Empowered By Sobriety – The Soberistas Podcast

In this episode, Lucy Rocca sits down with the inspiring Liz Folan, known as Running Girl on Soberistas. Recently named the Soberistas Champion in January 2025, Liz embodies everything Soberistas stands for—embracing sobriety with positivity, living alcohol-free to the fullest, and stepping into her true potential as a strong, empowered woman. Tune in as she shares her journey, the joys of sober living, and the mindset shifts that have helped her thrive.

Empowered By Sobriety ... how has sobriety empowered you?

Lucy Rocca talks to sober influencer and retreats organiser, Isabel Van Zuilen, founder of Sobertopia, a platform for all things alcohol-free.
Izzy's story of boozy binge drinker to happy, self-fulfilled and sharing the power of positive sobriety around the globe is as motivational as it is inspiring.
Enjoy! 😊

About Izzy:
Isabel van Zuilen (Izzy) is an expat from Amsterdam, living in San Francisco, California, with her lovely husband, awesome daughter, two cats and a brand new puppy. She started her sober journey in May 2019, when she dived into the world of sobriety. Trying every n/a bubbly there was, and flying around the world to attend fun sober events - The first one being the Soberistas Workshop in Dublin in 2019! (Link: https://sobertopia.life/my-first-sober-event/ )

In 2021 Izzy started organising sober retreats for women who don't need alcohol to have fun. Nice get-aways, where you can combine a blissful time away, with meeting like-minded women in a gorgeous alcohol-free setting in sunny Spain. For any enquiries, you can connect with her on Instagram at @sobertopia or check out her blog here: www.sobertopia.life.

https://www.instagram.com/sobertopia/

https://www.instagram.com/sobertopiaretreats/

https://sobertopia.life/

Empowered By Sobriety ... how has sobriety empowered you?

From boozy benders to finding the joy of sobriety, Sober Mama is Rachael Shephard's debut book. It tells the story of her rollercoaster ride to abstinence and how ditching the Pinot Grigio for good completely transformed her life. In this podcast, I chat to Rachael about her journey to sobriety, writing the book, and everything she has learnt along the way.

You can follow Rachael on social media at @sobermamaltd (Instagram) and you'll find her book on Amazon here.

Empowered By Sobriety ... how has sobriety empowered you?