A Soberful Life

Sounds True: Insights at the Edge

Tami Simon

Spirituality, Religion & Spirituality

4.6 • 1.9K Ratings

🗓️ 18 January 2022

⏱️ 63 minutes

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Summary

Veronica Valli is a former psychotherapist who now works as a sobriety coach. With almost 20 years of experience, she has helped thousands of people live happy, healthy lives and reach their full potential by being alcohol free. She’s been the keynote speaker at annual conferences such as Women for Sobriety and Soberistas, and she is the cohost of the popular Soberful podcast. In "A Soberful Life," Sounds True founder, Tami Simon, speaks with Veronica about her new book, Soberful: Uncover a Sustainable, Fulfilling Life Free of Alcohol. Tami and Veronica also discuss: making a cost-benefit analysis of your own relationship with alcohol; alcohol-free living as a new norm for our society; finding a community of sober people, and other lifestyle changes; the myth of willpower; honoring an inner call to growth; why we need skills and support (not strength) to quit drinking for good; the five pillars of sustainable sobriety; the importance of boundaries; human connection and the power of vulnerability; the art of finding balance in ever-changing circumstances; understanding how our past shows up in our present; a trauma-informed approach to recovery; two primary childhood needs: attachment and authenticity; how "doing the right next thing" gets us where we need to go; and more.

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0:00.0	Welcome to Insights at the Edge, produced by SoundsTrue.
0:05.8	My name is Tammy Simon, I'm the founder of SoundsTrue, and I'd love to take a moment
0:10.4	to introduce you to the new SoundsTrue Foundation.
0:14.5	The SoundsTrue Foundation is dedicated to creating a wiser and kinder world by making
0:21.0	transformational education widely available.
0:25.3	We want everyone to have access to transformational tools such as mindfulness, emotional awareness,
0:34.2	and self-compassion, regardless of financial, social, or physical challenges.
0:40.5	The SoundsTrue Foundation is a nonprofit dedicated to providing these transformational tools
0:47.1	to communities in need, including at-risk youth, prisoners, veterans, and those in developing
0:54.0	countries.
0:55.3	If you'd like to learn more or feel inspired to become a supporter, please visit SoundsTrueFoundation.org.
1:08.6	You're listening to Insights at the Edge.
1:10.6	Today my guest is Veronica Valley.
1:13.1	Veronica is a former psychotherapist who now works as a sobriety coach.
1:19.1	With almost 20 years of experience, she has helped thousands of people live happy, healthy,
1:26.5	sober, full lives and reach their full potential, being alcohol-free.
1:32.9	She's been the keynote speaker at annual conferences such as Women for sobriety and sober
1:38.0	restas, and she's the co-host of the popular Soberful podcast.
1:44.1	With SoundsTrue, Veronica Valley is releasing a new book.
1:48.7	It's called Soberful, uncover a sustainable, fulfilling life-free of alcohol.
1:57.0	Whatever notions we might have confirmed by our culture at large, that drinking alcohol
2:04.9	helps us feel more connected to other people, more in tune with our authentic self.
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