Trigger warning: This episode contains themes of grief, loss, trauma, addiction, and recovery.

This episode is special; I get to talk to my fabulous friend Nicky Wake and I can confirm it is completely unfiltered.

In this fiercely honest episode of It’s Got Pockets, I sit down with the phenomenal Nicky Wake - powerhouse entrepreneur, sober and founder of multiple game-changing businesses (Don't Panic Events, Chapter 2 Dating, Widow’s Fire, Sober Love and Sober AF) and a woman who has turned the hardest kind of heartbreak into deep purpose and powerful impact.

We talk about everything. And I mean everything.

From podium dancing in the Hacienda to building a global awards empire…

From losing the love of her life and navigating widowhood, grief and solo parenting…

To dating again (with hilarious stories and a few d*ck pics along the way)…

And hitting rock-bottom moments before making the bold, life-saving choice to get sober and start again - on her own terms.

This isn’t a story of one neat, tidy reinvention.
It’s a story of grit, grief, guts and there's some gallows humour - this is why we are friends.

We talk:

🔥 Widowhood and anticipatory grief
🔥 Dating over 50 and the launch of Chapter 2 and Widow’s Fire
🔥 The sober dating revolution (hello Sober AF)
🔥 Alcohol as a coping mechanism and how she chose differently
🔥 Why power of attorney and a will are NOT boring admin, but essential
🔥 The power of community, purpose and finding your people

And Nicky’s six-word memoir? One of the best yet.

This is one for anyone who’s ever wondered how the hell to carry on when life hits hardest and who believes in plot twists, comebacks and doing things your own damn way.

🧨 Tap play. Share it with someone who needs it. And if you haven’t sorted your will or power of attorney yet - this is your big fat nudge.

Sarah is the founder of FoundHer Fire—a membership space for experienced women in business who know real success isn’t just about strategy, it’s about self; a place, a space, a community where women find their fire, for women who aren't done yet and who are ready to write their own rules of success. Sarah also co-founded The Plot Twist (un)Awards, celebrating female founders and women smashing through glass ceilings with purpose, passion and joy.

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