Have you wondered if that wine might actually be making motherhood…harder? Maybe you’ve questioned your relationship with alcohol, but you don’t want to go to AA and spend time in dark church basements. The Sober Mom Life is for YOU. Suzanne (@suzannewarye) is sharing all about her sobriety and what she’s learned in the 5+ years since saying farewell to alcohol. She’ll also have funny, open, honest conversations with other moms who have chosen to live an alcohol-free life.
Welcome to The Sober Mom Life Podcast!
In our first episode, Suzanne shares about the experience that caused her to begin her sobriety journey in January 2020, and how living an alcohol-free life has actually made being a mom easier… not harder.
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In our second episode, Suzanne sits down with Katy Rexing to talk all things parenting, partnering and living as a sober mom.
Katy’s sobriety journey wasn’t planned. After announcing unexpectedly that she was going to stop drinking a year and a half ago, Katy surprised herself by actually committing to going sober. The results of this choice have left her feeling so much more clear and present in her daily life and her relationships. Or, as she says, feeling how she was designed to feel.
To connect with Katy Rexing follow her @katyrexing on Instagram or check out her website Grace and Crumbs.
Katy and Suzanne recommend the book: Quit Like a Woman: The Radical Choice to Not Drink in a Culture Obsessed with Alcohol by Holly Whitaker
For me, the firsts were always the hardest when it came to sobriety. The first summer… The First New Year's Eve... The first terrible day…
So if this is your first sober 4th of July, then this episode is for you.
Today I’m sharing tips that you can follow so that you feel supported and confident on your first sober 4th of July. It’s possible that today will be more than just bearable - it might also be so fun!
I’m proud of you today, sober mama. You’ve got this.
Katy Olson isn’t just my best friend of 40+ years, she’s practically my sister. So who better to talk to about the journey to sobriety than someone who’s been beside me every step of the way?
After decades of social drinking, Katy’s last drink was in December of 2019. She didn’t intend for it to be that way, but through a deepening yoga practice she found herself motivated to remove things in her life that were causing her body harm.
Join us for a non-judgemental chat about how shame, responsibility, family and life events affected our drinking habits and eventual sobriety, and how we see our relationships with alcohol now.
You can find Katy at @mindful.librarian on Instagram.
Want to connect with Suzanne and other like minded moms? Follow @thesobermomlife on Instagram!
Emily Lynn Paulson’s book “Highlight Real” was one of the first books I read in my early sobriety. It’s message that you don’t have to hit rock bottom to stop drinking really resonated with me. That’s why I’m so excited to have her join me today for a chat about sober parenting and how it changed her life!
Emily hosts the community Sober Mom Squad, a place for sober and sober-curious moms to connect and lean on each other.
If you would like to connect with Emily you can find her on Instagram @EmilyLynnPaulson and on all platforms @sobermomsquad.
Today’s episode is a very personal one.
When I stopped drinking in January 2020 I had no idea that the pandemic was coming or that I was about to lose my father. Had I known, I don’t know if I would have decided to get sober.
However, I am so happy that I did.
We drink to numb our pain and feelings, but the only way to truly find your way through grief is by feeling the feelings in their fullest.
I don’t know if there is anything worse than grief, but if there is? It’s grief with a hangover.
I want you to know: You are strong enough to handle your grief.
This Naked Mind - (affiliated link) https://amzn.to/3PaCM7V
Jyoti Chand’s life changed when someone she followed on social media posted they were going dry for January. After giving it a try, she decided to stick to it. The aftermath of her decision to become sober has been so inspiring. She wrote her first book, got an agent, grew her IG following and tapped into a deep well of sober productivity. Her anxiety was lessened, her sleep was better, and her creative brain was on fire.
Joyti now hopes to influence others to become sober so that they too can begin to feel more present daily in their daily lives.
Connect with Jyoti here:
Instagram & TikTok: @mamajotes
Website: www.mamajotes.com
When Jen Hirst originally wanted to stop drinking, she wasn’t ready. Yet, once she met her breaking point, she began to walk along the challenging road to sobriety where she could finally see alcohol as the addictive drug that it is.
Now, Jen is shining a light for others as a sober coach. She is guiding people to set boundaries, find community, create routines that aren’t reactionary, and savor the moments of being present in her children’s lives. Through this incredible work, Jen is witnessing so many women get their spark back through sobriety.
If you would like to contact Jen for private coaching, group coaching, or community she is at her website, Facebook and Instagram .
I like to ask all of my guests, “what’s in your sobriety toolbox?,” but I really wish there was a better word than “toolbox”. “Toolboxes” are used on things that are broken. I am not broken and neither are you.
Nevertheless, these are the tools that I rely on not just to cope, but to flourish in sobriety. These tools have lifted me up and given me nourishment, rest and focus.
I hope you can find something here to add to your own sobriety toolbox!
Book recommendations: (affiliated links)
This Naked Mind by Annie Grace
https://thisnakedmind.com/this-naked-mind/
We Are the Luckiest by Laura McKowen https://www.lauramckowen.com/books/we-are-the-luckiest
Quit Like a Woman by Holly Whitaker
https://amzn.to/3Qnk6lS
The Unexpected Joy Of Being Sober by Catherine Gray
https://amzn.to/3w1mCWB
Sunshine Warm Sober by Catherine Gray
https://amzn.to/3w0igPK
A Sober Girls Guide Podcast
https://www.asobergirlsguide.com/podcast
Blackout : Remembering The Things I Drank To Forget by Sarah Hepola
https://amzn.to/3zPvNL7
What’s in your sobriety toolbox? Let me know at @thesobermomlife on Instagram!
A lot of fears crop up when you commit to a life of sobriety. One of the most common fears is how sobriety will change your relationship. Today my husband Russell joins me on the pod to speak about just that!
He was so supportive of me when I declared that I was going to stop drinking, but he also didn’t expect that I was going to make a lifelong commitment to sobriety. Through navigating this together we learned that sobriety is not a bad thing for your relationship. You will still laugh. You will still have fun. You will still have sex! In fact, it might make everything better.
