Putting the Joy in Joyful Sober.

Welcome back to 2022 on the Joyful Sober podcast. Last year the focus was on the ‘sober’ in joyful sober and we met a range of inspiring people who have chosen life a little less boozy. This year we’re zeroing in on the ‘joyful’.

With that, my first guest for the year is Claire Bradshaw, holistic life and mindset coach, yoga teacher and host of her own podcast Becoming Whole. Claire firmly believes that the world needs more of us to reclaim our authentic power, purpose and passion. This is the starting point for her coaching practice, where she draws on many years as a yoga teacher and combines this with modern coaching methods, to help clients get out of their own way and bring their gifts to the world. 

After suffering burnout, Claire knows how powerful the mind/body/spirit connection is in bringing us back to centre. She shares her story and loads of insights around what keeps us from the life of our dreams and how to start moving towards it. 

Claire and I are working together on an exciting project together that we fill you in on in the episode too. A series of online workshops, that support our attendees to co-create with the potent energy of the new moon to bring their visions to life. I’m personally so excited about this and to be sharing my biggest sober passion – astrology – with the world. 

Read more about our Lunar Circles workshop series here: 
https://events.humanitix.com/pisces-lunar-circle?_ga=2.54961704.284236526.1644652721-1597715380.1644652721

And find Claire here: 
https://claire-bradshaw.com/ https://www.instagram.com/_clairebradshaw_/ 

The brain space to keep listening and learning. 

How cool is Rebecca Sullivan - sustainability advocate and much much more. Rebecca is a self-taught cook who has worked with some of the world’s best food producers, academics, activists, and chefs. She’s a Yale fellow, author, regenerative farmer, teacher and entrepreneur having founded Australian Native wellbeing brand Warndu with her partner Damien.

Rebecca's personality meant she has always been the one bringing people together, as a cook and as a drinker - a social ringleader in all areas. When she fell pregnant with her baby Mallie she naturally stopped drinking. Then after a traumatic birth and suffering PTSD, postnatal depression and anxiety, Rebecca made a conscious decision not to drink for a bit longer. This turned into two years and she isn't looking back. 

In this inspiring conversation, Rebecca shares her favourite non-alcoholic drinks—made with beautiful native ingredients—and tells her story openly and passionately. 

Rebecca's links:
rebeccasullivan.com.au 
instagram.com/grannyskills 
warndu.com 

What you consume, consumes you. 

In this episode, I chat to Van Nguyen sustainability advocate and founder of non-alcoholic drinks retailer Sip & Enjoy. Van enjoys finding products that support healthy and more environmentally friendly lifestyles and sharing her learnings with like-minded people. 

It was a seriously busy day for Van when we spoke. Not only was it Black Friday, but she was also in the process of setting up a physical pop-up shop in Abbotsford, Melbourne. Sip & Enjoy Abbotsford will be open to the public a couple of days after the podcast goes to air on Friday 3 December 2021. 

Thanks to Van, Melbournians can make sure we're not sipping water at such a festive time of year. She's looking forward to having conversations with customers, and being able to provide recommendations, which will no doubt include lots of local products using native botanicals. In this awesome chat, Van shares her own journey towards a more mindful relationship with alcohol as well as what she's planning to drink as the warmer weather hits and the silly season gets into full swing. 

Sip & Enjoy 
281 Johnston Street, Abbotsford, VIC 3067

Some free tastings happening in-store, 12pm-2pm: 
- Saturday 4th Dec - Banks Botanicals
- Saturday 11th Dec - NakedLife mixers 
- Saturday 18th Dec - Plus & Minus wines
- Sunday 26th Dec - Beer tasting (a variety of brands)  

Van's links:
sipenjoy.com.au 
instagram.com/sipandenjoy_au