Hello lovely peopleBIG WELL DONE TO EVERYONE who got to the end of dry Jan and (even if you didnt don't sweat, everyones journey is different) . Here one bird is happy its over, Jennifer is drinking moderately and Carlotta is powering on, work to do -Both of us a bit sad as we have to bring this series to an end as we have  lots of life stuff to be getting on with - its hard work promoting and editing, securing guests, we are going to pop back with a few one-offs and if we secure our mega famous guests or raise some funding ... Hasta Mañana baby, we'll be BackOur guest this week is the very impressive Caroline Milne who has won numerous awards for her Health Coaching activities - giving us some much needed inspiration!!Love you all - keep in touchhttps://www.coachingwithcaroline.co.uk/coaching https://www.instagram.com/coaching.with.caroline/https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/health-hacks-with-caroline-milne/id1498969880Jennifer O'Donnell and Carlotta Allum witter on about trying not drink, with special guests

Hello all and a very happy full moon to you all, can you feel the Kenergy tonight? last night - we think the vibes were coming is strong, we were certainly howling  - how is every one getting on, the end of dry Jan is in sight, I know Jennifer cant wait, but Im powering through  - how are you doing ? what are you doing?The lovely Mollie Huckerby is our guest she's like a breath of fresh air for us, she's set up tech start ups, battled with serious illness and now a wellness coach all at 26 ... what a starWe might be finishing this series soon, life gets in the way and we dont have the headspace for marketing, but we would LOVE to hear your thoughts please talk to us on all the usual platformsJennifer O'Donnell and Carlotta Allum witter on about trying not drink, with special guests

Hello everyone and welcome to another wittering session with the Two Trying Birds. This week we are talking about things we do to beat the blues on this journey. How are we all feeling? Blue Monday been and gone, we look forward to better times. I think we decide we are alright in the end!Our guest this week is Tom Hawkins, Nurse, Soundscape Artist, Sober person, interesting guy - we decided he is very calming! have a listen, please feedback and let us know how you're getting onA few things he talks about:I met Tom through his partners Drawing classes that I attend (Carlotta)https://londondrawing.com/Tom mentions this bookhttps://www.amazon.co.uk/RECOVERY-2-0-Tommy-Rosen-ebook/dp/B00KSF7W4OJennifer O'Donnell and Carlotta Allum witter on about trying not drink, with special guests

Another episode of the Trying Birds waffling on about our last week, all the trials and tribulations of Dry January and things going wrong and right. We have our 'friend of the show' Jane Peyton with us and her irrepressible knowledge of Gin and all things historical but also her wise word on the 'low and no' market - and she has given us a discount code for her amazing books from The British Library about the philosophy of booze - Please share and big us up and respond - leave us feed back I have a £2 discount code on my books for your listeners.  The discount is available on any of my book titles.  If the buyer adds this code at the webshop checkout it will deduct £2 off each title.Code:  2OFFDRINK Books link. https://www.school-of-booze.com/product-category/books/Jennifer O'Donnell and Carlotta Allum witter on about trying not drink, with special guests

Welcome to our first dry witter of 2024, we have on the programme great friend of the show, the irrepressible Mickey O'Brien, broadcaster, musician and lovely person. Mickey hasn't drunk for a couple of years after a self hypnosis session in Lockdown and is blooming quite obviously. Here are some links and words from MickeyAs I said, for me, I need to know why something works and because I proved to myself - totally unexpectedly - that it does, I had to work out what was going on under the bonnet for me to have responded so effectively.Here are the links I wanted to share with you!:1. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OP9byfvQoLs - Dan Jones Hypnotherapist (Ericksonian Hypnotherapy - Sir Milton Erickson)2. https://www.hypnotherapy-directory.org.uk/memberarticles/the-meaning-of-ericksonian-hypnosis-and-how-it-differs-from-traditional-met - this explains more about the method of clinical self-hypnosis that worked for me. It reiterates why it worked when I talked about the choice of images I put into the TV screens that the YouTube script was asking me to do - were personal and related to my fears and hopes only.Ericksonian hypnosis is a modern hypnotic method which taps into the potentials of the subconscious mind through a rather subtle, respectful and personalised method which usually involves the use of such tools as body language, stories, metaphors and other hypnotic techniques that are tailored to improve the condition of patients.3. https://www.udemy.com/user/danieljones11/ - The person who did the YouTube video has his own course online, so I bought it (for about £15) to help me understand the science about why and how hypnotherapy worked for me:"Different types of therapy on its own and then looking at people that have had those different types of therapy but had hypnosis with those therapies, have found that the therapy is more effective because they've had the hypnosis as well.And the reason behind that is that hypnosis is accessing the optimal learning state. It's accessing the part of the brain that updates patterns in your brain.So when you learn something new, what happens is you update the pattern for whatever that is. So when you're learning a language, whether it's at birth and growing up as a toddler and learning your native language or whether it's learning a language in school when new words stick.What's happened is the patterns in your brain, so the neurons in your brain have wired in such a way that makes it so that now there's the connections to make it.So this is a new pattern.So it could be that you're saying a word wrong until that point. And then all of a sudden you start saying the word right. Everyone reaffirms that tells you, yes, that's how it's supposed to be said.So your brain updates and says, right, we'll keep it at this point, this is how this is supposed to be.With psychological problems, if someone has a problem, whether it's depression, anxiety, a phobia, an addiction, whatever it is; the whole time they're going to therapy, hopefully it's working on the patterns and trying to alter the way they think or relate to whatever that problem is.But once change actually happens, what has happened for that change to be lasting is that the patterns have updated and there was some research done on looking at.Jennifer O'Donnell and Carlotta Allum witter on about trying not drink, with special guests

Soooooo we are back! we are not sure about anything but we are going again, we do it for ourselves and our friends really - its a year since we started this journey and its been so interesting. Dry January is round the corner and we are embracing the change - already sick of ourselves !!Will you join us?Jennifer O'Donnell and Carlotta Allum witter on about trying not drink, with special guests

We are so chuffed to introduce our season finale with Mitch Winehouse, father of the late, great Amy Winehouse. Carlotta loses her cool a bit, but the general themse is can the community contribute to recovery and what advice to parents for their children.Jennifer O'Donnell and Carlotta Allum witter on about trying not drink, with special guests

Hello and welcome to the 5th instalment of out mini-series of TTB where we cover all sorts of issues that are relevant to scatty birds age, and maybe other too! No more so that DIET! we must have, between us, tried every diet under the sun and know deep down its not healthy - and the relationship between weight gain and alcohol is, we thought, nailed on! BUT not according to our special guest Sandra Roycroft-Davies. Her hugely successful Thinking  Slimmer for Weight Loss programme encourages retraining your brain for as little time as 9 minutes a day. This power of suggestive thought works for alcohol too, I'm totally sold!!  where do I sign? All the usual banter and some stupid diet from the 70's :)🎙 Join us on Sober Podcast UK as we navigate the journey of sobriety in today'sworld. Every episode is a step towards understanding. #SoberPodcastUK#NewBeginnings 🎧 Ever wondered about the stories behind the sober? Dive into our Sober Podcast andhear tales of triumph over temptation. #SoberStories #Inspiration🚫 From the depths of drug addiction to the heights of recovery. Our Podcast on DrugAddiction is a beacon for those lost in the struggle. #RecoveryRoad #HopeInTheDark🍷 Curious about the real impact of that glass of wine? Our Alcohol Shorts seriesdelves into the lesser-known truths. #KnowYourDrink #InformedChoices 🍺 Rethink that pint! Tune into Drinking Shorts for bite-sized insights on the effectsof alcohol. #RethinkTheDrink #AwarenessMatters🎤 Over the Influence isn't just a segment; it's a movement. Join us as we redefine ourrelationship with alcohol. #BeyondTheBottle #ChoiceMatters 🎧 The road to sobriety isn't walked alone. Join Jennifer and Carlotta on Sober PodcastUK as they share their personal journey. #FriendshipAndSobriety #TwoTryingBirds 🍸 Before the next cheers, pause and reflect. Our Alcohol Shorts series might justchange the way you view that glass. #MindfulDrinking #CheersToAwareness🎙 Over the Influence - Where we challenge norms, embrace sobriety, and celebrateevery individual's choice. #Empowerment #LifeChoices🍹 Every drink has a story, and not all are merry. Discover the untold tales in ourDrinking Shorts series. #BehindTheSip #TrueTalesJennifer O'Donnell and Carlotta Allum witter on about trying not drink, with special guests

Catch up with the Two Trying Birds and their efforts to go alcohol free. This week they talk to Dean Stalham about the seriousness of addiction and the challenges it presents for partners of those experiencing addiction issues. Sometimes Real Life just gets in the way, Jenn and Carlotta have found it hard keeping up with the podcast this time, and real life is HARD, but we still manage a few laughsDean Stalham is a British self-taught artist, playwright and community activist from North London. He has spent time in prison for handling stolen artworks. Dean writes and performs regularly and is currently working on a feature film set in Margate🎙 Join us on Sober Podcast UK as we navigate the journey of sobriety in today'sworld. Every episode is a step towards understanding. #SoberPodcastUK#NewBeginnings 🎧 Ever wondered about the stories behind the sober? Dive into our Sober Podcast andhear tales of triumph over temptation. #SoberStories #Inspiration🚫 From the depths of drug addiction to the heights of recovery. Our Podcast on DrugAddiction is a beacon for those lost in the struggle. #RecoveryRoad #HopeInTheDark🍷 Curious about the real impact of that glass of wine? Our Alcohol Shorts seriesdelves into the lesser-known truths. #KnowYourDrink #InformedChoices 🍺 Rethink that pint! Tune into Drinking Shorts for bite-sized insights on the effectsof alcohol. #RethinkTheDrink #AwarenessMatters🎤 Over the Influence isn't just a segment; it's a movement. Join us as we redefine ourrelationship with alcohol. #BeyondTheBottle #ChoiceMatters 🎧 The road to sobriety isn't walked alone. Join Jennifer and Carlotta on Sober PodcastUK as they share their personal journey. #FriendshipAndSobriety #TwoTryingBirds 🍸 Before the next cheers, pause and reflect. Our Alcohol Shorts series might justchange the way you view that glass. #MindfulDrinking #CheersToAwareness🎙 Over the Influence - Where we challenge norms, embrace sobriety, and celebrateevery individual's choice. #Empowerment #LifeChoices🍹 Every drink has a story, and not all are merry. Discover the untold tales in ourDrinking Shorts series. #BehindTheSip #TrueTalesJennifer O'Donnell and Carlotta Allum witter on about trying not drink, with special guests

This week the Two Trying Birds are talking to Cami Vidal founder and owner of La Maison Wellness about all things wellbeing.  Carlotta and Jennifer chat through their journey to sobriety in Sober October and share their varied  experiences to be alcohol free for a month.  Cami shares her tips for mindful cocktails and how to listen to yourself and what your body needs. The usual Not The Wine O'Clock news and an " And Finally" not to be missed. 🎧 Discover stories of resilience and recovery in our newest Sober Podcast episode.Every story is a beacon of hope. #SoberJourney #PodcastLife 🚫 Battling addiction? Tune into our Podcast on Addiction for expertinsights, personal stories, and a community that understands. #AddictionRecovery#SoberLife🍹 Think twice before that next drink. Our Alcohol Shorts series sheds light on theunseen effects of alcohol. #AlcoholAwareness #DrinkResponsibly 🎥 Watch our Drinking Shorts for quick insights into the world of sobriety. Every siphas a story. #SoberChoices #LifeWithoutAlcohol 🎤 Over the Influence - our special segment where we discuss the power of choice,the strength in sobriety, and the journey to self-discovery. #OverTheInfluence#SoberLiving🎙 Dive into the latest episode of the Sober Podcast UK. A haven for those seekingsupport and understanding. #SoberPodcastUK #StayStrong https://www.lamaisonwellness.com/@mindfullycami https://yogabythesea-booking.as.me/schedule.php@yogionsea Jennifer O'Donnell and Carlotta Allum witter on about trying not drink, with special guests