Tribe Sober - inspiring an alcohol free life!

My Year of NOT getting Sh*tfaced! with Pamela Power

11 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Today’s podcast comes with a bit of a health warning.  Moderation is not something we recommend here at Tribe Sober – mainly because so many us w...

Addicted In Film with Ted Perkins

04 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Today’s guest is going to give us a peek into Hollywood and the fascinating world of movies about recovery Ted Perkins worked in the film industry f...

How Alcohol Made Fools of us All! - with Ken M Middleton

27 Apr 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Today’s guest is Ken Middleton If you’re a regular listener then you’ll already know Ken and many of you have read his fabulous book which is ca...

The Sobriety Experiment with Sarah Rusbatch

20 Apr 2024

Contributed by Lukas

My guest Sarah Rusbatch is a Brit living in Oz –  she struggled with alcohol dependence for years but finally nailed sobriety and trained as a Sobe...

Playing Russian Roulette... with Alcohol - Michael Waite

13 Apr 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Mike Waite is working to improve brain health awareness via behavior, nature, and immersive technologies. He teaches about brain health through his po...

Sober Communities Rock! - with Carolyn Clark

06 Apr 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Today’s guest is Sober Coach Carolyn Clark who has an inspiring recovery story to share. Not only is she thriving in her alcohol free life but she’...

Writing your Recovery with Ann Dowsett-Johnston

30 Mar 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Today’s guest is the wonderful Ann Dowsett Johnston who many of you will have heard of – she is a pioneer of the modern recovery movement and publ...

How Alcohol Killed my Motivation with Niamh

23 Mar 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Immerse yourself in a riveting episode of Tribe Sober as we chronicle the intriguing journey of Niamh, an Irish singer and mother of three in Spain, w...

Triumphs from the Sober 66 Challenge

16 Mar 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In this stirring episode of Tribe Sober, we delve into the powerful stories of those who undertook the Sober 66 Challenge. Host Janet Gourand, founder...

Alcohol...and your Body Fat! with James Swanwick

09 Mar 2024

Contributed by Lukas

My guest this week is James Swanwick, an Australian-American investor and entrepreneur He is the creator of the Alcohol Free Lifestyle, which helps pe...

Lawyer in Recovery - Isabella Ferguson

02 Mar 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Last weeks podcast was a Group Discussion on Corporate Drinking and Isabella Ferguson was one of my guests - you can listen to that discussion via thi...

Workplace Drinking - Group Discussion

24 Feb 2024

Contributed by Lukas

This week I'm facilitating a discussion between three fabulous ladies - all working in the sobriety space.   Isabella Ferguson: Former litigation ...

Breaking Free from the Booze!

17 Feb 2024

Contributed by Lukas

On this weeks solo episode I talk about our Breaking Free program which we run four times a year.  Registration for the current program is open until...

Women who Love too Much with Gigi Langer

10 Feb 2024

Contributed by Lukas

My guest this week is Gigi Langer She’s a presenter, retreat leader, and author of two books to help overcome negative thinking. She holds a PhD f...

Tribe Sober's Top Twelve Podcasts!

03 Feb 2024

Contributed by Lukas

  This week we’re celebrating our 200th podcast episode by taking you through our Top Twelve podcasts – the episodes which have had the most down...

15 Signs you need to Take a Break from Alcohol with Lori Massicot

27 Jan 2024

Contributed by Lukas

My guest this week is Sobriety Coach Lori Massicot. Lori was on the podcast back in 2021 and that episode was one of our most popular ones with more t...

Why You’re Unhappy with Dr Loretta Breuning

20 Jan 2024

Contributed by Lukas

My guest this week is Dr Loretta Breuning who is the author of The Happy Brain. Loretta was on the podcast back in 2021 and that episode was one of ou...

Why Recovery is a Rebirth with Bontle Ngwana

13 Jan 2024

Contributed by Lukas

My guest today is Tribe Member Bontle Ngwana After a couple of decades of problematic drinking Bontle joined Tribe Sober in May 2022 – and hasn’t ...

Dry January Hacks!

06 Jan 2024

Contributed by Lukas

After running Tribe Sober for 8 years and helping thousands of people to ditch the drink and embrace alcohol-free living I've learned a thing or two. ...

Dry January Challenge 2024 with Janna Kretzmar & Courage Chiringa

30 Dec 2023

Contributed by Lukas

  This is the ninth year we’ve done our Annual Fundraiser and thanks to our generous donors we’ve raised nearly half a million rand over the year...

Managing Cravings with William Porter

16 Dec 2023

Contributed by Lukas

My guest today is William Porter William is the author of a book called Alcohol Explained and hosts a FB page of the same name. He's a lawyer and prev...

How I Swam my Way out of the Bottle with Ben Tuff

09 Dec 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Ben Tuff.  In 2012 Ben decided to quit drinking and to take up swimming.  He became a long distance swimmer and is featured in a documentary called ...

Why your Drinking Problem is an Opportunity with Lucy Dentith

02 Dec 2023

Contributed by Lukas

My guest this week was Tribe Sober Team Member Lucy Dentith - Lucy came to a Tribe Sober Masterclass in London in 2018 and has been sober ever since! ...

Why we get Addicted with Dr Anna Lembke

25 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

My guest today is Dr Anna Lembke who is a professor of psychiatry at Stanford – she’s also the author of a best selling book called Dopamine Natio...

Sobriety Masterclass - your Toolkit!

18 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

We run our live Group Masterclass just four times a year and are often asked to provide a recording.... so we've done it! The Masterclass recording is...

Your Recovery Timeline with Nicci Cloete

11 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Nicci Cloete is a coach, a facilitator, a mindfulness and yoga teacher.  She’s also been in recovery for ten years   In this episode:- Nicci exper...

Alcohol...as an Escape - with Brendon Watt

04 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

  My guest today is Brendon Watt who overcame his alcoholism to become a worldwide speaker, best-selling author and facilitator  In this episode:- B...

Sobriety Hacks...from Neuroscientist Staci Danford

28 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Tribe Sober - inspiring an alcohol-free life! This week my guest is Staci Danford - this is the second time she has been on the podcast - you can have...

Drink less...for your Breasts with Kathryn Elliott

21 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

  My guest this week is Kathryn Elliott who has been interviewed for a previous podcast focussing on Binge Drinking  Kathryn and I were both heavy d...

From Rock Bottom to Recovery with Jared Klickstein

14 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

My guest today is an extraordinary young man – his parents were both heroin addicts and he became an addict himself.  His rock bottom included jail...

How to Break Free from the Booze Trap!

07 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

On this weeks solo episode I talk about our Breaking Free program which we run four times a year.  Registration for the current program is open until...

Attorney in Recovery - Lily Shanks

30 Sep 2023

Contributed by Lukas

My guest today is Recovering Attorney Lily Lily was my guest on the episode which came out on May 6th – its already had 2,000 downloads and we had s...

Layering your Sober Tools.....with Belle

23 Sep 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Belle got sober back in 2012 and was one of the first people in the Sober Space, one of the first to share her own story and to try and help others to...

Sobriety is the Ultimate Life Hack! with Kirsty from Soberbuzz

16 Sep 2023

Contributed by Lukas

My guest today is Kirsty Mulcahy from Soberbuzz Scotland Her work is focussed on supporting people to go alcohol free – she also coaches people who ...

Sobriety Superstar! - Jane’s Transformation Story

09 Sep 2023

Contributed by Lukas

  In this episode I interview an important member of our Tribe Sober team - Jane Rivera.  She came along to a workshop in 2016, ditched the drink an...

Recovery:- It’s a Brain Thing... with Dave & Susan Kenney

02 Sep 2023

Contributed by Lukas

  So my guests today are Dave & Susan Kenney   -  they believe that understanding the brain is the key to recovery and are the pioneers of Act...

How to Heal....after the Drinking with Laura Gujadhur

26 Aug 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Even though we offer our members a lot of support already we’re always on the look out for new benefits. So these days apart from yoga, meditation, ...

Is your Sobriety at Tipping Point? ... with Suzanna Porowski

19 Aug 2023

Contributed by Lukas

  My guest this week is Tribe member Suzanna Poroski - a dance, a choreographer, a singer and a piano player! She's recently celebrated her first Sob...

Powerfully Sober with Annie McDonnell

12 Aug 2023

Contributed by Lukas

My guest this week is Annie McDonnell - an Australian executive with a difficult start in life followed by a 20 years career in the wine industry.  T...

When Relapse....is seen as a reward! with Jeff Graham

05 Aug 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Jeff Graham founded the Bac2Zero sobriety group.  Like many of us in the recovery space Jeff’s initial sobriety goal was simply to quit drinking. ...

How a 66 day Sober Challenge changed my life... with Tribe member Claire B

29 Jul 2023

Contributed by Lukas

If I had to describe a typical Tribe member then I would pick a lady in her 40’s or 50’s – successful career woman with a family.  Noody would ...

Drinking problem...what’s your story? with Narrative Therapist Tessa Freeman

22 Jul 2023

Contributed by Lukas

My guest this week is narrative therapist Tessa Freeman. Narrative Therapy is very much in line with our approach at Tribe Sober - because it’s abou...

Alcohol dependence and ADHD with Faye Lawrence

15 Jul 2023

Contributed by Lukas

  My guest this week is Faye Lawrence who is the founder of Australia's largest alcohol-free community for the sober and the sober curious. Their foc...

Sober Queens with Menopause Expert Sarah Davison

08 Jul 2023

Contributed by Lukas

My guest this week is Homeopath Sarah Davison who is a natural menopause expert.  She helps women with stress and all aspects of menopause so was abl...

How to Quit Drinking..and lose weight with Brad

01 Jul 2023

Contributed by Lukas

My guest this week is Tribe member Brad who has struggled with his weight and his drinking.  I love his story about how he heard about Tribe Sober wh...

Why Alcohol is Sugar on Steroids...with Dr Vera Tarman

24 Jun 2023

Contributed by Lukas

My guest this week is Dr Vera Tarman who is a specialist in addiction behaviour and treatment. Dr. Vera is internationally recognized for her educatio...

Breaking Free from the Booze!

17 Jun 2023

Contributed by Lukas

This weeks podcast is a solo episode from Tribe Sober's founder Janet Gourand.  We've launched a brand new program to help people who a ready to Brea...

From Junkie to Judge with Mary Beth O’Connor

10 Jun 2023

Contributed by Lukas

  My guest this week is an extraordinary woman – she was drinking alcohol at the age of 12 and shooting up with meths at the age of 17.  Not only ...

Busting Sobriety Myths with Eusebius

03 Jun 2023

Contributed by Lukas

I’m recording this a couple of hours after hearing the appalling news that Eusebius McKaiser has died at the ridiculously young age of 44. He was a ...

Your Sobriety Battleplan with Adam Shaeuble

27 May 2023

Contributed by Lukas

I got hooked on podcasting quite early on as I’ve been lucky enough to have some great guests and I’ve learned so much from them.  Many of our me...

Taking the Sober Road... 8 Mistakes to Avoid

20 May 2023

Contributed by Lukas

This is a solo episode to celebrate my 8th Soberversary - I'm focussing on 8 mistakes to avoid  Mistakes I made myself and larned from. In this episo...

The 4 Stages of Alcoholism with Vanessa Hilton-Barber

13 May 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Vanessa is a writer, photographer and wild water swimmer.   Like so many of us she began drinking in her teens.  That was the beginning of a habit t...

Recovering Attorney Lily Shanks

06 May 2023

Contributed by Lukas

My guest this week is Lily Shanks from Dallas. Lily describes herself as a recovering attorney. After graduating from a top tier-law school, Lily prac...

Is Alcoholism a Disease? with Will Krause

29 Apr 2023

Contributed by Lukas

My guest this week is Will Krause who is an author, entrepreneur and academic.  He helps addicts to quit using and then to go on and lead the life th...

Sober and Strong: Ashleigh’s Story

22 Apr 2023

Contributed by Lukas

  My guest this week is Ashleigh who came to a workshop way back in 2018 and has been thriving in her sobriety ever since In this episode:- Ashleigh'...

My Path to Purpose with Lynette Le Roux

15 Apr 2023

Contributed by Lukas

  My guest this week is very special member of our Tribe Sober Team I first met Lynette LeRoux when she came to one of our workshops more than 5 year...

Born a Crack Addict.... Leah Forney

08 Apr 2023

Contributed by Lukas

My guest this week is an incredible woman – a Queen as she calls herself and quite rightly too! Both Leah’s parents were addicts and she was actua...

How Drinking Limits your Potential ...with Ken M Middleton

01 Apr 2023

Contributed by Lukas

My guest this week is Ken Middleton I first connected with Ken a couple of years ago after discovering his brilliant articles. He was first a guest on...

Why Sobriety is only the Beginning... with Gregg Champion

25 Mar 2023

Contributed by Lukas

My guest this week is Gregg Champion Gregg has been in recovery for over 20 years after nearly ruining his life with drugs and alcohol. These days he’...

Benefits of Sobriety - with Anele Ndlovu

18 Mar 2023

Contributed by Lukas

My guest this week is a young South African woman who is focused on mental health advocacy. Tribe member Anele Ndlovu has been through a journey with ...

Don’t Wait for Rock Bottom - with Sam Delaney

11 Mar 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Sam Delaney is a journalist and broadcaster.  I contacted him after I found his article in the Guardian saying that he is having more fun than ever n...

A Sober Mom in the Wine Mom Culture with Adrienne Stillman Krausz

04 Mar 2023

Contributed by Lukas

  My guest this week is Adrienne Stillman Krausz, a lady with a very sophisticated palate.  Her passion for fine food and wine began when she lived ...

Rebranding Sobriety with Claire Comai

25 Feb 2023

Contributed by Lukas

There have been dramatic changes in the recovery space over the last decade Just 10 years ago you were either a normal drinker or you were an alcoholi...

How to Stop Binge Drinking - our number one podcast!

18 Feb 2023

Contributed by Lukas

  I learned recently that only 10% of podcasters manage to publish more than 100 episodes so today I wanted to mark the fact that the Tribe Sober pod...

SENTIA - Buzz without the Booze? with Professor Nutt

11 Feb 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Professor David Nutt was sacked by the UK government in 2009.  He was dismissed for reporting on the comparative harms of various drugs.  He claimed...

Quit Drinking and Banish Anxiety with Molly Desch

04 Feb 2023

Contributed by Lukas

  By the time single mom Molly Desch was in her thirties she was hitting the alcohol hard.  Newly divorced she dived into the online dating game wit...

The Intoxicating Lies of Alcohol with Meg Geisewite

28 Jan 2023

Contributed by Lukas

This weeks podcast guest is Meg Geisewite who has written an excellent book shining a light on some of the many Lies and False Promises that alcohol m...

The False Promise of Alcohol with Ellen Newstead

21 Jan 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Most of our Tribe Sober members are quite mature – like me ;-)  They drank socially in their 20’s and 30’s and it was only later in life that t...

How to be a Non-Drinker with Nigel Jones

14 Jan 2023

Contributed by Lukas

  Nigel Jones is the founder of “9 kilometres before 9am” which is what he’s been doing ever since he decided to quit drinking. He’s a sobrie...

14 Top Sobriety Hacks for 2023!

07 Jan 2023

Contributed by Lukas

After running Tribe Sober for 7 years and helping hundreds of people to ditch the drink and embrace alcohol-free living I've learned a thing or two. M...

Three Sober Challengers Share!

31 Dec 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Tribe Sober - inspiring an alcohol-free life! This week’s podcast is released on New Years Eve so by the time you get to hearing it the festivities ...

Dry January Challenge 2023!

24 Dec 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Tribe Sober - Your guide to alcohol-free living! After running Tribe Sober for 7 years and helping hundreds of people to ditch the drink and embrace a...

The Daily Battle of Moderating Alcohol - with Jason Lewis Williams

17 Dec 2022

Contributed by Lukas

  This week’s podcast guest is Jason Lewis Williams who popped up on Tribe Sober's Facebook Group last May and has been inspiring us ever since.  ...

Take the Sober Road with Judy Cook

10 Dec 2022

Contributed by Lukas

  This week’s podcast guest is Tribe Sober member Judy Cook.  A Headmistress who describes herself as a Functioning Alcoholic – loving her job a...

Meditation for Recovery with Chuck Schad

03 Dec 2022

Contributed by Lukas

  This weeks podcast guest is Chuck Schad who is the founder of the Inner Theater – which offers mindfulness and meditation programs. He is passion...

Sobriety enabled me to quit Benzos with Janet D

26 Nov 2022

Contributed by Lukas

  This weeks podcast guest is another Janet - Tribe Member Janet D Janet joined us in August 2021.  She used all the tools,  stayed connected and g...

”I’m Sober... so now what?” with Sober Queen Connie

19 Nov 2022

Contributed by Lukas

  Connie McMillan is an author and a Sober Coach.. Her book is called “From Alcohol Fiend to Sobriety Queen” and that pretty much sums up her jou...

Seven Years of Sobriety with founder Janet Gourand

12 Nov 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Today is Tribe Sobers 7th birthday! We’re offering a birthday discount of 20% off our Kickstart online course and Annual membership – just go to t...

Your Sober Year with Kate Baily

05 Nov 2022

Contributed by Lukas

My guest this week is the founder of Love Sober.  She’s an author, a sober coach and a podcaster.  She founded Love Sober with Mandy Manners to su...

Drinking and Depression with Anth Parker

29 Oct 2022

Contributed by Lukas

  I met this week’s guest in the online recovery community – Anth Parker had tried AA, rehab and SMART recovery and none of them really stuck.  ...

Making Sobriety Less Shameful with Clare Pooley

22 Oct 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Tribe Sober - inspiring an alcohol-free life! My guest this week is the fabulous Clare Pooley Clare is 7 years sober and has inspired thousands of wom...

A Drinking and Driving Disaster with Martin Lockett

15 Oct 2022

Contributed by Lukas

  If you’ve ever driven your car after a drink or two then I think this episode is going to send a shiver down your spine It’s a story of tragedy...

My Rock Bottom was Sex Work with Desiree-Anne Martin

08 Oct 2022

Contributed by Lukas

My guest this week is Desiree-Anne Martin.  Her addiction to drugs and alcohol kept her at rock bottom for two years – using sex work to fund her h...

Getting Sober at Seventy with Tribe member Ros

01 Oct 2022

Contributed by Lukas

  I always love featuring a Tribe Member on the podcast but this week it’s particularly special as Tribe member Ros is celebrating her first Soberv...

Relapse Warning Signs with Melissa Witherspoon

24 Sep 2022

Contributed by Lukas

  My podcast guest this week is the author of a very touching memoir called:- I’m Sober…So Now What?: A Journey of Hope and Healing by Melissa Wi...

Sober Warriors - with artist Jo Roets

17 Sep 2022

Contributed by Lukas

  My podcast guest this week got sober at about the same time that I did – back in 2015 – which makes us Sober Sisters with 7 years of sobriety. ...

The Online Fitness Revolution - with Johno Meintjes from JEFF

10 Sep 2022

Contributed by Lukas

  Here at Tribe Sober we enable people to quit drinking and then to go on and thrive in their alcohol free lives.  Experience has taught us that six...

Finding Meaning in Recovery with Anthony Eldridge-Rogers

03 Sep 2022

Contributed by Lukas

  During my corporate career I had worked as an executive coach and when I founded Tribe Sober I decided I needed to add recovery coaching to my skil...

#Sober66 - Your Annual Sober Challenge!

27 Aug 2022

Contributed by Lukas

One of the ways we’ve been helping people is via our regular alcohol free challenges – which are a great way to dip your toes into the waters of s...

Burnout... and alcohol dependence with Jax

20 Aug 2022

Contributed by Lukas

My guest this week is Tribe Member Jax - an educator who is passionate about her work and who has struggled with both alcohol dependence and burnout. ...

”My Unfurling” with Lisa Bennett

13 Aug 2022

Contributed by Lukas

  My guest this week is author Lisa Bennett.  After a career in marketing she ditched the booze in her early 50’s, left her job and wrote a book a...

When Sobriety means Coming Out....again with Andrew Addie

06 Aug 2022

Contributed by Lukas

  This week my guest is from Australia.  Andrew Addie is the CEO of an organisation called Untoxicated which is a registered charity.  They are a t...

Kickstart your Sober Life! with Janet Gourand

30 Jul 2022

Contributed by Lukas

This is week I'm doing a solo episode about our online course which is called Kickstart Your Sober Life! In this Episode We've been running workshops...

Recovery Nutrition with Lindsey Beveridge

23 Jul 2022

Contributed by Lukas

  My podcast guest this week is Lindsey Beveridge who I met 7 years ago at a "how to quit drinking" workshop in London!  We were both hungover and g...

The Push and Pull of Recovery with Jeanna Fox

16 Jul 2022

Contributed by Lukas

  My podcast guest this week is Jeanna Fox – she’s a sobriety coach, podcaster, and writer. As a college professor she inspired thousands of youn...

Building Recovery Capital with David Collins

09 Jul 2022

Contributed by Lukas

  David Collins is well known in the recovery world.  He is the founder of the Foundation Clinic and U-ACT here in South Africa.  He is a Master Re...

Walking Talking Blackouts with Anneke Roussel

02 Jul 2022

Contributed by Lukas

  Anneke Roussel is a Tribe Sober member who knows all about the work hard/play hard culture.  She worked overseas in Afghanistan and Somalia and of...

Boozy Chefs with Dennis Berry

25 Jun 2022

Contributed by Lukas

  Dennis Berry is a Life Mastery Coach and has been working with people worldwide for over 15 years.  He has been sober since April 8, 2003 during w...

On the Rocks with Thando Pato

18 Jun 2022

Contributed by Lukas

There are so many inspiring quit lit memoirs out there but very few from South Africa.  Apart from Melinda Ferguson's "Smacked" and Sam Cowen's "Fro...

Life Lessons from Recovery

11 Jun 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Life Lessons from Recovery As we ditch the booze and try to navigate our alcohol drenched world without it we often say we are on a “journey”.  M...