The Sober Mom Life

Suzanne Warye
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Have you wondered if that wine might actually be making motherhood…harder? Maybe you’ve questioned your relationship with alcohol, but you don’t want to go to AA and spend time in dark church basements. The Sober Mom Life is for YOU. Suzanne (@suzannewarye) is sharing all about her sobriety and what she’s learned in the 5+ years since saying farewell to alcohol. She’ll also have funny, open, honest conversations with other moms who have chosen to live an alcohol-free life.

  1. 2d ago

    What to Do When a Friendship Doesn’t Survive Your Sobriety (with my Mom!)

    One of the biggest worries that newly sober women have is how it will affect their friendships. We’re often told that the friendships that ‘matter’ will withstand our shift to an alcohol-free lifestyle. And the drinking buddies? Yes, they might fade away.   But honestly? It’s not that simple. Friendships are tricky, and sobriety can bring a lot of friendship challenges to the surface.  Today my therapist mom joins me to share her own story of a deep friendship that did not survive her choice to be sober. We’ll talk about what’s really needed from both friends in order to make the shift when sobriety becomes a part of your life, and we’ll lay out what to expect as you navigate this life change within friendships so that you feel as prepared as you can be.  Are you ready to make amazing new sober friends? Join The Sober Mom Life Cafe for 6+ Peer Support meetings each week and a private Facebook group to connect with sober and sober-curious women.  Sign up for our next ‘Fresh 30’ and ‘Beyond 30’ cohorts. Learn more here!  Join me over on my Substack, Sober for Good:  https://suzannewarye.substack.com/ The paperback version of The Sober Shift with a beautiful redesigned cover comes out on September 29th. Preorder it now!  Follow on Instagram @thesobermomlife See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

  2. 5d ago

    The Sober Summer Series: The End of Summer Check In

    If this is your first sober summer I just want to say - I am so proud of you! Summer delivers so many sober firsts, and it can be very overwhelming. You’ve done an amazing job!  No matter where you are on your sober journey, the end of summer is a great time to check in with yourself. So get out a journal, because today I’ll be asking you seven questions that will help you reflect on what you’ve learned through this summer.  Go deeper with these questions, and send me your thoughts, over on my Substack, Sober for Good:  https://suzannewarye.substack.com/ Community makes all the difference. Join The Sober Mom Life Cafe for 6+ Peer Support meetings each week and a private Facebook group to connect with sober and sober-curious women.  Sign up for our next ‘Fresh 30’ and ‘Beyond 30’ cohorts. Learn more here!  There’s one spot left for this October’s Sober Mom Life retreat in Arizona! Claim your spot here.  Get Your Copy of my book! The Sober Shift  Follow on Instagram @thesobermomlife See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

  3. Aug 17

    SobrieTEA: Married at First Sight & Danny Darko

    Courtney is back! We’ve arranged our impossible summer schedules to do one of our favorite things - talk about Bravo and reality TV.  We’ll dive deep into our newest obsession - Married at First Sight - by sharing our thoughts on each couple. Plus, we’ll get into the latest developments on The Valley, from ‘Danny Darko’ to Kristen’s extremely relatable postpartum experience.  Plus - Is Bravo losing its reality crown to Hulu and Peacock’s superior production quality? And our catch phrases if we were on a reality show.  Community makes all the difference. Join The Sober Mom Life Cafe for 6+ Peer Support meetings each week and a private Facebook group to connect with sober and sober-curious women.  Sign up for our next ‘Fresh 30’ and ‘Beyond 30’ cohorts. Learn more here!  Join me over on my Substack, Sober for Good:  https://suzannewarye.substack.com/ The paperback version of The Sober Shift with a beautiful redesigned cover comes out on September 29th. Preorder it now!  Follow on Instagram @thesobermomlife See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

  4. Aug 14

    The Sober Summer Series: Embrace Boredom in the Dog Days of Summer

    You guys, I can’t believe it - we’re reaching the end of summer! It’s very possible that all of your trips and barbecues and family events have now passed. You might be taking stock of how this summer of sobriety has gone for you. Yet, there’s one thing that trips up so many sober moms that most don’t see coming… the boredom that lurks within the dog days of summer.  Boredom can often feel triggering in sobriety, so today I’ll offer you a perspective shift to help you see the beauty and opportunity in boredom. It’s all rooted in going back to the moment you chose sobriety and remembering your ‘why’.  Get more of my thoughts on boredom (and my thoughts on the Lindsay Clancy trial) over on my Substack, Sober for Good:  https://suzannewarye.substack.com/ Community makes all the difference. Join The Sober Mom Life Cafe for 6+ Peer Support meetings each week and a private Facebook group to connect with sober and sober-curious women.  Sign up for our next ‘Fresh 30’ and ‘Beyond 30’ cohorts. Learn more here!  There’s one spot left for this October’s Sober Mom Life retreat in Arizona! Claim your spot here.  Get Your Copy of my book! The Sober Shift  Follow on Instagram @thesobermomlife See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

  5. Aug 10

    Community is the Special Sauce of Sobriety with Kerri Maher

    USA Today Bestselling novelist and parenting coach Kerri Maher joins me to talk about her latest book Summer of Love, an absolutely beautiful novel that tackles addiction and sobriety, and her most personal novel yet.  Today, Kerri shares how her own sobriety journey played out over the course of a decade, the transformative importance community had on her sobriety, and the perspective shifts she had to make within herself in order for sobriety to feel ‘like a privilege’.  Plus - she’ll share the similarities between sobriety and being a writer, how The Artist’s Way led her to writing this latest book, and how she supports parents as a parenting coach! Check out Kerri’s books and join her newsletter here!   Community makes all the difference. Join The Sober Mom Life Cafe for 6+ Peer Support meetings each week and a private Facebook group to connect with sober and sober-curious women.  Sign up for our next ‘Fresh 30’ and ‘Beyond 30’ cohorts. Learn more here!  Join me over on my Substack, Sober for Good:  https://suzannewarye.substack.com/ The paperback version of The Sober Shift with a beautiful redesigned cover comes out on September 29th. Preorder it now!  Follow on Instagram @thesobermomlife See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

  6. Aug 7

    The Sober Summer Series: Visiting Family in Sobriety

    If this is your first sober summer, you might be starting to feel the ground beneath your feet. But… getting ready to spend time with your family of origin might make you feel thrown off your axis.  Maybe it’s an alcohol-soaked family reunion. Maybe you’re meeting your extended family at the cabin. Maybe you’re going back to your hometown. Whatever the details, these experiences can shake your feeling of control and make you feel like you’re in childhood again. You’re not, and I want you to know - you’re in charge of this sober life you’re creating for you and the family you’ve made.  Today we’ll think through how to prepare for your first sober visit to your family so that you can feel rooted in your choices and ready to navigate whatever comes your way.  Get more of my thoughts on your first sober visit to your family over on my Substack, Sober for Good:  https://suzannewarye.substack.com/ Community makes all the difference. Join The Sober Mom Life Cafe for 6+ Peer Support meetings each week and a private Facebook group to connect with sober and sober-curious women.  Sign up for our next ‘Fresh 30’ and ‘Beyond 30’ cohorts. Learn more here!  There’s one spot left for this October’s Sober Mom Life retreat in Arizona! Claim your spot here.  Get Your Copy of my book! The Sober Shift  Follow on Instagram @thesobermomlife See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

  7. Aug 3

    Sobriety is Sweeter Than I Ever Imaged with Real Sober Mom Gina

    Today’s Real Sober Mom Gina never thought she’d live life as a sober woman. Now, at six months sober she looks back and asks herself: “What was I doing?” Gina had no idea that sobriety could feel so good. She didn’t know she would feel so much more present as a mom. She didn’t know she could still ‘have fun and be fun’ without alcohol, and she didn’t know how much self forgiveness she would be able to access in sobriety.  Gina white knuckled the first few months of her sobriety and felt very alone. Joining The Sober Mom Life Cafe changed that for her and gave her the sense of camaraderie she needed to feel supported, understood, and connected in sobriety.  Community makes all the difference. Join The Sober Mom Life Cafe for 6+ Peer Support meetings each week and a private Facebook group to connect with sober and sober-curious women.  Sign up for our next ‘Fresh 30’ and ‘Beyond 30’ cohorts. Learn more here!  Join me over on my Substack, Sober for Good:  https://suzannewarye.substack.com/ Get Your Copy of my book! The Sober Shift  Follow on Instagram @thesobermomlife See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

  8. Jul 31

    The Sober Summer Series: Content Birthday to Me

    I just had my 46th birthday, and as I reflect on my goals for this year, to be ‘happy’ isn’t one of them. For me, happiness now seems unsustainable, fleeting, and performative. I’m seeking different feelings entirely in this year of my life - contentment, gratitude and joy.  If you’re preparing for your first sober birthday and you don’t feel happy at the moment, don’t let that mean anything about your relationship with alcohol and sobriety. It can be easy to put on nostalgic rose colored glasses and think that you were happy when we were drinking. I suspect though, that if you’re listening to this podcast, you were not happy when alcohol was in your life.  So, remove ‘happy’ from the table when you’re trying to figure out how you want to feel. What feelings do you really want? For me, those are the sustainable and rooted feelings of contentment, gratitude and joy. How about you?  Get more of my thoughts on my birthday and my feelings on happiness over on my Substack, Sober for Good:  https://suzannewarye.substack.com/ Community makes all the difference. Join The Sober Mom Life Cafe for 6+ Peer Support meetings each week and a private Facebook group to connect with sober and sober-curious women.  Sign up for our next ‘Fresh 30’ and ‘Beyond 30’ cohorts. Learn more here!  There’s one spot left for this October’s Sober Mom Life retreat in Arizona! Claim your spot here.  Get Your Copy of my book! The Sober Shift  Follow on Instagram @thesobermomlife See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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Have you wondered if that wine might actually be making motherhood…harder? Maybe you’ve questioned your relationship with alcohol, but you don’t want to go to AA and spend time in dark church basements. The Sober Mom Life is for YOU. Suzanne (@suzannewarye) is sharing all about her sobriety and what she’s learned in the 5+ years since saying farewell to alcohol. She’ll also have funny, open, honest conversations with other moms who have chosen to live an alcohol-free life.

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  • Creator
    Suzanne Warye
  • Years Active
    2022 - 2026
  • Episodes
    340
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © © 2025 The Sober Mom Life
  • Show Website
    The Sober Mom Life

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