On today’s episode on One For The Road I have to issue a trigger warning as there are discussions around child abuse and suicide. My guest on todays show today is Lucy Bruce. Lucy lives in Glasgow with her two daughters and has now been sober for 18 years. Her childhood was impacted by alcohol, violence & sexual abuse and she self-medicated with alcohol throughout her teens and early twenties until suicidal thoughts and panic attacks made her seek help to get sober. Despite removing...

Welcome back to One For The Road. This week i am joined by Sharon and Lauretta, an acclaimed comedy double act who have appeared in numerous TV and stage productions, developed sitcoms with comedy giants, and written plays for the West End. Sharon and Lauretta went from red wine-drinking Chinese take-out aficionados to thriving advocates of a plant-based lifestyle. Sharon's diagnosis of a rare autoimmune disease was a turning point that led them down a path of resilience, determination, and...

Thanks for tuning into this weeks epsiode of One For `The Road. This week i am joined by Matt Busbridge. Matt started drinking when he was 17 - it was something that wasn’t really of interest to him before that and he began mainly going to clubs etc and drinking maybe once a week . Drink gave him the confidence and a whole new lease of life at that age. He struggled , and still does, with confidence . He reckons it all stems from where he used to be quite a big lad and that hasn’t really...

Thanks for joining me for this weeks episode of One For The Road. This week i am joined by Emily Horwood. Emily grew up in the noughties, amongst the parties of the primrose hill set and the carnage of Camden Town. The drink and the drug scene was in full swing and Emily's relationship with alcohol was off and running. As the people around her started to 'grow up' and have families, Emily continued to do what she knew...searching for the next 'high,' travelling, partying and jumping from...

Thanks for joining me for this week's One For The Road episode. This week I am joined by Tanya Bardsley. Tanya is one of the country's best-known reality TV personalities and an author, model and life coach. Tanya starred in the Real Housewives of Cheshire for almost a decade, however at the same time was struggling with the perfect storm of ADHD symptoms, peri-menopause symptoms and self-medicating using alcohol. Following a breakdown at the end of 2022, Tanya spent time in rehab and has...

Kim’s journey began in 2013 when she decided to make the commitment to stop drinking in order to support her son Matthew who had been diagnosed with epilepsy. Sober is the New Cool was created as she soon realised the social pressures surrounding not only herself but her son too. Connection is the key to hope, health and happiness. She quickly realised that sending messages of hope and inspiration every day has the potential to brighten someone’s world. Kim feels blessed to have reinvented...

Welcome back to another episode of One For The Road. This week I am joined by Scott Thomas. Scott is a former professional party boy who spent the best part of a decade throwing parties for a living. Over the years Scott transitioned into a businessman after a successful appearance on Love Island in 2016. Despite running one of the highest-profile PR agencies The Social PR, Scott continued to struggle with his relationship with alcohol over the years. In 2020 Scott decided to go sober for 12...

Happy New Year and welcome back to One for the Road and a great start to 2024! To start off this new year I am joined by Susannah Tonybee-Clifton. Susannah (@suzesober) lives in Hampshire with her husband and three young boys. She works as a freelancer, managing high-net-worth individuals, and is currently undertaking a psychodynamic therapy course having previously gained qualifications in areas such as CBT and Trauma. Suze was diagnosed with Complex PTSD in 2021 after facing a number of...

Welcome back to One For The Road this weel ia ma joined by Harrison Ward, perhaps better known as Fell Foodie, an outdoor cook who loves to recreate restaurant style meals on minimal equipment (usually a campstove) in remote locations. He has a strong following across various social media platforms and has featured regularly in the media inc Countryfile Magazine, Men's Fitness, Metro etc. He is a brand advocate for Volvo Car UK, recently featured on the BBC in Dame Mary Berry's latest series...

Welcome to my bonus episode Of One For The Road with Sophie B Hawkins. The GRAMMY® Award-nominated, RIAA Platinum-certified singer-songwriter has announced her first UK headline performance in almost two decades, set for Sunday, November 26 at London’s The Forge (3-7 Delancey Street, Camden Town, NW1 7NL) For more than three decades, Sophie B. Hawkins has been a chart-topping, award-winning superstar. The New York-based artist dropped “Damn, I Wish I Was Your Lover” upon an unsuspecting world...

Thanks for joining me for this weeks episode of One For The Road. This week i am joined by Caroline Strawson. Caroline is an award winning Trauma Therapist & Coach and narcissistic abuse survivor. She integrates an array of somatic healing modalities to help others heal and thrive at a nervous system level. She was made homeless after her divorce in 2013 and was left with over £70k debt. She completely retrained and founded her School of Trauma Informed Positive Psychology that is driven...

Thanks for joining me for this weeks episode of One For The Road, this week i am joined by Lorri Haines. Lorri is a devoted father, successful entrepreneur, and passionate mental health advocate who uses his ever growing, big social presence, experiences and knowledge to help guide, support and encourage others. With a personal background that includes a challenging childhood and a long journey of personal growth, Lorri has become a strong voice for mental health awareness. As a mental health...

Thanks for joining me for this weeks episode of One For The Road. This week I am joined by Lucy Norfolk. Lucy discusses in this interview how she met and fell in love with her husband Daniel, and how quite quickly alcohol began to show up in the relationship. Last year, this terrible addiction took his life at the tender age of 41. Lucy is passionate about sharing her story in the hope of helping others. If you have been affected by this podcast here are some links to support...

Thanks for joining me for another episode of One For The Road. This week I am joined by Racheal Lander. Rachael is a session cellist who has performed with everyone from London Grammar and Royal Blood to George Michael and Elton John. Rachael is also 16 years in recovery having used alcohol and beta blockers to medicate her crippling performance anxiety. She uses her platform to raise awareness of addiction and recovery in the music industry and is honoured to be a trustee...

Welcome back to the 100th episode of One For The Road! I wanted to make episode 100 a bit of a celebration episode so i have invited Dani Martinez, my producer on One For The Road to join me. Dani has been with the show since day one, and together we discuss how working on the show has completely changed her outlook and attitude with alcohol, and the education and insight that she has gained thorough working with myself and integrating into the sober community. We also discuss how Dani has...

This week on One For The Road the wonderful Prof. David Nutt joins me. Professor Nutt is a neuropsychopharmacologist specialising in researching drugs that affect the brain and conditions such as addiction, anxiety and sleep. He is the author of the book Drink, and his latest book Psychedelics explores the idea of treating mental health conditions such as depression, OCD, PTSD, and disordered eating and addiction. If you want to connect with me via Instagram, you can find me on the...

Thanks for joining me for this week's episode of One For The Road. This week I am joined by Jimmy Weir as he shares his story with us. Alcohol was everything to him – his best friend, his saviour, the thing he turned to and would ultimately favour over everything and everyone. It all eventually came to a head February 2020 when he was living with his girlfriend and her two children. When he was sober, life was great and they were one amazingly weird little family. He had moments of sobriety...

Thanks for joining me for this week's episode of One For The Road. This week I am joined by Heather Colquhoun. Heather made the decision to go sober over 12 months ago and created an Instagram account to offer support to others in their journey. Her decision came from a mixture of health problems and the death of her best friend Nikki. As such she set up her page to commemorate her friend, called dear_niknak, and discuss the effect of alcohol on those struggling with addiction and the...

Thanks for joining me for this week's episode of One For The Road. This week I am joined by Jess Frost. Jess is an ACoA Empowerment and Emotional Agility Coach and Co-Founder of The 3E Space, a coaching and wellbeing organization that allows individuals and organizations to explore, get energized, and feel empowered.  As an adult child of an alcoholic, Jess has spent the last 6 years on her own deep healing and co-dependency recovery journey. Peeling back the layers of her hard armor and...

Thanks for joining me for this week's episode of One For The Road. I am joined this week by Grammy award-winning musician, Jim Sonefeld, who is part of the huge 90's rock band Hootie and the Blowfish. Jim shares with us his story of early childhood life, his journey into becoming an internationally famous musician, and the turning point that led him to a life of sobriety for the past 19 years. If you want to connect with me via Instagram, you can find me on the instahandle...

Great to have you back for another episode of One For The Road. This week I am joined by Sobreity Instagram blogger Georgie Humphrey who brings humour to our lives and grids with her posts. She’s a sober storyteller who’s been documenting her sober journey on Instagram for three and a half years.  She’s also a mum of 3 boys, an ICF-credited coach. If you want to connect with me via Instagram, you can find me on the instahandle @Soberdave https://www.instagram.com/soberdave/ or via my...

Welcome back to this week's episode of One For The Road. This week I am joined by Trevor Twohig. Trevor is the director of Liquid Choices a campaign for alcohol-free options. He is the writer of the Charlie Stone series of crime novels and in a previous life was a bar owner and massive drinker. He reached 22 stone, drinking over ten pints a day before he realized enough was enough. He hopes his story can help people as since going sober his life has just got better and better.  Please sign...

Happy Wednesday and thanks for joining me for this week's episode of One For The Road. This week I am Joined by Janey Lee Grace. Janey is an Amazon No.1 Best-selling author, and speaker, and was a co-presenter on the UK’s biggest radio show, BBC Radio 2’s Steve Wright in the Afternoon for 24 years. Formerly she was a backing singer with Wham! Kim Wilde and Boy George, had her own number 8 chart hit as Cola Boy with 7 Ways to Love. Janey has written five books on Holistic living including the...

Thanks for joining me for this week's episode of One For The Road. This week I am joined by Sam Harrison. Sam is a retired professional rugby union player from Hinckley, Leicestershire, and is now 200 days sober. He played over 180 Games for Leicester Tigers and represented England at the Under 16, 18, and 20's level. Sam retired from playing professionally in 2019 to become a carpenter and moved with his young family to Byron Bay, Australia where he currently resides. What began as a sip of...