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Love Sober Podcast 50 Guest:Scott Pearson 11/10/19 Oct 11, 2019

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IT IS EPISODE FIFTY!!! How incredible is that? We see no better way to celebrate than by talking with Scott Pearson aka The Boy Who Drank Too Much. Scott is a Sober, Mental Health and LGBQTI+ Activist and is also celebrating his ONE YEAR SOBERVERSARY WoopWoop. He's a writer for the magazine Outlife www.outlife.org.uk and a dear friend to Kate and Mandy who we met have met through the gram. We talk among other things about how shame has impacted his life, growing up gay in a hetro-normative society and how that internalised for him in a negative way, how getting sober has changed his life. We talk different systems of support, and creating your own patchwork for recovery, the importance of self-compassion and how this journey isnt always easy, but we keep going. We also talk about mental health, coping with anxiety and how we try to work through that. It's a good one! So grab a cuppa and let's chat.
Resources mentioned: Matthew Todd - Straight Jacket https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/17614857-straight-jacket Brene Brown - https://www.ted.com/talks/brene_brown_on_vulnerability?language=en AA - http://www.aa.org/ Ruby Wax - https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/024197206X/ref=dbs_a_def_rwt_bibl_vppi_i1 Catherine Gray - https://www.amazon.co.uk/Unexpected-Joy-Being-Sober-alcohol-free/dp/1912023385/ref=sr_1_1?crid=241SH5RSRFJUE&keywords=the+unexpected+joy+of+being+sober&qid=1570702958&s=books&sprefix=the+une%2Cstripbooks%2C252&sr=1-1 Annie Grace - https://www.amazon.co.uk/This-Naked-Mind-Annie-Grace/dp/0008293430/ref=sr_1_1?crid=3MDMS0LKIYAK2&keywords=annie+grace&qid=1570703017&s=books&sprefix=annie+grace%2Cstripbooks%2C632&sr=1-1 Russel Brand - https://www.amazon.co.uk/Recovery-Freedom-Addictions-Russell-Brand/dp/1509850864/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=russel+brand&qid=1570703061&s=books&sr=1-1

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Love Sober Podcast 49 Self Care 01/10/19 Oct 04, 2019

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This week we wrap up warm and talk about autumnal self care, taking time when you need it and looking for the sparkle as the season changes.

So grab a cuppa and let's chat X

K & M xxx

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Love Sober Podcast 48 Guest:Sharon Walters 26/09/19 Sep 27, 2019

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We are absolutely delighted to chat with our lovely friend @london_artist1 Sharon Walters, Sharon is our cohost at the Love Sober Create & Thrive workshop in London Bridge 19th October - we have only a few tix left (link in my bio)
Sharon is a west-London based artist who has been sober for 9 months and is a Mother of 2 and is very inspiring. She came to sobriety for health and wellness reasons and her decision to quit the booze has skyrocketed her creativity and energy and she hasn’t looked back since.
Sharon has led a number of collage workshops and is an experienced artist educator of over 20 years. After graduating with a second degree, this time in Fine Art from Central St Martins in London in 2011, she has developed her practice and continued her work with community arts organisations and museums.

Both her art practice and work in the heritage sector aims to provide platforms for those under-represented in the mainstream.

Her current series ‘Seeing Ourselves’ explores identity, beauty standards and race through hand assembled collage. Using magazines and photographs she is inspired by botanical, natural beauty and urban scenes and the beauty of natural afro hair.

Her use of simple source materials, a craft scalpel and quite often an A4 cutting mat means you too can continue this craft from the comfort of your own home. Each collage is a reaffirmation of the right to ‘take up space’ even when you don’t see yourself.

Find Sharon on Instagram @london_artist1

We love this Ep and we’re sure you will too, so grab a cuppa and let’s chat X

Love K & M xx

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Love Sober Podcast 47 Overwhelm 20/09/19 Sep 20, 2019

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In this weeks episode we talk about OVERWHELM. Such a huge trigger for so many of us. We talk about our experiences and how that lead into problem drinking. We talk about the problems of perfectionism, parental burnout and Maternal gatekeeping. We talk about how perfect vs honest parenting have both contributed to the growing problem of mummy wine culture and how we need to balance to thrive. We chat through some strategies we use to dial down the overwhelm. Kate talks through a technique to prioritise tasks called the Urgent/Important Matrix, we talk avoiding information overload and trying to find breaks, planning and prep, taking a third off the list and remembering always "This too shall pass". So have a break, grab a cuppa and let's chat. Resources mentioned: Parental Burnout article - https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6230657/ Urgent/Important Matrix - https://citoolkit.com/articles/importance-urgency-matrix/

If you are looking for support for an alcohol free life at Love Sober we GET sober, we STAY sober and we LOVE sober.

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Love K & M xx

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Love Sober Podcast 46 Guest:Clemmie Telford 13/09/19 Sep 13, 2019

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This week on the pod we are joined by Clemmie Telford. Clemmie is the creator of Mother of all Lists and the brilliant Honestly Podcast. She is a creative director and event organiser. Clemmie is also a mum of three and shares her honest portrayal of motherhood through her very popular instagram account. Clemmie suffers from Anxiety and made the decision to go sober based on her mental health journey and has been amazed at how positive breaking up with booze has been on her wellbeing. It was great to talk to Clemmie about her decision to go sober, her relationship with alcohol and motherhood. As her background is as a creative, working in marketing and advertising it was also interesting to hear her thoughts on the insta mum influence and mummy wine time. Clemmie credits her podcast recording with Millie of @sobergirlsociety and meeting @soberdave1 at @bryonygordon book launch for fostering her sober curiousity and giving her the spark to want to try it herself - So it goes to show, being visual - sharing your story works in helping people make their own decisions about alcohol and whether it is right for them. We had a great time with Clemmie, so grab a cuppa and lets chat. M x You can find Clemmie at: Instagram: @clemmie_telford
Twitter: @clemmie_telford
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/motherofalllists/
Website: https://motherofalllists.com/

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Sign up to our monthly NEWSLETTER.
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Kickstart your sobriety with our 30 DAY COURSE.
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Love Sober Podcast 45 Summer Holidays 06/09/2019 Sep 06, 2019

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We're back! Hoorah! We are absolutely delighted to return for this new season :-)

In this episode we start off by reflecting on our Summer Holidays (Period of school closure). Using an exercises from Jane Hardy at https://www.blurtitout.org/ - Blurt are actually running a Crowdfunding campaign atm so if your like their work as we do, they really need support right now.

The exercise is as follows: Describe how you feel right now in three words. What has been the highlight reel and the lowlights over the last month? What tools did you use to overcome them? What lessons did you learn about yourself? Is their any habit/boundary/mindset you want to tweak for next month? Try it yourself!
In this episode we also talk about the offerings that Love Sober can now bring to the sober community. Kate is a qualified coach so you can do 1-1 sessions with her contact kate@lovesober.com you can sign up to the monthly newsletter, purchase the 30 day email course and join our Mighty Network - Love Sober Life all on our website www.lovesober.com

We are so thrilled and excited to be expanding to share different ways we can help women boss their sobriety and with that anchor in place really boss their lives! Vivre la sober revolution.

So grab a cuppa, settle in for a chat on #reasonstolovesober

K & M xxxx

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Love Sober Podcast 44 Planning 1/07/19 Jul 12, 2019

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This is the last pod until the period of school closure (holiday, is it tho?) so we chat through some strategies to think about. Seeking out collective joy, making a plan, taking the pressure off, putting down the beast of comparisonitis which is Social Media and making room for much needed self care. This period can be particularly difficult and having a daily check in email and motivation can really help which is why Kate created the 30 day essential Toolkit which £30 - a £1 a day! https://www.lovesober.com/essential-toolkit/ We also mentioned that you can be a Love Sober Patron/Matron ooooo Matron here https://liberapay.com/LoveSober up until now, the website, group and podcast hosting and editing has been self-funded by us, so any donation is greatly received. We have some amazing guests, plans and workshops planned from September so until then stay sAFe thanks so much for listening, your lovely messages and your support. XXX Join us for soon for more chat XXX #lovesober #lovesoberpodcast #reasonstolovesober #sober #soberlife #hangoverfree #sobriety #sobercurious #alcoholfree#recovery #sherecovers #soberforthehealthofit #mentalhealth #depression #anxiety #motherhood #wineoclock #sobermums #speakyourtruth #noshame #selfcare #womeninrecovery #traumarecovery #sobercommunity

Love Sober Podcast 43 Boundaries 05/07/19 Jul 05, 2019

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This week on the pod we talk boundaries. We have come to the conclusion that this is THE KEY to managing stress, overwhelm and then reaching for the f*** it button with a glass of wine. So how do we say no? How do we protect ourselves from burnout in this modern world? - It’s not easy, for many of us it’s challenging a lifetime of people pleasing. Combined for us being “modern mother’s” we have been given a seat at the table in a professional sense yet the infrastructure and support for women to be able to have a career & be a parent is still far from being equal, it won’t be will it until women actually head up companies rather than still banging on that glass ceiling - So what this means is we are micro managing our lives, we have adapted careers around motherhood, we are on the brink of burnout constantly, with the emotional baggage of “shoulds” So being able to reassess what we have put on our plate is essential - asking ourselves the uncomfortable question am I being a martyr here or is this necessary? What are my needs? What has to be done, what can wait? Believing that real friends don’t mind when you cancel, moving away from the drama triangle and applying our oxygen 😷 masks first are all tools we can learn. Join us for a cuppa and a chat as we try to get to grips with where we are at with boundaries. An essential skill to keeping sane and sober. K & M xx

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Love Sober Podcast 42 Coaching 27/06/19 Jun 28, 2019

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In this week's episode we talk about how coaching has become an important intervention in recovery. Mandy interviews Kate about her training as a mindset and wellness coach. With tips, tools and neuroscience and the processes of goal setting, habit change and mindset and how the holistic , bespoke approach is key in our sober journeys.

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Love Sober Podcast 41 Guest:Michael Maisey 14/06/19 Jun 14, 2019

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This week on the pod we are delighted to talk to Michael Maisey, an actor, public speaker, coach and author of 'Young Offender' available on pre-order now https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/1529005477/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o00_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1. Michael advocates for openess and conversation around men's mental health and is doing amazing work with his Warrior Within Men's Retreats. https://www.facebook.com/warriorwithinmensretreat/ It's fantastic that we had the opportunity to give a platform to this topic which isn't discussed enough and also Michael is 11 years sober!! - He has produced a free online programme for those seeking helping with addictions called Time for Change https://timeforchange.mykajabi.com/login He is also a dad, so we thought it tied in nicely to release this near to Father's day, big up to all you sober and sober curious dad's out there! In this pod we talk about Michael's life, coming back from adversity, resilience and dealing with stress. We discuss toxic masculinity, and how he has learned to sit with his emotions, unlearn behavior that was holding him captive and how women should rule the world! (So he officially got a gold star!) He really is inspirational - we loved this chat, so grab a cuppa and join us X Find Michael at: https://www.michaelmaisey.com/#! Insta @mistermaisey FB @mistermaisey

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Love K & M xx

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