When your liquid courage goes away, how do you get past the social anxiety when you get sober? First, just know you’re not alone. So many people struggle with this! Remember when you walk into a situation that a lot of other people there are feeling just as awkward as you are. We gathered some […]
Is it possible to stay sober, when your spouse still drinks? This is one of the most common challenges our listeners have shared with us, so we’ve rounded up some guests to share their experiences with it. Of course, the answer is very personal and unique to your situation. But we hope that with some
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Honesty is one of those topics that seems pretty simple and clear cut at first, but starts getting a little squirmier the more you dig into it. There’s layers there, too. Many of us tend to think we’re pretty honest folks, but as we work more and more on our recovery, we start recognizing areas
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For many of us, our actions and behaviors have left our family and loved ones no longer trusting us, even after we’ve stopped drinking. So that begs the question – how do you regain trust after quitting alcohol? We’ve gathered Rachael, founder of Addict with Purpose; Michael, founder of SoberPress; and our adventurous friend Nadine
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Let’s chat about self esteem and sobriety – and why it’s so important. Life doesn’t automatically just get easy when you quit drinking. Uncomfortable emotions still crop up from time to time, and one of the best things we can do is develop the skills to move through those emotions in a healthy way. One
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The stereotypical “alcoholic” is seen as selfish. Always focused on their own gain, getting their needs met, and using other people to make that happen. But… it’s actually far more common for people struggling with alcohol misuse to be people pleasers. They bend over backward, taking care of everyone, keeping everyone happy, to the point
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We hear from a lot of people who are struggling with finding purpose in recovery. That feeling of being lost, of just floating through life, can be frustrating and can even lead to thoughts of drinking again. We know that if you have found your purpose in life, and you’ve found the courage to live
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If you’re feeling alone in your sober journey, if you’re wishing you had some extra sobriety support, this sober podcast episode is for you. We’ve gathered three inspiring women to share with us how they’ve built a sober support network that works for them. The conversation explains perfectly how no one recovery journey is the
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“The Alcohol Voice was telling me, ‘You don’t have to feel this way.’” Urges and cravings to drink alcohol look different for everyone, but most of us can agree on one thing: there’s a voice that pipes up inside our head, trying to convince us to drink. That voice sounds a lot like our own,
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So it turns out, a lot of us were really bad at communicating. And then we got sober, and realized we couldn’t just hide from difficult conversations and conflict anymore. We had to actually learn how to handle it. And it started with learning healthy communication skills in recovery. In this podcast episode, we dig
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