Join Madeline Forrest as she discusses all things sobriety: the highs, the lows, the challenges, the gifts, the tools, the messy middle, and everything in between. Above all else, she's here to show you that life can be happiest when you're sober.
This week I'm offering you a sober tool I'm calling the "reverse why" and I'm talking you through some examples of how to use it when you're feeling tempted to drink. Follow me on Instagram Subscribe to my weekly newsletter Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info ....
This week I'm chatting with Meg Fee, also known on instagram as @youdonthavetodrink and we cover a LOT in this conversation! We chat all about her sober journey, her experience with slips along the way (and the importance of taking the shame out of them!), facing our fears of flying in sobriety, and what it was like getting married sober. We also talk about Meg's journey with eating disorder recovery and why this needs to be talked about more in the online sober space. I loved getting to chat wi...
I'm back with another solo episode! This week I'm chatting about the breakups I've been through since I quit drinking (oh hey vulnerability hangover!) and I'm sharing my top tips for getting through breakups sober. <3 Follow me on instagram . Subscribe to my weekly newsletter . Join me on a sober trip to Spain . Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-m...
My mom joins me again this week for a chat about being single and sober! I'm now single & sober at 29 years old, and my mom was a single & sober mom of three kids for a decade. We chat about both the challenges and the gifts that can come with being a sober single person in these different phases of life. We also share some tips for embracing being single in our sobriety! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and Ca...
It's Valentine's Day and this episode has been a long time coming! This week I'm spilling all the tea on my dating life since I broke up with booze, as well as sharing my top tips on sober dating! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info ....
This week I'm chatting with an incredibly inspirational guest, Jay Chase! Jay had what many of us would consider a stereotypical "rock bottom" that ultimately led him to sobriety. But he turned inwards and used that experience to fuel incredible personal growth. He now inspires so many through his Instagram , his podcast Don't Touch My Mindset , and through motivational speaking for those in recovery. He also just turned 6 years sober a couple days before this episode! I'm so grateful I got to h...
My mom joins me again for this episode! This week we're chatting all about the inner chatterbox we all have going in our minds 24/7, and how managing our self-talk is crucial in our sober journeys. I was having a bad few days when we got on to record this episode, so we chat all about that as I try to pull myself out of my slump. It couldn't have been a more perfect time for me to have this conversation! Follow me on instagram and subscribe to my weekly newsletter ! Learn more about your ad choi...
This week I chat with Cait Madry, the founder of Clearheaded: your guide to sober-care and the host of Clearheaded: your sober-care podcast. Cait and I share so many similarities in our stories (our sober dates are only twenty days apart!) and I feel like I learned so much about myself in my conversation with her. We chat all about getting sober in our twenties and learning we don't have to hit a rock bottom to do so. Cait offers so many wise and valuable insights on living alcohol-free and is s...
This week I chat about how alcohol negatively impacted my self-esteem and how sobriety has helped me build it back up. Join my new sober support group, the Happiest Sober Hub, here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/happiest-sober-hub-winterspring-2023-tickets-514484596277 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info ....
This week I chat with Jon Lupin, aka The Poetry Bandit. He shares the story of his sober journey, along with all of the wisdom and insights he's gained in his 7 years of sobriety. Since getting sober, Jon has published 3 amazing books of poetry. He is such a beautiful example of how sobriety allows us to connect back to our creativity and inspiration, and not to mention, of how much we can accomplish when we quit drinking! I absolutely loved this conversation - you don't want to miss it! Follow ...
Happy New Year, sober fam! It's my first episode of 2023 and (of course!) it's also Dry January. I did Dry January in 2020 before I got sober, and this week I'm sharing some insights from that experience. These are the things I wish someone could have told me when I was in it! If you need inspo to get you through January without booze, be sure to follow me on instagram @happiestsober. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy a...
My mom joins me again for a sober chat this week! We share stories of our first sober Christmases and give you a pep talk for tackling the holidays alcohol-free. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info ....
One of the most common struggles I hear from people in the sober community is that the people in their lives don't support or understand their decision to quit drinking. This week, I chat all about how to navigate other people's opinions and judgments on our sobriety, which can be a really challenging (and scary!) aspect of this journey for so many of us. I also share my top tips for tackling social situations in early sobriety if you're worried about being judged by others for not drinking. Lea...
In this episode, I share some "aha" moments that changed my perspective about sobriety. I chat about catching myself slipping into victim mode and the mindset shifts that got me out of it. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info ....
Megan Forrest (my mom!) got sober at 21 years old. Today she's 39 years sober after only ever having one "day 1", and she joins me this week for a mother-daughter chat about sobriety. We hear her story, talk about family dynamics around alcohol, and debate some different generational viewpoints on alcoholism. Most of all, she shares a whole lot of wisdom from nearly four decades of maintained sobriety. You don't want to miss this one! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoice...
This week, I break down the real meaning of courage (hint: it doesn't come in liquid form), and chat about the importance of feeling our fears in sobriety. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info ....
I celebrated 2 years sober this week, woo! In this episode I reflect on my biggest takeaways & lessons from both my first and second years of sobriety. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info ....
Welcome to the first episode of Happiest Sober Podcast! This week, I break down the different stages of my sobriety and the tools that helped me through them. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info ....
