Over The Influence: The Alcohol Free Podcast The OTI Premium Podcast

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 integration into alcohol free wasn't the shock he suspected that it might be.

If you're inspired by Ian's story, then we're sure he'd love to meet you! We're very lucky that Ian hosts regular Zoom calls for us in our OTI Community, and you can find all of the details below if you think connection could be the missing piece of the puzzle for you.

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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@overtheinfluence.co.uk or go to our website, www.overtheinfluence.co.uk

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The Premium Podcast:

If you love OTI and you'd like to hear behind the curtain, subscribe to the OTI Premium Podcast now!

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Links:

For links to alcohol-related support services, please visit our website.

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Disclaimer:

All views expressed in this podcast are of the participants themselves, and not necessarily those of Over The Influence (OTI) Ltd. The information, opinions, and recommendations presented in this podcast are for general information only and any reliance on the information provided in this podcast is done at your own risk. We are not medical professionals but normal people giving their own experiences of removing alcohol from their lives, and as such this podcast should not be considered professional advice. If you are dependent on alcohol, or think you may be, we strongly recommend that you seek professional medical advice.

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Helpful Hashtags:

We found hashtags and sober social media accounts really helpful in our early days alcohol free, as following them can help to reinforce that you are not alone! These are some of the hashtags we've followed:

#alcoholfree #stopdrinking #healthandwellnessjourney #zeroalcohol #idontdrink #sobercurious #healthydrinking #alcoholfreelife #soberaf #alcoholfreeliving #sobermotivation #podcast #healthpodcast #noalcohol #nobooze #sober #sobercurious #soberlofe #soberliving #sobercommunity #afcommunity #soberwomen #sobermom #sobermomtribe #sobersisters #sobriety #soberuk #soberjourney #sobrietyrocks #overtheinfluence #oti

Hello, and welcome to our Premium Podcast!

Shaz and Ben discuss alcohol advertising law and as per usual, go off on a pretty large tangent.

We'd love to feature your stories, your successes, your questions, etc, etc, etc... So please do get in touch with us!

You can either find us on Instagram (@alcoholfreepod) and drop us a DM in there, or you can email us directly:

sharon@overtheinfluence.co.uk

ben@overtheinfluence.co.uk

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 alcohol.

If you would like to take a look at what events Club Claritee have coming up, visit clubclaritee.uk or you can follow @clubclaritee.uk on Instagram.

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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@overtheinfluence.co.uk or go to our website, www.overtheinfluence.co.uk

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The Premium Podcast:

If you love OTI and you'd like to hear behind the curtain, subscribe to the OTI Premium Podcast now!

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Links:

For links to alcohol-related support services, please visit our website.

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Disclaimer:

All views expressed in this podcast are of the participants themselves, and not necessarily those of Over The Influence (OTI) Ltd. The information, opinions, and recommendations presented in this podcast are for general information only and any reliance on the information provided in this podcast is done at your own risk. We are not medical professionals but normal people giving their own experiences of removing alcohol from their lives, and as such this podcast should not be considered professional advice. If you are dependent on alcohol, or think you may be, we strongly recommend that you seek professional medical advice.

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Helpful Hashtags:

We found hashtags and sober social media accounts really helpful in our early days alcohol free, as following them can help to reinforce that you are not alone! These are some of the hashtags we've followed:

#alcoholfree #stopdrinking #healthandwellnessjourney #zeroalcohol #idontdrink #sobercurious #healthydrinking #alcoholfreelife #soberaf #alcoholfreeliving #sobermotivation #podcast #healthpodcast #noalcohol #nobooze #sober #sobercurious #soberlofe #soberliving #sobercommunity #afcommunity #soberwomen #sobermom #sobermomtribe #sobersisters #sobriety #soberuk #soberjourney #sobrietyrocks #overtheinfluence #oti

Hello, and welcome to our Premium Podcast!

In this week's look "behind the grubby shower curtain" that is OTI, Shaz & Ben discuss a study into drinking alcohol on flights while they also have some admin to work through.

We'd love to feature your stories, your successes, your questions, etc, etc, etc... So please do get in touch with us!

You can either find us on Instagram (@alcoholfreepod) and drop us a DM in there, or you can email us directly:

sharon@overtheinfluence.co.uk

ben@overtheinfluence.co.uk

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 her drinking was slipping into dependency was the start of her kicking alcohol out of her life for good. 

She's now using her sober powers for good, championing the Bluelight scheme within the NHS, as well as using her platform as the Sober Rainbow Rider to offer help to others out there who may be struggling with alcohol dependency.

If you would like more info about Annie, you can follow her on Instagram @af_rainbowrider or go to soberrainbowrider.com.

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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@overtheinfluence.co.uk or go to our website, www.overtheinfluence.co.uk

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The Premium Podcast:

If you love OTI and you'd like to hear behind the curtain, subscribe to the OTI Premium Podcast now!

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Links:

For links to alcohol-related support services, please visit our website.

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Disclaimer:

All views expressed in this podcast are of the participants themselves, and not necessarily those of Over The Influence (OTI) Ltd. The information, opinions, and recommendations presented in this podcast are for general information only and any reliance on the information provided in this podcast is done at your own risk. We are not medical professionals but normal people giving their own experiences of removing alcohol from their lives, and as such this podcast should not be considered professional advice. If you are dependent on alcohol, or think you may be, we strongly recommend that you seek professional medical advice.

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Helpful Hashtags:

We found hashtags and sober social media accounts really helpful in our early days alcohol free, as following them can help to reinforce that you are not alone! These are some of the hashtags we've followed:

#alcoholfree #stopdrinking #healthandwellnessjourney #zeroalcohol #idontdrink #sobercurious #healthydrinking #alcoholfreelife #soberaf #alcoholfreeliving #sobermotivation #podcast #healthpodcast #noalcohol #nobooze #sober #sobercurious #soberlofe #soberliving #sobercommunity #afcommunity #soberwomen #sobermom #sobermomtribe #sobersisters #sobriety #soberuk #soberjourney #sobrietyrocks #overtheinfluence #oti

Hello, and welcome to our Premium Podcast!

Shaz and Ben discuss how alcohol life is turning up in the media more and more (and what a wonderful thing that is!). They also have a chat about Ben's family who one by one, are also becoming alcohol free...

We'd love to feature your stories, your successes, your questions, etc, etc, etc... So please do get in touch with us!

You can either find us on Instagram (@alcoholfreepod) and drop us a DM in there, or you can email us directly:

sharon@overtheinfluence.co.uk

ben@overtheinfluence.co.uk