

The Alcohol ReThink Podcast with Patrick Fox
Patrick Fox - Mens Life and Sober Coach
The Alcohol ReThink Podcast is for men who want to change their relationship with alcohol, whether you're in the sober-curious stage or ready to quit for good.
We're ripping up the script on outdated stereotypes and stigmas when it comes to alcohol and addiction, and showing you how you can rethink your relationship with alcohol in a way that feels empowering and sustainable.
Join Patrick as he shares practical strategies, interviews, experiences, coaching tools and concepts to help you break free from alcohol, reclaim control, and start living the life you truly want.
www.patrickjfox.com
We're ripping up the script on outdated stereotypes and stigmas when it comes to alcohol and addiction, and showing you how you can rethink your relationship with alcohol in a way that feels empowering and sustainable.
Join Patrick as he shares practical strategies, interviews, experiences, coaching tools and concepts to help you break free from alcohol, reclaim control, and start living the life you truly want.
www.patrickjfox.com
Episodes
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Jan 27, 2023 • 47min
85. Inspiration, Legacy and Values with Daniel Suppey
In this week’s episode of The Alcohol ReThink Podcast Patrick is joined by Daniel Suppey of Kyon drinks. Daniel is the CEO and founder of Kyon drinks, which are delicious fiery ginger, non-alcoholic drinks.
Daniel shares about the inspiration for his business and why providing a healthy non alcoholic drink is so important to him. In this episode Daniel speaks openly about experiencing the loss of his brother from alcohol when he was younger and the impact it had on him.
Some of the other topics they chat about in this episode are:
- Creating safety through sobriety
- Divine inspiration
- Why non-alcoholic drinks are a game changer
- Finding a passion
- Values and legacy
Connect with Daniel Suppey:
Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/kyon_drinks/
Website - https://www.kyondrinks.com/
Connect with Patrick:
To find out how Patrick can help you stop drinking and create an awesome life without alcohol, book a free one hour consultation to discover how his 6 month 1-1 coaching program will take you from feeling out of control and self-hating to sober, clear-headed, full of energy, looking good and doing more of what you love in life.
Whether you decide to work with him or not, the consult alone will help you understand where you are and why you do what you do. It’s a no-brainer. Get yourself booked in here.
You can also join The Alcohol ReThink Project, a free 30 day email mindset-reset series to support you in stopping drinking
Website: https://www.patrickjfox.com/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thealcoholrethinkproject/

Jan 20, 2023 • 49min
84. Money, Self-Regard & Taking Stock with Jo Renshaw
In this week’s episode of The Alcohol ReThink Podcast Patrick is joined by Jo Renshaw. Jo is an amazing Life Coach who works with men to help them feel less stressed.
In this episode Jo talks about the work she does with men to create less stress in their lives and why. She speaks candidly about what it was like to watch the father of her child's life be consumed by alcohol and why she is passionate about changing the narrative of how men are ‘supposed’ to show up in the world.
Some of the other key points they chat about in this episode are:
- Social expectations of men
- How to have positive self regard
- Work hard, play hard culture
- Scarcity and abundance mindsets around money
- Valuing what you bring to the world without attaching it to money
- Alcohol debt & alcohol audits
- The power of taking stock of what you’ve created in your life
- Refuse to beat yourself up
- There are people who love you and want what’s best for you
Resources Mentioned
Connect with Jo Renshaw:
Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/jo_renshaw/
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jorenshaw/
Website - https://www.jorenshaw.com/
Connect with Patrick:
To find out how Patrick can help you stop drinking and create an awesome life without alcohol, book a free one hour consultation to discover how his 6 month 1-1 coaching program will take you from feeling out of control and self-hating to sober, clear-headed, full of energy, looking good and doing more of what you love in life.
Whether you decide to work with him or not, the consult alone will help you understand where you are and why you do what you do. It’s a no-brainer. Get yourself booked in here.
You can also join The Alcohol ReThink Project, a free 30 day email mindset-reset series to support you in stopping drinking
Website: https://www.patrickjfox.com/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thealcoholrethinkproject/

Jan 13, 2023 • 1h 37min
83. How To Nail Dry January with Angela Mascenik
In this week’s episode of The Alcohol ReThink Podcast Patrick shares a recording of a recent conversational chat, he had with the amazing Angela Mascenik.
They share what rethinking alcohol in their lives looked like and why they made that decision. They go on to explore and offer coaching, advice and experiences on the following main topics:
- Managing Urges (Understanding what they are)
- How to treat yourself as you make this change
- How to go beyond just counting days and implement lasting change
- How to deal with partners, friends and family who have 'opinions' about your choice to rethink alcohol
Throughout the call, they are answering live questions from people who attended. There is something powerful about hearing about other people's circumstances, you'll see you're not alone and you'll be able to relate to them and you on some level.
Stick on a brew, sit back, listen and learn in this masterclass of training from Patrick and Angela.
Connect with Angela Mascenik
Website: https://www.angelamascenik.com/
Podcast: Stop Over-Drinking & Start Living Podcast here
Connect with Patrick:
To find out how Patrick can help you stop drinking and create an awesome life without alcohol, book a free one hour consultation to discover how his 6 month 1-1 coaching program will take you from feeling out of control and self-hating to sober, clear-headed, full of energy, looking good and doing more of what you love in life.
Whether you decide to work with him or not, the consult alone will help you understand where you are and why you do what you do. It’s a no-brainer. Get yourself booked in here.
You can also join The Alcohol ReThink Project, a free 30-day email mindset-reset series, to support you in stopping drinking
Website: https://www.patrickjfox.com/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thealcoholrethinkproject/

Jan 6, 2023 • 32min
82. Finding The Wins
In this week’s episode of The Alcohol ReThink Podcast Patrick talks about how you can Find The Wins in your journey to sobriety.
It's really easy for our brain to focus on what isn't working, by redirecting your focus and looking for the wins in your sobriety journey, it'll make you feel better, which will lead to more of the same.
Some of the other cool things he talks about in this episode are:
- Creating goals & choosing a word of the year
- The power of future self exercises
- Why how you feel matters and how to change it
- Deciding who you want to be this year
- Beating yourself up is pointless
- The more you focus on feeling good, the more you’ll want to do it
- Learn how to appreciate what you’ve done or will do
- The brain's natural inclination to focus on the negative
- Training your brain to look for what you are doing vs what you’re not doing
- Go to bed and reflect on the things you HAVE achieved
- Some examples of where you can find the wins in your journey
Connect with Patrick:
To find out how Patrick can help you stop drinking and create an awesome life without alcohol, book a free one hour consultation to discover how his 6 month 1-1 coaching program will take you from feeling out of control and self-hating to sober, clear-headed, full of energy, looking good and doing more of what you love in life.
Whether you decide to work with him or not, the consult alone will help you understand where you are and why you do what you do. It’s a no-brainer. Get yourself booked in here.
You can also join The Alcohol ReThink Project, a free 30 day email mindset-reset series to support you in stopping drinking
Website: https://www.patrickjfox.com/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thealcoholrethinkproject/

Dec 30, 2022 • 40min
81. Community, Friendship & Allyship with Yasmin Spark
In this week’s episode of The Alcohol ReThink Podcast Patrick is joined by the fabulous Yasmin Spark AKA @sugarwaterxx
Yasmin is celebrating 6 years of sobriety and has made some pretty radical changes in her life since giving up alcohol in her life.
In this episode, we explore what opportunities and possibilities can open up to you when you stop drinking.
We also discuss how we can ensure the sober space is made to feel inclusive for all.
Some of the other cool things we cover in this episode are:
- How the alcohol-free drinks landscape has changed dramatically in a short space of time
- Working with a trauma therapist
- Developing a community around you to support you in your journey #findyourtribe
- Redefining friendship and what you value from friendships
- Finding alcohol-free drinks that please your palate
- Providing social spaces where we can enjoy life
- Doing what’s best for you
- Identifying what the currency of your relationships are
- Shame is a useless emotion
- How to be an ally and take action
Mocktail Recipe
Lime juice
5 spice spirit
Ginger kombucha
Dash of lime
Cross sip or Lyre’s whiskey - optional
Resources Mentioned
Black & British by David Olusoga
Alcohol Change
The Shoreditch Dry Event - 19th January 2023
Group Coaching Program - Radically Sober
Register or sign up for the ‘Radically Sober’ 8 week group coaching program starting on January 10th 2023.
Sign up here - https://www.patrickjfox.com/radically-sober
Connect with this week's guest:
Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/sugarwaterxx/
Website - https://www.bubbleswithouttroubles.com/
Club Soda Podcast - Black History Month
Connect with Patrick:
To find out how Patrick can help you stop drinking and create an awesome life without alcohol, book a free one hour consultation to discover how his 6 month 1-1 coaching program will take you from feeling out of control and self-hating to sober, clear-headed, full of energy, looking good and doing more of what you love in life.
Whether you decide to work with him or not, the consult alone will help you understand where you are and why you do what you do. It’s a no-brainer. Get yourself booked in here.
You can also join The Alcohol ReThink Project, a free 30 day email mindset-reset series to support you in stopping drinking
Website: https://www.patrickjfox.com/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thealcoholrethinkproject/

Dec 16, 2022 • 51min
80. Acceptance, Connection & Healing with Chris Marshall
In this week’s episode of The Alcohol ReThink Podcast Patrick is joined by the awesome Chris Marshall AKA @sans_bar on Instagram.
During this episode Chris really brings his raw authentic self. He shares what it was like for him growing up as a young child and having to tragically deal with the death of his father from a young age and the expectation that was placed on him.
He shares why he first started drinking and then how he stopped. It’s quite a journey.
This is an amazing conversation in which Chris brings so much wisdom and advice for all the guys out there who want to rethink their relationship with alcohol.
Some of the cool things we cover in this episode are:
- Asking yourself ‘who do you want to be in this world?’
- How drinking for connection is a myth. It actually creates disconnection from the self and others
- Changing how we perceive substance abuse and lives lost as a result
- The birth of Sans Bar and celebrating it’s 5th year of business
- The false mirage of opening up that alcohol creates
- Noticing how many women are open to sobriety compared to guys
- You can never understand why your drinking while you’re drinking
- Men’s propensity to want to fix and do things on our own and how it can become unhelpful
- The version of you who drinks isn’t weak, it’s the strongest. How they endure the absolute hell of drinking
- How making peace with your past helps you to move forward
- Why stopping drinking helps you to heal the relationship you have with yourself
- The impact of loneliness
- The power of radical acceptance
Group Coaching Program - Radically Sober
Register or sign up for the ‘Radically Sober’ 8 week group coaching program starting on January 10th 2023.
Sign up here - https://www.patrickjfox.com/radically-sober
Connect with this week's guest:
Instagram -https://www.instagram.com/sans_bar/
Website - https://www.thesansbar.com/
Sans Bar on tour
Connect with Patrick:
To find out how Patrick can help you stop drinking and create an awesome life without alcohol, book a free one hour consultation to discover how his 6 month 1-1 coaching program will take you from feeling out of control and self-hating to sober, clear-headed, full of energy, looking good and doing more of what you love in life.
Whether you decide to work with him or not, the consult alone will help you understand where you are and why you do what you do. It’s a no-brainer. Get yourself booked in here.
You can also join The Alcohol ReThink Project, a free 30 day email mindset-reset series to support you in stopping drinking
Website: https://www.patrickjfox.com/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thealcoholrethinkproject/

Dec 9, 2022 • 49min
79. Radical Presence with Sarah Trapkus
In this week’s episode of The Alcohol ReThink Podcast Patrick is joined by the amazing Sarah Trapkus.
Sarah is a spiritual guide, life coach and so much more. She is a genius at helping her clients powerfully align with the energy of their desires and using the body as a way to make decisions vs your logical brain's propensity for ‘perceived’ safety.
In this episode Sarah shares her journey to sobriety, how and why she started drinking and the role it played in her life.
Some of the cool things we cover in this episode are:
- The way we excuse our reasons for drinking
- Grieving the ‘alcohol’ identity when you stop drinking (yourself and those around you)
- How alcohol keeps you from fully experiencing your life and yourself
- The power of making decisions
- The stigma of sobriety and how we’re reclaiming it
- Coming back to the self and creating a new relationship with yourself
- The only way is through
Group Coaching Program - Radically Sober
Register or sign up for the ‘Radically Sober’ 8 week group coaching program starting on January 10th 2023.
Sign up here - https://www.patrickjfox.com/radically-sober
Resources Mentioned
The Big Leap - Gay Hendricks
Connect with this week's guest:
Instagram - Sarah Trapkus
Website - https://www.sarahtrapkus.com/
Connect with Patrick:
To find out how Patrick can help you stop drinking and create an awesome life without alcohol, book a free one hour consultation to discover how his 6 month 1-1 coaching program will take you from feeling out of control and self-hating to sober, clear-headed, full of energy, looking good and doing more of what you love in life.
Whether you decide to work with him or not, the consult alone will help you understand where you are and why you do what you do. It’s a no-brainer. Get yourself booked in here.
You can also join The Alcohol ReThink Project, a free 30 day email mindset-reset series to support you in stopping drinking
Website: https://www.patrickjfox.com/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thealcoholrethinkproject/

Dec 7, 2022 • 47min
BONUS Episode. 6 Tips To THRIVE in December
This is a bonus episode that was recently recorded on Instagram. Patrick and Teri MacGilbert hosted a live call where they shared their 6 tips to thrive in December.
If you're ready to start creating some new traditions in the month of December this episode is for you.
The 6 tips can be added to your sober toolbox, so that you are prepared and deciding ahead of time what you'll do in certain situations.
Here's a sneak peak of the 6 tips:
1. Get your mind-Set for success
2. Get your story straight
3. Plan Plan Plan
4. Turning blips into gold
5. Create a daily practice
6. Bombshells & boundaries
Group Coaching Program - Radically Sober
Register or sign up for the ‘Radically Sober’ 8 week group coaching program starting in January 2023.
Sign up here - https://www.patrickjfox.com/radically-sober
Resources Mentioned
Connect with this week's guests
Connect with Teri MacGilbert
Connect with Patrick:
To find out how Patrick can help you stop drinking and create an awesome life without alcohol, book a free one hour consultation to discover how his 6 month 1-1 coaching program will take you from feeling out of control and self-hating to sober, clear-headed, full of energy, looking good and doing more of what you love in life.
Whether you decide to work with him or not, the consult alone will help you understand where you are and why you do what you do. It’s a no-brainer. Get yourself booked in here.
You can also join The Alcohol ReThink Project, a free 30 day email mindset-reset series to support you in stopping drinking
Website: https://www.patrickjfox.com/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thealcoholrethinkproject/

Dec 2, 2022 • 54min
78. December, Expectations & New Traditions
In this week’s episode of The Alcohol ReThink Podcast Patrick is joined by an awesome panel of guests. They are Michael Singh, Teri MacGilbert and Yaz Sparks, you can find their instagram profiles below.
In this episode we explore unwritten expectations around the festive period, what life was like before sobriety during ‘silly season’ and what a radically sober Christmas looks like.
Some of the cool things we cover in this episode are:
- Feeling lonely at Christmas
- How we normalise our behaviour
- We explore what booze fatique over xmas looks like
- How to create new traditions for yourself
- Why the belief not suffering hangovers is good, is actually bad
- Exploring what your ‘authentic’ self is
- Be proud of your sober journey
- You don’t have to be what people expect from you
Group Coaching Program - Radically Sober
Register or sign up for the ‘Radically Sober’ 8 week group coaching program starting in January 2023.
Sign up here - https://www.patrickjfox.com/radically-sober
Resources Mentioned
Connect with this week's guests
Connect with Michael Singh
Connect with Teri MacGilbert
Connect with Yaz Sparks
Connect with Patrick:
To find out how Patrick can help you stop drinking and create an awesome life without alcohol, book a free one hour consultation to discover how his 6 month 1-1 coaching program will take you from feeling out of control and self-hating to sober, clear-headed, full of energy, looking good and doing more of what you love in life.
Whether you decide to work with him or not, the consult alone will help you understand where you are and why you do what you do. It’s a no-brainer. Get yourself booked in here.
You can also join The Alcohol ReThink Project, a free 30 day email mindset-reset series to support you in stopping drinking
Website: https://www.patrickjfox.com/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thealcoholrethinkproject/

Nov 25, 2022 • 46min
77. Understanding Shadow Work & Emotional Wounding
In this week’s episode of The Alcohol ReThink Podcast Patrick is joined by Rod Boothroyd. Rod is an experienced counsellor, life coach and group facilitator.
He’s the author of: Warrior, Magician, Lover, King - A Guide To The Male Archetypes Updated For The 21st Century: A guide to men's archetypes, emotions, and the development of the mature masculine in the world today.
In this episode, Patrick and Rod are discussing shadow work and emotional wounding. They explore how experiences in our childhood can have lasting effects into adulthood and lead to addictions and more.
Some of the cool things they also cover are:
- Understanding what ‘shadow’ work is
- Accepting all parts of you
- How beliefs of the world are formed as children and drive our lives as adults
- When you shine a light on your shadow, it starts to release the shame or fear attached to it
- Discover how you can work with your shadow
- Healthy ways to express (often surpressed) emotion
Group Coaching Program - Renegade Sobriety
Register or sign up for the ‘Renegade Sobriety’ 8 week group coaching program starting in January 2023.
Sign up here - https://www.patrickjfox.com/radically-sober
Resources Mentioned
Warrior, Magician, Lover, King: A Guide To The Male Archetypes Updated For The 21st Century - Rod Boothroyd
Facing the dragon - Robert Moore
No bad parts - Dr. Schwartz
Compassionate Inquiry - Gabor Mate
Waking the tiger - Peter Levine
Existential Kink - Carolyn Elliot
Connect with Rod Boothroyd
Website: https://www.takeyourpower.co.uk/
Retreats: https://mankindproject.org/rod-boothroyd/
Connect with Patrick:
To find out how Patrick can help you stop drinking and create an awesome life without alcohol, book a free one hour consultation to discover how his 6 month 1-1 coaching program will take you from feeling out of control and self-hating to sober, clear-headed, full of energy, looking good and doing more of what you love in life.
Whether you decide to work with him or not, the consult alone will help you understand where you are and why you do what you do. It’s a no-brainer. Get yourself booked in here.
You can also join The Alcohol ReThink Project, a free 30 day email mindset-reset series to support you in stopping drinking
Website: https://www.patrickjfox.com/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thealcoholrethinkproject/


