The Alcohol ReThink Podcast with Patrick Fox

In this week’s episode of The Alcohol ReThink Podcast Patrick is joined by the fabulous Yasmin Spark AKA @sugarwaterxx Yasmin is celebrating 6 years of sobriety and has made some pretty radical changes in her life since giving up alcohol in her life. In this episode, we explore what opportunities and possibilities can open up to you when you stop drinking. We also discuss how we can ensure the sober space is made to feel inclusive for all. Some of the other cool things we cover in this episode are: - How the alcohol-free drinks landscape has changed dramatically in a short space of time - Working with a trauma therapist - Developing a community around you to support you in your journey #findyourtribe - Redefining friendship and what you value from friendships - Finding alcohol-free drinks that please your palate - Providing social spaces where we can enjoy life - Doing what’s best for you - Identifying what the currency of your relationships are - Shame is a useless emotion - How to be an ally and take action Mocktail Recipe Lime juice 5 spice spirit Ginger kombucha Dash of lime Cross sip or Lyre’s whiskey - optional Resources Mentioned Black & British by David Olusoga Alcohol Change The Shoreditch Dry Event - 19th January 2023 Group Coaching Program - Radically Sober Register or sign up for the ‘Radically Sober’ 8 week group coaching program starting on January 10th 2023. Sign up here - https://www.patrickjfox.com/radically-sober Connect with this week's guest: Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/sugarwaterxx/ Website - https://www.bubbleswithouttroubles.com/ Club Soda Podcast - Black History Month Connect with Patrick: To find out how Patrick can help you stop drinking and create an awesome life without alcohol, book a free one hour consultation to discover how his 6 month 1-1 coaching program will take you from feeling out of control and self-hating to sober, clear-headed, full of energy, looking good and doing more of what you love in life. Whether you decide to work with him or not, the consult alone will help you understand where you are and why you do what you do. It’s a no-brainer. Get yourself booked in here. You can also join The Alcohol ReThink Project, a free 30 day email mindset-reset series to support you in stopping drinking Website: https://www.patrickjfox.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thealcoholrethinkproject/

In this week’s episode of The Alcohol ReThink Podcast Patrick is joined by the awesome Chris Marshall AKA @sans_bar on Instagram. During this episode Chris really brings his raw authentic self. He shares what it was like for him growing up as a young child and having to tragically deal with the death of his father from a young age and the expectation that was placed on him. He shares why he first started drinking and then how he stopped. It’s quite a journey. This is an amazing conversation in which Chris brings so much wisdom and advice for all the guys out there who want to rethink their relationship with alcohol. Some of the cool things we cover in this episode are: - Asking yourself ‘who do you want to be in this world?’ - How drinking for connection is a myth. It actually creates disconnection from the self and others - Changing how we perceive substance abuse and lives lost as a result - The birth of Sans Bar and celebrating it’s 5th year of business - The false mirage of opening up that alcohol creates - Noticing how many women are open to sobriety compared to guys - You can never understand why your drinking while you’re drinking - Men’s propensity to want to fix and do things on our own and how it can become unhelpful - The version of you who drinks isn’t weak, it’s the strongest. How they endure the absolute hell of drinking - How making peace with your past helps you to move forward - Why stopping drinking helps you to heal the relationship you have with yourself - The impact of loneliness - The power of radical acceptance Group Coaching Program - Radically Sober Register or sign up for the ‘Radically Sober’ 8 week group coaching program starting on January 10th 2023. Sign up here - https://www.patrickjfox.com/radically-sober Connect with this week's guest: Instagram -https://www.instagram.com/sans_bar/ Website - https://www.thesansbar.com/ Sans Bar on tour  Connect with Patrick: To find out how Patrick can help you stop drinking and create an awesome life without alcohol, book a free one hour consultation to discover how his 6 month 1-1 coaching program will take you from feeling out of control and self-hating to sober, clear-headed, full of energy, looking good and doing more of what you love in life. Whether you decide to work with him or not, the consult alone will help you understand where you are and why you do what you do. It’s a no-brainer. Get yourself booked in here. You can also join The Alcohol ReThink Project, a free 30 day email mindset-reset series to support you in stopping drinking Website: https://www.patrickjfox.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thealcoholrethinkproject/

In this week’s episode of The Alcohol ReThink Podcast Patrick is joined by the amazing Sarah Trapkus. Sarah is a spiritual guide, life coach and so much more. She is a genius at helping her clients powerfully align with the energy of their desires and using the body as a way to make decisions vs your logical brain's propensity for ‘perceived’ safety. In this episode Sarah shares her journey to sobriety, how and why she started drinking and the role it played in her life. Some of the cool things we cover in this episode are: - The way we excuse our reasons for drinking - Grieving the ‘alcohol’ identity when you stop drinking (yourself and those around you) - How alcohol keeps you from fully experiencing your life and yourself - The power of making decisions - The stigma of sobriety and how we’re reclaiming it - Coming back to the self and creating a new relationship with yourself - The only way is through Group Coaching Program - Radically Sober Register or sign up for the ‘Radically Sober’ 8 week group coaching program starting on January 10th 2023. Sign up here - https://www.patrickjfox.com/radically-sober Resources Mentioned The Big Leap - Gay Hendricks Connect with this week's guest: Instagram - Sarah Trapkus Website - https://www.sarahtrapkus.com/ Connect with Patrick: To find out how Patrick can help you stop drinking and create an awesome life without alcohol, book a free one hour consultation to discover how his 6 month 1-1 coaching program will take you from feeling out of control and self-hating to sober, clear-headed, full of energy, looking good and doing more of what you love in life. Whether you decide to work with him or not, the consult alone will help you understand where you are and why you do what you do. It’s a no-brainer. Get yourself booked in here. You can also join The Alcohol ReThink Project, a free 30 day email mindset-reset series to support you in stopping drinking Website: https://www.patrickjfox.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thealcoholrethinkproject/

This is a bonus episode that was recently recorded on Instagram. Patrick and Teri MacGilbert hosted a live call where they shared their 6 tips to thrive in December. If you're ready to start creating some new traditions in the month of December this episode is for you. The 6 tips can be added to your sober toolbox, so that you are prepared and deciding ahead of time what you'll do in certain situations. Here's a sneak peak of the 6 tips: 1. Get your mind-Set for success 2. Get your story straight 3. Plan Plan Plan 4. Turning blips into gold 5.  Create a daily practice 6. Bombshells & boundaries Group Coaching Program - Radically Sober Register or sign up for the ‘Radically Sober’ 8 week group coaching program starting in January 2023. Sign up here - https://www.patrickjfox.com/radically-sober Resources Mentioned Connect with this week's guests Connect with Teri MacGilbert Connect with Patrick: To find out how Patrick can help you stop drinking and create an awesome life without alcohol, book a free one hour consultation to discover how his 6 month 1-1 coaching program will take you from feeling out of control and self-hating to sober, clear-headed, full of energy, looking good and doing more of what you love in life. Whether you decide to work with him or not, the consult alone will help you understand where you are and why you do what you do. It’s a no-brainer. Get yourself booked in here. You can also join The Alcohol ReThink Project, a free 30 day email mindset-reset series to support you in stopping drinking Website: https://www.patrickjfox.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thealcoholrethinkproject/

In this week’s episode of The Alcohol ReThink Podcast Patrick is joined by an awesome panel of guests. They are Michael Singh, Teri MacGilbert and Yaz Sparks, you can find their instagram profiles below. In this episode we explore unwritten expectations around the festive period, what life was like before sobriety during ‘silly season’ and what a radically sober Christmas looks like. Some of the cool things we cover in this episode are: - Feeling lonely at Christmas - How we normalise our behaviour - We explore what booze fatique over xmas looks like - How to create new traditions for yourself - Why the belief not suffering hangovers is good, is actually bad - Exploring what your ‘authentic’ self is - Be proud of your sober journey - You don’t have to be what people expect from you Group Coaching Program - Radically Sober Register or sign up for the ‘Radically Sober’ 8 week group coaching program starting in January 2023. Sign up here - https://www.patrickjfox.com/radically-sober Resources Mentioned Connect with this week's guests Connect with Michael Singh Connect with Teri MacGilbert Connect with Yaz Sparks Connect with Patrick: To find out how Patrick can help you stop drinking and create an awesome life without alcohol, book a free one hour consultation to discover how his 6 month 1-1 coaching program will take you from feeling out of control and self-hating to sober, clear-headed, full of energy, looking good and doing more of what you love in life. Whether you decide to work with him or not, the consult alone will help you understand where you are and why you do what you do. It’s a no-brainer. Get yourself booked in here. You can also join The Alcohol ReThink Project, a free 30 day email mindset-reset series to support you in stopping drinking Website: https://www.patrickjfox.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thealcoholrethinkproject/

In this week’s episode of The Alcohol ReThink Podcast Patrick is joined by Rod Boothroyd. Rod is an experienced counsellor, life coach and group facilitator. He’s the author of: Warrior, Magician, Lover, King - A Guide To The Male Archetypes Updated For The 21st Century: A guide to men's archetypes, emotions, and the development of the mature masculine in the world today. In this episode, Patrick and Rod are discussing shadow work and emotional wounding. They explore how experiences in our childhood can have lasting effects into adulthood and lead to addictions and more. Some of the cool things they also cover are: - Understanding what ‘shadow’ work is - Accepting all parts of you - How beliefs of the world are formed as children and drive our lives as adults - When you shine a light on your shadow, it starts to release the shame or fear attached to it - Discover how you can work with your shadow - Healthy ways to express (often surpressed) emotion Group Coaching Program - Renegade Sobriety Register or sign up for the ‘Renegade Sobriety’ 8 week group coaching program starting in January 2023. Sign up here - https://www.patrickjfox.com/radically-sober Resources Mentioned Warrior, Magician, Lover, King: A Guide To The Male Archetypes Updated For The 21st Century - Rod Boothroyd Facing the dragon - Robert Moore No bad parts - Dr. Schwartz Compassionate Inquiry - Gabor Mate Waking the tiger - Peter Levine Existential Kink - Carolyn Elliot Connect with Rod Boothroyd Website: https://www.takeyourpower.co.uk/ Retreats: https://mankindproject.org/rod-boothroyd/ Connect with Patrick: To find out how Patrick can help you stop drinking and create an awesome life without alcohol, book a free one hour consultation to discover how his 6 month 1-1 coaching program will take you from feeling out of control and self-hating to sober, clear-headed, full of energy, looking good and doing more of what you love in life. Whether you decide to work with him or not, the consult alone will help you understand where you are and why you do what you do. It’s a no-brainer. Get yourself booked in here. You can also join The Alcohol ReThink Project, a free 30 day email mindset-reset series to support you in stopping drinking Website: https://www.patrickjfox.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thealcoholrethinkproject/

In episode 76 of The Alcohol ReThink Podcast Patrick is joined by Dr Audrey Wells. Dr. Wells is a sleep medicine physician and certified mindset coach on a mission to help people sleep better so they can feel more awake and alive all day long. She offers a group coaching program and a private Facebook community for those struggling with sleep apnea and treatment, including CPAP. She also does individual coaching for those who want to up-level their productivity and potential by taking “too tired” out of the equation. In this episode, Patrick and Dr Wells work to bust the myth that ‘alcohol helps you sleep’. They explore how the belief ‘alcohol helps you sleep’ is reinforced and then show how the sleep you actually get is not the sleep you require. Some of the cool things they also cover are: - Why you have trouble sleeping or going back to sleep - Drinking to sleep will come back to haunt you in the middle of the night - How negative associations with your bed create anxiety - How alcohol affects your upper airway muscles (snoring) - Sleep Apnea - Strokes, heart attacks, diabetes and more - Sleep and memory - Acclimation to sleep deprivation is misleading - The link between sleep deprivation and Alzheimer's - The importance of the glymphatic system and how alcohol disrupts it Connect with Dr Audrey Well MD Website - https://www.supersleepmd.com/ Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/groups/sleepapneawithawellsmd Connect with Patrick: To find out how Patrick can help you stop drinking and create an awesome life without alcohol, book a free one hour consultation to discover how his 6 month 1-1 coaching program will take you from feeling out of control and self-hating to sober, clear-headed, full of energy, looking good and doing more of what you love in life. Whether you decide to work with him or not, the consult alone will help you understand where you are and why you do what you do. It’s a no-brainer. Get yourself booked in here. You can also join The Alcohol ReThink Project, a free 30 day email mindset-reset series to support you in stopping drinking Website: https://www.patrickjfox.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thealcoholrethinkproject/ Group Coaching Program Register your interest for the 8 week group coaching program starting in January 2023: email - coach@patrickjfox.com

In episode 75 of The Alcohol ReThink Podcast Patrick is talking about shame and self-advocacy. He explores what shame is and how it can show up in your life. He then goes on to share how you can self-advocate for yourself and stand up to your shame. The shame cycle can feel pretty brutal and lead you to take actions that only serve to create more shame. To find out how you can stop that cycle, listen now and discover how you can cultivate a compassionate and loving relationship with yourself. Cool people mentioned during this call: Simone Grace Seol David Bedrick Brene Brown Group Coaching Program Register your interest for the 8 week group coaching program starting in January 2023: email - coach@patrickjfox.com Connect with Patrick: To find out how Patrick can help you stop drinking and create an awesome life without alcohol, book a free one hour consultation to discover how his 6 month 1-1 coaching program will take you from feeling out of control and self-hating to sober, clear-headed, full of energy, looking good and doing more of what you love in life. Whether you decide to work with him or not, the consult alone will help you understand where you are and why you do what you do. It’s a no-brainer. Get yourself booked in here. You can also join The Alcohol ReThink Project, a free 30 day email mindset-reset series to support you in stopping drinking Website: https://www.patrickjfox.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thealcoholrethinkproject/

Episode 74 of The Alcohol ReThink Podcast is a special 7-part series called: The 7 days of Sober Challenge.         Each day for the next 7 days, Patrick will be releasing an episode from a special 7-day training he has previously delivered.         Day 7 is focused on Family, Friends & Partners. To support you as you listen to these 7 episodes, download the free worksheet here.       Group Coaching Program Register your interest in the 8-week group coaching program starting in January 2023: email - coach@patrickjfox.com Connect with Patrick: To find out how Patrick can help you stop drinking and create an awesome life without alcohol, book a free one hour consultation to discover how his 6 month 1-1 coaching program will take you from feeling out of control and self-hating to sober, clear-headed, full of energy, looking good and doing more of what you love in life. Whether you decide to work with him or not, the consult alone will help you understand where you are and why you do what you do. It’s a no-brainer. Get yourself booked in here. You can also join The Alcohol ReThink Project, a free 30 day email mindset-reset series to support you in stopping drinking Website: https://www.patrickjfox.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thealcoholrethinkproject/

Episode 74 of The Alcohol ReThink Podcast is a special 7-part series called: The 7 days of Sober Challenge.         Each day for the next 7 days, Patrick will be releasing an episode from a special 7-day training he has previously delivered.         Day 6 is focused on the 3 P's of Sobriety. To support you as you listen to these 7 episodes, download the free worksheet here.       Group Coaching Program Register your interest in the 8-week group coaching program starting in January 2023: email - coach@patrickjfox.com Connect with Patrick: To find out how Patrick can help you stop drinking and create an awesome life without alcohol, book a free one hour consultation to discover how his 6 month 1-1 coaching program will take you from feeling out of control and self-hating to sober, clear-headed, full of energy, looking good and doing more of what you love in life. Whether you decide to work with him or not, the consult alone will help you understand where you are and why you do what you do. It’s a no-brainer. Get yourself booked in here. You can also join The Alcohol ReThink Project, a free 30 day email mindset-reset series to support you in stopping drinking Website: https://www.patrickjfox.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thealcoholrethinkproject/