Sober Banter

About Sober Banter

Sober Banter is a sobriety podcast hosted by Rachel and Colin, a married couple who got sober together in November 2021. The show explores life after alcohol in real time, covering relationships, relapse, identity shifts, family, stigma, and the daily work of staying sober. Honest conversation. Sharp humor. No preaching. New episodes every Thursday.

Publisher

Rachel & Colin Casey

Category

health & fitness · society & culture

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

18 Oct 2024

Latest episode

19 Feb 2026

Latest episodes

33 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   19 Feb 2026

   Sober Banter Trailer

   Sober Banter Trailer About Sober Banter Sober Banter is a recovery podcast hosted by Rachel and Colin, a married couple who got sober together in November 2021. The show focuses on life after alcohol, recovery in real time, and the conversations people do not always say out loud. We believe there is no one right way to get sober and that laughter still belongs in recovery. New episodes every Thursday. Stay Connected: Listen, Subscribe, and Share 🎧🎙️Listen to Sober Banter Available wherever you get podcasts 🌐 Visit the Sober Banter Website (https://soberbanter.com/) Following the show or leaving a review helps more people find these conversations. 💌 Join Our Email List (https://mailchi.mp/soberbanter.com/2026) Get new episodes, updates, and bonus content delivered straight to your inbox. 🤝 Support the Show (https://www.buymeacoffee.com/soberbanter) Help us keep Sober Banter independent and listener supported. 📚 Alcoholics Anonymous (https://www.aa.org/) Explore AA as one possible recovery resource. 📩 Email us! podcast@soberbanter.com 📱 Follow Sober Banter on Social Media Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/soberbanterpod): Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/sober.banter): TikTok (https://www.tiktok.com/@soberbanter): X (https://x.com/Sober_banter): Apple Podcasts (https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/sober-banter/id1805475969) Spotify (https://open.spotify.com/show/3A51zCDyW8K927va0adaby) Disclaimer Sober Banter is not a medical or clinical podcast. We share lived experience, not professional advice. If you are navigating alcohol withdrawal, mental health concerns, or need additional support, please seek help from a qualified provider or trusted recovery resource. ★ Support this podcast ★ (https://buymeacoffee.com/soberbanter)

2. 

   8 Feb 2026

   Sobriety, Identity, and Rebuilding Life Beyond Alcohol with Heather Trumpfheller

   In this episode of Sober Banter, host Rachel sits down with Heather Trumpfheller, a tech startup professional and world traveler, for an honest conversation about modern sobriety, identity shifts, and reclaiming life without alcohol. Heather shares how quitting drinking led her to also walk away from busyness, a decade long career that no longer aligned with her values, and patterns rooted in anxiety, people pleasing, and burnout. The conversation explores early sobriety, grief and loss, dating and traveling alcohol free, resentment, stigma, and why community is essential in recovery. This episode is a powerful reminder that sobriety is not a punishment. It is freedom. And it is never too late to choose yourself. Editor’s Note: This episode was recorded in July 2025 when Heather was 18 months sober. She is now over 2 years sober as her sobriety date is November 13, 2023. (00:00) - Welcome + Heather’s Sobriety Story (03:44) - Finding Community and Support (08:04) - Early Sobriety and Identity Shifts (12:28) - Celebrating Sobriety Milestones (24:13) - Grief, Loss, and Staying Sober (27:57) - Traveling and Dating Without Alcohol (35:34) - Labels, Stigma, and Recovery Culture (55:53) - Rest, Growth, and Final Reflections Connect with Heather 📸 Instagram https://www.instagram.com/htrumpfheller (https://www.instagram.com/htrumpfheller) 💼 LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/heathertrumpfheller/ (https://www.linkedin.com/in/heathertrumpfheller/) 📧 Email htrumpfheller@gmail.com Stay Connected: Listen, Subscribe, and Share 🎧🎙️Listen to Sober Banter Available wherever you get podcasts 🌐 Visit the Sober Banter Website (https://soberbanter.com/) Following the show or leaving a review helps more people find these conversations. 💌 Join Our Email List (https://mailchi.mp/soberbanter.com/2026) Get new episodes, updates, and bonus content delivered straight to your inbox. 🤝 Support the Show (https://www.buymeacoffee.com/soberbanter) Help us keep Sober Banter independent and listener supported. 📚 Alcoholics Anonymous (https://www.aa.org/) Explore AA as one possible recovery resource. 📩 Email us! podcast@soberbanter.com 📱 Follow Sober Banter on Social Media Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/soberbanterpod): Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/sober.banter): TikTok (https://www.tiktok.com/@soberbanter): X (https://x.com/Sober_banter): Apple Podcasts (https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/sober-banter/id1805475969) Spotify (https://open.spotify.com/show/3A51zCDyW8K927va0adaby) Disclaimer Sober Banter is not a medical or clinical podcast. We share lived experience, not professional advice. If you are navigating alcohol withdrawal, mental health concerns, or need additional support, please seek help from a qualified provider or trusted recovery resource. ★ Support this podcast ★ (https://buymeacoffee.com/soberbanter)

3. 

   29 Jan 2026

   Modern Sobriety: Parenting, AA, and the Labels We Use with Kristen Crocker

   In this episode, hosts Colin Casey and Rachel Casey sit down with writer and recovery advocate Kristen Crocker for an honest conversation about parenting, sobriety, and modern recovery. Together, they talk about quitting drinking, navigating sobriety while raising kids, and how stigma, labels, and recovery culture shape the way parents seek support. (00:00) - Meet Kristen Crocker (03:54) - Struggles, relapses, and trying again (06:30) - Changing perceptions of alcoholism (10:39) - Navigating sobriety with family (16:42) - Pregnancy and sobriety (31:44) - AA Tradition 11 and social media (34:53) - Relapse and recovery insights (41:26) - Evolving AA literature and recovery culture Connect with Kristen Kristen writes Recoverettes, a Substack focused on normalizing recovery from alcoholism among strong, smart women. Her work explores motherhood, step-motherhood, staying sober through hard seasons, twelve-step recovery, neuroscience, and anything that actually works. Substack: https://recoverettes.substack.com (https://recoverettes.substack.com/) Profile: https://substack.com/@kblantoncrocker (https://substack.com/@kblantoncrocker) 🎧 Listen & Subscribe to Sober Banter Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/sober-banter/id1805475969 (https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/sober-banter/id1805475969) Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3A51zCDyW8K927va0adaby (https://open.spotify.com/show/3A51zCDyW8K927va0adaby) 💌 Join Our Email List https://mailchi.mp/soberbanter.com/2026 (https://mailchi.mp/soberbanter.com/2026) 🤝 Support the Show https://www.buymeacoffee.com/soberbanter (https://www.buymeacoffee.com/soberbanter) 📚 Alcoholics Anonymous https://www.aa.org (https://www.aa.org/) 📱 Follow Sober Banter Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/soberbanterpod (https://www.instagram.com/soberbanterpod) Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/sober.banter (https://www.facebook.com/sober.banter) TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@soberbanter (https://www.tiktok.com/@soberbanter) X: https://twitter.com/soberbanter (https://twitter.com/soberbanter) Disclaimer Sober Banter is not a medical or clinical podcast. We share lived experience, not professional advice. If you are navigating alcohol withdrawal, mental health concerns, or need additional support, please seek help from a qualified provider or trusted recovery resource. ★ Support this podcast ★ (https://buymeacoffee.com/soberbanter)

Who has been a guest on Sober Banter

Names identified in recent episode analyses. Showing up to five guests.

• David McMenimen
• Dr Robb Kelly
• Eryka V Namari
• Brenton Sconce
• Sarah Kate

Reach and audience

Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.

YouTube views

29,009

Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025

Apple Podcasts (US)

5.0 / 5

8 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 62 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

81

Social presence

0

YouTube

76

Engagement

32

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Guest appearances

Does not typically book guests

Based on episode analysis; this does not confirm that the show is currently accepting guests.