This week on "The Sober Experiment® Podcast by Bee Sober," Lisa and Alex engage in a relaxed conversation with William Porter, author of "Alcohol Explained." They delve into the effects of caffeine, share light-hearted anecdotes such as why William found himself standing naked in a hotel room, and discuss their mutual reluctance to venture into space. This episode offers a refreshing and candid exploration of various topics, making it a must-listen. Tune in for an enlightening and entertaining d...
Dec 02, 2023•1 hr 8 min
Join hosts Lisa and Alex as they dive deep into the world of holistic wellness with the incredible Joanne Hill on episode 5 of The Sober Experiment Podcast by Bee Sober. In this captivating discussion, Joanne, a seasoned nutritional therapist with over 15 years of experience, opens up about her expertise in health, shedding light on conditions like PCOS, endometriosis, and the often-misunderstood menopause. With a passion for helping individuals overcome their health challenges, Joanne reveals h...
Nov 18, 2023•1 hr 1 min
Welcome to Season 10, Episode 4 of The Sober Experiment Podcast by Bee Sober, hosted by Lisa and Alex, with special guest Sarah Williamson, Bee Sober's head coach and author of "Drink Less, Live Better." Join us as we dive into Sarah's remarkable journey through the highs and lows of 2023. From the excitement of publishing her first book to the challenges of undergoing surgery and radiotherapy for breast cancer, Sarah shares her personal story with honesty and vulnerability. Tune in to gain insp...
Nov 04, 2023•1 hr 9 min
Welcome to Season 10, Episode 3 of The Sober Experiment by Bee Sober podcast with Lisa and Alex! In this captivating episode, they sit down with the incredible Sara Henley, founder of "The Other Way with Sara." Join them as they embark on a thought-provoking journey, diving deep into discussions on body confidence, the diet industry, and the unexpected link to potatoes. Prepare to be captivated by this engaging and informative conversation that challenges conventional beliefs and inspires you to...
Oct 21, 2023•1 hr 1 min
Join hosts Lisa and Alex in Season 10, Episode 2 of The Sober Experiment Podcast by Bee Sober! This week, they have an enlightening conversation with Drs Laura and Katie, founders of The Lifestyle Health Clinic. Tune in as they discuss the impact of menopause and alcohol consumption and delve into a wide range of topics, exploring everything from health to personal well-being. Don't miss out on this insightful episode! Find Laura and Katie here: https://thelifestylehealthclinic.co.uk/ https://ww...
Oct 07, 2023•51 min
Welcome to Season 10, Episode 1 of The Sober Experiment Podcast by Bee Sober! In this episode, hosts Lisa and Alex catch up on their lives after experiencing empty nest syndrome. From running half marathons to encountering a rather rude monk, they have plenty of stories to share. Join them as they delve into their personal journeys of sobriety and the challenges they faced along the way. As the founders of Bee Sober, Lisa and Alex are passionate about helping others on their path to sobriety. Tu...
Sep 23, 2023•54 min
Welcome to episode five of season 9 of The Sober Experiment Podcast by Bee Sober! In today's episode, hosts Lisa and Alex sit down with Caroline Kelf, Aka DJ Flourish. Stay tuned right to the end for a few outtakes too! Caroline brings ALL the feels to the dance floor. JOY, ENERGY & HIGH VIBES are her signature DJ package, all sealed up in a giant bow of playful FUN! Caroline is a master motivator who not only empowers women on the dance-floor, but leaves them feeling buzzed for days! DJ Flo...
Jul 08, 2023•1 hr 5 min
Welcome to episode four of season 9 of The Sober Experiment Podcast by Bee Sober! In today's episode, hosts Lisa and Alex sit down with Sober Coach, Alison Calder! Alison lives in Manchester with her partner and two young children. She is an ex wine company owner and an ex grey area drinker. After years of feeling trapped, unhappy and overwhelmed, she finally managed to walk away from her business and to stop drinking alcohol. These two huge life changes were achieved little-by-little during wee...
Jun 24, 2023•1 hr 12 min
Welcome to episode three of season 9 of The Sober Experiment Podcast by Bee Sober! In today's episode, hosts Lisa and Alex sit down with Sam Murray from The Breath Connection. Sam Murray, a former Royal Marine Commando, battled depression and found solace in breathwork through the Wim Hof Method. In 2020, he met Miranda Bailey, a Nutritional Therapist and Breathwork Practitioner, and together they created The Breath Connection - a platform that offers live sessions, online courses, and residenti...
Jun 10, 2023•50 min
Welcome to the second episode of season 9 of The Sober Experiment Podcast by Bee Sober! In today's episode, Bee Sobers' hosts Lisa and Alex chat with Sonia Kahlon, the founder of EverBlume. EverBlume is an innovative recovery program that provides small group meetings where members are matched based on their struggles. Through meaningful conversation and peer support, EverBlume aims to create a community for individuals on their recovery journey. Sonia, the founder of EverBlume, is a successful ...
May 27, 2023•40 min
Welcome to the first episode of season 9 of The Sober Experiment Podcast by Bee Sober. Following a recent member’s workshop with breathwork coach Christina Rae Almeida, Alex and Lisa chat about the benefits of breath work, their own experiences, and other methods of self-care, having a good laugh (as usual) along the way. We would like to thank Rae Rituals for sponsoring this episode and providing our membership community with an amazing breathwork session. Please follow Christina Rae Almeida on...
May 13, 2023•46 min
Welcome to the final episode of season 8 of The Sober Experiment Podcast by Bee Sober where Alex and Lisa chat with Live Energizing Breathwork with Recovery Advocate Christina Rae Almeida. In this episode, we meet breathwork, life coach, and recovered addict, Christina Rae Almeida, who talks to us about her breathwork sessions, community and on-demand membership platform, Rae Rituals. Christina is on a mission to help people transform their lives through breathwork and taking their power back. S...
Apr 01, 2023•56 min
Welcome to season 8 Episode 5 of The Sober Experiment Podcast by Bee Sober where Alex and Lisa chat with Bee Sober Book Club ambassador and sober coach, Jane Sproston. Jane is a 52 year-old Mum of a 7 year old pocket rocket and got sober in 2017 after five years of trying and a long stint “moderating”. Jane previously had a drinking career of some 30 plus years. She survived student days, raving, and the ladette culture only to find herself using alcohol to cope and numb after lots of complicate...
Mar 18, 2023•1 hr 1 min
Welcome to season 8 Episode 4 of The Sober Experiment Podcast by Bee Sober where Alex and Lisa chat with Fiona Orrell. Fiona has a passion for the outdoors and is currently grabbing life’s opportunities with both hands. She loves hiking, outdoor swimming, paddle boarding and camping in her van, but she’s always up for giving anything new a go! She squeezes in as many adventures as possible around being a mum and her other work. Fiona is an integral part of the Love Her Wild Community as an event...
Mar 04, 2023•49 min
Welcome to season 8 Episode 3 of The Sober Experiment Podcast by Bee Sober where Alex and Lisa chat with Carolyn Clark. Carolyn is a Bee Academy qualified Sober Coach and our North Wales Ambassador. She is absolutely amazing and this is an episode you do not want to miss. You can follow Carolyn’s journey on Instagram https://instagram.com/soberhappysixty or check out her ambassador page https://instagram.com/beesobernorthwales If you are interested in coaching with Carolyn, email her hello@carol...
Feb 19, 2023•1 hr 2 min
Welcome to season 8 Episode 2 of The Sober Experiment Podcast by Bee Sober where Alex and Lisa chat with Vicki Rebecca. TRIGGER WARNING: This episode discusses rape in significant detail Vicki Rebecca has run a successful private Hypnosis and Neuro Linguistic Programming practice that includes one to one therapy, both in-person and online, classes, retreats, live-in intensives, books and products since 1999. Since 2003 that practice has included retreats all over the world including Egypt, India...
Feb 04, 2023•1 hr 3 min
Welcome to season 8, episode 1 of The Sober Experiment Podcast by Bee Sober where Alex and Lisa chat with Aodhan Benson. A 25-year old who could be described as in somewhat of a quarter life crisis. After 12 years of masking the effects that the continuous partying/excessive drinking was having with overachieving and aiming to appear to have everything under control he couldn’t continue on the constant cycle of drinking - doing something stupid - feeling anxious and fearful only to do it all ove...
Jan 21, 2023•56 min
Welcome to season 7 of The Sober Experiment Podcast by Bee Sober where Alex and Lisa chat with Dr Melissa Kelly. Melissa Kelly, PhD is a psychologist and coach for sober women who want to make meaningful changes to their careers. Melissa is passionate about helping women define and design their own version of a meaningful life in sobriety. She is also the founder of Sober Girls Ireland - a community that hosts online and in person events for sober and sober curious women in Ireland. Find Melissa...
Dec 18, 2022•54 min
Welcome to season 7 of The Sober Experiment Podcast by Bee Sober where Alex and Lisa chat with Lea Watson, founder of Glow Sober. Originally an Instagram page to review alcohol-free drinks and literature, it has now evolved into working with organisations to support their employees by raising awareness of the impact of alcohol. Lea has always had a complicated relationship with alcohol which escalated after the death of her only son, in 2018. She finally became alcohol free on 12 July 2020 and i...
Dec 03, 2022•58 min
Welcome to season 7 of The Sober Experiment Podcast by Bee Sober where Alex and Lisa chat with Kate-Rowe Ham who is a Women’s Health Coach with a special interest in menopause fitness and nutrition. Kate is also the founder of the Owning Your Menopause App. She is passionate about educating women on how to exercise at this time and how movement and diet go hand in hand in playing a fundamental role in managing many of the symptoms associated with menopause. Qualifying as a level 3 Personal Train...
Nov 19, 2022•1 hr 7 min
Welcome to season 7 of The Sober Experiment Podcast by Bee Sober where Alex and Lisa chat with Love Sober’s Kate Baily all about their new book ‘Love your sober year’. Kate is a certified Sobriety and Wellbeing coach, specializing in behavioural change and addictive habits. Along with Mandy Manners she is a founder of the Love Sober podcast, and together they run online coaching courses and group coaching events, as well as facilitating training for The Coaching Academy. Please check out our web...
Nov 05, 2022•1 hr 7 min
We are back for season 7 of The Sober Experiment Podcast by Bee Sober and whilst there are some pretty meaty topics on the menu in this episode like peri-menopause, sober , moderating, and fantasising about alcohol, surely the biggest debate has to be about Alex’s dressing gown? Please check out our website www.beesoberofficial.com. You can also check out the following link to find out more of what we are up to, you can sign up to our newsletter, join our Facebook group and subscribe to our YouT...
Oct 22, 2022•39 min
Welcome to the final episode of season 6 of our podcast where we talk about alcohol free holidays and getting into a night out without the booze. In this episode we give you top tips for a successful sober night out and more plus, Lisa has some news. Please check out our website www.beesoberofficial.com. You can also check out the following link to find out more of what we are up to, you can sign up to our newsletter, join our Facebook group and subscribe to our YouTube channel - linktr.ee/beeso...
Sep 03, 2022•50 min
We are back for season six episode eight of our podcast. Alex and Lisa chat with Sam (Aka Dare to dip) about cold water therapy and how it can be a fantastic addition to sobriety and therapy for mental health! Sam struggled with his Mental Health for years, specifically anxiety and depression. The anxiety started in school and Sam had no idea what this feeling was in his chest. He soon learnt that it was not physical pain but a mental one. Later in life, he turned to alcohol and drugs, which soo...
Aug 13, 2022•51 min
We are back for season six episode seven of our podcast. Alex and Lisa chat about hangovers, normal drinking versus alcoholism and society! Please check out our website www.beesoberofficial.com. You can also check out the following link to find out more of what we are up to, you can sign up to our newsletter, join our Facebook group and subscribe to our YouTube channel - linktr.ee/beesober Have a go at The Sober Experiment® (our free gift to you here: https://www.beesoberofficial.com/join-bee-so...
Jul 30, 2022•49 min
We are back for season six episode six of our podcast. Alex and Lisa chat with each other about early sobriety, caterpillars, butterflies and birds (well they are mentioned)! As ever, we have some lighthearted fun with serious topics including socialising with drunk people, partying sober and getting through the early days of sobriety. Please check out our website www.beesoberofficial.com. You can also check out the following link to find out more of what we are up to, you can sign up to our new...
Jul 02, 2022•37 min
We are back for season six episode five of our podcast. Alex and Lisa chat with Sheffield Ambassador, Barbara Williams, Aka Sober in Colour! This episode is packed with laughter – we just love recording with our ambassadors. And hang on at the end, this one ends twice! Two call her Nanny Barbie, one calls her Mum, one calls her Wifey and some call her Bea. Her relationship with booze - social>binge>grey area drinker literally that quick, it just hit her. Barbara needed to think about this ...
Jun 18, 2022•1 hr 1 min
We are back for season six episode four of our podcast. Alex and Lisa chat with Gary Rutherford, founder of ARC Fitness, a Not-For-Profit social enterprise based in the Northwest of Ireland. Gary is a registered Mental Health Nurse, REP's Level 3 Qualified Personal Trainer and importantly - has been sober for over 8 years. Gary struggled with alcohol and drug abuse for the better part of 15 years. Getting and staying sober has enabled him to pursue a life of love, purpose and fulfilment and he i...
Jun 04, 2022•1 hr 1 min
We are back for season six episode three of our podcast. Alex and Lisa chat with Sarah Williamson, a Bee Sober Head Coach and Ambassador for Surrey about sober life, friendships and sober adventures. When Sarah was 41, she made the decision to quit alcohol for a year, she told a few friends that she was going to do it and once she had said it out loud she knew She’d have to see it through or lose face! Sarah started to count down to her start date, still binge drinking and wondering how she was ...
May 21, 2022•1 hr 11 min
We are back for season six episode two of our podcast. Alex and Lisa chat with Adam Jablin, a best-selling author, keynote speaker and Transformational Life Coach and Recovery Mentor about getting sober, relationships and spiritual healing. In 2006, Adam got clean and sober, which unleashed many gifts he had hidden inside. During the most successful years of his company, Adam was in the grips of alcoholism and addiction. HE KNOWS WHAT IT'S LIKE BE POWERLESS. His family intervened and Adam's spir...
May 07, 2022•1 hr 2 min
