Eric finds himself in a wheelchair at 6 months of sobriety and doesn’t drink. He talks about what he thought sobriety was going to be like and what to expect.

One day after recording this podcast episode, I found myself crumpled next to a silo crying, verbally confirming to myself I would not drink today. I did not “expect” this at 8.5 months of sobriety. I am opening up two businesses at the local mall in May and I had reached my stress capacity for the day. 8.5 months ago, I would have gone straight to the liquor store and checked out of life for who knows how long.

The silo I found myself doubled over midway through my run with my running companion Ben

The silo I found myself doubled over midway through my run with my running companion Ben