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In this reflective and relatable episode of The Sober Butterfly Podcast, host Nadine Mulvina shares how sobriety has completely transformed the way she travels — both solo and with groups.

Celebrating over three years sober since 2021, Nadine opens up about discovering new layers of her personality through travel, including realizing she’s both introverted and extroverted depending on the environment. She breaks down two recent trips that couldn’t have been more different: a solo sober trip to El Salvador and a group trip to Art Basel in Miami.

Through honest storytelling, Nadine explores why solo travel can be deeply empowering and grounding in sobriety, offering freedom, clarity, and self-discovery. She also dives into the realities of sober group travel — from meaningful connection to unexpected tension — including a candid story about navigating conflict with a “birthday girl” during the Miami trip.

This episode is packed with practical tips for traveling sober, especially if you’re the only non-drinker in the group. Nadine shares strategies like separating checks, avoiding alcohol-related expenses, finding quiet moments to recharge, and setting realistic expectations to protect your peace while traveling.

Whether you’re sober-curious, newly sober, or years into your alcohol-free journey, this episode offers reassurance, humor, and actionable advice for navigating travel — and relationships — without alcohol.

✨ Plus, Nadine teases an upcoming fan-favorite episode: 2025 Sober Wrapped.

🔑 Topics Covered

• Life in sobriety since 2021
• Solo travel vs. group travel while sober
• Traveling sober in El Salvador
• Art Basel Miami trip reflections
• Navigating group dynamics without alcohol
• Managing conflict and expectations in sobriety
• Introvert vs. extrovert energy in sober life
• Tips for sober travelers
• Protecting your peace on group trips

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In this powerful episode of The Sober Butterfly, host Nadine Mulvina sits down with Ash Meredith, an Australian mum, fitness creator, and wellness influencer whose life has radically transformed since quitting alcohol. Ash opens up about her struggles with body image, disordered eating, food noise, emotional drinking, and the constant pressure to “look healthy” while feeling anything but.

Ash shares how alcohol quietly affected her digestion, metabolism, mental health, sleep, self-talk, and relationship with food—and how removing it helped her finally feel connected to her body in a healthy, nourishing way. Her journey offers an honest look at what sustainable wellness really means, far beyond diets or trends.

Listeners will learn:
✨ How alcohol impacts food cravings, stress, bloating, and body composition
✨ What “food noise” actually is & how to quiet it
✨ Simple, science-backed health habits for more energy
✨ The morning routine that changed Ash’s life
✨ Why nourishing breakfasts matter for hormone balance
✨ Tips for better digestion, sleep, and mindful eating
✨ How sobriety can unlock true self-optimization
✨ Practical ideas for navigating social drinking pressure
✨ How to build wellness habits that last (even as a busy mum)

Whether you're sober-curious, working on your wellness, or trying to heal your relationship with food and body image, Ash’s story is empowering, relatable, and full of actionable nuggets you can start using today.

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In this powerful episode of The Sober Butterfly Podcast, Nadine sits down with Bryan Power to explore how attachment styles, childhood wounds, emotional triggers, and deep inner work can transform relationships from the inside out.

Bryan shares his remarkable journey—from a sudden breakup and restraining order to rebuilding a healthier, stronger marriage through self-awareness and integrated attachment theory. Together, they unpack the six pillars of emotional healing inspired by Thais Gibson’s work: core wounds, needs, emotions, boundaries, communication, and behaviors.

This episode offers actionable tools for anyone navigating relationship challenges, breaking toxic patterns, or healing from trauma. Whether you’re partnered, single, or somewhere in between, Bryan’s story is a reminder that change is possible—and love can be rebuilt when we learn to understand ourselves.

Resources Mentioned:
📌 Book a Free 60-Minute Relationship Strategy Call with Bryan:
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📌 Mel Robbins x Thais Gibson Episode:
“Why Do I Love the Way That I Love: The 4 Attachment Styles Explained”

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Instagram: @myrelationshipfail

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In this episode of The Sober Butterfly Podcast, Nadine sits down with Kristen Bear, founder of Creative Sobriety, for a powerful conversation about recovery, self-expression, and the creative rebirth that often follows getting sober.

Kristen opens up about her journey from the chaotic party scenes of LA and NYC to a spiritual awakening in February 2020 that marked the start of her alcohol-free life. She shares how the lockdown became a sacred period for healing—rediscovering hobbies, reconnecting with nature, and expressing herself through writing and creativity.

Together, Nadine and Kristen explore what it means to pursue a creative life in sobriety, moving beyond traditional recovery narratives, and empowering women to live authentically. Kristen also talks about her upcoming memoir, building her shipping-container tiny home, and the mission behind Creative Sobriety. A fun rapid-fire Q&A closes the episode with inspiration for anyone embracing a sober-curious or alcohol-free lifestyle.

Follow Kristen:
📸 Instagram: @creativesobriety
📝 Substack: https://kristenbear.substack.com/

Resources Mentioned

Book: Women Who Run With Wolves

Medium Article: Heroes of The Addiction Crisis: How Kristen Bear of Creative Sobriety Is Helping To Battle One of Our Most Serious Epidemics

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In this intimate and unfiltered episode of The Sober Butterfly Podcast, host Nadine Mulvina opens up about her journey of celibacy in sobriety — from chaotic, alcohol-fueled hookups to a life anchored in self-respect, clarity, and peace.

Before getting sober, sex often felt like a search for connection that always ended in disconnection. Nadine reflects on how alcohol served as a social lubricant, helping her lower inhibitions while deepening her emotional void. She dives into her two distinct hoe phases — from college party culture to navigating machismo in Mexico City — and how those experiences shaped her understanding of intimacy, self-worth, and addiction to limerence.

Now, nearly a year into her second celibacy era, Nadine shares the unexpected benefits of celibacy in sobriety — including heightened clarity, confidence, creativity, and spiritual grounding. With humor and honesty, she explores what happens when you stop seeking validation through sex and start nurturing a genuine relationship with yourself.

This episode is for anyone who’s re-evaluating their relationship with love, lust, or loneliness — and wants to rediscover intimacy beyond the physical.

💫 Episode Highlights

00:00 — Introduction: The Sex List Revelation
00:33 — Celibacy in Sobriety: A New Journey
01:06 — Sex Before Sobriety: Chaos and Alcohol
04:33 — The Hoe Phase: Reclaiming Self
06:08 — Heartbreak and the Hoe Phase
06:49 — College and Party Life
09:45 — Mexico City: Machismo and Heartbreak
16:57 — Therapy and Realizations
18:45 — The First Year of Sobriety
21:36 — Second Celibacy Era
24:07 — Breaking Patterns and Embracing Sobriety
25:42 — Building a Sober Toolbox
26:17 — Contentment and Self-Discovery
27:21 — Navigating Relationships and Self-Worth
35:24 — The Benefits of Celibacy in Sobriety
46:37 — Final Thoughts and Reflections

🧠 Key Takeaways

• How alcohol shaped unhealthy sexual patterns and emotional dependency
• The cultural influence of machismo in Mexico City on dating and self-esteem
• Why celibacy can be an empowering choice for those in recovery
• How to recognize and break addictive relationship patterns (limerence)
• The surprising benefits of celibacy in sobriety: clarity, confidence, creativity, and peace
• Relearning intimacy through self-connection rather than external validation

🔗 Resources Mentioned

🎥 YouTube Video: Sober Sexpert Tawny Lara on Sex in Sobriety

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It’s fantasy football season (…allegedly), but here on The Sober Butterfly, we’re drafting something better: the ultimate Sober Girl Fantasy Team for November. 🍂✨

In this cozy, funny, and totally relatable solo episode, host Nadine Mulvina builds her dream lineup of sober-life MVPs: from the best mocktail brands and cozy self-care rituals, to celebrity inspirations and the sober trends that did not make the team.

November might be the “in-between” month — not quite fall, not yet holidays — but that doesn’t mean it can’t be your glow-up season. Nadine breaks down how to romanticize your sober life, reset your routines, and stay grounded when the seasonal blues start creeping in.

🏈 What You’ll Hear in This Episode:

• 🕯️ Fantasy Draft Pick #1: The Cozy Reset Hour — Why cleaning your apartment can actually be spiritual.
• 🍸 Top Sober Brands — Mocktail Club takes the crown (and why supporting a Black woman-owned NA brand matters).
• 🌟 Celebrity MVP: Naomi Campbell — elegant, disciplined, and thriving in her sober era.
• 🧣 Bonus Rounds: Cozy rituals, main character moments, and the real sober girl essentials of November.

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✨ Best sober snack
🍸 Favorite NA brand
🌟 Sober celebrity icon
😴 Most overrated sober trend

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In this spooky-fun Halloween episode of The Sober Butterfly, host Nadine Mulvina takes listeners on a chilling (and hilarious) journey through her dating graveyard: revisiting The Vampire, The Magician, and The Mummy 👻. Each “monster” represents an ex from her drinking days who drained her energy, disappeared behind illusions, or stayed emotionally wrapped up in his past.

Now, four years sober, Nadine reflects on what each toxic relationship taught her about self-worth, healing, and the importance of boundaries in sobriety.

✨ What You’ll Hear:

• 🧛‍♀️ The Vampire – The ex who drained her confidence and energy.
• 🎩 The Magician – The smooth talker who made her boundaries disappear.
• 🧻 The Mummy – The emotionally unavailable one who couldn’t unwrap his feelings.
• 💞 Nadine’s new sober crush from Chicago (and how she’s dating differently now).
• 💫 How sobriety gives you the ultimate spellbook for protecting your peace and energy.

Resources Mentioned:

2024 Sober Dating Wrapped

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In this episode of The Sober Butterfly, host Nadine Mulvina returns with full energy and fresh perspective after her “silent girl summer.” She opens up about how she’s ending 2025 with intention by taking on the 75 Hard Challenge — a mental toughness program designed to build discipline, confidence, and consistency.

Nadine shares how she’s not doing 75 Hard to lose weight but rather to reset her mind and body after struggling with burnout and sugar cravings. She dives into her relationship with sugar after sobriety, explaining how alcohol metabolizes into sugar and why many sober people turn to sweets after quitting drinking.

Throughout the episode, Nadine breaks down each of the 75 Hard rules, explains how she’s modifying the challenge to fit her sober lifestyle, and opens up about her personal “why” — preventing diabetes, improving her mental health, and proving to herself that she can do hard things.

Whether you’re sober, sober-curious, or simply craving a lifestyle reset, this episode will inspire you to finish the year strong with structure, purpose, and self-accountability.

🧠 What You’ll Learn

• What the 75 Hard Challenge is and how to make it work for you
• How sugar addiction often replaces alcohol cravings in sobriety
• The science behind alcohol and sugar metabolism
• How Nadine is following the challenge (no added sugar + gallon of water a day)
• Tips for building discipline, structure, and consistency
• Why ending 2025 with intention can shift your mindset going into the new year

🔗 Resources Mentioned

• 75 Hard Challenge Rules:
  1. Follow a structured diet (Nadine’s rule: no added sugar)
  2. Complete two 45-minute workouts per day (one outdoors)
  3. Drink one gallon of water daily
  4. Read 10 pages of a non-fiction/self-improvement book
  5. Take a daily progress photo
  6. No alcohol, no cheat meals
• Order Mallary’s Book:
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• Episode: https://podcasts.apple.com/es/podcast/slip-eating-disorder-recovery-sobriety-the-middle/id1633341419?i=1000716887674&l=en-GB
• Follow Nadine’s 75 Hard journey on Instagram → @the.soberbutterfly

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