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This week we’re celebrating our 200th podcast episode by taking you through our Top Twelve podcasts – the episodes which have had the most downloads since we started the podcast back in 2020
There's a clip from each podcast as well as the link to the whole episode
Or if you’re really organised you can even make them into a playlist!
Numbers 10,11 & 12
So coming in with 2,200 downloads each is a trio of ladies who’ve taught our Tribe so much about how our brains work…
Author Dr Loretta Breuning, Neuroscientist Staci Danford and Stanford Psychiatrist Dr Anne Lembke
It’s important to remember that we are wired for survival rather than happiness and our default state is one of anxiety as we are on the look out for threats..
However once we understand how to trigger our happy brain chemicals we can structure our days to ensure that we get a regular dopamine hit to lift our mood
So let’s start with Dr Loretta Breuning who helped me unpack the cause of my own “early sobriety blues”
Have a listen to the first interview I did with her which was in August 2021
Loretta also did an interview with me very recently to talk about her new book which is called Why Youre Unhappy – that came out on January 20th this year.
The next lady in our trio is neuroscientist
Staci Danford who taught us about our Lizard brain and how we need to manage it… she even recommended we give it a name.. she calls hers Ernie!
That interview came out in August 2021
Here is a link to that episode
The third of our trio is Stanford Psychiatrist Anna Lembke who’s written a top selling book called Dopamine Nation
It’s an awesome book which I highly recommend if you are interested in the science of addiction – her explanation of the Pain/Pleasure balance is superb
That episode is called Why we get Addicted and came out in November 2023
Here is the link
Moving away from neuroscience to number 9 in our Top Twelve
In that spot we have Sobriety Coach Lori Massicot – Lori is the host of a podcast called 50 and beyond and like me is convinced that ditching the booze is one of the very best things we can do for ourselves as we get older
Her episode is called Why we need to ditch the drink in mid life and came out in December 2021
Here is the link
I also did a fun episode with Lori recently when we listed the 15 Signs that you need to take a Break from Booze – signs that Lori and I ignored for far too long!
That one was released on January 27th this year
Next up we have Melissa Witherspoon – she’s the author of a touching memoir called
I’m Sober…So Now What?
Melissa has relapsed several times and has some invaluable insights into the various stages of relapse
Learn more from Melissa by listening to the episode which came out on September 2022 and is called Relapse Warning Signs
Here is the link
So from the three stages of relapse we go to the 4 stages of alcoholism – a very moving share from Tribe member Vanessa Hilton Barber
Here’s a link to that episode
Now we’re up to our Top Six and at number 6 with 2.3 downloads is the brilliant William Porter
William is a lawyer with a passion for the science behind alcohol dependence and has written 2 books Alcohol Explained and Alcohol Explained 2
They’re both essential reading and I think the more we understand the damage that alcohol does to our bodies and brains the less likely we are to want to drink it!
His episode is called Why we Get Hangxiety and came out in July 2021
Here's the link
Next up is another lovely chap who suggests that we identify ourselves as a non drinker…. From Day One
He’s called Nigel Jones and is the author of a book called Walking Back to Happiness
Nigel’s professional background is in marketing and PR so he has a deep understanding of the power of messaging and the effect it has on our subconscious mind. As he says we are in effect being “groomed” by the liquor industry to be loyal and lifelong consumers.
That episode came out in
Jan 2023 called How to be a non drinker
Here's the link
Next up is author of the Sober Diaries – a book that has helped so many people ditch the shame and quit drinking.
Claire Pooley was a mom of 3 young children when her drinking was at its worst – she was going through 10 bottles of wine a week and knew it had to stop
Clare Pooley is a great example of someone who ditched the booze and made her dreams come true
She’d always wanted to be a novelist – when she quit drinking she finally had the time and energy to write – the Sober Diaries got her noticed and she was promptly signed by a top publisher to write 3 novels
The Authenticity Project was her first and her second book has the inspiring title of How to Age Disgracefully – it will be out in June this year.
Have a listen to Clares episode which came out in
April 2021 – its called How I Ditched the Drink
Here's the link
I love her life hack of going to bed early, getting up early to cook and freeze the evening meal
That’s how she avoiding guzzling a bottle of wine as she cooked in the evening!
Now its time for the top 3
Coming in at number 3 with 2,500 downloads is the fabulous Ken Middleton – he’s the author of Bamboozled which has the awesome subtitle of How Alcohol Makes Fools of us All!
Do grab a copy if you haven’t yet read it – a brilliant description of how we’ve been manipulated by Big Alcohol for decades
I often quote Ken who says “even if alcohol doesn’t destroy us it will limit our potential” and in fact his latest Tribe Sober episode is called
“How Alcohol Limits your Potential” – that one was released in April 2023
Here's the link
Ken was also one of our guests back in November 2020 when he shared his own story and explained the science behind alcohol dependence – and why drinking regularly for 20 years means you’re very likely to develop a “problem”
Next up at number 2 is me!
With our very first podcast episode which was released in May 2020 to celebrate my 5th Soberversary
Here is the link
And finally hogging the number 1 slot with an incredible 3,300 downloads is Australian Sobriety Coach Kathryn Elliott
It’s called How to Stop Binge Drinking and came out in June 2022
Here is the link
Like me Kathryn has had breast cancer which prompted us to do an episode together recently
Neither of us realised that our heavy drinking was putting us at risk of breast cancer so we celebrated breast cancer awareness month by having a conversation about it..
Spreading the word that more than 3 glasses of wine A WEEK increased your risk of breast cancer
We called it Drink Less for your Breasts and it was released in October 2023
So that’s our Top Twelve
A big thank you to all our listeners – thanks to you the Tribe Sober podcast has had more than 300,000 downloads which keeps its global ranking in the top 2% of all podcasts
Most importantly more than 20% of our members found their way to us via the podcast
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