The Flavour of Sober Podcast: Recent Episodes
Lizzie Shearing
The Flavour of Sober Podcast with Lizzie Shearing.The Flavour of Sober is an inspirational community for the sober curious and for those who want to reset and reframe their relationship with alcohol. You may only drink socially, or you may drink daily...whatever your habit looks like you are probably feeling that you want it to change. The FOS podcast is hosted by Lizzie Shearing and features members who have achieved alcohol freedom for a solid period of time, advice from professionals, ideas to help you get and remain in control of your alcohol consumption and thoughts and musings around alcohol and the effect it has on people's lives.
If you are someone who has been trying to cut down your alcohol intake, but you get to a few days in and then cave, and reach for a drink; this episode is for you!
Alvin joined our 30 Day Alcohol-Free Challenge having never managed to get past a few days alcohol-free. In this episode he shares his exact experience of what it was like to do the challenge, how he felt as the days progressed and what he noticed in his physical and mental health as a result of being part of it.
If you would like to join the 30 Day Alcohol-Free Challenge, the doors are open currently and you can find out more and join HERE!
In this episode, you will get an exclusive, behind the scenes look at one of our thirty daily sessions offered in the 30 Day Alcohol-Free Challenge!
In our 30 Day Challenge, you will finally be able to get control of your stop-start drinking, ditch the guilt (because you won't fail this time) and feel better than you could ever have imagined when you hit your 30-day goal with bundles of energy, clarity, deep sleeping ability and more balanced moods!
WARNING: You will feel so good once you've taken this challenge that you may never want to drink again!
You can access the 30 Day Challenge via our website: https://www.flavourofsober.com/programmes
In this episode, Rebecca Collins from Glasgow talks honestly and openly about her 192 days alcohol-free. She never hit rock bottom, but she did have a daily habit that she knew wasn't helping her in her life. On top of that, watching her Uncle's increasingly negative relationship with alcohol spurred on her to make a change for good!
In this episode, Lizzie interviews Emily Syphas from the growing community "Sober and Social". Sober and Social runs fabulous sober events where you can meet new people, have fun; and still remember it in the morning!
Emily discusses how she has achieved two whole years sober; the growing phenomenon of her Sober and Social events and she also gives you all the details on her (very effective) pre-sober night out routine!
This is an extra special episode with the lovely Emily, don't miss this in-depth, entertaining interview where she gives you honest and frank advice on living an alcohol-free life!
Check out Sober and Social at www.soberandsocial.com
Lizzie takes a deep dive into how we form habits, and why they are so hard to break. Hear her top tips on how to take the first step to change your habit for good. You can download the FREE printable to help you diagnose your 5 categories of triggers HERE.
Lizzie discusses six key strategies you can use if you feel you are getting close to having a drink. Whether it's a short term boost you need or a long term frame of mind, this episode gets right into the detail of how to use these crucial strategies to keep you alcohol free and sober.
If you are sober curious or looking to increase your level of sobriety, Lizzie lets you know about the three key strategies that keep her alcohol free every day. This is a crucial episode! ... put strategies in place to give your willpower a chance! You will listen to this and wonder why perhaps you had never thought of these simple steps before now.. try them and let us know how you get on!
Lizzie talks about the likely psychological and physical symptoms of going alcohol-free. Check out what you can expect!
If you are a habit drinker and you enjoy your daily glass of something, going alcohol free can be difficult. So once you get through the changing process of 30 days without it, you need to make an important decision about what your goals are going forward. Lizzie talks about how she felt at this stage and why this is such an important stage.
Does it ever cross your mind that you may be drinking too much? If you actually and truly measure out how much liquid is equivalent to 1 unit of alcohol, you may be as shocked and stunned as I was! It really brought home to me the fact that even though I have never drunk a lot and usually well within the recommended "safe" limits, it's very very easy to consume more than you think you are. Lizzie explores this topic and helps you to understand what a safe limit really is.
In Episode 2, Lizzie chats about the signs and symptoms of a fledgling alcohol dependency and what that could look like for you. Do you have any red flags?
Lizzie chats about the way we think about what "an alcoholic is" and how it really isn't as black and white as that. It's really about whether you are comfortable with your relationship with alcohol. Check out episode 1!