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Am I Doing This Right?

Sober Curious: How To Explore A Life Without Substances with Speaker Olivia Wickstrom

Jan 4, 2023
44:06

OUR HOSTS: 

Corinne Foxx - @corinnefoxx

Natalie McMillan - @nataliemcm and @shopnataliemcmillan 

What we're drinking: Kin Euphorics Spritz 

MEET OUR GUEST: 

Olivia Wickstrom -  @oliviawickstrom and @creating805 


ABOUT OUR GUEST: 

Olivia Wickstrom is a California-based creative entrepreneur and the founder of Creating 805, a community of small business owners on California’s Central Coast. She's continuously exploring projects that explore her passion for community building and storytelling. When she's not bringing small business owners together through Creating 805 events, you'll find her practicing yoga, grabbing coffee with friends or musing on topics of sobriety and mental health. 


TOPIC: 

Sober curiosity and sober-ish lifestyles have been on the rise in the past couple of years. We’re seeing everything from celebrity-backed mocktail companies to alcohol-free events and bar pop-ups. Olivia Wickstrom joins on this episode to talk about her sobriety journey and share tips for anyone who wants to cut alcohol out of their life. She also highlights tools that have helped her stay on track, including therapy, being involved in sober communities, and exploring new hobbies.  


In this episode, we discuss:

  • Learning how to be a sober person in a world that revolves around alcohol 
  • The moment that Olivia realized she had a drinking problem 
  • What Olivia wishes she knew when she first started to get sober 
  • How to find communities and other like-minded sober friends 
  • Leaning into the inner-work and letting life flow 
  • The story behind Creating 805 and Olivia’s vision to grow the business even further 


RESOURCES: 

Quit Like a Woman by Holly Whitaker

Tempest  


END OF THE SHOW: 

Corinne and Natalie introduce Hottie of the Week: Bella Hadid


DRINK RATING:

Kin Euphorics Spritz = 4 / Bella 


WRAP UP:

To wrap up the episode, Corinne and Natalie play Overrated/Underrated. Nat shares her hot take on mashed potatoes and Corinne reveals her thoughts on aioli and mustard. 


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