1000 Days Sober Podcast

Why Do We Willingly Poison Ourselves?

You wake up with a pounding head, your stomach in revolt, your Sunday in ruins—and you call it normal. But what if your hangover isn’t a side effect… but the entire point?

 

In today’s episode of the 1000 Days Sober Podcast, I pull back the curtain on the madness we’ve normalised: choosing to poison ourselves for a memory we barely remember, then laughing about it like it’s some kind of badge of honour. From Stereophonics gigs to vomit-streaked bedsheets, I share a personal story of what it means to wake up to the Liquid Lie—and what freedom really looks like.

 

If you’ve ever planned your weekend around being sick, this one’s for you.

 

 

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Worried Your Child’s Losing Themselves? Here’s Why It Happens

It doesn’t happen all at once.

 

Your child doesn’t rebel.

They vanish.

 

Little by little—at school, at practice, behind the bathroom door—they stop being who they are and start becoming who the world wants them to be. And most of us never notice… until it’s too late.

 

In honour of World Youth Skills Day, this episode goes deeper than coding or AI. It explores the quiet death of self-worth that leads our children to wear masks, people-please, and eventually drink to fit in.

 

We unpack The Echo—that flicker of truth that follows every performance—and how, as parents, we can either help our kids hear it… or teach them to ignore it.

 

And it all starts with us.

 

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You’re Not Chasing the Future—You’re Escaping the Present

You can’t have what you want—but you can experience what you have.

This Preston Smiles quote stopped me in my tracks during one of my hardest seasons. I was stuck in fear, chasing the illusion of a “better future”… only to realise that everything I wanted was already around me—love, connection, enoughness.

 

In today’s episode, I invite you to stop searching for a feeling tomorrow and start noticing what’s already real—today.

Because the truth is, if you’re too focused on your future, you’re missing the people who love you now.

 

Let’s stop trying to fix emotional pain with material goals—and instead, learn to feel the love that’s already here.

 

 

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When a Man Loses His Kingdom: The Silent Collapse Behind the Bottle

What happens when a man loses his throne?

 

Not in some fantasy kingdom—but in the real world. When the job goes. The marriage ends. The body breaks down. The identity crumbles.

 

Today’s episode is dedicated to Stan’s father—a man who lost his eyesight, his sense of worth, and ultimately, his life. But it’s not just his story. It’s the story of thousands of men silently collapsing behind the bottle.

 

We explore how legacy burdens shape masculine worth, why alcohol so often steps in when purpose disappears, and what it means to reclaim your kingdom by living from SELF—not status.

 

This one’s for every man who’s ever wondered, “Who am I if I can’t provide?”

 

And for every woman who’s ever loved him.

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World Population Day? Booze Has Got It Covered

It’s World Population Day—a time to worry about overcrowded hospitals, ageing societies, and resource collapse. But don’t stress… alcohol’s already solving the problem.

 

One drink, one fall, one suicide at a time.

 

In this short but savage episode, I unpack how alcohol isn’t just harming the drinker—it’s quietly shaving down our global numbers, one hospital admission at a time. From overloaded A&Es to violent assaults and sexual abuse, the data doesn’t lie: the liquid lie is a slow-motion culling, hidden in plain sight.

 

If you care about your kids, your future, or the people still waiting in hospital corridors—listen to this.

 

And then take the vow.

 

 

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Why Quitting Alcohol Made Me Stop Killing Bees

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Did alcohol ever turn you into someone you didn’t recognise? For me, it wasn’t just the booze—it was the way I reacted to everything. Bees. Noise. People. I was a pressure cooker with no release valve.

 

On International Don’t Step on a Bee Day, I’m sharing the story of how giving up alcohol helped me reclaim my attention, my nervous system, and my humanity. This episode isn’t just about bees—it’s about presence.

 

✅ What you’ll learn in this episode:

– Why alcohol shrinks your window of tolerance

– How presence (not perfection) is the first sign of healing

– How being AFAF helps you stop reacting and start responding

 

This one’s about clarity. Breath. And noticing the sting before you squash it.

 

If you’ve been running on autopilot… it’s time to look around.

 

🎧 Ready to reclaim your attention?

Try STRIVE Foundations today—email thestrivemethod@gmail.com to get started.

 

Subscribe, rate, and review if this episode resonated. Share it with a STRIVER who’s still swatting at life instead of breathing through it.

 

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How to Handle the Regret Spiral After Drinking

You wake up with a pounding heart, a foggy memory, and a sinking feeling in your gut.

 

“Did I say something I regret?”

“Did I break a promise?”

“Why did I drink again?”

 

That’s the regret spiral—and it’s brutal.

 

In today’s episode, I walk you through 5 tools that can help you stop spiralling and start repairing. From radical compassion to healthy responsibility, you’ll learn how to transform regret into integrity and move one step closer to living a SELF-led life, alcohol-free-as-fuck.

 

This one’s for the STRIVER who wants to stop waking up ashamed—and start waking up aligned.

 

Let’s get you out of that spiral.

 

 

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Trying to Work Your Way Out of Shame? That’s Not Hustle—That’s a Firefighter

You stopped drinking, but you still can’t stop doing.

 

You grind through the weekends, chase one more task, skip rest, and call it “purpose.” But what if that’s not your SELF talking?

 

In this deeply personal episode, Lee Davy flips the script on hustle culture and exposes the hidden firefighter that drives overworking long after the alcohol is gone. It’s not passion. It’s panic. It’s not productivity. It’s protection.

 

Lee reveals how his workaholism was never about ambition—it was a trauma response in disguise. If you’ve ever skipped rest because “you can’t afford to stop,” this episode is for you.

 

We talk about:

– How childhood shame becomes adult hustle

– Why you’re not lazy—you’re scared to be still

– How to tell if your work ethic is a PART, not your SELF

– The cost of overworking on your relationships

– A powerful vow to break the cycle today

 

This one isn’t about time management.

 

It’s about soul reclamation.

 

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Preston Smiles: Heal the Nervous System, Not Just the Habit

What if the problem isn’t your drinking, your spending, or your spirals—but your nervous system’s capacity to hold pain, joy, and truth?

 

In this powerful conversation, Preston Smiles—author, coach, and embodiment guide—joins Lee to challenge the hustle-addicted, trauma-avoiding way most of us have been conditioned to live. Together, they explore how early childhood wounds, societal approval traps, and unresolved shame shrink our emotional capacity and drive our escape behaviours.

 

From redefining success beyond money to unpacking our deepest secrets with safe humans, this episode is a deep dive into nervous system regulation, somatic healing, and the REAL path to spiritual wealth.

 

Whether you’re caught in a loop of doing, numbing, or seeking validation, Preston offers a new model: being, breathing, and belonging.

 

Listen, if you’re ready to:

– Understand why your nervous system snaps under pressure

– Expand your capacity to feel joy, grief, and everything in between

– Heal shame and secrets you’ve buried for years

– Build trust when it feels impossible

– Live from truth, not trauma

 

Preston doesn’t offer tips. He offers transformation.

 

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Alcohol Numbed the Pain—Forgiveness Sets You Free

You say you’ve moved on. That you’ve forgiven. But your body? Your breath? Your triggers? They tell a different story.

 

In today’s episode of the 1000 Days Sober Podcast, I explore the hidden cost of unforgiveness—especially the kind that’s directed at you. The version of you who stayed too long. Who drank to survive. Who tried to hold it all together while silently falling apart.

 

We’ve been sold a lie: that forgiveness is letting someone else off the hook.

 

But real forgiveness?

 

It’s about letting you off the hook.

 

Because alcohol didn’t just numb the pain—it numbed the truth. And that truth needs to be met with compassion, not control.

 

Let’s rewrite the old story your PARTS are still carrying.

 

Let’s return to SELF.

 

🎧 In this episode, you’ll learn:

– Why alcohol often masks unresolved self-blame

– How unforgiveness can keep you stuck in the past

– The simple practice that helps you forgive yourself

– Why forgiveness is power—not passivity

 

And remember: you don’t need a drink.

 

You need you.

 

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