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Bringing you news, events, recipes, advice and interviews to support your changing drinking habits.
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Losing a parent at a young age can leave us with challenging emotions, and anger is a common one. If we aren't given the space to process, we can form dangerous habits that grow over time. How can we start to break away from this and reconnect with buried emotions? In this weeks podcast, Luke shares with us his own experience of loss, the anger and emotional shutdown that followed, and how he used therapy and mindfulness to overcome addiction and become the architect of the future he knew he ...
When Sean Daniels decided to change his relationship with alcohol, he turned to what he knew best: theatre. His play, The White Chip, shares his story - and the community that helped him find his way to recovery. Welcome to The Next Round, the podcast that explores what people did next. While some keep their post-booze lives quiet, others shout them loud and proud, helping themselves - and inspiring you. Like Sean, his play The White Chip is moving on too: transferring from Off-Broadway to th...
When Sue put down the bottle for good, she picked up something else entirely – scraps of Scottish oak, old skateboards, and a newfound passion for woodwork. What followed wasn’t just a hobby or a distraction. It was the beginning of a new life. Sue encourages you to find your own spark in the things you once set aside. Welcome to The Next Round, where we discover that the fleeting interests from our drinking days might actually hold the key to lasting joy in sobriety. For Sue Patten, wo...
Not many people kick off their sobriety journey with a pact made with their mum - but for Ryan and his mum, it worked. And it’s transformed both of their lives. For Ryan, the energy he unlocked by quitting drinking didn’t just stay bottled up - it burst open a world of new opportunities. And he said yes to all of them. Welcome to The Next Round -the podcast that explores what happens after you change your drinking. Whether you’re wondering how to fill all that new free time or feeling superch...
It was a health scare that pushed Jeff out of his comfort zone. He was diagnosed with a fatty liver at 29. Now he’s reversed fatty liver disease and gained an amazing and active personal life. Welcome to the Next Round, when things that scare you have the potential to improve your life in ways you never imagined. Your next round can be more than getting better physically, it can help you create a new point of difference. Meet Jeff Smith, he works in finance by day, a notoriously boozy industr...
Anneka has a story many of us recognise — that moment where one drink turns into four, and suddenly you’ve lost the night again. Like so many, she used alcohol to take the edge off anxiety. It worked — until it didn’t. Now, she’s alcohol-free and in tune with a completely different kind of energy. She turns to her tarot cards — not just for guidance, but to help others explore their own stories too. Welcome to The Next Round — the podcast that asks what happens after we stop drinking. Maybe y...
Alcohol affects everyone – no matter who you are or where you’re from. Take John from Ghana. Sound familiar? Today, he’s leading the charge for alcohol-free living in Africa – a true trailblazer. Welcome to the next round, where we dig into the stories that shape us. The journeys that brought people to where they are now. Like John Asogonnde – who swapped booze and weed in his for purpose, passion, and change. We recorded this live during John ’s visit to the UK last autumn — so ...
Angie Thompson grew up in a turbulent home, where shouting, swearing, slammed doors, and harsh words were the norm. But when she quit drinking, she uncovered a truth that changed everything—her past wasn’t just something to escape from; it held the key to her transformation. Welcome to The Next Round, where we explore what happens after the last drink—because sometimes, understanding why you drank in the first place is the first step to discovering a new purpose. For Angie, that purpose...
Looking back it is easy to see how alcohol drains your time, but for a long time Anna couldn’t quite admit what the problem was. But Anna is not looking back, and her positive attitude is helpful for us all. Welcome to the next round where we explore how you fill the space once occupied by wine, hangovers, and the mental weight of drinking culture. When Ex advertising exec Anna Donaghey stopped drinking, she found herself with a new problem – time. What do you do with it? For Anna, the answer...
Seana spent most of her adult life in a love-hate tango with alcohol. But in writing her story, she unearthed the reasons she drank Welcome to The Next Round – where the things you do after booze can often lead to feelings you never expected and can help the adult you in ways you could never imagined. This week’s guest, Seana Smith, set out to document her first year alcohol-free, but in the process, she delved into her childhood- finding answers to questions she never even knew she had. A Li...
For years, Cecilia lived a life dedicated to health and fitness and encouraged others to prioritise their well-being. But one thing didn’t align with her values: alcohol. Cecilia didn’t drink often, but when she did, she didn’t like how it made her feel. It clashed with the lifestyle she professionally advocated. Welcome to the next round—where we explore what happens after people evaluate their relationship with alcohol. Whether you’re a daily drinker or an occasional binge drinker, alcohol ...
Tabbin is on a mission to shake up booze-soaked workplace culture -but her own journey with alcohol was anything but smooth. After going alcohol-free for years, a cancer diagnosis sent her back to the bottle, even though drinking may have played a role in her illness. Like so many, her drinking started at work – where long lunches and late nights weren’t just accepted but expected. Now, she’s challenging the norms that make alcohol a workplace staple, so others don’t fall into the same trap. ...
Hattie may be a clear-headed, cold-water queen these days, but getting here was harder than mastering butterfly stroke! Even pregnancy didn’t create the clean break from alcohol she had hoped for. And despite a few trials with moderation along the way, she now knows—this time, sobriety is for good. Welcome to The Next Round—the podcast about the bold, brilliant, and sometimes downright bonkers things people do after quitting booze. But remember, folks, you don’t have to freeze your bits off t...
With only a fortnight to go until our Mindful Drinking Festival in Brighton, we thought that the team at Club Soda could give you a little festival preview so that you know what to expect to find. We're super excited to be meeting you all in person again at the beautiful Brighton Open Markets, and we're bringing a whole host of brilliant alcohol-free brands with us! This week's podcast is a discussion between the Club Soda team about the range of alcohol-free drinks available at the festival ...
We're really excited to announce that Club Soda has finally become a certified B Corp organisation. It's been a long time in the making and we're really proud that our social impact business is now recognised as being socially, economically, and environmentally responsible. But we're not the only ones in the alcohol-free sector who have received this accolade. We know that living well is so much more than being responsible for our alcohol intake and it's up to businesses to be ethically resp...
Alcohol-free beer is the healthiest thing you could be drinking in the pub after water and we think that it's worth celebrating the growing prominence of this fantastic, fast-expanding market. We're particularly pleased that alcohol-free beer is starting to get the recognition it deserves as brands and drinks reach their own milestones. Ahead of Beer Day Britain, which is celebrated on the 15th of June this year, Laura speaks to Robin Lomax of AF Beer Club about how alcohol-free beer deserv...
When you're a busy parent who's trying to accelerate your career whilst making sure your kids are having plenty of your time and are still getting to football/piano lessons/birthday parties on time, changing drinking habits can be really low down on your packed to-do list. That limited time to decompress at the end of the day might have involved a few wind-down drinks. Changing drinking when you're snowed under with being a busy, working parent juggling all of these things can be extra challe...
At Club Soda, we're proud to support everyone involved in the alcohol industry. Whether you're a problem drinker, a venue who wants to stock alcohol-free products, or a bartender looking to up their game with knowledge of low and no alcohol drinks, we're here for it. In this week's podcast episode, we revisit a conversation between a long-time friend of Club Soda, Camille Vidal of La Maison Wellness. She talks to three bartender guests about how we can build a more sustainable hospitality ind...
It's not unusual, in the early days of changing our drinking, to worry that we won't be able to do the things that we enjoyed before if we don't drink. For most of us, socialising is so intertwined with drinking that we can't see how our social situations - parties, weddings, Saturday nights, friendship groups - will be ok without alcohol playing such a prominent part. It's true that a lot of things change when we cut down or quit booze, but it doesn't mean that we can't still eat, drink, lau...
If you've ever worked in a boozy workplace, you know how difficult it can be if you're cutting down or giving up. Outside of standing around the water cooler, post-work drinks are a typical way of getting to know your colleagues. Business lunches often involve lunchtime drinks, and if, like Laura, you're in a career that sees you at public events, drinking can even start in the morning! Boozy work culture can be really tricky to navigate if you're changing your drinking, but not impossible. ...
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