Recovery Elevator

Sarah took her last drink on June 13, 2019.  This is her story. Update on the Alcohol is Sh!t book!  Pick up your copy on Amazon September 7, 2019!  On today's episode Paul talks about how there is always a 'plan B'.  Plan A…aka the way we want life to work out, the way we hoped things were going to work, actually work out 0% of the time.  Everyone has these hiccups.  The fact that you are listeni...

Joy took her last drink on July 12, 2014.  This is her story. Update on the Alcohol is Sh!t book!  Launch date, September 7, 2019, is less than a month away!  On today's episode Paul talks about the phrase 'spontaneous sobriety'.  What is it?  What does it mean?  Spontaneous sobriety means quitting drinking without any formal treatment such as rehab, inpatient treatment, or out-patient treatment. ...

Tiffany took her last drink on July 14, 2018.  This is her story. On today's episode Paul talks about the DUIs he didn't get.  For those of you that may not know what a DUI is…it is Driving Under the Influence, with a BAC that is higher than .08.  Those missed DUIs, going all the way back to one in 2006, in which he was following behind a friend that was drunk behind the wheel, rolled his vehicle...

Daz took his last drink on November 5, 2018.  This is his story.  This coming January Recovery Elevator is going to Thailand and Cambodia for 12 days.  Space is limited.  You can find more information about this event here On today's episode Paul discuses the double negative, not failing.   If you find yourself struggling to say no, to picking up a drink, you are not failing.  If you are not faili...

Arlina took her last drink on April 22, 1994 and has been alcohol free for 25 years.  This is her story. On today's episode Paul discuses an article that a listener sent him regarding the term, 'sober curious'.  This article was published in the New York Times and can be found here .  What is sober curious?  The term is pretty straight forward, it refers to those that are curious about exploring a...

Odette, took her last drink on December 17, 2018.  This is her story. On today's episode Paul talks about control and how it relates to the level of an addiction.  The more our drinking gets out of control the more we try and control our external environments.  This is the main driver why control is such an important concept to deepen with so we can become aware of the level of control we placing...

Mark, took his last drink on April 19th, 2019 - This is his story. On today's episode Paul shares the status on his upcoming book release!  Alcohol is Sh!t should be launched the end of July – to mid-August.  Graphics for the front cover, the back, and the eBook are done.  Thanks to everyone that voted on the tagline and subtitles…this is what we came up with; How to ditch the booze.  Reignite you...

Melissa, with a sobriety date of October 29, 2018, shares her story. Paul shares one of his favorite emails.  Dale from Pittsburgh says…Paul, you son of a bitch.  You have completely ruined alcohol for me. Your experience with alcohol may no longer be the same after listening to the podcast!  Don't worry about the how…that always solves itself.  SHOW NOTES [11:00] Paul introduces Melissa.  Melissa...

Sara, with a sobriety date of January 16, 2019, shares her story. On today's episode Paul shares an internet meme that he saw and loved… "Only in my pain, did I find my will.          Only in my chaos, did I learn to be still.          Only in my fear, did I find my might.          Only in my darkness, did I see my light." Starting to see a theme, Paul added a few lines…          Only through my s...

Chris, with a sobriety date of February 12, 2019, shares his story. On today's episode Paul shares 8 strategies that you can implement when you are going through hard times.  Everything can, and will , change.  You've overcome challenges before. Recognize this life situation as a learning experience, AKA an opportunity. You may not be getting what you want, but you are getting what you need. Light...

Tim, with 2 days of sobriety, shares his story. On today's episode Paul talks about 2 articles that discuss alcohol use.  Links for these articles can be found following the show notes.  The first article, published on May 7, 2019 in USA Today, says that alcohol use is soaring worldwide, with the average adult now consuming about 1.7 gallons of pure alcohol per year.  Just in the past 27 years the...

Nick, with 101 days of sobriety, shares his story. Paul is asking the listeners what they want to hear on the podcast.  Do you want more interviews with industry professionals, such as recovery coaches, authors, and wellness leaders?  Or do you like the podcast just the way it is with Paul interviewing sobriety badasses?  Leave a review on iTunes and let Paul know!  On today's podcast Paul shares...

Gerald, with a sobriety date of November 16, 2015, shares his story. Registration for the RE Asia Adventure is now open!  You can register and get more information about this event here On a recent Café' RE webinar, our host Odette, who is a sobriety warrior, brought a fantastic topic to the webinar.  The Cherokee parable titled Two Wolves.  It is about an old Cherokee teaching his grandson about...

Alex, with 63 days of sobriety, shares his story.   On today's podcast Paul talks about what researchers, that studied the drinking habits of people that work with the public, discovered.  They found that employees that forced themselves to smile and be happy around customers were more at risk to heavier drinking after work.  Because of this, employers may want to rethink their 'service with a smi...

Ryan, with 90 days of sobriety, shares his story.   On today's podcast Paul talks about the 3 major players when it comes to sobriety.  The players are; the mind, the body, and the breath.  Paul likes to call this the 20/40/40 rule, because that is how we should allocate the importance to these 3 major players.     The mind (20%) should be used as a radar to scan the body, do not try and use the m...

Liz, with a sobriety date of July 8, 2017, shares her story.   Workshops for the Bozeman, MT, retreat in August are lined up!  There are still a few spots left!  You can find more information about this event here   On today's podcast Paul talks about a common misconception people have as they move forward in a life without alcohol.  That misconception is that when we get sober, we will finally fi...

Nick, with 111 days sober, shares his story.   On today's episode Paul discusses anxiety, depression and stress.   "These pains you feel are messengers. Listen to them." ~ Rumi.       Depression is when mental energies are stuck in the past, anxiety is when we are living in the future, and stress accumulates when the end goal is more important than the task at hand.   Liberation from all three of...

Sami, with a sobriety date of July 21, 2018, shares her story.   On today's podcast Paul discuses surrender.  What does is really mean to reach a point of surrendering?  It doesn't have to be complicated.  Surrendering simply means yielding to your next stage in life.  As Paul mentioned on a previous podcast, addictions are no more than sign posts in life, and surrender is when we fully accept the...

James, with a sobriety date of November 12, 2016, shares his story.   Recovery Elevator is on Instagram!  Please follow Paul and Ben here .   On today's podcast Paul discuses relapse.  For some, and Paul has only met a few, relapse isn't part of their story.  But for the vast majority it is, and it isn't something to be ashamed of.  Spontaneous sobriety is rare.  Paul feels that the word 'relapse'...

Brad, with a sobriety date of August 31, 2018, shares his story. Paul talks about the 'now' and ways we can ground ourselves while we find ourselves taking this thing one day at a time.  At some period in our journey we will find ourselves logging our days in our tracker like it 'ain't no thing'.  Then there are other days when we wake up and keeping the mind in check can be a constant struggle. ...

Libby, with 112 days of sobriety, shares her story. Paul talks about a trend he noticed in the airport bookstore.  Amongst the '20 best sellers' there were several books with clear, unambiguous titles.  Our society is collectively starting to wake up and are looking for ways to unf*ck ourselves.  He says that all of these books, including the one he is currently writing, are not fulfilling a trend...

Ashley, with 192 days of sobriety, shares her story. Paul talks about how alcohol is the invitation.  What is this invitation?  It's called addiction.  Depending on how you RSVP you could have a life filled with infinite joy.  The fact that you are listening to this podcast right now is a good clue as to how you're going to RSVP.  At first the invitations may not show up with enough frequency to c...

Dr. Sue Morter, talks to us about how our bodies and minds have the capacity to heal themselves if we allow it. Registration is now live for the Recovery Elevator retreat in Bozeman, Montana this upcoming August.  You can find more information about this event here Paul discusses addiction and how there are hundreds of definitions for what addiction is.   He has covered several of them on this pod...

Mina, with a sobriety date of May 30, 2017, shares his story. You can sign up for a FREE 5-day Recovery Elevator video course here .  Paul discusses the most controversial word he has encountered in AA.  The word is recovered , as in your addiction to alcohol is behind you.  Although recovered is mentioned in the books of AA, after Paul said the word in an AA meeting, he noticed a shift in the ene...

Tricia, with a sobriety date of November 14, 2016, shares her story. Sometimes we reach a moment in our journey where we say, "what's next?".  Paul discusses what he would recommend when you reach this moment.   Do not go 'seeking', that reinforces a mind state that we are lacking something.   Instead, listen to the body.  The body is going to tell you where to go next.      SHOW NOTES   [7:30] Pa...