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No More Booze - The Podcast

I'm Olivia Farrelly and I am an Alcohol-Free Coach Mentor. Every episode, I interview people who have removed alcohol from their lives. We discuss how alcohol made their lives better, how it made their lives worse, any tips they've learned along the way and what advice they would give to somebody el

New episodes: Weekly
Typical length: 52 min
Latest: 11 Oct 2026
Language: English

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11 Oct 2026 · 54 minNew

Dr Gillian O'Shea Brown; Psyche's Awakening, Healing & Self-Love

This week on No More Booze, I’m joined by the brilliant Dr. Gillian O’Shea Brown (joining us from New York, originally from Cork) to talk trauma, healing and what it really means to come home to yourself. We talk about her stunning new book, Psyche’s Awakening and why she used Greek mythology as a psychological map for self-understanding, like what a stunning concept! We discuss complex trauma, the hero’s journey, ego death and why it’s not why are you use alcohol but what are you trying NOT to feel by drinking? Plus: intuition vs trauma (loud vs quiet), EMDR, self-love without narcissism,…

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4 Oct 2026 · 40 min
Liver Health with Sharan Verma
This week on No More Booze, I’m joined by expert guest Sharan Verma, aka The Fatty Liver Nutritionist @fattylivernutritionist, for a proper deep dive into our beautiful pink organ, the liver and why it deserves way more attention than it gets. Sharan shares the personal story behind her work, the shocking stats around fatty liver and why liver disease can be silent for years. We talk liver function tests, ultrasounds and fibroscans and what to ask your GP for. Plus: what a liver-friendly diet actually looks like, the gut–liver connection, fibre, coffee, fermented foods, stress, sleep, and…
27 Sep 2026 · 47 min
A Sober Love Story with Natalie and Shane
This week on No More Booze I’m joined by not one, but two guests: Natalie and Shane from @soberight, a sober couple with two very different stories and one shared mission: making alcohol-free life look (and feel) normal, doable and actually really cool. We chat about growing up in Scotland and Ireland where drinking is just what you do, the anxiety and blackouts that can come with 'normal' weekends and how Shane’s night in Valencia (lost phone, wallet, keys… and a police map home) led him to meet Natalie and ultimately rethink everything. We also get into bridging the gap in early sobriety,…
20 Sep 2026 · 44 min
Go Sober for October with Coolmine TC
This week I'm join by Lisa Larkin and Anna Hanbury from Coolmine Therapeutic Community. @coolmine.tc. Coolmine offers community, day and residential services with a self help approach to help people overcome addiction. This podcast was recorded to help raise awareness for this year's Sober October. Go Sober in October is a challenge to raise vital funds for Coolmine and help to break intergenerational cycles of addiction. Anna Hanbury is in recovery since 2023 and is absolutely thriving in her sobriety. She is in the process of completing her Level 6 in Addiction Studies and recently…
17 Sep 2026 · 48 min
Dr. Joe Dispenza Retreat Basel- My Takeaways
This week on No More Booze is a special solo episode where I’m bringing you behind the scenes of my very recent trip to Dr. Joe Dispenza’s Progressive Retreat in Basel, Switzerland and yes, it’s a bit of a stream of consciousness. I chat through what the weekend was really like: 8,300 people from 52 countries, six one-hour meditations, Swiss calmness, new retreat besties and the big concepts that landed for me. I talk about the river of change, mastering the body, identity shifts and the generous present moment. And of course, I’m sharing it all through the lens of alcohol-free living: how…
13 Sep 2026 · 52 min
A Grateful Heart: Thriving Without Alcohol
This week on No More Booze, I’m joined by Jill Nastase @addictionuncovered from Omaha, Nebraska who is almost three years alcohol-free. In this episode, Jill opens up about how wine became her go-to coping tool, why working in mental health made it easy to compare herself to worse cases and the Thanksgiving moment that proved moderation wasn’t on the cards. We talk grief and fear in early sobriety, the 7–8pm witching hour and what changed when she stopped: better sleep, less anxiety, clearer boundaries, deeper connection, and more time and money. Plus, Jill shares the gratitude and…
6 Sep 2026 · 1 hr 1 min
Jen-Dress With Drama, Live Without Booze
Jen from @dresswithdrama is a year alcohol-free and she’s bringing all the sparkle, honesty and pizzaz to No More Booze this week. Jen is a personal stylist and we start the conversation talking clothes from leopard-print confidence, vintage bargains and why your favourite outfit is basically your superhero cape. Then the conversation goes deeper: Jen shares the health scare that made her take three months off drinking, the liver results that changed everything and how quickly anxiety began to lift when alcohol left the equation. We also talk about grief, losing Jen’s sister Emma and what…
30 Aug 2026 · 53 min
Beth's Story People-Pleasing Broke My Sober Streak
This week on No More Booze, I'm joined by Beth @sobrietyislovely, who’s coming up on a year alcohol-free. Beth completed a year-and-a-half stint off the booze, had a slip for about a year and then found her way back to alcohol-free living. Beth opens up about starting drinking at 17 to fit in, how weekend drinking quietly became a crutch for anxiety and socialising and the scary physical symptoms that finally got her attention—heart palpitations, breathlessness, brutal hangovers and planning meals around being sick. We also unpack how she slipped through people-pleasing, the might as well…
23 Aug 2026 · 1 hr 2 min
From Sober October to Sober Life: Carla’s Story
This week on No More Booze, I’m joined by Carla Piera Fitzgerald (aka @halfofcarla) and we go deep on what really changes when you actually change a part of who you are. Carla is the Queen of Change, having completely transformed herself by losing 180lbs over the past 7 years. Carla shares how food was her coping mechanism for what was happening internally, while alcohol helped her cope externally, giving her the courage to socialise when confidence was low. We chat about Sober October- how powerful that break can be, identity shifts, losing drinking buddies and why quitting isn’t about…
16 Aug 2026 · 51 min
From Wine to Joy: Joe’s Alcohol-Free Life
This week on No More Booze, I’m joined by Joe Curtis (aka @xjolenexx) and we quickly realise we’re soberversary twins, both alcohol-free since the 4th of July, 'Independence Day' in more ways than one. Joe shares how weekend drinking, wine, cocktails and rugby culture slowly turned into something she couldn’t switch off and how COVID, working from home and even a DIY bar at home ramped everything up. We talk moderation (and why it didn’t work), the anxiety/racing heart hangover that scared her straight and the deeply moving moment that cemented her decision: being truly present for her…
9 Aug 2026 · 59 min
Angela Carney: Rewiring the Subconscious
This week on No More Booze, I’m joined by Angela Carney @flowstate_hypnotherapy calling in from Westport, Mayo, with nearly three years off the booze and a powerful story of resilience, relapse and recovery. Angela is now a hypnotherapist helping others through addiction and she brings serious insight into how the subconscious mind drives our habits. We talk about growing up with alcoholism, why alcohol gets a free pass in Irish culture and how advertising hooks us at a subconscious level. Angela shares what kept her sober for 16 years, what changed and how she rebuilt again; plus the 'grey…
2 Aug 2026 · 50 min
Solo Episode; Life Update- A Big Leap, Summering & Self Reflections
It’s a solo episode this week and I’m sharing a big life update. After 19 years in the same job, I’m taking a career break from 1st September to put my full focus into No More Booze, coaching and community. It feels exciting, scary, emotional and very aligned. I talk about the concept of Ikigai, burnout and what my body has been trying to tell me, plus a sober summer recap (London, Wembley, Borough Market and a family holiday in Spain) and why holidays can be such a massive trigger. I also share what’s coming next: The September Reset (31 days alcohol-free), The No More Booze Roadmap and 1:1…
26 Jul 2026 · 52 min
Sober Stretches with Gráinne O’Regan; Concerts, Conditioning & Building Confidence
This week on No More Booze, I’m joined by my lovely friend Gráinne O’Regan@grainneoregancoaching who completely overhauled her relationship with alcohol three years ago. Gráinne shares how personal development, responsibility and gratitude became the foundations for this big life change and the ways in which alcohol stopped adding and started taking. We talk perimenopause, conditioning in Irish culture, the feeling of being the one not drinking and why three glasses of wine can cost you days. From awards nights to concerts, FOMO to real peace, this is an honest chat about choosing presence,…
19 Jul 2026 · 47 min
Carmel Anne Brennan: 18 Months Alcohol-Free
This week on No More Booze, I’m joined by my beautiful friend Carmel Anne Brennan who’s 18 months off the booze and someone who thought drinking was just part of life until her body started sending louder messages. Carmel Anne talks honestly about how alcohol gave her confidence and helped her socialise, especially while living overseas and how that slowly shifted after a breast cancer diagnosis, medical menopause symptoms, anxiety and years of gastro issues that nobody could fully explain. We talk about the benefits of having peer support, sober podcasts and books, Dry January, the power of…
12 Jul 2026 · 48 min
Lisa Kelleher: Podcasts Helped Me Quit the Booze
A note before you listen Today’s conversation includes significant discussion around suicide. These conversations are incredibly important and they are also difficult to hear. Please listen with care and put your wellbeing first. If this topic feels too close to home right now, you may wish to skip this episode or come back to it another time. This week on No More Booze, I’m joined by Lisa Kelleher, a long-time listener who is over one year alcohol-free and who says this very podcast helped her get there. Lisa shares her honest story of growing up shy, using drink for confidence and later…
5 Jul 2026 · 55 min
Oonagh O'Keeffe; Two and a Half Years Alcohol-Free
A note before you listen Today’s conversation includes discussion around childhood sexual abuse. These conversations are incredibly important and they are also difficult to hear. Please listen with care and put your wellbeing first. If this topic feels too close to home right now, you may wish to skip this episode or come back to it another time. On this week’s episode of No More Booze, on a rare sunny day in Ireland I'm joined by Oonagh O’Keeffe @oonaghthehealing_messinger, a psychic medium, healer and workshop facilitator from County Clare who is two and a half years alcohol-free. Oonagh…
28 Jun 2026 · 42 min
Designing Your Alcohol Free Life with Caoimhe de Fréin
This week on No More Booze, I’m joined by my gorgeous friend Caoimhe de Fréin @de_frein, a mum of three and a life design coach who’s been alcohol-free for two and a half years. Caoimhe shares how she went from engineering and data in the tech world to building her own business DEFRÉIN, after being made redundant and how giving up alcohol gave her the clarity, energy and grit to back herself. We chat about anxiety, sleep and using wine to de-stress. Caoimhe also talks vision boards, living by design not by default and the freedom of discovering new ways to connect like an early-morning…
21 Jun 2026 · 44 min
The Power of I Believe in You: Quitting Booze with Karl Elliott
This week on No More Booze, I’m joined by Karl Elliott @thekarlelliott, who’s coming up on 10 years alcohol-free and living near Ascot in the UK. Carl takes us right back to drinking at 13, the daily pub routine and the moment he realised he couldn’t keep rolling the dice—especially when he became a dad. We talk about One Year No Beer, why community and accountability can change everything and what the first 90 days really felt like: withdrawals, sugar cravings, deep sleep, and life coming back in colour. Karl also shares the story behind his book, I Believe in You and the advice he’d give…
14 Jun 2026 · 53 min
Lauren Golden-Alcohol Free in Honour of Dan
* A note before you listen * Today’s conversation includes significant discussion around suicide. These conversations are incredibly important and they are also difficult to hear. Please listen with care and put your wellbeing first. If this topic feels too close to home right now, you may wish to skip this episode or come back to it another time. This week I’m joined by psychotherapist Lauren Golden (@laurengoldenpsych) for a powerful conversation about going alcohol-free for a full year in honour of her brother Dan, who died by suicide. Lauren shares how grief, addiction and Ireland’s…
7 Jun 2026 · 51 min
Six Years AF with Ian Thurlbeck
Ian Thurlbeck from @alcohol_uncensored joins me this week to chat about his six years off the sauce. Ian is a dad, husband and business owner from the North East of England and co-host of the Alcohol Uncensored podcast with Kelly Cooney. We chat about how “normal” drinking crept from uni into work networking, home life and parenting, until the balance tipped into anxiety, paranoia and not liking who he’d become. Ian shares the Covid moment that made him stop, why year two was actually tougher and how running marathons helped him build momentum. We also dig into people-pleasing, identity,…
31 May 2026 · 54 min
Soul Assignments, Gratitude & Building a New Life with Steffani LeFevour
As regular listeners know, I'm a massive fan of metaphysics and all things manifestation. So today, I'm beyond thrilled to welcome, mindset and manifestation coach, Steffani LeFevour @coachwithsteff. We have an incredible conversation about what really changes when we use the clarity that not drinking brings and start creating life from a totally different place.Stephanie shares her STAR New Reality Formula- State,Thoughts, Actions = Reality. We talk neuro-associations with alcohol, inspired action and why rejection is redirection. We also get into gratitude in the middle of hard moments,…
24 May 2026 · 47 min
From Hangovers to CEO: Hannah Joyce’s AF Story
Flexera Founder @joinflexera, Hannah Joyce @hannahleighjoyce joins me for a brilliant, honest chat about going alcohol-free at 26 and what’s possible when you stop breaking promises to yourself. Six years off the booze, Hannah shares the signs that were there from the start: brutal hangovers, lingering anxiety and that inability to “just have one or two”. We talk about how COVID was a forced pause, the unexpected stepping stones (skincare, exercise, journaling), reading The Unexpected Joy of Being Sober and the pink cloud also and what happens when it fades. Plus: how sobriety gave Hannah…
17 May 2026 · 52 min
I’m Done: Aisling Burke on Quitting Booze
Mayo woman Aisling Burke @aislingalcoholfree joins me from Manchester for a really lovely, honest chat about why she decided she was done with drink and why this time it wasn’t a I’ll try situation. Seven months alcohol-free, Aisling talks blackouts mid-conversation, midweek hangovers that stole days and that feeling of always rushing life at 100 miles an hour. We get into what changed when she finally said it out loud, how sobriety gave her time back, better emotional regulation and a huge return of confidence, creativity and self-trust. Plus: staying in pubs, matches and weddings and…
10 May 2026 · 53 min
Two Year Soberversary Check in with Sinead Crowe
Sinead Crowe @thisismresinead is back for her third No More Booze check-in; we spoke at 12 weeks, 12 months and now she’s 24 months alcohol-free. And this episode follows who she’s become in that time. Sinead opens up about self-belief, confidence and learning to cope without reaching for wine or anything else even through depression, anxiety, HRT chaos, injury and a year that tested her more than she expected. We talk grief (including the loss of her sister), boundaries, friendships and why year two can actually be harder than year one. Plus: her honest take on a lapse and why one night…
3 May 2026 · 58 min
A Clear Channel: Psychic Medium Nadija Bajrami Goes Alcohol-Free
This week on No More Booze, I’m joined by Nadija Bajrami, a multi-award-winning trauma-focused hypnotherapist, coach, psychic medium, Reiki master, grief educator and end-of-life doula and my own personal psychic reader. As regular listeners know I am deeply spiritual and this conversation with Nadija goes way beyond the drink. We talk intuition, spirituality, near-death experiences and what it really means to follow your soul, especially when life forces you to reassess everything. Nadia shares the moment she stopped running from her abilities and how surviving brain tumours and surgeries…
26 Apr 2026 · 54 min
No First Drink: Matt Wing on 2.5 Years Alcohol-Free
This week on No More Booze, I’m joined by Matt Wing @midlife.mentor, who’s two and a half years alcohol-free, for a raw and really honest conversation about what it looks like to quit after decades of all or nothing drinking. Matt shares how alcohol became his go-to coping mechanism for a life lived in fear, anxiety and self-loathing and how the simple rule of don’t have the first drink helped change everything. We also get into the midlife void that opens up when booze is gone, why structure and routine matter so much (especially with ADHD) and what it actually feels like to get busy living…
19 Apr 2026 · 58 min
10 Months Sober: Getting Our Power Back with Caroline Williams
This week on No More Booze, I’m joined by my gorgeous friend Caroline Williams, who’s 10 months off the booze and we are taking a real, honest look at what early sobriety actually feels like. Caroline shares how her drinking progressed from normal nights out to daily wine, blackouts and that brutal 4am fear and shame. We talk about family, stigma, self-trust and the moment she finally admitted: once I start, I can’t stop. We also get into what helped her stay stopped and that was walking, journaling, quit lit, community and learning to love life (and herself) again. Enjoy! Follow Olivia…
12 Apr 2026 · 45 min
Sober & Flourishing; Visualising the Person You’ll Become After Booze with Jodi Clark
Jodi Clark (aka @soberflourish) is back on No More Booze three and a half years off the drink and we go way beyond just quitting alcohol. We talk identity shifts, bravery, leaving corporate, launching a business and how Jodie lost over six stone by building daily non‑negotiables alongside sobriety: steps, sleep, water, food, routine and discipline. This episode dives into subconscious rewiring, future self visualisation, affirmations and why the first and last moments of your day matter so much. We also get into nervous system regulation, walking as medicine, somatic work and the 'click'…
5 Apr 2026 · 53 min
When It Finally Clicks with Louisa Evans
This week on No More Booze, I’m chatting to hypnotherapist and CBT therapist Louisa Evans, @stepping_into_sobriety who’s nearly three and a half years sober and bringing all of her insight to the conversation.We talk about what alcohol *gave* her at the start escape, distraction, “a friend” and what it slowly took away: self-trust, health and peace. Louisa opens up about relationships and the moment she made sobriety non-negotiable.We also get into neurodivergence, emotional regulation and the real-life tools that helped her change everything. Louisa is a therapist specialising in habit…
29 Mar 2026 · 43 min
Megan Boggs Alcohol-Free at 25
This week I'm chatting to Megan Boggs @getmellow_withmeg, who gave up alcohol 4 years ago at the tender age of 25. We chat about how this impacted all areas of her life, especially her connections with her friends. Megan is a Dublin-based life coach originally from Tyrone who helps people change their relationship with alcohol - whether that means removing it completely or softening its impact. Her approach to coaching is client-led, focusing on self discovery, sustainable change and helping people build a life they don’t feel the need to escape from. Megan recently went full time in her…

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Latest episode: 11 Oct 2026
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