Life Not Wasted Podcast

EPISODE 18 - Let’s Talk About Therapy

Amanda and Molly are back together, and this time they’re chatting about their experiences in therapy. The women dive into their personal counseling work and answer some listener-submitted questions. If you’ve ever been in therapy, or have been curious about where to start, this is a great episode for you. As mental health advocates, Amanda and Molly’s conversation helps end the stigma around mental health and seeking counseling. So lay back on the couch, light a candle, and kick back for a quick therapy sesh. Don’t worry — we won’t send you a bill for this one. Want to connect with Molly and Amanda? Email [email protected] or find us on Instagram at !

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🚨 EPISODE 17: Sober Christmas Spoiler: You’re Not Getting The Pony IS LIVE 🚨

Throwback Thursday! This was the conversation that started it all. In December 2020, Amanda asked Molly to join her for a recorded Zoom chat about how to handle the holiday season while staying sober. From this, Life Not Wasted was born. So much about Amanda & Molly’s lives have changed since then, but one thing is still true — the holidays are challenging! Listen in to this conversation about tough experiences, holiday expectations, and how to stay sober and relatively sane through it all. Spoiler alert: it won’t all be perfect and you probably won’t get the pony you’ve always dreamed about.

Want to connect with Molly and Amanda? Email [email protected].

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🚨 NEW EPISODE 🚨

Episode 16: Faith and F**king Sh*t Up

Amanda surprised Molly with the topic for this episode: faith and what to do when you struggle to maintain a spiritual connection to a higher power.

Molly and Amanda both weighed in on their respective faith journeys, recapping times when it’s gone well and times when it’s been on the back burner. The women share openly about how their faith affects their sobriety and their ability to connect to those around them. Whether you have a relationship with a higher power or not, there’s insight and vulnerability in this episode.

And a word of warning: we had to get the bleep machine out for this one. Apologies in advance to our moms, grandmothers, and pastors for the use of 4-letter words.

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Pinch us. Are we dreaming??

We are booming with gratitude (well, one of us is…) for you all. This podcast has been an incredible adventure. It’s brought us closer together, strengthened our sobriety, and (hopefully) helped a few people in the process.

Here’s to the next 10K and beyond!

In this episode, Amanda and Molly reflect on the challenges of past few months and how they’re moving through them with their sobriety intact.
Have you ever felt like life just keeps knocking you down? Like no matter what you do, the hits just keep coming? Molly and Amanda certainly do. From weddings upended by the pandemic (again), to the challenges of navigating new careers, hit-and-runs, and persistent depression - it’s been an overwhelming season for these sober friends.
Hear Molly and Amanda shed some light on what happened, when and how they turned a corner, and look forward with continued sobriety. Plus, they share ways they can commit to taking care of themselves in the future. Feel free to hold them accountable.

Swipe ➡️ to see our Depression Cats, Ellie & Hilo.

✨Episode 13 with Abbie Jean✨⁠⁠
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Abbie Jean Esbjerg joins us this week to share her sobriety experience, and how going viral for a TikTok video about curing her hemorrhoids helped her find a sober community on social media.⁠⁠
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In this episode, Abbie Jean shares with us how she finally got sober for herself (and not those around her), her experience going to a detox facility after becoming physically addicted to alcohol, and how laughing at ourselves with people who care and are going through similar challenges can be an antidote to self-hatred.⁠⁠
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Our girl, Amanda, is married! 🎉💕

Some of us need a more obvious reminder to take it one day at a time 🙋🏼‍♀️

Evidence that you can still enjoy parties when you’re sober👆🏻 Or more accurately for us, we enjoy parties *because* we’re sober.

We celebrated Amanda’s wedding shower this weekend, and guess what?

We didn’t obsessed about alcohol, even when others drank around us. We didn’t black out or get sloppy drunk. We didn’t wake up the next morning with shame, regret, and confusion.

It’s miraculous, and we’re here for it. 🙌🏻