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  • 6. Creative Clarity: The Truth About 5 Years Sober - Liz Nugent

    54:23||Season 3, Ep. 6
    Here’s to more energy, better sleep, positivity, and health - here’s to a mindful drinking movement - here’s to change! This week's guest is the Irish award winning novelist Liz Nugent, author of six hugely successful novels. Her latest title, The Truth About Ruby Cooper, centres around the lead character who is an alcoholic. But today we are here to talk to Liz about her personal story, and it is fascinating. Five years ago, Liz gave up alcohol in solidarity with her husband, who sought help and support when his relationship with alcohol became unmanageable.This is a story of triumph and hope and a reminder that there is so much help and support out there for those who want it. Enjoy.If you learn something important from this podcast please leave a review, share with a friend or across your social media and don’t forget to subscribe.Tag your post @drinkaware_irl #HeresToChangeFor more visit drinkaware.ie

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  • 5. Sobriety is a Lifestyle UpGrade - Kate Bee The Sober School

    39:03||Season 3, Ep. 5
    Here’s to more energy, better sleep, positivity, and health - here’s to a mindful drinking movement - here’s to change! In this episode we are joined by Kate Bee founder of The Sober School, a coaching platform that helps women stop drinking and start living without shame, labels, or deprivation. The Sober School was born out of the frustration that there just didn't seem to be a community for women in the messy middle. A former BBC journalist and certified life coach, Kate now empowers women across the globe to navigate alcohol free living with confidence and joy through her flagship programme Getting Unstuck. Here Kate shares her support and knowledge for anyone wanting to create a life where you don't need alcohol.If you learn something important from this podcast please leave a review, share with a friend or across your social media and don’t forget to subscribe.Tag your post @drinkaware_irl #HeresToChangeFor more visit drinkaware.ie
  • 4. I Replaced Alcohol with Running 5k a Day and My Life Changed - Mick Lennon

    43:20||Season 3, Ep. 4
    Here’s to more energy, better sleep, positivity, and health - here’s to a mindful drinking movement - here’s to change! In this episode we meet Mick Lennon co-host of Ah Stop Bro podcastMick swapped his habitual drinking with a challenge to run 5k a day for a full year.What followed was an entirely new life perspective and purpose. On his nightly runs Mick met a family living in their car who needed help, he has found his confidence and voice as an advocate for a sobriety journey and he appreciates now how much time, energy and purpose drinking alcohol was stealing from him. If you learn something important from this podcast please leave a review, share with a friend or across your social media and don’t forget to subscribe.Tag your post @drinkaware_irl #HeresToChangeFor more visit drinkaware.ie Show produced by The Brand Story. Recorded in Collaborative Studios.
  • 3. High Performance And Discipline Can Change Your Life - Joe Clifford

    48:43||Season 3, Ep. 3
    Here’s to more energy, better sleep, positivity, and health - here’s to a mindful drinking movement - here’s to change! Joe Clifford is a world-renowned Dublin-born cutman, hand-wrapping professional, and combat sports educator. Rather than being a professional boxer himself, he is the specialist in the corner who treats fighter lacerations, swelling, and nosebleeds. He has worked with top UFC and professional boxing champions and runs a global cutman certification course. But life could have moved him in a different direction as he grew up where alcohol and addiction were common themes. This episode demonstrates why commitment can bring about enormous change and how exciting life is when you listen to the direction of your gut. If you learn something important from this podcast please leave a review, share with a friend or across your social media and don’t forget to subscribe.Tag your post @drinkaware_irl #HeresToChangeFor more visit drinkaware.ie Show produced by The Brand Story. Recorded in Collaborative Studios.
  • 2. How Quitting Alcohol Was The Ultimate Flex- Hannah Joyce Founder of Flexera

    37:19||Season 3, Ep. 2
    Here’s to more energy, better sleep, positivity, and health - here’s to a mindful drinking movement - here’s to change! If you have have big goals but something is holding you back - consider if its alcohol. In this episode we talk to Irish Wellness Entrepreneur Hannah Joyce and founder of Flexera, a premium connected fitness company that designs studio-quality, foldable Reformer Pilates machines for home use.Hannah credits many things to her success including her lifestyle habits and here shares her experiences as a "sober CEO" who deeply integrated Reformer Pilates into her mental clarity and physical strength routine after giving up alcohol. Named among the "Innovators to Watch" by the Irish times her brand has experienced massive growth this year. And it’s incredibly inspiring to hear her talk about how making a change to a sober lifestyle has helped her get here. If you learn something important from this podcast please leave a review, share with a friend or across your social media and don’t forget to subscribe.Tag your post @drinkaware_irl #HeresToChangeFor more visit drinkaware.ie Show produced by The Brand Story. Recorded in Collaborative Studios.
  • 1. Do You Need Drink To Have The Craic? - Jarlath Regan

    46:14||Season 3, Ep. 1
    Here’s to more energy, better sleep, positivity, and health - here’s to a mindful drinking movement - here’s to change! For most of us, we don’t need an extreme problem with alcohol to decide that it’s not working for us. Low mood, low energy, low on excuses is reason enough to make a change. Joining us today is Jarlath Regan an award-winning Irish stand-up comedian, writer, and podcaster widely celebrated for his viral clips and hit podcasts, he rose to international prominence through his observational stand-up tours.It’s here that he learned how alcohol wasn’t a benefit for his craft, relationships or mental health - it’s here he decided to make a change.We talk about how he gives himself permission to drink but chooses not to, the positives, the workarounds and the positive change in drinking culture in the comedy clubs.JARLATH REGAN - Craic Pot World Tour Tickets are NOW ON SALE for Jarlath's NEW showTo find out where and when and buy your tickets visit the link belowCRAIC POT TOURIf you learn something important from this podcast please leave a review, share with a friend or across your social media and don’t forget to subscribe.Tag your post @drinkaware_irl #HeresToChangeFor more visit drinkaware.ie Show produced by The Brand Story. Recorded in Collaborative Studios.
  • 6. What's My Why? Motivation for Changed Behaviour with Pádraig Walsh

    47:23||Season 2, Ep. 6
    Here’s to more energy, better sleep, positivity, and health - here’s to a mindful drinking movement - here’s to change! When thinking about making a change always ask yourself - What's my Why?Perhaps it's for health, for energy, for family or to live by your own values, but the answer reveals a powerful motivation for behavioural change.In this episode we are joined by Pádraig Walsh, behavioural psychologist and founder of ChangeAble Behaviour Solutions, with over 15 years of experience applying behavioural science to real-world challenges. He is a noted media contributor, lecturer at Irish universities, and focuses on human-centered design, motivation, and behavioural insights.We talk about our psychology and motivations around change, the rise in at home drinking post pandemic and the modelling impact our behaviours and drinking can have on our children living with us.If you learn something important from this podcast please leave a review, share with a friend or across your social media and don’t forget to subscribe.Tag this podcast @drinkaware_irl #HeresToChangeFor more visit drinkaware.ie Show produced by The Brand Story. Recorded in Collaborative Studios.