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Jennifer Davy @wellbeingwarrior.ie is a life coach for women based in Waterford, Ireland. At the time of recording she was 71 days alcohol free and loving it. She is really enjoying her journey so far. She talks about being sober curious for about a year before actually giving up, stopping and starting. She emphasises the importance of being clear on your WHY at the beginning of your journey. Enjoy!
She recommends the book Soberish by Kayla Lyons.For more information on Alcohol Free Living,
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As promised, No More Booze is branching out to incorporate guests that listeners have requested. Today’s guest is Rachel Graham who is a Nutritional Therapist & Medicinal Chef with over 25 years Food & Nutrition experience. Rachel works predominantly in Women’s Health with an emphasis on Menopause. She is an accredited Menopause educator from The British Menopause Charity. She is a qualified to advise women of the various treatment options available to manage the symptoms of the menopause, including: HRT, Alternatives to HRT (supplements, lifestyle & alternative therapies) and Nutrition for Menopause.
We talk all about perimenopause and menopause and how best to move through this phase of our lives. Enjoy!Rachel’s 10 week transformation program MENO-MORPHOSIS starts 18th September, Early Bird enrolment opens 2nd September - 5th September with a €200 discount! Places extremely limited!
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Greene Climacteric Scale
I recommend printing out 3-4 copies of this & filling it in every 3-4 weeks & keep note of any symptom changesFor more information on Alcohol Free Living,
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Claire Fullam is from Dublin and has been off the booze for the past three and a half years. You might know her from her instagram account @claire_balding, that she set up to help her deal with losing her hair due to alopecia 8 years ago.
We talk about her story of giving up booze, how she began to realise it was time to stop drinking, how she has done lots of healing and how she has remained alcohol free for over 3.5 years. We talk about how she coped in those first 6 months, how she prioritised her sobriety over everything and how she took a break from social media to concentrate on her journey. She is funny and honest and a joy to listen to. Enjoy!For more information on Alcohol Free Living,
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Jane Ballard, LCSW-S, CEDS, PMH-C is a licensed psychotherapist, certified eating disorder specialist and perinatal mental health certified clinician in Dallas, TX. As an enneagram 5, Jane has a love of learning and continually honing her knowledge and expertise to meet the unique needs of her clients. She’s on a mission to walk alongside women of all ages, particularly those experiencing anxiety, OCD, infertility, perinatal mood and anxiety disorders, peri/menopause and disordered eating/body image concerns.
After an epiphany moment in the fall of 2022, Jane realised that she would never reach her full potential in life with alcohol along for the ride. She embraced sobriety and set off down a path of unexpected joy and adventure, finding true self-acceptance and clarity along the way. Her hope to spark curiosity and change the dialogue around drinking led to the co-creation of Mindful Sobriety: The Podcast and the recent completion of the first annual Living Your Purpose
Simplified Retreat in Bali, Indonesia. Jane is passionate about connecting with women intent on living an extraordinary life. Whether you’re just contemplating the alcohol-free path or further along but wondering what’s next, Jane would love to connect with you! Reach out to snag your spot on Living Your Purpose Bali
2025 or just to say hi! She would love to hear from you at https://www.janewballard.com or
https://www.instagram.com/janewballard/For more information on Alcohol Free Living,
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Siobhán McKillen is 46, from Dublin and has been alcohol-free for the past 8 years. We talk about the booze culture we grew up in and the insidious nature of alcohol. We also speak about how motherhood caused a loss of identity and how it changed us. Siobhán talks about how the cost of alcohol became too much. Siobhan is incredibly candid about her journey and she tells it in such a funny and easy way. Her instagram is an absolute hoot too @siobhanmckillen - Enjoy!
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Andy @andyramage is a former professional footballer, who after injury, created two major financial brokerages. After taking a break from alcohol Andy’s mind, body, career and life were transformed. 10 years later Andy is widely recognised as one of the world’s leading performance coaches. Andy is the founder of the AreteWay Coaching Institute, which is one of the world's leading boutique coach training providers with a specific focus on training executive/life coaches on their treble-accredited (ICF, AC, EMCC) diplomas in Coaching & Positive Psychology. Andy also specialises in training Alcohol-Free Performance Coaches ™. Andy has written two best-selling books,‘The 28-day alcohol-free challenge’ and ‘Let’s Do This! How to use motivational psychology to change your habits for life” and delivered a TEDx talk, “The limitless pill”.Andy has also appeared on the world's biggest stages and top podcasts,, including The Rich Roll podcast, The Feel Better Live More podcast with Dr Rangan Chatterjee, The Slo Mo podcast with Mo Gawdat, and The Virgin Breakfast Show with Chris Evans to name a few.Andy also co-founded the OneYearNoBeer movement and recently co-created the Dryy (with two y's) app & alcohol-free community, which collectively have helped hundreds of thousands, if not millions, of middle-lane drinkers, transform their health, work performance and happiness by taking a break from alcohol.As a coach, Andy is in an elite group trained at the Master's Degree level in coaching psychology and positive psychology and is currently coaching at every level, from everyday heroes to premiership footballers and CEOs.
In the background, Andy is working on a major documentary to create a ‘Game Changers’ style documentary for alcohol-free, due to be released in early 2025.
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Barry is originally from Cavan and now living in Athlone. He is 18 months off the booze. He performs as the formidable Drag Artist Tess Tickles. Barry recalls how moving to London really accelerated his drinking and how he came to a point 18 months ago where he was DONE WITH BOOZE. We chat about how he navigates being a gay man who doesn't drink in a notoriously alcohol-fuelled scene. Since giving up alcohol he is happier than he has ever been and has seen his potential and ambition increase exponentially. Follow him @its.tesstickles
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I've been getting lots of requests recently to speak to somebody who is early in their journey of giving up alcohol so may I present Sinead Burke! Sinead is from Donegal and now living in Dublin. She is the owner of the beautiful florist shop in called town called Adonis. She is 90 days off the sauce and gives us a really honest account of her journey so far, what's going well and what is taking time to adjust to. Sinead has kindly agreed to come back in another 90 days and tell us of her progress. Enjoy! You can follow Sinead here: @thisismeandfoodnobooze, @adonisflowerdesigners
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Leanne Price is from Limerick and living in Tipperary. She is a holistic practitioner, female empowerment coach and a reiki master. She has been alcohol-free since New Years Day this year. She talks very openly and candidly about her life and how she has come to where she is. We chat about what it is like to be early in your alcohol-free journey, the struggles and the triumphs! She is incredibly positive and has a deep, seep spirituality just like yours truly! Follow her on her hugely inspirational page @holistic_healing_and_happiness.
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TRIGGER WARNING- This podcast episode contains discussions of suicidal thoughts. If you of somebody you know is struggling with the topics discussed in this episode, please reach out for help by calling the Samaritans on 116 123.
Luke is a singer song writer and mental health advocate from Tallaght in Dublin. He gave up alcohol at aged 20 having experienced a lot in the years in which he drank. He uses his music to help other who are struggling. We chat about how giving up alcohol has helped him rediscover his innate talents and purpose in life. Luke
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Faye Louise joins me on her 450 day soberversary and details her journey to alcohol free living. She lives in Sydney and talks about the many breaks from alcohol she had before she gave it up for good. She details how alcohol free living helps her to be a better version of herself, she eats better, goes to the gym and sticks to her self development goals of journaling, meditating and reading. She is a ball of youthful energy and paints a really positive picture of life without alcohol. Enjoy! Follow her and her fabulous life in Sydney @fayelouise_____
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Brice is the CEO of @milehighrecoverycenter in Denver, Colorado in the US. He talks us through his childhood and college experiences and how alcohol took away his fears and made him feel sociable. He talks about his cross addiction to alcohol, heroin and crack. We then talk about doing the work and how to live a life of purpose after we get sober. His path lead him on a spiritual journey and he set up the Mile High Recovery Center that helps others tackle their addictions. Enjoy!
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Susan is from Donegal but now lives in Paris- Ooh La La! She gave up alcohol 4 years ago and is loving life alcohol-free. We chat about how alcohol helped her shyness and how it was part of the culture growing up in Donegal. We also chat about motherhood, living away from home and how her life has improved since giving up the booze. She has since trained as a Coach with This Naked Mind and now helps people Lose the Booze! You can follow her on instagram @losetheboozewithsuz. Enjoy!
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Isabelle Geraghty is a yoga teacher and travel blogger and has been alcohol free for the past 18 months @isabelledoesthings. We chat about alcohol, travel, body image and self love. Isabelle has lots of nuggets of wisdom and I have learned a lot from her and her unique perspective on life. Enjoy!
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Linda Monahan @corporatetocalm has been alcohol free for the last two years. In this podcast, we talk about how she came to the point in her life where she realised she had enough and it was time to quit the booze. We talk about pandemic drinking. her ADHD diagnosis and how removing alcohol has made her life better. Enjoy!
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Amanda gave up booze 7 years ago and her life completely transformed. She is now a holistic life coach, an alcohol-free expert, speaker and author living, working and playing in Austin, Texas. As a coach, Amanda helps ambitious, soul-centred women stop drinking and start manifesting the life they deserve and desire. She teaches a modern approach to personal development, self-actualization and spiritual enlightenment through the lens of elective sobriety. She is the author of ‘Unbottled Potential: Break Up With Alcohol And Break Through To Your Best Life’. Enjoy!
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Meet Gráinne Lavin gave up alcohol a year ago on the day this podcast was recorded! She is a mom to two ND girls and runs the beautiful business @graforwellness where she supports other ND mams do the inner work so they can enjoy a peaceful life. She thought about giving up alcohol for about a year before giving it up. She describes beautifully her journey and how giving up alcohol has transformed her. She has done an immense amount of healing work on herself and therefore gifts us with lots of insights. Enjoy!
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Meet Roisin who is in her forties and has been off the booze for over 14 months. She is really articulate and a great conversationalist. She shares some amazing insights into how she removed alcohol and how her life has changed as a result. We chat about how when we became Mam's alcohol just didn't mix well with this. Enjoy!
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Sarah Rusbatch @sarahrusbatch gave up alcohol in 2019 and hasn't looked back since. Since giving it up she has retrained as a coach and now works with women all over the world to remove alcohol from their lives. She discusses her stop story, shares how giving up alcohol has changed her life and chats about her book 'Beyond Booze', Enjoy!
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Meet Jodi, the lady behind the phenomenally successful sober inspiration account @soberflourish. Jodi gave up alcohol 18 months ago and in the time since has seen her life totally transform in so many areas - work, home, health. She has been on a beautiful journey of self-discovery and has such great insights about how and why she drank. She also talks really openly about her IVF journey. She is exceptionally open, really positive and a true inspiration. Enjoy!
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