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Season 2 Episode 13 with Emma Belle

Today Alex and Lisa talk to Emma Belle, a mental health and trauma recovery mentor, about her own experiences with sexual violence and her amazing journey to recovery. Emma is a huge inspiration and we are so grateful to have been given the opportunity to interview her.
Trigger warning: This podcast contains details of sexual abuse and rape and may be upsetting for some viewers/listeners.
Emma Belle is a Mental health and Trauma Recovery Mentor, is Bipolar and a sexual violence survivor. Emma says “Be a change maker and a cycle breaker”.
You can find Emma on her website: www.emmakbelle.com
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/emmakbelle
Facebook: @bellekemma
Twitter: @emmakbelle
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCZ1vpZ-SAufullUQBugUihw?view_as=subscriber
Podcast: https://anchor.fm/vulnerability-rocks
Click on the following link to find out more of what we are up to, you can sign up to our newsletter, join our Facebook group and subscribe to our YouTube channel - linktr.ee/soberexperiment
Additional links:
Support Line: https://www.supportline.org.uk/problems/rape-and-sexual-assault/
AA
https://aa.org/
Al Anon
https://al-anon.org/
Nacoa: https://www.nacoa.org.uk/
Luna Courses: https://www.lunacourses.com/
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Season 2 Episode 14 with Josh Connolly

Today Alex and Lisa talk openly with Josh Connolly, resilience coach, public speaker and ambassador for Nacoa about his journey to sobriety, his mental health, and how living as a child of an alcoholic can impact someone in adulthood.
As one of the UK’s most influential mental health advocates he regularly speaks on BBC, ITV & Channel 5 news. Josh has also spoken in the House of Commons, contributed to mental health policy and even advised the scriptwriting team on Hollyoaks. He has run resilience workshops for village schools and global brands alike . Additionally, he is an ambassador for Nacoa – a national charity supporting people affected by a parent’s drinking.
Visit Josh’s website: https://www.joshconnolly.co.uk/
Find Josh on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/josh_ffw/?hl=en
Click on the following link to find out more of what we are up to, you can sign up to our newsletter, join our Facebook group and subscribe to our YouTube channel - linktr.ee/beesober
Additional links:
Nacoa: https://www.nacoa.org.uk/
AA
https://aa.org/
Al Anon
https://al-anon.org/
Luna Courses: https://www.lunacourses.com/
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Season 2 Episode 12 with Ben Robinson

Today Alex and Lisa talk with Ben Robinson who is 28 years old and in alcohol recovery. Ben’s recovery is focused on removing stigma, breaking stereotypes and getting people to talk openly about their journey.
Here is what Ben has to say about himself:
I'm Ben, I’m 28 and I started my recovery journey 22 months ago.
After many years in active addiction and losing mostly everything I had, I hit breaking point, both physically and mentally, so I made the decision to go to rehab at the back end of 2018, where I spent two months.
After a huge journey of self-discovery, I learnt how to manage my demons and start again in life, as a sober 27-year-old man.
My mission is to raise awareness of alcoholism in young adults, while also breaking the stereotypes and encouraging conversation around the issue.
So, I started my blog - Beyond the Bottle - a year into recovery, once I felt I was strong enough to delve into my past, but also share my current journey.
Read Ben’s Blog: http://www.beyondthebottle.net/
Find Ben on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/benrobinson91/?hl=en
Click on the following link to find out more of what we are up to, you can sign up to our newsletter, join our Facebook group and subscribe to our YouTube channel - linktr.ee/soberexperiment
Additional links:
Luna Courses: https://www.lunacourses.com/
Nacoa: https://www.nacoa.org.uk/
AA
https://aa.org/
Al Anon
https://al-anon.org/
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Season 2 Episode 11 with Bex Weller

Today Alex and Lisa talk to Rebecca Weller about life before sobriety, getting creative and about how life in sobriety can change so much in the first 12 months.
Rebecca Weller is a Health & Life Coach, Author and Speaker. Named ‘one of Perth’s leading Healthpreneurs’ by The Sunday Times Magazine, Rebecca helps women from around the world to get their sparkle back and create a life they love. Creator of SexySobriety.com, she leads one-on-one and group coaching programs, hosts live events, and is the author of the best-selling memoir, A Happier Hour, and the long-awaited follow-up, Up All Day.
Rebecca writes about love, life, and the strength and potential of the human spirit. Her work has been featured by The Telstra Business Awards, The Australian, Fast Company, Sydney Morning Herald, The Huffington Post, MindBodyGreen, Better Homes & Gardens USA, SBS Food, Good Health Magazine, Marie Claire Australia, and Elle Quebec. Learn more at BexWeller.com.
You can find Bex on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/BexWellerOfficial/ Instagram https://www.instagram.com/bexweller/ Linkedin https://www.linkedin.com/in/rebecca-weller/
Click on the following link to find out more of what we are up to, you can sign up to our newsletter, join our Facebook group and subscribe to our YouTube channel - linktr.ee/soberexperiment
Additional links:
Luna Courses: https://www.lunacourses.com/
Tired of thinking about drinking
https://www.tiredofthinkingaboutdrinking.com/
AA
https://aa.org/
Al Anon
https://al-anon.org/
Nacoa: https://www.nacoa.org.uk/
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Season 2 Bonus Episode with Love Sober

Today Alex and Lisa talk to Kate Baily and Mandy Manners, co-founders of Love Sober and presenters of The Love Sober Podcast about their journey to sobriety, their friendship, support group and their brand-new book ‘Love Yourself Sober’.
Kate Baily & Mandy Manners host the Love Sober podcast & community, run the Love Sober Life School to help women change their relationship with alcohol and also work individually with clients as coaches https://www.lovesober.com
They are the authors of the new book Love Yourself Sober, A Self-Care Guide to Alcohol Free Living for Busy Mothers which has been featured by The Telegraph, The BBC, Metro and Glamour to mention a few and is out now in Europe https://amzn.to/38LCcIi with free worldwide shipping https://www.bookdepository.com/Love-Yourself-Sober/9781789561449 and will be on general release in the US in May next year.
Both Kate and Mandy are both passionate advocates for alcohol-free living to support mental health, they are both working Mums surviving (just about) the juggle and stressors of modern parenting through radical self-care and their choice to go sober.
You can find Kate and Mandy on their website: https://www.lovesober.com/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lovesober.cic
Twitter: @lovesoberpod
Click on the following link to find out more of what we are up to, you can sign up to our newsletter, join our Facebook group and subscribe to our YouTube channel - linktr.ee/soberexperiment
Additional links:
AA
https://aa.org/
Al Anon
https://al-anon.org/
Nacoa: https://www.nacoa.org.uk/
Luna Courses: https://www.lunacourses.com/
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Season 2 Episode 10 with Polly Jukes

Today Alex and Lisa talk to Polly Jukes about her coaching, her life and developing emotional intelligence.
Polly is a Mum to three teenagers living on a smallholding in Cornwall. She is a Stay Sober Empowerment Coach with nearly three years sobriety under her belt. She successfully facilitates women to evolve with confidence into the life and the version they want to be easily, with energy and empowerment embracing all your sober life has to offer!
Polly enables Alcohol-Free women to eliminate shame and guilt to discover their authentic self so that they can learn to take control of their life and start being who they want to be. You gain clarity, freedom and peace. She teaches you how to love what was never broken all along. When she is not coaching, she is out walking bare feet on her local beach with her dogs or riding her horse.
https://www.facebook.com/mindbodyconnects/
https://www.facebook.com/groups/221353312282262/?ref=share
http://www.instagram.com/polly_jukescoach
https://www.pollyjukes.
Click on the following link to find out more of what we are up to, you can sign up to our newsletter, join our Facebook group and subscribe to our YouTube channel - linktr.ee/soberexperiment
Additional links:
Luna Courses: https://www.lunacourses.com/
AA
https://aa.org/
Al Anon
https://al-anon.org/
Nacoa: https://www.nacoa.org.uk/
15% off Nocktail use BEESOBER at checkout https://www.nocktail.com
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Season 2 Episode 9 with Louise Robson

Today Alex and Lisa talk to Louise Robson who is celebrating one year of Sobriety and is one of the original members of The Sober Experiment. We talk about her life in the first year of her sobriety, including the challenges and triumphs.
Here is what Louise has to say about herself:
I’m Louise Robson, from South East London. I am a London taxi driver and business owner of Queen of Tarts, I make artisan tarts using locally sourced organic ingredients (where possible) my tarts are “Good for the earth and good for the soul” I have two children and the most amazing supportive husband. My ultimate goal is to open my own social enterprise café in my community. My
Biggest achievements (other than my kids) are: 1) passing the knowledge to become a London taxi driver 2) Giving up alcohol and becoming more mindful & focused 3) starting my own business during a global pandemic!
You can continue to follow Louise’s journey on instagram here https://www.instagram.com/louise_robson_2017 and follow her brand new business here https://www.instagram.com/louqueenoftarts
Click on the following link to find out more of what we are up to, you can sign up to our newsletter, join our Facebook group and subscribe to our YouTube channel - linktr.ee/soberexperiment
If you would like to join our Sober Experiment and feel a bit more like Louise, please check out our website https://soberexperiment.co.uk/30-day-supported-experiment/
Additional links:
Luna Courses: https://www.lunacourses.com/
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10% off Noughty AF wine use BEESOBER10 at checkout https://thomsonandscott.com/products/noughty-alcohol-free-sparkling-wine
AA
https://aa.org/
Al Anon
https://al-anon.org/
Buy a range of AF drinks from The Dry Drinker https://scripts.affiliatefuture.com/AFClick.asp?affiliateID=348247&merchantID=7264&programmeID=26735&mediaID=-1&tracking=&url=
Nacoa: https://www.nacoa.org.uk/
Happy Place Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/happy-place/id1353058891
Sobalicious Events: https://www.instagram.com/sobaliciousevents/?hl=en

Season 2 Episode 8 with Michael Maisey

Today Alex and Lisa talk with Michael Maisey, author of Young Offender, self-development coach, motivational speaker, host of the C.I.P. Podcast, creator and Host of The Free ‘Time For Change’ online programme. We absolutely loved recording this episode, where we discussed Michael’s amazing story, what led him to sobriety and the impact he is now having on the lives of so many.
In Michael’s book, Young Offender he documents his life growing up during the late nineties on the Ivy Bridge Estate in Isleworth, west London. Abandoned by his father and abused by his uncle, scared and wanting to feel as if he belonged, he fell in with a local gang. He started drinking, taking drugs and shoplifting. By the time he was fifteen he was an armed robber. When a poorly planned raid on his local corner shop went wrong, he was sent to the infamous Feltham Young Offenders Institute. Michael's first stint in Feltham left him hardened. Assigned to the Quail Wing, home to the institute's most violent and dangerous offenders, he soon established his place in the system. Over the next five years, Michael became one of London's most wanted armed robbers. In and out of prison, he was accused of drug-dealing, assault and even attempted murder. Totally dependent on drugs and alcohol, he was subjected to a controversial detox programme which ended in a failed suicide attempt. At rock bottom, he began attending AA meetings. But a drug-deal gone wrong left him with an ultimatum - change or die. Could he leave his criminal past behind? Young Offender is a powerful story of redemption by a man who found the strength to turn his life around and - with no qualifications - to become a successful businessman and loving father.
Follow Michael Maisey on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/michaelmaisey/
Listen to his podcast: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5bk7xoWRgCqABzkVdkHUmQ
Find out more about the CIP project: https://www.thecipproject.com
Click on the following link to find out more of what we are up to, you can sign up to our newsletter, join our Facebook group and subscribe to our YouTube channel - linktr.ee/soberexperiment
Additional links:
Luna Courses: https://www.lunacourses.com/
Nacoa: https://www.nacoa.org.uk/
Woman Within: https://womanwithin.org.uk/
AA
https://aa.org/
Al Anon
https://al-anon.org/
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Season 2 Episode 7 with It’s Sober Rated

Today Alex and Lisa talk to Ross Burton and Joshua Sprigg, the founders of It’s Sober Rated about living life sober and what sobriety has brought to their lives.
Here’s what Ross and Joshua have to say about themselves:
Hi, my name is Ross Burton, one of the founders of It’s Sober Rated.
I have been sober for around 10 months now and absolutely loving life. I am a super energetic person that is always on the move and (sobriety has only just fuelled that a lot more)
Outside of the It’s Sober Rated world I work in medical recruitment as well as spending my time with family, friends, and at the Gym.
Love the outdoors too.
Hi I am Josh!
A mad constantly on the move whirlwind! I am the founder of Its Sober Rate and the commercial brain, I have been sober for 1 year and 6 months today!
A businessman predominantly in Healthcare and a father to a beautiful soul.
In my spare time, I love to surf, hike, attend live music and write anything! From ideas to personal thoughts and more.
You can find It’s Sober Rated on Instagram here: https://www.instagram.com/itssoberrated
Click on the following link to find out more of what we are up to, you can sign up to our newsletter, join our Facebook group and subscribe to our YouTube channel - linktr.ee/soberexperiment
Additional links:
Luna Courses: https://www.lunacourses.com/
15% off Nocktail use BEESOBER at checkout https://www.nocktail.com
10% off Noughty AF wine use BEESOBER10 at checkout https://thomsonandscott.com/products/noughty-alcohol-free-sparkling-wine
AA
https://aa.org/
Al Anon
https://al-anon.org/
Buy a range of AF drinks from The Dry Drinker https://scripts.affiliatefuture.com/AFClick.asp?affiliateID=348247&merchantID=7264&programmeID=26735&mediaID=-1&tracking=&url=
Nacoa: https://www.nacoa.org.uk/

Season 2 Episode 6 with Jules Vandermaat & Katie Walker

Today Alex and Lisa talk to Jules Vandermaat and Katie Walker, founders of Tapping with Jules & Katie about basic tapping techniques, how to beat a craving and even a bit about matrix re-imprinting.
Links and Bios:
Katie Walker
Area: Perth, Western Australia
Website: www.careerscountconsulting.com
Email: katie@careerscountconsulting.com
YouTube: Katie Walker EFT
Facebook: Careers Count Consulting - https://www.facebook.com/careerscountconsulting
Facebook: Tapping with Jules and Katie - https://www.facebook.com/Tapping-with-Jules-and-Katie-110600460759711?view_public_for=110600460759711
Contact: +61 0433 431 486
Training: Advanced Certified EFT Practitioner with EFT International, Certified EFT Relationship Coach (Alina Frank), Certified in Matrix Reimprinting and Qualified Counsellor
Specialises in: supporting women to help them find love, support with and intimacy challenges and blockages, coaching working mums who are overwhelmed and, offering programs for women who need and want assistance and support with changing their relationship with alcohol.
Katie & Jules love empowering women to feel better about themselves by changing their relationship with alcohol using EFT/Tapping. They offer online group support programs and individual sessions.
Jules Vandermaat
Website:www.tappingwithjules.com
Email: julievandermaat@outlook.com
You Tube:: Tappingwithjules Vandermaat
Mobile : +61 0434693 336
Facebook & Instagram : Tapping with Jules &
Tapping with Jules & Katie
Face Book: Tapping with Jules and Katie - https://www.facebook.com/Tapping-with-Jules-and-Katie-110600460759711?view_public_for=110600460759711
Jules is an Advanced Certified EFT Practitioner with EFT International, an Evidence Based EFT trainer, a Social Worker and a therapist with over 30 years of combined experience.
She specialises in working with people who have experienced trauma and particularly enjoys helping women to recover from the trauma of sexual abuse with EFT/Tapping and Matrix Reimprinting.
Jules also specialises in helping people with sexual problems and intimacy problems causing relationship difficulties.
As an Evidence Based EFT trainer, she teaches health professionals how to incorporate EFT into their therapy practice.
And together with Katie Walker she loves helps women who want to change their relationship with alcohol, by offering individual sessions and online group sessions.
Jules works from her office in Coffs Harbour on the east coast of Australia, but she works Online with people from all over the world.
Click on the following link to find out more of what we are up to, you can sign up to our newsletter, join our Facebook group and subscribe to our YouTube channel - linktr.ee/soberexperiment
Additional links:
Luna Courses: https://www.lunacourses.com/
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10% off Noughty AF wine use BEESOBER10 at checkout https://thomsonandscott.com/products/noughty-alcohol-free-sparkling-wine
AA
https://aa.org/
Al Anon
https://al-anon.org/
Buy a range of AF drinks from The Dry Drinker https://scripts.affiliatefuture.com/AFClick.asp?affiliateID=348247&merchantID=7264&programmeID=26735&mediaID=-1&tracking=&url=
Nacoa: https://www.nacoa.org.uk/