In this episode, Ruth asks Clare details about her drinking past and sobriety journey. Ruth's not afraid to be direct, and Clare is incredibly honest in her answers about sobriety alongside parenting, finances and her marriage. It's an engaging listen with a warm and fuzzy ending, including Clare's favourite sober phrase: TOTALLY CAPABLE!

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In this brief episode, Ruth and Jane discuss an overheard radio chat about the link between alcohol and joy.

Jane introduces Ruth to the concept of sober joyful 'glimmer,' - euphoric natural highs of blissful happiness.

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Parenting is one of the hardest jobs in the world... with no handbook! It's rewarding yet exhausting, and 'Mummy Wine Culture' promotes that alcohol is the perfect reward for surviving another long day. Your hosts Ruth, Jane and Clare have five children between them... and drank when the kids were younger. In this episode they share their honest experiences of alcohol in the early years - slurry bedtime stories, groggy hangover days and the Tooth Fairy not showing up, to name a few. They look at the wide-ranging benefits children AND parents experience from removing alcohol... increased patience, consistency and life-expectancy, plus reduced risk, harm and neglect. The physical, psychological, financial and societal positives are truly staggering! Your hosts also reflect on the younger generation's perception of alcohol, and hopes for a more sober-friendly future.

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An intervention can be a very effective - yet uncomfortable and difficult - way of challenging somebody's behaviour that has become harmful or unacceptable. Significant interventions usually involve strong feelings and vulnerability on both sides. They need to be highly planned and carefully delivered... with the risk of no desired change. In this searingly personal and honest episode, Jane shares with Clare an intervention letter that she received... which eventually led to her tackling her relationship with alcohol. They talk through how it felt to have heavy drinking behaviour challenged, the ensuing response, and steps towards change... as well as recapping on the relationship improvements since. A useful episode in in examining how intervention CAN lead to sobriety.

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It can be so motivating to focus on the positives of removing alcohol from your life - especially in the early stages. With every passing day, week and month, the mind and body reaps *enormous* benefits... and they just keep growing! Ruth and Jane look at the unfolding timeline, from Day 1 to a full year spent alcohol-free.

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Eating's cheating... drink a pint of water before bed... stick to clear spirits... stop drinking by 11pm... Ruth and Jane explore different ways people attempt to 'police the poison,' and stay in control of their drinking. Do any of them work? Do marketing companies exploit this concept? If alcohol rules are consuming alot of headspace, perhaps it's time to assess that relationship. One rule DEFINITELY helps... avoiding alcohol altogether!

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