Are you tired of getting in your own way on the path to sobriety? It’s often said that we’re our own worst enemy, and that rings especially true when it comes to problematic alcohol use. If you’ve ever found yourself making progress, only to suddenly stumble and fall back into old patterns, self-sabotage could be […]
E106: Self Sabotage & Addiction Recovery Read More »
You know it’s important to keep moving forward in your recovery, keep doing the work. So what do you do when you start to feel stuck? What do you do when it feels like you’re just treading water and you really don’t know which direction to go next? Lasting sobriety depends on continuous forward momentum.
E105: Stuck in a Rut? Let’s Rev Up Your Recovery! Read More »
When alcohol filled all of your free time, it’s hard to find ways to fill that time up, once you remove alcohol from the equation. The result can be some loooong nights, watching the clock and waiting for time to pass, while that little voice in your head pipes up, “I know exactly what you
E104: Sober and Bored: How to Fill All That Free Time You Just Found Read More »
100 episodes! When this journey started, we had no idea where it was going to lead. We just knew we wanted to start sharing these conversations with others, in hopes that they would feel less alone, and a bit inspired. The result? We’ve now created an online recovery community with a weekly meeting on Zoom,
E100: Celebrating 100 Epidodes! The Good, The Bad, and What’s Next Read More »
Do I really need to stop drinking? Do I really have a problem? So many people google these questions that there are dozens of quizzes to help you decide whether your drinking is really bad enough that you need to stop. So our conversation today is about exactly that – how did you know that
E94: How Do I Know If I Need to Stop Drinking? Read More »
To move through shame, guilt and regret after quitting drinking, it’s first necessary to understand the difference. Only then can we learn how to deal with each emotion in a way that is helpful and healthy. In this episode, we are joined by Brittany, co-creator of The Mocktails Made Us, and Joel, founder of The
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What if we told you that authenticity is the foundation of lasting sobriety? That being vulnerable enough to allow your true self to be seen by others is where recovery starts? In this episode, we’re joined by Eliza, CRO of Pretaa; Chelsey, founder of Lighthouse Recovery; and Gary, host of The Begin Again podcast; as
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With summer upon us, it seems everyone is wondering is to have sober fun – without missing alcohol! The warm weather seems to bring its own set of triggers. We invited Rich and Shana to join us this week, to talk about how they’ve learned to not just survive summer, but to truly enjoy it.
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Emotional intelligence (or “EQ”) is the ability to perceive, interpret, demonstrate, control, evaluate, and use emotions. Described this way, it’s easy to see the link between emotional intelligence and addiction. Dealing with challenging emotions is the number one cause of relapse, and for many of us who struggle with addictive behaviors, we never developed the
E90: Emotional Intelligence and Addiction: Everything You Need To Know Read More »
When your subconscious, underlying beliefs conflict with what you’ve learned to be actually true (cognitive dissonance), it becomes very difficult to permanently overcome addiction. But what does that mean? How does it work? And most importantly, how do you fix it? In this sobriety podcast episode, we’ve invited Angie B, director of Peer180 RCO in
E89: Cognitive Dissonance and Addiction: Changing the Narratives About Alcohol Read More »
