Samantha Lander @seefitliving, is a functional diagnostic nutritionist, who shares her remarkable journey from substance abuse to sobriety and healing. Samantha’s story is one of resilience and redemption. Despite starting her journey with substances as early as 7th grade, she managed to excel athletically and academically, earning a spot on a Division 1 rowing team. However, the allure of the party life on the west coast during her college years led her down a dangerous path of club DJing to using GHB to selling drugs, ultimately resulting in her arrest and incarceration in federal priso ..read more

In today's episode, we're joined by the remarkable Vera, whose journey into sobriety is as compelling as it is inspiring. Growing up in a high-pressure Chinese household, Vera turned to drugs and alcohol as a means to socialize and escape the immense expectation to excel. Her quest for belonging led her to a pivotal moment with her first line of cocaine, chasing a surge of dopamine that felt like a newfound freedom. Yet, it was in the quietude of her room, amidst books and study, that her true path to liberation began to unfold. Enter the transformative power of Yoga—a practice that not only ..read more

In an article in the Neurobiology of Stress journal in 2019, researchers found that women are more likely to drink alcohol in an attempt to regulate stress and anxiety. In this episode I speak to one woman who has first hand experience with panic attacks induced by drinking. Starlyn Haneman is an anxiety freedom coach that helps women rebel against anxiety and take back control of their health and happiness. Over four years ago she realized that alcohol was making her anxious and miserable. She went on a journey of finding healthy and sustainable ways to cope and in the process discovered the ..read more

Hey folks, in this episode of 'This is Sober,' I'm laying out the messy reality of how my sobriety journey kicked off. No grand plan, just me figuring things out as I went along. Join me as I share the nitty-gritty details, the bumps in the road, and the quiet moments that defined those early days. It's not a heroic tale with triumphant victories – just a real, raw look at navigating the unknown all on my own. Plus, I've got three things I stumbled upon that kinda became my guardrails. No big promises, just sharing what helped me. If you're into the unpolished side of sobriety, come hang out w ..read more

It's been a hot minute since I sat down to record. I've been a little MIA for many reasons. Mostly, though, I zeroed in on my healing jorney (MHJ) through sobriety. This is part one of a series of episodes that is going to walk you through my healing journey, the good, the bad, and the vulnerable. I've decided its time for me to pull back the veil and get as real as anyone can get about their sobriety journey. So pull up a chair, get cozy, and let's be honest with one another about this journey through sobriety. If you have an interest in a topic for the show, have a question, a comment, or j ..read more

In this episode, we sit down with Stacy, the founder of Real Everything, a blog that began as a platform for sharing paleo recipes and tips for families but evolved into a passionate advocacy for non-toxic healthy living. Stacy's journey took an unexpected turn when she decided to confront her relationship with alcohol. Guided by her focus on holistic health, she made the courageous decision to quit drinking and embrace a (w)holistically healthy lifestyle. As the host of The Whole View podcast, Stacy shares her experiences and insights to help listeners become the best versions of themselves ..read more

Codependency can be described as someone who enables behaviors, such as rescuing, fixing, or taking responsibility for others' problems and consequences. Codependents may feel compelled to constantly help and control others, even at the expense of their own well-being. In this episode I share how I have noticed some of my past behaviors as codependent. When I learned someone very close to me was struggling with alcohol, I began rescuing, fixing, and taking responsibility for their problem. As I became self-aware of this, I have been able to step back and understand this as a pattern. Self-awar ..read more

In this episode I get to talk to to one of the most spirited and passionate women I've met. For way too long, she was enduring some health challenges that kept her up at night, held her in perpetual pain and discomfort, and overall led her to try anything to ease her burden. She saught medical help and for years felt frustrated at her inability to cure what most women can easily do with over the counter medication. It wasn't until a good friend of hers joked about how alcohol is an enemy of health issues like hers and it dawned on her she was going to give it a shot. She quit drinking in order ..read more

This episode is all about travelling sober. If taking a sober vacation scares the heebeegeebies out of you, this episode is for you! Amy Hill, founder of Then She Went, is on a mission to change sober travel forever. Her very unique and incredibly amazing passion is taking women who are sober or sober curious to places like Guatemala, Columbia, and Mexico and opening their eyes to vacation sans alcohol. In this episode Amy talks about her previous relationship to alcohol, how that has changed in the past couple of years, how she is now living her best life, and helping other women overcome th ..read more

In this episode I get to interview Julie Ann Meyer. She calls herself a late bloomer when it comes to drinking. She started in her early 20s and quickly spiraled into a full blown addiction. Like many of us, when life threw us curveballs, our drinking got worse. Julie not only shares what drinking was like for her, but her sobriety is so inspiring. What she is doing with herself these days, helping others achieve true wellness. As she says, wellness isn't just broccoli and burpees! We talk about what wellness means and how anyone in the sobriety journey, or in life in general can work towards ..read more