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Saturn Returns with Caggie

3.4 High Sobriety with Millie Gooch

Saturn Returns with Caggie

Caggie Dunlop

Education, Mental Health, Health & Fitness, Religion & Spirituality, Self-improvement

4.8892 Ratings

🗓️ 26 April 2021

⏱️ 47 minutes

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Summary

In this episode Caggie meets Millie Gooch, author and founder of the Sober Girls Society. They discuss their relationships with alcohol throughout their twenties, social norms around drinking culture, and how to recognise when your drinking becomes a problem. Plus Millie shares tips on living a more 'sober curious' life and how to make those adjustments. This episode is in association with Alcohol Change UK. If you are struggling with alcohol you can find information and support at alcoholchange.org.uk --- Follow or subscribe to "Saturn Returns" for future episodes, where we explore the transformative impact of Saturn's return with inspiring guests and thought-provoking discussions. Follow Caggie Dunlop on Instagram to stay updated on her personal journey and you can find Saturn Returns on Instagram, YouTube and TikTok.  Order the Saturn Returns Book. Join our community newsletter here.  Find all things Saturn Returns, offerings and more here.

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0:00.0

Hello everyone and welcome to Saturn Returns with me Kaggi Dunlop. This is a

0:08.6

podcast that aims to bring clarity during transitional times where there can be

0:12.4

confusion and doubt.

0:17.0

Everyone thinks, oh, it's just stopping drinking.

0:19.0

It's not, it's like relearning, you know, who you are.

0:22.0

In this episode of Sutter returns, I'm joined. like relearninging who you are.

0:23.2

In this episode of Sutter returns, I am joined by the lovely Millie Gooch, author of the

0:28.0

sober girls society handbook, an empowering guide to living hangover free. Now Millie gave up drinking after a

0:34.2

tricky relationship with alcohol that led to years of blackouts over

0:37.6

consumption and anxiety from the night before which I can relate to. She founded the sober girls society to find more like-minded people who were trying out sobriety too.

0:48.0

Three years later, in January this year, her book was published. Now I've discussed sobriety on this

0:55.0

podcast with a number of people including Ruby Warrington who hosts the

0:59.3

sober curious podcast and also Catherine Gray who wrote The Unexpected Joy of being sober.

1:04.0

So I love finding more like-minded people in this community that normalise the conversation

1:09.3

around alcohol and living a more sober life. Now in this episode we share our personal stories and relationships to alcohol which you may find triggering

1:18.0

and if you do you can find support at Alcohol Change UK or contact your local GP. But before we get into this episode with Millie,

1:26.1

let's check in with our astrological guide, Nora.

1:32.2

Although it's often a Neptune 12th House or Pice's dominant chart that classically

1:37.3

depicts escapist behavior and astrology, it's interesting to note that a chart with Heavy Saturn or Capricorn or even Aquarius

1:45.8

also can create the need to escape as an obvious avoidance of one's natural ability to face reality

1:52.0

and all of its pains and triggers. A young Saturn in person when restricted

1:56.2

and freedom of choice or when constantly having to face harsh realities before on Saturn

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