Tribe Sober - inspiring an alcohol free life!

Tribe Sober - inspiring an alcohol free life!

How do I stop drinking? How do I cut down? Am I drinking too much? I’m sober but why aren’t I happy? Why do people stop drinking? If you ask yourself these kind of questions then this podcast is for you. This show is for people who want to learn how to stop drinking and learn to thrive in their alcohol free lives. If you have given up drinking, would like to give up drinking or are just plain sober curious this weekly podcast is for you. We have recovery stories to inspire you, experts to inform you and QuitLit authors to entertain you. After struggling with alcohol dependency for years Janet Gourand finally ditched the booze in 2015. She founded tribesober.com in 2015 and has helped hundreds of people to ditch the booze and thrive in their sobriety since then. Tribe Sober offer a membership, workshops, challenges and recovery coaching. For more info go to tribesober.com or email janet@tribesober.com

Episodes

October 17, 2026 • 34 mins

🎙️ What Are You Thirsty For?

What If Your Drinking Problem Is Also an Under-Feeling Problem?

Host: Lynette le Roux | Life & Recovery Coach Podcast: Tribe Sober Music: “Remember” by Sutherland 🎵 (Intro & Outro)

🦋 Episode Summary

What are you really thirsty for when you reach for a drink?

Relief? Connection? Celebration? Permission to rest? Or simply a few minutes of peace from your own thinking?

In this episod...

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The Loneliest Cell: When the Shortcut Becomes More Compelling Than Life

Tribe Sober Podcast with Lynette Magrid le Roux

🎵 Intro & Outro Music: “Remember” by Sutherland

Episode Summary

What happens when the shortcut becomes more compelling than life itself?

In this episode, Lynette explores ideas sparked by Dr Zach Bush’s conversation with Joe Rogan &mdas...

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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…

On the podcast you'll hear the soundtrack from that discussion

So if you want to be sure of a place on the next BF program which kicks off soon then please sign up...

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On this weeks solo episode I talk about our 6 week 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 Fre...
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September 19, 2026 • 37 mins

This weeks guest is… Tribe Sober Coach Darren

Darren came to our Masterclass a few years ago…and hasn’t had a drink since!

In this episode:-

  • Darren started drinking at the age of 13
  • His drinking escalated during university years, influenced by the heavy drinking culture which is prevalent in Northern Ireland
  • Darrens drinking began to impact his life:-   Struggled to maintain some of his responsi...
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Show Notes Why You Keep Going Back (Even When You Desperately Want Sobriety)

Why is it that we can desperately want sobriety… and still find ourselves reaching for the very thing we promised we’d leave behind?

In this episode, Lynette le Roux explores one of the most misunderstood aspects of recovery. Drawing on neuroscience, Positive Intelligence, and years of coaching experience, she expla...

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In this inspiring episode of the Tribe Sober podcast, Janet talks to Tribe member and Ambassador Beth as she celebrates her first full year alcohol-free.

Beth had known for many years that alcohol was holding her back. She tried AA, medication, self-help books and numerous attempts at moderation, but nothing lasted. Then she discovered Tribe Sober and realised that it wasn’t t...

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August 29, 2026 • 11 mins
Show Notes – Thinking Is Best Used as a Power Tool

🎙️ Tribe Sober Podcast

🎵 Intro and Outro Song: Remember – Sutherland

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What if one of the greatest sources of our suffering isn’t our circumstances—but our relationship with our thinking?

Inspired by a powerful insight from neuropsychologist Dr Julia DiGangi, Lynette explores why...

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This week I'm talking to Cape Town-based CBT practitioner Emily about the practical ways Cognitive Behavioural Therapy can support behaviour change and an alcohol-free life.

Emily explains how our thoughts, feelings and behaviours become connected over time, and why drinking can become an automatic response to anxiety, stress, celebration or discomfort. Rather than judging these patterns, CBT encourages us to become curious about t...

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Eclipse the Story: Remembering Your Light

🎵 Intro and Outro Song: Remember – Sutherland

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This week, Lynette reflects on the symbolism of the recent total solar eclipse and asks a powerful question:

What if it isn’t life that’s eclipsing your light… but the thoughts you’ve been practising?

Drawing on neuroscience, coaching, and ...

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August 8, 2026 • 61 mins

Tribe Sober - inspiring an alcohol-free life!

This week my guest is tribe member Clive Vanderwagen.  Clive is a business and leadership coach who is also a wine expert!  

In this Episode

  • Clive’s father offered him a taste of wine at quite an early age in an effort to make it “less exciting” but looking back Clive feels this was a bit naïve and if he was ever a parent he would probably share wit...
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August 1, 2026 • 14 mins

Episode Title : Sakili – Life is Beautiful

Episode Description

Sakili is a beautiful Creole expression that means, “It’s going to be okay,” or simply, “Life is beautiful.”

In this heartfelt episode, Lynette explores what it really means to participate in your own rescue. Recovery isn’t simply about giving up alcohol—it’s about reclaiming your life, expanding your world, and reco...

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Samantha Ancy is a coach, writer and wellness educator who helps people break free from diet culture and understand what's really driving their cravings. Her work combines trauma awareness, gut health and nervous system regulation to explain why so many of us find ourselves stuck in unhealthy habits.

What I loved about this conversation is how many parallels there are between food addiction and alcohol addiction. We talk about why ...

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July 18, 2026 • 20 mins
Show Notes The Addiction Nobody Talks About — Our Search for Certainty

Theme: Recovery • Self-Trust • Emotional Freedom

Music: “Remember” by Sutherland 🎵

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What if one of the deepest addictions we ever recover from isn’t alcohol—but our search for certainty?

In this episode, Lynette explores how our need to know, predict and co...

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Tribe Sober - inspiring an alcohol-free life!

This weeks podcast guest is the lovely Lori Massicot a midlife sobriety coach.

I discovered Lori when I found her podcast – it’s called “to 50 and beyond” – it’s a podcast aimed at women in mid-life where she highlights the beauty of aging and the freedom that comes along with alcohol free life.

She’s on a mission to raise awareness towards the ...

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The Sobriety Experiment: Stop Looking for the Missing Piece

Episode Summary

Have you ever wondered why, even after months or years of sobriety, a part of you still remembers alcohol fondly?

Does that mean you’re destined to drink again?

Or could it simply be that your brain is doing exactly what it was designed to do?

In this episode, Lynette explores a thoughtful question from a Tribe Sober listener who has spent years learn...

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This week Janet talks to Tribe Sober member Lynn Griffith from Durango, Colorado, who shares her powerful journey from decades of drinking to discovering the freedom of an alcohol-free life.

Lynn first began worrying about her drinking back in 1999, yet it took many years, several attempts at sobriety, and countless moderation strategies before she finally found lasting freedom. In this honest conversation, she reflects on the exha...

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Recovery Rewired: Why Knowing Better Isn’t Enough Episode 3: Recovery Is Repetition Creating From the Future Instead of the Past

This week we conclude our three-part Recovery Rewired series with perhaps the most important question of all:

If I understand my patterns and I can see what’s happening, how do I actually change?

The answer is surprisingly simple:

Recover...

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Recovery Rewired:  Why Knowing Better is not Enough

Episode 2:  The Theatre of Surprise

Why we keep repeating what we already know

In this second episode of the Recovery Rewired series, Lynette explores one of the most powerful concepts in recovery, emotional growth, and self-awareness: The Theatre of Surprise.

How often have you found yourself saying:

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    Episode 1: Why the Brain Chooses Alcohol

    Why do intelligent, capable people continue to struggle with alcohol even when they know exactly where it leads?

    In the first episode of our new three-part Recovery Rewired series, Lynette explores a powerful truth:

    The brain is not choosing alcohol because it is weak. The brain is choosing alcohol because it is predicting.

    Drawing on n...

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