{"podcast":{"title":"Tribe Sober - inspiring an alcohol free life!","slug":"tribe-sober-inspiring-an-alcohol-free-life-369214","podcast_index_feed_id":369214,"rss_url":"https://feed.podbean.com/janetgourand4/feed.xml","website_url":"https://janetgourand4.podbean.com","image_url":"https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/image-logo/3213060/podart_2022_sairzq.jpeg","author":"Janet","episode_count":322,"summary":"This is a podcast for people who have given up drinking, are thinking about giving up drinking - or are just plain sober curious...","last_synced_at":null,"page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/tribe-sober-inspiring-an-alcohol-free-life-369214"},"episode":{"title":"14 TIPS FOR A DRY JANUARY!","slug":"14-tips-for-a-dry-january","published_at":"2025-12-27T08:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/tribe-sober-inspiring-an-alcohol-free-life-369214/14-tips-for-a-dry-january","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/tribe-sober-inspiring-an-alcohol-free-life-369214","url":"https://janetgourand4.podbean.com/e/14-tips-for-a-dry-january-1765874525/","audio_url":"https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/p2dbzvd5dszupkc8/Dry_Jan_FINAL64xpn.mp3","summary":"This week I'm doing a solo episode - 10 reasons to do an alcohol free January - and 14 tips to get you through. In This Episode REASONS TO DO AN ALCOHOL FREE JANUARY You've got a great \"reason\" to not be drinking when people ask! A dry month is a great way to test your dependency - if you can't get through a month without booze then you need to make some changes Alcohol is so toxic that just taking a month off will have significant health benefits Alcohol is linked to liver disease and 7 different types of cancer - 1 glass of wine will raise your risk of breast cancer by 15% Alcohol will weaken our immune systems - and put us more at risk of becoming infected with Covid 20% of regular drinkers will become dependent over the years - drinking more than a bottle and a half of wine a week may damage your health A month off alcohol will reduce your anxiety, freshen up your looks, help you lose weight and enable you to get some good quality sleep Making a donation to our January fundraiser will give you a dopamine hit (giving makes you feel good) and enable you to receive online and community support for 31 days - you can sign up here TIPS TO GET YOU THROUGH Shake up your daily routine and exercise every day Be ready to cope with your emotions - if you've been numbing your feelings with alcohol they will come to the surface Use a journal to track your progress, note your triggers and process your emotions Listen to music, make a soundtrack for your January Challenge - a real mood changer Have your go-to drinks -drinknil.co.za are offering 10% discount on all their alcohol free drinks for people doing our Challenge Find your tribe - its hard to do this alone - check out our membership program here Please donate to our Earthchild Fundraiser - and get 30 days of community and o…","meta_description":"This week I'm doing a solo episode - 10 reasons to do an alcohol free January - and 14 tips to get you through. In This Episode REASONS TO DO AN ALCOHOL F…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1550,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/tribe-sober-inspiring-an-alcohol-free-life-369214/episodes/14-tips-for-a-dry-january/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/tribe-sober-inspiring-an-alcohol-free-life-369214/14-tips-for-a-dry-january.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}