This week on Rise we are exploring a new format we are planning to introduce with our guests - a reflective exercise based around the letters R, I, S and E:
R - What does the word Rise bring up for you?
I - What inspires you?
S - What is your superpower?
E - What excites and energises you?
We loved hearing each other's answers to these questions and we can't wait to explore them with future guests.

Resources mentioned:

Building Bliss podcast: https://www.buildingbliss.co.uk/

Soberistas sobriety support community: https://soberistas.com/

Maslow's hierarchy of needs: https://www.simplypsychology.org/maslow.html

Still I Rise by Maya Angelou: https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/46446/still-i-rise

Lady Lazarus by Sylvia Plath: https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/49000/lady-lazarus

The Artist's Way by Julia Cameron: https://juliacameronlive.com/the-artists-way/

The Blindboy Podcast: https://play.acast.com/s/blindboy

Elizabeth Gilbert: https://www.elizabethgilbert.com/bio/

Brené Brown: https://brenebrown.com/about/

Lucy Rocca: https://www.lucyroccalifecoaching.com/

Holly Whitaker: https://www.hollywhitaker.com/

Laura McKowen: https://www.lauramckowen.com/about

Gabby Bernstein: https://gabbybernstein.com/

Glennon Doyle: https://momastery.com/

This Naked Mind by Annie Grace: https://thisnakedmind.com/annie-grace/

Tiny Habits by BJ Fogg: https://tinyhabits.com/

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This week on Rise we are delighted to welcome Rose Long to the pod - Rose is wonderful coach with a raft of qualifications in life coaching including health, recovery, self-expression and life changes and she is also a qualified yoga teacher. She is joining us today for a chat about how yoga has helped all three of our recovery journeys and how yogic practices can support us to reach our potential and thrive in life.

Rose's website (including access to her online and in person courses and classes): https://www.roselong-lifechanges.com/about

HOME podcast with Holly Whitaker and Laura McKowen: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/home-podcast/id1021126077

High on Yoga (online kundalini yoga classes): https://highonyoga.co.uk/

The Dry: https://www.itv.com/watch/the-dry/10a1875

HeartMath Institute: https://www.heartmath.org/

My Happy Mind (mental wellbeing tools for kids): https://myhappymind.org/

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We're back! Thanks to all our listeners for bearing with us while we took our own advice and dialled things back for a self-care break last month. We're now recharged and raring to go and this week is a good one. We're exploring the differences in how we perceive the world depending on where we are on the introversion/extraversion spectrum and how this fits in with how we look after ourselves and thrive in our lives.

Resources mentioned:

Claritee sober corporate events: https://www.clariteegroup.co.uk/

Sober Dave: https://www.soberdave.co.uk/

Millie Gooch: https://sobergirlsociety.com/

Proud and Sober: https://www.instagram.com/proudandsober/

Susan Cain (author of Quiet and Bittersweet): https://susancain.net/

The Artist's Way: https://juliacameronlive.com/the-artists-way/

This Naked Mind by Annie Grace: https://thisnakedmind.com/

Big Five personality traits: https://www.simplypsychology.org/big-five-personality.html

Myers-Briggs personality test: https://www.16personalities.com/free-personality-test

VIA Character Strengths: https://www.viacharacter.org/

Lumie lightboxes: https://www.lumie.com/

Liz's Badass Bookclub: https://lizfolan.com/

The Outrun by Amy Liptrot: https://www.wob.com/en-gb/books/amy-liptrot/outrun/9781786894229

Kate Baily (Love Your Sober Year): https://www.katebaily.com/

Sober Butterfly Collective: https://soberbutterflycollective.com/

Wild swimming in Wales: https://www.visitwales.com/accommodation/glamping/faraway-follies-2168209

Collective Effervescence: https://greatergood.berkeley.edu/article/item/why_experiencing_joy_and_pain_in_a_group_is_so_powerful

Atomic Habits by James Clear: https://jamesclear.com/atomic-habits

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Welcome back to Rise and happy Valentine's Day! To celebrate we are chatting today about self-love - how we support and nurture ourselves through the good times and the tougher ones.

Resources mentioned:

Liverpool Live Radio: https://www.liverpoolliveradio.com/

Liz's website: https://lizfolan.com/

VIA character strengths: https://www.viacharacter.org/

The Life Audit by Caroline Righton: https://www.wob.com/en-gb/books/caroline-righton/life-audit/

The Huberman Lab podcast: https://www.hubermanlab.com/all-episodes

David Goggins: https://davidgoggins.com/

Laura McKowen: https://www.lauramckowen.com/about

Sober Positive by Julia Carson: https://soberpositive.com/order-the-book/

The Science of Happiness podcast: https://greatergood.berkeley.edu/podcasts/series/the_science_of_happiness%C2%A0

Ultra-processed People by Chris Van Tulleken: https://www.wob.com/en-gb/books/chris-van-tulleken/ultra-processed-people/

Feel Better Live More podcast: https://drchatterjee.com/blog/category/podcast/

Dialectical behaviour therapy: https://dialecticalbehaviortherapy.com/

Gabby Bernstein: https://gabbybernstein.com/

Loving kindness meditation: https://ggia.berkeley.edu/practice/loving_kindness_meditation

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This week Liz and Julia are chatting about all things January and, in particular, the ways we beat the January blues through self-care (which as we know is so much more than bubble baths), permission to rest, tuning in to our daily needs and gentle intention setting.

Resources mentioned:

Liz's website featuring her brilliant January challenge: https://lizfolan.com/

Diary of a CEO podcast: https://stevenbartlett.com/the-diary-of-a-ceo-podcast/

An Ex-Drinker's Search for a Sober Buzz by John Seabrook: https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2021/09/27/an-ex-drinkers-search-for-a-sober-buzz

RebelFit: https://rebelfit.co.uk/

Simple Abundance by Sarah Ban Breathnach: https://www.sarahbanbreathnach.com/

The Daily Stoic by Ryan Holiday: https://ryanholiday.net/books-courses/

The Almanac: A Seasonal Guide to 2024 by Lia Leendertz: https://shop.nationalarchives.gov.uk/collections/beautiful-books-for-winter/products/the-almanac-a-seasonal-guide-to-2024

She Recovers Every Day by Dawn Nickel: https://dawnnickel.com/book/

Huffington Post: https://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/

Roy Bassnet on Liverpool Live Radio (featuring Liz every week for Feel Good Friday!): https://www.liverpoolliveradio.com/roy-basnett/

Brené Brown books: https://brenebrown.com/books-audio

Evolve journal: https://www.evolvejourney.co.uk/

Laura McKowen: https://www.lauramckowen.com/about

Rob Bell: https://robbell.com/

Freedom Mastery planners: https://freedommastery.com/

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Welcome back to our first episode of 2024! Today we are chatting with our first transatlantic guest, Texas-based creative author and body positivity advocate Jesica Medellin. Jesica is the author of the beautiful anthology First Moon Manual: Letters to Our Daughters which is aimed at young women starting their menstrual cycles and those who love and support them. As mums of girls that age ourselves we loved this chat but there is so much in Jesica's work which is of interest to anyone who experiences menstruation or who is navigating any hormonal shifts such as post-natal symptoms or menopause. We hope you find this chat as interesting and uplifting as we did.

Trigger warning: reference to pre-menstrual mental health issues including thoughts of suicide.

Order First Moon Manual in the UK here: https://www.amazon.co.uk/First-Moon-Manual-Letters-Daughters/dp/B0B37KWV1B

Jesica's website (including links to order First Moon Manual in the US): https://www.jmmedellin.com/home

Jesica's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/firstmoonmanual/

NHS advice on menstruation: https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/periods/period-problems/

Support for teenagers around menstruation: https://www.childline.org.uk/info-advice/you-your-body/puberty/periods/

PMDD support: https://iapmd.org/

Post-natal support: https://pandasfoundation.org.uk/

Menopause support: https://menopausesupport.co.uk/

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Merry Christmas to all our lovely listeners. Today on Rise we have a treat for your tastebuds as well as your ears, as we are chatting with Emma Newman, alcohol free drinks expert and mocktail maker extraordinaire. Many of you will know Emma from her @emma_sobersonic Instagram account where she showcases the latest and best in alcohol free drinks as well as chronicling her own sober journey. She is also a regular contributor to Low and No Drinker magazine and the winner of a national mocktail competition where she flew the flag for us all as the only sober competitor. We had the best time chatting with Emma and we're sure you'll enjoy hearing about her path to sobriety and her top tips for hangover-free festive tipples - cheers!

Emma's subscription box with Wise Bartender (a steal at £14.99 a month): https://wisebartender.co.uk/index.asp?function=search

Low and No Drinker Magazine: https://www.lownodrinkermagazine.com/

Emma's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/emma_sobersonic/

Emma's recipe for alcohol free Bailey's - you're welcome!

50ml Lyre's American Malt
50ml Lyre's Coffee Originale
10ml caramel syrup
10ml maple syrup
Dash of vanilla extract
Spoon of chocolate sauce (or use chocolate powder)
125ml double cream.

Add all ingredients to shaker with ice. Pour into rocks tumbler over ice, stick the fairy lights on, light a festive candle and enjoy!

Other resources mentioned:

Love Sober: https://www.lovesober.com/

How to Kick the Drink Easily by Jason Vale: https://www.wob.com/en-gb/books/jason-vale/kick-the-drink-easily/

HOME podcast with Holly Whitaker and Laura McKowen: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/home-podcast/id1021126077

Soberistas sobriety support community: https://soberistas.com/

Club Soda mindful drinking community: https://joinclubsoda.com/

Seedlip alcohol free spirits: https://www.seedlipdrinks.com/en-gb/

Lyre's alcohol free spirits: https://lyres.co.uk/

TRIP CBD drinks: https://drink-trip.com/

Sentia GABA spirit: https://sentiaspirits.com/

Three Spirit plant elixirs: https://threespiritdrinks.com/

The Artist's Way: https://juliacameronlive.com/the-artists-way/

Liz's December challenge: https://lizfolan.com/

VIA Character Strengths: https://www.viacharacter.org/

Internal Family Systems therapy: https://ifs-institute.com/

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This week on Rise we are delighted to chat with Steve from Recovery Runners, a new weekly running group in Liverpool where all are welcome, whatever you are recovering from. He shares so openly with us about his own addiction and mental health journey and how running has been such a big part of his recovery, helping him get to a place of true healing and wellness in sobriety. Whether you're an experienced runner already, a complete novice, or anywhere in between, we're pretty sure this episode will inspire you to get your trainers on and give it a go!

Trigger warning for suicide, mental illness and drug use.

Find out more about Recovery Runners here: https://www.instagram.com/recoveryrunners/

Oher resources mentioned:

Sober Positive by Julia Carson: https://soberpositive.com/order-the-book/

Untamed by Glennon Doyle: https://untamedbook.com/

Soberistas sobriety support website: https://soberistas.com/

She Recovers: https://sherecovers.org/

Tony Robbins: https://www.tonyrobbins.com/

The One You Feed podcast: https://www.oneyoufeed.net/all-episodes/

Couch to 5k app: https://apps.apple.com/gb/app/nhs-couch-to-5k/id1082307672

Parkrun: https://www.parkrun.org.uk/

Feel Better Live More podcast: https://drchatterjee.com/blog/category/podcast/

Everything You Know About Addiction Is Wrong (TED talk by Johann Hari): https://www.ted.com/talks/johann_hari_everything_you_think_you_know_about_addiction_is_wrong

The Artist's Way Creative Clusters: https://juliacameronlive.com/basic-tools/creative-clusters/

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