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This is a podcast for people who have given up drinking, are thinking about giving up drinking - or are just plain sober curious...
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- 3 days ago37 min
Breaking Free with Coach Darren
This weeks guest is… Tribe Sober Coach Darren Darren came to our Masterclass a few years ago…and hasn’t had a drink since! In this episode:- Darren started drinking at the age of 13 His drinking escalated during university years, influenced by the heavy drinking culture which is prevalent in Northern Ireland Darrens drinking began to impact his life:- Struggled to maintain some of his responsibilities like paying rent. He experienced severe blackouts and embarrassing incidents at social events. He damaged relationships as a result of his drinking Darren’s Turning Point was a wedding which led to a realization about the damage he was doing to his relationships His Partner’s comment about him having an issue with alcohol made him realise he had to make a choice So he decided to quit Even though he’d been a heavy drinker for a couple of decades he was able to quit by attending a 3-hour Tribe Sober Masterclass He also listened to podcasts, read the quitlit and connected with our community via the whatsapp groups and Zoom meetings Darren got curious about underlying reasons for his drinking and began addressing his self-esteem issues. He realised that alcohol was adding nothing but trouble to his life…and that without it he was experiencing many benefits He gained clarity, self-compassion, and a renewed sense of identity. His relationships improved, especially with his partner, who expressed pride and renewed love. Darren felt empowered and inspired to help others on their sobriety journey so he trained as a Coach He gave us a nice analogy about recovery being similar to an athlete healing from an injury: a temporary phase followed by ongoing management. His website is called "www.pauserecovery.com" and his email address is darren@pauserecovery.com Darrens Advice for Others wanting to quit drinking: start small, listen to podcasts and explore the QuitLit. get curious and reframe sobriety as freedom, not deprivation join Tribe Sober! More Info Tribe Sober membership – you can join up HERE. To access our website, click HERE. If you would like a free copy of our “Annual Tracker” or our e-book 66 Days to Sobriety, please email janet@tribesober.com. If you would like to come to our Saturday afternoon Zoom Cafe as a guest and meet our community, just email janet@tribesober.com. Episode Sponsor This episode is sponsored by the Tribe Sober Membership Program. If you want to change your relationship with alcohol then sign up today Read more about our program and subscribe here Bootcamp on Demand To kickstart your alcohol free life check out our Bootcamp on Demand here Help us to Spread the Word! We made this podcast so that we can reach more people who need our help. Please subscribe and share. If you enjoyed the podcast, then please leave us a 5-star review on Apple podcasts. Take a screenshot of your review, and DM it to Tribe Sober’s Instagram page – see PS below for instructions. We’ll send you something special to say thank you! We release a podcast episode every Saturday morning. You can follow Tribe Sober on Facebook, Twitter, TikTok and Instagram. You can join our private Facebook group HERE. PS: How to Leave a Rating/Review in Apple Podcasts (on an iOS Device) Open the Podcasts app. EASY. Choose “Search” from the bottom row of icons and enter the name of the show (e.g. Tribe Sober) into the search field. Select the show under Shows (not under Episodes). Scroll down past the first few episodes until you see Ratings & Reviews. Click Write a Review underneath the displayed reviews from other listeners. You’ll then have the option to rate the show on a 5-star scale and write a review (you can rate without writing too but it’s always good to read your experience).
- 1 weeks ago25 min
Why you Keep Going Back (Even When You Desperately Want Sobriety)
Show Notes Why You Keep Going Back (Even When You Desperately Want Sobriety) Why is it that we can desperately want sobriety… and still find ourselves reaching for the very thing we promised we’d leave behind? In this episode, Lynette le Roux explores one of the most misunderstood aspects of recovery. Drawing on neuroscience, Positive Intelligence, and years of coaching experience, she explains why relapse is rarely about a lack of willpower—and much more often about a nervous system that has learned alcohol is its fastest route to relief. This episode explores: Why knowing isn’t enough to create lasting change. The difference between the brain’s wanting system and getting system. How “threshold addiction” keeps us feeling as though we’re changing before we’ve taken action. Why repeated behaviours become deeply wired through myelin. How GABA and glutamate influence stress, cravings, and emotional regulation. Why so many people binge after days of “being good.” The hidden “alarm” beneath drinking—and why understanding it changes everything. How small, repeated actions begin rewiring the brain and creating lasting freedom. Reflection Questions What alarm might your nervous system be trying to silence? Where have you been standing in the doorway of change rather than walking through it? What is one small physical action you can take today that teaches your body there is another way? Connect with Lynette If this episode resonated with you and you’d like to explore what’s driving the drinking beneath the drinking, Lynette would love to support you. 🌿 Email: lynette@llrcoaching.com Music “Remember” by Sutherland 🎵 Thank you for listening to the Tribe Sober Podcast. If you found this episode helpful, please follow the podcast, leave a review, and share it with someone who may need to hear this message today.
- 2 weeks ago34 min
Choose the Hard That Leads to Freedom – Beth’s First Sober Year
In this inspiring episode of the Tribe Sober podcast, Janet talks to Tribe member and Ambassador Beth as she celebrates her first full year alcohol-free. Beth had known for many years that alcohol was holding her back. She tried AA, medication, self-help books and numerous attempts at moderation, but nothing lasted. Then she discovered Tribe Sober and realised that it wasn’t too late to change -and that she didn’t have to do it alone. Beth speaks honestly about the difficult early months of sobriety, when her body and brain were recovering and her emotions felt overwhelming. She explains how trusting the process, connecting with the community and listening to others who had walked the same path helped her keep going. Gradually, the benefits began to emerge: peaceful mornings, mental clarity, renewed confidence, more energy and an almost childlike excitement about life. Beth’s decision also had a remarkable ripple effect. Her husband chose to stop drinking a month later and subsequently lost three and a half stone. His previously high blood pressure returned to a healthy level, allowing his doctor to take him off medication. Now a Tribe Sober Ambassador, Beth is passionate about helping others discover the freedom she has found. She also shares a moving story about a caged eagle that had forgotten it was born to fly - a powerful metaphor for the way alcohol confines us and sobriety sets us free. In this episode, we discuss: Why Beth’s previous attempts to stop drinking didn’t last The importance of getting off the fence and making a commitment Why the first six months can feel so challenging Trusting the recovery process through the difficult days How connection and community support lasting change The return of peace, clarity, energy and self-belief The positive effect Beth’s sobriety had on her husband Why helping others strengthens our own sobriety Beth’s hopes and creative ambitions for her second alcohol-free year Why we must “choose the hard that leads to freedom” Beth’s message to anyone who is still sitting on the fence is simple: “Seize the moment. Decide that this is your time for recovery and sobriety. You were created to be free.” If you’re ready to change your relationship with alcohol, visit www.tribesober.com to learn more about our community, programmes and support.
- 3 weeks ago11 min
Thinking is best used as Power Tool
Show Notes – Thinking Is Best Used as a Power Tool 🎙️ Tribe Sober Podcast 🎵 Intro and Outro Song: Remember – Sutherland 🦋 Episode Summary What if one of the greatest sources of our suffering isn’t our circumstances—but our relationship with our thinking? Inspired by a powerful insight from neuropsychologist Dr Julia DiGangi, Lynette explores why thinking is best used as a power tool: something to be picked up intentionally, used wisely, and then put down. Drawing on neuroscience, recovery, and lived experience, this episode explains why our brains are prediction machines, why familiar thoughts can feel like facts, and how emotional freedom begins when we stop treating every thought as an instruction. Recovery isn’t about controlling every thought. It’s about changing our relationship with thinking itself. ✨ In This Episode Why thinking is a powerful tool—but a poor master. How the brain creates predictions from familiar patterns. The difference between a thought and a fact. Why cravings often arise from well-rehearsed neural pathways rather than genuine need. How becoming a “detective” of your thinking creates freedom. Why awareness gives us choice. The difference between surviving on autopilot and living intentionally. How emotional sobriety extends far beyond alcohol. 💡 Memorable Quotes “Thinking is best used as a power tool.” – Dr Julia DiGangi “A thought is an invitation, not an instruction.” “Our brains don’t predict what is true. They predict what is familiar.” “Recovery isn’t about never thinking about alcohol again. Recovery is about changing our relationship with thinking itself.” “The most powerful tool in the workshop isn’t the drill. It’s the person holding it.” 🌱 Reflection Take a few quiet moments this week to reflect on these questions: Where in my life is my thinking running on autopilot? Which thoughts do I repeatedly mistake for facts? What old prediction keeps showing up in my life? Which thoughts deserve my attention… and which can I simply notice and let pass? What would change if I remembered that I am the operator—not the tool? 💛 Remember… Your brain is doing exactly what brains are designed to do. It generates thoughts. You don’t need to believe every one of them. You always have the power to choose which thoughts you nourish, which you question, and which you simply allow to pass by. That is where freedom begins. 🤝 Let’s Connect I’d love to hear your thoughts on today’s episode or learn more about your own recovery journey. 📧 Email: lynette@llrcoaching.com If this episode resonated with you, please subscribe, leave a review, and share it with someone who may be carrying their “power tool” with the switch permanently on. Until next time… Stay curious. Stay compassionate. And remember… you are always more powerful than your thoughts. 🎵 Closing Song: Remember – Sutherland
- Aug 22, 202632 min
How CBT Can Help Us Change Our Relationship with Alcohol - with Therapist Emily
This week I'm talking to Cape Town-based CBT practitioner Emily about the practical ways Cognitive Behavioural Therapy can support behaviour change and an alcohol-free life. Emily explains how our thoughts, feelings and behaviours become connected over time, and why drinking can become an automatic response to anxiety, stress, celebration or discomfort. Rather than judging these patterns, CBT encourages us to become curious about them — and then start interrupting them. Emily introduces the simple STOP technique for dealing with an urge: S — Stop: pause rather than reacting automatically. T — Take a breath: interrupt the urge and calm the nervous system. O — Observe: notice the thought or feeling without treating it as a command. P — Proceed: choose what you want to do next with intention rather than running on autopilot. We also discussed urge surfing, journalling and thought records, as well as how to challenge limiting beliefs such as “I deserve a drink” or “I can’t relax without alcohol.” Instead of simply replacing these thoughts with positive ones, Emily suggests looking at the whole truth: What is alcohol really giving you — and what happens afterwards? The conversation also explores why people can become trapped in repeated attempts at moderation, the importance of building alternative coping strategies, and why an alcohol-free life needs to contain things that genuinely provide relaxation, pleasure, connection and purpose. There’s even a fascinating discussion about dogs and emotional regulation — including Emily’s six-month-old Staffy, Vizoo — and the role that movement, routine, connection and unconditional companionship can play in our wellbeing. Emily leaves us with a beautifully simple message: you don't have to change everything at once. If you're feeling stuck in your drinking, becoming curious is already a beginning. Take one small step — write down a thought, speak to someone, try a tool or experiment with a few alcohol-free days. Change doesn't require perfection; it begins with awareness, curiosity and action. You can find Emily on Instagram - @cbtincpt You can find Tribe Sober here
- Aug 15, 202627 min
Eclipse the Story: Remembering Your Light
Eclipse the Story: Remembering Your Light 🎵 Intro and Outro Song: Remember – Sutherland 🦋 Episode Summary This week, Lynette reflects on the symbolism of the recent total solar eclipse and asks a powerful question: What if it isn’t life that’s eclipsing your light… but the thoughts you’ve been practising? Drawing on neuroscience, coaching, and her own journey as she approaches nine years alcohol-free, Lynette explores how our brains become prediction machines. Repeated thoughts, when linked with feelings and behaviours, become familiar neural pathways that shape our beliefs, our identity, and ultimately the life we create. Using a simple coaching model—Circumstance → Thought → Feeling → Action → Result—this episode explores how we can become detectives of our own thinking, understand why we keep repeating old patterns, and intentionally create new ones. Recovery isn’t just about stopping drinking. It’s about remembering who you’ve always been. ✨ In This Episode Why the eclipse is a powerful metaphor for recovery. The difference between circumstances and the thoughts we have about them. How the brain becomes a prediction machine. Why familiar thoughts often feel like facts. How repeated thoughts become beliefs. The coaching model that transformed Lynette’s life. A real-life example of how one thought can lead to completely different outcomes. How to stop reacting to life and begin creating it intentionally. Why recovery is about changing identity, not just behaviour. 🌱 Reflection Questions Take a few quiet moments this week to reflect on these questions: What thoughts have been eclipsing my light? Which thought do I keep rehearsing that no longer serves me? What result do I want to create in my life? Who am I becoming? What new thought could I begin practising today? 💛 Remember… An eclipse never destroys the sun. It simply hides it for a while. Your light has never gone out. Old stories, old beliefs, and old predictions may have hidden it—but they don’t define who you are. As Sutherland’s beautiful closing song reminds us: Remember. Remember your strength. Remember your light. Remember who you’ve always been beneath the stories. 🤝 Let’s Connect I’d love to hear what resonated with you from this episode. You can email me at: 📧 lynette@llrcoaching.com Or come and join us inside the Tribe Sober community, where together we’re learning not only how to live alcohol-free, but how to create lives we genuinely love. If you enjoyed this episode, please subscribe, leave a review, and share it with someone who may need this message today. Until next time… Keep noticing your thoughts. Keep protecting your light. And remember… your light has been there all along.
- Aug 8, 20261h 1m
Missing Madonna - with Clive
Tribe Sober - inspiring an alcohol-free life! This week my guest is tribe member Clive Vanderwagen. Clive is a business and leadership coach who is also a wine expert! In this Episode Clive’s father offered him a taste of wine at quite an early age in an effort to make it “less exciting” but looking back Clive feels this was a bit naïve and if he was ever a parent he would probably share with his kids that he had struggled with alcohol himself and that it should be treated with caution. Educating our kids about alcohol is SO tricky but one thing is for sure – it’s easier to do it if we don’t drink – it’s no good saying one thing and then modelling another as we open our nightly bottle of wine! Like many of us Clive felt invincible when he was younger and the fact that he became dependent on alcohol took him by surpise. Alcohol dependency tends to sneak up on us over the years and its only when we try to cut down or give up that we realise we have a problem! That’s why regular breaks are so important – if you want to try 21 alcohol free days with online, community and audio support then just sign up for Accelerate I could really identify with Clive when he said he went to AA to see everyone chain smoking and talking about their rock bottoms and just didn’t feel he fitted in! He just didn’t feel like an alcoholic because he wasn’t drinking in the morning, crashing cars, losing jobs etc The thing is we don’t have to wait until we hit “rock bottom” before we make a change Like most of us Clive tried “moderation” and we agreed that our “drinking neural pathway” will always be there so once you’ve crossed a line with your drinking moderation is no longer an option. Clive talked about being triggered by a sunny day and the thought of drinking rose – he has a sensible approach to his triggers – he just recognizes them, gets a bit curious about them and then lets them pass without acting on them One way of dealing with those triggers is to create another ritual to replace it – for example if Clive started enjoying a glass on AF bubbly everytime he sat drinking in the sunshine then his subconscious would gradually create a new and less harmful trigger. Clive’s Madonna Story was a classic example of how we expect alcohol to enhance our experiences – in Clive’s case he ended up almost blacking out and missing most of a concert he’d been looking forward to for months! Clive has made the joyful discovery that “Clive doesn’t need alcohol to be Clive” – he can still be the life and soul of the party when stone cold sober! 11 months into his sobriety Clive feels he's regained control of his life and reduced his anxiety -he feels strong and is proud to be alcohol Clive ended our interview by reading his stunning Goodbye to Alcohol letter which he found a powerful and cathartic experience Just go to tribesober.com and hit the "join our tribe" button to read more about the benefits of membership More info Subscription membership for Tribe Sober join up HERE To access our website click HERE If you would like a free copy of our "Annual Tracker" or our e-book "66 Days to Sobriety" please email janet@tribesober.com If you would like to come to our Saturday afternoon Zoom Cafe as a guest and meet our community just email janet@tribesober.com Help us to spread the word! We made this podcast so that we can reach more people who need our help. Please subscribe and share. If you enjoyed the podcast then please leave us a 5 star review on Apple podcasts, take a screenshot of your review and DM it to Tribe Sober’s Instagram page - we'll send you something special to say thank you! We release a podcast episode every Saturday morning. You can follow Tribe Sober on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram Thank you for listening! Till Next Week Janet x
- Aug 1, 202614 min
Sakili – Life is Beautiful
Episode Title : Sakili – Life is Beautiful Episode Description Sakili is a beautiful Creole expression that means, “It’s going to be okay,” or simply, “Life is beautiful.” In this heartfelt episode, Lynette explores what it really means to participate in your own rescue. Recovery isn’t simply about giving up alcohol—it’s about reclaiming your life, expanding your world, and reconnecting with the joy that has always been available beneath the numbness. Drawing on a powerful encounter with four magnificent sperm whales in the Indian Ocean, Lynette reflects on how addiction slowly shrinks our comfort zone until life itself becomes small. True recovery begins when we stop waiting for life to change and begin courageously participating in it. In this episode you’ll discover: Why recovery is about so much more than stopping drinking. How addiction gradually shrinks your world—and how to begin expanding it again. The difference between understanding your past and participating in your future. Why thoughts alone don’t change the brain—behaviours do. A fresh perspective on the Hero’s Journey, and why sometimes the dragon has to slay the old identity before a new life can emerge. How coming home to your body reconnects you with your joy, vitality, and life force. If you’ve relapsed, feel discouraged, or are wondering whether life without alcohol can ever feel joyful, this episode is a gentle reminder that healing isn’t about perfection. It’s about choosing one courageous step. One new behaviour. One breath at a time. Sakili. Life is beautiful. Quote from this Episode “Every time you choose life over numbness, every time you participate in your own rescue, your world expands.” Resources If this episode resonated with you and you’d like support on your own alcohol-free journey, you can connect with Lynette through: Website: https://www.tribesober.com/ Path to Purpose Community: https://www.tribesober.com/path-to-purpose/ Email: lynette@llrcoaching.com Music Intro & Outro Music: “Life is Beautiful” by The K Club featuring Brittany Rogers. Thank you for listening. If you enjoyed this episode, please follow the Tribe Sober Podcast, leave a review, and share it with someone who may need the reminder that recovery is not about losing your life—it’s about finding it.
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