346: How Patricia Heaton Quit Drinking and Changed Her Life
Soberful
Veronica Valli
4.8 • 628 Ratings
🗓️ 22 April 2026
⏱️ 41 minutes
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Summary
Patricia is a three-time Emmy Award-winning actress known for her work in The Middle and Everybody Loves Raymond. She has been alcohol-free for eight years and has just launched her alcohol free brand Solubrae. (Use code Soberful20 to get 20% off)
Patricia shares her inspiring journey of going alcohol-free, the cultural influences on drinking, and how it transformed her life. Discover practical insights on overcoming social drinking, the health benefits of sobriety, and innovative alcohol-free alternatives.
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| 0:00.0 | I dreamt that you were twisting through seven sons of gold and the gypsy was insisting |
| 0:10.1 | that his story must be told I came two in the morning but I took it as a warning |
| 0:19.1 | that you might be a treasure. |
| 0:22.5 | I could touch but never hold. |
| 0:27.6 | Hello, everybody, and welcome to the Soberfall podcast. |
| 0:31.3 | I am just delighted to be joined today by Patricia Heaton. |
| 0:35.4 | Hi, Patricia. |
| 0:36.3 | Hi, I. |
| 0:37.2 | Hi, Veronica. Now, many of you will recognize Patricia. |
| 0:40.8 | She is the, now I see a bunch of Emmys behind you. How many Emmys have you won? |
| 0:45.8 | Three. Three, three time. Emmy Award winning actress. You will know her from two really kind of, |
| 0:52.9 | like seismic cultural shows, I think. I've been researching |
| 0:55.7 | them. Everyone loves Raymond and the middle. You're kind of America's mom. |
| 1:02.6 | Kind of. I was for a minute there. Yeah. It was, it was not planned. But I'm grateful. |
| 1:08.4 | Yeah. You're here today because there's so much to talk about. |
| 1:11.4 | I want to talk about, like, you know, your work on their shows. |
| 1:14.8 | But you're here today because you decided to go alcohol free. |
| 1:18.8 | Was it about seven years ago? |
| 1:20.5 | Yes, it'll be eight years in July. |
| 1:22.2 | Wow. |
| 1:22.8 | Could you tell us a little bit about what led up to that decision? |
| 1:26.7 | Yeah. |
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