James Swanwick: Why High Achievers Struggle With Alcohol (And How to Stop)
02 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
High performers think they should have everything handled — except this one thing. In this convers...
Who Am I Without Alcohol? Fun, Sex, and Fitting In Without the Booze
27 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Who Am I Without Alcohol? Fitting In, ADHD & Alcohol-Free Sexiness With Keely Louise You’re...
Why So Many Men Never Grow Up — and How Sobriety Forces You To
18 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
What happens when you finally grow out of a version of yourself that no longer fits? In this inti...
Sean Hemeon: Growing Up Mormon, Coming Out Gay, and Getting Sober
11 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
When your faith tells you your identity is a sin—where do you turn? In this deeply human conversat...
The Lost Years: How Alcohol, Shame, and Self-Discovery Shape Who We Become
03 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
What if the “worst” years of your life were actually the beginning of your healing? In this c...
Attachment Theory: How It Saved Our Marriage After a Restraining Order
27 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
What happens when the person you love the most becomes the one you hurt the most? In this powerful c...
The Trauma Coach: Why You're Not Addicted, You're Avoiding Yourself
15 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
When life gets loud, do you reach for connection—or for a coping mechanism? In this vulnerable ...
The Science of Joy without Alcohol with The Party Scientist
08 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
What if joy isn’t something you wait to feel—but a skill you can practice, share, and scale? In ...
Alcohol Is the Ultimate Echo Chamber (And Why Safe People Keep You Stuck)
30 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Ever notice how comforting it feels to run to your “safe people” when life gets rough—the ones...
Why Being Homebound Made My Drinking Worse (And How to Break the Cycle)
25 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The baby wouldn’t stop crying. We were 26, knackered, and suddenly drowning in wine we never meant...
Norm MacDonald on Sobriety, Alcohol, and Life Without Drinking
14 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Norm MacDonald was one of comedy’s sharpest minds—and in this rare conversation, he opens up abo...
I Quit Alcohol for 30 Days – Here’s What Really Happened
09 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Nothing prepares you for quitting alcohol. Not the books, not the blogs, not the horror stories — ...
Why I Was Afraid to Lose Friends When I Quit
04 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
What if quitting drinking wasn’t about losing your friends—but about losing your supply? Not alc...
Is Alcohol Hiding the Truth About Your Relationship?
25 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Most people don’t drink because they love alcohol—they drink because they’re hiding from somet...
Susana Carter on Quitting Vodka, Healing Trauma, and Staying Sober in a Drinking Relationship
18 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Today’s guest, Susana Carter, is an inspiring example of what it means to turn pain into purpose. ...
Why Nervous System Awareness Is the Secret to Staying Alcohol-Free
17 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
What if the way you talk to yourself isn’t just shaping your inner world—but also the energy of ...
You Don’t Need Advice. You Need to Be Held
15 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
There’s a special kind of fear when you’re in pain and far from home—no language, no map, no o...
Breaking the Bar Hookup Cycle
14 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
When you’ve lived your intimate life with alcohol as the social glue, it’s easy to forget what r...
Moderation is a Myth: The Hard Truth About Cutting Down
13 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The moment you think you can “just” have one drink after years alcohol-free, you’ve already lo...
Want to Level Up? You’ll Have to Leave Some People Behind
12 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
You can’t climb a mountain while chained to the valley. If you want to elevate, you’ve got to le...
How I Saved £8,398 by Not Drinking for a Year
11 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
What would you do if you suddenly had an extra £8,398 in your pocket? Pay off debt? Treat your kids...
Why I Needed Sobriety to Be the Dad I Wanted to Be
10 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The moment you bring your first child home, you think you know what’s coming — until reality hit...
Struggling with Alcohol? This Is Why You Never Feel Good Enough
09 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
You’re not drinking for fun. You’re drinking to feel like you’re enough. But no matter how ...
Your Nervous System Doesn’t Feel Safe—Because of How You Talk to Yourself
08 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
If words can change water, what are they doing to your body? In this episode, I share how a simpl...
Rachelle Raku on Rewiring Addiction, Reclaiming Pleasure, and Rising From the Fire
07 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
What if addiction wasn’t a flaw… but a pattern trying to protect you? In this powerful conver...
Feel Like a Fraud? You’re Not the Only One Who Drinks Over It
06 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Ever feel like you’re just pretending to have it all together? That any moment now, someone’s go...
You Get What You Practise—So What the F*ck Are You Practising?
05 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
If you feel stuck in a loop—repeating the same habits, making the same mistakes, attracting the sa...
Is It Safe to Drink Alcohol While Breastfeeding? The Hidden Harm No One Talks About
04 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
You gave up alcohol for nine months to protect your baby—so why do doctors and midwives tell you i...
Curious About Alcohol? The Lie That Destroyed My Family
03 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
They told us alcohol was fun. That it brought people together. That it made love deeper, sex better,...
Caught Lying About Sweets? What It Taught Me About Drinking
02 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The other day, I caught my daughter lying about stealing sweets—and it hit me hard. Not because...
Megan Thoma – The Power of Being Seen in Love
01 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
🎧 Ever since you stopped drinking (or started thinking about it), your relationship feels differe...
Why Do We Wait to Drink? Because the Lie Starts Early
31 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
They told us to wait. Wait until we were 18. Wait until we were “adults.” Wait until we’d earn...
Scared to Lose Friends Without Alcohol? You’ll Find Better Ones
30 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Ever looked at your friends and wondered, “How did we even become friends?” I didn’t—until I...
Is Plant Medicine Just Another Liquid Lie?
29 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
What if I told you ayahuasca might be just another form of alcohol? Not chemically. But energeticall...
Struggling With Relationships? Heal Your Nervous System First
28 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
You’re trying to be kind. But you keep snapping. You want to connect. But you keep pushing people ...
Alcohol Wrecked His Life—Now He Sells It
27 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Imagine this: your father dies from alcohol. You nearly lose yourself to it too. And then—without ...
Think You’re Choosing to Drink? The Lie That Keeps You Stuck
26 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
You think you’re in control when you pour that glass—but what if you’re not? In today’s e...
Alcohol, Ambivalence, and the Problem of Being Pretty Good at Life
25 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
You don’t need to hit rock bottom to be stuck. In fact, some of the hardest people to help—th...
Why I Thought I’d Die a Railway Man – Until I Quit Booze
24 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
For 20 years, I thought I’d die a railway man. Not because I loved the job—but because I was too...
Why Alcohol Doesn’t Actually Help Men Connect
23 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
We’ve been told that booze brings us closer. That bonding with mates means beers, bars, and banter...
Alcohol Causes Cancer—But Ireland’s Keeping That Quiet
22 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
If a pint of Guinness causes cancer, wouldn’t you want to know? Ireland passed a law in 2018 requi...
Why You Won’t Press the Magic Button (Even When You Know You Should)
21 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
If I handed you a magic button that could erase alcohol from your life forever… would you press it...
Feel Invisible in Bed? Alcohol Was Never the Answer
20 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
You’re lying beside someone you love—but it feels like you’re on different planets. For STR...
How to Stay Sane, Present, and AFAF in a World on Fire
19 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Is the chaos of the world hijacking your nervous system? In this powerful episode, Lee Davy break...
The Yes-Man Trap: When Pleasing Others Destroys Your Integrity
18 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
You’re the “nice one.” The “helpful one.” The one who never rocks the boat. But here’s t...
Thad Wong: Healing From The Inside-Out
17 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
When Thad Wong moved in with his future wife, his secret relationship with alcohol was exposed—and...
Why Do We Willingly Poison Ourselves?
16 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
You wake up with a pounding head, your stomach in revolt, your Sunday in ruins—and you call it nor...
Worried Your Child’s Losing Themselves? Here’s Why It Happens
15 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
It doesn’t happen all at once. Your child doesn’t rebel. They vanish. Little by little—a...
You’re Not Chasing the Future—You’re Escaping the Present
14 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
You can’t have what you want—but you can experience what you have. This Preston Smiles quote sto...
When a Man Loses His Kingdom: The Silent Collapse Behind the Bottle
13 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
What happens when a man loses his throne? Not in some fantasy kingdom—but in the real world. Wh...
World Population Day? Booze Has Got It Covered
12 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
It’s World Population Day—a time to worry about overcrowded hospitals, ageing societies, and res...
Why Quitting Alcohol Made Me Stop Killing Bees
11 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
#1000DaysSoberPodcast #LeeDavy #STRIVE Did alcohol ever turn you into someone you didn’t recogn...
How to Handle the Regret Spiral After Drinking
10 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
You wake up with a pounding heart, a foggy memory, and a sinking feeling in your gut. “Did I sa...
Trying to Work Your Way Out of Shame? That’s Not Hustle—That’s a Firefighter
08 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
You stopped drinking, but you still can’t stop doing. You grind through the weekends, chase one...
Preston Smiles: Heal the Nervous System, Not Just the Habit
08 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
What if the problem isn’t your drinking, your spending, or your spirals—but your nervous system’...
Alcohol Numbed the Pain—Forgiveness Sets You Free
07 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
You say you’ve moved on. That you’ve forgiven. But your body? Your breath? Your triggers? They t...
Why Alcohol Destroys Intimacy—Even When You’re Sober
06 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Have you ever kissed someone… and felt lonelier afterwards? Today’s episode isn’t about the...
Responsible Drinking? It’s Just PR Spin
05 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Imagine arsonists launching a fire safety campaign. That’s exactly what it feels like when alcohol...
Trying to Quit Drinking on July 4th? This Is Your Real Independence Day
04 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
You wave the flag. You fire up the grill. You pop open a drink… because that’s how you’re supp...
Why My First Pint Meant More Than the Beer
03 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
A pint. A photograph. A father’s approval. What if your first drink wasn’t about the alcohol ...
You Don’t Lack Willpower—You Lack Permission
02 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
You ever try to quit drinking and end up thinking, “What the hell is wrong with me?” You’re no...
Trying to Fix Your Marriage While Drinking? Talk to Your Partner Like They’re Eight
01 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Ever find yourself barking at your partner, then hating yourself for it? I’ve been there—yell...
Why Quitting Sugar Feels Harder Than Alcohol (And What to Do About It)
30 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
When the alcohol stops… the sugar often starts. But why? In this eye-opening conversation with ...
What Should I Order on a Date Now I Don’t Drink Alcohol?
29 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
You’re feeling great on a first date—until they ask: “What are you drinking?” Suddenly, t...
Is Alcohol-Free Beer Helping You Heal—Or Just Helping You Hide?
28 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
You’ve stopped drinking—but the ritual remains. The bottle. The reward. The quiet moment that’...
Alcohol or Just a Habit? Why “Addiction” Isn’t the Whole Truth
27 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
You ever notice how nobody says they’re addicted to brushing their teeth? Or eating toast? But dri...
Alcohol Is a Drug—So Why Doesn’t Anyone Say That?
26 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
It’s the International Day Against Drug Abuse… and alcohol didn’t even make the list. Why? ...
Why You Drink When You Fail – How Your Inner Judge Sabotages Sobriety
25 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Ever found yourself beating yourself up after a small mistake? You miss a workout. Snap at a loved o...
The Liquid Lie Is Watching You…Ads, Algorithms & Alcohol
24 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
You’re not paranoid. The Liquid Lie is watching you. It knows what you click. It knows what you...
Living With a Drinker? You’re Not Going Crazy—You’re Not Safe
23 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
You’re not imagining it. The tension. The fear. The gnawing sense that something’s off. Livin...
Trying to Be AFAF but Your Relationship Is a Mess? Start Here
22 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
You want to be alcohol-free-as-fuck. You want it to feel light. Joyful. Liberating. But your relatio...
What to Do When You Feel Resentful That Others Can Drink “Normally”
21 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
You’re at a wedding… They’re laughing over wine. You’re swirling sparkling water—and silen...
She Gets Softer When She Drinks—And That’s the Problem
20 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
What if your peace depends on someone else’s buzz? In this episode, I’m speaking to anyone wh...
Drunk Sex and the Death of Integrity: What Real Men Do
19 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Here’s a hard truth no one’s talking about: 75% of sexual assaults involve alcohol. Most perp...
Trying to Quit Drinking? Stop Playing Devil’s Advocate with the People You Love
18 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
You know what’s lonelier than being single? Being with someone who makes you feel completely alone...
Fentanyl vs Alcohol Deaths – The Liquid Lie Exposed
16 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Two killers. One gets banned. The other gets branded. In today’s episode, I expose the brutal h...
Don’t Drink? You Must Be Gay – Pride, Shame, and the Liquid Lie
16 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Don’t drink? You must be gay. That’s what they said—not because they knew, but because they ne...
Alcohol Lied to You About Being Enough – Don’t Fall for It
15 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
You don’t drink because you love the taste. You drink because—deep down—you’ve been taught t...
Without Alcohol, I Can’t Speak My Truth—Right?
14 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
You used to feel bold after a few drinks—witty, fearless, invincible. Now you’re alcohol-free, o...
Is Alcohol Really a Reward, Or Just the Tribe’s Permission Slip?
13 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
You’ve just coached your heart out. Held space. Changed lives. And as the silence creeps in… so ...
Pubs Open at 9 AM – Are We Just Numbing Men to Death?
12 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This morning, I walked past the Ivor Davies pub in Cardiff. It was 9:04 am—and already, ten men we...
Why My 8-Year-Old Thinks She’ll Drink Wine
11 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
When Zia told me—so matter-of-factly—that she’ll probably drink wine when she grows up, it hit...
What It Really Means to Be a Man Without Alcohol
10 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
You quit drinking. You meditate. You read all the books on masculinity. And then your partner loo...
From Booze to Bedtime Stories – A STRIVER Dad’s Wake-Up Call
09 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In today’s episode, I sit down with STRIVER John Bell—a father, a counsellor, and a man who used...
Football, BrewDog & the Boy Who Just Wanted to Belong
08 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
BrewDog just inked a deal with West Ham United. To most, it’s just marketing. To me? It’s a mega...
You Worked So Hard—Why Can’t You Just Be Happy?
07 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
#1000DaysSoberPodcast #LeeDavy #STRIVE You hit the goal. You land the deal. You finally feel prou...
Divorced, Powerless, and Drowning? Learn the Line That Saved Me
06 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
I moved back into my childhood bedroom at 35. Same carpet. Same curtains. Same crushing sense of fai...
What Should I Ask Myself When I Crave Alcohol?
05 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
You probably don’t crave alcohol as much as you think. You’re not in pain. You’re not despe...
Why We Escape Into Alcohol – And What Happens When We Don’t
04 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Have you ever tried to iron a shirt in the dark with wet hair, no hot water, and a podcast deadline ...
Alcohol Feels Like a Reward—But It’s the Real Punishment
03 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
We’ve been sold a lie. That alcohol is a treat. A reward. A moment of pleasure after the grind. ...
Alcohol in Saudi Arabia? – The Liquid Lie Doesn’t Respect Borders
02 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
They told us the desert wouldn’t drink. That tradition would hold. That some cultures were sacred....
Afraid to Say No? The System That Keeps You Drinking
01 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
You press the “Do Not Disturb” button and expect peace—but they walk in anyway. That’s wh...
Wabi Sabi and the Shame Spiral of Alcohol Reliance
31 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
You made a promise. Then you broke it. You drank. Again. And now the shame spiral begins… “Yo...
Can I Be Alcohol-Free Forever?
30 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Can you be alcohol-free as fuck… forever? That question terrifies people. It shakes your identi...
15 Years Alcohol-Free-as-Fuck: Here’s How I Did It
29 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
I didn’t quit drinking because I hit rock bottom. I quit because I made a vow—and I never broke ...
Smell Booze, Remember Pain: Why It Doesn’t Break Me Anymore
28 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
You can delete a photo. Bury a memory. Pretend it never happened. But you can’t un-smell it....
Socialising Without Alcohol: What You’re Really Afraid Of
27 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
You think you’re afraid of not drinking at the party. But you’re not. You’re afraid of standin...
Sunk Cost Fallacy – Why You Keep Drinking (Even When You Hate It)
26 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
You’re not staying because you love it—you’re staying because you’ve invested too much to le...
The Wine Trial That Proves the World’s Still Drunk
25 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
What if I told you scientists were running a clinical trial… …to find out if a known carcinogen ...
Love Someone Who Drinks? Here’s What Actually Helps
24 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
You love them. You want to help. But nothing seems to work. They keep drinking—and you keep bre...