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Drink Less; Live Better — 283 episodes
283. To be human
282. Writing a eulogy
281. Are we living too fast?
280. An identity do-over
279. Consistently Inconsistent
278. A path through a field
277. Reflections on a retreat
276. A reminder of who you are
275. Expectations - reasonable and unrealistic!
274. A story about a scarf
273. People Don’t Understand a Life They Don’t Live
272. Seeing the world as it is, not as we want it to be
271. Self awareness - a word of warning
270. bold opinions, lightly held
269. care vs control
268. Rethinking the bucket list
267. Things you'll never hear me say (part 15) I get it
266. Stand Out, Don’t Blend In
265. Be discerning
264. Things you'll never hear me say (Part 14) "Let me play devil's advocate"
263. Five Ways to Say No (Without Making It a Drama)
262. You’re Allowed to Outgrow Things
261. Why We Defend Ourselves (Even When We Know We’re Wrong)
260. How to Recover From Being Wrong
259. The power of persistence
258. Things you'll never hear me say (Part 13) No judgement here
257. What's the best that could happen?
256. Taking small risks
255. Clear is kind
254. At the end of January, we do this...
253. Overcoming Overwhelm
252. Rest for the restless
251. How to Avoid Burnout in 2026
250. Goal Setting – Do We Need Inspiration or Desperation?
249. Why do people drink at Christmas?
248. It's the most wonderful time of the year - or is it?
247. What is the kindest way to look at this?
246. You can start today
245. Bright Spots and Dark Corners
244. Bless You
243. YOU are the expert in you
242. Your window of tolerance
241. Is compassion the opposite of pity?
240. Life will be lifey
239. What are you holding on to?
238. You are your own most important project
237. Sober October - 5 tips
236. Staying motivated when you're tired and drained
235.Things you’ll never hear me say (Part 12) " We all have the same 24 hours in a day"
234. Is help the sunny side of control
233. New Term Reset
232. Some feelings are more comfortable than others
231. Advice that isn't asked for is probably criticism
230. How you feel NOT how you look
229. Other people's discomfort
228. The wine witch
227. Is alcohol glamorous or cleverly marketed?
226. What if confidence didn't come in a glass?
225. When did getting drunk become a joke?
224. A Restaurant Rant
223. Don't lose this moment by searching for another
222. The Power of "I don't want to"
221. To Succeed
220. Sober Summer: Five Strategies for Finding Serenity
219. Re-parenting and self care
218. Alexithymia
217. Emotional entanglement
216. Morning routines
215. 4 years of The Drink Less; Live Better Podcast
214. Things you’ll never hear me say (Part 11) "What doesn’t kill you makes you stronger"
213. Parenting and Alcohol - Creating Honest Conversations
212. "Things you’ll never hear me say" round up
211. Welcome to your Sober Spring
210. Articulation - can you ask?
209. Things you'll never hear me say (Part 10) "It is what it is"
208. The truth about our judgements
207. Thank You and No Thank You
206. Things you'll never hear me say (Part 9) "This is a safe space"
205. Your choice to feel powerful
204. Our need for reassurance
203. Conflicting thoughts
202. Self-talk
201. Intellectual dishonesty
200. Listen in and listen well
199. The ONE thing
198. The pain of work vs The pain of regret
197. That's a wrap on 2024
196. Beyond Boxing Day
195. Christmas Eve Deep Breath
194. 3 strategies for the season
193. The Jury is out
192. Storytelling for the soul
191. Comparison
190. I thought I'd feel different
189. Find your peace
188. Take action from where you are
187. Your annual reminder
186. Old directions won't lead you to new places
185. Fact or opinion?
184. High functioning vs functioning
183. What support do you want or need?
182. Becoming next-level you
181. Autumn Alcohol Free Inspiration
180. Better than expected
179. This is a safe space or is it?
178. Buddhist Compassion
177. A new plan
176. What a time to be alive
175. 7 quick wins for drinking less this summer
174. Connections
173. Chaos to calm
172. Don't expect yourself from other people
171. Are you being heard?
170. Follow the flawed
169. What if...
168. Make your own decision
167. What to work on next?
166. Black, white or shades of technicolour?
165. Why telling someone to 'calm down' might not help!
164. The Introvert Hangover
163. Friendship - a story
162. How we gaslight ourselves
161. Breathe with me
160. One thing I was wrong about
159. Trait vs State
158. What do you love most about yourself?
157. Rage or Resignation
156. Alcohol Free April
155. We're all just winging it
154. The view from here
153. Reassurance - 5 tips
152. Test Drive
151. Things you'll never hear me say (part 8) "Just Think Positive"
150. Big Mistake. Big. Huge.
149. RSVP
148. Building Habits
147. Don't ask for directions from someone who hasn't been where you're going!
146. When you know better, do better...
145. Are you ready?
144. A gentle start to the year
143. Not new year resolutions
142. (Christmas Day Deep Breath) All feelings are welcome here
141. What would you like?
140. Instinct vs Intuition
139. Navigating Parties
138. Reassurance
137. Dry December Affirmations
136. Things you'll never hear me say (part 7) "I've heard it all before"
135. External vs Internal motivation
134. No-vember Gentleness
133. Lowered Expectations
132. Alone or lonely?
131. Which direction?
130. Let it settle
129. 5 reasons to love an alcohol free autumn
128. Comfort Zones
127. Full Disclosure
126. Be un-busy!
125. Sober September
124. End of summer drinking
123. I'm sorry (not sorry)
122. Donna Ashworth Poem
121. Summer Drinks
120. Drink Less; Live Better The Book
119. Holidays we don't need to recover from
118. The Drink Less; Live Better Framework
117. Alignment
116. Action
115. Acceptance
114. Awareness
113. Cultivating Kindness
112. A Word of Warning
111. I believe in you
110. The truth will set you free
109. Things you'll never hear me say (part 6) "You can't shock me"
108. Relationships - Reset, Repair or Run
107. Forever
106. I love your shoes
105. Wherever you go, there you are!
104.Sober Spring
103. Affirmations
102. On Quitting - A poem
101. If not now, when?
100. Pretty goals 100 episodes
99. Take Action
98. The Guest house by Rumi
97. Word of the day
96. Contrast
95. Slightly less than ideal
94. Desiderata
93. You cannot stress yourself to peace
92. Things you'll never hear me say (Part 5) "If I can do it, anyone can!"
91. Welcome to 2023
90. Have you had enough of yourself yet?
89. (Christmas Day Deep Breath) and pause
88. It's beginning to look a lot like overwhelm
87. Five useful thoughts
86. Moments of bliss
85. Dry December
84. Be Calm
83. Who am I sober?
82. Sober Socials
81. Friendships
80. No-vember
79. No news
78. "Sit with it"
77. Think again!
76. Simple Acts of Self Love
75. Throw the kitchen sink at it
74. Rest? Physical or Emotional
73. Journaling your sobriety
72. September Reset
71. Processing your feelings
70. Things you'll never hear me say (part 4) "Why would you do that?"
69. Hold it lightly
68. August Overwhelm
67. Small words, Big impact
66. Excuses, excuses!
65. Sober Summers
64. Significant dates
63. Dry July
62. Are you tired?
61. "I don't know"
60. Telling YOUR story
59. The Should 'Siren'
58. The Jubilee, Garden Parties, Street Gatherings and Early Summer BBQs
57. Amazing Adventures
56. Be a healthy hedonist
55. 1 year? Wow
54. Things you'll never hear me say (Part 3) "There's no need to cry"
53. Your reasons "why" revisited
52. What will other people think?
51. You're not broken
50. Are you happy?
49. Your words matter (Can't vs Won't)!
48. BONUS EPISODE-Asking for what you need or want this Mother's Day!
47. Things you'll never hear me say (Part 2) "You've got this"
46. Asking for what you want or need
45. The place where doubt, hope and action meet
44. Accountability works - here's why
43. She let go
42. Do I need a hobby now I'm sober?
41. Beyond Dry January
40. There's a hole in my sidewalk
39. How's Dry January going for you?
38. Things you'll never hear me say (Part 1) "If I can do it, anyone can"
37. Can we talk about Dry January?
36. New Year Resolutions are not for me!
35. (Christmas day deep breath) It's OK
34. Today is just one day
33. Is connection the opposite of addiction?
32. Fabulous Festivities
31. What you say really matters - choose carefully!
30. Own your behaviour
29. Alcohol Awareness Week - Alcohol and relationships
28. Fixed mindset vs Growth mindset
27. The liminal space
26. Do I have to do this sober thing forever?
25. Alcohol and self-judgement
24. I'm Alcohol Free but my partner isn't
23. Finding joy in my alcohol-free world
22. Grey Area Drinker - This was me, is it you?
21. People pleasing and alcohol
20. Are you making this more complicated than it needs to be?
19. New season, new beginnings
18. Why I drank when my children were small
17. Alcohol and the summer holidays - How can you make better choices?
16. Giving and receiving alcohol as a gift
15. Making new friends in your 40s
14. The financial cost of alcohol
13. Feeling your feelings when you're alcohol free
12. How can you get comfortable socialising alcohol free?
11. What could you drink instead of alcohol?
10. Lea from @glowsober and Sarah chat - what does life feel like on 'the other side' of your hangover?
9. Alcohol - It’s all about what you gain not what you give up
8. We're human beings not human doings!
7. Escaping negative emotions and alcohol
6. What if my alcohol free life is difficult and miserable?
5. Drink Less or Alcohol Free?
4. Who do you tell when you choose to drink less or go alcohol free?
3. Why language is so important when choosing your drink less or alcohol-free goal
2. What does your Drink Less goal look like?
1. Your reasons for choosing to drink less