A woman stands in the middle with a conflicted expression on her face. On her left side, an angel whispers into her ear, while on her right side, a devil does the same. The angel is depicted with soft features, a halo, and a gentle demeanor, while the devil is portrayed with sharp features, horns, and a mischievous grin. The woman appears to be grappling with inner turmoil as she tries to discern between the two voices, symbolizing the struggle of recognizing the influence of alcohol in decision-making.

E77: Recognizing the Alcohol Voice: Practical Tips for Managing Cravings and Urges

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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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E76: Conflict Resultion: Improving Communication Skills in Recovery

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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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E75: Redefining Love: Build Thriving Relationships In Recovery

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In this Valentine’s Day episode, we invite our guests to share their thoughts on love. We share what we’ve learned about love and how it affects our relationships in recovery. You’ll hear from sober influencer Amber, Jared Blaine – host of the Blaklist Podcast, and sober influencer Jennifer, about how their understanding of love has

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E74: Courageous Conversations: How Vulnerability Fuels Recovery

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Vulnerability is one of the hardest pieces of a strong recovery foundation, but it’s also one of the most important. Without embracing the discomfort, you’ll never find the connection that is truly the key to thriving once you quit drinking. In this podcast episode, we are joined by Justin from The Hope Shot, Casey from

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E73: The Next Chapter – Maintaining Sobriety After the Early Days

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For many of our listeners, Dry January is coming to a close, and you’re starting to think about maintaining sobriety going forward. If you’ve decided you want to keep going, but you’re not sure what that needs to look like, this episode is just for you. We’ve invited Chuck LaFlange, host of the Ashes to

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E72: Sobriety vs. Recovery – What’s the Difference, and Why Should You Care?

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Sobriety vs. Recovery. You hear the words “sobriety” and “recovery” used interchangeably all the time, but there’s a distinct difference, and if you’re wanting to live a fulfilling life without alcohol, it’s important that you understand what these words mean. In this episode, Steve is joined by Robbie, (host of Golden Hour Adventures podcast), Jon

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E71: Shame in Recovery – Escaping the Shame Cycle

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Nearly everyone experiences shame in recovery… and it seems many of us drank to try to avoid feeling shame in the first place. “I drank to avoid feeling the shame of drinking,” is a familiar concept to many of us. The shame cycle perpetuates, keeping us going round and round and never quite knowing how

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E70: Dealing With Boredom in Sobriety

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When you’ve been sober for a bit, boredom seems to be one of the first challenges that shows up. How to fill all that free time? This is especially true if you don’t have any hobbies, or if your social life revolved around drinking. In this episode, we’re joined by Adriana from Dear Recovery, Jason

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E69: What to Expect in Early Sobriety

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“You never have to feel this way again.” Early sobriety is filled with challenges. It means getting through cravings, making huge changes in your life and in your mindset, and sticking with the promise you made to yourself to stop drinking alcohol. When you have no idea what to expect, so many different things can

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E68: When You’re Sober and Lonely

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Loneliness is an epidemic in our world today, and that has a way of feeling magnified when you remove alcohol from your life. For so many, every social interaction revolved around drinking. When you take out the alcohol, you might find that you have fewer friends, and that you don’t really know what to do

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