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#494 How to Do Sex, Dating and Confidence...Without the Liquid Courage

Jul 15, 2026 · 1h 14m

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What if alcohol isn't making you more confident... it's just making you care less? What is life like when you cultivate the confidence without altering yourself? In this refreshingly honest (and often hilarious) episode, we're joined by Helen Masters, founder of Sober AF Dating, sober coach, speaker, and self-confessed recovering people-pleaser, to unpack everything we thought we knew about dating, confidence, sex, and sobriety. Helen opens up about the experience that led her into coaching after surviving sexual assault and spending years believing alcohol was the secret ingredient to confidence, connection, and a good night out. It wasn't rock bottom that made her stop drinking—it was…