Recovery Elevator

Today we have Lane. She is from San Francisco. Her last drink was on December 30, 1996. Today's Sponsor: Café RE Use the promo code CONNECT for one free month in the alcohol-free community  Café RE.   Paul reminds you that you're declining one drink at a time. When we think about quitting drinking, a scenario arises in our mind with 100's of people, simultaneously offering us drinks, all at once....

Today we have Shea. She is 42 years old and from Michigan. Her last drink was on August 9, 2021. Today's Sponsor: Café RE Use the promo code CONNECT for one free month in the alcohol-free community  Café RE.   From Paul: "I cannot tell you how to quit drinking"   For Paul the most important thing that helped him along his journey to being alcohol free is: accountability. Paul tells his story of on...

Today we have Randy.  He is 43, from Indianapolis, and took his last drink on December 30, 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   This week's tips from Paul include:  1) not everyone drinks, 2) sing, 3) give yourself a hug and say I love you.   There is a lot of uncertainty in the world and chang...

Today we have Jenn.  She is 34, from Michigan, and took her last drink on April 10, 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 talks about the parameters for success.  There's an unhealthy paradigm in the sobriety world that it's all a bust if we drink once. While continuous sobriety is the...

Today we have Ashley.  She is 35 from Orange County, CA, and took her last drink on January 7, 2006. 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 encourages you to check in with yourself about your feelings about your AF journey.  There are more recovery modalities than ever.  Keep searching for the one...

Today we have Rocio.  She is 42, from Washington state, and took her last drink on August 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   Paul reminds you if you drank over Thanksgiving or your sobriety plans aren't going so hot, don't kick the bucket to January or to the next holiday season.    This...

Today we have Cordell.  He is 38, from North Dakota, and took his last drink on December 6, 2017. 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 has some helpful hints to contribute to Paul's Holiday Survival Guide.  Odette suggests 1) have a fun escape plan, 2) offer to do the dishes, 3) dig into you...

Today we have Jan.  She is from Connecticut and took her last drink on February 1, 2021. Today's Sponsor: Café RE Use the promo code CONNECT for one free month in the alcohol-free community  Café RE.     Café RE donated $15,094.73 to organizations and non-profits geared towards helping those affected by addiction.   Highlights from Paul   Paul is encouraging listeners to develop a game plan for th...

Today we have Kendall.  He is 30, from Texas, and took his last drink on March 13, 2021. Today's Sponsor: Café RE Use the promo code CONNECT for one free month in the alcohol-free community  Café RE.     Paul shares some personal insights on the growth of Recovery Elevator.   Highlights from Paul   Paul resumes the discussion about having a game plan for the holidays.  He reminds us that alcohol c...

Today we have Tom.  He is 47, from Bozeman, MT, and took his last drink on September 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 Paul   Paul shares some helpful hints from listeners to develop a game plan for the holidays.   There are 54 days left in 2021 and Paul is encouraging you to start now with y...

Today we have Blazik.  He is 28, from Kansas, and took his last drink on July 25,2021.   Café RE just made a $5149 donation to the McShin Foundation.  10% of all Café RE monthly memberships go towards a nonprofit geared towards helping those affected by addiction. The McShin Foundation  helps those struggling with addiction get access to detox facilities, sober living, transitional recovery houses...

Today we have Tara.  She is 37, from Canada, and took her last drink on February 20, 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 his inner voice and how it failed him as he was trying to stack days in early sobriety.  Inner narration can tell you in your own voice that it is okay to...

Today we have Kerry.  She is 31, from Philadelphia, and took her last drink on January 2,2021. Today's Sponsor: Café RE Use the promo code CONNECT for one free month in the alcohol-free community  Café RE.   S   Highlights from Paul   Humans don't plug in like a phone with a charger, however we do recharge.  In the 21st century we are pulled in many different directions.  Addictions are adaptive b...

Today we have Frank.  He is 42, from Omaha, and took his last drink on May 22,2021. Today's Sponsor: Café RE Use the promo code CONNECT for one free month in the alcohol-free community  Café RE.   Highlights from Paul Can you heal in the same environment you became sick in?  Yes, but you can't use the same consciousness or thinking that got you into the mess in the first place.  There is a line th...

Today we have Kathryn.  She us 58, from North Dakota, and took her last drink on February 19, 2002. Today's Sponsor: Café RE Use the promo code CONNECT for one free month in the alcohol-free community  Café RE.   Highlights from Odette There is no manual for recovery. We have tools, guidance, but no guaranteed formula for success. Learning to manage that uncertainty can be challenging, but it's no...

Today we have Stacy Jo, she is 34 years old, from Oregon and took her last drink on March 6, 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 provides part 2 of highlights of a podcast with Rich Roll speaking with Dr. Anna Lembke. Rich Roll Podcast: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jziP0CEgvOw.    D...

Today we have Bill.  He is 61, from Alabama, and took his last drink on April 29, 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 provides part one of highlights of a podcast with Rich Roll speaking with Dr. Anna Lembke. Rich Roll Podcast: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jziP0CEgvOw.    "Persons wi...

Today we have Charlie.  He is 35, from Missouri and took his last drink on July 7, 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   Addiction is a modern phenomenon.  Alcohol has been around for centuries.  Early "treatment" of alcoholics included being jailed, tortured, and often executed for being posses...

Today we have Michael.  He is 43, from N. Georgia and took his last drink on January 1, 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 discusses three elements that are critical to doing your part in recovery.  Paul believes self-respect, self-love, and well-being are fundamental to healing.  Doin...

On today's podcast we've got Britt, she is 45, from California and she took her last drink on November 13, 2018. Today's Sponsor: Café RE Use the promo code CONNECT for one free month in the alcohol-free community  Café RE.     Highlights from Paul   Solving human problems can be discovered in nature.  Lone bison run away from storms in the opposite direction.  Humans run away from cravings and to...

On today's podcast we've got Mike, he is 36, from Fort Worth, TX and he took his last drink on September 20, 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   We are incredibly hard on ourselves. The point of this episode is to give us permission to let much of that go, and to move the needle slightly on ho...

On today's podcast we've got Nate, he is 39, from Ohio and he took his last drink on October 9, 2015.   If you like the Recovery Elevator podcast, please leave us a review on iTunes and help eradicate the stigma.    My favorite part of RE is back. And I hope to see you at an upcoming event. We've got Costa Rica January 15-23 and then we're in Denver Colorado April 14th -17th.   Highlights from Pau...

On today's podcast we've got Rebecca she took his last drink on October 22, 2019, she is from Madison Wisconsin, and  is 31 years old. Today's Sponsor: Café RE Use the promo code CONNECT for one free month in the alcohol-free community  Café RE.   Finding Your Better You Highlights When we don't know the root of our triggers, when we don't know the narratives that are ingrained in our brains and i...

I was open with people about my decision.  I put myself out there to create a level of accountability.  Today's Sponsor: Café RE Use the promo code CONNECT for one free month in the alcohol-free community  Café RE.     Today we have Katie. She is 38, from Ohio and took her last drink July 12, 2020.  This is her story of living Alcohol Free (AF).    Paul's Intro   Native cultures believed that a si...

Today we have Susan, she's 61, she's from Pennsylvania and took her last drink Nov 19th, 2017.  This is her story of living Alcohol Free (AF).  Today's Sponsor: Café RE Use the promo code CONNECT for one free month in the alcohol-free community  Café RE.   Paul's Intro   Today I will share information on the 4 main chemicals we're dealing with when we ditch the booze. I'm outline them, give a fram...