

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We're ripping up the script on outdated stereotypes and stigmas when it comes to alcohol and addiction, and showing you how you can rethink your relationship with alcohol in a way that feels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We're ripping up the script on outdated stereotypes and stigmas when it comes to alcohol and addiction, and showing you how you can rethink your relationship with alcohol in a way that feels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
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Aug 12, 2022 • 49min
62. Facing Fears & Fun with Michael Sargood
In this week’s episode of The Alcohol ReThink Podcast Patrick is joined by Michael Sargood AKA @happywithoutthehooch over on Instagram.
Michael wants to bring the fun back into sobriety and shares his journey as a way to inspire others. He has created the UK & Irelands leading website for AF events and making sober connections.
In this episode he shares his journey, tips for yours, along with some funny/scary stories along the way.
Some of the cool topics they discuss are:
- Fill your social media feed with inspiration, motivation and support
- How sharing your journey becomes a journal
- Stop NOW. Waiting for an ‘ideal’ time doesn’t work
- The ‘I’ll just have one’ thought….
- Time is the greatest healer
- Managing social anxiety without alcohol
- How to face your fears and create confidence along the way
- Have a break from your mates without losing them when you stop drinking
Connect with Michael:
Website: www.sobersocials.co.uk
Instagram: happywithoutthehooch
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/
Facebook Group: Alcohol ReThink Project & Sober Men

Aug 5, 2022 • 14min
61. Get Obsessed by Sobriety
In this week’s episode of The Alcohol ReThink Podcast Patrick talks about the benefits of getting obsessed with your sobriety.
Here are some of the awesome things he shares in this week’s episode:
- What you don't use you lose
- Your brain is going to think, so why not think about what you want
- Ways to support yourself on this journey
Resources mentioned
This Naked Mind by Annie Grace
Liminal Thinking by Dave Gray
10% Happier by Dan Harris
Alcohol Explained by William Porter
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/
Facebook Group: Alcohol ReThink Project & Sober Men

Jul 29, 2022 • 18min
60. Believing In Yourself
In this week’s episode of The Alcohol ReThink Podcast Patrick explores how you can begin to shift what you believe about yourself and alcohol. It all starts with creating awareness of what you currently believe and then deciding what you want to believe instead.
Some of the key points he explores are:
- What are beliefs?
- What we think, we create
- Using your past to predict your future doesn’t work
- Question everything
- He shares a few of his favourite ways to practice new beliefs
- The power of “I am” statements
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/
Facebook Group: Alcohol ReThink Project & Sober Men

Jul 22, 2022 • 18min
59. Understanding the Desire to Drink
In this week’s episode of The Alcohol ReThink Podcast Patrick helps bring awareness and understanding to your desire to want to drink. He explores why we desire alcohol, where it comes from and how you can change it.
Some of the awesome things he talks about are:
- We create our own desire
- Desire serves a purpose, what purpose do you want it to serve?
- The associations our brain makes with circumstances in our lives
- How our brain creates desire through memory and visualisation
- The desire to drink isn’t a fact of who you are it’s what you’ve trained yourself to believe
- What we focus on we create more of
- When we understand the Motivational Triad we can have so much more understanding and compassion for ourselves.
- How to look at desire as a notification
- Alcohol can’t make you drink, what you think about it does
- Finding thoughts that create desire
- Staying conscious is key
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/
Facebook Group: Alcohol ReThink Project & Sober Men

Jul 15, 2022 • 20min
58. Being Bored
In this week’s episode of The Alcohol ReThink Podcast Patrick talks about the emotion of boredom. He explores what being bored actually means and how we can use it for us instead of against.
Some of the other awesome things he covers are:
- What ‘being bored’ really means
- Perceptions of people who don’t drink
- Uncovering your belief systems around boredom
- The brains pursuit of pleasure and being entertained
- Boredom is an important emotion in our lives
- The challenge with escaping how we feel
- Developing the skill of listening to your own wisdom through allowing the emotion of boredom
- Discover what you’d love to do with your life
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/
Facebook Group: Alcohol ReThink Project & Sober Men

Jul 8, 2022 • 29min
57. The Power of Celebration
In this week’s episode of The Alcohol ReThink Podcast Patrick talks about the power of celebrating yourself.
Here’s some of the awesome things he covers in this week’s episode:
- The difference between confidence and arrogance
- Why it’s important to celebrate yourself and what might be stopping you
- Celebrating is self recognition
- It feels good to do it and encourages more of the same
- When you take time to celebrate your achievements you are changing how you think about yourself
- Commit to celebrating yourself for 1 minute a day
- How it helps to develop your capacity to trust in yourself
- Actively seek progress - even in the micro
- Attitude for gratitude
Resources mentioned:
The Life Coach School Podcast. Episode 428. Men and their feelings
Manifesting Sobriety with Anneka Reece
Joe Dizpenza - Changing the habit of being yourself
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/
Facebook Group: Alcohol ReThink Project & Sober Men

Jul 1, 2022 • 26min
56. Pleasure Over Pain
In this week’s episode of The Alcohol ReThink Podcast Patrick discusses why associating more pleasure with your decision not to drink can have a hugely positive impact in changing the habit of drinking.
Some of the cool things he talks about this week are:
- What you’re looking for from alcohol already exists within you
- Drinking to feel better reinforces the belief that it’s alcohol that makes you feel better
- Focusing on the benefits of stopping drinking alcohol with conscious effort
- How you talk to yourself matters
- Write down a list of 100 things you want or’d love to create in your life
- Track 100 urges unanswered to begin associating pleasure with not drinking
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/
Facebook Group: Alcohol ReThink Project & Sober Men

Jun 24, 2022 • 16min
55. Being the Watcher of Your Mind
In this week’s episode of The Alcohol ReThink Podcast Patrick talks about being the watcher of your mind.
He shares what this means and how you can use it to help you with changing your relationship with alcohol.
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/
Facebook Group: Alcohol ReThink Project & Sober Men

Jun 17, 2022 • 47min
54. The Power of Breath Work with Hans Weygoldt
In this week’s episode of The Alcohol ReThink Podcast Patrick is joined by Hans Weygoldt. Hans shares his journey to sobriety and how breathwork was a key factor in helping him stop and what his life looks like now.
Some of the key topics they cover in this episode are:
- What a victim mentality is
- Hans trip to Peru and experiencing ayahuasca
- Everything you need comes from inside of you, not outside
- Burning bridges with friends who don’t support you
- When you blame alcohol for your problems you abdicate your responsibility to change
- What you resist persists
- The roles we play in society to keep ourselves ‘safe’
- Breath work shows you how you can be ok when you’re on you’re own
- The mind is good at making excuses, you have to train yourself to stop listening to them
- When you’re consciously breathing it helps to calm the mind and it’s stories
- Allow yourself to feel and not resist. When you allow for the pain you open yourself up to more joy
Resources mentioned:
The Power of Now - Ekhart Tolle
Connect with Hans:
Website: https://pneumorphosis.com/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/hans.whygold
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/pneumorphosis/
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/
Facebook Group: Alcohol ReThink Project & Sober Men

Jun 10, 2022 • 52min
53. Choices, Healing & Passions with Adam Mayhew
In this week’s episode of The Alcohol ReThink Podcast Patrick is joined by Adam Mayhew. Adam is a co-founder of A-Game consultancy, he is passionate about sobriety, nutrition and helping his clients live a life of optimal health.
Some of the key topics they cover in this episode are:
- Environments and what usually happens when we first try alcohol
- How we teach ourselves to desire alcohol
- It’s not the drink you want, it’s how you think it’s going to make you feel
- The beauty of conscious breathing
- Discovering new passions in sobriety
- How taking a break from alcohol can give you a chance to reflect and question your life choices and future
- Stopping drinking helps you heal, perhaps even become aware of trauma that exists in your body still
- Become aware of the noise in your head and decide with choice wha you want to do about it. React - Respond - Let it go
- Your environment, what you consume, mentally, physically and nutritionally are all essential
- ‘The Click’ - Breaking past addiction
- Reframing your decision not to drink so it feels empowering
Connect with Adam:
Instagram
LinkedIN
Optimising Health Masterclass
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/
Facebook Group: Alcohol ReThink Project & Sober Men


