Soberful Veronica Valli & Chip Somers
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- Health & Fitness
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Veronica Valli and Chip Somers are experts on recovery. Chip Somers was most recently described by Russell Brand in his book 'Recovery' as a 'right social liability.' Together they have been sober for almost 50 years and have a LOT of stories, messes, experience and occasionally helpful advice to share on living in sobriety. They bring all of that (and more) to the Soberful podcast. This podcast is for anyone who wants to live an alcohol-free life, is struggling to get sober or who is in long-term recovery.
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The Alcohol Free Market With Dr. Emily Nicholls
Veronica meets Dr. Emily Nicholls to discuss the No and Low alcohol market. The deliberate blurring of marketing by alcohol companies and whether the alcohol-free market is a good or bad thing. Dr Emily Nicholls is a Lecturer in Sociology at the University of York, UK. Her research interests include gender, identity and alcohol consumption. Emily’s research has spanned different areas of drinking and non-drinking over the last ten years, from the ‘girls’ night out’ to drinking patterns and practices during the COVID-19 pandemic. She has also undertaken research into women’s experiences of early sobriety and, more recently, the ways in which ‘No and Low’ alcohol drinks are marketed and used by both drinkers and non-drinkers.
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Parenting as Prevention With Dr. Camilo Ortiz and Four D’s
As part of our parenting as Prevention series, Dr. Ortiz joins Veronica to discuss the four D's: Discomfort, distress, disappointment, and (mild) danger and how our kids need to manage these feelings in order to learn vital life skills as adults.
Director of clinical training and associate professor of psychology, Dr. Ortiz conducts research on parenting, disruptive behavior problems in children, and child anxiety. Dr. Ortiz received a Ph.D. in clinical psychology from the University of Massachusetts, Amherst, before joining the faculty at Long Island University-Post. Dr. Ortiz is a licensed psychologist in and runs a private psychology practice in NY. He has made a number of media appearances to bring evidence-based clinical psychology to a broader audience. His latest work, Independence Therapy for child anxiety was recently described in an op-ed piece he wrote for the NY Times. You can follow him on X @DrCamiloOrtiz.
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Finding Joy in Sobriety
Chip and Veronica believe if sobriety wasn't joyful, fun and interesting, we wouldn't want to do it. Finding joy in sobriety is what underpins long-term sobriety. They discuss how to find your joy in sobriety.
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The Four Tasks of Mourning
In the second part, Veronica and Chip take you through the four tasks of mourning and how these actions can help us move through this important process of letting go.
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The Cycle of Grief
In this two-part episode, Chip and Veronica talk about the very necessary process of going through the grief cycle whenever we lose something.
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How to Make Amends to People You Have Hurt
In this episode, Chip and Veronica discuss the tricky but important process of making amends. How to approach people, why it's important to think it through and why it matters so much to your sobriety.
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Customer Reviews
Excellent
This is an excellent podcast for anyone trying to stop their addition to alcohol. It works for any addiction really. Veronica and Chip are fantastic together!! This podcast has helped me immeasurably!!
Amazing amount of relevant content
Chip and Veronica together have so much information and experience in the recovery space. They have an amazing way of sharing it in a judgement free zone based on fact, self experience and compassion. I love the episode about hyper independence among many others. I have also gone to Veronica’s soberful programs. She’s delightful!
Excellent recovery tool
Easy to listen to and enjoy. Great reminder to continue to work on your recovery.