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Over The Influence: The Alcohol Free Podcast The OTI Premium Podcast
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4.9 • 72 Ratings
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Over The Influence is the alcohol free podcast presented by BBC Lancashire presenter Sharon Hartley and Sound Rebel podcast producer Ben Anderson. They are both completely alcohol free and sing about the joys of sobriety from the rooftops, because giving up alcohol has completely transformed both of their lives.
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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 by either the presenters or the guests are for general information only and any reliance on the information provided in this podcast is done at your own risk. 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 as soon as possible. You can find links to support services on our website (https://www.overtheinfluence.co.uk/supportresources) .
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Sarah Turner: The Unmumsy Mum Returns!
We're delighted to welcome back author Sarah Turner, who's also known as The Unmumsy Mum!
We catch up on how Sarah is getting on with alcohol free life with some honest chat about how once you come down from the initial high of going alcohol free, there's a settling in period as you get comfortable with the new you.
If you'd like to find out more about Sarah, search for The Unmumsy Mum on socials or go to theunmumsymum.co.uk/
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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 -
BBQ Weather
Hello, and welcome to our Premium Podcast!
Unfortunately this week we're missing Shaz, but we're coming to you straight from the side of Snowdon in Wales where Ben and some of our OTI crew have just completed their sunrise walk!
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 -
Gary Mairs: Sweary Sobriety Mentor
In this episode we welcome the fantastic Gary Mairs onto Over The Influence!
Gary is ten years (yes a whole decade!) alcohol free and is smashing life. Following a challenging first year of sobriety, Gary ditched the alcoholic label and decided to leave that life behind him completely.
Recently, since the birth of his lovely daughter, he decided that through social media he would try to give others the helping hand that he needed a decade ago to say goodbye to alcohol.
If you enjoy this episode, you can keep up to date with Gary on his Instagram page @sobernsound.
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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 -
Shaz's Snowdon Fomo
Hello, and welcome to our Premium Podcast!
You guys have sent in some more examples of places that serve booze that most likely (or actually, definitely) shouldn't be. Ben's Dad Kev also keeps us all up to date with all things AF in national media.
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 -
Sharon Hartley: The Not Very Patient Patient
This week, our Shaz is the one doing all the talking (even more so than usual).
You may or may not already know that she's about to take some time off so we thought it best that we let you know why. Of course, she's a trooper and when Shaz is back she will be back better than ever but it never hurts to have a few words of support so feel free to drop us a message at otihq@overtheinfluence.co.uk to say "big up ya bad self Hartley"!
Don't worry, behind-the-scenes we're working away to make sure our lovely listeners get the alcohol-free content they deserve so if all goes according to plan, it should all be pretty seamless.
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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 -
Sue from Halifax: Two Years AF!
In this episode we welcome our lovely community member and jet setter Sue to the podcast!
Sue is just about to hit her two year alcohol free milestone, an amazing achievement and we're so proud to have been a part of her AF journey.
We talk all about why Sue felt it was time to knock drinking on the head for good and how joining our Over The Influence community helped overcome some of the challenges that ditching the booze can bring. It's all about reframing it: you're not losing the booze, you're gaining everything else.
Thanks so much to Sue for coming on the pod, we love having you as part of our community and thoroughly enjoyed our natter!
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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!
---
Links:
For links to alcohol-related support services, please visit our website.
---
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
Customer Reviews
100 days alcohol free and never going back!
Thank you for your podcast. I started the year aiming to drink less to help my body take a break. After reading more and more about what type of “break” would help my body, I stopped for a week and then two. It wasn’t until I found your podcast that I decided that 100 days was the goal- and quickly decided that an alcohol free life was just easier and frankly better. Thank you.
Happiness and Joy
I never write reviews but I had to make sure I wrote one for the OTI podcast. I am 29 days alcohol free today and have been listening to sobriety podcasts for the last month or so every morning at the gym. OTI is by far my favorite. The hosts are so relatable, funny and down to earth. Some sobriety podcasts can be downright depressing. OTI has the perfect mix of hearing people’s stories and showing the joy and happiness that comes from living an alcohol free life.
Absolute Best Hosts /best guests
I really enjoy listening to this podcast , both Shaz and Ben are such great hosts . They are brilliant at not only asking their guests the right questions ,but then they really do listen to the answer without talking over each other…I have been Alcohol free now for 18months and it’s the wonderful connection I feel listening to this show that keeps me on track, reminds me not to get complacent ,and kills any thoughts of moderation .. I live in Florida although grew up in Ipswich Suffolk , so can relate to the 80s, 90s ladette drinking scene.. Thanks for all you do..I even received a wonderful handwritten Congratulations card from both Ben And Shaz on my accomplishment thus far, so proud and excited.. Thank you, Thank you for all that you do
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