Tribe Sober podcasts - our Top Ten episodes!

This week we're celebrating our 250th podcast by taking you through our top 10 podcasts. The episodes that have had the most downloads since we started the podcast back in 2020.

So coming in at number 10 with 2,500 downloads is Sobriety Coach Lori Massicot. Lori is the host of a podcast called 50 and Beyond and like me she's convinced that ditching the booze is one of the very best things we can do for ourselves as we get older. Her episode is called Why We Need to Ditch the Drink in Midlife, and we released that one in December 2021.

Here's a clip. I did a second episode with Laurie when we listed the 15 signs that you need to take a break from the booze. Signs that Laurie and I ignored for far too long. That one was released on January the 27th 2024 Coming in at number 9 is Dr. Loretta Breuning, who helped me to unpack the cause of my own early sobriety blues. Have a listen to the first interview I did with her, which was in August 2021.

Here's a clip

Loretta also did an interview with me very recently to talk about her new book, which is called Why You're Unhappy – that one was released on 20th January last year

Since we last ranked our top ten which was in February last year we’ve had 2 new entries

One of those entries has come in at number 8 with 2756 downloads

its called:-

Alcohol and your Body Fat with James Swanwick

James had some great advice around Alcohol's Effects on Sleep and Weightgain

He explained how Alcohol consumption can compromise sleep quality, metabolism, and overall health.

 It can also disrupt the body's natural processes, leading to weight gain, reduced productivity, and increased cravings for unhealthy foods.

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Our other new entry along with James came in at number 7 with 2800 downloads and is called

RECOVERY IT’S A BRAIN THING – which is the name of the book by my two guests – David & Susan Kenney

They run a program to train Recovery Coaches and one of our Tribe members Darren was so impressed by their approach he signed up for their course.

Darren is now a qualified Recovery Coach so if you’d like to book in for a free consultation you can go to his website which is pauserecovery.com –

Coming in at number 6 is Stanford Psychiatrist Dr Anna Lembke with 2851 listens

Anna has written a top selling book called Dopamine Nation.

It's an awesome book, which I highly recommend if you're interested in the science of addiction. Her explanation of the pain pleasure balance is superb. That episode is called, Why We Get Addicted, and it came out in November, 2023.

Here's a clip.

At number 5 we have Neuroscientist Staci Danford with 2890 downloads

Stacy taught us about our lizard brain and how we need to manage it before it manages us. She even recommended that we give it a name. She calls hers Ernie. My interview with Stacy came out in August 2021.

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Next up at number 4 is a firm favourite with Tribe Sober – Ken Middleton who had 2,906 downloads for his “How Drinking Limits our Potential” episode

He's the author of Bamboozled, which has the clever subtitle of How Alcohol Makes Fools of Us All,  Do grab a copy if you haven't yet read it. Such a brilliant description of how we've been manipulated by big alcohol for decades.

I often quote Ken, who says, "even if alcohol doesn't destroy us, it will limit our potential".  His Tribe Sober episode is called How Alcohol Limits Your Potential - released in April 2023 here is a clip.

Ken was also one of our guests back in November 2020 when he shared his own story and explained the science behind alcohol dependence. And why drinking regularly for 20 years means you're very likely to develop a problem

Next up at number 3 is me, with our very first podcast episode, which was released in May 2020 to celebrate my fifth soberversary. – that got