More Than a Drunk

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Today we discuss how anxiety is walloping me right now and how that leads to more cravings. But if we give in to those cravings we are only making matters worse! National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism: https://www.niaaa.nih.gov/ Self-Management and Recovery Training: https://www.smartrecovery.org/ Life Ring Secular Recovery: https://www.lifering.org/ Women for Sobriety: https://womenfo...

Today's episode is discussing how the drunken idiots seem to be harassing people around them more than usual as we ramp up to Christmas. Joseph shares some tips and tricks he has used in the past to successfully handle his emotions and urge to drink with these kinds of people. National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism: https://www.niaaa.nih.gov/ Self-Management and Recovery Training: http...

After a year-long absence from the microphone, Joseph returns to discuss his return to supporting the MTAD Wagoneers in their recovery from alcohol dependency. It's a long rode of recovery from addiction, but together, we can get through it and find out what is on the other side. MTAD is a podcast exploring how there can be more to us than addiction, how can we all be More Than A Drunk? I strive t...

When you are drinking, the booze defines you. I'm sure it is a similar story for any addiction. Once you are on your path to recovery, finding out who you are, underneath the addiction, is an amazing adventure that frees you from the chains of addiction. National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism: https://www.niaaa.nih.gov/ Self-Management and Recovery Training: https://www.smartrecovery.o...

Merry Christmas, Happy Hanukkah, Happy Festivus, and anything else you celebrate. National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism: https://www.niaaa.nih.gov/ Self-Management and Recovery Training: https://www.smartrecovery.org/ Life Ring Secular Recovery: https://www.lifering.org/ Women for Sobriety: https://womenforsobriety.org/ Secular Organizations for Sobriety: http://www.sossobriety.org/ M...

Managing recovery from addiction is not only handling the present, it's setting yourself up to succeed in the future. Today we have 4 tips/steps to create that success for when cravings strike and your road to recovery from addiction is jeopardized. National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism: https://www.niaaa.nih.gov/ Self-Management and Recovery Training: https://www.smartrecovery.org/ L...

National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism: https://www.niaaa.nih.gov/ Self-Management and Recovery Training: https://www.smartrecovery.org/ Life Ring Secular Recovery: https://www.lifering.org/ Women for Sobriety: https://womenforsobriety.org/ Secular Organizations for Sobriety: http://www.sossobriety.org/ Moderation Management: https://www.moderation.org/ Al-Anon: https://al-anon.org/ Al...

Gratitude is incredibly important for shaping our mental state. Exploring why that is, how to do it and how to incorporate it into our lives. Outro music provided by my good friend, K Daniel and his band "The National Treasures". Song is "Above the Rim" National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism: https://www.niaaa.nih.gov/ Self-Management and Recovery Training: https://www.smartrecovery.or...

If you haven't yet, check out Brene Brown's talk on Vulnerability . It's really good. National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism: https://www.niaaa.nih.gov/ Self-Management and Recovery Training: https://www.smartrecovery.org/ Life Ring Secular Recovery: https://www.lifering.org/ Women for Sobriety: https://womenforsobriety.org/ Secular Organizations for Sobriety: http://www.sossobriety.or...

Hey, everything else is gonna beat you up, least you can do is be kind to yourself and rewind to a happy state. National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism: https://www.niaaa.nih.gov/ Self-Management and Recovery Training: https://www.smartrecovery.org/ Life Ring Secular Recovery: https://www.lifering.org/ Women for Sobriety: https://womenforsobriety.org/ Secular Organizations for Sobriety:...

Some initial thoughts on mental health and why it is important and why you're not alone if your mental health isn't in tip-top shape. Important reminder: I am not a medical expert and this is not medical advice. As always, find someone who has that fancy piece of paper in the frame on the wall if you want actual medical advice. National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism: https://www.niaaa....

The world likes to beat on us, chew us up and spit us out. How about, for this week at least, we be our own cheerleader and say a few good things to ourselves?! Outro Music by WalterMazzaccaro from Pixabay National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism: https://www.niaaa.nih.gov/ Self-Management and Recovery Training: https://www.smartrecovery.org/ Life Ring Secular Recovery: https://www.lifer...

Some good words heading your way to motivate you heading into another long week. Inspiration may not come easy, but maybe this will make it easier for you! Outro music: Joseph McDade "Elevation" https://josephmcdade.com/music National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism: https://www.niaaa.nih.gov/ Self-Management and Recovery Training: https://www.smartrecovery.org/ Life Ring Secular Recover...

National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism: https://www.niaaa.nih.gov/ Self-Management and Recovery Training: https://www.smartrecovery.org/ Life Ring Secular Recovery: https://www.lifering.org/ Women for Sobriety: https://womenforsobriety.org/ Secular Organizations for Sobriety: http://www.sossobriety.org/ Moderation Management: https://www.moderation.org/ Al-Anon: https://al-anon.org/ Al...

Study highlighting common factors for relapse. National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism: https://www.niaaa.nih.gov/ Self-Management and Recovery Training: https://www.smartrecovery.org/ Life Ring Secular Recovery: https://www.lifering.org/ Women for Sobriety: https://womenforsobriety.org/ Secular Organizations for Sobriety: http://www.sossobriety.org/ Moderation Management: https://www.m...

Now that you have gotten out of the hole your addiction put you in, at what point can we move on and what does that look like? Exploring that and more. National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism: https://www.niaaa.nih.gov/ Self-Management and Recovery Training: https://www.smartrecovery.org/ Life Ring Secular Recovery: https://www.lifering.org/ Women for Sobriety: https://womenforsobriety....

Bad stuff is always happening in the world. Here's some tips and tricks to help you remain on the wagon and sober. Heck, you might even grow and learn something from it. Resources: AA: www.aa.org SMART Recovery: smartrecovery.org SAMHSA (Fed Govt resources): www.samhsa.gov Remember: For today, I will not drink with you! Follow me on Twitter: twitter.com/MoreThanADrunk E-mail: MoreThanADrunk@gmail....

Links to the groups discussed today: National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism: https://www.niaaa.nih.gov/ Self-Management and Recovery Training: https://www.smartrecovery.org/ Life Ring Secular Recovery: https://www.lifering.org/ Women for Sobriety: https://womenforsobriety.org/ Secular Organizations for Sobriety: http://www.sossobriety.org/ Moderation Management: https://www.moderation....

Exploring the pitfalls of pursuing Non-Alcoholic versions of our favorite beverages and how those could impact alcohol recovery. Resources: AA: www.aa.org SMART Recovery: www.smartrecovery.org SAMHSA (Fed Govt resources): www.samhsa.gov Remember: For today, I will not drink with you! Follow me on Twitter: twitter.com/MoreThanADrunk Shoot an email: MoreThanADrunk@gmail.com Hosted on Acast. See acas...

Overgeneralization is when we blow things vastly out of proportion. How can we slow that down and work through it? Resources: AA: www.aa.org SMART Recovery: https://www.smartrecovery.org/ SAMHSA (Fed Govt resources): www.samhsa.gov Remember: For today, I will not drink with you! Follow me on Twitter: twitter.com/MoreThanADrunk Shoot an email over: MoreThanADrunk@gmail.com Hosted on Acast. See acas...

All or nothing thinking is thinking in extremes. You're either a success or a failure. Your performance was totally good or totally bad. If you are not perfect, then you are a failure. You're either a terrible drunk or on the wagon. Let's talk about that and how to work around it. Resources: AA: www.aa.org SMART Recovery: https://www.smartrecovery.org SAMHSA (Fed Govt resources): www.samhsa.gov Re...

Resources: AA: www.aa.org SAMHSA (Fed Govt resources): www.samhsa.gov Remember: For today, I will not drink with you! Follow me on Twitter: twitter.com/MoreThanADrunk Shoot an email over: MoreThanADrunk@gmail.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Keep fighting the good fight, even when life kicks you down, don't let booze deliver a Stone Cold Stunner. Resources: AA: www.aa.org SAMHSA (Fed Govt resources): www.samhsa.gov Remember: For today, I will not drink with you! Follow me on Twitter: twitter.com/MoreThanADrunk Shoot an email over: MoreThanADrunk@gmail.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Looking at all of the justifications we use to have our first drink of the day and a few strategies on curbing some of those cravings. Resources:AA: www.aa.org SAMHSA (Fed Govt resources): www.samhsa.gov Remember: For today, I will not drink with you! Follow me on Twitter: twitter.com/MoreThanADrunk Shoot an email over: MoreThanADrunk@gmail.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more infor...