Sober & Lit Podcast
The podcast for midlife women who want to live their best lives!
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, are exploring how to stop drinking, or are wondering how to know if you have a drinking problem, this show offers practical tools and honest conversations. In each episode we answer real listeners’ questions about how to get out of the drinking cycle, 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:
1. Why can’t I drink like everyone else?
2. Why do I drink more than I want to?
3. How do I know if my drinking is a problem?
4. What is a gray area drinker?
5. Why can’t I stop drinking once I start?
6. How can I drink less during stressful times (holidays, divorce, empty nest, grief)?
7. Is it possible to enjoy my social life without alcohol?
8. How do I cut back without quitting completely?
9. What’s the first step to changing my drinking?
10. 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 enhance 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
Alcohol-Free New Year’s Eve: Try These 5 Ideas / EP 103
What if New Year’s Eve didn’t end with a hangover… but with pride, clarity, and real connection?
In this episode of Sober & Lit, Susan and Ruby flip the script on New Year’s Eve and Dry January, inviting you to question everything you’ve been taught about celebration, alcohol, and “starting fresh.”
5 ideas to help you ring in the New Year—feeling clear, connected, and truly "lit" alcohol-free:
- Question the champagne myth
Who decided alcohol = celebration anyway? We unpack how culture, advertising, and tradition quietly shaped that belief—and how to loosen its grip. - Design your night on purpose
From festive alcohol-free drinks to setting a simple intention, learn how to plan a New Year’s Eve you’ll actually feel proud of the next morning. - Try one night alcohol-free
Not ready for “forever”? Perfect. Even one alcohol-free night can shift how you see yourself—and what’s possible. - NYE intention setting
Visualize a night you actually want to remember. - Keep the fun (ditch the hangover)
Games, laughter, real connection—yes, it’s all possible without booze. We share our favorite ways to keep the energy high.
Whether it’s your friggin’ first time or you’re already living alcohol-free, this episode will have you rethinking how you celebrate—and how you step into the new year.
Dry January isn’t about white-knuckling. Support, shared stories, and being witnessed change everything.
Break free from the Groundhog Day drinking cycle. Coach Ruby's 30-Day Dry January Challenge starts January 1st. It's not about quitting forever. It's about choosing YOU.
Sign up today: https://www.freedomrenegadecoaching.com/buy-dry-jan-2026
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Connect with the Podcast Hosts:
Susan Larkin Coaching https://www.susanlarkincoaching.com/
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.
