The Sober Mom Life

From Weekend Warrior to Sober Coach with Real Sober Mom Jessica

Apr 21, 2025

Jessica recounts her journey from a high-achieving educator to a sober coach, revealing the emotional struggles of navigating alcohol in social settings. She reflects on the pressures of maintaining a public image while grappling with nighttime drinking habits. A pivotal Instagram video sparked her shift to sobriety, leading to profound family connections on New Year's Eve. The discussion emphasizes the power of community support in recovery and the transformative experiences that come from embracing a sober lifestyle.

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Jessica shares her transformative journey from being a social drinker to embracing sobriety, highlighting its profound impact on her motherhood experience.

The podcast emphasizes the societal pressures women face regarding alcohol consumption and the emotional burden of conforming to social norms.

Community support is showcased as crucial for women on their sobriety journey, fostering connection and collective healing through shared experiences.

Deep dives

Transformative Journey Through Sobriety

The speaker shares her experience of navigating motherhood while reevaluating her relationship with alcohol, particularly during her ongoing baby journey. Amid cutbacks on alcohol suggested by her IVF doctor, she explores alternatives like non-alcoholic cocktails, specifically highlighting Little Saints as a tasty and brain-boosting option. This shift leads her to consider the impact of alcohol on motherhood and reflect on whether a sober lifestyle may improve her overall well-being. The conversation aims to engage other mothers who question their drinking habits and invites them to consider the potential benefits of sobriety.

Intro

4min

Navigating Alcohol and Expectations

18min

Navigating Change: Wine Marketing and Life Transitions

2min

Navigating the Chaos of Weekend Drinking

4min

Navigating Shame and Empowerment in Sobriety

2min

Magic of Connection: A Transformative Retreat Experience

2min

Navigating Sobriety in Social Settings

13min

Empowered Sobriety through Community Support

8min

As the daughter of a high school principal, Jessica felt a lot of pressure to stay in line. She never drank in high school, and even abstained through her freshman year of college. As the persona of ‘principal's daughter’ wore off, though, alcohol became a regular part of her life.

This became challenging when Jessica moved back to her hometown and took a job in education. Always worried about her public image, she kept her wits about her when drinking in public and began to prefer drinking at home. As she became a mom and shifted her career to work from home, drinking at home became a nightly habit.

Jessica and her husband moved to a lake home and began to throw regular parties. This ‘‘weekend warrior’ phase felt so fun - until it wasn’t. She increasingly found herself starting the week hungover and on the back foot.

It was at this moment that Instagram dropped one of Suzanne’s videos onto Jessica’s feed - a video simply telling her that she was allowed to not drink. This message hit on a feeling that Jessica hadn’t been able to voice, and something within her began to shift.

On New Year's Eve it all came to a head and Jessica followed her instinct - she didn’t want to drink that night. She felt more present with her family as they celebrated and made a big realization - sobriety was her new path. Sobriety has opened incredible new avenues for her! She is now a certified life coach and has begun to offer focused support to high achieving women interested in sobriety!

Jessica recommends the incredible Casey Davidson if you’re looking for further sobriety support

Are you looking for community in sobriety? Join us in the The Sober Mom Life Cafe!

For $40/month, you’ll get access to 12 weekly peer support meetings, the exclusive Cafe social feed, our monthly book club and happy hour, the chance to share your story on The Real Sober Moms, and even a monthly Bravo chat! For a limited time, get one week free!

The Sober Mom Life Community is also available, for just $5.95/month - In the Community, you’ll receive access to the exclusive Community social feed, the exclusive community chat, our monthly book club, and one free weekly meeting.

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