Janey Lee Grace | Cheers to Sobriety

Liz and Michelle are joined in this episode by Janey Lee Grace, Kate Baily and Mandy Manners to discuss sobriety. Both Liz and Michelle are feeling sober curious, to the point where Liz is already drinking a lot less. Both of their guests became sober years ago and today help others to do the same.

They talk about the impact stopping drinking has, handling FOMO and getting the buzz without the booze. How sobriety reduces the impact menopause has on our health, confidence and our ability to sleep. They also offer tips on going sober when your partner does not want to do the same.

KEY TAKEAWAYS 

• You really can get the buzz without the booze.
• Don´t look at going sober as giving up something. If you do you will feel deprived and will slip back into drinking.
• In the UK we have been brainwashed into thinking alcohol is good for us, that we need it to have a good time.
• Alcohol definitely is not good for us. For example, it shrinks the brain.
• Liz´s menopausal brain fog has diminished since she stopped drinking.
• Supporting your body when you stop drinking helps. The podcast includes some fantastic tips.
• When you don´t drink you give yourself the best chance of better health.
• Becoming sober is a journey, it takes a while to get used to, but is worth the effort.
• We are all seasonal beasts, the time of year impacts how you feel and, therefore, how easy it is to maintain sobriety.
• There are other ways to get that relaxed feeling that you might have got from a glass of wine. Several are shared in the podcast.
• Non-alcoholic treats are a must.

BEST MOMENTS 

“It's reframing. Giving up something it's such a negative, it is depriving. You're not giving up. You're just changing.”

“Keep the ritual - Change the ingredients,”

“If you want any kind of behavioural change, you need both the logic and the emotional piece.”

“When you take alcohol out of the picture it actually opens you up to living life vibrantly.”

“Change is hard, change is uncomfortable. But it's also an opportunity for growth.”

EPISODE RESOURCES 

Book – Happy Healthy Sober by Janey Lee Grace

Alcohol-Free Life Podcast

ABOUT THE GUESTS

Janey Lee Grace

Janey Lee Grace is a UK-based BBC presenter, and author of Happy Healthy Sober - ditch the booze and take control of your life. and founder of www.thesoberclub.com. – Helping Others to get the Buzz without the booze. She is a trained health and well-being coach.

Kate Baily and Mandy Manners

It became clear to both Kate Baily and Mandy Manners that traditional methods and models of sobriety were often not gender-appropriate, trauma-informed, or holistic and so together they built programs, wrote books, and recorded a podcast to raise awareness around what we as women need to get sober. To stay and love being sober. Community, connection, well-being, fun and creativity are cornerstones of Love Sober.

Kate & Mandy are both ICF accredited Coaches, Coach Trainers in addictive behaviours, authors & speakers.  

Mandy co-wrote the courses Love Yourself Sober & Love Sober Life School with Kate & Kate run