Sober Podcast

Join us today on the Sober Podcast with our amazing host, Jamie Brickhouse and Tach Groulx! Tach is a single mother aspiring to be a bridal consultant and lives in Toronto, Canada. She shares with our listeners what it is like to live with PTSD, Borderline Personality Disorder, and continue to stay away from her drug of choice. While using marijuana to treat several disorders medicinally, Tach has...

Eleanor Conway is a multi award winning comedian does filthy, hilarious shows about sex, addiction and dating. She’s sold out 3 tours worldwide with her shows ‘Walk of Shame 1 & 2’ and ’You May Recognise Me From Tinder’, selling out a 100 date, 10 country tour with the former. You may recognize her from The Guardian, Woman’s Hour, Stylist, BBC 4 Extra or from Tik Tok where she's garnered...

Christ Brunt joins us on the show with our host Jamie Brickhouse! Chris is the host and creator of PODRE, a podcast on fatherhood premiering this summer. He is a poet, fiction writer, and professor of English at Syracuse University. His work appears in Ploughshares, Oxford American, Fugue , and other magazines. You can follow him on Twitter at @chrismbrunt.  Support the show Contact Sober Podcast:...

Court Stroud joins our host Jamie Brickhouse today to discuss his journey in recovery and how it’s transformed into coming to accept years of sexual assault shame. Read more in his article that recently won the ARLENES award at: https://www.newsweek.com/after-50-years-sexual-assault-shame-finally-reclaiming-voice-1583299?amp=1 . Court Stroud is an adjunct, writer, and media strategy consultant who...

Erin Williams joins our guest host Jamie Brickhouse on the Sober Podcast today. She is a full-time writer and illustrator who’s been sober since 2011. She was raised by alcoholics and always knew what she was. Her drinking had consequences early (and often). She wrote and illustrated a graphic novel ( Commute: An Illustrated Memoir of Female Shame , 2019) about confronting all of the shame and tra...

Today we have Jeff Vickers joins us with our host Carl Fessenden to discuss what an impact manifesting positivity can make in your life. By practicing the power of thought, and pushing himself to succeed with motivational affirmations, he has been able to overcome obstacles and achieve success! If you have struggled with that voice in your head saying you’re not good enough, take a break and liste...

Dr. Joe Milisitz – LMHC – Dr. of Sexology & Dr. Jason Ross joins us today from South Florida to discuss the exciting topic of sex and the addiction community. Listen while these 2 incredible Dr.’s discuss the difference between compulsive sex issues and substance abuse, the stigma behind having a sexual issue versus alcoholism, how trauma correlates directly to all types of disorders, and the...

Elyse Monroy joins us today as the queen of statistics and data with our host Carl Fessenden from the Drunken Worm Podcast…. Elyse is the Nevada Overdose Data to Action Program Manager. Listen to how the industry is doing all they can to not just go off ‘death data’. A term used to describe data collected after death. By collecting information from addicts while still using, the state of Nevada an...

Today our guest is Jason Parsley who is the Editor in Chief of South Florida Gay News who came to discuss the topic of recovery in the LGBTQ community. Our host, Carl Fessenden & Jason get to dive deep into what it’s like to be gay in recovery, the challenges that can be faced being gay in the recovery community, and much more! Listen to an eye-opening discussion on many topics that may arise...

Brett Morris from the Recovery Survey podcast and co-host of the Recovery Revolution podcast joins our host Carl Fessenden today. We get to hear about the struggle of finding balance in sobriety. Brett and Carl discuss the journey of finding balance early on in recovery and share what it’s like today in their sobriety. We get to hear some great questions answered by Brett and get another fun fille...

Ryan Mills professional BMX rider joins us on our Sober Podcast with our guest host Carl Fessenden from the Drunken Worm podcast! We hear his story of prescription pills turning into a full-blown heroin addiction. Ryan shares how he went from broken & beaten from his addiction; and given a chance to change with drug court. We get to hear how his life has transformed and grown from putting the...

We have an exciting show for you today! We have not 1, but 2 guests from Recovery Revolution. JR Weaver who is the author of the Addiction Manifesto and has many talents. We also have Carl Fessenden who is from the Drunken Worm podcast. Both are from the Recovery Revolution Live podcast. Listen to how both have achieved long-term recovery and how they both impacting our addiction recovery industry...

Join us on the show today with our host Jamie Brickhouse and guest Tracey Segarra. Tracy is a storyteller, consultant, and professional speaker. Listen to how Tracey has accomplished staying sober for 33 years and what it was like getting sober at 25. She shares how sobriety has helped her ventures in storytelling and her journey as an artist throughout her sobriety. For more information or to rea...

Eric Bricker from Palm Beach County joins us on the show today to discuss EMDR therapy. Eric walks us through a typical session of EMDR and what to expect during a session. He discusses how this form of therapy can help others and be extremely beneficial to trauma and grief healing. Hear about specific scenarios in which EMDR can be beneficial, and how Eric personally helps other in our community!...

 Join us on the show today with our guest David Beck and our favorite high heel wearing host Jamie Brickhouse out of New York City! David is an accomplished actor, writer, musician, and much more! Critics have called his performances "emphatic and nuanced" ( TimeOut NY ), "charming" ( Talkin' Broadway and Show Business Weekly ), and "well acted" ( New York Times...

Nick Davis joins us today with our guest host Dr. Jason Ross. He discusses his journey in sobriety, his work, and career within the real estate industry. He chooses to recover out loud, and has his own coaching company specifically for men in recovery who are CEO’s and entrepreneurs. He discusses his book, “Take Off” – Where he was, what he went through within his addiction, how he got sober, and...

Mario Maroto – No Excuses   Today we have Mario Maroto from Costa Rica joining our guest host, Dr. Jason Ross! Mario shares how drastically his love of fitness, and the music scene where he’s been a long-time producer and DJ were affected by his drug use. The struggles he went through to get where he is today, and how he stays clean and sober. And how a long-time atheist was able to overcome any d...

We Do Recover  Today on the show, Foster Chambers joins us from Chicago, IL. A recovering addict. that was trapped in active addiction for 45 years. He works with addicts all over the world. He is an author, a freelance writer, currently starting a recovery program on Zoom, and a Podcast. Foster shares about his traumatic childhood, and how he came to find recovery today.    WARNING: Please know t...

Jamie Brickhouse joins us on the show today to share how he gets and stays sober and talk about his many accomplishments. Called a natural raconteur by the Washington Post , Jamie Brickhouse is a writer and comedic storyteller. He’s the author of the critically acclaimed Dangerous When Wet: A Memoir of Booze Sex and My Mother, which is an Amazon “Editors’ Pick” & “Best Biographies & Memoir...

An Inspiration for Change     Today on our Sober Podcast, Jesse Harless joins us from downtown New Hampshire! Jesse has a master’s degree in Clinical Mental Health Counseling and currently facilitates extensive training courses for addiction professionals to become facilitators themselves!     The Fentanyl crisis in 2017 inspired Jesse to leave his long-time position with a major corporation to do...

Jason Ross PhD, LMHC, MSEd joins us on the show today from Miami, FL for our first episode in 2022! He shares his journey that led him into the world of psychology and therapy.  Listen to how Jason has continued to persevere with helping those in need it throughout the Pandemic our world is combating.  The guys chat back and forth about what’s going on in the psychology world today, experiences wi...

Today we welcome Linda Larson-Schlitz on the show to hear her journey of finding sobriety and God. Linda shares with us her struggles with alcoholism and addiction throughout growing up in the 70’s; and how she went from sex, drugs, and rock & roll to building a life and career in the addiction recovery field. Linda has received several rewards, written award-winning books, and practices as a...

Stephen McCoy from Write Brain Studios joins us to share how he used his active addiction as an outlet to incorporate a work of art in the film industry. A 29-year-old young man who has struggled with his own battles of addiction and had the opportunity to capture a good portion of drug use and being homeless on the streets of Boston. This resulted in getting an offer to work with Write Brain Stud...

Laura Leibson joins us today on the show today from sunny Delray Beach, FL. We get to hear Laura’s struggles, how she achieved her own sobriety, and what path lead her to wanting to be a recovery coach which she is currently working towards. Laura is a breath of fresh air and has been through so much to get where she is today. She is living proof that when you put in hard work, you can achieve lon...

Yasmin Sorte Show Notes Drawing on over a decade of experience as a clinical social worker, Yasmin E. Sorte founded YES Consulting to provide families with the insight, tools and roadmap to address a range of mental health, behavioral health and substance use related issues.   Yasmin leans into her family work as a primary focus and provides the most comprehensive and individualized program of ser...