This Side of Alcohol with Peggi Cooney

When Your New Year Doesn’t Start Well and What to Do About It is the podcast that will help you get back on track if the year hasn't started well for you. If you've struggled with Dry January, if your life goals are feeling difficult or if you're facing unexpected difficulties or challenges, this episode will help you out. You will discover How I found my way back to a place of calm and ease after our New Year setback Practical tips for navigating unexpected challenges Why going within and slowing down is the most powerful thing you can do Simple daily rituals that will guide and support you The one mindset shift that changed everything for me   Resources mentioned in the episode The Lunar Retreat My book. Sober Bliss. Quit Drinking, Feel Good This post about the worst year of our lives  Substack. The Shadow of a Butterfly Book a Free Call Powerful Journaling Prompts

How to Rock Dry January with Casey Davidson from the Hello Someday Podcast. Who doesn't want to feel inspired, uplifted and motivated about Dry January? Join the wonderful Casey Davidson and me as we share some of our top tips and most supportive advice on how to Rock Dry January and beyond. Sober is fabulous, this conversation will set you up for success! Links for More support Buy my book. Sober Bliss. Quit Drinking, Feel Good Connect with Casey at Hello Someday!

“A wise companion on the sober journey, Gayle Macdonald offers nurturing support. A gem of a book for all those new to recovery.” —Ann Dowsett Johnston, author of Drink I am beyond excited to share with you the launch of my new book. Sober Bliss: Quit Drinking Feel Good. In this special edition of the podcast, I read the first setion of my book. This is a warm, uplifitng and insirng book that will help you through the first three months of your sober journey feeling nourished and supported. Get the Book

Ten ways to feel good this Sober October if you’re struggling. Let's face it, sometimes we need a little bit of love, kindness, support and encouragement. I hope this podcast finds you in the form of a hug as we come to the end of the first week of Sober October. From spending time in nature, prioritising sleep, to upping your self care and journaling your journey, I hope this podcast helps you to stay inspired, motivated and feeling good. Links for more support Sober Bliss Book - Quit Drinking. Feel Good Journal prompts for sobriety Follow me on Substack

Join me in this inspiring and uplifting conversation with Courtney Andersen, sober life coach, podcast host, and author. She is the founder of Sober Vibes and National Sober Day. She helps high-achieving women quit drinking alcohol and thrive in sobriety.  Courtney is over 11 years alcohol-free, we discuss the moment that led her to quitting, the tools she used along the way and how her life has changed in sobriety. Plus, Courtney's new book that will help you thrive in your first three months of sobriety. Links for more support; ***Get the book: Sober Bliss, QUIT DRINKING. FEEL GOOD.*** Courtney's website The Sober Vibes Podcast Sober Vibes Book Instagram Sober Bliss

This side of alcohol is a fun, inspiring and deep conversation with the gorgeous Peggi Cooney. Peggi is a sobriety advocate, a UC Davis professor, and well-known author of “This Side of Alcohol.” Peggi shares the events leading up to the day she had her last day one and how she navigated such a massive transformative period in her life & the wonderful support she received along the way. But Peggi didn't just 'quit drinking' Oh no! So profound was her experience she began sharing her journey with others resulting in a really powerful book and hugely popular community and collaborating with the fabulous 'Sober in the City' events. We discuss all of this, the joy that Peggi feels to not be beholden to alcohol anymore, plus some of Peggi's devastating early life events, family, parenting, menopause, toxic work environments, and more. This is a not to be missed episode! Links for more support ***Get the book: ⁠Sober Bliss, QUIT DRINKING. FEEL GOOD.⁠*** Visit Peggi's website and buy the Book This Side of Alcohol This side of alcohol Facebook Community For Sober in the City: Zero Proof Experiences

Over the years I have been extremely lucky to work with some really wonderful, gorgeous people, many of whom stay in touch and become friends. Dawn is one such person. We met six months into her alcohol-free journey when she joined my membership. We recorded a podcast together on her one year anniversary and have stayed in touch. Today I am so excited to share with you the conversation we had on the day she celebrated 3 years of alcohol-living! Dawn is the most generous, uplifting, inspiring person I know with such great infectious energy. If you were ever in any doubt about how much fun it is to be sober then let Dawn remove those thoughts once and for all. In the two years since our last podcast, Dawn has so much to share so get ready to be inspired and uplifted! Links for more support The first podcast Dawn and I did together Sober support - 1:1 Coaching FREE cuppachat ***Get the book: ⁠Sober Bliss, QUIT DRINKING. FEEL GOOD.⁠***

How Michael Jordan helped me to quit drinking is something I write about in my book and I thought it would be good to share a little snippet of this with you today. Because it literally shifted everything for me and helped me to quit drinking and feel good about it with no worry or fear that I would pick it up again, which is very powerful, I know.  What I am going to share with you today is also the reason that I am over five years alcohol free, feel 100% secure and confident that I will stay alcohol-free, and have been able to face life and the awful events of the past few months without the thought of alcohol entering my head, even the tiniest little bit. I hope you enjoy this inspiring and hopefully motivating poddcast episode to help you to quit drinking and feel good about it. Links for more support Finding your Why Meditation Book a FREE discovery call Work with me one to one ***Get the book: ⁠Sober Bliss, QUIT DRINKING. FEEL GOOD.⁠***

Sobriety & Suicide - The Podcast I didn't want to make, yet I feel is necessary. I have not shared anything new with you for two months because I’ve been in a very difficult place, trying to cope with the unimaginable loss of my son. As the title suggests, this is a podcast about loss and love, suicide and sobriety, extremely hard things to talk about, but I feel that it is my duty to talk about them. This is a very distressing sbject, so please listen with caution and if you feel triggered by the content or it affects you in any way then please get support. I don’t want to burden anyone with this or cause pain. However, I do feel like I am being blocked somehow by this and need to get it out in order to move through and forward. This won’t be a neat and tidy podcast, with helpful hints for you take away, it’s not that kind of podcast, but I do hope that by sharing my experiences it will help you to see that there is another way, various ways in fact to deal with life, to cope with tragic, heartbreaking events, tend to our emotions and find tiny moments of comfort in what is otherwise and impossible situation. Alcohol is not the way, not the way at all and I am extremely grateful for my sobriety, without which I would not be here now, there’s no way I would be still upright if I was drinking. ** At the beginning I say two weeks - it should be two months. And, when I say 2003, I mean 2023 (fuzzy brain!) Resources mentioned in the podcast Ann Dowsett Johnston Nicki Gabriel Life Coaching in Nature Broken Open by Elizabeth Lesser Understanding Suicide by Paula Fontenelle Night Falls Fast: Understanding Suicide by Kay Redfield Jamison Its Okay That You’re Not Okay by Megan Devine Sober Bliss Coaching ***Get the book: ⁠Sober Bliss, QUIT DRINKING. FEEL GOOD.⁠***

Do Mummies really need wine? An important conversation with Celeste Yvonne. Like me, you might know Celeste from 'The Ultimate Mom Challenge' and her writing around motherhood, the difficult and challenging aspects of parenting, and the Mummy wine culture which is what we're talking about today. We chat about how Celeste first got into writing, how she gave up drinking secretly and how her first year of sobriety felt lonely and steeped in shame and fear. Now over five years sober, Celeste uses her writing and community involvement to suport other mothers who are struggling with alcohol and we talk about the support available to help other mothers including the Sober Mom Squad of which Celeste is a founding host. Celest also shares her favouite and most effective tools that continue to support her on her sober path and we hear about Celeste's book which is coming out, all about the mental load of motherhood and mommy wine culture and how they interconnect. Links for more support Sober Mom Squad Celeste on Substack Celeste's book - It's Not About The Wine Sober Bliss Website ***Get the book: ⁠Sober Bliss, QUIT DRINKING. FEEL GOOD.⁠***