For this episode Toni is joined by Christy Osborne, the founder of Love Life Sober.
An LA girl now living in London, once an overdrinker now a sobriety coach, Christy, 40, coaches women - particularly mums - on how to get back in control of wine without using willpower.
She’s always sharing inspiration on her Instagram feed - @lovelifesoberwithchristy - and co-hosts a brilliant podcast called, But Jesus Drank Wine (and other stories that kept us stuck).
In this episode we discuss:
- The morning/moment that Christy decided her drinking was a problem and how getting sober was the first step in her self-development journey
- How her drinking looked like normal ‘mommy wine’ drinking and how our culture brainwashes parents into believing that alcohol is how to cope
- How she spent a long time as a hard partying hostess pretending to have fun but inside felt like a fake and a 'show pony'
- Why positive emotion is so much more powerful than shame and deprivation when it comes to habit change
- The chemical effects of alcohol on the mind and body and how alcohol hijacks our sleep
- How we all drink for different reasons, but getting curious about your why often reveals that alcohol isn’t helping you the way you think it is
- How previous Dry Januarys ended in tears and/or self-recrimination for Christy
- Approaching a sober stint with an experimental mindset and remembering that nothing has to be forever
PODCAST NOTES + LINKS:
- @lovelifesoberwithChristy on Instagram
- www.lovelifesober.co.uk
- Alcohol Explained by William Porter
- This Naked Mind by Annie Grace
- How to Kick The Drink...Easily by Jason Vale
- @shelfhelp.club on Instagram
- www.shelfhelp.club
- Join the (free) Shelf Help Club community over on the Shelf Help Club App
- INCASE OF EMERGENCY - PLEASE CALL 999
- SAMARITANS – 116 123
- SHOUT CRISIS SUPPORT - TEXT SHOUT TO 85258