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Gray Area Drinking with Functional Nutritionist Jolene Park May 31, 2022

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In the final episode of Season 1, I have the absolute privilege of interviewing Jolene Park. Jolene is a TED Speaker, a Functional Nutritionist specializing in Gray Area Drinking, and is someone I admire immensely. She stopped drinking in 2014 and has studied the impact of food, emotions, environments, and movements in relationship to our physical bodies, which she speaks about in her TED talk. This was one heck of a way to wrap up my first season of Decidedly Dry and I sure hope you enjoy our chat.
Ways to connect with Jolene:
IG: @jolene_park
Website: https://grayareadrinkers.com
Jolene's TED Talk: https://youtu.be/wvCMZBA7RiA
Tools:
Ultimate Sober AF Course Bundle
Sober Choice - 30 day self paced program
NOURISH Method coach training program

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How Writing in Recovery Can Change Your Life // Kezia Calvert May 24, 2022

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In this episode, I'll be chatting with Kezia Calvert. Kezia is an incredibly talented writer, a sober, creative mom to one daughter, and is extremely passionate about helping people build a life of purpose in sobriety. She offers numerous writing workshops and believes that writing can change your life in ways you never thought possible. Enjoy Episode 19!
Ways to connect with Kezia:
Website - https://www.keziacalvertcreative.com/
IG - https://www.instagram.com/thesoberelephantchronicles/
and/or https://www.instagram.com/keziacalvertcreative/
Medium - https://medium.com/@keziacalvertwriter
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Trusting Your Gut in Sobriety // Julie Swartz May 17, 2022

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In this episode, you'll get to meet one of my closest sober friends, Julie Swartz. Julie lives in Iowa, is Mom to 3 boys, and MeeMaw to 3 grandchildren. She is one of the first connections I made in my own sober journey and has supported me every step of the way. We chat about her story, which programs she used to get sober, programs she's added to her toolbox along the way, the incredible benefit of trusting your gut, and voicing your feelings to close friends. Enjoy Episode 18!
Ways to connect with Julie:
Email: julieswartz72@gmail.com
Weight Watchers Connect Handle: @coach_julie_s
Programs and books we reference:
One Year No Beer
SoberSis
Al-Anon
This Naked Mind by Annie Grace
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Fashion Editor Shares About How Sobriety Can Be Fabulously Stylish // Kate Vitela May 10, 2022

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In this episode, I have the pleasure of interviewing my beautiful friend, Kate Vitela. Kate is a mental health professional, a sober badass, and a fashion editor for The Sober Curator. Her column, Walk Your Talk, is entertaining, inspiring, and absolutely fabulous.
More about Kate: Kate has been an RN in the Pacific Northwest for over 20 years. After getting sober she shifted her nursing career towards mental health and dug in hard into the recovery space. Kate gets creative every morning curating a look from her “cloffice” that says capable, confident, and stylish AF. She converted an extra bedroom in her home into an oversized closet because she wanted a space for all things fabulous. This includes an impressive perfume collection, boxes of jewelry and accessories, shoes, hats, and clothing sectioned off by occasion. After getting sober Kate examined the real reasons she was drawn to the nightlife. She realized it was to see and be seen. She wants other women and men to cultivate a sense of style or maintain a love for fashion while rocking the look in sober spaces. Her mission was to prove to herself that sobriety could be so much more stylish than drunk.
Ways to connect with Kate:
Instagram: @katevitela
Pinterest: @SoberFashionista
Walk Your Talk Column: https://thesobercurator.com/category/sober-lifestyle/walk-your-talk/
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Ditched the Drink | Heather Lowe May 03, 2022

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In this episode, I'm interviewing the wonderful and fabulous, Heather Lowe! Heather is the President and Founder of Ditched the Drink, a wellness company whose mission is to help professionals evaluate their relationship with alcohol to align with their highest, healthiest selves to do their greatest good. Enjoy our chat!
Ways to connect with Heather and helpful links that we reference in our chat:
Social Media: @ditchedthedrink

Website: www.ditchedthedrink.com

FREE Sober Secrets Guide + Newsletter Subscription: https://www.ditchedthedrink.com/pl/230402

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Attempting Moderation After Sobering Up // Just Jess Apr 26, 2022

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This is one of those episodes where it’s just me, you, and the mic. Hope that’s alright with you? It is? Great! While these ones are much shorter, I try really hard to provide useful information and/or use this as an opportunity to share parts of my personal sober journey. The topic I touch on today was requested by a listener. The listener wanted to hear more about moderation. Since I'm not your science-y gal, I refer to my good friend Gill and her Sober Powered podcast in this episode. Go check hers out if you're looking for a more in depth description of what's going on in your brain when it comes to moderation. She has an incredible show, is very knowledgeable, and the episode I'd recommend on moderation is Episode 20. Here is a link: https://www.soberpowered.com/episodes/e20 .
In my episode, you'll hear more about how moderation did NOT work for me, what I've learned, and questions that might be worth exploring if you feel like you're still stuck in the vicious drinking-not-drinking cycle. Enjoy Episode 15!
Ways to connect with Jess:
Instagram: @decidedlydry
Email: decidedlydry@gmail.com
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What Happens After You've Been Sober for One Year // Laurie Syphard Apr 19, 2022

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In this episode, I'm interviewing the wonderful and beautiful Laurie Syphard. Laurie is a sober mom of two girls and is a fellow Sober Mom Squad member/host.
Laurie and I chat about all things sobriety and really begin the conversation of what the heck happens after you hit the one-year milestone. Enjoy Episode 14!
Ways to connect with Laurie:
Instagram: @sober.empath.mama
Her Article from Parents Magazine: https://www.parents.com/parenting/better-parenting/how-sobriety-has-helped-me-become-a-better-parent/
Her Article from Tempest: https://www.thetemper.com/stopped-drinking-pandemic/
The group we reference in this chat is the Sober Mom Squad. You can find out more about their program by visiting this link: https://join.sobermomsquad.com/share/vT3F5kUBgghWKoMd
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Homeschooling Mom Gives Up Drinking for the Health of It! // Jenifer Hattaway Apr 12, 2022

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In this episode, I'm bringing to you one of my sober sisters, Jenifer Hattaway!
Jen is simply an amazing, wonderful friend. She is a Homeschooling Mom of 3 girls, lives in Texas, is a Sober Minded Squad Sister, lover of books, nature, health and wellness. Her story is SO similar to mine and I'm thrilled for you to get to know her. Enjoy Episode 13!
Ways to connect with Jen:
Instagram: @jenfmtx
The program we reference in this chat is a program offered by SoberSis. You can find out more about the 21-day reset program (and save $20) by visiting this link: https://www.sobersis.com/referral
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Sober Powered Podcast Collab // Gill Tietz Apr 05, 2022

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In this episode, I have the pleasure of interviewing a fellow sober podcaster, Gill Tietz of Sober Powered! Gill has a BS in chemistry and a MS in biology, and works as a biochemist. On her podcast she teaches what she's learned about why it's so hard to quit drinking, why alcohol makes us so miserable, and how to embrace sobriety.
Today on the show we get a chance to hear more about Gill's story. We chat about her history with alcohol, when and how she got help, and all the GOOD things that are happening in sobriety. Enjoy Episode 12!
Ways to connect with Gill:
Instagram: @sober.powered
Website: https://www.soberpowered.com
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How to Stop Romanticizing about Alcohol | Just Jess Mar 29, 2022

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This episode is just me, the mic, and what I believe to be some really helpful information. Today I'll be going over 6 different ways to help you stop romanticizing about alcohol. This is one of those episodes you may want to save, as there are some very helpful nuggets that you might want to revisit from time to time throughout your journey. Enjoy!
Ways to connect with Jess:
Instagram: @decidedlydry
Website: https://www.decidedlydry.com
Email: decidedlydry@gmail.com
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If you enjoy the show, please subscribe, leave a 5-star review, and tell your friends about Decidedly Dry.

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