• Recovery and The Rest - Episode Twelve
    Oct 2 2025

    Episode 12

    This is the last episode for season one - we talk about why we started this podcast, what it means to have friends in and outside of recovery and how to navigate these relationships to be healthily interdependent.

    R&R with Ellen Woods and Mandy Manners discusses recovery and the rest. The real story of what it’s like to be in long term sobriety, how we have and continue to discover what it means to be well, take care of ourselves and grow through life challenges. For both of us being sober is the cornerstone of our lives. This podcast is the anything and everything that comes up along the way.

    R&R is intended to be conversational rather than instructional, we encourage each person to design, discover and be proud of their own sobriety tools. We celebrate all roads to recovery and criticise none. This podcast is our own personal stake in the sand, to our own continued commitment to nurturing our recovery.

    To connect with Ellen www.sobrietysisterhood.com

    To connect with Mandy www.mandymanners.com

    If you feel in crisis please contact your GP, or use the resources listed here

    https://alcoholchange.org.uk/help-and-support/get-help-now

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    48 mins
  • Recovery and The Rest - Episode Eleven
    Sep 25 2025

    Episode 11

    This week we talk about triggers and strategies we use to take care of our sobriety.

    R&R with Ellen Woods and Mandy Manners discusses recovery and the rest. The real story of what it’s like to be in long term sobriety, how we have and continue to discover what it means to be well, take care of ourselves and grow through life challenges. For both of us being sober is the cornerstone of our lives. This podcast is the anything and everything that comes up along the way.

    R&R is intended to be conversational rather than instructional, we encourage each person to design, discover and be proud of their own sobriety tools. We celebrate all roads to recovery and criticise none. This podcast is our own personal stake in the sand, to our own continued commitment to nurturing our recovery.

    To connect with Ellen www.sobrietysisterhood.com

    To connect with Mandy www.mandymanners.com

    If you feel in crisis please contact your GP, or use the resources listed here

    https://alcoholchange.org.uk/help-and-support/get-help-now

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    44 mins
  • Recovery and The Rest - Episode Ten
    Sep 18 2025

    Episode 10

    This week on the podcast, we talk about recovery being expansive and what that means for us.

    Resources mentioned:

    https://susanjeffers.com/books/

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&v=p3JLaF_4Tz8

    https://www.sobrietysisterhood.com/post/living-your-whole-life-in-sobriety-expanding-your-grid-of-fulfillment

    https://open.substack.com/pub/milliegooch/p/i-think-ive-made-my-world-too-small?utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web

    R&R with Ellen Woods and Mandy Manners discusses recovery and the rest. The real story of what it’s like to be in long term sobriety, how we have and continue to discover what it means to be well, take care of ourselves and grow through life challenges. For both of us being sober is the cornerstone of our lives. This podcast is the anything and everything that comes up along the way.

    R&R is intended to be conversational rather than instructional, we encourage each person to design, discover and be proud of their own sobriety tools. We celebrate all roads to recovery and criticise none. This podcast is our own personal stake in the sand, to our own continued commitment to nurturing our recovery.

    To connect with Ellen www.sobrietysisterhood.com

    To connect with Mandy www.mandymanners.com

    If you feel in crisis please contact your GP, or use the resources listed here

    https://alcoholchange.org.uk/help-and-support/get-help-now

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    38 mins
  • Recovery and The Rest - Episode Nine
    Sep 11 2025

    Episode 9

    This week on the podcast, we talk about our changing relationship with movement and exercise. Moving away from our old goals based off the toxic messages we had received about our body, to holistic mindful movement. Mandy's fundraiser https://give.sherecovers.org/team/576131

    Resources mentioned:

    https://join.whoop.com/26052B83

    R&R with Ellen Woods and Mandy Manners discusses recovery and the rest. The real story of what it’s like to be in long term sobriety, how we have and continue to discover what it means to be well, take care of ourselves and grow through life challenges. For both of us being sober is the cornerstone of our lives. This podcast is the anything and everything that comes up along the way.

    R&R is intended to be conversational rather than instructional, we encourage each person to design, discover and be proud of their own sobriety tools. We celebrate all roads to recovery and criticise none. This podcast is our own personal stake in the sand, to our own continued commitment to nurturing our recovery.

    To connect with Ellen www.sobrietysisterhood.com

    To connect with Mandy www.mandymanners.com

    If you feel in crisis please contact your GP, or use the resources listed here

    https://alcoholchange.org.uk/help-and-support/get-help-now

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    45 mins
  • Recovery and The Rest - Episode Eight
    Sep 4 2025

    Episode 8

    This week on the podcast, we talk about our relationship with others.

    Resources mentioned:

    The Drama Triangle - Chris West Attached - Dr Amir Levine and Rachel SF Heller MA The Book of Boundaries - Melissa Urban (The one Mandy couldn’t find on her shelf - Set Boundaries, Find Peace - Nedra Glover Tawwab)

    R&R with Ellen Woods and Mandy Manners discusses recovery and the rest. The real story of what it’s like to be in long term sobriety, how we have and continue to discover what it means to be well, take care of ourselves and grow through life challenges. For both of us being sober is the cornerstone of our lives. This podcast is the anything and everything that comes up along the way.

    R&R is intended to be conversational rather than instructional, we encourage each person to design, discover and be proud of their own sobriety tools. We celebrate all roads to recovery and criticise none. This podcast is our own personal stake in the sand, to our own continued commitment to nurturing our recovery.

    To connect with Ellen www.sobrietysisterhood.com

    To connect with Mandy www.mandymanners.com

    If you feel in crisis please contact your GP, or use the resources listed here

    https://alcoholchange.org.uk/help-and-support/get-help-now

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    50 mins
  • Recovery and The Rest - Episode Seven
    Aug 28 2025

    Episode 7

    This week on the podcast, we talk about our relationship with ourselves.

    R&R with Ellen Woods and Mandy Manners discusses recovery and the rest. The real story of what it’s like to be in long term sobriety, how we have and continue to discover what it means to be well, take care of ourselves and grow through life challenges. For both of us being sober is the cornerstone of our lives. This podcast is the anything and everything that comes up along the way.

    R&R is intended to be conversational rather than instructional, we encourage each person to design, discover and be proud of their own sobriety tools. We celebrate all roads to recovery and criticise none. This podcast is our own personal stake in the sand, to our own continued commitment to nurturing our recovery.

    To connect with Ellen www.sobrietysisterhood.com

    To connect with Mandy www.mandymanners.com

    If you feel in crisis please contact your GP, or use the resources listed here

    https://alcoholchange.org.uk/help-and-support/get-help-now

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    48 mins
  • Recovery and The Rest - Episode Six
    Aug 21 2025

    Episode 6

    This week on the podcast, we talk about how we talk to our children about drugs and alcohol.

    R&R with Ellen Woods and Mandy Manners discusses recovery and the rest. The real story of what it’s like to be in long term sobriety, how we have and continue to discover what it means to be well, take care of ourselves and grow through life challenges. For both of us being sober is the cornerstone of our lives. This podcast is the anything and everything that comes up along the way.

    R&R is intended to be conversational rather than instructional, we encourage each person to design, discover and be proud of their own sobriety tools. We celebrate all roads to recovery and criticise none. This podcast is our own personal stake in the sand, to our own continued commitment to nurturing our recovery.

    To connect with Ellen www.sobrietysisterhood.com

    To connect with Mandy www.mandymanners.com

    If you feel in crisis please contact your GP, or use the resources listed here

    https://alcoholchange.org.uk/help-and-support/get-help-now

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    41 mins
  • Recovery and The Rest - Episode Five
    Aug 14 2025

    This week on the podcast, we talk about recovery hindsight - what we know now, which we didn't know then - dopamine seeking, and cross-addiction.

    R&R with Ellen Woods and Mandy Manners discusses recovery and the rest. The real story of what it’s like to be in long term sobriety, how we have and continue to discover what it means to be well, take care of ourselves and grow through life challenges. For both of us being sober is the cornerstone of our lives. This podcast is the anything and everything that comes up along the way.

    R&R is intended to be conversational rather than instructional, we encourage each person to design, discover and be proud of their own sobriety tools. We celebrate all roads to recovery and criticise none. This podcast is our own personal stake in the sand, to our own continued commitment to nurturing our recovery.

    To connect with Ellen www.sobrietysisterhood.com

    To connect with Mandy www.mandymanners.com

    If you feel in crisis please contact your GP, or use the resources listed here

    https://alcoholchange.org.uk/help-and-support/get-help-now

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    49 mins