Sober & Lit Podcast
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, a daily drinker, are exploring how to stop drinking, or are wondering how to know if you even have a drinking problem, this show offers practical tools and honest conversations. In each episode we answer real listeners’ questions about how to stop drinking and how to stay stopped. 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:
- Why can’t I drink like everyone else?
- Why do I drink more than I want to?
- I had weight loss surgery and why am I drinking every day now?
- What is a gray area drinker?
- Why can’t I stop drinking once I start?
- How can I drink less during stressful times (holidays, divorce, empty nest, grief)?
- Is it possible to enjoy life without alcohol?
- How do I cut back without quitting completely?
- What’s the first step to changing my drinking?
- 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 enhances 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
I Quit Drinking- So Why Don't I Feel Amazing? / EP 74
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"What do I do when I’m not feeling lit after quitting drinking?"
In this refreshingly real episode of Feel Lit Alcohol Free, hosts Ruby and Susan tackle a question so many sober-curious and alcohol-free women secretly ask: “Why don’t I feel lit after quitting drinking?” You ditched the booze, expected fireworks… and instead? You're feeling flat, foggy, or just plain uninspired.
What gives?
Together, Ruby and Susan unpack this emotional hangover of sorts—the crash after the “pink cloud,” the disappointment when sobriety doesn’t fix everything, and the truth about healing in a world that still revolves around drinking. Through honest stories, client insights, and practical mindset tools, they’ll help you reframe the blah as a sacred part of the process—not a sign you’re doing it wrong.
What if this uncomfortable pause is actually where the magic starts?
If you’ve ever wondered when the sparkle returns—or how to reignite it—this episode is your permission slip to slow down, get curious, and reclaim joy on your own terms. Let’s get into it.
Resources & Links
- Song Recommendation: Kinder by Copper Wimmin (find the link in our Facebook group!)
Check out our new Feel It 4 Life group — for those in the “now what?” phase after quitting drinking. We focus on authentic friendship, self-compassion, purpose, and building a life you love.
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Connect with the Podcast Hosts:
Susan Larkin Coaching https://www.susanlarkincoaching.com/contact
Ruby Williams at Freedom Renegade Coaching https://www.freedomrenegadecoaching.com/
Follow Susan: @drinklesswithsusan
Follow Ruby: @rubywilliamscoaching
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.
