The Not Drinking Today Podcast
Are you trying to drink less alcohol but need some motivation? Or are you curious about sober life? The Not Drinking Today pod provides an invaluable resource to keep you motivated and on track today and beyond. Our 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 I are This Naked Mind Certified Coaches (plus nutritionists and counsellors respectively) who live in Sydney and love our alcohol free life.
All episodes can be heard on any of your favourite podcast platforms, such as Apple, Spotify and Google. I have set out a selection of episodes below. Head to your podcast platform of your choice to hear the full monty.
Shaun Palmer’s Story: From Survival to Revival and Beyond
/in Podcast, Uncategorized /by Isabella Ferguson, Counsellor & CoachShaun Palmer defeated alcohol when the odds were stacked against him. Alcohol provided the anaesthetic he was looking for at a young age to numb and escape from the trauma of growing up with domestic violence and a father with a sever alcoholic use disorder in the family home. He quickly moved out and immersed […]
Lisa Greenberg’s Perfectly Imperfect Sobriety Story
/in Podcast /by Isabella Ferguson, Counsellor & CoachJoin us as we talk with the glorious perfectly imperfect Lisa Greenberg about her alcohol addiction and her path to sobriety and beyond. As a highly sought-after speaker, fitness consultant, columnist and founder of SOBEROBICS, Lisa’s passion for inspiring, elevating and empowering women truly resonates. Her energy and enthusiasm for life is contagious. In this […]
All Things Intoxicated with Faye Lawrence
/in Podcast /by Isabella Ferguson, Counsellor & CoachIn this episode we talk to Faye Lawrence. Faye is founder of Untoxicated (Australia’s largest alcohol free social community). Faye is a Master Grey Area Drinking Coach and is also a TEDx Speaker! Faye discusses all things untoxicated and talks about Faye’s journey, kids, losing and gaining friends, finding your inner child, self forgiveness, sober dating […]
Teens & Alcohol with Paul Dillon
/in Podcast /by Isabella Ferguson, Counsellor & CoachIn 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 […]
Dr Chris Davis, Clean Slate Clinic
/in Podcast /by Isabella Ferguson, Counsellor & CoachToday Meg & Bella are incredibly lucky to be joined by Dr Chris Davis, Co-Founder and Chief Medical Officer of The Clean Slate Clinic to discuss The Clinic’s innovative and highly acclaimed Telehealth program that supports Australians struggling with alcohol dependence to safely undergo alcohol detox from home.
Episode 9, Merry Christmas!
/in Podcast, Uncategorized /by Isabella Ferguson, Counsellor & CoachIn 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 […]
Episode 8, Alcohol & Sleep with Professor Michael Gradisar
/in Podcast /by Isabella Ferguson, Counsellor & CoachIn 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 […]
Episode 6, Burnout – Mimmo’s Lived Experience
/in Podcast /by Isabella Ferguson, Counsellor & CoachIn 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 […]
The Two Big Lists & Visualising Future You
/in Podcast /by Isabella Ferguson, Counsellor & CoachIn 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 […]
Episode 3, Bella’s Story
/in Podcast /by Isabella Ferguson, Counsellor & CoachIn 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 […]