Soberful

By Veronica Valli & Chip Somers

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Episodes: 293


 Mar 4, 2024

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Veronica Valli and Chip Somers are experts on recovery. Chip Somers was most recently described by Russell Brand in his book 'Recovery' as a 'right social liability.' Together they have been sober for almost 50 years and have a LOT of stories, messes, experience and occasionally helpful advice to share on living in sobriety. They bring all of that (and more) to the Soberful podcast. This podcast is for anyone who wants to live an alcohol-free life, is struggling to get sober or who is in long-term recovery.

Episode Date
295: Things That Changed Our Lives This Year
Dec 04, 2024
294: Balance and Blending with Angela Anderson
Nov 27, 2024
293: Using Alcohol to Fix Being Neurodivergent With Ali Press
Nov 20, 2024
292: Claiming Sobriety With Filmmaker and Director Diane Bell
Nov 13, 2024
291: Fear Is the Engine That Drives an Alcohol Problem
Nov 06, 2024
290: The 12-Steps for Skeptics With Arlina Allen
Oct 30, 2024
289: Autism and Sobriety with Dr. Ben Walden
Oct 23, 2024
288: Think you are too young to get sober?
Oct 16, 2024
287: Hormonal Changes and sobriety with Bria Gadd
Oct 09, 2024
286: Pain Management and Sobriety
Oct 02, 2024
285: Sex Addiction, Shame and Betrayal with Duane Osterlind
Sep 25, 2024
284: The Process of Early Sobriety
Sep 18, 2024
283: The Call of the Self with Sarah Gillespie
Sep 11, 2024
Bonus - Breaking the Cycle
Sep 06, 2024
282: Sobriety Is 10% Not Drinking Alcohol and 90% Emotional Sobriety
Sep 05, 2024
281: Out of the Shadows With Lunden Roberts
Aug 28, 2024
280: What is a functioning alcoholic?
Aug 21, 2024
279: Co-crazy Freedom From Relationships With Dr. Sarah Michaud
Aug 14, 2024
278: An alcohol problem shows up on the inside before it shows up on the outside.
Aug 07, 2024
277: When No One Else Can See the Alcohol Problem but You With Julie Huck
Jul 31, 2024
276: Microdosing- Is It Just High End Drinking?
Jul 24, 2024
275: How the Alcohol Market is Changing with Laura Willoughby
Jul 17, 2024
274: The Blame Game
Jul 10, 2024
273: Mother Daughter Relationships with Hilary Mae
Jul 03, 2024
272: The Fear of Missing Out
Jun 26, 2024
271: Social Media Addiction with Dr. Nicholas Kardaras
Jun 19, 2024
270 Complacency
Jun 12, 2024
269: How to Become a Sobriety Warrior with Cammie Wolf Rice
Jun 05, 2024
268: Dealing with Boredom in Sobriety with Angela Pugh
May 29, 2024
267: Trauma and Addiction with Dr. Christy Gibson
May 22, 2024
266: Selling and Drinking with Emily Lynn Paulson
May 15, 2024
265: Think you are too old to get sober?
May 08, 2024
264: When Other People Sabotage Our Sobriety
May 01, 2024
263: Anything is Possible with Paul Churchill
Apr 24, 2024
262: Imposter Syndrome
Apr 17, 2024
261: Life Enhancing Anxiety with Dr. Kirk J. Schneider
Apr 10, 2024
260: Ask Us Anything 6 Years
Apr 03, 2024
259: The Alcohol Free Market With Dr. Emily Nicholls
Mar 27, 2024
258: Parenting as Prevention With Dr. Camilo Ortiz and Four D’s
Mar 20, 2024
257: Finding Joy in Sobriety
Mar 13, 2024
256: The Four Tasks of Mourning
Mar 06, 2024
255: The Cycle of Grief
Feb 28, 2024
254: How to Make Amends to People You Have Hurt
Feb 21, 2024
253: The Sober Sexpert Cindi Roberts
Feb 14, 2024
252: Overcoming Negative Thinking with Shelby John
Feb 07, 2024
251: Eating Disorders, Body Image, Perfectionism With Rory Brown
Jan 31, 2024
250: Workaholism
Jan 24, 2024
249: Going Public With Your Sobriety With Ann Dowsett Johnston
Jan 17, 2024
248: How to Recover from Trauma with Ann Dowsett Johnston
Jan 10, 2024
247: The Pinking of the Alcohol Market with Ann Dowsett Johnston
Jan 03, 2024
246: Things That Changed Our Lives This Year
Dec 13, 2023
245: The Holiday episode with Casey Davidson, Gill Tietz and Paul Churchill
Dec 06, 2023
244: Binge Drinking and the Work Place
Nov 29, 2023
243: The Normalization of Abnormal Drinking with Benoit Kim
Nov 22, 2023
242: Hyper-independence, Loneliness and Connection
Nov 15, 2023
241: Fear, Breast Cancer and Alcohol with Lucy Rocca
Nov 08, 2023
240: Drinking Alone
Nov 01, 2023
239: Finding Yourself with Allegra Huston
Oct 25, 2023
238: Alcohol Abuse and Eating Disorders
Oct 18, 2023
237: High End Drinkers - Social Status and Drinking
Oct 11, 2023
236: Surviving Breast Cancer and Getting Sober With Jenn Nelson
Oct 04, 2023
235: Sober Spirituality with Erin Jean Warde
Sep 27, 2023
234: It's Not About the Wine with Celeste Yvonne
Sep 20, 2023
233: Sobriety is a Shift in Perception
Sep 13, 2023
232: Why We Take Things Personally
Sep 06, 2023
231: Social Anxiety and Alcohol Abuse
Jun 28, 2023
230: Hot Sobriety with Kate Baily
Jun 21, 2023
229: The First Sponsor, Discovering Father Ed with Dawn Eden Goldstein
Jun 14, 2023
228: Hyperindependence
Jun 07, 2023
227: Men and Mental Health with Sam Delaney
May 31, 2023
226: We Answer Your Questions - Being Sober in Our Family
May 24, 2023
225: Drugs, Alcohol and Rock N’ Roll With Simon Mason
May 17, 2023
224: Binge Pattern Dependency Drinking
May 10, 2023
223: Dry Society with Lori Windfeldt
May 03, 2023
222: ​Push Off From Here with Laura McKowen
Apr 26, 2023
221: We Answer Your Questions - Ask Us Anything 5 Year Podcast Bday
Apr 19, 2023
220: Women Without Kids with Ruby Warrington
Apr 12, 2023
219: Creativity and the Journey to Our Authentic Selves With Sarah Gillespie
Apr 05, 2023
218: The Concept of a Higher Power with Dr. Peg O'Connor
Mar 29, 2023
217: Collegiate Recovery with Dr. Kristine De Jesus
Mar 22, 2023
216: We Answer Your Questions - How To Accept Your Past
Mar 15, 2023
215: Self-Obsession
Mar 08, 2023
214: Why You Need a Sobriety Practice
Mar 01, 2023
213: Parenting as Prevention with Laurie Dhue
Feb 22, 2023
212: We Answer Your Questions - Love
Feb 15, 2023
211: How Our Childhoods Shape Us: Prince Harry and Institutional Trauma With Dr. Jamie Marich
Feb 08, 2023
210: Sobriety, Orthorexia and mental health with Carrie Carlisle
Feb 01, 2023
209: We Answer Your Questions - Negative Self Talk
Jan 25, 2023
208: Dissociation Made Simple with Dr. Jamie Marich
Jan 18, 2023
207: Birth Order and Why It Matters
Jan 11, 2023
206: How to Build a Sobriety Habit
Jan 04, 2023
205: Things That Changed Our Lives This Year
Dec 14, 2022
204: She Recovers with Dawn Nickel
Dec 07, 2022
203: The Sober Curator with Alysee Bryson
Nov 30, 2022
202: Aging and Sobriety
Nov 23, 2022
201: Love Your Sober Year with Kate Baily and Mandy Manners
Nov 16, 2022
200: Ask Us Anything 200th Episode
Nov 09, 2022
199: Dr. Robb Kelly on Spirituality and Sobriety
Nov 02, 2022
198: We Answer Your Questions - Anger
Oct 26, 2022
197: 12 Steps and Self Esteem with Arlina Allen
Oct 19, 2022
196: Sober Comedy and Laughing in Sobriety with Dave Yates
Oct 12, 2022
195: Overcoming Codependency with Michelle Farris
Oct 05, 2022
194: We Answer Your Questions - Triggers
Sep 28, 2022
193: Trauma Recovery with Sarah Brassard
Sep 21, 2022
191: Our Addiction to Drama
Sep 07, 2022
190: Overcoming Childhood Issues in Sobriety
Aug 31, 2022
BONUS: Changing the alcohol culture
Aug 25, 2022
188: Dealing With Disappointment
Jun 29, 2022
187: Parenting as Prevention With America’s Worst Mother
Jun 22, 2022
186: Overcoming Trauma with Kelly Wallace
Jun 15, 2022
185: We Answer Your Questions: Fear
Jun 08, 2022
184: Living Alcohol Free With Laura Willoughby
Jun 01, 2022
183: Euphoric Sobriety with Karolina Rzadkowolska
May 25, 2022
182: Getting Back to Your New Normal
May 18, 2022
181: We Answer Your Questions: Dealing With Family Members
May 11, 2022
180: The Gas Lighting of Mothers with Celeste Yvonne
May 04, 2022
179: Sobriety for Blokes with Sam Delaney
Apr 27, 2022
178: We Answer Your Questions - Codependency
Apr 20, 2022
177: Recovery at Any Cost With Charles Levoir
Apr 13, 2022
176: Brian Cuban - The Addicted Lawyer
Apr 06, 2022
175: Casey Davidson and Mommy Needs Wine Culture
Mar 30, 2022
174: Sober in the Country with Shanna Whan
Mar 23, 2022
173: Spiritual Truth with Eric Zimmer
Mar 16, 2022
172: We Answer Your Questions - Resentments
Mar 09, 2022
171: Childhood Trauma and Addiction with Justin Long
Mar 02, 2022
170: The Clean Wine Con
Feb 23, 2022
5 Pillars Promo
Feb 17, 2022
169: Sober Voices with Alyssa May Hart and Mercy Lee Bell
Feb 16, 2022
168: We Answer Your Questions - Relationships and Sex
Feb 09, 2022
167: Dopamine Nation with Dr. Anna Lembke
Feb 02, 2022
166: Soberful The Book
Jan 26, 2022
165: How to Live an Alcohol-Free Life in a Wet World With Chris Marshall
Jan 19, 2022
164: How Do You Stop Drinking When Everyone Around You Still Drinks?
Jan 12, 2022
163: We Answer Your Questions
Jan 05, 2022
162: Things That Changed Our Lives This Year
Dec 15, 2021
161: What Happens to Friendships When We Stop Drinking
Dec 08, 2021
160: The Alcohol Lie with Ann Dowsett Johnston
Dec 01, 2021
159: Surviving the Holiday Season Sober with Tamara Kirby
Nov 17, 2021
158: The Addicted Child with Richard Capriola
Nov 10, 2021
157: Healthy Happy Sobriety with Janey Lee Grace
Nov 03, 2021
156: Empowering Habits for Sobriety
Oct 27, 2021
155: Sex and Love Addiction with Brianne Davis
Oct 20, 2021
154: Religious Abuse, Addiction and the LGBTQ+ Community With Dr. Jamie Marich
Oct 13, 2021
153: HALT SBH
Oct 06, 2021
152: Saved by a Song With Mary Gauthier
Sep 29, 2021
150: Party Girl with Anna David
Sep 15, 2021
149: How Secrets Keep You Sick
Sep 08, 2021
148: We Answer Your Questions
Sep 01, 2021
Sober Summer Soundtrack: Maintaining Sobriety As The World Opens Up
Aug 25, 2021
Sober Summer Soundtrack: Using Emotional Intelligence as a Tool for Growth with Julia Ford-Carther
Aug 18, 2021
Sober Summer Soundtrack: The Art of Balance
Aug 04, 2021
Sober Summer Soundtrack: Health from the Inside out with Special Guest Stephanie Gaudreau
Jul 28, 2021
Sober Summer Soundtrack: Strengthening Your Connections With Boundaries
Jul 21, 2021
Sober Summer Soundtrack: The 5 Pillars of Sustainable Sobriety
Jul 15, 2021
147: A Sober Summer
Jun 30, 2021
146: Endings
Jun 23, 2021
145: Getting the Right Kind of Help
Jun 16, 2021
144: Addiction Family Rules with Tamara Kirby
Jun 09, 2021
143: Step Parenting in Sobriety
Jun 02, 2021
142: The Adopted Child in Sobriety With Tamara Kirby
May 26, 2021
141: Healthy Relationships/Self Love With Yulonda Ross
May 19, 2021
140: Coach, Influencer or Fraud? with Kelly Ruta
May 12, 2021
139: Dealing with Sexual Trauma
May 05, 2021
138: Living a Soberful Life with Louise O'Brien
Apr 28, 2021
137: Ask Us Anything
Apr 21, 2021
136: Commitment with Tamara Kirby
Apr 14, 2021
135: Why We Count Days
Apr 07, 2021
134: Adult Children of Alcoholics With Dr. Claudia Black
Mar 31, 2021
133: When Does Sobriety Get Better?
Mar 24, 2021
132: Relationships in Early Sobriety
Mar 17, 2021
131: Staying Sober After Lockdown
Mar 10, 2021
130: Creating a Safe Space for People of Color in Recovery With Grachelle Sherburne
Mar 03, 2021
129: Is Trauma at the Root of My Alcohol Problem?
Feb 24, 2021
128: Sobriety and Women's Hormones With Nurse Practitioner Mimi Devine-Touhey
Feb 17, 2021
127: Sobriety in Social Media
Feb 10, 2021
126: Food Addiction with Tiffany Thoen
Feb 03, 2021
125: My Life With Joe Walsh an Interview With Kristin Casey
Jan 27, 2021
124: Procrastination
Jan 20, 2021
123: How to Sleep with Christine Hansen
Jan 13, 2021
122: PAWS
Jan 06, 2021
121: Things That Changed Our Lives This Year
Dec 09, 2020
120: Intergenerational Drinking
Dec 02, 2020
119: Sober Black Girls with Khadi Olagoke
Nov 25, 2020
118: From Pessimism to Hope
Nov 18, 2020
117: The Pink Cloud
Nov 11, 2020
116: Parenting as Prevention with Dr Laura Markham
Nov 04, 2020
115: Motherhood, Drinking and Sobriety with Mandy Manners and Kate Baily
Oct 28, 2020
114: Transformational Sobriety with Tamara Kirby
Oct 21, 2020
113: Dealing with Shame and Guilt
Oct 14, 2020
112: The Sober Lush
Oct 07, 2020
110: Overcoming Our Childhood Issues
Sep 23, 2020
109: The Elephant In The Room
Sep 16, 2020
108: Emotional Intelligence with Julia Ford-Carther
Sep 09, 2020
107: How To Have A Relationship That Doesn't Suck with Marie Murphy PhD
Sep 02, 2020
106: The Roots of Addiction: Religious Abuse
Aug 26, 2020
105: What is Love Addiction with Sherry Gaba
Aug 19, 2020
104: How We Work The Steps
Aug 12, 2020
103: Dealing With Resistance and Self Sabotage
Aug 05, 2020
102: Sober At Any Age
Jul 29, 2020
101: Stress and Burnout
Jul 22, 2020
100: Our 100th Episode
Jul 15, 2020
99: Trauma and the 12 Steps with Dr. Jamie Marich
Jul 08, 2020
98: Self-Esteem and Sobriety
Jun 10, 2020
96: When The Worst Thing in the World Happens with AJ Daulerio
May 27, 2020
95: Rebuilding Trust
May 20, 2020
94: Triggers
May 13, 2020
93: How To Change
May 06, 2020
92: 20 Things in 20 Years
Apr 29, 2020
91: Sobriety and Sexuality with Suzanne Goodson
Apr 22, 2020
89: The True Cost of Drinking
Apr 08, 2020
88: Turn Up for Recovery with Melia Clapton
Apr 01, 2020
87: The Work of Sobriety with Laura McKowen
Mar 25, 2020
86: Staying Sober in a Time of Crisis
Mar 20, 2020
85: Creativity and Sobriety with Kiki Wong
Mar 18, 2020
84: Why Do I Need To Look At My Past?
Mar 11, 2020
83: Sobriety Talk with Amy Dresner
Mar 04, 2020
80: The Sober Mindset
Feb 12, 2020
79: Confronting Your Inner Critic with Lynn Matti
Feb 05, 2020
78: Escaping Porn Addiction with Joshua Shea
Jan 29, 2020
77: Adult Children of Alcoholics
Jan 22, 2020
76: The Problem With Food with Tiffany Thoen
Jan 15, 2020
75: Starting Life Over
Jan 08, 2020
74: Things That Changed Our Lives This Year
Dec 18, 2019
73: We Are The Luckiest with Laura McKowen
Dec 11, 2019
72: Drinking On Success
Dec 04, 2019
71: Women, Menstruation and Getting Sober
Nov 27, 2019
70: Resilience
Nov 20, 2019
69: Sober Outside with Brook Morton
Nov 13, 2019
68: Movement - Where Is Your Life Going?
Nov 06, 2019
67: What is Harm Minimization? A conversation with Joe Schrank
Oct 30, 2019
66: The Four People You Meet When You Stop Drinking
Oct 23, 2019
65: Women for Sobriety - Interview with Adrienne Miller
Oct 16, 2019
64: Feeling The Fear and Doing It Anyway
Oct 09, 2019
63: Connection
Oct 02, 2019
62: Motherheart: An Interview with Joanne Bradford
Sep 25, 2019
61: Do I have to do this recovery stuff forever?
Sep 18, 2019
60: Can I Drink In Moderation?
Sep 11, 2019
59: The Art of Balance
Sep 04, 2019
58: Dealing With Difficult People
Jul 03, 2019
57: Health from the Inside out with Special Guest Stephanie Gaudreau
Jun 26, 2019
56: What is Emotional Sobriety?
Jun 19, 2019
55: Travelling and Going On Vacation When You Are Sober
Jun 12, 2019
53: The Five Pillars of Sustainable Sobriety
May 29, 2019
52: Binge Drinking v's Alcoholism
May 22, 2019
51: Sober Sex with Jennifer Matesa
May 15, 2019
49: 19 Lessons from 19 Years
May 01, 2019
48: Asking for Help
Apr 24, 2019
47: Tapping Into Trauma
Apr 17, 2019
46: Addicted to the Monkey Mind with J.F. Benoist
Apr 10, 2019
45: Cross Addiction
Apr 03, 2019
44: The Five Secrets of Amazing Sobriety
Mar 27, 2019
43: Soberistas Talk with Lucy Rocca
Mar 20, 2019
42: Vulnerability
Mar 13, 2019
40: Eating Disorders, Mindset and Badassery with Kelly Ruta
Feb 27, 2019
39: The Sober Revolution Starts Here with Laura Willoughby
Feb 20, 2019
38: Love
Feb 13, 2019
37: Sex and Porn Addiction
Feb 06, 2019
36: Let's Talk About Sex
Jan 30, 2019
35: Nothing Good Can Come From This with Kristi Coulter
Jan 23, 2019
34: Dealing With The Ups and Downs of Life
Jan 16, 2019
33: Making Changes in January
Jan 09, 2019
32: The Show Where Everything Falls Apart
Dec 19, 2018
31: How to Deal with Families
Dec 12, 2018
30: From Despair to Freedom with Lynn Matti
Dec 05, 2018
29: How to Have Healthy Relationships with Sherry Gaba
Nov 28, 2018
28: Getting Through The Holidays Sober
Nov 21, 2018
27: Listeners Questions Answered
Nov 14, 2018
26: Parenting in Recovery
Nov 07, 2018
25: Why People Relapse
Oct 31, 2018
24: Healing From Loss in Recovery
Oct 24, 2018
23: How to Tell People You Don't Drink Anymore
Oct 17, 2018
22: Alcohol Use and Sexual Assault
Oct 10, 2018
21: The Normalization of Abnormal Drinking
Oct 03, 2018
20: Grief
Sep 26, 2018
19: Boundaries
Sep 19, 2018
18: Veronica's Story Part 2 - Healing
Sep 12, 2018
17: Veronica's Story - Part 1
Sep 05, 2018
16: Denial
Aug 08, 2018
15: How Do I Help Someone Realize They Have a Problem?
Aug 01, 2018
14: Chip's Simple Steps
Jul 25, 2018
13: Recovery Language
Jul 11, 2018
12: Recovery Groups
Jul 04, 2018
11: We Answer Your Questions - Part 2
Jun 27, 2018
10: How to Have Fun in Recovery
Jun 20, 2018
09: We Answer Your Questions
Jun 13, 2018
08: Healing
Jun 06, 2018
07: Chip's Story
May 30, 2018
06: Loneliness
May 23, 2018
05: Trauma and Addiction
May 16, 2018
04: The First Year of Recovery
May 09, 2018
03: How to Manage Change in Recovery
May 02, 2018
02: Relationships and Recovery
Apr 25, 2018
01: Spirituality for Atheists
Apr 16, 2018