1000 Days Sober Podcast

Lee Davy
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Aug 11, 2025 • 17min

How I Saved £8,398 by Not Drinking for a Year

What would you do if you suddenly had an extra £8,398 in your pocket? Pay off debt? Treat your kids? Finally book that dream trip?   That’s exactly what I gained when I stopped drinking—and in this episode, I’m breaking down how I did it through a process I call The Reclamation. You’ll learn why the decision to live a SELF-led life doesn’t just change your health—it can transform your finances, relationships, and future.   I’ll share my exact alcohol spend before quitting, the simple framework that helped me stop, and how you can test-drive it yourself with a 30-day challenge that might just give you the biggest financial and emotional return of your life.   🎯 Ready to reclaim your money, time, and freedom? Join STRIVE Foundations at www.thestrivemethod.com/foundations and start your own Reclamation today.   #1000DaysSoberPodcast, #LeeDavy, #STRIVE, #alcoholfree, #sobriety, #quitdrinking, #selfledlife, #TheLiquidLie, #alcoholawareness, #mindsetshift, #personaldevelopment, #financialfreedom, #nobooze, #AFchallenge
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Aug 10, 2025 • 22min

Why I Needed Sobriety to Be the Dad I Wanted to Be

The moment you bring your first child home, you think you know what’s coming — until reality hits you like a freight train. For me, it was 24 hours of relentless crying, no sleep, and a crushing feeling that I wasn’t ready. And I wasn’t sober.   In this episode, I share the story of my first night as a father, the contrast between parenting while drinking and parenting while living AFAF, and the lessons I’ve learned about presence, patience, and connection. Whether you’re a dad now or preparing to become one, these insights will help you show up with the energy, patience, and love your children deserve.   We’ll talk about: ✅ Why sobriety is the foundation for presence in fatherhood ✅ How to shift from “I have to” to “I’m blessed to” ✅ Managing your nervous system so you’re the calm in the chaos ✅ Navigating intimacy and connection after a baby arrives ✅ The power of rupture and repair to build trust with your kids   If this episode makes you reflect on how you’re showing up for your children, I invite you to take the next step. Join STRIVE Foundations today and start building the SELF-led life your family deserves: www.thestrivemethod.com/foundations   #1000DaysSoberPodcast, #LeeDavy, #STRIVE, #Sobriety, #AlcoholFree, #AlcoholAwareness, #SelfLedLiving, #Parenting, #Fatherhood, #AFAF, #QuitDrinking, #SoberCurious, #EmotionalSobriety, #RuptureAndRepair, #NervousSystemRegulation, #MindfulParenting, #DadLife, #TheLiquidLie, #STRIVEMethod, #ConsciousParenting, #AlcoholFreeParenting, #ParentingTips, #FatherhoodJourney, #PresenceOverPerfection
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Aug 9, 2025 • 10min

Struggling with Alcohol? This Is Why You Never Feel Good Enough

You’re not drinking for fun. You’re drinking to feel like you’re enough.   But no matter how many glasses you pour, the feeling never sticks—because alcohol can’t fix a childhood wound.   In today’s episode, we explore one of the most powerful workshops inside STRIVE Foundations: Why We Never Feel Good Enough. Whether you drink at the pub to fit in or alone to silence the shame, this episode is a wake-up call.   Lee shares his own story of being bullied as a child and how that early experience shaped a PART of him that never felt worthy. That PART later reached for wine, not because of weakness, but because of a deep, unspoken pain.   If you’ve ever been afraid to tell someone you’re quitting alcohol, if you’ve ever used booze to feel “normal,” or if you’ve ever felt like a burden—this is for you.   This episode isn’t about stopping drinking.   It’s about understanding why you started.   It’s about healing.   It’s about remembering who you are underneath the mask.   🎯 Curious about your drinking? You don’t have to be ready to quit. You just have to be ready to look. Start here: www.thestrivemethod.com/foundations   #1000DaysSoberPodcast, #LeeDavy, #STRIVE, #STRIVEMethod, #AFAF, #AlcoholFreeAsFuck, #QuitDrinking, #Validation, #NotGoodEnough, #SelfWorthHealing, #IFS, #InnerChildHealing, #AlcoholRecovery, #EmotionalSobriety, #YouAreEnough, #STRIVEFoundations
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Aug 8, 2025 • 16min

Your Nervous System Doesn’t Feel Safe—Because of How You Talk to Yourself

If words can change water, what are they doing to your body?   In this episode, I share how a simple tax bill triggered an avalanche of internal shame—and what that moment taught me about the power of self-talk. We explore the science behind neuroception, how your nervous system picks up threat without a single word, and how even your tone and breath can fracture or soothe the people around you.   This isn’t just about calming your system. It’s about repairing the ripple effect of your energy in every conversation, relationship, and room you enter.   If your inner voice feels like it’s at war with you, it’s time to create a new relationship with yourself.   🎯 Learn how inside STRIVE Foundations: www.thestrivemethod.com/foundations     #1000DaysSoberPodcast, #LeeDavy, #STRIVE, #STRIVEMethod, #AFAF, #selfledlife, #emotowaterexperiment, #neuroception, #traumahealing, #emotionalregulation, #IFS, #innerchildwork, #selftalk, #vagusnerve, #nervoussystemhealing, #somatictherapy
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Aug 7, 2025 • 57min

Rachelle Raku on Rewiring Addiction, Reclaiming Pleasure, and Rising From the Fire

What if addiction wasn’t a flaw… but a pattern trying to protect you?   In this powerful conversation, I sit down with trauma-informed coach and feminine embodiment leader Rachelle Luv Raku to explore the link between trauma, addiction, and emotional expression—and how the very PARTS of us that seem “mad” might be the ones trying to bring us home.   We dive into the deeper roots of why we drink, what it really takes to feel safe, and how our addiction to fixing ourselves might be the most invisible trap of all.   If you’ve ever wondered: – Why do I keep snapping at the people I love? – Why do I feel alive… only when I’m doing something destructive? – Why do I sabotage when life starts going well?   …this episode will hit you in the gut and in the heart.   Rachelle shares her own journey through the party scene, deep shame, and the embodied path that helped her reclaim her voice, her nervous system, and her feminine fire.   This one is juicy. Wild. Real. And full of invitations for you to come home to yourSELF.   🎯 Ready to look at your relationship with alcohol through a trauma-informed lens? Join us at thestrivemethod.com/foundations   🔥 Follow Rachelle on IG for her signature mix of truth, tenderness, and fire: @rachelleluvraku   #1000DaysSoberPodcast #LeeDavy #STRIVE #STRIVEMethod #AFAF #RachelleRaku #FeminineEmbodiment #TraumaHealing #RewireAddiction #HealingThroughPleasure #SelfLedLife #EmotionalSobriety #AlcoholAwareness #NervousSystemHealing #IFS #CuriousAboutDrinking
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Aug 6, 2025 • 15min

Feel Like a Fraud? You’re Not the Only One Who Drinks Over It

Ever feel like you’re just pretending to have it all together? That any moment now, someone’s going to realise you’re not as capable or confident as you look?   That’s imposter syndrome. And it’s the part of you that says, “You’re not good enough,” “You don’t belong here,” or “You’ll fail anyway, so why try?”   In today’s episode, I dive into the roots of imposter syndrome—from my own childhood wounds to the daily battles that still surface when I coach, lead, and live AFAF.   And if you’ve ever poured a drink to silence that voice… If you’ve held yourself back from living, loving, or leading… This episode is for you.   I’ll show you how to stop fighting the part of you that feels like a fraud—and start listening to it with compassion.   Let’s dismantle the lie that says you’re not enough.   Let’s get above the line.   STRIVE Foundations is here for you when you’re ready to rewrite the story. You don’t need to be sure. You don’t need to be confident. You just need to be curious.   🎯 Curious about your drinking? Start here: www.thestrivemethod.com/foundations   —   Much love, and STRIVE on. Lee #1000DaysSoberPodcast, #LeeDavy, #STRIVE, #STRIVEMethod, #AFAF, #ImposterSyndrome, #IFS, #AlcoholFreeLife, #QuitDrinking, #SelfLedLiving, #InnerCritic, #HealingJourney, #TraumaAwareness, #DailySobriety, #SoberCurious, #EmotionalSobriety, #AlcoholAwareness, #SoberNotBoring, #PersonalGrowth, #SpiritualGrowth, #MindsetHealing, #AboveTheLine, #InnerWork, #AuthenticityMatters, #SelfCompassion, #PodcastForHealing
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Aug 5, 2025 • 11min

You Get What You Practise—So What the F*ck Are You Practising?

If you feel stuck in a loop—repeating the same habits, making the same mistakes, attracting the same chaos—this episode is for you.   Inspired by a powerful quote from Preston Smiles’ Spiritual Millionaire, I explore one of the most brutal truths you’ll ever face: you’re already a master… just maybe of the wrong things.   You don’t need a crystal ball to see your future. Just look at what you practise.   In this episode of the 1000 Days Sober Podcast, we’ll explore:   • Why your daily habits are silently shaping your entire reality • The hidden reason you feel like you’re losing at life • What it means to practise your way into a new identity • Why alcohol is not the problem—but your rehearsed response to life is • How to flip your daily practice and reclaim your SELF   This one cuts deep—and it might be the wake-up call you didn’t know you needed.   🎯 Curious about your drinking? You don’t have to be ready to quit—just ready to look. Start here: www.thestrivemethod.com/foundations   #1000DaysSoberPodcast #LeeDavy #STRIVE #STRIVEMethod #AFAF #alcoholfree #sobrietypodcast #selfledlife #practicenotperfection #alcoholrecovery #soberlife #soberliving #habitchange #healingjourney #nervoussystemregulation #emotionalintelligence #IFS #reparenting #selfmastery #spiritualmillionaire
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Aug 4, 2025 • 11min

Is It Safe to Drink Alcohol While Breastfeeding? The Hidden Harm No One Talks About

You gave up alcohol for nine months to protect your baby—so why do doctors and midwives tell you it’s okay to start again while breastfeeding?   This episode exposes the dangerous myth that alcohol and breast milk can safely mix. We’re not here to shame—we’re here to tell the truth.   If alcohol passes into your bloodstream, it passes into your milk. And if your baby drinks that milk, they feel the effects. Less feeding. Less sleep. More stress. And long-term? Potential delays in development.   We also explore something deeper: Even if it’s not in the milk… it’s still in the room. Your child sees everything.   So if you’ve been feeling conflicted, this episode isn’t here to judge—it’s here to help you find clarity.   You’ve already shown your strength. Now let’s help you keep it.   If you’re a new mum, pregnant, or planning to be, STRIVE Foundations can help you navigate this journey without alcohol.   You don’t have to be ready to quit—just ready to look. ➡️ Visit thestrivemethod.com/foundations   #1000DaysSoberPodcast #LeeDavy #STRIVE #STRIVEMethod #AFAF #AlcoholAndBreastfeeding #BreastfeedingWeek #AlcoholFreeMotherhood #ParentingWithoutWine #SoberParenting #PostnatalHealth #BreastfeedingSafety #AlcoholAwareness #MumLifeUnfiltered #SelfLedLiving
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Aug 3, 2025 • 8min

Curious About Alcohol? The Lie That Destroyed My Family

They told us alcohol was fun. That it brought people together. That it made love deeper, sex better, grief bearable.   But they never told us it could destroy our families.   In this episode of the 1000 Days Sober Podcast, I’m pulling back the curtain on The Liquid Lie—the first workshop inside STRIVE Foundations. This isn’t just another podcast about not drinking. This is a wake-up call. A chance to see the stories we’ve been spoon-fed since childhood for what they really are: programming designed to keep us small, silent, and stuck.   We’ll explore how the Liquid Lie nearly ruined my marriage, how I broke free, and how you can too—even if you’re not ready to quit.   Because here’s the truth: Your desire to drink isn’t your fault. But it is your responsibility.   So let’s take the first step together—no pressure to stop, no shame if you’re not there yet. Just curiosity, courage, and a willingness to look.   🎯 Ready to question the story you’ve been told about alcohol? Start here: thestrivemethod.com/foundations   #1000DaysSoberPodcast #LeeDavy #STRIVE #STRIVEMethod #AFAF #alcoholrecovery #soberlife #curiousaboutalcohol #theliquidlie #alcoholfreeliving #mindfuldrinking #alcoholfreeasfuck
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Aug 2, 2025 • 16min

Caught Lying About Sweets? What It Taught Me About Drinking

The other day, I caught my daughter lying about stealing sweets—and it hit me hard.   Not because of the sweets.   But because I recognised the pattern. The same energy I once brought into parenting—command and control, dominance and fear—is the energy I used to bring into my own inner world. Especially when I wanted a drink.   In this episode, I explore how our reactions to our children mirror our reactions to our PARTS… and why both need more curiosity, not condemnation.   This one’s for you if you’ve ever said, “I hate that part of me—it ruins everything.”   You don’t need a perfect script. You need the right energy. You don’t need to fight the PART that wants a drink. You need to lead it.   🎯 Want to stop being at war with your own mind? Start here: thestrivemethod.com/foundations     #1000DaysSoberPodcast #LeeDavy #STRIVE #STRIVEMethod #AFAF #alcoholfreelife #innerchildhealing #IFS #parentingwithoutalcohol #selfledlife #consciousparenting #recoverycommunity #alcoholfreedom #curiousaboutdrinking #selfleadership #emotionalregulation #alcoholawareness #healyourself

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