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Kate Baily and guest host Helen Lees discuss the concept of tiny joy and its importance in navigating life's challenges in sobriety.

Episode 1: Tiny Joy for When Life Feels F***edwith Kate Baily and guest host Helen Lees Welcome back to the Love Sober Podcast — the podcast for the sober and sober curious. In this first episode of the new season, Kate is joined by new guest host Helen Lees for a heartfelt conversation about tiny joy — those small, sensory, grounding moments that can help us through grief, overwhelm, cravings, stress, and the sheer weight of life. Together, Kate and Helen explore how alcohol can disconnect us from real pleasure and presence, and how sobriety helps us gently rebuild a toolkit of comfort, connection and self-resourcing. They talk about grief, motherhood, nervous system care, sensory rituals, dopamine, play, cravings, and the surprising power of tiny things — from soft clothes and candles to pesto, poached eggs, cold water, dogs, lipstick and woodland light. This is an honest, compassionate conversation about finding anchors in difficult times, and learning how to stay in the solution, one small moment at a time. In this episode, we explore: What “tiny joy” means in sober life Why small comforts matter in grief, stress and early sobriety How alcohol promises relief but disconnects…

People in this episode

Host: Kate Baily

Guest: Helen Lees

Topics covered

• tiny joy
• sobriety
• grief
• stress
• self-care
• sensory rituals

Keywords

• tiny joy
• sobriety
• grief
• sensory rituals
• emotional overwhelm
• nervous system care
• self-parenting

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