The Sober Mom Life

Happy Memorial Day! It’s the unofficial start of summer. Summer can feel like a time that is soaked in alcohol, but it doesn’t have to be that way. In fact, for me, a sober summer is one of the most magical seasons of sobriety!  My wonderful friend Casey Davidson [https://hellosomedaycoaching.com/] of The Hello Someday Podcast [https://hellosomedaycoaching.com/podcast/] is with me today to get you excited about making this summer your first sober summer. We’ll share our sober summer stories, and give you tips and inspiration on how to approach sobriety in the summer months so that you’ll feel confident and ready to experience summer without the presence of alcohol. Are you looking for community in sobriety? Join us in the The Sober Mom Life Cafe [https://the-sober-mom-life.mn.co/]!  For $40/month, you’ll get access to 12 weekly peer support meetings, the exclusive Cafe social feed, our monthly book club and happy hour, the chance to share your story on The Real Sober Moms, and even a monthly Bravo chat! For a limited time, get one week free!  The Sober Mom Life Community [https://the-sober-mom-life.mn.co/] is also available, for just $5.95/month - In the Community, you’ll receive access to the exclusive Community social feed, the exclusive community chat, our monthly book club, and one free weekly meeting.  Check out The Sober Mom Life on Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/thesobermomlife/] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices [https://megaphone.fm/adchoices]

Author, influencer and sober mom Jyoti Chand is back on the podcast to talk about her new book, Fitting Indian [https://www.harpercollins.com/products/fitting-indian-jyoti-chand?variant=41112043388962]! I absolutely loved this graphic novel, especially in how it tackled the intimate realities of how alcohol affects the mental health of teens.  Jyoti believes that she never would’ve been able to write this book if she hadn’t gotten sober. Now 4 ½ years sober, she tells us what her sobriety journey looks like now, and how she has been constantly surprised by the gifts that sobriety has brought into her life as a mother, an author, and a community member.  Get your copy of Fitting Indian here [https://www.harpercollins.com/products/fitting-indian-jyoti-chand?variant=41112043388962] and remember to leave a great review on Amazon! Connect with Jyoti on Instagram @mamajotes [https://www.instagram.com/mamajotes/?hl=en]  Listen to Jyoti’s first episode on the Sober Mom Life podcast [https://mykindofsweet.com/2022/08/the-benefits-of-shifting-your-focus-away-from-alcohol/]   Are you looking for community in sobriety? Join us in the The Sober Mom Life Cafe [https://the-sober-mom-life.mn.co/]!  For $40/month, you’ll get access to 12 weekly peer support meetings, the exclusive Cafe social feed, our monthly book club and happy hour, the chance to share your story on The Real Sober Moms, and even a monthly Bravo chat! For a limited time, get one week free!  The Sober Mom Life Community [https://the-sober-mom-life.mn.co/] is also available, for just $5.95/month - In the Community, you’ll receive access to the exclusive Community social feed, the exclusive community chat, our monthly book club, and one free weekly meeting.  Check out The Sober Mom Life on Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/thesobermomlife/] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices [https://megaphone.fm/adchoices]

I just got home from a 3 day trip to Las Vegas. Even when I was a drinker I wasn’t a Vegas girl, so I was curious what the experience would be like to be there sober.  Few places glamorize drinking as much as Sin City, and on this trip I saw that on full display. It was an important reminder, and it made me all the more grateful for my mocktails, my early nights in bed, and my lack of shame.  If you’re preparing for your first sober vacation, whether it be to Vegas or anywhere else, check out this episode on how to prepare for your first sober vacation [https://podcasts.apple.com/ee/podcast/your-guide-to-a-sober-vacation/id1631208632?i=1000601796184].  Here’s my Sober in Vegas highlight reel [https://www.instagram.com/p/DJHB27BR263/?hl=en&img_index=1]!  Are you looking for community in sobriety? Join us in the The Sober Mom Life Cafe [https://the-sober-mom-life.mn.co/]!  For $40/month, you’ll get access to 12 weekly peer support meetings, the exclusive Cafe social feed, our monthly book club and happy hour, the chance to share your story on The Real Sober Moms, and even a monthly Bravo chat! For a limited time, get one week free!  We also have The Sober Mom Life Community [https://the-sober-mom-life.mn.co/] for just $5.95/month - In the Community, you’ll receive access to the exclusive Community social feed, the exclusive community chat, our monthly book club, and one free weekly meeting.  Click here to follow The Sober Mom Life on Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/thesobermomlife/] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices [https://megaphone.fm/adchoices]

Kristi Tanner is a sober influencer, sober coach, the owner of Sober Social, a wonderful NA bottle shop in Madison, Wisconsin, and a meeting host inside the Sober Mom Life Cafe. It is a life path that she never could’ve predicted for herself and it required her to  search for the answer to a big question: who was she without alcohol?  Alcohol had become central to Kristi’s perceived identity. By the time she hit rock bottom in 2019, the single mom of four believed that she could not find any other way to get relief from her pain and unhappiness. But after a divorce, stints in rehab, a psych ward, detox, two DUIs and a night in jail, she had a terrifying realization - if she didn’t get sober she was going to lose her children, and she would deserve it.  Kristi remembered that she had loved living before she ever loved alcohol, and she had to find her way back to that feeling. It was then that she raised her white flag, accepted that she needed rehab, and began to search for who she was beneath the alcohol that was ruining her life.  Since that day in 2019 Kristi’s life has been turned upside down in the most beautiful way. She is now over 5 years sober, she has learned that there are better ways to handle her pain, and she has regained access to her joy. She has been open and curious about life without alcohol and has deeply found herself within a sober life.  Learn more about Kristi’s work:  Sober Social in Madison Wisconsin  [https://www.sobersocialshop.com/about-us] Instagram @mocktailmommy [https://www.instagram.com/mocktailmommy?igsh=MWkwaXk5dzU1cDE2Zw==] Are you looking for community in sobriety? Join us in the The Sober Mom Life Cafe [https://the-sober-mom-life.mn.co/]!  For $40/month, you’ll get access to 12 weekly peer support meetings, the exclusive Cafe social feed, our monthly book club and happy hour, the chance to share your story on The Real Sober Moms, and even a monthly Bravo chat! For a limited time, get one week free!  The Sober Mom Life Community [https://the-sober-mom-life.mn.co/] is also available, for just $5.95/month - In the Community, you’ll receive access to the exclusive Community social feed, the exclusive community chat, our monthly book club, and one free weekly meeting.  Check out The Sober Mom Life on Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/thesobermomlife/] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices [https://megaphone.fm/adchoices]

Katie and I are here for another installment of SobrieTEA, where we spill the tea about our favorite escape: Bravo and Reality TV!  This week we’re diving deep into the return of The Valley, including Jesse and Michelle’s ugly divorce and co-parenting proceedings and Jax and Brittany’s navigation of substance abuse issues.  Plus - a check in on Southern Charm, which reality men Suzanne and Katie might’ve dated when they were younger, Love on the Spectrum, and a dash of true crime.  Are you looking for community in sobriety? Join us in the The Sober Mom Life Cafe [https://the-sober-mom-life.mn.co/]!  For $40/month, you’ll get access to 12 weekly peer support meetings, the exclusive Cafe social feed, our monthly book club and happy hour, the chance to share your story on The Real Sober Moms, and even a monthly Bravo chat! For a limited time, get one week free!  The Sober Mom Life Community [https://the-sober-mom-life.mn.co/] is also available, for just $5.95/month - In the Community, you’ll receive access to the exclusive Community social feed, the exclusive community chat, our monthly book club, and one free weekly meeting.  Check out The Sober Mom Life on Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/thesobermomlife/] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices [https://megaphone.fm/adchoices]