Alcohol Freedom Finders

In this episode, you'll meet Martha, whose life as an on call midwife kept her drinking under control. But when she retired, those guardrails evaporated. And when COVID lockdown hit, like so many other people, she found herself drinking more than she'd ever wanted to. Fed up with the cycle of frustration and shame, her journey to alcohol freedom began with an Instagram post about the science led, compassionate approach of the This Naked Mind methodology, in which Justine and I are both ...

In this episode, we meet with Mark Wong, the founder of the Impossibrew Alcohol Free Brewing Company, who you may recognize from his appearance on Dragon's Den. , after hearing he had a liver condition that meant he could no longer drink alcohol, this beer loving Durham University philosophy student was so unimpressed with the lack of buzz he got from the alcohol free beers on the market that he set out to create his own alcohol alternative.With the help of a professor from the University's B...

In this episode, we meet with Jessie from Boston, a trained sommelier and hard liquor aficionado who describes her family as having many generations of alcohol dependence. We'll hear how she herself has had to come to terms with both ADHD and autism, as well as childhood trauma. That trauma was triggered again during the COVID pandemic, where her alcohol use came to a head. Working 14 hour days in an essential service was tough enough, but being locked down also brought...

In this episode, we meet with Maria, whose husband's sudden death left her fending for herself and her young children. Like so many others in her situation, she tried to deal with her pain and sorrow by drinking. But she was able to hold things together for the sake of her kids.Although 15 years later, she's still haunted by one particular heart breaking occasion when her drinking meant that she let one of her daughters down.When the kids went away to college, Maria's drinking ramped up. And ...

After a career in advertising for big alcohol, our guest, Adam Murphy, blows the whistle on his former employers, comparing their methods for selling a known cancer causing agent to those of big tobacco. He describes how governments are powerless because they're also invested in the success of our alcohol companies.They sell a product they know kills consumers and we, the consumers are auto enrolled into a drinking culture that often feels inescapable. We'll also hear how Adam escaped h...

In this episode, you'll hear about Stacey's many attempts to find alcohol freedom. Stints in rehab, trips to the ER, months of AA meetings, and a lonely Mother's Day weekend drinking champagne that left her fighting for her life. But then how it was a book that finally helped her become an alcohol freedom finder.Stacey Crescitellihttps://www.staceycrescitelli.com/https://www.instagram.com/stacey_crescitelli_coaching/Our 30-day group programme:https://www.cleanlifecoaching.org/aff-...

In this episode, you'll hear how Justin and Barry, 2 normal middle of the road drinkers found their freedom from alcohol. They also discuss how the perceived benefits of alcohol are illusions, how alcohol is the problem and not you. And how life can be a bit like the Truman show!Our 30-day group programme:https://www.cleanlifecoaching.org/aff-groupThe podcast home pagehttps://podcast.alcoholfreedomfinders.com/Justine Clarkhttps://justineclarktherapy.co.uk/Barry Condonhttps://www.cleanli...