Best Goldie Rose Podcasts (2024)

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S3 Ep173: Pippa Morris: AF In The Goldie 48:56

1h ago48:56

48:56

This week we welcome the wonderful Pippa Morris onto the podcast! Pippa gave up drinking around the same time as our Ben after the first lockdown in 2020. She tried out moderation too and then decided that after successfully completing her first year with no alcohol, that the sober life looked good on her. It's an open and honest conversation about…

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S3 Ep172: BIG News 47:23

5d ago47:23

47:23

We don't have a guest this week because blimey have we got some big news for you! --- Get In Touch: Of course, you can always get in touch with us (publicly or privately) on our socials - @alcoholfreepod on Instagram, or search for "Over The Influence" on Facebook. We'd love to hear your story - please get in touch with us directly at otihq@overthe…

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S3 Ep171: Sarah O'Mara: Red Rose Recovery 48:05

13d ago48:05

48:05

This week we welcome the fantastic Sarah O'Mara onto the podcast! Sarah is the Drug and Alcohol Lead for Lancashire (our Shaz's neck of the woods!) and in her role with Red Rose Recovery she and the rest of the organisation provide a support platform to individuals from vulnerable groups to reduce their dependency on drugs and/or alcohol so that th…

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S3 Ep170: Ellie Webb: Caleño 44:21

20d ago44:21

44:21

This week we welcome the wonderful Ellie Webb to the podcast! Ellie is the founder of one of our favourite AF drink brands, Caleño. While taking a break from alcohol in 2017, Ellie was shocked at how limited the drinks options were for people who didn't drink. We've all had the conversation with the bar person where they've looked back at us blankl…

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S3 Ep169: Ian Thurlbeck: Four Years AF! 54:14

27d ago54:14

54:14

Our community member Ian Thurlbeck is back for his third round in the OTI ring! We spoke to Ian after one year, then two years and so now we're catching up with him again after four years to find out what alcohol free life is like for him further down the road. We chat about the new habits he has formed as a result of ditching alcohol and how the i…

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S3 Ep168: Alex Clapp: Claritee 46:14

1M ago46:14

46:14

This week Shaz and Ben are joined by Alex Clapp, a sober events organiser with his company Claritee based in the North West of England. Alex chats everything from pickles to pandas on this episode (it'll make sense) and shares his story of how sobriety has opened a whole new world to him that he didn't know could exist on the other side of ditching…

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S3 Ep167: Annie Knowles: The Sober Rainbow Rider 1:04:31

1M ago1:04:31

1:04:31

We're delighted to have a member of our OTI Community on the pod again this week, and it's the wonderful Annie Knowles! Annie is a NHS Healthcare worker and IPHM Sobriety Coach who, just like us, is singing about the joys of sobriety. During the Covid-19 Pandemic, the stress of working in hospitals led to Annie drinking more. The realisation that h…

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S3 Ep166: Sharon Returns! 46:01

2M ago46:01

46:01

Sharon is back recording pods following her surgery so her and Ben are catching up to see what she's missed. Welcome back Shaz! --- Get In Touch: Of course, you can always get in touch with us (publicly or privately) on our socials - @alcoholfreepod on Instagram, or search for "Over The Influence" on Facebook. We'd love to hear your story - please …

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S3 Ep165: Dana White-Guerrie: The Yarn Consolery 47:14

2M ago47:14

47:14

This week on the pod we have the wonderful Dana White-Guerrie joining us all the way from Colorado, USA! Dana battled with a variety of addictions for decades, having a devastating effect on her mental health. Now, she's living clean and loving every moment. You'll be sure to find Dana a breath of fresh air and if you would like to find out more ab…

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S3 Ep164: Sarah Turner: The Unmumsy Mum Returns! 50:54

2M ago50:54

50:54

We're delighted to welcome back author Sarah Turner, who's also known as The Unmumsy Mum! We catch up on how Sarah is getting on with alcohol free life with some honest chat about how once you come down from the initial high of going alcohol free, there's a settling in period as you get comfortable with the new you. If you'd like to find out more a…

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S3 Ep163: Gary Mairs: Sweary Sobriety Mentor 47:30

3M ago47:30

47:30

In this episode we welcome the fantastic Gary Mairs onto Over The Influence! Gary is ten years (yes a whole decade!) alcohol free and is smashing life. Following a challenging first year of sobriety, Gary ditched the alcoholic label and decided to leave that life behind him completely. Recently, since the birth of his lovely daughter, he decided th…

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S3 Ep162: Sharon Hartley: The Not Very Patient Patient 40:18

3M ago40:18

40:18

This week, our Shaz is the one doing all the talking (even more so than usual). You may or may not already know that she's about to take some time off so we thought it best that we let you know why. Of course, she's a trooper and when Shaz is back she will be back better than ever but it never hurts to have a few words of support so feel free to dr…

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S3 Ep161: Sue from Halifax: Two Years AF! 49:13

3M ago49:13

49:13

In this episode we welcome our lovely community member and jet setter Sue to the podcast! Sue is just about to hit her two year alcohol free milestone, an amazing achievement and we're so proud to have been a part of her AF journey. We talk all about why Sue felt it was time to knock drinking on the head for good and how joining our Over The Influe…

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S3 Ep160: Kelly from Scotland: The Fighter 49:19

3M ago49:19

49:19

In this episode we welcome Kelly from Scotland onto Over The Influence! Kelly has just celebrated a whole year alcohol free - although she has been part of our OTI Community for a little longer than that. Kelly's story is about the importance of keeping on - and even though it has been far from easy, she talks about why being AF is so important to …

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S3 Ep159: Scott Woolley: Arclett 46:28

3M ago46:28

46:28

In this episode we welcome Scott Woolley onto Over The Influence! Scott is a FDAP Substance Misuse Professional and the founder of Arclett, which is a community brand devoted to removing the stigma attached to sober living. Scott quit alcohol at 26 to spend less time hungover and spend more time exploring his passions, the culmination of which is h…

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S3 Ep158: Venessa McPhie: The Sober Bus 44:58

4M ago44:58

44:58

This week we welcome the fantastic Venessa McPhie onto the podcast! Venessa is a listener to the pod and was keen to share her story with all you other sober curious folks out there. Following a traumatic experience caused by alcohol, Vanessa decided it was time to rid herself of alcohol once and for all. She now runs the Facebook page The Sober Bu…

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S3 Ep157: Dan: One Year AF! 51:58

4M ago51:58

51:58

This week we have one of our own on the pod, Big Dan from Essex! Dan has successfully smashed his one year milestone and now in his year two, he’s looking to spread the sober message. He’s an absolute breath of fresh air and we know you’re going to love hearing what he has to say. Thank you again to Dan for coming on the show and sharing your thoug…

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S3 Ep156: Justin B. Long: The Righteous Rage Of A Ten Year Old Boy 52:32

4M ago52:32

52:32

This week we are joined on the podcast by the fantastic author Justin B. Long! Justin takes us through the reasons why his drinking got out of control, stemming from his difficult childhood. If you'd have told him fifteen years ago that he is where he is today, he wouldn't have believed you. His books include his inspirational memoir The Righteous …

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S3 Ep155: Luke Colson: Well, That F*cked Me Up! 52:51

4M ago52:51

52:51

This week we welcome the fantastic Luke Colson onto the podcast all the way from sunny California! Luke is a fellow sobriety advocate and has come along to tell us about some of the lows he reached as a drinker, but more importantly the glorious highs that he's now enjoying as a non-drinker. Luke is a fascinating person to listen to, we could have …

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S3 Ep154: Chris: Our OTI Community 43:33

5M ago43:33

43:33

In this episode we welcome back the lovely Chris to the pod! Chris is a big part of our OTI Community, joining us all the way from New York (the state, not the top of the Empire State Building like Shaz seems to think) in the US of A. We've heard from Chris before when he came on with his AF BFF Aran but now he's back to tell his sobriety story and…

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S3 Ep153: Danny: 500 Days AF! 53:27

5M ago53:27

53:27

He's a man that goes by many names in our community. Some call him 'The Porky Prince', others 'The Prince of Pastry'. It's even been claimed that he is 'The Sausage King of the North West'. We simply know him... as Danny Bangers. Danny is a much loved and very active member of our community. He's found a home here with us at OTI and as you'll hear …

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S3 Ep152: Grace Cowley: An AF Anniversary Surprise! 49:41

5M ago49:41

49:41

Shaz and Ben recently received the best e-mail ever to the OTI inbox. It's author was the guest on this episode, the fantastic Grace Cowley. Grace is a dedicated listener to Over The Influence and she got in touch to let us know how listening to the pod had changed her life forever. When the e-mail arrived, Shaz immediately called Ben to say that G…

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S3 Ep151: Todd Kinney: I Didn't Believe It Either 48:03

5M ago48:03

48:03

This week we welcome the fantastic Todd Kinney on to the podcast all the way from Omaha, Nebraska in the US of A! Todd is an attorney by trade but since going AF has become a QuitLit author too with his book that may be already familiar to you, 'I Didn't Believe It Either'. For those of you who have come through Dry Jan and you're thinking "is that…

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S3 Ep150: Dr Helen: Ten Years AF! 56:08

6M ago56:08

56:08

In this episode we welcome our OTI Community's very own medical professional to the podcast, the fantastic Dr Helen! Now a decade into her sobriety, Helen is an AF veteran and is absolutely smashing life without alcohol. She joined the OTI Community in our earliest days as she says she finally found a group of people that didn't look at quitting al…

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S3 Ep149: Aran: Our OTI Community 58:49

6M ago58:49

58:49

In this episode we welcome back the wonderful Aran to the pod! Aran is one of our lovely OTI Community members and he joined us just over a year ago when he went AF last Dry January. Since then, it's safe to say he has bedded himself into the community and has got everything he can out of alcohol free life. If you think you might benefit from joini…

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S3 Ep148: Professor David Nutt: Alcohol and the Brain 49:40

6M ago49:40

49:40

To those of you doing Dry January, we salute you! Keep up the great work. We are delighted to be joined this week by Professor David Nutt (Imperial College London), a Psychiatrist who researches the affects of drugs on the brain. The drug in question this week is of course alcohol. David has spent much of his career researching how alcohol impacts …

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S3 Ep147: Craig Beck: Dry January and Beyond 49:15

6M ago49:15

49:15

Our old mate Craig Beck is back on the pod! He's back this Dry January to discuss with us why we shouldn't put a time frame on sobriety and if you're enjoying it, push on and enjoy each sober moment as it comes! Craig's book "Alcohol Lied To Me" and it's sequel "Alcohol Lied To Me... Again!", are essential quit lit reading. A lot of you out there w…

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S3 Ep146: William Porter: Making the Most of Dry January 51:13

6M ago51:13

51:13

In this episode we catch up with friend of the podcast William Porter, the author of Alcohol Explained! William talks us through what happens to your body and brain when you decide to remove alcohol... And the reasons why it doesn't feel very good at first. He talks us through the science (both physiological and psychological) to give us an underst…

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S3 Ep145: The Dry January Special 47:51

7M ago47:51

47:51

Happy New Year! It's the most wonderful time of the year - Dry Jan! To celebrate, we've invited on some members from our community here at Over The Influence to share their alcohol free tales after getting started on their journeys during January. Sobriety isn't a pipe dream - it's an achievable life choice and this lovely lot, are the proof in the…

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S3 Ep144: Ruth Jones: The Christmas Special! 56:31

7M ago56:31

56:31

Ho-ho-ho, Merry Christmas!! As an extra special gift for you lovely lot today, we've got the one and only Ruth Jones on the podcast! She's a much-loved actress, writer, producer, novelist and you guessed it - she's one of the alcohol free gang. We're delighted that Ruth has joined us on the pod to spread some AF festive cheer and appreciate her tak…

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S3 Ep143: Dupe Witherick: Thrive Alcohol Free 51:01

7M ago51:01

51:01

This week we have the fantastic Dupe Witherick on the pod! Dupe is an accredited alcohol free & wellbeing coach and the author of "A Cocktail of Clarity". She is also a fellow AF podcaster so make sure you check out Thrive Alcohol Free! In this episode we chat to Dupe about what life was like before giving up alcohol and the remarkable improvement …

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S3 Ep142: Karl Considine: Love From 48:09

7M ago48:09

48:09

In this episode we welcome Karl Considine onto the pod, founder of the AF bar Love From in Manchester! Karl is also the host of sobriety pod (big up the sobriety pods!) What Next. After kicking the booze himself, Karl saw that there was a massive gap in the market for somewhere that non-drinkers could go out and have a nice drink without being surr…

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S3 Ep141: Chris & Aran: Transatlantic Mates 56:11

8M ago56:11

56:11

In this episode we chat to two of our fantastic community members, Chris and Aran. One of our favourite things about the pod and the community is that you, our wonderful listeners, not only connect with us but with each other as well. Chris and Aran are a great example of that and we wanted to get them on the pod to discuss how removing alcohol has…

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S3 Ep140: Marcus Jones: Kitchen Talker to Mountain Walker 51:39

8M ago51:39

51:39

This week we welcome Transformation Coach Marcus Jones onto the podcast, who shares his own sobriety story with us in the hope of helping other men who are currently in a similar situation to where he was pre-pandemic. Following the breakdown of his marriage, Marcus found that he turned to alcohol and substance abuse to help him cope. Far from givi…

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S3 Ep139: Happy Birthday Sharon! 44:02

8M ago44:02

44:02

No guest this week because our Shaz is turning 50! Her and Ben are taking a moment to reflect on the last decade and how quitting the booze half way through her 40s changed the direction of travel for everything Sharon Hartley related. Enjoy your holiday Shaz, you flippin' deserve it! --- Get In Touch: Of course, you can always get in touch with us…

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S3 Ep138: Andy Delderfield: The Fire Runner 44:11

9M ago44:11

44:11

In this episode we welcome back Andy Delderfield, the founder of Alcohol Free Runners and a member of our AF community. Last time we had Andy on the pod, he was preparing to push himself to the brink by running a marathon in ice cold conditions. This time he's taking it easy, and will be running in the extreme heat instead. The reason he is doing t…

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S3 Ep137: Gayle Macdonald: Sober Bliss 54:12

9M ago54:12

54:12

In this episode we welcome Gayle Macdonald onto the pod, who is a transformational sobriety coach and author who is here to give her insight into alcohol free life. Having had various periods of sobriety before falling back into old habits, Gayle called it a day once and for all so that she could bring more structure to her family life. Her message…

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S3 Ep136: Danielle Cooper: Flourish And Thrive 50:39

9M ago50:39

50:39

In this episode we chat to our fantastic community member Danielle, who joins Ben & Shaz on the pod fresh from the OTI Edale trip. It’s Danielle’s second outing on the OTI podcast and today she’s here to talk about the gut-brain connection and why it is so important to stay on top of your gut health. Of course, with this being an AF podcast, we had…

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S3 Ep135: Helen Brown: Effin Hormones 50:12

9M ago50:12

50:12

We are delighted to have the fantastic Helen Brown from the Effin Hormones podcast join us this week to discuss her reasons for ditching the booze. While she was suffering from a variety of symptoms of the menopause, Helen decided she wasn't going to give into it. Instead, she did whatever she had to do to give her body the best fighting chance she…

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S3 Ep134: Maz: Two Years AF! 51:37

10M ago51:37

51:37

In this episode we chat to our amazing community member Maz, who celebrated being two years alcohol free on the day we recorded! Maz has been an OTI Community member for a few years now and what an invaluable member she is. She is always active on the forum with a seemingly endless supply of wisdom and OTI is all the richer for having Maz as a part…

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S3 Ep133: Sara Britcliffe MP: The Daughter 55:04

10M ago55:04

55:04

Our guest on this episode is the MP for Hyndburn & Haslingden, Sara Britcliffe. She was elected to the UK Parliament at the age of 24, making her the youngest Conservative Member of Parliament elected in the 2019 general election. Sara has joined us on the podcast not in her role as a politician, but as the daughter of her mother who battled with a…

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S3 Ep132: Austin Karr: Being Honest With Yourself 55:27

10M ago55:27

55:27

Our guest on this episode Austin Karr reached the end of his tether with drinking and decided that enough is enough. It wasn’t as simple as giving up the booze alone though - his issues with drinking were a symptom of something deeper. Before he could tackle drinking once and for all, he had to tackle his issues with himself head on. Thanks to Aust…

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S3 Ep131: Matt Evans: Finding Out Who You Are 54:24

10M ago54:24

54:24

In this episode we chat to Matt Evans from 'The Ultimate Birmingham Event' which is taking place at the ICC in May 2024. Matt talks to us about how he used to drink to mask his feelings of inadequacy about “who he wasn’t” - the guy with the expensive car, the six figure salary and how that led to him feeling like he wasn't enough for his family. No…

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S3 Ep130: Graham Ashton: One Year AF! 58:17

10M ago58:17

58:17

In this episode we chat to our lovely community member Graham, who is just down the road from Ben in Liverpool. Graham has been an OTI Community member for a year now - in fact he was actually with us in person on his one year AF anniversary during our Ben Nevis expedition! He shares with us how much he’s loving riding the wave of sobriety and how …

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S3 Ep129: Ella Hartley: The Daughter 43:22

11M ago43:22

43:22

This is a very special episode of Over The Influence... Because to celebrate Shaz's 5 years of sobriety, Ben secretly invited her daughter Ella on the podcast! Sharon has spoken about being an alcohol-free parent a lot on over the years... And has often reflected on how her drinking affected her relationships with her children. In this really hones…

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S3 Ep128: Clare Pooley: The Sequel 1:00:20

11M ago1:00:20

1:00:20

The guest who's so nice, we've had her on twice! Of course we are talking about one and only Clare Pooley. She's the author who penned the essential quit lit read 'The Sober Diaries' and she's back to share some more AF wisdom with you, our wonderful listeners. In this episode, Clare tells us how once she had shaken off the booze, writing became he…

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S3 Ep127: Nicole Hacking: 2 Years AF! 48:30

11M ago48:30

48:30

In this episode we chat to the wonderful Nicole, who joins us from sunny Brisbane! Nicole has been an OTI Community member for a few years now, and despite the challenges that geography and time zones can present, she's an incredibly active member of it - even flying over from Brisbane to Yorkshire for our Yorkshire Three Peaks event last year! We …

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S3 Ep126: Jonny Whitehead: Jonny's Journey 54:49

11M ago54:49

54:49

In this episode we chat to Jonny from Halifax, who's recently celebrated his first year alcohol free! When you meet Jonny he's a tall bloke with a big booming voice and a huge amount of energy. In this conversation, you'll hear how vulnerable this bloke is confident enough to be. Jonny talks about why he decided to go alcohol-free whilst on holiday…

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S3 Ep125: Luke Bayliss: ADHD & Addiction 55:28

12M ago55:28

55:28

In this episode we chat to Luke Bayliss who joins us on the podcast eight months into his recovery from alcohol and drug addiction. It's been a long journey to sobriety for Luke and please be aware that we cover some triggering topics in the episode including drug abuse, drink driving, relapse and mental health issues. He also discusses the link be…

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S3 Ep124: Neil Curtis: 2 Years Alcohol Free! 54:56

12M ago54:56

54:56

In this episode we chat to the wonderful Neil Curtis, a man who we've got to know incredibly well as he joined our community on the very first day it launched back in July 2021! Neil is now two years alcohol-free, and talks to us about how his second year of sobriety has felt different to the first - and how it has absolutely cemented his decision …

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