The Truth About Alcohol (Why Quitting Feels So Hard)
Episodes
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 who’s alcohol-free-as-fuck but still living with a...
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 perpetrators are men. And most of them were drinking. ...
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. This episode cuts deep into a subtle but deva...
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 hypocrisy behind how our society talks about drugs....
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 needed to wound. Because in a world ruled by the Liq...
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 that you’re not enough without it. Today’s e...
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, or trying to be… and suddenly, silence. You think...
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 does the craving. Not for taste. Not for fun. B...
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 were drinking pints in silence. Not celebrating. ...
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 me like a truck. She’s eight. She’s never ...
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 looks you in the eye and says: “It feels like I’m...
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 to drink to forget who he was. We talk about w...
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 megaphone for the Liquid Lie. In this episode, I ta...
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 proud. And then… you pull back. You brace for imp...
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 failure. My marriage was over. My son no longer lived...
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 desperate. You’re just… human. A human living in a ...
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 breathing down your neck? That was me—in Mont...
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. But what if that “reward” is actually keeping...
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. But now even Saudi Arabia—the heartland of s...
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 what happens when we try to set boundaries in a worl...
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… “You’re weak.” “You’re broken.” “You’ll...
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 identity, your culture, and your story. Because if yo...
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 it. In this raw and reflective episode, I take ...
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. The stench of stale alcohol is more than unple...
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 standing in the truth—while everyone else is sleepwalki...
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 leave. Whether it’s your nightly glass of wine,...
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 could improve your health? No, this isn’t sat...
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 breaking. In this raw and powerful episode of the ...
This Is Why You Reach for Alcohol on Fridays
23 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
You say you’re lonely on Fridays. But are you really? Or are you just bored—uncomfortable with your own company? In this powerful episode of th...