The Sober Rebel

Welcome back to Louisa’s Dry January Series. After the success of the 2024 series, she wanted to return with something deeper, more practical and more psychology-led for 2026.Today Louisa reflects on her sobriety over the last three years, talking about those personal turning points for her in that journey.Louisa Evans is a psychology-based practitioner, clinical hypnotherapist and the host of the Sober Rebel podcast. She specialises in helping people change their relationship with alcohol in a grounded and realistic way, using a blend of cognitive behavioural approaches, emotional regulation, habit science and nervous system understanding. Her work focuses on grey area drinking, midlife identity shifts, and supporting people who want sobriety to feel steadier, clearer and more sustainable.For listeners who want extra support during Dry January, Louisa’s course Sober Resilience is available with a thirty percent discount throughout the series using the code DRYJAN26. The course includes practical tools for cravings, emotional steadiness, behavioural patterns, routines and the predictable identity wobble that often appears in early sobriety. All of Louisa’s work, including her therapy practice and additional resources, can be found at www.louisaevans.com.Louisa is known for her direct, psychology-led approach and her ability to make sobriety feel accessible rather than overwhelming. Her work is centred on clarity, honesty and understanding the patterns underneath drinking, rather than relying on force or perfectionism.

In this episode, Louisa talks to Mandy who has had so many realisations in her sobriety including how it's positively impacted her health and fitness levels. From cold plunging and jumping off cliffs, she's even found new passions and hobbies but above all she's been able to nurture her relationships with those close to her, and that's priceless.Join Louisa for her brand new Dry January series on the 1st January 2026 where there will be one mini episode a day to support you at any point in sobriety. The topics will cover habit building and breaking, sobriety and also mindset so there will hopefully be something for everyone, whether this is your first month or beyond.The main show will return in February. Have a wonderful Christmas.Louisa is a psychology-based practitioner and therapist based in the UK and works with clients worldwide via Zoom. She supports people who want to change their relationship with alcohol and also works with anxiety, low mood and overthinking. If you’d like to explore 1 to 1 support, you can find out more at www.louisaevans.com.Useful links:Instagram: @stepping_into_sobriety - for daily sober encouragementSubstack: Beyond Sobriety.- weekly articles, relaxation downloads and community, focussed on thriving in a sober life.Audible: Becoming a Sober Rebel - audiobook on how Louisa stepped into sobriety on her own terms.Don’t forget, as a Sober Rebel listener, you can get a 30% discount off the Sober Resilience Online Course using code RESILIENCE544 and you will also be able to buy one get one free on all hypnosis recordings on Louisa's website using code SOBERREBEL. Visit www.louisaevans.com. Self hypnosis is an amazing way to reprogram some of those deep rooted beliefs about alcohol and to enjoy the process.

In this episode, Louisa talks to Tracy, the founder of Sober Glimmers and the community over at soberglimmers.co.uk. Tracy shares how sobriety changed the way she shows up as a mum, why the outdoors has become such a big part of her life and what led her to build a space for people who want something more than drinking culture.It’s an honest chat about finding your feet, choosing what actually feels good and creating a life that makes sense.Louisa is a psychology-based practitioner and therapist based in the UK and works with clients worldwide via Zoom. She supports people who want to change their relationship with alcohol and also works with anxiety, low mood and overthinking. If you’d like to explore 1 to 1 support, you can find out more at www.louisaevans.com.Useful links:Instagram: @stepping_into_sobriety - for daily sober encouragementSubstack: Beyond Sobriety.- weekly articles, relaxation downloads and community, focussed on thriving in a sober life.Audible: Becoming a Sober Rebel - audiobook on how Louisa stepped into sobriety on her own terms.Don’t forget, as a Sober Rebel listener, you can get a 30% discount off the Sober Resilience Online Course using code RESILIENCE544 and you will also be able to buy one get one free on all hypnosis recordings on Louisa's website using code SOBERREBEL. Visit www.louisaevans.com. Self hypnosis is an amazing way to reprogram some of those deep rooted beliefs about alcohol and to enjoy the process.

In this episode, Chris shares his benefits of sobriety, and the topics range from increased confidence to go sober raving, dating without alcohol and being inspired by others. He even attributes an increase in mood and positivity to quitting alcohol over three years ago and now has the time and energy to give to other things.Louisa is a psychology-based practitioner and therapist based in the UK and works with clients worldwide via Zoom. She supports people who want to change their relationship with alcohol and also works with anxiety, low mood and overthinking. If you’d like to explore 1 to 1 support, you can find out more at www.louisaevans.com.Useful links:Instagram: @stepping_into_sobriety - for daily sober encouragementSubstack: Beyond Sobriety.- weekly articles, relaxation downloads and community, focussed on thriving in a sober life.Audible: Becoming a Sober Rebel - audiobook on how Louisa stepped into sobriety on her own terms.Don’t forget, as a Sober Rebel listener, you can get a 30% discount off the Sober Resilience Online Course using code RESILIENCE544 and you will also be able to buy one get one free on all hypnosis recordings on Louisa's website using code SOBERREBEL. Visit www.louisaevans.com. Self hypnosis is an amazing way to reprogram some of those deep rooted beliefs about alcohol and to enjoy the process.

In this episode, Chloe shares her benefits of sobriety, reflecting on 1000 days of an alcohol free life. At one point she openly admits that she wasn't sure about letting go of alcohol and thought of it as her friend, whilst also hating how it made her feel. She talks about going to her GP to ask for help and how stumbling upon podcasts was the thing that really helped her.Hearing others stories to know she wasn't alone in how she was feeling... so today she shares her story to give back.Louisa is a psychology-based practitioner based in the UK and works with clients worldwide via Zoom. She supports people who want to change their relationship with alcohol and also works with anxiety, low mood and overthinking. If you’d like to explore 1 to 1 support, you can find out more at www.louisaevans.com.Useful links:Instagram: @stepping_into_sobriety - for daily sober encouragementSubstack: Beyond Sobriety.- weekly articles, relaxation downloads and community, focussed on thriving in a sober life.Audible: Becoming a Sober Rebel - audiobook on how Louisa stepped into sobriety on her own terms.Don’t forget, as a Sober Rebel listener, you can get a 30% discount off the Sober Resilience Online Course using code RESILIENCE544 and you will also be able to buy one get one free on all hypnosis recordings on Louisa's website using code SOBERREBEL. Visit www.louisaevans.com. Self hypnosis is an amazing way to reprogram some of those deep rooted beliefs about alcohol and to enjoy the process.