Soberful
312: Dealing With the Consequences of Our Drinking
In this episode of the Soberful podcast, hosts Veronica Valli and Chip discuss the various consequences that arise after getting clean and sober. They explore the emotional, financial, and social repercussions of addiction, emphasizing the importance of community support and acceptance in navigating these challenges. The conversation highlights the need for honesty and the role of personal growth in overcoming the stigma associated with past behaviors. Ultimately, they encourage listeners to face their consequences with courage and seek help when needed. To learn more, visit the show notes. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
311: What Sobriety Is and What It Isn’t
In this episode of the Soberful podcast, Veronica Valli discusses the complexities of sobriety, emphasizing the importance of understanding what sobriety truly means. She distinguishes between complete abstinence and harm minimization, explores the concept of recovery, and addresses the common issue of cross-addiction. Valli also highlights the significance of emotional sobriety as a crucial aspect of lasting recovery, encouraging listeners to engage in practices that support their mental and emotional health. To learn more, visit the show notes. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
310: People Pleasing Will Get You Drunk
Veronica discusses the detrimental effects of people pleasing on sobriety and emotional health. She emphasizes that getting sober involves not just abstaining from alcohol but also addressing emotional sobriety, which includes understanding and overcoming people pleasing behaviors. Valli explains how these behaviors often stem from childhood experiences and the belief that one is responsible for others' happiness. She advocates for setting boundaries as a crucial step towards emotional freedom and self-discovery, encouraging listeners to take responsibility for their own emotional experiences rather than trying to please others. To learn more, visit the show notes. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
309: Celebrity, Addiction and Redemption With Jonathan Schwartz
In 2016 Alanis Morissette discovered that her business manager had embezzled $4.7 million of her money. Jonathan Schwartz was at rehearsals with Beyonce when he realised that his six-year addiction and gambling problem had been discovered. Jonathan is a former wealth manager to the stars who went to prison for his crimes. He is now sober and this is his story back to humility and redemption. To learn more, visit the show notes. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
308: How do I know if I should stop drinking?
Chip and Veronica discuss all the signs we ignore as we wrestle with the fact that alcohol may no longer be our friend. To learn more, visit the show notes. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
307: Why We Need to Forgive With Dr. Frederic Luskin and Lyndon Harris
Veronica is joined by two forgiveness experts who share the power of forgiving. To learn more, visit the show notes. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
306: Dealing with Rejection
Rejection stings. When we feel rejections it's often because of experiences in the past. Learning how to deal with rejection is how we get emotionally sober. To learn more, visit the show notes. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
305: Rediscovering Grace with Rev. Dr. Ben Gosden
Ben Gosden is a pastor and alcoholic. He was the 'cool' pastor, the one who went for a couple of beers. What people didn't see was all the secret drinking. He joins Veronica to discuss how the 12-steps reignited his faith. To learn more, visit the show notes. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
304: Surviving Divorce with Karen McMahon
Karen McMahon is a coach for people in high-conflict divorces. She talks through why divorce is an invitation to grow and change so you don't repeat the mistakes with the next person. To learn more, visit the show notes. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
303: Sobriety Is a Shift in Perception
Veronica shares why she thinks perception is essential to staying sober. That how we see the world is not necessarily how it is. We can't stay sober if we believe the best way to have fun is to drink. To learn more, visit the show notes. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
302: Losing Yourself with Sasha Tozzi
Sasha Tozzi joins Veronica to talk about how lost she was before getting sober at 26. How cocaine brought her to her knees and how she is navigating life as a sober woman and contemplating having a family. To learn more, visit the show notes. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
301: Why Friendships Matter More Than Anything With Dr. Kimberly Horn
Veronica has an in-depth conversation with Dr. Kimberly Horn on how friendships are essential to our wellbeing. They discuss how to navigate friendships, how to end friendships and how they can change in sobriety. To learn more, visit the show notes. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
300: The Power of Your Story Meghann Perry
Veronica is joined by Meghann Perry who is a powerful storyteller. After battling her way out of addiction she turned her passion into a business. Meghann uses storytelling to help others find their truth. To learn more, visit the show notes. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
299: Not Everything Is a Trauma
We may get some pushback from some people about this episode. But we feel that therapy language has escaped from the therapy rooms and is being over used and abused in all the wrong ways. Not everything is a trauma and struggle is part of life. To learn more, visit the show notes. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
298: Getting Sober With Four Kids
Veronica interviews a former client who had four kids under the age of eight. Annie was drinking every night and working full time. When her daughter saw her drunk one night she knew she had to change. To learn more, visit the show notes. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
297: Sobriety Is the Journey Back to Yourself
When we have an alcohol problem we leave ourselves by degrees. One day, we wake up and realise that we have become someone we don't recognize. Sobriety is about the journey back to who you really are. To learn more, visit the show notes. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
296: Breaking Free of Sugar Addiction With Mike Collins
In this mindblowing conversation with Mike Collins Veronica learns how sugar addiction takes hold of us, how sugar affects our thinking, emotions and keeps us in active addiction. Do not miss this one. To learn more, visit the show notes. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
295: Things That Changed Our Lives This Year
Chip and Veronica's traditional end-of-year episode where they discuss the things that changed their lives this year. Chip gives an update on some health issues and reveals what he is having for his anti-Christmas dinner. To learn more, visit the show notes. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
294: Balance and Blending with Angela Anderson
Angela is a coach for female entrepreneurs who are trying to balance all the things their lives demand of them. Angela talks about how balance is almost impossible and that we need to blend our needs each day. To learn more, visit the show notes. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
293: Using Alcohol to Fix Being Neurodivergent With Ali Press
Ali Press is a counsellor who specialises in helping neurodivergent people get sober. Ali didn't realise until she got sober that a lot of her struggles were because of being neurodivergent and how understanding this can provide great clarity and relief while navigating the sober world. To learn more, visit the show notes. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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R. Morrison
confused,in your bio it doesn't say that it has a female slant, listened to a few episodes and browsed a few of your later episodes and it's all female guests with podcast headings like motherhood,or being woman etc . think I'll look elsewhere for a more balanced perspective .
R. Morrison
I Know your talking about drinking mother's ,but saying men have it easier re being a drink parent is not true,let's not make it a gender issue..men vs women.
Jessica Schley
The topic is anonymity, but I don't think you covered the most crucial part of anonymity: AA members are bound to hold one another in confidence, which should mean that you should be able to attend AA without worrying that the entire rest of your community will find out. It's supposed to be anonymous? yeah?. And if you run into someone from AA that you met once, in your normal life, it's not ok for them to shout out "are you still sober or no?" I'm from a very small town and have heard horror stories , from nonrecovered as well as recovered alcoholics, saying that AA in my town is not a healthy choice to make ... I'm sure this is not the only small town that has had this issue.
Marisa Bottolfson
Wow- this interview is a gem 😀 I feel like I gleaned some of her strength/resolve just from listening to her share her story. Thank you