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How I quit alcohol

Are you sick of feeling controlled by alcohol?Do you want to drink less?Do you wake up after a night of drinking feeling anxious and full of regret?I"ve been there and want to help you. In this podcast I will be talking with ex-binge drinkers, alcoholics in recovery, drug and and alcohol counsellors and people that have good stuff to say about quitting the drink. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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55. Are your old labels holding you back? with Ash...

How I quit alcohol ·

2021/08/21

In this episode Ash and I chat about all things labels. We delve into a topic that I have recently discussed with my challenge group... Labels. How is it possible to facilitate change when we are still attached to our old labels? Sometimes we don't even realise that we will still have this old belief about ourselves. So we need to look at what labels we had on ourselves and explore the possibility of creating new ones to live by. To get the HIQA Playbook go

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54. Being with what is with Ben Schiller

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2021/06/21

In the final episode for Season 3 I catch up with therapist Ben Schiller. It was a jam packed episode that covered a lot of ground. We chat about... - drinking dreams, why we have them and how to use them to your advantage. - why we de-prioritise our self work and ourselves. - sitting with your feelings, how to do it and why it works.- Should you have a big blow out before starting a sober challenge or embarking on a sober journey?- reparenting your inner child. - Mapping out your thoughts and

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53. Finding peace with Tracey Cochrane

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2021/06/12

After battles with anorexia, suffering trauma from sexual abuse and a very dangerous relationship with alcohol and suicide attempts, Tracey Cochrane is finally finding peace. Rather than white knuckling her way through not drinking as she had done in the past, Tracey has learnt to challenge her thinking, calm that inner critic she calls Genevive, breathe her way to a state of calm and most importantly love who she is on the inside. As one of the participants of the HIQA 3 month challenge,

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52. The power of seeing beyond yourself - midweek...

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2021/06/09

Lyndal and I caught up for a little mid week mini pod catch up to see how she is going on her journey. Lyndal has been a guest on this podcast a few times before and a huge inspiration as she has shared her journey of sobriety, her relapse and her new found vigour for her journey. We talk about how to keep your fire stoked, how acts of service can pull you out of a funk and switch the focus off yourself and your own challenges and how doing the work is so much more rewarding if we see it as a

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51. Back from the brink and the phone call that...

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2021/06/05

In this episode I chat with Jimmy . Jimmy has chosen to stay semi anonymous on this episode as he shares his harrowing journey from binge drinking to become completely addicted and controlled by alcohol to the point where daily drinking saw him almost lose it all, his family, his business and almost his life. Jimmy opens up and shares with us about his battle in the hope that his story may help someone else change their story. While Jimmy won't be sharing his private details on here, he

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50. Discovering authentic joy with Bianka Ismailvoski

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2021/05/29

In this episode I catch up with Melbourne comedian Bianka Ismailvoski. Bianka has been sober for 2 years and is still relishing in all the positives that shown up in her sobriety. The biggest one for her was realising how much real and authentic fun was to be had without booze, the level of depths in connection with people and even a much better sex life. . We also talk about her own podcast We Can Do Better in which she also delves deep in to alcohol and its effects and living without it. A

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49. Feeling your feelings and finding your sober...

How I quit alcohol ·

2021/05/21

In this episode I chat with 27 year old Sam Wilson, the founder of Sober Mates, an educational community platform for young sober curious people to connect and explore their relationship with alcohol. We chat about Sam's own relationship with alcohol and how it left her feeling out of control and unhappy in herself. After she chose to quit she found herself happier, more connected and felt that her world expanded. We talk about sober dating, sober sex, feeling all your feelings,

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48. Taking the challenge with Tara McCarthy

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2021/05/15

In this episode I chat with Tara McCarthy a participant in the HIQA Jan 2021 3 month sober challenge. Tara and I talk about the benefits she has found in her life in her sobriety. How mindset is everything, shifting from a place of FOMO to realising you are giving yourself a gift. To sign up for the July 2021 3 month sober challenge head to https://www.iquitalcohol.com.au/blogs/eventsThis podcast was proudly brought to you by Monday Distillery, purveyors of beautiful, sugar free,

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47. Creating community and connection with...

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2021/05/11

I was stoked to chat with Stu Henshall a co-owner of Australia's first Non-acoholic cocktail bar, Brunswick Aces. We recorded our chat and I have put it up as a little mini mid week poddy. ⁠We chat about Stu's own relationship with alcohol. Why an AF bar. The possibility of a sober music venue and the whole sober movement that is gaining more and more traction in Australia which is really exciting for us Sober Susan's. ⁠To check them out go to www.brunswickaces.comThis podcast

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46. From chronic anxiety to master of mind - Paul Eliseo

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2021/05/08

In this episode I chat with Paul Eliseo, trainer and master practitioner of NLP and Hypnosis, Lifestyle Coach and total mind master. As a teen Paul suffered from Chronic Anxiety and IBS a result of stress, too much pot and binge drinking and he was on the edge of a complete nervous breakdown. Afraid and feeling like his mind was unravelling he educated himself on what was going on in his mind and started to research the mind body connection and used some NLP and Self Hypnosis techniques to

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45. Healing emotional wounds with psychotherapist...

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2021/05/01

In this episode I chat with Jeannie O'Carroll, my friend and psychotherapist who specialises in trauma and couples therapy. Jeannie is no stranger to childhood trauma, growing up in South Africa abandoned by her father, dealing with an alcoholic mother and doing time in a children's home left her with her own emotional wounds to heal. It's no wonder she is so good at what she does. In this episode we talk about Pete Walker and the methodology from his book Complex PTSD from

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44. The moment of change - with Juliet Lever

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2021/04/26

In this episode I catch up with Juliet Lever. Juliette is an author, coach specialising in self development and training NLP (Neuro Linguistic Programming). Juliet is a self confessed alcoholic, workaholic and chocoholic who made the decision to change her life in her late 20's. In this podcast we talk about how making that one decision can shape your destiny. How to cultivate change. How she dealt with resistance from friends and having faith that your tribe will come. Juliet and her

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43. Starting a revolution. One woman's mission to...

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2021/04/17

In this episode I chat with Amy Armstrong from Port Fairy, Victoria who at 10 months sober at the time of recording is on a mission to have more alcohol free options in the restaurants and bars around Australia and she is succeeding, one town at a time. Amy had struggled with binge drinking for years stuck in the cycle of drinking, black out, shame, repeat she had enough and through the suggestion of a friend she joined Annie Grace's, The Naked Mind one month sobriety course and has been

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42. New found joys through sobriety with Kate Morrison

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2021/04/10

In this episode I chat with one of the members of my 3 month sober challenge, Kate Morrison. Kate signed up for the challenge in the midst of some big personal challenges and changes and as a group we watched her grow from strength to strength. In the podcast we chat about her reluctancy to do "the work" initially but how at day 50 she started to put some journalling and meditation in to practice and the real shift happened. Kate is now fully into her meditation, mindfulness and

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41. Getting Untoxicated and the art of being sober...

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2021/04/03

In this episode I chat with the founder of sober social group Untoxicated, Faye Lawrence. Faye faced her own decades long battle with alcohol ending up in a detox unit to wean off the booze, Faye went on to turn her life around through the support of online groups and the a lot of self healing. Realising the difference the support of like minded can make Faye set about connecting other sober people or people who just want to experience some social events without alcohol, her groups now run all

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40. Healing the mother wound with Tish Banks.

How I quit alcohol ·

2021/03/27

In this episode I talk with the wonderful Tish Banks who has gone through deep healing and recreation of herself. Having grown up with much trauma related directly to alcohol, Tish was able to overcome her childhood pain and step into her own womanhood and strength free from the generational grip of alcohol. From easily being able to polish off 3 bottles of wine in a night to being completely free from alcohol Tish exudes positivity and is a true testament to how you can heal and turn your life

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39. Losing friends and finding your tribe, the...

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2021/03/20

In this episode I chat with owner of DV Nutrition and wellness coach, Chantelle Vallay. Fed up with her binge drinking lifestyle and wanting to pursue a wellness journey Channy lived with her foot in both worlds for some time. After a rock bottom moment proceeding a family wedding Channy decided she was done. Her life took a major turn from nurse to wellness coach and opening her own business to help inspire people to make healthy choices. It wasn't all easy though. Channy was

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38. The psychology of alcohol dependency with...

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2021/03/13

Stoked to have Ben Schiller back in the studio to talk about the psychology behind alcohol dependency. Ben and I discuss whether or not all alcohol abuse in binge drinkers and daily drinkers is the result of underlying phycological issues or trauma. We cover attachment theory and how that results in the need to escape with alcohol. What happens in the brain when we drink and how change is possible. To reach out to Ben you can contact him via www.benschillerpsychology.com.auThis podcast was

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37. Becoming a better man with Greg Jennings the...

How I quit alcohol ·

2021/03/06

In this episode I chat with Melbourne father of two, Greg Jennings @boozefreedad who at the time of recording is 14 months in to his sobriety. Vulnerable, emotional and honest, Greg opens up about how alcohol was effecting his relationship and his children who were the catalyst for him deciding to give 12 months AF a go. Greg shares the tools he used before he had even started the journey and the strategies he had under his belt that not only got him through but also transformed him from the

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36. Finding your purpose and freeing yourself with...

How I quit alcohol ·

2021/02/27

In this episode I chat with Ayurveda specialist and tantric yoga teacher, Brad Hay about his very intense journey with drugs and alcohol. Having always had a very spiritual side Brad battled most of his life with the two sides of himself knowing that there was more to his life than what he was living. Eventually his path lead him to rehab and onwards to delve deep into yoga, meditation and Ayurveda to help him heal old wounds and find his purpose or dharma. Now years later Brad leads Tantra

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