Soulful Sobriety

I have discovered that life is a great series of unlearning. That is where the learning is, in unlearning what you believe to be true about yourself. We come into the world as perfect beings and as children live in the moment and are not afraid to be ourselves. Then we learn to add layers of masks and conformity and this is evolutionary, it's not wrong, it was safer to 'fit in' with the tribe. The unlearning is constant peeling of the onion. I have gone through a process of unlearning everything I believed to be true about alcohol. I also talk about the story of teh golden Buddha and how we can come back to our innate golden goodness beneath the masks.  Hey there lovely awakening woman, my name is Elaine and I help women like you give up alcohol and gain freedom through self-acceptance, love and mindset shifts so that they can reveal their souls calling💚 Join the Ditch the Wine Witch 30-day challenge https://www.soberhood.com.au/challenge or the Soulful Sobriety Academy https://www.soberhood.com.au/academy Follow me on Instagram www.instagram.com/soberhood and Facebook www.facebook.com/soberhood I would LOVE if you rate and review this podcast. All you have to do is go to iTunes leave a quick review. I APPRECIATE YOU! I would love to invite you to contribute to this podcast by submitting a question or a story of transformation, conquering alcohol or your personal tips to beat the wine witch:) All you have to do is email elaine@soberhood.com.au Love to you and yours Spotify-https://open.spotify.com/show/7igcLQxUtsSJNT8wOQQwJT Apple- https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/soulful-sobriety/id1513845553

Episode 10: Feeling your feelings It's in our human nature to resist feeling big feelings as they are uncomfortable and we prefer to avoid pain But the reality is that you probably feel them already subconsciously  So often as kids we are told you don't need to cry or stop that tantrum, and it mostly that comes from loving parents who just don't have the capacity to feel their own emotions I personally can see how easy it is for loving, well-meaning parents to pass down their pain to their children. But there are safe structure ways we can learn to release our energy in motion. It's no coincidence that when I gave up drinking and began the healing process that subsequently the self-limiting blocks I had In my life started to transform It's hard for the chick to peck her way out of the shell, it's painful for the butterfly to be in the chrysalis, but if they don't face that pain, they stay stuck and confined. The transformation of the emotions can not work if we don't follow the energy in motion and release it. In Buddhism its called Bodhisattva - the awakening heart! We cant be compassionate and understanding to our children and others if we can't give it to ourselves. Hey there lovely awakening woman, my name is Elaine and I help women like you give up alcohol and gain freedom through self-acceptance, love and mindset shifts so that they can reveal their souls calling💚 Join the Ditch the Wine Witch 30-day challenge https://www.soberhood.com.au/challenge Follow me on Instagram www.instagram.com/soberhood and Facebook www.facebook.com/soberhood I would LOVE if you rate and review this podcast. All you have to do is go to iTunes to leave a quick review. I APPRECIATE YOU!

Shame! I want to smash the stigma around alcohol and shame.  'I should be able to do this on my own'- Give up SHOULDS and replace with COULDS I could do this on my own, but getting some support would increase my chances of success Let’s reframe this. Instead of putting yourself down, ask yourself what tools you are missing, what support you need. You can’t run a marathon with no support or go on a diet with no plan. People are often ashamed to ask for help. Treat it like asking for help to quit sugar, or to train for a marathon.  People also feel ashamed when they consciously want to drink less or quit but they cave and have a drink and because they have done something without their own permission, the opposite of what they told themselves they would do, they feel shame. Shame can also be the reason for drinking in the first place. Drinking may seem like the great solution to feeling outgoing, funnier, to help you socialise, deal with boredom, anxiety etc but it takes more than it gives!! Hey there lovely awakening woman, my name is Elaine and I help women like you give up alcohol and gain freedom through self-acceptance, love and mindset shifts so that they can reveal their souls calling💚 Join the Ditch the Wine Witch 30-day challenge https://www.soberhood.com.au/challenge

I was on ABC radio again today with Andrea Gibbs talking about 'Mummy wine culture' 🧐 I find that narrative in the media really frustrating and I think there is an unfair focus on this topic for moms (funny how I never see articles written about the Daddy beer culture?!) 🤦‍♀️ I believe the focus should be the proliferation that alcohol has and the advertising glamourises it. 👊 I am a MASSIVE supporter of moms, I am one, they are doing such a challenging job and I want to change that narrative into stories celebrating moms everywhere💚 Have a listen and let me know if you agree Hey there lovely awakening woman, my name is Elaine and I help women like you give up alcohol and gain freedom through self-acceptance, love and mindset shifts so that they can reveal their souls calling💚 Join the Ditch the Wine Witch 30-day challenge https://www.soberhood.com.au/challenge Follow me on Instagram www.instagram.com/soberhood and Facebook www.facebook.com/soberhood I would LOVE if you rate and review this podcast. All you have to do is go to iTunes leave a quick review. I APPRECIATE YOU! I would love to invite you to contribute to this podcast by submitting a question or a story of transformation, conquering alcohol or your personal tips to beat the wine witch:) All you have to do is email elaine@soberhood.com.au Love to you and yours

Progress not perfection when you are giving up alcohol. Compassion instead of destruction. If you fall off the wagon GO TO A&E (Acceptance and Empathy) Liste for more:) Hey there lovely awakening woman, my name is Elaine and I help women like you give up alcohol and gain freedom through self-acceptance, love and mindset shifts so that they can reveal their souls calling💚 Join the Ditch the Wine Witch 30-day challenge https://www.soberhood.com.au/challenge Follow me on Instagram www.instagram.com/soberhood and Facebook www.facebook.com/soberhood I would LOVE if you rate and review this podcast. All you have to do is go to iTunes leave a quick review. I APPRECIATE YOU! I would love to invite you to contribute to this podcast by submitting a question or a story of transformation, conquering alcohol or your personal tips to beat the wine witch:) All you have to do is email elaine@soberhood.com.au Love to you and yours

It’s basically the worst! I asked in this question in my Facebook group 'What is the first word that comes to mind when I say the words ‘hungover parenting?' and WOW! It exploded with comments from women everywhere with words like- 'Borrowing happiness from tomorrow, guilt, suffering, SO HARD, Parenting from the couch covered in a blanket of shame. It's not good' It doesn't have to be like this. Listen for more.  Hey there lovely awakening woman, my name is Elaine and I help women like you give up alcohol and gain freedom through self-acceptance, love and mindset shifts so that they can reveal their souls calling💚 Join the Ditch the Wine Witch 30-day challenge https://www.soberhood.com.au/challenge Follow me on Instagram www.instagram.com/soberhood and Facebook www.facebook.com/soberhood I would LOVE if you rate and review this podcast. All you have to do is go to iTunes leave a quick review. I APPRECIATE YOU! I would love to invite you to contribute to this podcast by submitting a question or a story of transformation, conquering alcohol or your personal tips to beat the wine witch:) All you have to do is email elaine@soberhood.com.au Love to you and yours

Alcohol and Mental health Giving up alcohol has been the most impactful thing iv done for my mental health in my life. It has given me the time and headspace me to finally make peace with who I am and love myself as my life depended on it (cause it does!) In this episode I go through my own mental health issues and some of the science around what alcohol does to your brain and body.  Hey there lovely awakening woman, my name is Elaine and I help women like you give up alcohol and gain freedom through self-acceptance, love and mindset shifts so that they can reveal their souls calling💚 Join the Ditch the Wine Witch 30-day challenge https://www.soberhood.com.au/challenge Follow me on Instagram www.instagram.com/soberhood and Facebook www.facebook.com/soberhood I would LOVE if you rate and review this podcast. All you have to do is go to iTunes leave a quick review. I APPRECIATE YOU! I would love to invite you to contribute to this podcast by submitting a question or a story of transformation, conquering alcohol or your personal tips to beat the wine witch:) All you have to do is email elaine@soberhood.com.au Love to you and yours

In this episode I share tips and resources for AF alternatives as well as my favourites x Soberhood AF drinks directory https://www.soberhood.com.au/directory Hey there lovely awakening woman, my name is Elaine and I help women like you give up alcohol and gain freedom through self-acceptance, love and mindset shifts so that they can reveal their souls calling💚 Join the Ditch the Wine Witch 30-day challenge https://www.soberhood.com.au/challenge Follow me on Instagram www.instagram.com/soberhood and Facebook www.facebook.com/soberhood I would LOVE if you rate and review this podcast. All you have to do is go to iTunes leave a quick review. I APPRECIATE YOU! I would love to invite you to contribute to this podcast by submitting a question or a story of transformation, conquering alcohol or your personal tips to beat the wine witch:) All you have to do is email elaine@soberhood.com.au Love to you and yours

In this episode I talk about David Nutt, professor of neuropsychopharmacology at Imperial College, London, is the scientist who was fired in 2009 as the government’s chief drug adviser for saying alcohol is more dangerous than ecstasy and LSD.  Alcohol is an addictive substance and humans get addicted to it just like nicotine. It is, after all, one of the most addictive substances on earth https://edition.cnn.com/2019/01/02/health/most-addictive-substances-partner/index.html  Your life is your responsibility and no one else can change your life for you. Make a commitment to set yourself up for success when it comes to alcohol.  Hey there lovely awakening woman, my name is Elaine and I help women like you give up alcohol and gain freedom through self-acceptance, love and mindset shifts so that they can reveal their souls calling💚 Join the Ditch the Wine Witch 30-day challenge https://www.soberhood.com.au/challenge Follow me on Instagram www.instagram.com/soberhood and Facebook www.facebook.com/soberhood I would LOVE if you rate and review this podcast. All you have to do is go to iTunes leave a quick review. I APPRECIATE YOU! I would love to invite you to contribute to this podcast by submitting a question or a story of transformation, conquering alcohol or your personal tips to beat the wine witch:) All you have to do is email elaine@soberhood.com.au Love to you and yours

My story with alcohol and the awakening that led me to give up.  Hey there lovely awakening woman, my name is Elaine and I help women like you give up alcohol and gain freedom through self-acceptance, love and mindset shifts so that they can reveal their souls calling💚 Join the Ditch the Wine Witch 30-day challenge https://www.soberhood.com.au/challenge Follow me on Instagram www.instagram.com/soberhood and Facebook www.facebook.com/soberhood I would LOVE if you rate and review this podcast. All you have to do is go to iTunes leave a quick review. I APPRECIATE YOU! I would love to invite you to contribute to this podcast by submitting a question or a story of transformation, conquering alcohol or your personal tips to beat the wine witch:) All you have to do is email elaine@soberhood.com.au Love to you and yours

Hello and welcome. This episode covers why iv decided to do a podcast and what to expect. It will be basic and short, it will be conversational and unedited. I have had a lifelong love of learning and discovering new ideas and I have a belief that the more conscious and aware people become of their thoughts and the more concerned they become with their soul the less they will want to drink.  At least that's how I manage to stay mostly sober. I say mostly sober as I had a blip during the pandemic! I have big dreams to change the world's reliance on alcohol 1 person at a time through self-love  'Setting an example is not the main means of influencing others, it is the only means' - Albert Einstein  My life if my message- Ghandi  A person who heals themselves heals the lives of those around them. Hey there lovely awakening woman, my name is Elaine and I help women like you give up alcohol and gain freedom through self-acceptance, love and mindset shifts so that they can reveal their souls calling💚 Join the Ditch the Wine Witch 30-day challenge https://www.soberhood.com.au/challenge Follow me on Instagram www.instagram.com/soberhood and Facebook www.facebook.com/soberhood I would LOVE if you rate and review this podcast. All you have to do is go to iTunes leave a quick review. I APPRECIATE YOU! I would love to invite you to contribute to this podcast by submitting a question or a story of transformation, conquering alcohol or your personal tips to beat the wine witch:) All you have to do is email elaine@soberhood.com.au Love to you and yours

My name is Elaine Benson the founder of Soberhood. I help women give up alcohol and gain freedom through self-acceptance, love and mindset shifts so that they can reveal their souls calling In this podcast ill be exploring Tools strategies to live alcohol free and topics such as: Stories from listeners Higher consciousness Shame Living in the present moment Spiritual transformation Buddhism Guilt Self-enquiry Ego work Self - Compassion Intuition I hope you'll join me and cant wait to see you on the other side!