Recovery Elevator

Today we have Josh. He is 48 years old, from Sarasota, FL and took his last drink of alcohol on September 23 rd , 2023.   This episode brought to you by:   Better Help – 10% off of your first month #sponsored Café RE – the social app for sober people.   This is the last week to sign up for Café RE during Sober October. For the next four days when you join, you will receive a free month!     [02:28...

Today we have Lauren. She is 44 years old from Arroyo Grande, CA and took her last drink on April 26 th , 2021.   This episode brought to you by Better Help – 10% off of your first month #sponsored   Tonight, our four-week mindfulness course starts in Café RE at 7:30 EST. This is our fourth year doing the course and you're going to learn a lot about how to sit with those thoughts in the head. Spec...

Today we have Sue. She is 54 years old from Stewartville, MN and she took her last drink of alcohol on May 9 th , 2023.   This episode brought to you by:   Sober Link sign up and claim your $100 enrollment bonus   Next Monday, October 20 th , we start our four-week mindfulness course in Café RE . It starts at 7:30pm Eastern and we hope to see you there!   [02:36] Thoughts from Paul:   Paul shares...

Today we have Camille. She's 36 years old, from Coeur d 'Alene, Idaho, and she took her last drink on August 22 nd , 2024.   This episode brought to you by Better Help – 10% off of your first month #sponsored   Café RE   [04:26] Paul introduces Camille:   Corrine is 36 years old and lives in Coeur d'Alene, ID with her husband and two young children. For fun they enjoy spending time with friends in...

Today we have Mike. He is 50 years old and from Cleveland, OH and he took his last drink on August 9 th , 2022.   This episode brought to you by:   Better Help – 10% off of your first month #sponsored Exact Nature – 20% off your order with code RE20   We offer a free month in Café RE once per year. Starting this Wednesday October 1st, and if you sign up for Café RE during the month of October, you...

Today we have Emily. She is 28 years old from Denver, CO and she took her last drink on April 25 th , 2025.   This episode brought to you by: Better Help – 10% off of your first month #sponsored Exact Nature – 20% off your order with code RE20   Starting Wednesday, October 1 st , if you sign up for Café RE you get a free month! Café RE is our alcohol-free community who recently got non-profit stat...

Today we have Ty. She is 76 years old, lives in Bozeman, MT and she took her last drink on March 8 th , 2008.   This episode brought to you by: Better Help – 10% off of your first month #sponsored Café RE – THE social app for sober people.   [04:21] Thoughts from Paul:   Paul tells us that every time he goes into a retreat or event with RE, he asks the universe to send us a (safe) wildlife encount...

Today we have David. He is 51 years old, lives in Pinson, TN and took his last drink of alcohol on December 23 rd , 2024.   This episode brought to you by: Better Help – 10% off of your first month #sponsored Exact Nature – 20% off your order with code RE20   We have a great lineup of events and courses coming to Recovery Elevator. A mindfulness course is coming up in October, then Dry January as...

Today we have Odette. She's 37 years old, lives in San Diego, CA and she took her last drink 486 days ago.   This episode brought to you by: Better Help – 10% off of your first month #sponsored Exact Nature – 20% off your order with code RE20   Registration is open for our next retreat in Costa Rica . That's February 21 st – 28 th, 2026 in Guanacaste, a Blue Zone. We are over halfway full, but we...

Today we have Justin. He is 40 years old and lives in Northern Ontario. He took his last drink on August 20 th , 2023.   This episode brought to you by: Better Help – 10% off of your first month #sponsored Café RE – the social app for sober people   [04:03] Thoughts from Paul:   In our question for sobriety, we often ask ourselves why the drinking? Why can't I stop? What's the problem here?     Pa...

Today we have Amy. She is 41 years old and lives in Raleigh, NC. She took her last drink on December 12 th , 2023.   This episode brought to you by: Better Help – 10% off of your first month #sponsored Exact Nature – use code RE20 to save 20% off of your order   October 2026 we have a new retreat we have yet to do. This is an in-person alcohol-free ukulele retreat taking place in Guanacaste, Costa...

Today we have Brian. He is 40 years old from Spring Hill, MA and he took his last drink of alcohol on July 16 th , 2024.   This episode brought to you by: Better Help – 10% off of your first month #sponsored Exact Nature – 20% off your order with code RE20   Shout out to these alcohol-free brands for sponsoring our seventh Bozeman Retreat:   Athletic Brewing Sober Link - save 50% on a device Rise...

Today we have Lori. She is 58 years old from Vancouver, Canada. She took her last drink on February 21 st , 2024.   This episode brought to you by: Better Help – 10% off of your first month #sponsored Café RE – the social app for sober people   [03:11] Thoughts from Paul:   Paul shares that his second book, Dolce Vita, is currently in the editing process and should be out by November this year. Th...

Today we have Rachel. She is 48 years old and lives in Minneapolis, MN. She took her last drink on August 28 th , 2018.   This episode brought to you by: Better Help – 10% off of your first month #sponsored Sober Link – learn more and save $50 off of a device     Come join us in beautiful Bozeman, Montana this August 6 th – 10 th for our annual flagship retreat. We have a few camping spots as well...

Today we have Thea. She is 55 years old from Madison, WI and took her last drink on February 10 th , 2019   This episode brought to you by: Better Help – 10% off of your first month #sponsored Exact Nature – 20% off your order with code RE20   We have just a couple of cabin spots left for our upcoming retreat in Bozeman, Montana . This retreat is from August 6 th through 10 th .   Coming in Januar...

Today we have Ronnie. He is 41 years old from Kiowa, CO and took his last drink on June 1 st , 2025.   This episode brought to you by: Better Help – 10% off of your first month #sponsored Café RE – the social app for sober people.   [03:17] Thoughts from Paul:   From the cavemen to the ancient Greeks, to modern humans, there's always an apocalypse on the horizon. The apocalypse outside of us, we c...

Today we have Marcy. She's 42 years old and lives in Seattle, WA. Marcy took her last drink on October 15 th , 2020.   This episode brought to you by: Better Help – 10% off of your first month #sponsored Exact Nature – 20% off your order with code RE20   Paul just finished the rough draft of his second book entitled Dolce Vita, The Good Life and expects it to be released this September.   [ 00:00...

Today we have Marisa. She is 50 years old from Fairfax, VA and she took her last drink on March 17 th , 2024.   This episode brought to you by: Better Help – 10% off of your first month #sponsored Exact Nature – 20% off your order with code RE20   Check out the upcoming Recovery Elevator Events :   August 6 th – 10 th – Bozeman Retreat – we have about 12 spots left October 4 th – 14 th – Peru Janu...

Today we have Natalie. She is 55 years old from Palmdale, CA and took her last drink on June 4 th , 2023.   This episode brought to you by: Better Help – 10% off of your first month #sponsored Café RE – THE social app for sober people   [02:28] Thoughts from Paul:   This week's intro is about acceptance. We may wish we were a little bit taller, we may wish we were a baller, and we may wish that al...

Today we have Brooke. She is 47 years old from Pittsburgh, PA and took her last drink on September 27 th , 2024.   This episode brought to you by: Better Help – 10% off of your first month #sponsored Sober Link – save 50% on a device   [02:02] Thoughts from Paul:   When we get asked why we are not drinking, Paul shares that we should be turning the question around and asking them why they ARE drin...

Today we have Kimmy. She is 34 years old from Montrose, Colorado and took her last drink on April 3 rd , 2017.   This episode brought to you by Better Help – 10% off of your first month Café RE – THE social app for sober people   Here are some upcoming events at RE : Bozeman Retreat from August 6 th -20 th , 2025 Peru in October (registration closed) Dry January 2026 Ukelele Course in February 202...

Today we have Santino. He is 37 years old from Taunton, MA and took his last drink on May 24 th , 2022.   This episode brought to you by Better Help – 10% off of your first month Exact Nature use code RE20 to save 20% off your order   Recovery Elevator has merch ! We have hoodies, patches, shirts, tank tops and bracelets. Help us keep this project going and shred the shame!   Last call for registr...

Today we have Jenny. She is 53 yeas old from Belgrade, MT and took her last drink on August 25 th , 2015.   This episode brought to you by Better Help – 10% off of your first month   Exact Nature use code RE20 to save 20% off your order     The message that alcohol is good for you is outdated. Paul shares an article from GQ that was released shortly after the World Health Organization declared tha...

Today we have Kayleen. She is 27 years old, lives in Baltimore, MD and she took her last drink on April 6 th , 2025.   Sponsors for this episode include: Better Help – 10% off of your first month Café RE – the social app for sober people   There are a few spots left for Peru in October 2025 . On this 10-night, 11-day trip of a lifetime, we will be hiking the Inca Trail and participating in two ser...

Today we have Ben. He is 45 years old from Liverpool, UK and had his last drink on September 26th, 2021.   Sponsors for this episode include: Better Help – 10% off of your first month Sober Link - $50 off of device using this link   [02:01] Thoughts from Paul:   According to Stanford neuroscientist Andrew Huberman, all health, longevity, and your daily moods, along with your overall state of being...