Recovery and The Rest...

R&R with Ellen Woods and Mandy Manners discusses recovery and the rest. The real story of what it’s like to be in long term sobriety, how we have and continue to discover what it means to be well, take care of ourselves and grow through life challenges. For both of us being sober is the cornerstone of our lives. This podcast is the anything and everything that comes up along the way.

R&R is intended to be conversational rather than instructional, we encourage each person to design, discover and be proud of their own sobriety tools. We celebrate all roads to recovery and criticise none. This podcast is our own personal stake in the sand, to our own continued commitment to nurturing our recovery.

To connect with Ellen www.sobrietysisterhood.com
To connect with Mandy www.mandymanners.com
If you feel in crisis please contact your GP, or use the resources listed here
https://alcoholchange.org.uk/help-and-support/get-help-now

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Episodes

Friday May 22, 2026

This week we continue our theme of taking a word and discussing it in relation to early sobriety, and how it has changed/remained and developed in the long term. This week we talk about the word DISCIPLINE. 
R&R with Ellen Woods and Mandy Manners discusses recovery and the rest. The real story of what it’s like to be in long term sobriety, how we have and continue to discover what it means to be well, take care of ourselves and grow through life challenges. For both of us being sober is the cornerstone of our lives. This podcast is the anything and everything that comes up along the way. 
R&R is intended to be conversational rather than instructional, we encourage each person to design, discover and be proud of their own sobriety tools. We celebrate all roads to recovery and criticise none. This podcast is our own personal stake in the sand, to our own continued commitment to nurturing our recovery. 
 
To connect with Ellen www.sobrietysisterhood.com
To connect with Mandy www.mandymanners.com
If you feel in crisis please contact your GP, or use the resources listed here 
https://alcoholchange.org.uk/help-and-support/get-help-now

Thursday May 07, 2026

This week we continue our theme of taking a word and discussing it in relation to early sobriety, and how it has changed/remained and developed in the long term. This week we talk about the word RESPONSIBILITY. 
R&R with Ellen Woods and Mandy Manners discusses recovery and the rest. The real story of what it’s like to be in long term sobriety, how we have and continue to discover what it means to be well, take care of ourselves and grow through life challenges. For both of us being sober is the cornerstone of our lives. This podcast is the anything and everything that comes up along the way. 
R&R is intended to be conversational rather than instructional, we encourage each person to design, discover and be proud of their own sobriety tools. We celebrate all roads to recovery and criticise none. This podcast is our own personal stake in the sand, to our own continued commitment to nurturing our recovery. 
 
To connect with Ellen www.sobrietysisterhood.com
To connect with Mandy www.mandymanners.com
If you feel in crisis please contact your GP, or use the resources listed here 
https://alcoholchange.org.uk/help-and-support/get-help-now

Friday Apr 24, 2026

This week we continue our theme of taking a word and discussing it in relation to early sobriety, and how it has changed/remained and developed in the long term. This week we talk about the word HUMILITY. 
R&R with Ellen Woods and Mandy Manners discusses recovery and the rest. The real story of what it’s like to be in long term sobriety, how we have and continue to discover what it means to be well, take care of ourselves and grow through life challenges. For both of us being sober is the cornerstone of our lives. This podcast is the anything and everything that comes up along the way. 
R&R is intended to be conversational rather than instructional, we encourage each person to design, discover and be proud of their own sobriety tools. We celebrate all roads to recovery and criticise none. This podcast is our own personal stake in the sand, to our own continued commitment to nurturing our recovery. 
 
To connect with Ellen www.sobrietysisterhood.com
To connect with Mandy www.mandymanners.com
If you feel in crisis please contact your GP, or use the resources listed here 
https://alcoholchange.org.uk/help-and-support/get-help-now

Friday Apr 17, 2026

We're back! Again!
This week we continue our theme of taking a word and discussing it in relation to early sobriety, and how it has changed/remained and developed in the long term. This week we talk about the word WILLINGNESS. 
R&R with Ellen Woods and Mandy Manners discusses recovery and the rest. The real story of what it’s like to be in long term sobriety, how we have and continue to discover what it means to be well, take care of ourselves and grow through life challenges. For both of us being sober is the cornerstone of our lives. This podcast is the anything and everything that comes up along the way. 
R&R is intended to be conversational rather than instructional, we encourage each person to design, discover and be proud of their own sobriety tools. We celebrate all roads to recovery and criticise none. This podcast is our own personal stake in the sand, to our own continued commitment to nurturing our recovery. 
 
To connect with Ellen www.sobrietysisterhood.com
To connect with Mandy www.mandymanners.com
If you feel in crisis please contact your GP, or use the resources listed here 
https://alcoholchange.org.uk/help-and-support/get-help-now

Friday Mar 27, 2026

We're back! 
This week we continue our theme of taking a word and discussing it in relation to early sobriety, and how it has changed/remained and developed in the long term. This week we talk about the word INTEGRITY. 
R&R with Ellen Woods and Mandy Manners discusses recovery and the rest. The real story of what it’s like to be in long term sobriety, how we have and continue to discover what it means to be well, take care of ourselves and grow through life challenges. For both of us being sober is the cornerstone of our lives. This podcast is the anything and everything that comes up along the way. 
R&R is intended to be conversational rather than instructional, we encourage each person to design, discover and be proud of their own sobriety tools. We celebrate all roads to recovery and criticise none. This podcast is our own personal stake in the sand, to our own continued commitment to nurturing our recovery. 
 
To connect with Ellen www.sobrietysisterhood.com
To connect with Mandy www.mandymanners.com
If you feel in crisis please contact your GP, or use the resources listed here 
https://alcoholchange.org.uk/help-and-support/get-help-now

Tuesday Mar 10, 2026

This week we continue our theme of taking a word and discussing it in relation to early sobriety, and how it has changed/remained and developed in the long term. This week we talk about the word COURAGE. 
We will be taking a break due to travel for the both of us, we will be back soon!
R&R with Ellen Woods and Mandy Manners discusses recovery and the rest. The real story of what it’s like to be in long term sobriety, how we have and continue to discover what it means to be well, take care of ourselves and grow through life challenges. For both of us being sober is the cornerstone of our lives. This podcast is the anything and everything that comes up along the way. 
R&R is intended to be conversational rather than instructional, we encourage each person to design, discover and be proud of their own sobriety tools. We celebrate all roads to recovery and criticise none. This podcast is our own personal stake in the sand, to our own continued commitment to nurturing our recovery. 
 
To connect with Ellen www.sobrietysisterhood.com
To connect with Mandy www.mandymanners.com
If you feel in crisis please contact your GP, or use the resources listed here 
https://alcoholchange.org.uk/help-and-support/get-help-now

Friday Feb 13, 2026

This week we continue our theme of taking a word and discussing it in relation to early sobriety, and how it has changed/remained and developed in the long term. This week we talk about the word SURRENDER. 
R&R with Ellen Woods and Mandy Manners discusses recovery and the rest. The real story of what it’s like to be in long term sobriety, how we have and continue to discover what it means to be well, take care of ourselves and grow through life challenges. For both of us being sober is the cornerstone of our lives. This podcast is the anything and everything that comes up along the way. 
R&R is intended to be conversational rather than instructional, we encourage each person to design, discover and be proud of their own sobriety tools. We celebrate all roads to recovery and criticise none. This podcast is our own personal stake in the sand, to our own continued commitment to nurturing our recovery. 
 
To connect with Ellen www.sobrietysisterhood.com
To connect with Mandy www.mandymanners.com
If you feel in crisis please contact your GP, or use the resources listed here 
https://alcoholchange.org.uk/help-and-support/get-help-now

Friday Feb 06, 2026

Continuing with the theme, taking a word and discussing it in relation to early sobriety, and how it has changed/remained and developed in the long term. This week we talk about the word HOPE. 
R&R with Ellen Woods and Mandy Manners discusses recovery and the rest. The real story of what it’s like to be in long term sobriety, how we have and continue to discover what it means to be well, take care of ourselves and grow through life challenges. For both of us being sober is the cornerstone of our lives. This podcast is the anything and everything that comes up along the way. 
R&R is intended to be conversational rather than instructional, we encourage each person to design, discover and be proud of their own sobriety tools. We celebrate all roads to recovery and criticise none. This podcast is our own personal stake in the sand, to our own continued commitment to nurturing our recovery. 
 
To connect with Ellen www.sobrietysisterhood.com
To connect with Mandy www.mandymanners.com
If you feel in crisis please contact your GP, or use the resources listed here 
https://alcoholchange.org.uk/help-and-support/get-help-now

Friday Jan 30, 2026

This week we start a new series of topics, taking a word and discussing it in relation to early sobriety, and how it has changed/remained and developed in the long term. This week we talk about the word HONESTY. 
R&R with Ellen Woods and Mandy Manners discusses recovery and the rest. The real story of what it’s like to be in long term sobriety, how we have and continue to discover what it means to be well, take care of ourselves and grow through life challenges. For both of us being sober is the cornerstone of our lives. This podcast is the anything and everything that comes up along the way. 
R&R is intended to be conversational rather than instructional, we encourage each person to design, discover and be proud of their own sobriety tools. We celebrate all roads to recovery and criticise none. This podcast is our own personal stake in the sand, to our own continued commitment to nurturing our recovery. 
 
To connect with Ellen www.sobrietysisterhood.com
To connect with Mandy www.mandymanners.com
If you feel in crisis please contact your GP, or use the resources listed here 
https://alcoholchange.org.uk/help-and-support/get-help-now
 

Friday Jan 23, 2026

Season 2, Episode 1
Happy New Year, we're back! This episode we're checking in on life, and where we are at in the 15th month of January.  
R&R with Ellen Woods and Mandy Manners discusses recovery and the rest. The real story of what it’s like to be in long term sobriety, how we have and continue to discover what it means to be well, take care of ourselves and grow through life challenges. For both of us being sober is the cornerstone of our lives. This podcast is the anything and everything that comes up along the way. 
R&R is intended to be conversational rather than instructional, we encourage each person to design, discover and be proud of their own sobriety tools. We celebrate all roads to recovery and criticise none. This podcast is our own personal stake in the sand, to our own continued commitment to nurturing our recovery. 
 
To connect with Ellen www.sobrietysisterhood.com
To connect with Mandy www.mandymanners.com
If you feel in crisis please contact your GP, or use the resources listed here 
https://alcoholchange.org.uk/help-and-support/get-help-now
 
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