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RE 30
In this episode, Paul shares part one his story. Also in this episode, Jon shares how he reached 103 days of sobriety without AA or a 12 step program. He does however, have his own program in place.
This is how Jon has successfully made it to 103 days sober. His program looks like this:
- Research – Get online and do research. Jon mentions podcasts and blogs such as AA Speaker Tapes, Bubble Hour and Unpickled, Recovery Radio, AA Wellington, Rich Roll.
- Making a decision that it was time to get off the elevator. This decision was made with a lot of list making, discussions with his wife, and soul searching.
- Complete shift in habits from drinking to other areas such as healthy eating, meditation, work, community service and other healthy mindless tasks.
- Constant reinforcement of why he has quit drinking.
Recovery Elevator Podcast episode 30 was brought to you by Sober Nation.
Congrats to both of you. I do my own recovery thing too, though I don’t call it a program. I developed something called the “Elevator of Recovery Audio Journey” with an ex girlfriend, a year or so ago, which takes you through all seven levels of your Human Energy Field for a healthy holistic/energetic perspective. And in February/early March I put down alcohol and never looked back or even obsessed much about it… that is until I started focusing on quitting smoking weed a few months later. I observed that increasing my perspective based on energy healers’ insights helped make a gradual shift to a more sober lifestyle, though, so I could prepare to face myself more squarely.
Now I’m doing a lot with family, focusing on service (basic stuff like doing the dishes or yardwork), and plugging into my local community which can be difficult because I used to be a church and meeting person but now just really not into either (still seeking for a church that works for me, though… maybe it’s out there) so I’m in the process of finding my new friend group… may need to be creative about that part since I’ve always been shy/introverted/only had a couple or few close friends at a time, except when in some kind of group where you automatically have “friends”… so again yeah I am seeking a good church community. Just that search, though, sort of satisfies the “hunt” I would do to get my drugs of choice… it’s a cool part of growing.
Constant reinforcement about the negative aspects of using is HUGE. I almost joined your Facebook community but then it said “Be Positive” as a guideline and tbh I was like “forget that” because for me being negative toward using is so important. Haha you’re probably like “Glad he didn’t join” ha. Although I guess you may not be saying to focus on negativity but on reasons why you quit, which could be positive.
The total habit change aspect resonates with me as well. Trying all kinds of weird raw and veggie foods has been… an adventure. Sometimes tasty, sometimes very bitter.
Anyway, congrats again and best wishes as you continue to elevate recovery. I’m glad your community is taking off because there are a few other elevator themed recovery things out there and I wasn’t really into promoting EOR as a community platform… I am glad that you (Paul) want to do this to keep yourself sober as well. I feel the same way, it’s one of the most awesome paradoxes, how giving social support comes back to us.
Andy G.
Andy,
Thanks for taking the time to write this post and I apologize for the delay in replying. I’d love to hear more about EOR. Can you email me at info@recoveryelevator.com with some links etc. Also, join the forum and share a link to your site. community.recoveryelevator.com
When I started RE, I didn’t search to see what other recovery names were already being used since I had to do something in addition to my 12 step work so I created RE as a tool to help me stay sober and create more accountability. Thanks for reaching out.