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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Mar 11, 2020 • 50min
84: Why Do I Need To Look At My Past?
Our past shows up in our present every day. If we don't look at our past then we can't get the lessons we need to grow. Chip and Veronica look at childhood patterns and how they shape our present circumstances. ***Please note that we recorded this episode back in January 2020, before we truly understood the impact of Covid-19, please forgive us for making light of this at the start of the episode. *** To learn more, visit the show notes.
Mar 4, 2020 • 56min
83: Sobriety Talk with Amy Dresner
****Warning**** graphic language and discussions of an adult nature. Amy Dresner is indestructible and probably the most cross-addicted person I have ever met. She is is also whip-smart, funny, kind and sensitive. She is a sober warrior. In this episode, we discuss her book 'My fair junkie.' The recent criticism of AA and the misunderstandings around the program and a whole bunch of other sobriety related stuff. Buckle up, this episode is turbocharged. To learn more, visit the show notes.
Feb 26, 2020 • 45min
82: Codependency
Codependency is an unbalanced relationship with other people. When we "people please" to the detriment of our own needs, we become reliant on other people for how we feel. We take too much responsibility for fixing their feelings above our own. Chip and Veronica discuss their challenges with codependency and how they have learned to manage their emotions. To learn more, visit the show notes.
Feb 19, 2020 • 49min
81: Resentments
"Resentments are the number one offender." In this episode, Chip and Veronica discuss the nature of resentments, how they are like drinking poison and wanting the other person to die. How they seduce us into staying stuck and block us from growing. They confess their own resentments and the methods they use to get free of them. To learn more, visit the show notes.
Feb 12, 2020 • 51min
80: The Sober Mindset
Did you know that your mindset affects everything you do? From getting sober to how much money you make? In this episode, Chip and Veronica explore why mindset work is the most critical work you can ever do. They explain how your limiting beliefs in our subconscious mind were formed in childhood and shape your experience as an adult. Most importantly, they explain how to start changing them. To learn more, visit the show notes.
Feb 5, 2020 • 1h 3min
79: Confronting Your Inner Critic with Lynn Matti
Lynn Matti, psychotherapist and author of 5 Weeks to Self Confidence: A Guide to Confronting Your Inner Critic and Controlling Your Relationship with Your Thoughts joins Veronica to talk about how we can dismantle the inner critic to build our self-confidence and self-esteem. To learn more, visit the show notes.
Jan 29, 2020 • 56min
78: Escaping Porn Addiction with Joshua Shea
***Trigger warning****Joshua Shea is a recovering alcoholic and pornography addict and the author of The Addiction Nobody Will Talk About: How I Let My Pornography Addiction Hurt People and Destroy Relationships, released in January 2018 and co-author of He's a Porn Addict…Now What? In this episode, we discuss how porn and sex addiction start, the depths they can take you, and how to safeguard our kids against the pornification of our culture. To learn more, visit the show notes.
Jan 22, 2020 • 48min
77: Adult Children of Alcoholics
In this episode, Chip and Veronica discuss Adult Children of Alcoholics (ACOA). ACOA's have particular characteristics that they carry into adulthood, particularly in their intimate relationships. To learn more, visit the show notes.
Jan 15, 2020 • 46min
76: The Problem With Food with Tiffany Thoen
Intuitive eating with Coach Tiffany Thoen RN. In this episode, we look at the dysfunctional relationship, so many of us have with eating and how when we get sober, we often use food as a substitute for alcohol. To learn more, visit the show notes.
Jan 8, 2020 • 54min
75: Starting Life Over
Everything changes, even when we don't want it to. In this episode, we discuss what it's like to start over. How even when we thought everything was terrible we rebuilt our lives into something better than we could have imagined. To learn more, visit the show notes.
