The Recovery Elevator Podcast
034: Alcohol Myths and Realities
This podcast was created from the article called A Guide to the Myths and Realities of Alcoholism. Also in this podcast episode, Omar from the Shair Podcast joins Paul and explains what his podcast is all about. Thanks to Niqui for these great "You Might be an...
033: 5 things that are holding you back from quitting drinking
In episode 33 I talk about 5 things that are keeping you from quitting drinking. Getting sober takes a lot of hard work. Humbling hard work. More work has been and will be required to stay sober than anything else I have ever done. Unfortunately, the majority of...
032: Paul makes 1 year of sobriety and shares his story: Part 3 the Solution
In this episode Paul talks about what he has done to help him reach the 1 year sobriety milestone! Here are the core concepts he discusses. Foundational core values: Accountability I cannot do this alone Creating an environment where people understand I don’t drink...
031: Paul makes 1 year of sobriety and shares his story: Part 2
Also in this podcast episode, Lindsey shares how she made it out of her first 30 days of sobriety which she was in for over 4 years.
030: Paul makes 1 year of sobriety and shares his story: Part 1
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...
029: Why you can’t stop drinking after you take that first drink
It's always somewhat comforting to understand there is a psychological reason that I cannot stop drinking after I take that first drink. To me, it appears normal drinkers can so easily Overcoming Alcohol Addiction, even after 3 drinks, which it to me is completely...
028: 5 Ways to Avoid Relapse | 27 year old Hollie shares her story in sobriety
I Got this idea for this podcast while reading and blog post on Sober Nation Called Preventing Relapse: 5 Simple Ways to Keep Your Recovery on Track and Intact. It's crazy to think that 90% of people relapse within 4 years after treatment. I personally never went to...
027: If the Media Covered Alcohol Like Other Drugs
In this podcast episode, Paul touches up on an a article written by German Lopex in the Vox called "Imagine if the media covered alcohol like other drugs." Lisa explains how she has successfully made it to 18 months of sobriety. Below is the image of her...
026: The Other Side Part 4 | Paul Does Las Vegas Sober
This is the 4th part of the 4 part series called the other side where Paul interviews a non-alcoholic who has been directly affected by an alcoholic. Diane is the daughter of two alcoholics, the sister of an alcoholic who passed away earlier this year, and a mother of...
025: The Other Side Part 3 |Cassy Married an Alcoholic
In this podcast episode we also hear from Claire who is 47 years old, from Michigan and has 9 years of sobriety. Paul discusses how our addictions lie to us in our own voices making it nearly impossible to decipher our inner dialogues.
024: The Other Side Part 2 |Emma is the daughter of an alcoholic
In Podcast Episode 24, Emma tells about the night her mom nearly killed herself, and Jim with nearly 3 years of sobriety shares how surrendering is the most important thing he has done in sobriety. Although life is a work of art, the moment cannot last. This...
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...
022: Some not so sobering information about drunk driving
This podcast episode was based on the blog post from Tim Stoddard from Sober Nation called 7 Scary Statistics About Drinking and Driving. Some of the figures came from an article from Freakonomics.
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...
020: I didn’t have to drink over that |Using alcohol to cope with life struggles
This Recovery Elevator podcast episode is dedicated to Frank Churchill. Sobriety gave me the opportunity to be fully in the moment when visiting or speaking with my Uncle Frank who recently passed away on June 30th. This is was one of the hardest things I have dealt...