Recovery Elevator

Today we have Gary, he is 44, from Toledo, OH and took his last drink on January 30, 2023 Today's Sponsor: Café RE Use the promo code CONNECT for one free month in the alcohol-free community  Café RE.     [01:42] Thoughts from Paul:   Today we are going to cover one of Paul's favorite tools and practice.   But before we cover it, he asks us who is our go to person that we look to when life starts...

Today we have Daniel, he is 43 from Orange County, he took his last drink on December 31 st , 2014. Today's Sponsor: Café RE Use the promo code CONNECT for one free month in the alcohol-free community  Café RE.   [01:42] Thoughts from Paul:   The discomforts of quitting drinking will make you a stronger person down the road. And not far down the road.    Although humans are hardwired to seek comfo...

Today we have Julie, she is 49, from Grand Junction, CO and took her last drink on February 6 th , 2022. Today's Sponsor: Café RE Use the promo code CONNECT for one free month in the alcohol-free community  Café RE.       [02:05] Thoughts from Paul:   For most of the 20 th century and well into the 2000's, there was a pushed narrative that said a daily drink or two is good for you.   Although ther...

Today we have Katy, she is 40, from Olympia, WA and took her last drink on February 12 th , 2023. Today's Sponsor: Café RE Use the promo code CONNECT for one free month in the alcohol-free community  Café RE.       [02:26] Thoughts from Paul:   One of the best parts of doing the Recovery Elevator podcast is seeing the transformations people make.   Many of the travelers on this year's Costa Rica t...

Today we have Joss, she's 34 from the Bay Area and took her last drink on December 21 st , 2022.   Today's Sponsor: Café RE Use the promo code CONNECT for one free month in the alcohol-free community  Café RE.     [02:21] Thoughts from Kris:   Spring has finally arrived in North Dakota!   With the changing seasons, it's not uncommon to experience some different emotions surrounding our recovery. M...

Today we have Dale, he is 55, from Roanoke, VA and he has been alcohol free since March 23, 2019   [02:34] Paul's thoughts:   Paul knows now that there is a connection between his drinking and his anxiety but while actively drinking, he could not. We are told that alcohol relaxes us – which it does by shutting down important parts of our brain.   According to Dr. Sheila Shilati,"Alcohol ultimately...

Today we have Lauren, she is 54 from Rochester NY, and took her last drink on November 19, 2022.   Shout out to Ty with 15 YEARS alcohol free!   Thank you for all you do for RE!   Shout out to Bradley from south Denver with 3 days alcohol free!   Great job! Today's Sponsor: Café RE Use the promo code CONNECT for one free month in the alcohol-free community  Café RE.     [03:23] Intro summary:   In...

Today we have Ian, he is 24, from Baltimore, MD and he has been alcohol free since December 26, 2022. Today's Sponsor: Café RE Use the promo code CONNECT for one free month in the alcohol-free community  Café RE.   [02:15] Thoughts from Paul:   If alcohol isn't the primary problem, and it's a symptom of something else, what does that mean, and what course of action do we take? None of us are able...

Today we have Jeffrey, he is 35, from Monument, CO and he took his last drink on July 23, 2022.   Today's Sponsor: Café RE Use the promo code CONNECT for one free month in the alcohol-free community  Café RE.     [02:16] Thoughts from Paul:   Paul shares that he recently attended an AA meeting where a member celebrated 40 years of sobriety. One thing he took away from this is that it will naturall...

Today we have Doug. He is 59, from Buena Vista, CO and he took his last drink on July 28, 1982. Today's Sponsor: Café RE Use the promo code CONNECT for one free month in the alcohol-free community  Café RE.     [2:30] Thoughts from Paul:   When building your recovery portfolio, a good goal is 50% external and 50% internal. At first, the internal work may be too big of an ask, but as your nervous s...

Today we have Abby. She is 49, from Phoenix, AZ, and took her last drink on 9/25/2020.   Today's Sponsor: Café RE Use the promo code CONNECT for one free month in the alcohol-free community  Café RE.     [03:23] Thoughts from Kris:   In an effort to escape the long North Dakota winter, Kris and his wife took a short vacation to Dallas. They had a fantastic time enjoying the city and the company of...

Today we have Laura. She is 45, from Boston, MA, and took her last drink on September 27, 2014. Today's Sponsor: Café RE Use the promo code CONNECT for one free month in the alcohol-free community  Café RE.       [02:07] Highlights from Paul:   Paul feels that addictions are adaptations to unhealthy environments. Rates of addiction, disease, inflammations, and cancers are all on the rise. In recov...

Today we have Susannah. She is 42 from Hampshire, England, and took her last drink on 4/29/2022. Today's Sponsor: Café RE Use the promo code CONNECT for one free month in the alcohol-free community  Café RE.   [03:09] Highlights from Paul:   Paul shares a blog post created by Odette regarding happiness in sobriety. He also shares his thoughts that sobriety does not equal happiness or solve all of...

Today we have Stephanie. She is 44 from Georgetown, MA and took her last drink on September 6, 2020. Today's Sponsor: Café RE Use the promo code CONNECT for one free month in the alcohol-free community  Café RE.   Recovery Elevator podcast just surpassed 10 million downloads!   Thank you to our guests, all the team members, Café RE members, and especially our listeners!   [2:49] Highlights from Pa...

Today we have Matthew. He is 49 from Phoenix, AZ, and has been a sober rock star since 12/15/2006. Today's Sponsor: Café RE Use the promo code CONNECT for one free month in the alcohol-free community  Café RE.     [03:00] Highlights from Paul:   As humans, we are prone to the trap that things will be better, or we will feel better after x, y or z happens. If we are constantly attaching happiness t...

Today we have Joel. He is 42 from Lawton, OK, and took his last drink on November 28 th , 2022 Today's Sponsor: Café RE Use the promo code CONNECT for one free month in the alcohol-free community  Café RE.     [2:18] Highlights from Paul:   Boredom is a completely normal and natural emotion, one of the many all humans have. In today's world, we are were unconsciously wired to feel inadequate if we...

Today we have Bethany. She is 34 from Michigan and took her last drink in January of 2021. Today's Sponsor: Café RE Use the promo code CONNECT for one free month in the alcohol-free community  Café RE.     [2:15] Highlights from Kris:   Kris enjoys living in a small town where everyone helps one another, and the pace is rather consistent. He and his wife were recently on a trip to the city, and it...

Today we have Jenny, she is 36 from Hudson, WI and took her last drink on 2/16/2020. Today's Sponsor: Café RE Use the promo code CONNECT for one free month in the alcohol-free community  Café RE.     [02:45] Intro Summary:   When Paul describes the best and worst places to be with a drinking problem, they both look a lot alike.   That realization that alcohol no longer serves us, but we can't imag...

Today we have Mike, he is 59 from Newport, OR and took his last drink on 1/27/2022. Today's Sponsor: Café RE Use the promo code CONNECT for one free month in the alcohol-free community  Café RE.     Thank you Café RE chat hosts!  You do an amazing job!   [01:34] Highlights from Paul:   When quitting drinking, the thinking mind creates 99 problems or obstacles, but what to drink when we ditch the b...

Today we have Jorie, she is 31, from Westford, VT and took her last drink on 9/19/2020 Today's Sponsor: Café RE Use the promo code CONNECT for one free month in the alcohol-free community  Café RE.   [02:01] Highlights from Paul:   We hear a lot about dopamine in recovery.  All humans have dopamine, but our dopamine systems all work differently.  It is the chemical that drives us eat, find warmth,...

Today we have Emily, she is 44, from Phoenix, AZ and took her last drink on March 10th, 2019 Today's Sponsor: Café RE Use the promo code CONNECT for one free month in the alcohol-free community  Café RE.     [02:34] Paul's thoughts:   Paul doesn't make many promises on this podcast but feels he can 100% positively tell us that we will never regret not drinking.  You won't regret the extra $20 you...

Today we have Matt who is from Atlanta and took his last drink on November 15th, 2022. Today's Sponsor: Café RE Use the promo code CONNECT for one free month in the alcohol-free community  Café RE.     [02:35] Thoughts from Kris:   Turning 40 found him thinking more about longevity and being able to be healthy later in life. He has struggled with his physical health the past few years but gave him...

Today we have Brad who is 35 from Fort Wayne, IN and took his last drink on 8/31/2018     [3:19] Highlights from Paul:   Human beings are wired for connection, we need it to survive. It's up on the list with food, clean water, and shelter.  Paul shares several statistics surrounding chronic disorders with the biggest one being mental disorders and loneliness. Loneliness has been compared to smokin...

Today we have Lisa who is 65 from Atlanta, GA took her last drink on 11/17/2022.   Highlights from Paul:   Paul didn't understand a fellow AA member's references to being a "grateful alcoholic".  Only after getting to know Jim, did he understand what they meant. It took a few years for Paul to get to that point to be grateful for his addiction.    He reflects that our addictions are signposts tryi...

Today we have Justin, he's is 37 from New York, and he took his last drink on September 8th, 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: Many of us have asked the question "what's the point of life?" The response is always a near derivative of love. It's safe to say that the core religions can be summ...