Sober & Lit Podcast
The podcast for midlife women who want to live their best lives!
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, are exploring how to stop drinking, or are wondering how to know if you have a drinking problem, this show offers practical tools and honest conversations. In each episode we answer real listeners’ questions about how to get out of the drinking cycle, 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:
1. Why can’t I drink like everyone else?
2. Why do I drink more than I want to?
3. How do I know if my drinking is a problem?
4. What is a gray area drinker?
5. Why can’t I stop drinking once I start?
6. How can I drink less during stressful times (holidays, divorce, empty nest, grief)?
7. Is it possible to enjoy my social life without alcohol?
8. How do I cut back without quitting completely?
9. What’s the first step to changing my drinking?
10. How much alcohol is too much for a woman my age?
Every episode ends with how we and our guests feel lit with practices that support our mental health, optimizes your fitness goals and enhance 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!
Sober & Lit Podcast
Alcohol Gut Health and Herbal Wisdom with Amelia South / Ep. 023
On this episode of Feel Lit Alcohol Free, Susan and Ruby invite guest speaker Amelia South, a foraging instructor, herbalist, and gut health expert living on an organic farm in Connecticut. Amelia shares her journey from foraging to herbalism and her effort to educate people on healing themselves through nature and plants. She stresses the importance of diet and gut health, referring to the toxic Western diet and the need for healthy, locally grown food.
Amelia explains her personal experience with alcohol, including switching from red wine to Scotch and the negative impact on her health. She emphasizes the detrimental effects of excessive alcohol consumption on gut bacteria, discussing leaky gut and gut dysbiosis.
The conversation focuses on the connection between alcohol, gut health, and overall wellbeing, as well as the importance of educating people about healthy food choices.
In this episode, Amelia discusses various calming herbs and their effects, such as kava, milky oats tincture, motherwort, and holy basil. Additionally, Amelia shares her experiences of leading foraging walks, explaining the surprising diversity of plants found near people's homes and the importance of cautious foraging practices.
Amelia also emphasizes the importance of a diverse diet for gut health, including the consumption of 20-30 different types of fruits and vegetables per week, and cautioning against overindulging in processed foods and alcohol.
Join us for an enlightening discussion on gut health, herbal remedies, foraging, and the impact of alcohol on the body.
Guest Amelia South is a foraging instructor, practicing Herbalist, and gut health expert living on her small organic farm in Connecticut. She loves helping people heal with the power of nature and plants and by escaping the toxic Western diet. You can find our guest speaker Amelia South: https://www.herbalremediesbyamelia.com on YouTube, TikTok, and Facebook: Facebook.com/blacksunfarmct
Key Words
Black Sun Farm, herbal remedies, expertise, gratitude,Wine Free Weekend, Feel it Alcohol Free Podcast, herbs, calming effects, kava, milky oats tincture, motherwort, , walking barefoot, foraging, plants, stinging nettle, vitamin deficiencies, ARTHRITIS, Tulsi, Chamomile tea, Kava tea, ADHD, gut health, leaky gut
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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 advice nor do they intend for the podcast, any resource or communication on behalf of the podcast or otherwise to be a substitute for such.
