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Soberly Speaking
Stories from everyday people sharing their darkest moments that led to sobriety. Shedding light on our struggles to help those still finding their way out.
Episodes
Soberly SpeakingAddiction Is the Language of Pain with Psychotherapist Paula Williams
Join our Patreon: https://patreon.com/SoberlySpeaking This week, I’m joined by award-winning psychotherapist Paula Williams to explore why we can continue…
Soberly SpeakingDebt, Multiple Relapses & Going All In on AA: Alex’s Story
Join our Patreon: https://patreon.com/SoberlySpeaking “I was a horizontal drinker”Alex’s relationship with alcohol and substances had always been extreme…
Soberly SpeakingWhen the Perpetrator Is Family: Aunee’s Story (Part 2)
Join our Patreon: https://patreon.com/SoberlySpeaking This is the second and final part of Aunee’s two-part interview.We continue our conversation as Aunee…
Soberly SpeakingWhen the Perpetrator Is Family: Aunee’s Story (PART 1)
Join our Patreon: https://patreon.com/SoberlySpeaking Aunee still remembers the nightie she was wearing as a little five-year-old girl when her uncle first…
Soberly SpeakingHow Millie Gooch Built a Sober Empire After Years of Hangxiety
Join our Patreon: https://patreon.com/SoberlySpeaking She's the most recognisable name in the sober scene: the woman behind Sober Girl Society. But Millie…
Soberly SpeakingNarcissism & Financial Abuse: Family Law Barrister Jason Hadden Explains
Join our Patreon: https://patreon.com/SoberlySpeaking Can you prove narcissistic behaviour in family court? What actually counts as financial abuse? And can…
Soberly Speaking“I Wanted to Protect You From Your Father” Kerry’s Story
Join our Patreon: https://patreon.com/SoberlySpeaking Raised in South Africa by two morticians, Kerry grew up with a loving mother and an absent, alcoholic…
Soberly SpeakingThe Girl Born Into New Zealand Gang Life: Tove's Story
Join our Patreon: https://patreon.com/SoberlySpeaking What happens when the life you were born into is the very thing trying to destroy you?Tove never chose…
Soberly SpeakingChild Separation, Trauma & the Ex-Bank Robber: Jackie’s Story
Join our patreon: https://patreon.com/SoberlySpeaking Jackie grew up in Singapore as a bilingual only child, raised in top schools and even finding early fame…
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Bonus Ep: One Nang Led to a Nitrous Oxide Addiction for Sam
Join our Patreon: https://patreon.com/SoberlySpeaking Nitrous oxide a.k.a. nangs, is something I’ve never spoken about on this platform before, yet it’s sold…
Soberly SpeakingFrom Sexuality to Addiction: Jay Learned to Mask Who He Was
Join our Patreon: https://patreon.com/SoberlySpeaking Jay grew up in Geelong as a young gay dancer, supported at home but often made to feel different…
Soberly SpeakingHow to Spot a Predator with Victim-Survivor Louise Edmonds
Join our Patreon: https://patreon.com/SoberlySpeaking Louise Edmonds was a small child when her experience of abuse by her grandfather began in her family…
Soberly SpeakingAdoption, Gangs and Terror: Donna’s Second Chance at Life
Join our Patreon: https://patreon.com/SoberlySpeaking CONTENT WARNING: This episode contains graphic and extreme depictions of violence. Listener…
Soberly SpeakingMasking ADHD and Drinking Through Grief: Jasmine's Story
Join our Patreon: https://patreon.com/SoberlySpeaking Jasmine grew up knowing something didn’t feel right in her home. The good days with her father felt…
Soberly SpeakingCoercive Control, a Life Sentence & Finding Love in Prison: Peter Bates
Join our Patreon: https://patreon.com/SoberlySpeaking Peter Bates was just a child when his father poured petrol over him and his mother to stop her from…
Soberly SpeakingThe Cycle of Violence and Abandonment: Luke's Story
Join our Patreon: https://patreon.com/SoberlySpeaking Growing up around addiction, instability and an absent father shaped the course of Luke’s life long…
Soberly SpeakingThe Hidden Grip of Pokies: How a Mum of Six Nearly Lost Everything
Join our Patreon: https://patreon.com/SoberlySpeaking If a mum of six can walk into her local pub and lose hundreds of thousands on a poker machine, where…
Soberly SpeakingAre You Addicted to Chaos? with Drew Wild
Join our Patreon: https://patreon.com/SoberlySpeaking You stopped drinking. You changed your habits. So why does it still feel like something is missing?…
Soberly SpeakingThe Secret Inside the Family: Understanding Tanisha’s Substance Use
Join our Patreon: https://patreon.com/SoberlySpeaking Trigger warning: This episode discusses child SA within a family, domestic violence and su*cide…
Soberly SpeakingSugar Babying, Motherhood & Starting Again: Mikaela's Story
Join our Patreon: https://patreon.com/SoberlySpeaking From a young age, Mikaela felt the pressure to please those around her, men especially. At…
Soberly Speaking"I'm Buying Friends" - Alex Wired Corporate Funds to Feed His Gambling Addiction
Join our Patreon: https://patreon.com/SoberlySpeaking Growing up as a second-generation Chinese Australian in Canberra, Alex spent much of his childhood…
Soberly SpeakingA Young Life of Crime: Raj
Join our Patreon: https://patreon.com/SoberlySpeaking Trigger warning: this episode contains discussion of sexual assault.Raj's earliest memory is of his…
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[DOCUMENTARY] When a Child Is Assaulted: A Survivor's Truth. A Psychologist's Insight.
Join our Patreon: https://patreon.com/SoberlySpeaking Trigger warning: this episode contains detailed discussion of sexual assault. Stacey was 14 years…
Soberly SpeakingSian’s Drug Abuse Almost Cost Her Comedy Career
Join our Patreon: https://patreon.com/SoberlySpeaking “Comedy is a hotbed of mental illness" Sian Smyth is a stand-up comedian whose past includes…
Soberly SpeakingPsychosis, Control and Culture: Nikki on Reclaiming Her Identity
Join our Patreon: https://patreon.com/SoberlySpeaking Trigger warning: This episode discusses sexual assault, substance use disorder and mental health…
Soberly Speaking180K in Debt from a Crippling Gambling Addiction
Join our Patreon: https://patreon.com/SoberlySpeaking At 26, Henry Brayshaw was drowning in hundreds of thousands of dollars in debt from his gambling…
Soberly Speaking[DOCUMENTARY] Inside the World of Selling Sex Online: Annie Knight
Join our Patreon: https://patreon.com/SoberlySpeaking What really goes on inside the world of selling sex online? I was invited into the home of…
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The Next Chapter Starts Feb 16
Join our Patreon: https://patreon.com/SoberlySpeaking Soberly Speaking is back with a brand new season starting Monday February 16th.This season marks an…
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(Replay) Ash Butterss Burnt Her Dream Life Down
Join our Patreon: https://patreon.com/SoberlySpeaking For Ash Butterss, addiction was a constant pursuit of more: more thrill, more chaos, more ways to…
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(Replay) Closeted, Queer and Jewish: Andrew Moses
Join our Patreon: https://patreon.com/SoberlySpeaking Andrew Moses grew up as a closeted Jewish gay boy, feeling immense pressure to be academically…
Soberly Speaking2026 Reset: How to Break Food Addiction with Vanessa Kredler
The holiday season can be especially triggering when it comes to food and eating. In this episode, I’m joined by Vanessa Kredler to talk about food addiction…
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(Replay) How One Year Without Alcohol Changed Julia Vogl’s Life
Join our Patreon: https://patreon.com/SoberlySpeaking Julia Vogl never identified with having a drinking problem, but she realised alcohol was holding…
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(Replay) Part 2: Glen Fisher Was Abused and Abandoned
Join our Patreon: https://patreon.com/SoberlySpeaking Glen’s childhood was something no one should ever have to experience. His father was a predator…
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(Replay) Part 1: Glen Fisher Was Abused and Abandoned
Join our Patreon: https://patreon.com/SoberlySpeaking Glen’s childhood was something no one should ever have to experience. His father was a predator…
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(Replay) Bikies, Domestic Violence and Sex Work: How Nicole Escaped Death
Join our Patreon: https://patreon.com/SoberlySpeaking By the age of 10, Nicole was already weighing drugs for bikies at clubhouses. She experienced child…
Soberly SpeakingWhen Birth Trauma Leads to Drug Dependence
Join our Patreon: https://patreon.com/SoberlySpeaking Trigger warning: This episode contains discussion of suicide, substance abuse, postnatal depression…
Soberly SpeakingYasmine Part One: The Day SWAT Surrounded Me
Join our Patreon: https://patreon.com/SoberlySpeaking Yasmine grew up in a loving home in New Zealand and never really encountered drugs. But even in a…
Soberly SpeakingWhat Lies Beneath Addiction? with Trauma Specialist Drew Wild
Join our Patreon: https://patreon.com/SoberlySpeaking Have you ever asked yourself what was really at the core of your addiction? Trauma specialist and…
Soberly SpeakingAbused by His Own Family Before He Could Walk: Tyson
Join our Patreon: https://patreon.com/SoberlySpeaking Tyson was abused by his mother and her partner when he was just 12 months old. The abuse was so severe…
Soberly SpeakingSex Work, Cults & Binge Eating: Bianca's Story
Join our Patreon: https://patreon.com/SoberlySpeaking Trigger warning: This episode discusses eating disorders, substance abuse, domestic violence and…
Soberly SpeakingCooper Chapman: Life After a Year Off Alcohol
Join our Patreon: https://patreon.com/SoberlySpeaking He’s an ex–pro surfer. The biggest DJ in the world is in his family. And he’s one of the few people…
Soberly SpeakingKacey’s Partner Wanted to Kill Her: Surviving Domestic Violence
Join our Patreon: https://patreon.com/SoberlySpeaking Would you recognise the early signs of domestic violence?Kacey Jackson grew up in a lower…
Soberly SpeakingHow to Help Without Enabling: Addiction Coach Conrad Tracey
Join our Patreon: https://patreon.com/SoberlySpeaking Conrad Tracey joins me again on the podcast, this time in the studio. He’s an addiction coach whose…
Soberly Speaking“I Can’t Leave the Kids With You” Justine on OCD, Perimenopause & Sobriety
Join our Patreon: https://patreon.com/SoberlySpeaking For as long as she can remember, Justine Santowiak's OCD was the driving force behind her behaviour…
Soberly SpeakingLiving on the Streets & Sleeping on Trains: Wayne’s Story
Join our Patreon: https://patreon.com/SoberlySpeaking Wayne lost everything to drugs, his home, his family, and almost his mind. Growing up as one of four…
Soberly SpeakingSilencing Food Noise and Sugar Addiction with Vanessa Kredler
Join our Patreon: https://patreon.com/SoberlySpeaking Today I’m joined by Vanessa Kredler, a Sydney-based Counsellor and Psychotherapist who specialises in…
Soberly SpeakingTrafficking, Death & Fugitive Life: Braiden Tonks
Join our Patreon: https://patreon.com/SoberlySpeaking Braiden Tonks grew up in his father’s shadow, carrying a reputation for violence and anger. He leaned…
Soberly SpeakingHow an App Helped Adriana Finally Quit Drinking
Join our Patreon: https://patreon.com/SoberlySpeaking Adriana’s life has been shaped by alcohol since before she was born. Growing up with an alcoholic…
Soberly SpeakingJeremy Donovan Grew Up With the Wrong Identity
Join our Patreon: https://patreon.com/SoberlySpeaking Jeremy Donovan spent his whole life believing he was Māori. Orphaned young, he was whāngai’d…
Soberly SpeakingThe Trans Model Addicted to Ice
Join our Patreon: https://patreon.com/SoberlySpeaking Marni’s earliest memory is knowing she wasn’t in the right body. Born male and adopted from Ethiopia…
Soberly SpeakingDavey Lloyd: Straight off a Bender to The Bachelorette
Join our Patreon: https://patreon.com/SoberlySpeaking What happens when a party boy struggling with addiction goes on reality TV?Davey Lloyd was on Season…
Soberly SpeakingForced to Inhale Glen 20 Spray While Pregnant: Tracey-Lee
Join our Patreon: https://patreon.com/SoberlySpeaking Tracey-Lee was only four years old when a male family member abused her. Throughout her childhood, the…
Soberly SpeakingShelley Was Brutally Attacked by a Stranger (Part 1)
Join our Patreon: https://patreon.com/SoberlySpeaking I don’t say this lightly, but this is one of those stories that stays with you for days, maybe even…
Soberly SpeakingBreaking the Cycle of Alcoholic Fathers: Zac Swanton
Join our Patreon: https://patreon.com/SoberlySpeaking All Zac ever wanted was to be his dad’s best friend.As a kid, he longed for the kind of closeness he…
Soberly SpeakingIntergenerational Abuse: Manda’s Story
Join our Patreon: https://patreon.com/SoberlySpeaking Child sexual abuse has been touched on in a few of my past episodes, but in Manda’s story, it…
Soberly SpeakingTegan De Vil: Loving Your Partner in Addiction
Join our Patreon: https://patreon.com/SoberlySpeaking When I sit across from my guests, they often share the darkest chapters of their past. But for Tegan…
Soberly SpeakingThe Sugar Baby
Join our Patreon: https://patreon.com/SoberlySpeaking Taylor started sleeping with men when she was just 16 years old. From a young age, she was hanging…
Soberly SpeakingMichael Lappin: The Comeback After Relapse
Join our Patreon: https://patreon.com/SoberlySpeaking I've been following Michael Lappin on social media for a while now and even reached out to him when…
Soberly SpeakingHow One Year Without Alcohol Changed Julia Vogl’s Life
Join our Patreon: https://patreon.com/SoberlySpeaking Julia Vogl never identified with having a drinking problem, but she realised alcohol was holding her…
Soberly SpeakingFearing Sobriety More Than Death with Patrick Kennedy
Join our Patreon: https://patreon.com/SoberlySpeaking Patrick’s struggle wasn’t just with alcohol and drugs, they were symptoms of a much deeper issue: his…