The Great Big Sober Secret w/ Veronica Valli

Fuel Your Strength

Steph Gaudreau

Fitness, Nutrition, Health & Fitness

4.8 • 1.2K Ratings

🗓️ 21 May 2019

⏱️ 58 minutes

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Summary

Popular culture has made us believe that in order to get to the land of self-acceptance, fun, freedom, and adventure, we need alcohol. Veronica Valli realized that this could not be further from the truth after she stopped drinking at the age of 27, and has since set out to share benefits of sobriety with others.

Navigating Sobriety

Today we are addressing all your questions about getting sober, and the answers may surprise you. Learn why Veronica felt the need to stop drinking, what questions to ask yourself to judge your relationship with alcohol and if it is a problem, and learn why Veronica is determined to break the socially constructed normalized crutch of alcohol abuse.

If you have never stopped to question the cultural differences, societal pressures and physical toll that drinking can take on your body, Veronica is here to open your eyes. A true believer in the freedom and fun you can find in sobriety, Veronica strives to make alcohol free as standard as gluten-free or vegetarian without batting an eyelid.

Drinking culture can be a difficult thing to navigate, but with the tools and support, Veronica provides, you can stop using alcohol to cope and start thriving in the sober community.

How does your relationship with alcohol affect your day to day routine? Share with us in the comments on the episode page.

On Today's Episode

Changing the perception around sobriety and the gifts it can bring you
Addressing the mom drinking culture pushed by advertising companies
Tips to help you avoid drinking in social situations without confrontation
How stopping drinking can help you find out who your real friends are
Exploring the ways sobriety can open you up to be your best self

Quotes

"I stopped drinking when I was 27, and I thought my life was over, but I couldn't continue as I was. And in fact, the reverse was true, my life expanded in ways are just frankly beyond my wildest dreams." (9:36)

"The secret is, you can get to the land of fun, excitement, belonging, connection, relaxing, romance, and sex, sober... and it's better." (22:42)

"When they look at the true cost, it is quite shocking to them, it's your integrity, your dignity, it's those costs, your self-esteem." (32:21)

"When alcohol rents space in your head, when you're thinking about drinking or not drinking or how much you are going to drink or what time you are going to drink or have you drank too much, its renting space in your head. That's the indication that you have a problem." (39:14)

"A sober life is a fantastic life, it is just amazing. And I really want people to see that." (50:57)

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0:00.0	This is Harder to Kill Radio, a weekly podcast where we explore what it takes to build unbreakable humans
0:08.0	through fitness, nutrition, and mindset. I'm your host, Steph Godro. My mission in life is to help women build stronger bodies and resilient
0:18.8	minds so that they begin to embrace and really own their inner power.
0:24.6	The vision I have is that one day,
0:26.9	girls will grow up into strong women who appreciate their bodies,
0:31.1	know their worth, take up space, and live bigger, without the pressure of impossible to fulfill
0:38.1	bullshit societal standards.
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0:50.0	but I can guarantee one thing. It will make you think. I'm here to lead a community of women and then we need you two who are ready to define what it is they truly want from their lives on their terms.
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1:17.0	And also be sure to tune in to my weekly companion show, Fear's Love Friday, every Friday. On that note, let's do this. Hey there. Welcome to episode 205 of Harder to Kill Radio. I'm Steph Godro, your host.
1:49.0	Thank you so much for hanging out with me today on this Tuesday episode of the show where I invite an
1:55.8	expert guest on to talk about what they do in the world and share their expertise
2:00.8	with you. These are some of my favorite shows because I really get to
2:04.9	present new voices, have you hear different perspectives. Sometimes you're going to
2:09.6	hear it said, something similar said in a different way and it's just going to resonate there's going to
2:15.5	be something that goes off in your brain and you just get it and I think that's
2:20.0	so incredibly valuable so I love doing the Tuesday show for that reason. Today's guest is
2:26.6	Veronica Valley. She is a psychotherapist and she really helps people deal
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