RE 531: What to Expect When We Put the Bottle Down

Today we have Maggie. She is 42 years old, from Switzerland, and she took her last drink on February 24th, 2024.   Sponsors for this episode include: Better Help – 10% off of your first month...

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023: The Other Side

023: The Other Side

Alcoholics in general are extremely selfish and I definitely fall into this category. I never truly considered the pain I put my loved ones through during my drinking. After receiving several emails from normal drinkers who have been affected by someone who is an...

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021: 10 Ways to meet new friends in sobriety

021: 10 Ways to meet new friends in sobriety

Here are the 10 ways to meet new friends in sobriety that Paul discusses in this podcast episode Contacts in your phone Believe it or not, that new friend or group of friends is probably already in your phone. In a social setting. Did I just mention the bar? The...

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019: Is sugar your friend or foe after quitting alcohol

019: Is sugar your friend or foe after quitting alcohol

In this episode, I discuss my recent challenge with a 48oz family-sized bag of Reese's Pieces. I have always allowed myself to indulge/binge with sugar since I have heard that chocolate and sugar can be helpful in recovery but is this really the case? The basis of...

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016: Do I have to go to rehab to get sober?

016: Do I have to go to rehab to get sober?

I was very fortunate, with a stroke of good fortune, to be introduced to Lee Pepper from Foundations Recovery Network and I was so happy when he agreed to explain all about the foundation and the rehab process. I personally had a myriad of questions about rehab...

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013: Expectations in sobriety and what needs to be addressed

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...

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011: 7 characteristics of a dry drunk and how to avoid this

Moira has 9 months of sobriety, has lost 55 pounds and explains how her life is so much better without alcohol. A Dry Drunk is someone who: Has made no emotional or behavioral changes in sobriety Someone who simply doesn't drink and does not work a program or invest...

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