The Not Drinking Alcohol Today Podcast

Isabella Ferguson and Meg Webb•notdrinkingtodaypodcast.com

Meg and Bella discuss the ups and downs of navigating an alcohol free life in Australia's alcohol centric culture. This highly rated podcast, featuring in Australia's top 100 self improvement podcasts, is a must for those that are trying to drink less alcohol but need some motivation, are curious about sober life or who are sober but are looking for some extra reinforcement. The Not Drinking Alcohol Today pod provides an invaluable resource to keep you motivated and on track today and beyond. Meg and Bella's guests include neuroscientists, quit-lit authors, journalists, health experts, alcohol coaches and everyday people who have struggled with alcohol but have triumphed over it. Our aim is to support and inspire you to reach your goals to drink less or none at all! Meg and Bella are This Naked Mind Certified Coaches (plus nutritionists and counsellors respectively) who live in Sydney.

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Episodes

New Years Resolutions!

Did you know that a butterfly can walk? Or that strawberry sorbet is the new in thing to offer guests coming over to your house!? In this episode, Bella and Meg will tell you about this, about how successful their Christmas and New Years were, and they also look at New Year's Resolutions. They will give you tips so that you can stick to yours and make them a new habit in your life without using willpower! Join them for a few laughs and a positive start to the new year. May 2023 be a wonderful ye...

Jan 08, 2023•50 min•Season 2Ep. 11

Teens & Alcohol with Paul Dillon of DARTA

In this episode we talk with Paul Dillon of Drugs and Alcohol Research and Training Australia (DARTA) all about teens and alcohol. Paul has been working in the area of drug and alcohol education for over 30 years both nationally and internationally and is also the author of 'Teenagers, Alcohol and Drugs' and host of the sensational 5-part pod series for parents called Doing Drugs With Paul Dillon. Paul is also a legend in Bella's household! We discuss what parents can do to reduce the risks asso...

Dec 19, 2022•56 min•Season 1Ep. 10

Merry Christmas!

In this episode, in addition to a few belly laughs, we offer some tips to attempt to get through Christmas as unscathed as possible! From frocks, mocks and hammocks to embracing the imperfections of Christmas, from picking and choosing your own Christmas adventures to jumping off those social media accounts that do not serve you doing this period, choose what Christmas can offer you and not what you can offer Christmas (and that may be asking for some light relief like a family member getting ca...

Dec 17, 2022•39 min•Season 1Ep. 9

Alcohol & Sleep with Professor Michael Gradisar

In today's episode, we talk to sleep psychologist Professor Michael Gradisar from Wink Sleep all about alcohol & sleep. Not only do people fear not being able to fall asleep when taking a break from alcohol but this fear can often be a reason for not staying the course. So we thought let’s get an expert on to answer our questions and learn some tips! We discuss how the first week of removing alcohol can resemble insomnia and how it can take a week or two to transition into a restorative slee...

Dec 05, 2022•56 min•Season 1Ep. 8

Drinking to relieve stress & boredom?

Hot off the press! Meg & Bella examine whether drinking actually relieves stress and boredom? Of course it doesn't! It exacerbates both. We shine a light on how drinking makes you more stressed and anxious over time. We also look at how drinking shrinks your world and makes you more boring and bored. Yet so many of us look to alcohol to escape these uncomfortable feelings. Reframing these beliefs is part of the work to finding freedom from alcohol (and striving towards a life full of healthi...

Nov 27, 2022•48 min•Season 1Ep. 7

Burnout - Mimmo's lived experience

In this episode, Bella talks to Miranda, a close high-school friend, about Mim's experience with burnout and her recovery from it. Bella and Mim chat about the bizarre moment they each discovered that their lives had "imploded" at the very same moment. Mim discusses how her brain quite literally went into "safe mode" and she could no longer do basic things like send a text, how she recovered slowly but surely over 2-years and how one day she woke up and thought "I'm back!". Finally Bella and Mim...

Nov 23, 2022•49 min•Season 1Ep. 6

Sober First Socialising! Our Top 3 Memorable Moments

Meg and Bella discuss three of their most memorable sober first socialising moments, including 30-year reunions, date nights, live bands and Christmas work parties, delving into the good, the bad and the excruciating, but most importantly they share the learning experiences they gained from these moments. It's a long-ish episode, but we encourage you to listen through to the end where Meg and Bella each reveal their top tools and tips to help others push through these sober first encounters. You...

Nov 06, 2022•1 hr 11 min•Season 1Ep. 5

The Two Big Lists & Visualising Future You

In this episode, Meg and Bella discuss two very important lists that identify the beliefs that we all develop over the course of our lives around alcohol and which creates a road map for the reframing process that will lead you to a new mindset around alcohol. Meg and Bella then share the original content of a visualisation exercise that they independently did at the start of their own alcohol free journeys. It's vulnerable stuff today, yet empowering and hopeful. MEG Web : https://www.meganwebb...

Oct 23, 2022•37 min•Season 1Ep. 4

Bella's Story

In this episode, Bella shares her personal story which lead to her becoming an alcohol free woman and a This Naked Mind Certified Coach. Bella's story addresses her experiences with alcohol in her legal career, in becoming a mum and step-mum and how she leapt into mummy wine culture with wild abandonment only to hit rock bottom and end up with a wake-up call in rehab. Bella opens up about the 4 themes that have been ever present in her life involving confidence, finding her tribe, her voice and ...

Oct 09, 2022•37 min•Season 1Ep. 3

Meg's Story

In this episode, Meg shares her personal story behind her decision to become an alcohol free woman and a This Naked Mind Certified Coach. Meg opens up about her generalised anxiety disorder and social phobia, the 3 things that happened in her childhood that contributed to her anxiety and how she found that alcohol initially helped her manage her anxiety at the start but later exacerbated it. Meg discusses how ditching the booze substantially reduced her anxiety and also made her feel happier and...

Oct 09, 2022•50 min•Season 1Ep. 2

Welcome to She's Sober Sydney!

In this first episode of She's Sober Sydney Meg & Bella briefly touch on their personal experiences around becoming alcohol free women and how they met training to become This Naked Mind Certified Coaches. Meg & Bella also share their vision for this podcast and discuss their excitement at sharing their personal stories and the stories of amazing individuals who have struggled and triumphed over alcohol. MEG Web : https://www.meganwebb.com.au/ Instagram : https://www.instagram.com/meganw...

Oct 09, 2022•26 min•Season 1Ep. 1

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