The Alcohol & Addiction Podcast

You wake up with a pounding head, your stomach in revolt, your Sunday in ruins—and you call it normal. But what if your hangover isn’t a side effect… but the entire point?   In today’s episode of the 1000 Days Sober Podcast, I pull back the curtain on the madness we’ve normalised: choosing to poison ourselves for a memory we barely remember, then laughing about it like it’s some kind of badge of honour. From Stereophonics gigs to vomit-streaked bedsheets, I share a personal story of what it means to wake up to the Liquid Lie—and what freedom really looks like.   If you’ve ever planned your weekend around being sick, this one’s for you.     #1000DaysSoberPodcast #LeeDavy #STRIVE #STRIVEMethod #AFAF #HangoverTruth #AlcoholAwareness #SoberLiving #QuitDrinking #AlcoholFreeLife #HangoverCulture #SelfLedLiving #SobrietyJourney #LiquidLie #ReclaimYourWeekend #NoMoreHangovers #SovereignVow #MentalClarity #BreakTheCycle #PresenceOverPoison #RethinkAlcohol

It doesn’t happen all at once.   Your child doesn’t rebel. They vanish.   Little by little—at school, at practice, behind the bathroom door—they stop being who they are and start becoming who the world wants them to be. And most of us never notice… until it’s too late.   In honour of World Youth Skills Day, this episode goes deeper than coding or AI. It explores the quiet death of self-worth that leads our children to wear masks, people-please, and eventually drink to fit in.   We unpack The Echo—that flicker of truth that follows every performance—and how, as parents, we can either help our kids hear it… or teach them to ignore it.   And it all starts with us.   —   #1000DaysSoberPodcast #LeeDavy #STRIVE #STRIVEMethod #AFAF #AlcoholAwareness #TheEcho #ParentingWithoutAlcohol #GenerationalHealing #ConsciousParenting #CycleBreakers #SobrietyJourney #SelfLedLiving #AlcoholFreeParenting #WorldYouthSkillsDay #LiveUnblended #AlcoholRecovery #InnerChildHealing #AlcoholReliance

You can’t have what you want—but you can experience what you have. This Preston Smiles quote stopped me in my tracks during one of my hardest seasons. I was stuck in fear, chasing the illusion of a “better future”… only to realise that everything I wanted was already around me—love, connection, enoughness.   In today’s episode, I invite you to stop searching for a feeling tomorrow and start noticing what’s already real—today. Because the truth is, if you’re too focused on your future, you’re missing the people who love you now.   Let’s stop trying to fix emotional pain with material goals—and instead, learn to feel the love that’s already here.     #1000DaysSoberPodcast #LeeDavy #STRIVE #STRIVEMethod #AFAF #AlcoholFreeLife #LiveInTheNow #PresenceOverPerfection #SelfLedLiving #QuitDrinking #SoberCurious #EmotionalSobriety #HealingNotHustling #SpiritualSobriety #FutureTripping #TheLiquidLie

What happens when a man loses his throne?   Not in some fantasy kingdom—but in the real world. When the job goes. The marriage ends. The body breaks down. The identity crumbles.   Today’s episode is dedicated to Stan’s father—a man who lost his eyesight, his sense of worth, and ultimately, his life. But it’s not just his story. It’s the story of thousands of men silently collapsing behind the bottle.   We explore how legacy burdens shape masculine worth, why alcohol so often steps in when purpose disappears, and what it means to reclaim your kingdom by living from SELF—not status.   This one’s for every man who’s ever wondered, “Who am I if I can’t provide?”   And for every woman who’s ever loved him.   #1000DaysSoberPodcast, #LeeDavy, #STRIVE, #STRIVEMethod, #AFAF, #SelfLedLiving, #MenAndSobriety, #MasculinityCrisis, #AlcoholRecovery, #IFS, #LegacyBurden, #FatherWound, #MasculineHealing, #ReclaimYourWorth, #AlcoholFreeAsFuck

It’s World Population Day—a time to worry about overcrowded hospitals, ageing societies, and resource collapse. But don’t stress… alcohol’s already solving the problem.   One drink, one fall, one suicide at a time.   In this short but savage episode, I unpack how alcohol isn’t just harming the drinker—it’s quietly shaving down our global numbers, one hospital admission at a time. From overloaded A&Es to violent assaults and sexual abuse, the data doesn’t lie: the liquid lie is a slow-motion culling, hidden in plain sight.   If you care about your kids, your future, or the people still waiting in hospital corridors—listen to this.   And then take the vow.     #1000DaysSoberPodcast #LeeDavy #STRIVE #STRIVEMethod #AFAF #WorldPopulationDay #AlcoholAwareness #PublicHealth #SoberLiving #QuitDrinking #AlcoholFreeAsFuck #HospitalOverload #NHS #SovereignVow #SelfLedLiving #TheLiquidLie

#1000DaysSoberPodcast #LeeDavy #STRIVE   Did alcohol ever turn you into someone you didn’t recognise? For me, it wasn’t just the booze—it was the way I reacted to everything. Bees. Noise. People. I was a pressure cooker with no release valve.   On International Don’t Step on a Bee Day, I’m sharing the story of how giving up alcohol helped me reclaim my attention, my nervous system, and my humanity. This episode isn’t just about bees—it’s about presence.   ✅ What you’ll learn in this episode: – Why alcohol shrinks your window of tolerance – How presence (not perfection) is the first sign of healing – How being AFAF helps you stop reacting and start responding   This one’s about clarity. Breath. And noticing the sting before you squash it.   If you’ve been running on autopilot… it’s time to look around.  

You wake up with a pounding heart, a foggy memory, and a sinking feeling in your gut.   “Did I say something I regret?” “Did I break a promise?” “Why did I drink again?”   That’s the regret spiral—and it’s brutal.   In today’s episode, I walk you through 5 tools that can help you stop spiralling and start repairing. From radical compassion to healthy responsibility, you’ll learn how to transform regret into integrity and move one step closer to living a SELF-led life, alcohol-free-as-fuck.   This one’s for the STRIVER who wants to stop waking up ashamed—and start waking up aligned.   Let’s get you out of that spiral.     #1000DaysSoberPodcast #LeeDavy #STRIVE #STRIVEMethod #AFAF #TheLiquidLie #AlcoholAwareness #RegretSpiral #ShameHealing #AlcoholFreeLife #EmotionalSobriety #IFS #SelfLeadership #QuitDrinking #SobrietySupport #AlcoholRecovery

You stopped drinking, but you still can’t stop doing.   You grind through the weekends, chase one more task, skip rest, and call it “purpose.” But what if that’s not your SELF talking?   In this deeply personal episode, Lee Davy flips the script on hustle culture and exposes the hidden firefighter that drives overworking long after the alcohol is gone. It’s not passion. It’s panic. It’s not productivity. It’s protection.   Lee reveals how his workaholism was never about ambition—it was a trauma response in disguise. If you’ve ever skipped rest because “you can’t afford to stop,” this episode is for you.   We talk about: – How childhood shame becomes adult hustle – Why you’re not lazy—you’re scared to be still – How to tell if your work ethic is a PART, not your SELF – The cost of overworking on your relationships – A powerful vow to break the cycle today   This one isn’t about time management.   It’s about soul reclamation.   #1000DaysSoberPodcast #LeeDavy #STRIVE #STRIVEMethod #AFAF #TheLiquidLie #Workaholis

What if the problem isn’t your drinking, your spending, or your spirals—but your nervous system’s capacity to hold pain, joy, and truth?   In this powerful conversation, Preston Smiles—author, coach, and embodiment guide—joins Lee to challenge the hustle-addicted, trauma-avoiding way most of us have been conditioned to live. Together, they explore how early childhood wounds, societal approval traps, and unresolved shame shrink our emotional capacity and drive our escape behaviours.   From redefining success beyond money to unpacking our deepest secrets with safe humans, this episode is a deep dive into nervous system regulation, somatic healing, and the REAL path to spiritual wealth.   Whether you’re caught in a loop of doing, numbing, or seeking validation, Preston offers a new model: being, breathing, and belonging.   Listen, if you’re ready to: – Understand why your nervous system snaps under pressure – Expand your capacity to feel joy, grief, and everything in between – Heal shame and secrets you’ve burie

You say you’ve moved on. That you’ve forgiven. But your body? Your breath? Your triggers? They tell a different story.   In today’s episode of the 1000 Days Sober Podcast, I explore the hidden cost of unforgiveness—especially the kind that’s directed at you. The version of you who stayed too long. Who drank to survive. Who tried to hold it all together while silently falling apart.   We’ve been sold a lie: that forgiveness is letting someone else off the hook.   But real forgiveness?   It’s about letting you off the hook.   Because alcohol didn’t just numb the pain—it numbed the truth. And that truth needs to be met with compassion, not control.   Let’s rewrite the old story your PARTS are still carrying.   Let’s return to SELF.  

Have you ever kissed someone… and felt lonelier afterwards?   Today’s episode isn’t about the cute kind of kissing. It’s about the kind you regret. The kind that didn’t feel safe. The kind that happened while alcohol whispered, “Go on—you deserve this.”   Whether you’re still drinking or years into an alcohol-free life, this conversation is essential.   Because intimacy doesn’t start in the bedroom.   It starts with presence.   And when you’re not in SELF, you’re not kissing from truth—you’re kissing from trauma.   In this episode of the 1000 Days Sober Podcast, I share the difference between PARTS-kissing and SELF-kissing, how alcohol hijacks your most intimate moments, and what it takes to kiss, touch, and love from a place of sovereignty and connection.   If you’ve ever confused validation for love… If you’ve ever looked back on a kiss and wondered, “What was I thinking?”… If you want to feel safe in your body before you feel close to someone else…   This episode is for you.   And it just might change the

Imagine arsonists launching a fire safety campaign. That’s exactly what it feels like when alcohol giants like Diageo, AB InBev, and Pernod Ricard team up with Meta, Uber Eats, and TikTok to lead a “responsible drinking” coalition. Sounds noble, right? But peel back the layers, and it’s nothing more than PR spin—designed to soften a deadly truth.   In today’s episode of the 1000 Days Sober Podcast, I dismantle the myth of “responsible drinking,” expose the illusion of “responsible marketing,” and challenge you to see the alcohol economy for what it truly is: a tightly woven web of profit, manipulation, and social conditioning.   This is not about moderation. This is about honesty. And it starts with naming the Liquid Lie.  

You wave the flag. You fire up the grill. You pop open a drink… because that’s how you’re supposed to celebrate, right?   But what if that drink isn’t celebration—it’s control? What if your subconscious still believes: “I need alcohol to feel free.”   In this July 4th episode of the 1000 Days Sober Podcast, Lee Davy confronts the hidden dependency behind our holiday rituals.   He shares the personal story of a 4th of July relapse, unpacks the Liquid Lie, and shows you how to build real independence—not with willpower, but with preparation, presence, and practice.   ✅ What you’ll learn in today’s episode: – Why drinking on Independence Day might prove you’re not free – How to prepare for parties without pressure – Why embodiment—not just insight—breaks the Liquid Lie – The simple vow that can change how you show up this holiday   Today isn’t just another BBQ. It’s a chance to live from SELF.   Much love, and STRIVE on!     #1000DaysSoberPodcast #LeeDavy #STRIVE #STRIVEMethod #AFAF #alcoholawareness #quitdrinki

A pint. A photograph. A father’s approval.   What if your first drink wasn’t about the alcohol at all—but about being seen?   In this powerful episode, I reflect on a single, blurry photo from my childhood. I was 14, holding a pint, trying to become a man. But what I really wanted was my dad’s love.   This story isn’t just mine. It’s a quiet legacy passed down from father to son, mother to daughter—wrapped in lager, silence, and the Liquid Lie.   You’ll see how one pint became a shortcut to manhood, how alcohol stood in for connection, and how we can lead our kids differently.   If you’ve ever wondered where your drinking story really began… this episode is for you.  

You ever try to quit drinking and end up thinking, “What the hell is wrong with me?” You’re not broken. You’re not weak. You’re just fighting the wrong enemy.   In this episode of the 1000 Days Sober Podcast, I reveal the truth about resistance—why it keeps you stuck, and why willpower has nothing to do with it. I take you back to a story from the railways, a moment when I quit smoking without a single craving for 25 years—not because I tried harder, but because I led from SELF.   This episode is about the war we wage with our protectors. About why shaming yourself never works. And about what happens when you stop yelling at your resistance… and start listening to it instead.   If you’ve ever relapsed and blamed yourself… If you’ve ever said, “I know better, but I just can’t stop…” This one’s for you.   #1000DaysSoberPodcast #LeeDavy #STRIVE #STRIVEMethod #AFAF #TheLiquidLie #QuitDrinking #AlcoholFreeLife #SelfLedLiving #AlcoholRecovery #EmotionalIntelligence #IFS #CognitiveBehaviouralTherapy #SobrietyJourney

Ever find yourself barking at your partner, then hating yourself for it?   I’ve been there—yelling in the kitchen, slamming doors, watching my marriage teeter on the edge… all while trying to convince myself I was “working on it.”   But I wasn’t working on it.   I was drinking through it.   And here’s the truth: you can’t fix your relationship with alcohol in the mix. You can’t talk to your partner like an adult when your PARTS are throwing a tantrum. And you can’t expect their compassion when you’ve lost access to yours.   In this episode, I share a hard-earned lesson that saved my marriage and reshaped every conflict I now face:   When adults argue, it’s usually two scared kids shouting through grown-up mouths. And the way out? Learn to speak like your partner is eight years old.   Not with condescension—but with compassion. With presence. With SELF.   If you’re alcohol-free—or trying to be—but still blowing up over bullshit, this one’s for you.     #1000DaysSoberPodcast #LeeDavy #STRIVE #STRIVEMethod #AFAF

When the alcohol stops… the sugar often starts. But why?   In this eye-opening conversation with Mike Collins—aka The Sugar-Free Man—we explore the hidden trap that catches so many people after they stop drinking: sugar. Mike breaks down how sugar hijacks the brain, soothes our wounds, and becomes the silent saboteur of our emotional health.   We talk dopamine, parenting, oat milk lattes, the emotional meaning of tea, and how generational sugar rituals keep us stuck. Whether you’re trying to quit sugar, curious if you should, or just tired of the back-and-forth battle, this episode offers deep insight and a pathway to real, lasting freedom.   You don’t have to live on a rollercoaster of cravings. You can be free.  

You’re feeling great on a first date—until they ask: “What are you drinking?”   Suddenly, the menu becomes a minefield. Do you soften the truth? Pretend you “barely drink”? Order a fake G&T?   In today’s episode, I reveal why your drink order isn’t just about thirst—it’s a litmus test for how deeply you’re living from SELF. From dodging the “I rarely drink” trap to owning your chamomile like it’s top-shelf champagne, we’re rewriting the rules of alcohol-free dating.   Because clarity isn’t awkward. It’s sexy. And your sovereignty? That’s the whole vibe.   If you’re dating while AFAF, this episode will save you hours of confusion—and years of regret.     #1000DaysSoberPodcast #LeeDavy #STRIVE #STRIVEMethod #AFAF #alcoholfreedating #datingwhileAF #soberlove #selfledliving #chamomileconfidence #quitdrinking #alcoholfreelifestyle

You’ve stopped drinking—but the ritual remains. The bottle. The reward. The quiet moment that’s supposed to say, “You made it.” Only now it’s Heineken 0.0 instead of Stella.   But what if that ‘safe’ substitute is doing the same job the old poison did—soothing the PART that doesn’t want to feel?   In this episode of the 1000 Days Sober Podcast, I explore the emotional truth behind alcohol-free drinks. For some—especially single mums navigating stress, loneliness, and judgment—these drinks can be a bridge to something better. A moment of calm. A safety net.   But for others? It’s a rebrand. A ritual that keeps you stuck.   If you’re wondering whether you’re truly healing—or just hiding—this one’s for you.   We cover: – Why some alcohol-free drinks are helpful stepping stones – How to spot when you’re using them to avoid discomfort – The sneaky rituals that keep you in PARTs-led patterns – How your body might be rejecting the crutch before your brain catches up – What real reward looks like in a SELF-led life,

You ever notice how nobody says they’re addicted to brushing their teeth? Or eating toast? But drink alcohol every day and still say you’re “fine”? That’s the power of the Liquid Lie—and its favourite trick is convincing you there’s no problem unless you’re an “addict.”   In this episode of the 1000 Days Sober Podcast, I challenge the addiction label and ask a more radical question: What if you’re not addicted at all? What if you’re just… on autopilot?   I share my own journey from drinking daily to living a SELF-led life, AFAF—not because I “hit bottom,” but because I finally woke up to the truth: Habit doesn’t mean harmless. Automatic doesn’t mean authentic.   If you’ve ever wondered why you drink on Tuesday nights… If you’re sick of diagnosing yourself instead of reclaiming your power… Then this one’s for you.   This episode will help you name the pattern, break the sequence, and choose—finally, consciously—from SELF.   Listen now.     #1000DaysSoberPodcast #LeeDavy #STRIVE #STRIVEMethod #AFAF #TheLiquidLi