Sober & Lit Podcast

Ruby Williams

Are you worried you might be drinking too much?  If you’ve tried cutting back your drinking, but can’t imagine your life without wine? This podcast is for you.  Sober & Lit is the podcast for women in midlife who want encouragement, support, and real strategies to live their best life without alcohol. Whether you identify as a gray area drinker, a daily drinker, are exploring how to stop drinking, or are wondering how to know if you even have a drinking problem, this show offers practical tools and honest conversations. In each episode we answer real listeners’ questions about how to stop drinking and how to stay stopped. With sober stories, empowering insights, and practical tips and tactics for living sober with mindfulness, confidence, and joy. If you're ready to explore an alcohol-free lifestyle and step into your most vibrant, “lit” life you're in the right place.   This podcast is for you if you’ve ever asked: Why can’t I drink like everyone else?  Why do I drink more than I want to?  I had weight loss surgery and why am I drinking every day now?  What is a gray area drinker?  Why can’t I stop drinking once I start?  How can I drink less during stressful times (holidays, divorce, empty nest, grief) Is it possible to enjoy life without alcohol?  How do I cut back without quitting completely?  What’s the first step to changing my drinking?  How much alcohol is too much for a woman my age?  Every episode ends with how to feel lit with practices that support your mental health, optimizes your fitness goals and enhances personal growth. If you’re sober-curious, or alcohol-free and ready for your next amazing chapter in life, this podcast is your weekly dose of inspiration, tools, real talk, and some laughs!

  1. 2 days ago

    When Did Drinking Stop Being Fun? / EP 146

    Have you ever stood at a party, drink in hand, and quietly wondered... "When did this stop being fun?" For Coach Ruby Williams, it was a Halloween night with the kids out trick-or-treating, the parents pouring wine, and a twisted ankle she laughed off for years. But underneath the funny story was a harder truth, and a cycle so many women know by heart. In this episode, you'll discover: How alcohol quietly became the "guest of honor" at every celebrationThe moment the fun fades: why it's rarely dramatic, and almost always quietThe morning-after cycle: the regret, the promise, and the 5 o'clock negotiationWhat alcohol promises vs. what it delivers: and why so many of us end up feeling worseOne question that changes everything (it isn't "What's wrong with me?")Three simple steps for your very next partyWhat if the feeling that drinking isn't fun anymore isn't a problem... but a sign you're ready for something better? 🧡 Sign up the Alcohol Freedom Academy wail list now! https://www.freedomrenegadecoaching.com/thank-you-afa-waitlist We Love Hearing From You Take the "Worried About Your Drinking" quiz: https://coachingwithruby.com/quiz Don't forget to follow and subscribe and leave a review! It helps to get the word out that living sober is lit!  Listeners have said that our podcast has helped them get alcohol free! Join our private community!  Connect with the Podcast Host: Ruby Williams at Freedom Renegade Coaching Website: https://www.freedomrenegadecoaching.com/ Email Ruby: ruby.williams@freedomrenegadecoaching.com Follow Ruby: @rubywilliamscoaching 🧡 I invite you to book a clarity call with me and let's chat: https://calendly.com/williams-ruby/discovery-call Looking for Susan's new podcast? Drink Less With Susan Podcast: https://drinklesswithsusan.buzzsprout.com/ It is strongly recommended that you seek professional advice regarding your health before attempting to take a break from alcohol. The creators, hosts, and producers of the The Feel Lit Alcohol Free podcast are not healthcare practitioners and therefore do not give medical, or psychological adv...

  2. 20 Oct

    "I'll Quit Drinking in January" Is the Lie Keeping You Stuck / EP 145

    "I'll deal with my drinking in January." If that thought has already crossed your mind this fall, you're not alone. But here's the twist: that promise might be the very thing keeping you stuck. Because 'Future You', the one with all the willpower on January 1st? She's still you. In this episode, Ruby Williams, who spent 20 years selling wine before becoming an Alcohol Freedom Mindset Coach, invites you to skip the waiting and start getting curious now. You'll discover: The January Trap: why "I'll start after the holidays" quietly costs you two more monthsThe holiday drinking script: what's really creating the joy around the table (hint: it's not the champagne)The "just one glass" puzzle: why your morning plan rarely survives the second refillThe Holiday Curiosity Experiment: three simple steps you can try at your very next partyThe one question that could change how you walk into the new yearNo labels. No forever decisions. No rock bottom required. Just one invitation: what if your fresh start didn't have to wait? 🧡 Sign up the Alcohol Freedom Academy wail list now! https://www.freedomrenegadecoaching.com/thank-you-afa-waitlist We Love Hearing From You Take the "Worried About Your Drinking" quiz: https://coachingwithruby.com/quiz Don't forget to follow and subscribe and leave a review! It helps to get the word out that living sober is lit!  Listeners have said that our podcast has helped them get alcohol free! Join our private community!  Connect with the Podcast Host: Ruby Williams at Freedom Renegade Coaching Website: https://www.freedomrenegadecoaching.com/ Email Ruby: ruby.williams@freedomrenegadecoaching.com Follow Ruby: @rubywilliamscoaching 🧡 I invite you to book a clarity call with me and let's chat: https://calendly.com/williams-ruby/discovery-call Looking for Susan's new podcast? Drink Less With Susan Podcast: https://drinklesswithsusan.buzzsprout.com/ It is strongly recommended that you seek professional advice regarding your health before attempting to take a break from alcohol. The creators, hosts, and producers of the The Feel Lit Alcohol Free podcast are not healthcare practitioners and therefore do not give medical, or psychological adv...

  3. 13 Oct

    Not Too Old, Not Too Late: Alcohol Freedom in Midlife / EP 144

    What if the best chapter of your life hasn’t even started yet? Whether you’re in your 40s, 50s, 60s, or 70s, maybe you’re not winding down. Maybe you’re just getting going. Maybe you’re here because: The kids have flown the nestYou’re starting over after a divorceYou’ve spent decades looking after everyone else, building a career, or trying to get your health backSomewhere along the way, alcohol took up more space than you ever meant it toSo let me ask you: are you really living the life you want, or have you quietly drifted to the sidelines? Today I’m sharing: A bit of my own storyWho I want to help in this next chapterWhy it’s never too late to change your drinking, or your lifeI’m Ruby Williams, your host of Sober & Lit, where we make alcohol small and life BIG. Step into the arena of life! Let’s get Lit from the Inside! 🔥 We Love Hearing From You Take the "Worried About Your Drinking" quiz: https://coachingwithruby.com/quiz Don't forget to follow and subscribe and leave a review! It helps to get the word out that living sober is lit!  Listeners have said that our podcast has helped them get alcohol free! Join our private community!  Connect with the Podcast Host: Ruby Williams at Freedom Renegade Coaching Website: https://www.freedomrenegadecoaching.com/ Email Ruby: ruby.williams@freedomrenegadecoaching.com Follow Ruby: @rubywilliamscoaching 🧡 I invite you to book a clarity call with me and let's chat: https://calendly.com/williams-ruby/discovery-call Looking for Susan's new podcast? Drink Less With Susan Podcast: https://drinklesswithsusan.buzzsprout.com/ It is strongly recommended that you seek professional advice regarding your health before attempting to take a break from alcohol. The creators, hosts, and producers of the The Feel Lit Alcohol Free podcast are not healthcare practitioners and therefore do not give medical, or psychological adv...

  4. 6 Oct

    The Sober & Lit Plot Twist We Didn’t Expect / EP 143

    After 143 episodes... Sober & Lit is changing. Today, we're turning back the clock... ✨ The moments that changed us ✨ The guests we'll never forget ✨ The laughs and behind-the-scenes memories ✨ What three years of talking about alcohol freedom taught us ✨ And why we're now choosing two different roads You'll hear what's next for Susan... What's next for me... [spoiler: I'll be back next week as the solo host] And, yes... what's next for Sober & Lit. Because this isn't really a goodbye. It's about having the courage to hear that little voice saying... “It's time for something new.”  Welcome to Sober & Lit with host Ruby Williams 🧡 ___________ Episodes We Mentioned & Resources • EP 31... Weight Loss Surgery and Alcohol • EP 52... Live Naked with Annie Grace • EP 33... Childless Not By Choice with Maureen Benkovich • EP 128... How Anxiety Accelerates Alcohol Use Disorder • EP 107... Sobriety Made Social with Chris Marshall • EP 142... 20 Years Sober with Alysse Bryson ✨ Susan’s new podcast, Drink Less with Susan, is for sober-curious Christian women and women of faith who want to explore their relationship with alcohol and find greater freedom. Drink Less With Susan Podcast: https://drinklesswithsusan.buzzsprout.com/ We Love Hearing From You Take the "Worried About Your Drinking" quiz: https://coachingwithruby.com/quiz Don't forget to follow and subscribe and leave a review! It helps to get the word out that living sober is lit!  Listeners have said that our podcast has helped them get alcohol free! Join our private community!  Connect with the Podcast Host: Ruby Williams at Freedom Renegade Coaching Website: https://www.freedomrenegadecoaching.com/ Email Ruby: ruby.williams@freedomrenegadecoaching.com Follow Ruby: @rubywilliamscoaching 🧡 I invite you to book a clarity call with me and let's chat: https://calendly.com/williams-ruby/discovery-call Looking for Susan's new podcast? Drink Less With Susan Podcast: https://drinklesswithsusan.buzzsprout.com/ It is strongly recommended that you seek professional advice regarding your health before attempting to take a break from alcohol. The creators, hosts, and producers of the The Feel Lit Alcohol Free podcast are not healthcare practitioners and therefore do not give medical, or psychological adv...

  5. 29 Sept

    Does Life Really Get Better? 20 Years Sober with Alysse Bryson / EP 142

    Imagine meeting yourself... 20 years after your last drink. What would she tell you? That all your problems disappeared? Nope. Apparently... They get classier. Today we're talking with Alysse Bryson, founder of The Sober Curator, who's had a front-row seat to 20 years of sobriety AND the cultural revolution happening around it. We're getting into: Why sober life gets bigger, not perfectThe “whack-a-mole” of habits after alcoholWhy Hollywood still gets sobriety wrongReinventing yourself in midlifeAnd what happens when simply “not drinking” becomes... “Now what?”Because maybe sobriety isn't about finally figuring everything out. Maybe it's about discovering how much more there is to become. _______ Guest Resources for Alysse Bryson- Website: https://www.alyssebryson.com/ The Sober Curator Website: https://thesobercurator.com/ The Sober Curator Podcast: https://thesobercurator.com/recovery-podcastland-network/sober-curator-podcast/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thesobercurator/ We Love Hearing From You Take the "Worried About Your Drinking" quiz: https://coachingwithruby.com/quiz Don't forget to follow and subscribe and leave a review! It helps to get the word out that living sober is lit!  Listeners have said that our podcast has helped them get alcohol free! Join our private community!  Connect with the Podcast Host: Ruby Williams at Freedom Renegade Coaching Website: https://www.freedomrenegadecoaching.com/ Email Ruby: ruby.williams@freedomrenegadecoaching.com Follow Ruby: @rubywilliamscoaching 🧡 I invite you to book a clarity call with me and let's chat: https://calendly.com/williams-ruby/discovery-call Looking for Susan's new podcast? Drink Less With Susan Podcast: https://drinklesswithsusan.buzzsprout.com/ It is strongly recommended that you seek professional advice regarding your health before attempting to take a break from alcohol. The creators, hosts, and producers of the The Feel Lit Alcohol Free podcast are not healthcare practitioners and therefore do not give medical, or psychological adv...

  6. 22 Sept

    You Love Wine... But Does Alcohol Love You Back? / EP 141

    He seemed pretty great in the beginning. He helped you:  Relax  Have fun  Feel confident  Celebrate  Forget your worries Then things changed. Suddenly he was:  Wrecking your sleep  Fueling your anxiety  Taking more than he gave  Leaving you with regrets If this were a man, your friends would probably say: “Why are you still with him?” Plot twist... We’re talking about alcohol. Today, we’re looking at the whole relationship:  The honeymoon  The red flags  The excuses  The breakup  And why we keep going back Because you may love wine... But does alcohol love you back? _______ ✨ Here's the link to schedule a call with Coach Susan: https://calendly.com/susanlarkincoaching/30min We Love Hearing From You Take the "Worried About Your Drinking" quiz: https://coachingwithruby.com/quiz Don't forget to follow and subscribe and leave a review! It helps to get the word out that living sober is lit!  Listeners have said that our podcast has helped them get alcohol free! Join our private community!  Connect with the Podcast Host: Ruby Williams at Freedom Renegade Coaching Website: https://www.freedomrenegadecoaching.com/ Email Ruby: ruby.williams@freedomrenegadecoaching.com Follow Ruby: @rubywilliamscoaching 🧡 I invite you to book a clarity call with me and let's chat: https://calendly.com/williams-ruby/discovery-call Looking for Susan's new podcast? Drink Less With Susan Podcast: https://drinklesswithsusan.buzzsprout.com/ It is strongly recommended that you seek professional advice regarding your health before attempting to take a break from alcohol. The creators, hosts, and producers of the The Feel Lit Alcohol Free podcast are not healthcare practitioners and therefore do not give medical, or psychological adv...

  7. 15 Sept

    Is Alcohol Making You Choose the Wrong Person? Sober Dating with Krysia Shaw / EP 140

    He’s attractive. ✔️ The chemistry is HOT. ✔️ You’re already imagining date number two. ✔️ But… --Do you actually LIKE him? --Do you trust him? --Are you compatible? Or did two glasses of wine and a whole lot of chemistry just make those questions harder to answer? Today, we're talking about dating alcohol-free with my own dating coach, Krysia Shaw. And we're getting into: ❤️ Why chemistry isn’t compatibility ❤️  The Head, Heart & Heat dating method ❤️  How alcohol can blur red flags ❤️ What to say when a date asks why you don't drink ❤️ And why it is NEVER too late to find love Because maybe getting alcohol-free doesn't just change how you date… Maybe it changes WHO you choose. Let's get into it. _______ Guest Resources for Krysia Shaw- Website: https://dateyourdestiny.com/ Midlife Dating Reset (FREE GIFT): https://theleap.co/creator/DateYourDestiny/digital_download/dating-not-working-the-midlife-dating-reset Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/coachkrysia/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dateyourdestiny/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/krysias/ We Love Hearing From You Take the "Worried About Your Drinking" quiz: https://coachingwithruby.com/quiz Don't forget to follow and subscribe and leave a review! It helps to get the word out that living sober is lit!  Listeners have said that our podcast has helped them get alcohol free! Join our private community!  Connect with the Podcast Host: Ruby Williams at Freedom Renegade Coaching Website: https://www.freedomrenegadecoaching.com/ Email Ruby: ruby.williams@freedomrenegadecoaching.com Follow Ruby: @rubywilliamscoaching 🧡 I invite you to book a clarity call with me and let's chat: https://calendly.com/williams-ruby/discovery-call Looking for Susan's new podcast? Drink Less With Susan Podcast: https://drinklesswithsusan.buzzsprout.com/ It is strongly recommended that you seek professional advice regarding your health before attempting to take a break from alcohol. The creators, hosts, and producers of the The Feel Lit Alcohol Free podcast are not healthcare practitioners and therefore do not give medical, or psychological adv...

  8. 8 Sept

    What Happens to Your Sex Life When You Get Sober with Cindi Roberts / EP 139

    What happens when wine wasn’t just part of date night...  it was part of your sex life? Maybe it helped you:  Relax  Feel sexy  Get out of your head  Forget about your body And then you get sober and think... “Wait... how do I do THIS without alcohol?” Today, we’re asking the questions women often whisper, but rarely say out loud:  🔥 Where did my sex drive go?  🔥 How do I feel sexy without wine?  🔥 What if my partner still drinks?  🔥 And... is sex actually better sober? Our guest is Cindi Roberts, the Sober Sexpert, with 30+ years in sexual health education and nearly a decade of sobriety.  Body confidence. Dating. Desire. Menopause. Intimacy. Sober sex. Nothing is off the table today. Yep... we’re going there. Let’s get into it. _____________ Guest Resources for Cindi Roberts- Website: http://www.cindiroberts.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sobersexpert/ We Love Hearing From You Take the "Worried About Your Drinking" quiz: https://coachingwithruby.com/quiz Don't forget to follow and subscribe and leave a review! It helps to get the word out that living sober is lit!  Listeners have said that our podcast has helped them get alcohol free! Join our private community!  Connect with the Podcast Host: Ruby Williams at Freedom Renegade Coaching Website: https://www.freedomrenegadecoaching.com/ Email Ruby: ruby.williams@freedomrenegadecoaching.com Follow Ruby: @rubywilliamscoaching 🧡 I invite you to book a clarity call with me and let's chat: https://calendly.com/williams-ruby/discovery-call Looking for Susan's new podcast? Drink Less With Susan Podcast: https://drinklesswithsusan.buzzsprout.com/ It is strongly recommended that you seek professional advice regarding your health before attempting to take a break from alcohol. The creators, hosts, and producers of the The Feel Lit Alcohol Free podcast are not healthcare practitioners and therefore do not give medical, or psychological adv...

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Are you worried you might be drinking too much?  If you’ve tried cutting back your drinking, but can’t imagine your life without wine? This podcast is for you.  Sober & Lit is the podcast for women in midlife who want encouragement, support, and real strategies to live their best life without alcohol. Whether you identify as a gray area drinker, a daily drinker, are exploring how to stop drinking, or are wondering how to know if you even have a drinking problem, this show offers practical tools and honest conversations. In each episode we answer real listeners’ questions about how to stop drinking and how to stay stopped. With sober stories, empowering insights, and practical tips and tactics for living sober with mindfulness, confidence, and joy. If you're ready to explore an alcohol-free lifestyle and step into your most vibrant, “lit” life you're in the right place.   This podcast is for you if you’ve ever asked: Why can’t I drink like everyone else?  Why do I drink more than I want to?  I had weight loss surgery and why am I drinking every day now?  What is a gray area drinker?  Why can’t I stop drinking once I start?  How can I drink less during stressful times (holidays, divorce, empty nest, grief) Is it possible to enjoy life without alcohol?  How do I cut back without quitting completely?  What’s the first step to changing my drinking?  How much alcohol is too much for a woman my age?  Every episode ends with how to feel lit with practices that support your mental health, optimizes your fitness goals and enhances personal growth. If you’re sober-curious, or alcohol-free and ready for your next amazing chapter in life, this podcast is your weekly dose of inspiration, tools, real talk, and some laughs!

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