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Discover your happiest sober self!
Are you tired of waking up hungover, anxious, and full of shame and regret? Are you questioning your relationship with alcohol, but you feel like your drinking isn’t “bad enough” to justify quitting? Are you feeling stuck because you know alcohol is making you suffer… and yet you can’t imagine life without it?
I’ve got you. I was once stuck there too.
Hi! I’m Madeline Forrest, your sober cheerleader!
After a decade of problematic drinking, I got sober in November 2020. And the greatest plot twist of my life? I discovered that the very thing I believed brought me happiness, fun, relaxation, confidence, and connection (aka, alcohol) was actually holding those things away from me. I’ve discovered that my life is SO much happier without alcohol in it, and now I’m passionate about helping others discover that for themselves, too.
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Join me every week as I chat about ALL things sobriety: the highs, the lows, the challenges, the gifts, the tools, the messy middle, and everything in between. This podcast will help you navigate your alcohol-free life so you can not just live life sober, but LOVE life sober.
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Being on a sober journey takes a special kind of courage, and you don’t have to do it alone! No matter where you’re at in your journey, connecting with community is the absolute best thing you can do for yourself. And the Happiest Sober Hub is an incredibly special and unique one.
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When I first started having thoughts of getting sober, Madeline’s voice via the Happiest Sober podcast resonated with me right away. I could so relate to her journey, perspective, and I really appreciated her positive outlook. One thing I learned in my early sobriety research was that everyone recommended joining some kind of community. Thankfully, I knew that the Happiest Sober Hub was the right community for me. I joined within the first month of my sobriety and haven’t looked back. This week I will celebrate two years sober, and it brings tears to my eyes knowing what an enormous impact the HSH hub has made in my mental health. For two years I have joined zoom meetings up to twice a week (although they are more available!) which have brought life-long friendships into my life with a community of truly amazing, caring, funny, kind, and heartfelt people. It really helps to not do this alone. I actually couldn’t be more grateful for Maddie and the HSH - it’s changed my life.- Bridget, HSH Member
I’ve been a member of Happiest Sober Hub since early 2024 and it’s such a special part of my life. In my heart, I knew that I wanted to - needed to - let go of alcohol. Listening to Maddie’s podcast, so many of the conversations resonated with me and I realized I wasn’t so alone in what I was feeling. When I joined the Hub, I found the community and courage I needed to take that step and give an alcohol-free life a chance. The journey can be challenging at times but more than anything else it’s been beautifully expansive. Life really is happiest when you’re sober and I’ll always be so grateful to Maddie, Meg, and my fellow “happies” for being there for me through every setback and celebration. Sobriety is joyful! I may not have ever really discovered this on my own, so it’s my hope that for anyone out there who feels as daunted as I once did by the thought of quitting drinking finds a community as incredible as Happiest Sober. It changed my life in the best way. - Ashley, HSH Member
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I got sober because alcohol made me suffer. I’ve stayed sober because sobriety made my life infinitely better.
-MADELINE FORREST