09 Mandy Manners - Shame Solutions Things I Wish I’d Known with Rachael Welford

Mandy Manners is a coach, speaker, writer and Mum of two. She has left her party lifestyle behind to embrace a sober life, calmer brain and pursue slow life satisfaction. She is passionate about breaking down the stigma of shame, trauma and mental illness through telling her own story honestly and authentically. You can see why I invited her on the podcast as our missions are completely aligned and she is such an open, kind hearted soul I wanted to help share her knowledge with you. 
Mandy is also the co-founder of Love Sober with Kate Baily. Together they work with women to help them feel empowered by their choice to stop drinking. Mandy and Kate work with women to use their choice to go sober to pivot from surviving to thriving in all areas of their lives using a holistic approach to growth change and wellbeing.
In this episode we discuss how Mandy got into sober living and began to unpack and work through the shame and trauma she experienced after a devastating sexual attack in Mexico. We discuss speaking our shame and how to open up conversations with your family.
 
EPISODE LINKS:
Love Sober hosts the community Love Sober Life on Mighty Networks, offers 1-1 and online coaching programmes, workshops and talks and the Love Sober Podcast. Mandy and Kate are currently writing their first personal development book  Love Yourself Sober: A Self Care Guide to Alcohol Free Living for Busy Mothers, to be released in September 2020 by Trigger Publishing, an independent publishers specialising in mental health and wellbeing titles.
Website www.lovesober.com
Community https://love-sober.mn.co/
Podcast https://lovesober.podbean.com/
Facebook https://www.facebook.com/lovesoberpodcast
Instagram https://instagram.com/mandy_love.sober
             https://instagram.com/love.sober.podcast
             https://instagram.com/love.sober.life
Twitter https://twitter.com/lovesoberpod
Shame Booth Project https://shamebooth.org/
She Recovers https://sherecovers.co/
 
USEFUL LINKS:
If you need help with your mental health, please reach out to get help. There are amazing charities where you can find help:
EMDR Association https://emdrassociation.org.uk/
addaction - https://www.addaction.org.uk/
Alcoholics Anonymous https://www.alcoholics-anonymous.org.uk/
Samaritans  - Confidential support for people experiencing feelings of distress or despair. Call for free on 116 123 - 24 hours a day 365 days a year. Website:  https://www.samaritans.org 
NIA Ending Violence against women http://www.niaendingviolence.org.uk/
ABOUT THE SHOW
TIWIK is a love letter to my younger self. A conversation about all the things we were told not to talk about. A sharing of knowledge, emotions and laughs. A potential handbook (or the audio equivalent) on how to master your mental health and fall back in love with yourself! Nothing is off limits. We talk about everything from dating, suicide and mental health through to make up, skin care, magic and spirituality.
It's all the things I wish I'd known when I was younger so hopefully me and my guests will save you some heartache, provide some laughs, and inspire you to try something new helping you to grow from the inside out.
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