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 same as any other, and how our needs for support in recovery are as unique as our journeys. Listen as we chat with TikToker Taylor, Courtney, author of The One Brought Back , and Through the Glass regular Sherralynn, and discovery many new resources that you can use to build a sobriety support network of your very own.
“Online strangers saved my life.”
In this episode, you’ll hear about:
- The I Am Sober app and community where Steve, Julie, and Sherralynn all met
- Why it’s important to find people who are also in recovery, so they can relate to your experiences
- How to find online meetings (like the ones we host!)
- The pros ad cons of telling your immediate family and friends right away
- Courtney’s journey through court ordered rehab, AA, and other recovery programs and how it was helpful for her
- How your church family can provide sobriety support
- Figuring out where you feel the most safe, so that you can be vulnerable
- How people who aren’t in recovery just don’t understand, and how that’s okay
- The importance of continuing to experiment with new sources of support, as you continue to grow on your journey
- Not knowing what to expect at a support meeting, and what it’s really like when you finally do show up
“I didn’t want to be the kind of person who needed to go to meetings.”
Sherralynn is a bookish, Anglo-French mum of three who is currently between jobs, but a communicator by profession. She was raised in Norfolk, UK and lives near Paris, France with her French family and cat. Sherralynn’s sober journey began in 2016 after discovering This Naked Mind, and becoming “sober curious”. One baby and several other breaks from alcohol later, she found her sober tribe in August 2022, including Julie and Steve, and hasn’t looked back since. She can be found at @sober_af_for_today on Instagram, or on IAS under Motivated_AF.
Courtney Proper (Petty) began her recovery journey 3/3/18 and hasn’t picked up a drink or drug since then. She faced many hardships throughout her addiction, one of which losing custody of her then 3-year-old. In her new book “The One Brought Back” she discusses how she was able to regain custody of her child, maintain her sobriety and ultimately becoming a productive member of society.
Her book is available at Amazon.com via Kindle for .99. The paperback version will be available soon as well. She is a coach for Recovered On Purpose which specializes in helping other addicts in recovery get their story out so we can recover out loud instead of struggling in silence.
She is available to anyone who is looking for resources or inquiring about her book at courtey@recoveredonpurpose.org. Her facebook is Courtney Proper and her TikTok account is @from_pain_to_purpose/Journey of a recovering addict
My name is Taylor and I am from a little town in northwestern Wisconsin. I am a farm girl at heart and enjoy spending my time outside with my animals. After being sober curious for about three years, I decided to finally ditch alcohol at only 27 years old when it began causing issues in my relationships.
I am now enjoying my time doing yoga, reading, and participating in most of the same activities I love- just sober! I have learned a ton about myself on my journey and am honored to be able to share on Through The Glass Recovery Podcast.
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You can also find Julie and Steve on:
- The Ultimate List of Sober Songs: 223 Songs About Sobriety - May 17, 2024
- Navigating Through the Waves of Grief: A Personal Journey of Loss and Perseverance - April 7, 2024
- Our Sobriety Podcast is a Year Old!! - September 24, 2023