Recovery Elevator

Today we have Steve. He is 34, from Boston, MA, and took his last drink on February 18, 2021. Today's Sponsor: Café RE Use the promo code CONNECT for one free month in the alcohol-free community  Café RE.     Bozeman Retreat Upcoming Courses:  AF Photography and AF Mindfulness Service Project Courses: https://www.recoveryelevator.com/cafere/ Bozeman Retreat: https://www.recoveryelevator.com/bozema...

Today we have Matt. He is 40, from Edmonton, Canada, and took his last drink on April 8, 2019. Today's Sponsor: Café RE Use the promo code CONNECT for one free month in the alcohol-free community  Café RE.     Highlights from Paul   Sobriety is the path of least resistance. Moderation was miserable, and drinking is killing me. Paul describes his own experiences with moderation and points out that...

Today we have Phillip. He is 46 and took his last drink on February 28, 2019. Today's Sponsor: Café RE Use the promo code CONNECT for one free month in the alcohol-free community  Café RE.   Highlights from Paul   It's hard to visualize a sober life when you are still drinking because your body is using every drop of energy to get rid of the poison that is alcohol from your body. Paul suggests onc...

Today we have Ryan. He is 40, from Denver, and took his last drink on January 7, 2013.   Highlights from Paul   Paul shares Odette's wise words,  "we can't be hard on ourselves when we do hard things." He also examines those who abuse alcohol and the correlation with being hard on ourselves. Could the pace you are setting for yourself be driving you to drink?   Not drinking isn't an activity. I qu...

Today we have Amy. She is 39, from Canada, and took her last drink on August 21, 2016   Today's Sponsor: Café RE Use the promo code CONNECT for one free month in the alcohol-free community  Café RE.     Highlights from Paul   Paul talks about a book he is reading called, The Urge. It's about an Indian in the Seneca Tribe named Handsome Lake. He developed a program similar to AA about 150 years bef...

Today we have Shrene. She is 46, from Arizona, and took her last drink on September 10, 2019 Today's Sponsor: Café RE Use the promo code CONNECT for one free month in the alcohol-free community  Café RE.     Highlights from Paul   Paul talks about the word sober.  For this podcast, sober refers to alcohol, because alcohol is what got Paul behind the microphone to launch Recovery Elevator.   Paul s...

Today we have Aaron. He is 40, from South Carolina, and took his last drink on September 15, 2021. Today's Sponsor: Café RE Use the promo code CONNECT for one free month in the alcohol-free community  Café RE.   Jeff was interviewed for the podcast on episodes 104 and 377, has a book out, and is now leading sober travel trips. See links below. Today's Sponsor: Café RE Use the promo code CONNECT fo...

Today we have Susan. She is 46, from Ohio, and took her last drink on June 14, 2019.   Today's Sponsor: Café RE Use the promo code CONNECT for one free month in the alcohol-free community  Café RE.     Highlights from Odette   "Whatever courage got you here is going to take you far." You are brave, and you have courage. Learn to trust yourself. Define far for yourself. The unfolding of healing tak...

Today we have Jeff. He is 47, from the Dominican Republic, and took his last drink on December 4, 2016. Today's Sponsor: Café RE Use the promo code CONNECT for one free month in the alcohol-free community  Café RE.   Highlights from Paul   Listeners provided highlights of some of their favorite episodes of the Recovery Elevator podcast.   330 – Learn to love yourself as your dog (or cat) loves you...

Today we have Ronda. She is 56, from New Orleans, and sober for 2.5 years. Today's Sponsor: Café RE Use the promo code CONNECT for one free month in the alcohol-free community  Café RE.     Highlights from Paul   We are all human, with faulty machines in the dome. It's okay to be right or want to be right, especially in the moment. Sobriety teaches us that we must choose peace. We don't have to ch...

Today we have Amanda. She is 40, from Florida, and took her last drink on March 25, 2019.   Today's Sponsor: Café RE Use the promo code CONNECT for one free month in the alcohol-free community  Café RE.     Highlights from Paul   Paul discusses anxiety and decoupling. Paul's tipping point was in 2017 when his anxiety or hangxiety was so bad that he thought he was having a heart attack. As he sober...

Today we have Meegan. She is 37, from Georgia, and took her last drink on April 21, 2019. Today's Sponsor: Café RE Use the promo code CONNECT for one free month in the alcohol-free community  Café RE.   Highlights from Paul   Addiction has the propensity to crack you open. We fight and dig our heels in, but eventually, the Addiction wins. This doesn't mean you are destined to drink forever, but th...

Today we have Chris. She is 46, from Baltimore, and took her last drink on August 28, 2016.   Today's Sponsor: Café RE Use the promo code CONNECT for one free month in the alcohol-free community  Café RE.     Highlights from Paul   Paul thanks all the guests who have shared their stories to help us on the path toward sobriety. Paul wants to hear about your favorite episode or the value bombs that...

Today we have Sherrie. She is 58, from Oregon, and she took her last drink on January 21, 2019. Today's Sponsor: Café RE Use the promo code CONNECT for one free month in the alcohol-free community  Café RE.   Highlights from Paul   Paul explains the stages of healing have less to do with how much time you were drinking and more to do with how you view your problems.  "The Energy Codes": https://am...

Today we have Cyndi. She is 52, from California, and she took her last drink on  July 1, 2021. Today's Sponsor: Café RE Use the promo code CONNECT for one free month in the alcohol-free community  Café RE.     Highlights from Paul   Recovery is recovering the person you were meant to be or is the most authentic version of yourself. This isn't a practice you want to end. It's not a checkbox or to-d...

Today we have Stephanie. She is from Pennsylvania, and she took her last drink on  January 2, 2020.   Finding your better you with Odette   After ten years of being in recovery, Odette discovers that she never asked herself what recovery means to her. Success means different things to different people. When Odette decided to add alcohol to her recovery journey, she enjoyed counting days and celebr...

Today we have Katherine. She is from Colorado and took her last drink on September 24, 2021. Today's Sponsor: Café RE Use the promo code CONNECT for one free month in the alcohol-free community  Café RE.     Highlights from Paul   Paul speaks to the rise of post-pandemic alcohol-free bars. Check out: https://www.wweek.com/bars/2022/02/17/portland-is-getting-its-first-zero-proof-bar-courtesy-of-no-...

Today we have Stephen. He is from New Jersey and took his last drink on September 15, 2020. Today's Sponsor: Café RE Use the promo code CONNECT for one free month in the alcohol-free community  Café RE.     Highlights from Paul   Paul shares an email from a listener who asks Paul how people without a drinking problem can get help. He talks about the A&E show "Intervention" and how he often watched...

Today we have Aaron. He is from San Antonio and took his last drink on May 22, 2019.   Today's Sponsor: Café RE Use the promo code CONNECT for one free month in the alcohol-free community  Café RE.     Highlights from Paul   Paul advises listeners that if you aren't doing the inner work, your problems will follow you, whether you move, change jobs, or change relationships. That's why geographic cu...

Today we have Hailey. She is 29, from Portland, OR, and took her last drink on September 3, 2019. Today's Sponsor: Café RE Use the promo code CONNECT for one free month in the alcohol-free community  Café RE.     Highlights from Paul   Focus on the similarities, not the differences – if you believe you are unique, your inner voice can sabotage your efforts. Create a plan or strategy that will help...

Today we have Joshua. He is 36 years old and from North Carolina. His last drink was on October 31, 2020. Today's Sponsor: Café RE Use the promo code CONNECT for one free month in the alcohol-free community  Café RE.     Highlights from Paul:   Happy Valentine's Day! The opposite of addiction is connection. Paul shares that reality is a mirror reflecting your inner world. The most important connec...

Today we have Ben. He is 41 from England and took his last drink on September 26, 2021. Today's Sponsor: Café RE Use the promo code CONNECT for one free month in the alcohol-free community  Café RE.   Highlights from Paul   Paul shares some highlights from Recovery Elevator's recent trip to Costa Rica. The group wound up on a booze cruise, remained sober, and had more fun dancing, swimming, and co...

Today we have Brian. He is 48 years old and from Ohio. His last drink was on March 31, 2019. Today's Sponsor: Café RE Use the promo code CONNECT for one free month in the alcohol-free community  Café RE.   Highlights from Paul: How do you leverage the brain to work in your favor?   Acknowledge there is a problem.  Make sure your mental energies match your goal. Use the thinking mind to pull up a g...

Today we have Noelle. She is 31 years old and from Colorado. Her last drink was on June 24, 2019. Today's Sponsor: Café RE Use the promo code CONNECT for one free month in the alcohol-free community  Café RE.   Highlights from Odette   Odette is working on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) with her therapist. ACT encourages people to embrace their thoughts and feelings rather than fighting o...

Today we have Eric. He is 58 years old and from New Jersey. His last drink was on February 10, 2019. Today's Sponsor: Café RE Use the promo code CONNECT for one free month in the alcohol-free community  Café RE.     From Paul: Why is working with the nervous system so important?   The cycle: The more the nervous system is in check the more you want to do things that bring you joy. The more you do...