Hi everybody and welcome to Sober Alcohol Free Stories. I'm Victoria and I don't drink. Today I talk to Joe. Joe has been sober for over 25 years. In this episode, she teaches us how becoming sober, healed her heart, mind, and soul. Joe is my oldest guest and unfortunately had to leave recording early because a visitor arrived at her door.

I have to say I was envious of her friend arriving. I could have sat and talked with Joe all day long.

 Hi everyone and welcome to Sober Alcohol Free Stories. I'm Victoria and I don't drink. Tonight I'll talk to Sid. Sid is an old friend and one I shared some of my drinking evenings with many moons ago. It's lovely to hear how he has successfully turned his life around. Sid's drinking was exacerbated by a series of stressful events in his life, and finally he decided it was time to stop.

Sid shares his story with a real optimism for his future, and his wise realisation that fear of failure can be just the motivation that we sometimes need to succeed.

Hi everyone and welcome to Sober Alcohol Free Stories. I'm Vic and I don't drink! Today I talked to Ellen, who bravely made the decision to stop drinking at the age of 30 and just three months before her wedding, she's never looked back and has swapped her drinking music for running music. Super inspiring.

 Hi everybody and welcome to Sober, Alcohol Free Stories. I'm Victoria and I don't drink. Today I'll talk to Sharon, whose severe drinking sent her in and out of rehab for years and experiencing many failed moderation attempts. Sharon finally found what worked for her in spirituality and transformed her life into the tranquil world where she now lives. Happily reaching out to support others and help them along the way utilising scientific techniques including belief coding.

 Hi everyone and welcome to Sober Alcohol Free Stories. I'm Victoria and I don't drink. Today I talk to Lara Lara's. Drinking went from social to behind closed doors after experiencing postnatal depression. In our chat, she reflects on the issue that was probably there all along, and how learning to trust herself has really set her free.

 Hi everybody and welcome to Sober Alcohol Free Stories. I'm Victoria and I don't drink. Today I talk to Becky. Becky began drinking a little later in life with college laying the foundations that told her she was more confident with booze. The sudden death of her brother left her drinking to numb the pain and her drinking became more frequent and began to impact her life considerably.

It was when she was looking to lose a little weight that she began to educate herself on the effects of alcohol on the body and mind, and as a result, became alcohol free, gaining way more than she ever could have expected. Becky can now be found helping others as the Sober Serenity Coach

 Hi everyone, and welcome to Sober Alcohol Free Stories. I'm Victoria, and I don't drink. Today I'm talking to Philippa. Philippa's. Drinking was a way to mask anxiety developed through trauma at an early age. In her relationships, drinking was a central fixture until a fall down the stairs filled her with shame and planted the seed and dawning realization that continuing to drink was really no longer an option for her.

Hi everybody and welcome to Sober Alcohol Free Stories. I'm Victoria and I don't drink. Today I talk to Elise. Elise explains how her drinking as a young teenager taught her to hide from her pain. Her drinking became a tool which slowly ruined her life, and finally she accepted that enough was enough. Elisa's sobriety has taken her from two fractured skulls to the three peaks, and she's giddy with excitement as she talks to her about her hopes for her future.