Posts by VeronicaValli

Veronica interviews Elissa Altman the author of best-selling memoir Motherland – A memoir of love, loathing and longing about what it’s like growing up with a difficult parent, how that affected them and led to their drinking and having to share spaces with family members that can be triggering and difficult because of coronavirus.

Chip and Veronica take a deep dive into the true cost of drinking, deconstruct how we lie to ourselves about alcohol so we can carry on drinking and go through one of the first exercises they give to clients that helps them get free of FOMO and start living an alcohol-free life.

Melia Clapton discusses Turn up for Recovery, her charity that uses music to raise money for addiction treatment and her own journey with 12-step programs.

Veronica and Laura take a deep dive into what it means to be a drunk mother, how to deal with the shame and what ‘the work’ of sobriety really is.

In this bonus episode Chip and Veronica go through the tools you need to stay sober during the unfolding crisis. We help listeners prioritise their mental health and sobriety so they can stay sober no matter what happens.

Former K-pop star Kiki Wong comes on the podcast to discuss her career in Nylon Pink, a successful girl band. Kiki could only get on stage if she had been drinking, which matched with the rock-star lifestyle she was living at the time. Now she is two years sober she has had some of the best creative experiences of her life and never wants to go back.