Why Listen?
Welcome to the Confident Sober Women podcast, your go-to source for real-life talk on healing trauma, building confidence, and thriving beyond recovery. Hosted by a witty middle-aged woman balancing the chaos of parenting young adults, marriage, and business, each episode feels like a coffee chat with your best friend who’s also a therapist and coach. Since July 1, 2002, our host has been on a journey of sobriety, dedicating her life to helping other sober women.
Tune in for personal stories, teenage mishaps, and professional insights into natural wellness and clinical practices. Join us as we share practical tools for managing emotions and living a life you no longer want to escape from, inspired by the spirit of Stevie Nicks, Carrie Underwood, and Sheryl Crow. Let’s thrive in long-term recovery together!
Confident Sober Women
Join Shelby John, sober since July 1, 2002, for empowering conversations on the Confident Sober Women podcast with women who’ve found joy and confidence in their alcohol and drug-free lives.
This show is a rally cry for empathetic, resilient, and wisdom-seeking women dedicated to building a life you don’t want to escape from after that crucial first year of a sober lifestyle.
Discover how to:
· Build unshakable confidence in your sober life
· Break free from societal drinking norms
· Overcome the shame cycle and emotional numbing
· Resist the glamorized, over-hyped social influences around alcohol
· Create a pure and joyful life beyond recovery
Hear inspiring stories and practical advice on:
· Healing trauma
· Mindful parenting in recovery
· Optimizing physical and mental health
· Building a new, empowered identity
· Transforming your life beyond substance abuse recovery
We dive deep into questions like “Who am I now?” and “How do I pursue my heart’s desires?”, taking the intimidation out of sobriety and showcasing how to thrive in long-term recovery. This is truly a space for women supporting women in this modern recovery era.
New episodes every Tuesday. Subscribe now for weekly inspiration on your journey to becoming one of the happiest sober women, free from the cool crowd’s pressure to drink.
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Emotional Sobriety, Not Labels: Redefining Recovery for High-Achieving Women
What if sobriety is less about labels and more about how you live, think, and feel each day?
In this episode, Shelby sits down with transformation coach Heather Simco to talk about a more honest and grounded approach to recovery. With over a decade of sobriety and more than 20 years in entrepreneurship, Heather shares how high-achieving women can move beyond burnout, alcohol, and self-sabotage by focusing on emotional sobriety, not just abstinence.
They explore the patterns that often go unnoticed, including shifting addictions, perfectionism, overconsumption, and the constant search for relief. This conversation looks beyond quitting alcohol and focuses on what it actually takes to feel well in your daily life, mentally, physically, and emotionally.
Heather also shares her personal story, including rebuilding relationships, navigating motherhood, and the level of awareness it takes to stay grounded in recovery. If you have ever questioned your habits, your coping mechanisms, or what real freedom looks like, this episode offers a clear and practical perspective.
In this episode, you will hear about:
• Reframing sobriety and removing the stigma around the word “addict”
• Emotional sobriety and its role in long-term healing
• Hidden addictions such as food, control, and productivity
• Nervous system regulation and mental health in sobriety
• Building a balanced and sustainable life after alcohol
This conversation is for sober women, sober curious women, and anyone on a sobriety journey who is focused on emotional healing, mental health, and building a more stable and clear life.
About the Guest
Heather Simco is a transformation coach and founder of Complete Concierge Solutions and Sober Boss Babe. She helps high-achieving women break free from burnout, alcohol, and self-sabotage through mental, physical, and emotional sobriety. Her work focuses on helping women reclaim their energy, strengthen their leadership, and build aligned lives and businesses.
Connect with Heather:
Website: www.heathersimco.com
Instagram: @heathersimco
TikTok: @heathesimco
YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/@heathersimco
About the Host
Shelby John is a licensed therapist and founder of Wholistic Living. Through the Confident Sober Women podcast, she explores mental health and sobriety, trauma recovery, and personal growth for women who are building lives rooted in clarity, confidence, and real freedom.
Website: https://shelbyjohn.com
Support the show
If this episode was helpful, consider subscribing, rating, or sharing it with someone who might need it. This could be a sober woman, someone exploring life after alcohol, or anyone working through anxiety, depression, or emotional challenges.
Shelby also offers remote neurofeedback therapy and EMDR as part of her work in trauma recovery and nervous system regulation. You can learn more on her website.
Her memoir, Recovering in Recovery: The Life-Changing Joy of Sobriety, is available wherever books are sold.
Don’t forget to subscribe, rate & share this episode with a sober woman or someone suffering from anxiety, depression, ADHD, sleep problems and negative thought patterns who needs to hear she is not alone.
Oh, and by the way, if you didn’t know, my remote Neurofeedback Therapy program is up and running. Learn more here!Learn more about EMDR therapy, EMDR Intensives and Remote Neurofeedback.
And if you haven't read my memoir, grab a copy of Recovering in Recovery: The Life-Changing Joy of Sobriety wherever books are sold.
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Meet Your Host - Shelby John
Shelby is a licensed clinical social worker with a private practice where she specializes in trauma, addiction, and anxiety. With years of experience in the field, she founded Shelby John Coaching and is the happy host of the Confident Sober Women podcast. After getting sober she became a fresh, authentic voice in the sobriety space, showing women how to build confidence and love their lives beyond recovery. Shelby is the mother to three, the wife to one loving man, and has been sober since July 1, 2002.
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