Soberful
Veronica Valli & Chip Somers
Veronica Valli and Chip Somers are experts on recovery. Chip Somers was most recently described by Russell Brand in his book 'Recovery' as a 'right social liability.' Together they have been sober for almost 50 years and have a LOT of stories, messes, experience and occasionally helpful advice to share on living in sobriety. They bring all of that (and more) to the Soberful podcast. This podcast is for anyone who wants to live an alcohol-free life, is struggling to get sober or who is in long-term recovery.
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Jan 20, 2021 • 41min
124: Procrastination
Why do we procrastinate, why do we avoid doing things we need to do. In this episode Veronica and Chip explore how fear of failure and fear of change lead us to distracting ourselves. They also make a commitment to do things they have been procrastinating on! To learn more, visit the show notes.
Jan 13, 2021 • 30min
123: How to Sleep with Christine Hansen
People often use alcohol to help them sleep. When we get sober, sleep (or lack of) can sometimes be a real challenge. In this episode, Veronica interviews sleep expert, Christine Hansen. There is much more to sleep than we think. Christine talks about stress and diet and sleep hygiene as all being factors of not getting enough sleep. To learn more, visit the show notes.
Jan 6, 2021 • 38min
122: PAWS
In the first episode of the new year, Chip and Veronica outline how important it is to detox from alcohol safely. To learn more, visit the show notes.
Dec 9, 2020 • 54min
121: Things That Changed Our Lives This Year
In their last episode of the year, Chip and Veronica discuss the things that changed their lives this year. Obviously, COVID and lockdown were a big part of the discussion as well as books, TV shows, and events that made an impact on them. To learn more, visit the show notes.
Dec 2, 2020 • 44min
120: Intergenerational Drinking
Is an alcohol problem genetic or a learned behaviour? In this episode, Chip and Veronica discuss how drinking is modeled in families and how kids develop a relationship with alcohol, based on their parenting. To learn more, visit the show notes.
Nov 25, 2020 • 41min
119: Sober Black Girls with Khadi Olagoke
Veronica interviews the founder of the Sober Black Girls Club Khadi Olagoke. Khadi talks frankly about her struggle with alcohol and why she was often the only Black girl in the room. To learn more, visit the show notes.
Nov 18, 2020 • 44min
118: From Pessimism to Hope
How do you go from believing nothing is ever going to work out for you to feeling anything is possible. In this episode, Veronica and Chip discuss their shifts in mindset and how they viewed everything negatively, and how they discovered hope. To learn more, visit the show notes.
Nov 11, 2020 • 33min
117: The Pink Cloud
Chip and Veronica explain what the 'pink cloud' is when people first get sober and how to navigate it in a healthy way. As with every new relationship and experience, there's a honeymoon period where everything feels perfect but which inevitably doesn't last forever. Recognizing the phase that you're in and how it fits into the whole process of sobriety makes your journey much easier. To learn more, visit the show notes.
Nov 4, 2020 • 53min
116: Parenting as Prevention with Dr Laura Markham
In this episode, Veronica interviews parenting expert Dr Laura Markham. Dr Laura explains what peaceful parenting is and why connection is the most essential part of parenting. We also discuss how kids trigger your unresolved childhood issues and how, as a parent developing your own emotional regulation will role model to your kids how they can manage their feelings. To learn more, visit the show notes.
Oct 28, 2020 • 39min
115: Motherhood, Drinking and Sobriety with Mandy Manners and Kate Baily
Kate and Mand got sober when their children were young, finally fed up with the messaging that alcohol was a good way to reward or de-stress from parenthood. They have created the platform Love Sober where they help other women realize what a sober life can be like. Their book Love Yourself Sober, A Self-Care Guide to Alcohol-Free Living for Busy Mothers is out now. To learn more, visit the show notes.
