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The Sober Rebel

Some people think that being sober is boring, they may even think that if you have to go alcohol free you’ve somehow drawn the short straw in life.

But what if it isn’t anything like that? What if it’s the best thing you could ever do to level up your relationships, your mental and physical health or even your life?

In this podcast Louisa talks to her fabulous sober guests about the joys of the sober life, the fun things they’ve noticed and the amazing things they’ve tried or done since ditching the booze that they’d never have done as a drinker.

These aren’t stories about how people got sober… they’re stories about why they enjoy staying sober.

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Louisa Evans (MSc Psychology, Dip. CBH) is a Cognitive Behavioural Hypnotherapist and Graduate Member of the British Psychological Society. She brings together psychological theory, CBT tools and hypnotherapy techniques to support behaviour change, including helping people change their relationship with alcohol.

For more information about therapy, or to purchase self-hypnosis downloads, visit louisaevans.com.

You can also follow Louisa on Instagram @stepping_into_sobriety, or head to Amazon to buy her book Becoming a Sober Rebel, which is also available on Audible.

Copyright: © Louisa Evans 2023

Latest Episodes:

Sammy on Restorative Sleep, Zero Hangxiety and Family Presence May 18, 2026

Show notes

In this episode Sammy talks about her three benefits of getting restorative sleep, having zero ‘hanxiety’ and the family presence that she cherishes.

When you listen to what Sammy has dealt with in the first nine months of sobriety it really does demonstrate how being alcohol free is a superpower, even in tough times. From a cancer diagnosis and her husband being hospitalised with meningitis through to losing her beautiful dog, Rupert, she’s remained sober through it all.

It’s an amazing listen and she's an amazing lady.

Louisa is a Cognitive Behavioural Hypnotherapist and a Graduate Member of the British Psychological Society based in the UK and works with clients worldwide via Zoom. She supports people who want to change their relationship with alcohol and also works with anxiety, low mood and overthinking. If you’d like to explore 1 to 1 support, you can find out more on her website.

Useful links:

Instagram: @stepping_into_sobriety - for daily sober encouragement

Substack: Beyond Sobriety.- weekly articles, relaxation downloads and community, focussed on thriving in a sober life.

Audible: Becoming a Sober Rebel - audiobook on how Louisa stepped into sobriety on her own terms.

Don’t forget, as a Sober Rebel listener, you can get a 30% discount off the Sober Resilience Online Course using code RESILIENCE544 and you will also be able to buy one get one free on all hypnosis recordings on Louisa's website using code SOBERREBEL.

Erica on Acceptance, Connection and Forgiving Herself May 05, 2026

Show notes

In this episode, Erica shares her sober journey so far. Her instagram handle @sober_for_the_health_of_it, really sums it up as she's really had some worrying and low moments with her drinking and on her road to recovery. She talks about so many topics including the health benefits of sobriety, menopause and how putting her sobriety first has really helped her in all areas of her life. Now she's celebrating 9 years of sober freedom, it's a really emotional and honest conversation of what it took to get where she is today.

Louisa is a Cognitive Behavioural Hypnotherapist and a Graduate Member of the British Psychological Society based in the UK and works with clients worldwide via Zoom. She supports people who want to change their relationship with alcohol and also works with anxiety, low mood and overthinking. If you’d like to explore 1 to 1 support, you can find out more on her website.

Useful links:

Instagram: @stepping_into_sobriety - for daily sober encouragement

Substack: Beyond Sobriety.- weekly articles, relaxation downloads and community, focussed on thriving in a sober life.

Audible: Becoming a Sober Rebel - audiobook on how Louisa stepped into sobriety on her own terms.

Don’t forget, as a Sober Rebel listener, you can get a 30% discount off the Sober Resilience Online Course using code RESILIENCE544 and you will also be able to buy one get one free on all hypnosis recordings on Louisa's website using code SOBERREBEL.

Katie on Sleep, Self Respect and Self Confidence Apr 21, 2026

Show notes

In this episode, Katie shares her experience as she approaches one year sober. She talks about what it means to have faith in yourself, even when things feel uncomfortable, and how sobriety has shown her that she can do hard things without quitting. This is a conversation about being a work in progress rather than trying to fix everything at once, and learning to trust that change comes through consistency. Katie also reflects on how her sleep has improved since removing alcohol, and the difference that has made to her energy and daily life. It’s an honest look at commitment, self-trust and staying the course.

Louisa is a Cognitive Behavioural Hypnotherapist and a Graduate Member of the British Psychological Society based in the UK and works with clients worldwide via Zoom. She supports people who want to change their relationship with alcohol and also works with anxiety, low mood and overthinking. If you’d like to explore 1 to 1 support, you can find out more on her website.

Useful links:

Instagram: @stepping_into_sobriety - for daily sober encouragement

Substack: Beyond Sobriety.- weekly articles, relaxation downloads and community, focussed on thriving in a sober life.

Audible: Becoming a Sober Rebel - audiobook on how Louisa stepped into sobriety on her own terms.

Don’t forget, as a Sober Rebel listener, you can get a 30% discount off the Sober Resilience Online Course using code RESILIENCE544 and you will also be able to buy one get one free on all hypnosis recordings on Louisa's website using code SOBERREBEL.

James on Work, Interpersonal Relationships and a Drive to Live Life to the Full Apr 07, 2026

Show notes

In this episode, Louisa is joined by James who went sober at the end of 2022. James talks about how sobriety unlocked the opportunity for him to own his own Pilates studio in Margate, stepping away from the hustle of London. He also explores the shift in how work feels when you’re no longer just getting through the day, but actually engaging with it in a more intentional way and how interpersonal relationships change.

A central theme throughout this conversation is James’ drive to live life fully from a place of presence, clarity, and a deeper connection to what matters.

This episode offers a real perspective on what changes when alcohol is no longer part of the picture, and what becomes possible when you start living with more awareness and purpose.

Louisa is a Cognitive Behavioural Hypnotherapist and a Graduate Member of the British Psychological Society based in the UK and works with clients worldwide via Zoom. She supports people who want to change their relationship with alcohol and also works with anxiety, low mood and overthinking. If you’d like to explore 1 to 1 support, you can find out more on her website.

Useful links:

Instagram: @stepping_into_sobriety - for daily sober encouragement

Substack: Beyond Sobriety.- weekly articles, relaxation downloads and community, focussed on thriving in a sober life.

Audible: Becoming a Sober Rebel - audiobook on how Louisa stepped into sobriety on her own terms.

Don’t forget, as a Sober Rebel listener, you can get a 30% discount off the Sober Resilience Online Course using code RESILIENCE544 and you will also be able to buy one get one free on all hypnosis recordings on Louisa's website using code SOBERREBEL.

Olivia on Growth, Feeling Good About Herself and Experiencing Magic Mar 23, 2026

Show notes

In this episode, Louisa is joined by Olivia, who has been sober for eight years and brings a grounded, deeply wise perspective to the conversation. They explore Olivia’s journey into sobriety and how it has transformed not only her life, but the way she feels about herself. Olivia shares her thoughts on experiencing more magic in everyday life without alcohol, and how sobriety has allowed her to cultivate self-trust, authenticity and a genuine sense of inner peace. This is a calm, reflective, and uplifting episode that gently reminds listeners of the richness that sobriety can offer.

Olivia is a Trauma-Informed Alcohol-Free Coach and Mentor with an MSc in Health Psychology and the host of the podcast, No More Booze. You'll find her on Instagram here @greyareadrinker.

Louisa is a Cognitive Behavioural Hypnotherapist and a Graduate Member of the British Psychological Society based in the UK and works with clients worldwide via Zoom. She supports people who want to change their relationship with alcohol and also works with anxiety, low mood and overthinking. If you’d like to explore 1 to 1 support, you can find out more on her website.

Useful links:

Instagram: @stepping_into_sobriety - for daily sober encouragement

Substack: Beyond Sobriety.- weekly articles, relaxation downloads and community, focussed on thriving in a sober life.

Audible: Becoming a Sober Rebel - audiobook on how Louisa stepped into sobriety on her own terms.

Don’t forget, as a Sober Rebel listener, you can get a 30% discount off the Sober Resilience Online Course using code RESILIENCE544 and you will also be able to buy one get one free on all hypnosis recordings on Louisa's website using code SOBERREBEL.

Tracey on Peace, Remembering Every Second and Inspiring Others Mar 10, 2026

Show notes

The podcast is back after a short break. In this episode Louisa talks to Tracey who celebrated two years sobriety at Christmas. Tracey talks about how sneaky she would be as a drinker even though to the outside world she only drank a couple of times a week, she still didn't feel she had an off switch.

Louisa is a Cognitive Behavioural Hypnotherapist and a Graduate Member of the British Psychological Society based in the UK and works with clients worldwide via Zoom. She supports people who want to change their relationship with alcohol and also works with anxiety, low mood and overthinking. If you’d like to explore 1 to 1 support, you can find out more on her website.

Useful links:

Instagram: @stepping_into_sobriety - for daily sober encouragement

Substack: Beyond Sobriety.- weekly articles, relaxation downloads and community, focussed on thriving in a sober life.

Audible: Becoming a Sober Rebel - audiobook on how Louisa stepped into sobriety on her own terms.

Don’t forget, as a Sober Rebel listener, you can get a 30% discount off the Sober Resilience Online Course using code RESILIENCE544 and you will also be able to buy one get one free on all hypnosis recordings on Louisa's website using code SOBERREBEL.

January Series 2026 | Day 31 | Freedom & Not Loss Jan 31, 2026

Show notes

Welcome back to Louisa’s January Series. After the success of the 2024 series, she wanted to return with something deeper, more practical and more psychology-led for 2026.

In this episode, the topic is in the many gains you'll have experienced in this month and will ask you to consider extending your sobriety for longer to see what else could happen...

Louisa is a Cognitive Behavioural Hypnotherapist and a Graduate Member of the British Psychological Society based in the UK and works with clients worldwide via Zoom. She supports people who want to change their relationship with alcohol and also works with anxiety, low mood and overthinking. If you’d like to explore 1 to 1 support, you can find out more at www.louisaevans.com.

She specialises in helping people change their relationship with alcohol in a grounded and realistic way, using a blend of cognitive behavioural approaches, emotional regulation, habit science and nervous system understanding. Her work focuses on grey area drinking, midlife identity shifts, and supporting people who want sobriety to feel steadier, clearer and more sustainable.

For listeners who want extra support during this month and beyond, Louisa’s course Sober Resilience is available with a thirty percent discount throughout the series using the code DRYJAN26. The course includes practical tools for cravings, emotional steadiness, behavioural patterns, routines and the predictable identity wobble that often appears in early sobriety.

Louisa is known for her direct, psychology-led approach and her ability to make sobriety feel accessible rather than overwhelming. Her work is centred on clarity, honesty and understanding the patterns underneath drinking, rather than relying on force or perfectionism.

January Series 2026 | Day 30 | Others Reflections Of Sobriety Jan 30, 2026

Show notes

Welcome back to Louisa’s January Series. After the success of the 2024 series, she wanted to return with something deeper, more practical and more psychology-led for 2026.

Today the focus is on other people's reflections on their sobriety, including the many guests on the regular Sober Rebel podcast and those amazing women who took part in Louisa's MSc Psychology interviews for her dissertation on Alcohol, Sobriety and Menopause.

Louisa is a Cognitive Behavioural Hypnotherapist and a Graduate Member of the British Psychological Society based in the UK and works with clients worldwide via Zoom. She supports people who want to change their relationship with alcohol and also works with anxiety, low mood and overthinking. If you’d like to explore 1 to 1 support, you can find out more at www.louisaevans.com.

She specialises in helping people change their relationship with alcohol in a grounded and realistic way, using a blend of cognitive behavioural approaches, emotional regulation, habit science and nervous system understanding. Her work focuses on grey area drinking, midlife identity shifts, and supporting people who want sobriety to feel steadier, clearer and more sustainable.

For listeners who want extra support during this month and beyond, Louisa’s course Sober Resilience is available with a thirty percent discount throughout the series using the code DRYJAN26. The course includes practical tools for cravings, emotional steadiness, behavioural patterns, routines and the predictable identity wobble that often appears in early sobriety.

Louisa is known for her direct, psychology-led approach and her ability to make sobriety feel accessible rather than overwhelming. Her work is centred on clarity, honesty and understanding the patterns underneath drinking, rather than relying on force or perfectionism.

January Series 2026 | Day 29 | My Sober Reflections Jan 29, 2026

Show notes

Welcome back to Louisa’s January Series. After the success of the 2024 series, she wanted to return with something deeper, more practical and more psychology-led for 2026.

Today Louisa reflects on her sobriety over the last three years, talking about those personal turning points for her in that journey.

Louisa is a Cognitive Behavioural Hypnotherapist and a Graduate Member of the British Psychological Society based in the UK and works with clients worldwide via Zoom. She supports people who want to change their relationship with alcohol and also works with anxiety, low mood and overthinking. If you’d like to explore 1 to 1 support, you can find out more at www.louisaevans.com.

She specialises in helping people change their relationship with alcohol in a grounded and realistic way, using a blend of cognitive behavioural approaches, emotional regulation, habit science and nervous system understanding. Her work focuses on grey area drinking, midlife identity shifts, and supporting people who want sobriety to feel steadier, clearer and more sustainable.

For listeners who want extra support during this month and beyond, Louisa’s course Sober Resilience is available with a thirty percent discount throughout the series using the code DRYJAN26. The course includes practical tools for cravings, emotional steadiness, behavioural patterns, routines and the predictable identity wobble that often appears in early sobriety.

Louisa is known for her direct, psychology-led approach and her ability to make sobriety feel accessible rather than overwhelming. Her work is centred on clarity, honesty and understanding the patterns underneath drinking, rather than relying on force or perfectionism.

January Series 2026 | Day 28 | Drinking Maths Jan 28, 2026

Show notes

Welcome back to Louisa’s January Series. After the success of the 2024 series, she wanted to return with something deeper, more practical and more psychology-led for 2026.

Most people's goal when trying to moderate is to be a weekend drinker. But let's look at what the real cost of that pattern of drinking is. Sobriety is actually true freedom. Anything you can do to reframe what alcohol offers really helps and so today the focus is the drinking maths and how much time and energy lost to drinking.

Louisa Evans is a psychology-based practitioner, clinical hypnotherapist and the host of the Sober Rebel podcast. She specialises in helping people change their relationship with alcohol in a grounded and realistic way, using a blend of cognitive behavioural approaches, emotional regulation, habit science and nervous system understanding. Her work focuses on grey area drinking, midlife identity shifts, and supporting people who want sobriety to feel steadier, clearer and more sustainable.

For listeners who want extra support during this month or beyond, Louisa’s course Sober Resilience is available with a thirty percent discount throughout the series using the code DRYJAN26. The course includes practical tools for cravings, emotional steadiness, behavioural patterns, routines and the predictable identity wobble that often appears in early sobriety. All of Louisa’s work, including her therapy practice and additional resources, can be found at www.louisaevans.com.

Louisa is known for her direct, psychology-led approach and her ability to make sobriety feel accessible rather than overwhelming. Her work is centred on clarity, honesty and understanding the patterns underneath drinking, rather than relying on force or perfectionism.

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