Tribe Sober - inspiring an alcohol free life!

My guest this week is a psychotherapist Dr Ginny who has had her own struggles with alcohol and food addiction.

• Dr Ginny had a long history of drinking - since college
• Like many of us she was “High-functioning” — working as a director for a non profit
• Drinking + emotional eating became her escape
• Hit crisis point at 55: inflammation, pre-diabetic, struggling to walk
• Realised she was heading toward chronic illness — and possibl...

🦋 Episode 6 — Becoming the Butterfly

In this final episode of the Butterfly Series, we close the loop on your transformation journey — from your Not This moment all the way to stepping into the new chapter of your life.

This episode is all about decisions:

How to make them, how to stop living in the “miserable maybe,” and how to choose your future self with clarity and power.

In this episode:

✨ The final stage of metamorphosis — c...

Show Notes – Episode 5: Mastering Uncertainty — Learning to Fly When the Wind Changes

Series: Becoming the Butterfly – A Tribe Sober Mini-Series

Theme: Emotional Power, Uncertainty & Self-Leadership

Music: “Remember” by Sutherland 🎵

🦋 Episode Summary

In this pivotal episode of Becoming the Butterfly, Lynette guides listeners into one of the deepest truths of transformation:

You cannot become the butterfly without learning to ...

🎙 Episode 4 – Building Your Power Pattern: Creating the House You Want to Live In

A Tribe Sober × Lynette Le Roux Mini-Series — “Becoming the Butterfly”

Music: “Remember” by Sutherland |

 

🦋 Episode Summary

In this fourth episode of Becoming the Butterfly, Lynette returns from the Tribe Sober 10-year celebration in Bali, filled with gratitude, inspiration, and connection.

She reflects on Triber Sober members sharing their own Pow...

Episode 3 — Breaking the Sound Barrier: Living at the Edge

A Tribe Sober × Lynette Le Roux mini-series

Music: “Remember” by Sutherland  |  Length: ≈ 18 min

 

🦋 Episode Summary

Recorded on the morning Lynette set off for Bali to co-host Tribe Sober’s 10-year celebration, this episode explores how every real transformation passes through turbulence.  From Brooke Castillo’s “currency of growth” to Phil Stutz’s “doorway of pain,” from...

Becoming the Butterfly — Episode 2: Visioning the Butterfly Crossing the River of Change

 

Series: A 6-part Tribe Sober x Lynette Le Roux mini-series

Host: Lynette Le Roux

Music: “Remember” by Sutherland — used with permission

 

Episode summary

 

From the Not This awakening to the imaginal becoming: Lynette maps how Brooke Castillo’s Model (C→T→F→A→R) meets the butterfly’s cocoon. You’ll practice creating from your future self, act...

Butterfly series: Episode 1

“Not This — The Moment the Butterfly Knows”

 

Series: Becoming the Butterfly (6-part mini-series with Tribe Sober & Janet Gourand)

Host: Lynette Le Roux

Music: “Remember” by Sutherland (used with permission)

 

Episode summary

Lynette opens the series with the tender, catalytic moment of “Not This”—the quiet inner knowing that your current life no longer fits. Through the butterfly metaphor, mindfulne...

My guest this week is a very special member of our Tribe Sober Team

I first met Lynette LeRoux when she came to one of our workshops more than 8 years ago

She was in a dark place back then but the workshop was the catalyst she needed to change everything

Lynette has been transforming and enriching her life for the last 8 years – she’s found her passion and qualified as a Coach and for the last 3 years she has been working for Tribe...

Today’s guest is the wonderful Ann Dowsett Johnston who many of you will have heard of – she is a pioneer of the modern recovery movement and published her book "Drink" back in 2013 – which makes it one of the very first QuitLit books

In this episode:-

• Ann's book Drink has been out for more than a decade and is still selling well – her TED talk has had 1.5m views 
• I did a previous interview with Ann a couple of years ago that ...

On last weeks podcast I talked you through the Breaking Free course in detail so do have a listen if you missed it

I recently hosted a discussion on Zoom with four Breaking Free graduates which will give you a real insight into the results that people are getting…

You’ll hear from Grania and Helen who did the course last year and then you’ll hear from Lynne and Lori who have just completed the latest program…

On the podcast you'll ...

On this weeks solo episode I talk about our 3-month Breaking Free program which we run just three times a year. 

Registration for the current program is open   - more info on tribesober.com

We limit each Breaking Free group to 20 so you’ll always get personal attention

In this episode:-

• I talk about the warning signs of alcohol dependence as well as the benefits of an alcohol free lifestyle
• The Breaking Free program has four c...

In this inspiring episode, Janet talks with Sarah, known online as the “Sober Sherpa”, about her journey from teenage drinking, to a “work hard, play hard” corporate lifestyle, to finally embracing the freedom of sobriety.

Sarah shares how the COVID lockdown became a turning point, helping her finally step away from alcohol after years of trying to moderate. She opens up about the tools that helped her succeed, the unexpected benef...

Meet Julie, a Johannesburg-based music therapist who uses music as a powerful tool for healing and recovery.

In this episode:-

• Learn how music therapy differs from sound healing — and why it’s an interactive, evidence-based process.

• Discover Guided Imagery and Music (GIM), where curated music helps clients process emotions, grief, and life transitions.

• Hear how music therapy supports sobriety by building resilience, self-...

This week's guest is Tribe member Christelle who did our #Sober66 Challenge 7 years ago and has been thriving in her alcohol free lifestyle ever since...

in this episode:-

• Christelle realized that her drinking habits were problematic and knew she would have to make a change She knew that drinking a bottle of wine a night was damaging her health
• A particular worry was her heart rate which was in the high 80’s
• Christelle had s...

My guest this week is Kai from Switzerland who did our 66-day Challenge back in 2018 - and he's been sober ever since

• In this episode:
• Kai liked the competitive aspect of a “challenge” and once he’d checked out the science behind our 66 he was keen to join
• He never had a “rock bottom” moment; the realization that he was drinking too much came gradually over 5 years.
• Three main drinking situations:
  1. Friday/Saturday nights...

Today's 66 Day Challenger is Chez, a South African who heard me being interviewed about sobriety on the radio

She didn’t act immediately but the seed was sewn…

Chez did our Challenge back in 2018 when it was called the Sober Spring Challenge. 

Of course the 1st September is the beginning of Spring here in South Africa but we are so international these days that we’ve rebranded the Challenge #Sober66…

So of course if you live in the...

My guest this week is Becca Jacobson who has a remarkable life story to share..

She’s written a brave memoir which is called From Prostitute to Professor and summarises her journey of personal transformation so get ready to be inspired!

In this episode:

• Becca entered the sex industry as an exotic dancer in her 20s while she was struggling with alcohol dependency.
• During this period her mom launched an escort agency and rec...

My guest this week is British Marketing Guru – Teresa Heath Wareing

• Teresa struggled to answer when I asked her when she started drinking – that’s because she felt that alcohol was always there .  Drinking was normalized in her family - and ever-present in both celebrations and crises.
• From high-flying marketing roles to becoming a solo business owner, drinking remained central – even becoming part of her identity – G & T ...

My guest this week is Deb from Kentucky – aka Mocktail Mom  

This was her second time on the show - click here to listen to the first interview

In this episode:-

• Deb quit drinking on December 31, 2020.
• She originally took a break to evaluate her drinking and felt so good she just kept going!
• Deb was a Late Starter and only started drinking heavily in her 40s during after her divorce.
• Like many of us she was a Gray Area Drinker...