Posts by VeronicaValli
#25: Episode 25 – Why people relapse
Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Google Podcasts | iHeartRadio | Android | RSS Why do people find it so hard to stop drinking? What leads to a relapse. Veronica and Chip answer all these questions and give their opinion on what risky situations to avoid in early recovery. Soberful Facebook Group Submit Your Questions to Us
Read More#24: Episode 24 – How to heal from loss in recovery
Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Google Podcasts | iHeartRadio | Android | RSS ***Trigger warning*** In this podcast we discuss the loss of a child. In our first interview, we listen to Trishna Odedra’s compelling story of staying sober through the loss of her 15-month son. We hear her incredible story of recovery, how she grieved and why she remained committed to her sobriety.…
Read More#23: Episode 23 – How to tell people you don’t drink
Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Google Podcasts | iHeartRadio | Android | RSS This question comes up a lot in the Soberful Facebook group, so we decided to address it in the podcast. In our culture, there is often an expectation that you drink alcohol (and other people are used to seeing you drink in the past), so it can often feel difficult the…
Read More#22: Episode 22 – Alcohol Use and Sexual Assault
Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Google Podcasts | iHeartRadio | Android | RSS Recorded the day after the Senate hearings on Brett Kavanagh we discuss the role of alcohol in sexual assault. Chip and Veronica discuss their own experiences and how they believe that the role of alcohol abuse in sexual assault is often minimized. We also discuss feminism and the role patriarchy has…
Read More#21: Episode 21 – The normalization of abnormal drinking
Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Google Podcasts | iHeartRadio | Android | RSS We discuss how the alcohol industry has tricked us into believing alcohol is harmless and beneficial to us. How they have convinced us that without alcohol we are missing out on something. We challenge the myths and assumptions that have lead to the normalization of abnormal drinking. And how these myths…
Read More#20: Episode 20-The grief process
Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Google Podcasts | iHeartRadio | Android | RSS Grief is a part of life. We grieve when we lose something we care about. We focus on the grief process when we give up alcohol and drugs. How we go through the process of bargaining, denial, anger, sadness until we get to acceptance. Chip and Veronica also share their own…
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