The Sober Mom Life

Content warning: In this episode I discuss sexual assault.As many of you know, I absolutely love Bravo. It’s my escapism and one of my favorite ways to unwind. Earlier this month, Bravo aired one of the most important episodes they’ve ever had. It affected me in a big way and I have to talk about it. If you are a woman who has suffered from the shame of what happened when you were blackout drunk, then I hope you find solace and healing in this episode. I sure know I have. If you don’t watch Bravo, watch Below Deck Down Under - Season 2, Episodes 6 & 7 to get caught up: https://www.bravotv.com/below-deck-down-under/season-2/episode-6/all-wronghttps://www.bravotv.com/below-deck-down-under/season-2/episode-7/the-turnover-dayJoin us in the Sober Mom Life Cafe! For $15/month, join other sober moms inside the cafe for weekly meetings, bonus episodes, a Discord chat, a monthly book club, the option to share your story on The Real Sober Moms, and so much more! Learn all about it here: https://mykindofsweet.com/sober-mom-life-cafe/If you’re looking for a community of wonderful sober moms to support you while you build your own sober life, join us inside The Sober Mom Life Facebook group! https://www.facebook.com/groups/1542852942745657We have merch!!!! Check it out here!Click here to follow The Sober Mom Life on InstagramLove this show? Let me know by rating and reviewing the show on Apple Podcasts! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Growing up in a big Italian family, alcohol was everywhere during Bri's childhood. From sips of wine from her parent’s glasses to beers while celebrating basketball games, Bri was raised to see alcohol as a fun way for adults to unwind and connect with each other. When Bri became a mom herself, she began to understand her own mother’s nightly drink, and gradually Mommy Wine Culture became central to her life. Yet, what seemed like a carefree, easy and glamorous approach to being a mom wasn’t all it was cracked up to be. One night, a lightbulb went off in her mind. She took a sip of wine, noticed its gross taste, and felt deeply the damage she was doing to her body. Right then and there, she stopped drinking for good. Tune in for Bri’s story, with a sprinkle of Bravo gossip, in this week’s episode! If you’re looking for a community of wonderful sober moms to support you while you build your own sober life, join us inside The Sober Mom Life Facebook group! https://www.facebook.com/groups/1542852942745657We have merch!!!!  Check it out here!Click here to follow The Sober Mom Life on InstagramLove this show? Let me know by rating and reviewing the show on Apple Podcasts! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Get ready, because today we’re tackling one of the biggest topics that comes up in the community: sober sex! Tawny Lara, ‘Sober Sexpert’ and author of the upcoming book “Dry Humping: A Guide to Dating, Relating, and Hooking Up Without the Booze” joins me on the podcast for a fantastic conversation about all things sex and sobriety. Our chat (and her book!) goes so much deeper than dating. Tawny lays out the importance of ‘dating yourself’ when you’re newly sober, even if you’re in a committed relationship. Plus, she comes full of advice for creating sober ‘intimacy time’ in your relationship, handling intimacy if your partner still drinks, and navigating a breakup while sober. Tawny encourages you to drop the liquid courage in the bedroom (and in life!) and do the work to build ‘intrinsic courage’ instead. Pre-order your copy of Dry Humping: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/730665/dry-humping-by-tawny-lara/Subscribe to Tawny's column here: https://tawnylara.substack.com/Check out Tawny's Beyond Liquid Courage weekly sober sex column: https://tawnylara.substack.com/Do you have a burning sober sex question? Submit it to her weekly advice column here! https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1NAXf-uFOYvFR-6iESIenFHGAUYRElarDG4q6JY3b_bE/viewform?edit_requested=true#question=1979017580&field=485777662Learn all about Tawny and her offerings: https://www.tawnylara.com/linktreeAnnouncing the Sober Mom Life Cafe! For $15/month, join other sober moms inside the cafe for weekly meetings, bonus episodes, a Discord chat, a monthly book club, the option to share your story on The Real Sober Moms, and so much more! Learn all about it here: https://mykindofsweet.com/sober-mom-life-cafe/If you’re looking for a community of wonderful sober moms to support you while you build your own sober life, join us inside The Sober Mom Life Facebook group! https://www.facebook.com/groups/1542852942745657We have merch!!!! Check it out here!Click here to follow The Sober Mom Life on InstagramLove this show? Let me know by rating and reviewing the show on Apple Podcasts! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today I’m joined by Jaime (our very first returning sober mom!) for an update on how she’s doing as she reaches one year of sobriety. Jaime’s journey in this first year of sobriety has been so inspirational in all aspects of her life, from her health to her friendships and relationships, and even her brand new morning routine. Most excitingly, Jaime has become a certified sober coach! Learn more about her offerings and follow along with her sobriety journey on Instagram at @amazingly_alcoholfree. Check out Jaime’s first appearance on The Real Sober Moms here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-sober-mom-life/id1631208632?i=1000584475071Would you like to share your Real Sober Mom story? It all starts by joining The Sober Mom Life Cafe! For $15/month, you’ll join other sober moms for weekly meetings, bonus episodes, a Discord chat, a monthly book club, the option to share your story on The Real Sober Moms, and so much more! Learn all about it here: https://mykindofsweet.com/sober-mom-life-cafe/If you’re looking for a community of wonderful sober moms to support you while you build your own sober life, join us inside The Sober Mom Life Facebook group! https://www.facebook.com/groups/1542852942745657We have merch!!!!  Check it out here!Click here to follow The Sober Mom Life on InstagramLove this show? Let me know by rating and reviewing the show on Apple Podcasts! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today I’m joined by Payal Desai, the wonderful influencer behind @PayalForStyle! As a South Asian woman and a teacher, Payal doesn’t believe she fits the ‘mold’ that people would expect when they think of a person with alcohol dependency. So, she’s gone public with her sobriety journey to make sure that other women know that they aren’t alone! In today’s episode Payal generously shares how alcohol became central to her life, the single sentence a therapist said that made her quit overnight, and the changes that her personal life and social life have gone through post-sobriety. She wants you to know that sobriety is an option for you! All you have to do is choose it. It can be that simple. Check out Payal’s wonderful style Instagram here: https://www.instagram.com/payalforstyle/Come and join us in the Sober Mom Life Cafe! For $15/month, join other sober moms inside the cafe for weekly meetings, bonus episodes, a Discord chat, a monthly book club, the option to share your story on The Real Sober Moms, and so much more! Learn all about it here: https://mykindofsweet.com/sober-mom-life-cafe/If you’re looking for a community of wonderful sober moms to support you while you build your own sober life, join us inside The Sober Mom Life Facebook group! https://www.facebook.com/groups/1542852942745657Click here to follow The Sober Mom Life on InstagramLove this show? Let me know by rating and reviewing the show on Apple Podcasts! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today, Liz joins me on the Real Sober Moms! Growing up, the adults in Liz’s family would often congregate at her family’s home to drink and ‘let loose’, resulting in an environment where Liz felt unsafe and invisible. Despite that discomfort, she learned to equate alcohol with fun, and emotional connection. This difficult combination of emotions led to challenges for Liz in high school when her father was diagnosed with cancer. By the time he passed away early in her college career, she was drinking regularly as a way to escape and manage her grief. Liz’s relationship with alcohol began to change when she became a mom herself. She realized that she wanted something for her kids that she didn’t have as a child: she wanted them to feel safe and seen. It became clear to her that alcohol was not going to serve her in that mission. In fact, it was going to stand in the way. She decided at that moment to leave alcohol behind. She has never looked back! Would you like to share your Real Sober Mom story? It all starts by joining The Sober Mom Life Cafe! For $15/month, you’ll join other sober moms for weekly meetings, bonus episodes, a Discord chat, a monthly book club, the option to share your story on The Real Sober Moms, and so much more! Learn all about it here: https://mykindofsweet.com/sober-mom-life-cafe/If you’re looking for a community of wonderful sober moms to support you while you build your own sober life, join us inside The Sober Mom Life Facebook group! https://www.facebook.com/groups/1542852942745657We have merch!!!!  Check it out here!Click here to follow The Sober Mom Life on InstagramLove this show? Let me know by rating and reviewing the show on Apple Podcasts! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

If you’ve spent any time within the Sober Mom Life Facebook group or in the Sober Mom Life Cafe, then you know and love Audrey. She is my right hand woman and I could not run this community without her! Audrey just celebrated one year of sobriety, so I thought there was no better time to have her on the pod to chat about all that she has learned and experienced during this first big year. Today, Audrey bravely shares and reflects on excerpts from the first days of her sobriety journal. If you are in your first days of sobriety and can’t imagine what one year sober could feel like, this episode is for you! Are you in the Atlanta area? Then join Audrey’s in-person community for Sober Moms, Sober Moms of the South! https://m.facebook.com/groups/1321601511952576/?ref=share&mibextid=S66gvFAnnouncing the Sober Mom Life Cafe! For $15/month, join other sober moms inside the cafe for weekly meetings, bonus episodes, a Discord chat, a monthly book club, the option to share your story on The Real Sober Moms, and so much more! Learn all about it here: https://mykindofsweet.com/sober-mom-life-cafe/If you’re looking for a community of wonderful sober moms to support you while you build your own sober life, join us inside The Sober Mom Life Facebook group! https://www.facebook.com/groups/1542852942745657We have merch!!!! Check it out here!Click here to follow The Sober Mom Life on InstagramLove this show? Let me know by rating and reviewing the show on Apple Podcasts! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today Lindsey shares her incredibly relatable story of masking grief and trauma with alcohol until it became too much. It turns out, the very thing that  she thought was helping her was actually making her life infinitely harder. After stumbling upon The Sober Mom Life Facebook group last fall, Lindsey began to wonder if it was time to ditch alcohol for both her mental and physical health. The final straw occurred when she learned of alcohol related health issues that ran in her family. Like a light switch, she decided to stop. She’s now four months sober! Community, podcasts and quit lit have been so supportive on Lindsey’s journey to reframing her understanding of alcohol. She wants you to know that alcohol makes life harder - give yourself a chance to experience sobriety so you can feel the relief for yourself. Lindsey recommends these books! Open book by Jessica SimpsonQuit Like a Woman by Holly WhitakerAnnouncing the Sober Mom Life Cafe! For $15/month, join other sober moms inside the cafe for weekly meetings, bonus episodes, a Discord chat, a monthly book club, the option to share your story on The Real Sober Moms, and so much more! Learn all about it here: https://mykindofsweet.com/sober-mom-life-cafe/If you’re looking for a community of wonderful sober moms to support you while you build your own sober life, join us inside The Sober Mom Life Facebook group! https://www.facebook.com/groups/1542852942745657We have merch!!!!  Check it out here!Click here to follow The Sober Mom Life on InstagramLove this show? Let me know by rating and reviewing the show on Apple Podcasts! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Casey McGuire Davidson of The Hello Someday Podcast is joining me today for a must listen collab episode! If you’ve struggled to understand how you were tricked into Mommy Wine Culture, this episode is for you. Casey, a long time marketing director, and I (a long time influencer) shine a glaring light on Big Alcohol’s marketing schemes in this episode. We talk about how influencer marketing for alcohol works, why it’s so effective, and why Big Alcohol decided to start going after women - and Casey brings the receipts! Want to learn more about how Big Alcohol has chosen to target women? Read the facts straight from their lips here: Net Influencer - Influencer Marketing for Alcohol Brands: https://www.netinfluencer.com/influencer-marketing-for-alcohol-brands/Open Influencer - Alcohol & Spirits Influencer Marketing: https://openinfluence.com/alcohol-spirits-influencer-marketing/The Drinks Business - SVB Report: https://www.thedrinksbusiness.com/2023/01/svb-report-says-older-americans-only-area-of-growth-in-wine-consumption/Check out Casey’s coaching offerings at https://hellosomedaycoaching.com/Announcing the Sober Mom Life Cafe! For $15/month, join other sober moms inside the cafe for weekly meetings, bonus episodes, a Discord chat, a monthly book club and so much more! Learn all about it here: https://mykindofsweet.com/sober-mom-life-cafe/We have merch!!!!  Check it out here!Click here to follow @mykindofsweet on Instagram to see my full sober life Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today I’m joined by Dani, a fellow Wisconsinite who is celebrating 84 days sober! Dani never thought she’d make it this far with sobriety. Alcohol had been central to her life since childhood… She grew up spending days in bars with her dad, was given her first drink by her dad, and was always led to believe that alcohol was just a normal part of life. At the same time, though, she dealt with abuse from her father which was exacerbated by his addiction to alcohol. Throughout adulthood, Dani reached for beer to cope more and more. But then, one action by her child made her realize she had to quit, because she never wanted him to grow up the way she did. Today we talk about the importance of support on your sobriety journey, the challenge of trying to quit both alcohol and cigarettes at the same time, how hard the big ‘firsts’ can feel, and so much more. Dani wants you to know that while you are doing this yourself, you are not alone! There is always a huge community of other sober women to support you. Announcing the Sober Mom Life Cafe! For $10/month, join other sober moms inside the cafe for weekly meetings, bonus episodes, a Discord chat, a monthly book club, the option to share your story on The Real Sober Moms, and so much more! Learn all about it here: https://mykindofsweet.com/sober-mom-life-cafe/If you’re looking for a community of wonderful sober moms to support you while you build your own sober life, join us inside The Sober Mom Life Facebook group! https://www.facebook.com/groups/1542852942745657We have merch!!!! Check it out here!Click here to follow The Sober Mom Life on InstagramLove this show? Let me know by rating and reviewing the show on Apple Podcasts! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices