Simon Thomas: Television, Sport and Battling The Bottle

Singer, actress and 00's icon, Suzanne Shaw,  joins Jamie and Tom on the podcast this week!

Suzanna rose to fame in 2001 after winning UK talent show 'Popstars', becoming a member of the widely popular music group Hear'Say. After the band broke up, Suzanne established herself as a leading lady in musical theatre, as well as an model, TV presenter and actor. All by age 23. As you can imagine, Suzanne was living life in the fast lane and became very familiar with alcohol and having a good time - which the UK tabloids loved.

After a couple of tough relationships, showbiz lows and coming to terms with the reality of being a single mother, Suzanne realised that booze was serving her no purpose and decided to cut it out of her life. Well she tried - and tried again - and some more - until she totally managed to redefine her relationship with alcohol for good. 

In this episode we explore the impact of dating an addict, the real effect of alcohol on your health and how to be kind to yourself when you have temptations to drink.

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And just like that, another sober podcast season comes to an end... Thank you all SO MUCH for being with us on this journey! Whether you've been with us from the start, or if this is your first episode, we couldn't have done it without your support. We never thought we'd be blessed with such a kind hearted community - you're all amazing and inspire us to continue our sober journey, so this episodes for you! 

In this final show, Jamie and Tom dive into listener questions, discuss their stand out lessons from season 2 and tease many exciting sober curious plans coming up! 

Whether you're sober or sober curious, remember, you got this! Take each day as it comes.

Subscribe so you don't miss series 3! Back in a couple weeks - see you there!

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Congratulations all you dry January Drinkers! To commemorate the moment, we've only got TV star, podcaster and 'CleanCo' entrepreneur, Spencer Matthews on the podcast!

Spencer made a name for himself in 2011, appearing in 'Made In Chelsea', a show that captured the life of affluent young people living in West London. He explains on the pod how filming for a TV show affected his drinking habits negatively... After too many nights of drinking whiskey on the sofa, Spencer decided to call it quits and go sober. His sobriety went from strength to strength, leading him to start his own business called 'CleanCo' which specialises in creating different non-alcoholic products for all to enjoy! (They're very tasty).

This conversation with Spencer is really interesting for a number of reasons, one of those being his decision to drink again after becoming alcohol free. Definitely a powerful conversation which listeners will take many key learnings from! 

In this episode, Spencer shares with Jamie and Tom how he managed to overcome addiction, why we should all practice resilience and what he taps into to stay in control.

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Are you ready for an absolute naughties hero?! 

Jamie and Tom have only gone and got professional skateboarder, stunt performer, celebrity chef, and triathlon athlete, Mathew Pritchard on the podcast!

Pritchard rose to fame performing unbelievable stunts as one half of 'Dirty Sanchez' on MTV's 'Balls Of Steel'. Now, he's moved into the health & wellness space, competing in ultra endurance races around the world as well as currently dominating the vegan cooking space with his recipe books and TV show. 

In this episode, Pritchard opens up to Jamie and Tom about his decision to go sober and pursue a life free from the naughty stuff.

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Time to turn up the heat for the second instalment of our relationship special...

Author and podcaster, Tawny Lara AKA The Sober Sexpert, calls in from NYC to give us her best alcohol-free dating and sober sex tips! 

Tawny writes on how to have better sex, better dates, and better partnerships - without relying on alcohol. In this episode, she talks to Jamie and Tom about her new book 'Dry Humping' and offers advice on ways to feel confident when dating sober, how to practice real intimacy  and suggests an alcohol-free aphrodisiac...

Jamie is also joined by our resident Sober Psychotherapist, David Gibbs! Who shares his takeaways on dating sober.

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It’s time to get up close and personal in our two part relationship special.

This week Jamie and Tom are joined by not one, but two guests! Married couple Ricci and Alisha. 

'Black & Sober' Podcast couple, Ricci and Alisha, decided to go sober 8-months ago after both having a troublesome relationship with alcohol. In this episode, they rejoice about the impact cutting alcohol has had on their 6 year long marriage and describe how they did it. A very interesting insight into how you can change the dynamic of your relationship by cutting alcohol from your lives.

Jamie and Tom also discuss in depth their own experiences in the first instalment of this two part special!

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For those of you that are regular listeners, you’ll know that Jamie and Tom love seeing one thing more than anything - Lucky Saint on draft. 

This week on the podcast we have been blessed by the Lucky Saint himself, Luke Boase. 

Luke founded Lucky Saint in 2018 after becoming frustrated with the lack of quality UK alcohol-free beer. Skip forward to 2023, Lucky Saint now owns a pub, is stocked on draft in hundreds of pubs around the UK and is even Arsenal FC (boooo), non alcoholic beer of choice. Lucky Saint recently launched their new alcohol-free Hazy IPA.

This episode gives you a glimpse into the mechanics of a alcohol-free brand - learn about the science of creating the taste, the challenges the alcohol-free industry faces and how you could also make an impact on the industry but trying something new just like Luke did.

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Jamie and Tom sit down to answer your listener questions! Plenty of tips, advice and motivation bottled into one episode.

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Jamie and Tom look back on the year and celebrate sobriety, distilling their favourite moments and lessons from the show so far. Hear from the listeners too, who share their sober wins going into 2024! This show is full of good energy and interesting learnings! Thank you all for your support!

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