The Alcohol Free Revolution Podcast

This week we're joined by Emma Gilmour — licensed counsellor, psychotherapist and alcohol coach, based in Australia. Emma spent 20+ years running on adrenalin, coffee and booze before her own messy breakup with drinking and a late Autistic ADHD diagnosis rebuilt her from the ground up. She now supports women in midlife through menopause, alcohol and the identity shift that comes with both.

It's a genuinely fascinating conversation — one we've been wanting to have for a long time. We get into why ADHD and alcohol are so deeply connected, what masking really means, why stopping drinking can feel so exposing, and why so many people who struggle with alcohol have spent a lifetime trying to be someone they're not just to feel safe.

We loved it so much we've already booked her back for part two. If you have questions for Emma on ADHD, alcohol or menopause, send them to info@thealcoholfreerevolution.co.uk

Find Emma:
Instagram: @hoperisingcoaching
Website: www.hoperisingcoaching.com
Podcast: Midlife AF — www.hoperisingcoaching.com/podcast

Upcoming with Emma:
Free 3-Day Alcohol Reset — 22–24 September, 7:30pm AEST (replays available)
Register: www.hoperisingcoaching.com/3-day-reset

The Great Aussie Alcohol Experiment — live 1 October, 30 days, small group, 25 spots. Early bird ends 15 September.
Join: www.hoperisingcoaching.com/the_great_aussie_alcohol_experiment

Coach with Steve:
Web: www.soberilliant.com

Insta: @sober.illiant

LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/stevesmith-soberilliant

Coach with James:
Web: http://alcoholfreecoach.com

Insta: @alcoholfreecoach_

LinkedIn: http://linkedin.com/in/james-lloyd-48313032

This week we're joined by Emma Gilmour — licensed counsellor, psychotherapist and alcohol coach, based in Australia. Emma spent 20+ years running on adrenalin, coffee and booze before her own messy breakup with drinking and a late Autistic ADHD diagnosis rebuilt her from the ground up. She now supports women in midlife through menopause, alcohol and the identity shift that comes with both.

It's a genuinely fascinating conversation — one we've been wanting to have for a long time. We get into why ADHD and alcohol are so deeply connected, what masking really means, why stopping drinking can feel so exposing, and why so many people who struggle with alcohol have spent a lifetime trying to be someone they're not just to feel safe.

We loved it so much we've already booked her back for part two. If you have questions for Emma on ADHD, alcohol or menopause, send them to info@thealcoholfreerevolution.co.uk

Find Emma:
Instagram: @hoperisingcoaching
Website: www.hoperisingcoaching.com
Podcast: Midlife AF — www.hoperisingcoaching.com/podcast

Upcoming with Emma:
Free 3-Day Alcohol Reset — 22–24 September, 7:30pm AEST (replays available)
Register: www.hoperisingcoaching.com/3-day-reset

The Great Aussie Alcohol Experiment — live 1 October, 30 days, small group, 25 spots. Early bird ends 15 September.
Join: www.hoperisingcoaching.com/the_great_aussie_alcohol_experiment

Coach with Steve:
Web: www.soberilliant.com

Insta: @sober.illiant

LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/stevesmith-soberilliant

Coach with James:
Web: http://alcoholfreecoach.com 

Insta: @alcoholfreecoach_

LinkedIn: http://linkedin.com/in/james-lloyd-48313032

This week we're joined by Miriam Lene Roland — Norwegian sommelier, entrepreneur, and founder of Miris Blend, a premium alcohol-free wine brand that is quietly turning heads in the wine world.

Miriam completed her WSET Level 3 in London, spent three years immersed in the wine regions of Portugal, and wrote her master's thesis on the technology and marketing of alcohol-free wine — before going back to Norway and actually building the business. She's now producing a range of award-winning alcohol-free wines using some of the most advanced dealcoholisation technology currently available, working directly with small producers who share her obsession with quality.

If wine is the one thing you miss, or the one thing holding you back, this is the episode to listen to. We get into why most alcohol-free wine is so disappointing, what Miriam is doing differently, and why the market for genuinely good alcohol-free wine is only just getting started.

Find Miriam:
Instagram: @mirisblend.no
Website: www.mirisblend.com

Buy in the UK:
www.alcoholfreedrinks.co.uk

Coach with Steve:
Web: www.soberilliant.com

Insta: @sober.illiant

LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/stevesmith-soberilliant

Coach with James:
Web: http://alcoholfreecoach.com

Insta: @alcoholfreecoach_

LinkedIn: http://linkedin.com/in/james-lloyd-48313032

This week we're joined by Toby Bailey — former professional cricketer turned international coach, currently heading up the Qatar National Cricket Team. Toby has been alcohol-free for nearly three years, which is quite something when you consider he spent decades in two of the booziest environments going — professional cricket and the City.

We get into what drinking culture really looked like inside elite sport, how attitudes have shifted, and what finally made Toby decide to remove alcohol from his own foundations. There's also a brilliant conversation about performing under pressure without it, what you miss socially, and why he's refreshingly honest that the start wasn't easy.

One of the more unique perspectives we've had on the pod. Well worth your time.

 

Connect with Toby:
Instagram: @tobybaileyepemcoach
Website: www.epemcoaching.co.uk

 

Coach with Steve:
Web: www.soberilliant.com

Insta: @sober.illiant

LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/stevesmith-soberilliant

Coach with James:
Web: http://alcoholfreecoach.com

Insta: @alcoholfreecoach_

LinkedIn: http://linkedin.com/in/james-lloyd-48313032

This week we're joined by our good friend from over the pond Ted Gibson. Ted is a fellow coach, and someone we have been meaning to get on the pod for way too long.

Ted's story is genuinely one of a kind. An alcohol free adventure that started with no real plan. Deep into a hospitality career, a trained sommelier and faced with becoming a dad and with a daughter was on the way, Ted just decided to stop. One year. Non-negotiable. No tools, no real plan. Just a decision.

Six years later, here we are who'd have thought it would have unlocked so much.

A great chat with one of life's good guys. Ted brings a perspective we haven't really heard before on this pod, and it's well worth a listen. 

Connect with Ted:
Instagram: @tedgibsoncoaching

 

Coach with Steve:
Web: www.soberilliant.com

Insta: @sober.illiant

LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/stevesmith-soberilliant

Coach with James:
Web: http://alcoholfreecoach.com

Insta: @alcoholfreecoach_

LinkedIn: http://linkedin.com/in/james-lloyd-48313032