of what we are up to, you can sign up to our newsletter, join as a member, join our Facebook group and subscribe to our YouTube channel - linktr.ee/beesober Have a go at The Sober Experiment® (our free gift to you here: https://www.beesoberofficial.com/join-bee-sober/join-the-sober-experiment/) Additional links: Donate to Bee Sober: https://www.beesoberofficial.com/support-us/

Welcome to season 7 of The Sober Experiment Podcast by Bee Sober where Alex and Lisa chat with Dr Melissa Kelly. Melissa Kelly, PhD is a psychologist and coach for sober women who want to make meaningful changes to their careers. Melissa is passionate about helping women define and design their own version of a meaningful life in sobriety. She is also the founder of Sober Girls Ireland - a community that hosts online and in person events for sober and sober curious women in Ireland. Find Melissa here: https://www.melissakellyphd.com https://www.instagram.com/melissakelly.phd Please check out our website www.beesoberofficial.com. You can also check out the following link to find out more of what we are up to, you can sign up to our newsletter, join as a member, join our Facebook group and subscribe to our YouTube channel - linktr.ee/beesober Have a go at The Sober Experiment® (our free gift to you here: https://www.beesoberofficial.com/join-bee-sober/join-the-sober-experiment/) Additional links: Donate to Bee Sober: https://www.beesoberofficial.com/support-us/

Welcome to season 8, episode 1 of The Sober Experiment Podcast by Bee Sober where Alex and Lisa chat with Aodhan Benson. A 25-year old who could be described as in somewhat of a quarter life crisis. After 12 years of masking the effects that the continuous partying/excessive drinking was having with overachieving and aiming to appear to have everything under control he couldn’t continue on the constant cycle of drinking - doing something stupid - feeling anxious and fearful only to do it all over again the following Friday. Aodhan had to step off the hamster wheel because he knew there was better out there and he wanted better for himself. He had moved abroad with hopes of starting afresh only for the problems with alcohol to soon reappear Aodhan had to say enough is enough and for once try and discover who he is behind the hangovers https://www.instagram.com/aodhanwithoutalcohol/ Please check out our website www.beesoberofficial.com. You can also check out the following link to find out more of what we are up to, you can sign up to our newsletter, join as a member, join our Facebook group and subscribe to our YouTube channel - linktr.ee/beesober Have a go at The Sober Experiment® (our free gift to you here: https://www.beesoberofficial.com/join-bee-sober/join-the-sober-experiment/) Additional links: Donate to Bee Sober: https://www.beesoberofficial.com/support-us/

Welcome to season 8 Episode 2 of The Sober Experiment Podcast by Bee Sober where Alex and Lisa chat with Vicki Rebecca. TRIGGER WARNING: This episode discusses rape in significant detail Vicki Rebecca has run a successful private Hypnosis and Neuro Linguistic Programming practice that includes one to one therapy, both in-person and online, classes, retreats, live-in intensives, books and products since 1999. Since 2003 that practice has included retreats all over the world including Egypt, India, Turkey, the sacred sites of Scotland and more. She wrote her first book: ‘The Me I Want To Be: Simple Shifts To Authentic Wellbeing’ initially for the clients and students she’d worked with for over twenty years. It was also a way of pulling all her knowledge together, but most of all she wrote it for those who could not manage to go along to sessions or classes because of cost or distance. It had always been a source of frustration to Vicki that she could not help them too. To make her work accessible to a larger audience she wrote the book and recorded over ten hours of instruction and guided journeys to accompany it. In response to “The Me I Want To Be” when she has opened up during public talks, informal chats, and most especially her own realisation that a huge part of her sadhana IS to share her story, Vicky has now written her autobiography, no holds barred: “Naked Truth: Diary of a Glamour Model” is a time document ranging from 1956 to today. The true story of a young runaway who made her way through the seedy photo booths of Soho of the 1970s into a career as a page three girl and Monroe lookalike. A broken heart left her fluctuating between stardom, drugs and despair and when she hit rock bottom a spiritual experience changed her life. Vicki Rebecca has certainly lived! You can find out more at https://vickirebecca.com/ Please check out our website www.beesoberofficial.com. You can also check out the following link to find out more of what we are up to, you can sign up to our newsletter, join as a member, join our Facebook group and subscribe to our YouTube channel - linktr.ee/beesober Have a go at The Sober Experiment® (our free gift to you here: https://www.beesoberofficial.com/join-bee-sober/join-the-sober-experiment/) Additional links: Donate to Bee Sober: https://www.beesoberofficial.com/support-us/

Welcome to season 8 Episode 3 of The Sober Experiment Podcast by Bee Sober where Alex and Lisa chat with Carolyn Clark. Carolyn is a Bee Academy qualified Sober Coach and our North Wales Ambassador. She is absolutely amazing and this is an episode you do not want to miss. You can follow Carolyn’s journey on Instagram https://instagram.com/soberhappysixty or check out her ambassador page https://instagram.com/beesobernorthwales If you are interested in coaching with Carolyn, email her hello@carolynclarkcoaching.com And check out her website here: www.carolynclarkcoaching.com Please check out our website www.beesoberofficial.com. You can also check out the following link to find out more of what we are up to, you can sign up to our newsletter, join as a member, join our Facebook group and subscribe to our YouTube channel - linktr.ee/beesober Have a go at The Sober Experiment® (our free gift to you here: https://www.beesoberofficial.com/join-bee-sober/join-the-sober-experiment/) Additional links: Donate to Bee Sober: https://www.beesoberofficial.com/support-us/

Welcome to season 8 Episode 4 of The Sober Experiment Podcast by Bee Sober where Alex and Lisa chat with Fiona Orrell. Fiona has a passion for the outdoors and is currently grabbing life’s opportunities with both hands. She loves hiking, outdoor swimming, paddle boarding and camping in her van, but she’s always up for giving anything new a go! She squeezes in as many adventures as possible around being a mum and her other work. Fiona is an integral part of the Love Her Wild Community as an event and corporate fund raising manager and says she finds her work hugely rewarding. Fiona says the Love Her Wild Community and its members are really something special and she feels very fortunate to be a part of it. Perhaps that’s what drew us to her and the Love Her Wild Community Find out more about Lover her Wild here: https://www.loveherwild.com/ Please check out our website www.beesoberofficial.com. You can also check out the following link to find out more of what we are up to, you can sign up to our newsletter, join as a member, join our Facebook group and subscribe to our YouTube channel - linktr.ee/beesober Have a go at The Sober Experiment® (our free gift to you here: https://www.beesoberofficial.com/join-bee-sober/join-the-sober-experiment/) Additional links: Donate to Bee Sober: https://www.beesoberofficial.com/support-us/

Welcome to season 8 Episode 5 of The Sober Experiment Podcast by Bee Sober where Alex and Lisa chat with Bee Sober Book Club ambassador and sober coach, Jane Sproston. Jane is a 52 year-old Mum of a 7 year old pocket rocket and got sober in 2017 after five years of trying and a long stint “moderating”. Jane previously had a drinking career of some 30 plus years. She survived student days, raving, and the ladette culture only to find herself using alcohol to cope and numb after lots of complicated trauma. Jane’s journey has been full of highs, lows, twists and turns, including a period spent in The Priory, AA, an attempt at moderation, relapse and recovery. Jane is now a qualified person-centred therapist (a journey which took 9 years instead of the usual 4) and a qualified sober coach and also volunteers as a counsellor for a Well woman’s centre. Jane talks about her road to recovery, and how finding Bee Sober and becoming the book club ambassador finally helped her to find the connections she’d been missing. Please check out our website www.beesoberofficial.com. You can also check out the following link to find out more of what we are up to, you can sign up to our newsletter, join as a member, join our Facebook group and subscribe to our YouTube channel - linktr.ee/beesober Have a go at The Sober Experiment® (our free gift to you here: https://www.beesoberofficial.com/join-bee-sober/join-the-sober-experiment/) Additional links: Donate to Bee Sober: https://www.beesoberofficial.com/support-us/

Welcome to the final episode of season 8 of The Sober Experiment Podcast by Bee Sober where Alex and Lisa chat with Live Energizing Breathwork with Recovery Advocate Christina Rae Almeida. In this episode, we meet breathwork, life coach, and recovered addict, Christina Rae Almeida, who talks to us about her breathwork sessions, community and on-demand membership platform, Rae Rituals. Christina is on a mission to help people transform their lives through breathwork and taking their power back. She is an entrepreneur, a conscious content creator, a podcast host, a philanthropist, and the founder and CEO of Rae Rituals. Find Christina here: Podcast: Power for Good Membership: raerituals.com (sign up for the mailing list on this page to receive your free breathwork practice!) Instagram: @christinaraealmeida TikTok: @christinaraealmeida YouTube: @ChristinaRae Please check out our website www.beesoberofficial.com. You can also check out the following link to find out more of what we are up to, you can sign up to our newsletter, join as a member, join our Facebook group and subscribe to our YouTube channel - linktr.ee/beesober Have a go at The Sober Experiment® (our free gift to you here: https://www.beesoberofficial.com/join-bee-sober/join-the-sober-experiment/) Additional links: Donate to Bee Sober: https://www.beesoberofficial.com/support-us/

Welcome to the first episode of season 9 of The Sober Experiment Podcast by Bee Sober. Following a recent member’s workshop with breathwork coach Christina Rae Almeida, Alex and Lisa chat about the benefits of breath work, their own experiences, and other methods of self-care, having a good laugh (as usual) along the way. We would like to thank Rae Rituals for sponsoring this episode and providing our membership community with an amazing breathwork session. Please follow Christina Rae Almeida on Instagram and TikTok: https://www.instagram.com/christinaraealmeida/ https://www.tiktok.com/@christinaraealmeida Sign up for Rae Rituals annual membership by visiting raerituals.com using code BEESOBER at checkout for a 10% discount Join the waitlist for the Sober and Thriving program: https://www.iamchristinarae.com/sober-and-thriving Please check out our website www.beesoberofficial.com. You can also check out the following link to find out more of what we are up to, you can sign up to our newsletter, join as a member, join our Facebook group and subscribe to our YouTube channel - linktr.ee/beesober Have a go at The Sober Experiment® (our free gift to you here: https://www.beesoberofficial.com/join-bee-sober/join-the-sober-experiment/) Additional links: Donate to Bee Sober: https://www.beesoberofficial.com/support-us/

Welcome to the second episode of season 9 of The Sober Experiment Podcast by Bee Sober! In today's episode, Bee Sobers' hosts Lisa and Alex chat with Sonia Kahlon, the founder of EverBlume. EverBlume is an innovative recovery program that provides small group meetings where members are matched based on their struggles. Through meaningful conversation and peer support, EverBlume aims to create a community for individuals on their recovery journey. Sonia, the founder of EverBlume, is a successful orthodontist who sold her multi-location practice in 2016 and got sober in 2017. Since then, she has become a recovery coach and devoted her life to making a difference by investing in social impact and volunteering with the incarcerated, formerly incarcerated, and victims of trafficking. In this episode, Sonia shares her inspiring story and discusses how she hopes to create her biggest impact yet through the power of peer support and community building. Listeners will learn valuable insights into the world of addiction recovery and how peer support can be a powerful tool for those on their journey to sobriety. Join us for an enlightening conversation with Sonia Kahlon on The Sober Experiment Podcast by Bee Sober. Find Sonia here: https://www.joineverblume.com/ https://www.instagram.com/joineverblume/ Visit our website: www.beesoberofficial.com. You can also check out the following link to find out more of what we are up to, you can sign up to our newsletter, join as a member, join our Facebook group and subscribe to our YouTube channel - linktr.ee/beesober Have a go at The Sober Experiment® (our free gift to you here: https://www.beesoberofficial.com/join-bee-sober/join-the-sober-experiment/) Additional links: Donate to Bee Sober: https://www.beesoberofficial.com/support-us/

Welcome to episode three of season 9 of The Sober Experiment Podcast by Bee Sober! In today's episode, hosts Lisa and Alex sit down with Sam Murray from The Breath Connection. Sam Murray, a former Royal Marine Commando, battled depression and found solace in breathwork through the Wim Hof Method. In 2020, he met Miranda Bailey, a Nutritional Therapist and Breathwork Practitioner, and together they created The Breath Connection - a platform that offers live sessions, online courses, and residential Reset Retreats, aimed at helping people discover the power of the breath, build resilience, and manage stress. Through The Breath Connection, Sam and Miranda aim to help individuals in the general community and in the Armed Forces, Police, and other Blue Light Services unlock the transformative properties of breathwork. Tune in to this episode to hear Sam's inspiring story and learn more about The Breath Connection. Find Sam here: https://www.instagram.com/thebreathconnection_org https://www.thebreathconnection.org/ Visit our website: www.beesoberofficial.com You can also check out the following link to find out more of what we are up to, you can sign up to our newsletter, join as a member, join our Facebook group and subscribe to our YouTube channel - linktr.ee/beesober Have a go at The Sober Experiment® (our free gift to you here: https://www.beesoberofficial.com/join-bee-sober/join-the-sober-experiment/) Additional links: Donate to Bee Sober: https://www.beesoberofficial.com/support-us/

Welcome to episode four of season 9 of The Sober Experiment Podcast by Bee Sober! In today's episode, hosts Lisa and Alex sit down with Sober Coach, Alison Calder! Alison lives in Manchester with her partner and two young children. She is an ex wine company owner and an ex grey area drinker. After years of feeling trapped, unhappy and overwhelmed, she finally managed to walk away from her business and to stop drinking alcohol. These two huge life changes were achieved little-by-little during weekly sessions of 1-1 coaching. Being heard, expressing her fears, working out options and setting goals made the seemingly impossible, possible. Alison’s life has changed beyond recognition since doing these two things and she feels happier than she has ever felt. Now as a fully qualified, doubly accredited life coach, specialising in Positive Psychology, Alison feels her purpose is to take you on a journey, from where you are now, to where you want to be. Find Alison here: https://www.instagram.com/alisoncaldercoaching/ https://alisoncalder.com/ Visit our website: www.beesoberofficial.com. You can also check out the following link to find out more of what we are up to, you can sign up to our newsletter, join as a member, join our Facebook group and subscribe to our YouTube channel - linktr.ee/beesober Have a go at The Sober Experiment® (our free gift to you here: https://www.beesoberofficial.com/join-bee-sober/join-the-sober-experiment/) Additional links: Donate to Bee Sober: https://www.beesoberofficial.com/support-us/

Welcome to episode five of season 9 of The Sober Experiment Podcast by Bee Sober! In today's episode, hosts Lisa and Alex sit down with Caroline Kelf, Aka DJ Flourish. Stay tuned right to the end for a few outtakes too! Caroline brings ALL the feels to the dance floor. JOY, ENERGY & HIGH VIBES are her signature DJ package, all sealed up in a giant bow of playful FUN! Caroline is a master motivator who not only empowers women on the dance-floor, but leaves them feeling buzzed for days! DJ Flourish found her passion for music back in the 90s. As an avid clubber and dance music fanatic, you would often find her on a club podium and in charge of the tunes at after-parties. Fast forward 25 years, a career in events, 1 x husband, 1 x child & a cockapoo, she rekindled her love for music and the dance-floor by becoming a DJ in 2019. With her passion reignited she set about sharing her joy with the world so others can tap into the freedom that music & dance brings. Over the past 3 years Caroline has injected JOY & MAGIC into female empowerment festivals, wellbeing events & at her own Self Love Raves. She has helped people to let go with, and without alcohol, and most of all, she has spread the word that your dance is not the same as anyone else’s – and that’s something to celebrate! Find Caroline here: https://www.instagram.com/ravewithdjflourish/ https://djflourish.co.uk/ Visit our website: www.beesoberofficial.com You can also check out the following link to find out more of what we are up to, you can sign up to our newsletter, join as a member, join our Facebook group and subscribe to our YouTube channel - linktr.ee/beesober Have a go at The Sober Experiment® (our free gift to you here: https://www.beesoberofficial.com/join-bee-sober/join-the-sober-experiment/) Additional links: Donate to Bee Sober: https://www.beesoberofficial.com/support-us/

Welcome to Season 10, Episode 1 of The Sober Experiment Podcast by Bee Sober! In this episode, hosts Lisa and Alex catch up on their lives after experiencing empty nest syndrome. From running half marathons to encountering a rather rude monk, they have plenty of stories to share. Join them as they delve into their personal journeys of sobriety and the challenges they faced along the way. As the founders of Bee Sober, Lisa and Alex are passionate about helping others on their path to sobriety. Tune in for an insightful and inspiring conversation filled with laughter, reflection, and valuable advice. Visit our website: www.beesoberofficial.com You can also check out the following link to find out more of what we are up to, you can sign up to our newsletter, join as a member, join our Facebook group and subscribe to our YouTube channel - linktr.ee/beesober Have a go at The Sober Experiment® (our free gift to you here: https://www.beesoberofficial.com/join-bee-sober/join-the-sober-experiment/) Additional links: Donate to Bee Sober: https://www.beesoberofficial.com/support-us/

Join hosts Lisa and Alex in Season 10, Episode 2 of The Sober Experiment Podcast by Bee Sober! This week, they have an enlightening conversation with Drs Laura and Katie, founders of The Lifestyle Health Clinic. Tune in as they discuss the impact of menopause and alcohol consumption and delve into a wide range of topics, exploring everything from health to personal well-being. Don't miss out on this insightful episode! Find Laura and Katie here: https://thelifestylehealthclinic.co.uk/ https://www.instagram.com/thelifestylehealthclinic/ Visit our website: www.beesoberofficial.com You can also check out the following link to find out more of what we are up to, you can sign up to our newsletter, join as a member, join our Facebook group and subscribe to our YouTube channel - linktr.ee/beesober Have a go at The Sober Experiment® (our free gift to you here: https://www.beesoberofficial.com/join-bee-sober/join-the-sober-experiment/) Additional links: Donate to Bee Sober: https://www.beesoberofficial.com/support-us/

Welcome to Season 10, Episode 3 of The Sober Experiment by Bee Sober podcast with Lisa and Alex! In this captivating episode, they sit down with the incredible Sara Henley, founder of "The Other Way with Sara." Join them as they embark on a thought-provoking journey, diving deep into discussions on body confidence, the diet industry, and the unexpected link to potatoes. Prepare to be captivated by this engaging and informative conversation that challenges conventional beliefs and inspires you to embrace a healthier, more empowered way of living. Tune in now to gain valuable insights and explore new perspectives! Find Sara here: https://www.instagram.com/theotherwaywithsara/ https://www.facebook.com/TheOtherWayWithSara Visit our website: www.beesoberofficial.com You can also check out the following link to find out more of what we are up to, you can sign up to our newsletter, join as a member, join our Facebook group and subscribe to our YouTube channel - linktr.ee/beesober Have a go at The Sober Experiment® (our free gift to you here: https://www.beesoberofficial.com/join-bee-sober/join-the-sober-experiment/) Additional links: Donate to Bee Sober: https://www.beesoberofficial.com/support-us/

Welcome to Season 10, Episode 4 of The Sober Experiment Podcast by Bee Sober, hosted by Lisa and Alex, with special guest Sarah Williamson, Bee Sober's head coach and author of "Drink Less, Live Better." Join us as we dive into Sarah's remarkable journey through the highs and lows of 2023. From the excitement of publishing her first book to the challenges of undergoing surgery and radiotherapy for breast cancer, Sarah shares her personal story with honesty and vulnerability. Tune in to gain inspiration, insight, and practical advice on living a fulfilling and sober life. Get ready to be empowered by Sarah's resilience and triumph over adversity. Find Sarah here: https://drinklesslivebetter.com/ https://www.instagram.com/drinklesslivebetter Visit our website: www.beesoberofficial.com You can also check out the following link to find out more of what we are up to, you can sign up to our newsletter, join as a member, join our Facebook group and subscribe to our YouTube channel - linktr.ee/beesober Have a go at The Sober Experiment® (our free gift to you here: https://www.beesoberofficial.com/join-bee-sober/join-the-sober-experiment/) Additional links: Donate to Bee Sober: https://www.beesoberofficial.com/support-us/

Join hosts Lisa and Alex as they dive deep into the world of holistic wellness with the incredible Joanne Hill on episode 5 of The Sober Experiment Podcast by Bee Sober. In this captivating discussion, Joanne, a seasoned nutritional therapist with over 15 years of experience, opens up about her expertise in health, shedding light on conditions like PCOS, endometriosis, and the often-misunderstood menopause. With a passion for helping individuals overcome their health challenges, Joanne reveals how her personalised programs address the core issues behind symptoms, focusing on the crucial aspects of food, nutrients, and lifestyle. As she shares her profound insights, listeners are invited to uncover the hidden truths about their own well-being and discover the transformative power of addressing the root causes of their health concerns. But that's not all! Joanne's journey extends beyond her role as a nutritional therapist. She also owns Amaranth, a haven that offers a wide array of top-quality products meticulously handpicked to support her clients' health journeys. Tune in as she unveils the driving force behind this venture, and how it has become a sanctuary for all the trusted products she passionately recommends. Prepare to be inspired as Lisa, Alex, and Joanne delve into the depths of wellness, revealing invaluable strategies for achieving optimal health and a balanced life. Don't miss out on this engaging and enlightening episode of The Sober Experiment Podcast. Find Jo here: www.amaranth-wellbeing.com https://www.instagram.com/amaranth_uk/ Visit our website: www.beesoberofficial.com You can also check out the following link to find out more of what we are up to, you can sign up to our newsletter, join as a member, join our Facebook group and subscribe to our YouTube channel - linktr.ee/beesober Have a go at The Sober Experiment® (our free gift to you here: https://www.beesoberofficial.com/join-bee-sober/join-the-sober-experiment/) Additional links: Donate to Bee Sober: https://www.beesoberofficial.com/support-us/

This week on "The Sober Experiment® Podcast by Bee Sober," Lisa and Alex engage in a relaxed conversation with William Porter, author of "Alcohol Explained." They delve into the effects of caffeine, share light-hearted anecdotes such as why William found himself standing naked in a hotel room, and discuss their mutual reluctance to venture into space. This episode offers a refreshing and candid exploration of various topics, making it a must-listen. Tune in for an enlightening and entertaining discussion. Find William here: https://alcoholexplained.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/alcoholexplained Visit our website: www.beesoberofficial.com You can also check out the following link to find out more of what we are up to, you can sign up to our newsletter, join as a member, join our Facebook group and subscribe to our YouTube channel - linktr.ee/beesober Have a go at The Sober Experiment® in our Bee Sober app by taking advantage of our free 30-day trial (our free gift to you here: https://beesober.gcph.tv Additional links: Donate to Bee Sober: https://www.beesoberofficial.com/support-us/

In the latest episode of "The Sober Experiment® Podcast by Bee Sober," hosts Lisa and Alex engage in a fascinating conversation with Sue Sitler, a coach and California ambassador. The episode delves into Sue's experience with Alcoholics Anonymous (AA), the importance of planning hangover-free days, and Sue's inspiring journey into the world of coaching. Surprisingly, the conversation also touches upon an unexpected topic: dog poo. Join Lisa, Alex, and Sue as they navigate through insightful anecdotes, self-reflection, and the joys of sobriety. Find Sue here: https://changingshift.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/suesid4 Visit our website: www.beesoberofficial.com You can also check out the following link to find out more of what we are up to, you can sign up to our newsletter, join as a member, join our Facebook group and subscribe to our YouTube channel - linktr.ee/beesober Have a go at The Sober Experiment® in our Bee Sober app by taking advantage of our free 30-day trial (our free gift to you) here: https://beesober.gcph.tv Additional links: Donate to Bee Sober: https://www.beesoberofficial.com/support-us/

In the latest episode of "The Sober Experiment® Podcast by Bee Sober," hosts Lisa and Alex engage in a captivating conversation with transformational coach, Dupe Witherick. This insightful episode delves deep into Dupe's relatable story, emphasising the theme of 'you don't know what you don't know'. In addition, the hosts explore the intriguing concept of "trumping" what is wrong with us? This thought-provoking episode of The Sober Experiment® Podcast offers valuable insights and perspectives for listeners on their journey towards sobriety and personal growth. Find Dupe here: https://www.thrivealcoholfree.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thrivealcoholfree Visit our website: www.beesoberofficial.com Buy Dupe’s book here: https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0C3MNVZQS Take part in Dupe's 21 day challenge: https://thrivealcoholfree.ck.page/6c014d80ce You can also check out the following link to find out more of what we are up to, you can sign up to our newsletter, join as a member, join our Facebook group and subscribe to our YouTube channel - linktr.ee/beesober Have a go at The Sober Experiment® in our Bee Sober app by taking advantage of our free 30-day trial (our free gift to you) here: https://beesober.gcph.tv Additional links: Donate to Bee Sober: https://www.beesoberofficial.com/support-us/

Welcome to the latest episode of "The Sober Experiment® Podcast by Bee Sober"! In this incredible episode, hosts Lisa and Alex are beyond excited as they can't believe that they have the privilege of talking to none other than Actress and Author Ruth Jones about her extraordinary sober journey. Join them as they delve into fascinating topics like magic mushrooms, life's ups and downs, and so much more. This informal and intimate chat will make you feel like you're sitting down with three of your best friends, sharing stories and insights. Don't miss out on this extraordinary conversation that will leave you inspired and amazed. You can also check out the following link to find out more of what we are up to, you can sign up to our newsletter, join as a member, join our Facebook group and subscribe to our YouTube channel - linktr.ee/beesober Have a go at The Sober Experiment® in our Bee Sober app by taking advantage of our free 30-day trial (our free gift to you) here: https://beesober.gcph.tv Additional links: Donate to Bee Sober: https://www.beesoberofficial.com/support-us/

Welcome to "The Sober Experiment Podcast" hosted by Lisa and Alex. In this enlightening series, they dive deep into the world of sobriety and explore its impact on our lives. Join them as they have thought-provoking conversations with one of the brightest minds in the field. In this episode, Lisa and Alex have an engaging discussion with Prof. David Nutt, a world-renowned neuropsychopharmacologist known for his expertise in studying the effects of drugs on the brain, with a specific focus on alcohol. Prof. Nutt will share his groundbreaking research and insights on the topic, shedding light on the science behind addiction and sobriety. Additionally, Professor Nutt is the Co-Founder of SENTIA, the world's first GABA Spirit. Together, they explore the innovative approach to alcohol alternatives and how they can enhance the sober experience. Take a look at Sentia Spirits: https://sentiaspirits.com/ Visit our website: www.beesoberofficial.com You can also check out the following link to find out more of what we are up to, you can sign up to our newsletter, join as a member, join our Facebook group and subscribe to our YouTube channel - linktr.ee/beesober Have a go at The Sober Experiment® in our Bee Sober app by taking advantage of our free 30-day trial (our free gift to you) here: https://beesober.gcph.tv Additional links:  Donate to Bee Sober: https://www.beesoberofficial.com/support-us/

In Series 11, Episode 3 of The Sober Experiment Podcast, hosts Lisa and Alex dive deep into the inspiring journey of Harrison Ward, also known as @fellfoodie. Despite being a proud Cumbrian, Harrison has transformed the mountainous landscape of his home into his personal kitchen. Tune in as he shares his remarkable story of intertwining his passion for hiking with his love for cooking, leading to the creation of mouthwatering, restaurant-style meals using minimal camping equipment amidst the hills. Additionally, Harrison candidly discusses his battles with mental health and alcoholism, showcasing his resilience and vulnerability on various platforms and stages. This longer episode is definitely worth a listen as it unveils the captivating narrative of Harrison's life-changing experiences and the profound impact they have had on his relationship with food, nature, and himself. Please note, this episode discusses the sensitive topic of suicide. Find Harrison here: https://www.instagram.com/fellfoodie/ Buy his book here: https://www.adventurebooks.com/products/cook-out You can also check out the following link to find out more of what we are up to, you can sign up to our newsletter, join as a member, join our Facebook group and subscribe to our YouTube channel - linktr.ee/beesober Have a go at The Sober Experiment® in our Bee Sober app by taking advantage of our free 30-day trial (our free gift to you) here: https://beesober.gcph.tv Additional links: Donate to Bee Sober: https://www.beesoberofficial.com/support-us/

Welcome to the Bee Sober Podcast! In today's episode, hosts Lisa and Alex engage in an insightful conversation with Mike Collins, also known as the Sugar Free Man. The discussion delves into the complexities of sugar addiction, offering a profound exploration of the topic. This episode transcends the boundaries of sugar-related content, making it one of our personal favourites. Prepare to be amazed by the depth of this episode. Find Mike here: https://www.instagram.com/realsugarfreeman Find Mike and his book here: https://www.sugaraddiction.com/sugar_detox_ebook_wp_st1 Visit our website: www.beesoberofficial.com You can also check out the following link to find out more of what we are up to, you can sign up to our newsletter, join as a member, join our Facebook group and subscribe to our YouTube channel - linktr.ee/beesober Have a go at The Sober Experiment® (our free gift to you here: https://www.beesoberofficial.com/join-bee-sober/join-the-sober-experiment/) Additional links: Donate to Bee Sober: https://www.beesoberofficial.com/support-us/

Welcome to the Bee Sober Podcast! In this episode, hosts Lisa and Alex engage in a conversation with Instagram influencer, Matt Pink (aka @better_life_guy ) all about his amazing journey to sobriety: Uncover the inspiring story of Matt's decision to embrace sobriety and the positive impact it has had on his life. Episode Highlights: Matt Pink's Journey to Sobriety: Uncover the inspiring story of Matt's decision to embrace sobriety and the positive impact it has had on his life. Spirituality, Festivals, and Skiing: Delve into the role of spirituality in Matt's journey. Lisa's Window Cleaner Dilemma: Discover why Lisa is considering parting ways with the window cleaner and the amusing anecdotes surrounding this decision. Find Matt here: https://www.instagram.com/better_life_guy/ Buy Matt’s book here: https://amzn.eu/d/9TpQnXI You can also check out the following link to find out more of what we are up to, you can sign up to our newsletter, join as a member, join our Facebook group and subscribe to our YouTube channel - linktr.ee/beesober Have a go at The Sober Experiment® in our Bee Sober app by taking advantage of our free 30-day trial (our free gift to you) here: https://beesober.gcph.tv Additional links: Donate to Bee Sober: https://www.beesoberofficial.com/support-us/

Welcome to the very first episode of our sober experiment podcast. Lisa and Alex discuss their early experiences with alcohol, we talk hangovers, drunken experiences and some of the reasons we decided to quit drinking This was our very first attempt at making a podcast, needless to say there was a lot of laughs before we could get the first words out. Click on the following link to find out more of what we are up to, you can sign up to our newsletter, join our Facebook group and subscribe to our YouTube channel - https://linktr.ee/beesober

Lisa and Alex from Bee Sober discuss drunken behaviour and hangovers honestly and openly. Even we had to listen to this one with our hands over our eyes. We are brutally honest about some of the stuff we got up to and although we laugh about it some of it was just dangerous. We wanted to share this with you so you have a bit of an idea of what we were like before. Click on the following link to find out more of what we are up to, you can sign up to our newsletter, join our Facebook group and subscribe to our YouTube channel - https://linktr.ee/beesober

Alex and Lisa from Bee Sober discuss the tug of war internal battle on the lead up to finally quitting drinking for good. We know how difficult it can be when you are having a full on argument in your own head about what the right thing to do is. We are just two ‘normal’ ish girls discussing all things sobriety, We would love you to share our journey on removing the stigma around alcohol. Click on the following link to find out more of what we are up to, you can sign up to our newsletter, join our Facebook group and subscribe to our YouTube channel - https://linktr.ee/soberexperiment

Lisa and Alex talk about their experiences of the first 30-days of sobriety, the difficulties and benefits and everything in between. Surviving on willpower wasn’t an option so they set about changing their mindset. Join them on their journey to sobriety and experience the first 30-days through their eyes. https://www.beesoberofficial.com/join-bee-sober/join-the-sober-experiment/ Click on the following link to find out more of what we are up to, you can sign up to our newsletter, join our Facebook group and subscribe to our YouTube channel - https://linktr.ee/soberexperiment

Alex and Lisa interview their first guest, Rebecca Weef-Smith editor of Goldie Magazine, discussing life after sobriety, her relationship with alcohol, mental and physical health and how society treats alcohol. Rebecca describes herself as ‘Positively glossy and loves life at 55’ and you can follow her on Instagram here https://instagram.com/goldie_magazine?igshid=1mn6oxf28y30t Click on the following link to find out more of what we are up to, you can sign up to our newsletter, join our Facebook group and subscribe to our YouTube channel - linktr.ee/soberexperiment