Love Sober Podcast

In this episode I talk to writer Clover Stroud about creativity, sobriety, life, love and loss and her new memoir 'The Giant on the Skyline - On home, belonging and learning to let go.' ( May 8th 2024) Clover Stroud is a writer and journalist writing for the Daily Mail, Sunday Times, Daily Telegraph, and Conde Nast Traveller, among others. She lives in Oxfordshire with her husband

In this episode I have a fantastic chat with top sober sis, sober sexpert Tawny Lara, author of Dry Humping - a guide to dating, relating and hooking up without the booze. And basically, we talk about all of that. Tawny Lara is an NYC-based journalist and public speaker with 8+ years of reporting on the sober (curious) space, focusing on the role liquid courage plays in interperson

In this episode I talk to the gorgeous Sarah Rusbatch, author of the best selling book “Beyond Booze” about all things grey area drinking and being a woman in midlife. We unpick the marketing, cultural messages around alcohol, discuss why midlife is a great time to quit the booze and start making ourselves and our wellbeing a priority. Sarah is a multi award winning Health and

The first episode of Love Sober Podcast 2.0 with guest Dufflyn Lammers, relationship and recovery coach. We know that, as Johann Hari says, connection is the opposite of addiction and so this season has a focus on relationships with self and others. We introduce ourselves and delve into a bit of our respective histories, and why we do what we do. Dufflyn got sober 30 years ago, bef

In this episode I have the privilege of talking to the gorgeous author Suzy Greaves about the vital skill of self-care and its foundational place in managing our wellbeing. Inner and outer care, self-respect, self-talk, boundaries and empowerment are just some of the topics we touch upon in this episode as Suzy shares her passion, compassion and wisdom. Suzy is a mother of two, an

In this episode I talk to sober legend Veronica Valli, creator of the Soberful Program and author of Soberful, about our experiences of the midlife so far and in particular the perimenopause. For too long women's bodies have been ignored in the sobriety conversation and we intend to change that! You can't mindset your way out of hormones! Midlife is a cluster of stresses and transi

In this episode I talk to Courtney McMahon, the Radical Wellness Founder about her sober journey. She shares her beautiful insights, her wise tips and a weird synchronicity about how we can be connected with exactly the right people to inspire us and not know it (no spoilers!) Courtney is a Holistic Sobriety Coach and founder of The Radical Wellness. She helps individuals make (see

In this episode I talk to bestselling author of We Are the Luckiest and founder of the international recovery community The Luckiest Club Laura McKowen about her new book Push off From Here. The stories and advice McKowen shares are specific to alcohol addiction, but the tenets are universal in their application and useful no matter what challenge you face. With profound honesty an

In this episode I look at the subject of hope and how to practically cultivate a hope practice. "an optimistic mindset based on the expectation of positive outcomes.'' It's one of those tools that can be a bit overlooked, easily mistaken for a lofty virtue or a whimsical fancy or naivety but it is in fact a badass resilience tool. In this episode I am taking the chapter from our bo

In this episode I chat with Janet Gourand, founder of Tribe Sober, an international membership program which connects and supports people wanting to quit alcohol and then go on to learn how to thrive in their sobriety. Now 71, Janet got sober in her 60s and is a true inspiration showing just how choosing an alcohol free life later on in our lives can be done, happy, fulfilling and