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The stereotype of ‘rock bottom’ kept me drinking. I believed the lie that if my drinking didn’t look like a dire stereotype then I did not qualify for sobriety. This lie stopped me from seeing what alcohol had already taken from my life. Today we’ll talk through chapter six of my book The Sober Shift, where I’ll help you reframe the concept of ‘rock bottom’ so that you can find a softer place to land.  Community makes all the difference. Join The Sober Mom Life Cafe for 5+ Peer Support meetings each week and a private Facebook group to connect with sober and sober-curious women.  Get Your Copy of my book! The Sober Shift  Follow on Instagram @thesobermomlife See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Ericka Andersen devoured every quit lit book she could find in early sobriety, but time and again something was missing for her: faith. Faith and religion is deeply central to Ericka’s life, and so she set out to write the book that she needed when she got sober.  Today Ericka tells us all about her book - Freely Sober: Rethinking Alcohol Through the Lens of Faith. Ericka wrote this book to serve as a support for anyone who is seeking to find faith-based or spiritual meaning in their sober journey.  Learn more about Ericka and her work at https://erickaandersen.com/ Community makes all the difference. Join The Sober Mom Life Cafe for 5+ Peer Support meetings each week and a private Facebook group to connect with sober and sober-curious women.  Get Your Copy of my book! The Sober Shift  Follow on Instagram @thesobermomlife See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Alcohol is sold as a form of self care - a way for us to unwind and ‘come back to ourselves’. This is an absolute lie, one created by big alcohol in order to boost sales and to get us addicted.  Today I’ll walk you through chapter 5 of my book The Sober Shift where we dispel the myth that alcohol and wellness should go hand in hand, and I’ll help you figure out what true wellness in sobriety looks like for you.  Community makes all the difference. Join The Sober Mom Life Cafe for 5+ Peer Support meetings each week and a private Facebook group to connect with sober and sober-curious women.  Get Your Copy of my book! The Sober Shift  Follow on Instagram @thesobermomlife See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Real Sober Mom Sarah grew up in Germany on a US military base where alcohol was such a way of life that her first drink was at thirteen years old at a restaurant with her family.  As a mom, alcohol came in and out of her life but it wasn’t until her kids were a bit older that it began to have a hold on her. Once she realized she was drinking every day, she began to worry - had her drinking gone too far?  She began to take sobriety one day at a time. With community support in Fresh 30 and The Sober Mom Life Cafe, she has now been sober since late 2024!  Community makes all the difference. Join The Sober Mom Life Cafe for 6+ Peer Support meetings each week and a private Facebook group to connect with sober and sober-curious women.  Get Your Copy of my book! The Sober Shift  Follow on Instagram @thesobermomlife See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Today I’ll walk you through chapter 4 of my book The Sober Shift where we’ll step back from romanticizing alcohol so that we can take a clear look at the real role that drinking plays in your life. I call this facing ‘the mold in the basement’. In order to be honest about alcohol, we have to face our stories about alcohol that we’ve avoided facing for so long.  This part is challenging, but you can do this, and community can make all the difference. Join The Sober Mom Life Cafe for 6+ Peer Support meetings each week and a private Facebook group to connect with sober and sober-curious women.  Get Your Copy of my book! The Sober Shift  Follow on Instagram @thesobermomlife See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

This week Suzanne and Katie break apart what Suzanne considers a ‘masterpiece’: the latest episode of Real Housewives of Salt Lake city, Sisters of Salt.  We’ll get into how the cast’s ability (or inability) to have challenging conversations majorly shapes the narratives of the show. Then, we’ll explore the nature of flaunting wealth within these women’s lives, and how for some it serves as a major veneer for their insecurities. Finally - is Meredith okay, and does substance abuse play a role in her challenges?  Community makes all the difference. Join The Sober Mom Life Cafe for 5+ Peer Support meetings each week and a private Facebook group to connect with sober and sober-curious women.  Get Your Copy of my book! The Sober Shift  Follow on Instagram @thesobermomlife See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

If you’re stuck in what I call ‘moderation hell’ then this episode is for you. We have all been sold the myth that moderation is the ‘normal’ way to drink. If you can’t achieve it? Then you have a problem. This is a myth! It could not be further from the truth.  Today I’ll walk you through chapter 3 of my book The Sober Shift where we dispel the myth of moderation in pursuit of getting you to where you really want to be - freedom.  Community makes all the difference. Join The Sober Mom Life Cafe for 5+ Peer Support meetings each week and a private Facebook group to connect with sober and sober-curious women.  Get Your Copy of my book! The Sober Shift  Follow on Instagram @thesobermomlife See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Certified parenting coach and the co-founder of Guardian Recovery Keesha Scott joins me today to share how her 23 years of sobriety have impacted her life, both personally and as a parent.  For Keesha, sobriety opened up a path for her to finally feel her feelings. After over two decades of sobriety, she could never imagine wanting to hide from her feelings again. This ability to stare directly at the fear and insecurities that naturally arise in life has allowed her to show up in immense ways for both her family, her clients, and a wide community of people in the midst of their own recovery through Guardian Recovery.  Check out my episode on Keesha’s podcast, Cake for Dinner!  Community makes all the difference. Join The Sober Mom Life Cafe for 5+ Peer Support meetings each week and a private Facebook group to connect with sober and sober-curious women.  Get Your Copy of my book! The Sober Shift  Follow on Instagram @thesobermomlife See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Mommy Wine Culture is a trend manufactured in boardrooms by Big Alcohol. I explore this deeply in the second chapter of my book, The Sober Shift, and today on The Weekend Reset I’ll give you an overview of what I found in my research so that you can clearly see how we as moms have been manipulated to believe that alcohol could ‘help’ us with motherhood.  Alcohol was never here to help us. It was here to get us addicted in order to grow Big Alcohol’s profits. Once you see this, it is so much easier to say goodbye to alcohol for good.  Community makes all the difference. Join The Sober Mom Life Cafe for 5+ Peer Support meetings each week and a private Facebook group to connect with sober and sober-curious women.  Get Your Copy of my book! The Sober Shift  Follow on Instagram @thesobermomlife See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Happy 2026! As we begin the new year, I’m joined by my amazing friends Casey Davidson of The Hello Someday Podcast and Gill Tietz of Sober Powered to bring you a fresh and empowering perspective on Dry January.  If you’re ready to reset your relationship with alcohol, let this episode be your support. We’ll talk about how to navigate those first two alcohol-free weeks, perspective shifts that will deeply support you on your journey, why community and accountability make all the difference, and what to do if your sense of motivation begins to fade.  Connect with Casey: https://hellosomedaycoaching.com/ Connect with Gill: https://www.soberpowered.com/ Community makes all the difference. Join The Sober Mom Life Cafe for 5+ Peer Support meetings each week and a private Facebook group to connect with sober and sober-curious women.  Get Your Copy of my book! The Sober Shift  Follow on Instagram @thesobermomlife See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Happy New Year! For the next ten weeks on The Weekend Reset I’ll be walking you through my new book The Sober Shift chapter by chapter. Take a listen to the intro to get you up to speed!   Today, in Chapter One, I want to invite you to shift how you’re viewing the concept of sobriety. Society sells us on the idea that sobriety is all about deprivation. But what if you flipped that? What if you focused on all that you can gain through choosing a sober life? How would that change the experience for you?  Join me at the Sober Mom Life treat in Mexico this February! Hurry - spots are going fast:  https://thesobermomlife.com/thesobermomliferetreat Community makes all the difference. Join The Sober Mom Life Cafe for 5+ Peer Support meetings each week and a private Facebook group to connect with sober and sober-curious women.  Get Your Copy of my book The Sober Shift  Follow on Instagram @thesobermomlife See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

In these final days of 2025 my mom and I are here to take stock of the year. We’ll talk about big shifts we’ve experienced in our lives (A book release! Retirement!), what we’re deciding to leave behind as we exit the year, how sobriety can serve as an endless springboard for growth, and our intentions for 2026.  Community makes all the difference. Join The Sober Mom Life Cafe for 5+ Peer Support meetings each week and a private Facebook group to connect with sober and sober-curious women.  Does sobriety during the upcoming holiday season feel overwhelming? Sign up for my 10-Day Holiday Series! Each day you will receive an email message that I crafted to support you through your first sober holiday season. Sign up here.  Get Your Copy of my book The Sober Shift  Follow on Instagram @thesobermomlife See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

It’s the last Friday of 2025, so let's look back... No matter where you are on your sobriety journey, the fact that you’re here tells me that in 2025 you showed up for yourself. Maybe you have some sobriety under your belt now, or maybe you began to drink with the blinders off. Wherever you are on this path, you deserve so much self-compassion and grace for all of how you grew and changed in your relationship with alcohol.  Happy New Year! Community makes all the difference. Join The Sober Mom Life Cafe for 5+ Peer Support meetings each week and a private Facebook group to connect with sober and sober-curious women.  Does sobriety during the upcoming holiday season feel overwhelming? Sign up for my 10-Day Holiday Series! Each day you will receive an email message that I crafted to support you through your first sober holiday season. Sign up here.  Get Your Copy of my book The Sober Shift  Follow on Instagram @thesobermomlife See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

I love taking a look back at the end of each year, so today I’ve compiled some of my favorite moments from this year’s episodes to share with you! Get ready to hear some standout moments from all of our fantastic guests in 2025. If you’d like to go deeper into any of these conversations, be sure to visit the full episodes! In this episode you'll hear highlights from: Celebrating Five Years of Sobriety (Episode 227)  Gillian Tietz (Episode 232)  Liza Feilner (Episode 238)  Jyoti Chand (Episode 244) Amanda E. White (Episode 247)  Luc Zoratto (Episode 251) Mocksticated (Episode 252) Jessica Guerrieri (Episode 259)  Katy Olson (Episode 260) Therapy 101 with my Mom! (Episode 263) Jessica Stewart (Episode 267) Heather Lowe (Episode 269)  The Weekend Reset: Am I That Bad? (Episode 272)  Kate Vitela (Episode 273) Kristin McGee (Episode 275) The Weekend Reset: Gratitude in Sobriety (Episode 276)  Mary Alice Stevens (Episode 277) The Weekend Reset: Navigating Cravings (Episode 278)  Community makes all the difference. Join The Sober Mom Life Cafe for 5+ Peer Support meetings each week and a private Facebook group to connect with sober and sober-curious women.  Does sobriety during the upcoming holiday season feel overwhelming? Sign up for my 10-Day Holiday Series! Each day you will receive an email message that I crafted to support you through your first sober holiday season. Sign up here.  Get Your Copy of my book The Sober Shift  Follow on Instagram @thesobermomlife See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

We are officially deep in the holiday season, and if you’re navigating early sobriety this can be a challenging time. So today, I’m here with some perspective on how you can protect your peace - even if it means saying no. I’ll share scripts for how you can say no in a way that respects your own needs, whether that be saying no to an event, to friends, or to a drink that someone is trying to place in your hand.  You’ve got this. Keep going.  Community makes all the difference. Join The Sober Mom Life Cafe for 5+ Peer Support meetings each week and a private Facebook group to connect with sober and sober-curious women.  Does sobriety during the upcoming holiday season feel overwhelming? Sign up for my 10-Day Holiday Series! Each day you will receive an email message that I crafted to support you through your first sober holiday season. Sign up here.  Get Your Copy of my book The Sober Shift  Follow on Instagram @thesobermomlife See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.