A is for Alcoholic

Happy Halloween! Today's conversation is with Stephanie Strange. She is a Singer/Songwriter/Poet/Comic Book Author and an all around great person. We talked about sobriety, recovery, music and Neuro Diversity Groups! It was a great talk. Thanks for Listening! https://www.facebook.com/TheStephInfection https://www.patreon.com/stephaniestrange/overview Our sponsors: http://greencamelpress.com A desi...

Patience is often hard to come by and is so very fleeting both in active alcoholism and in recovery but with practice, understanding and time we can achieve and find our way to a calmer existence. Thanks for listening! Our sponsors: http://greencamelpress.com A design firm with an old school aesthetic in a digital age. Go check em out! Really!!! Gluten is NOT your problem podcast: https://soundclo...

Habits are simply patterns of learned behavior. In active alcoholism these patterns lead to spirals and can lead us down the drain. The good news is what is learned can be unlearned and adapted to a new way of thinking. Thanks for listening!!! Our sponsors: http://greencamelpress.com A design firm with an old school aesthetic in a digital age. Go check em out! Really!!! Gluten is NOT your problem...

Nobody's perfect. As alcoholics we are quick to judge ourselves and dismiss ALL the progress we've made. Forgiveness is not an easy thing for us and especially not for ourselves. But we are human, change takes time and there will always be missteps on our way to recovery. Thanks for listening! Our sponsors: http://greencamelpress.com A design firm with an old school aesthetic in a digital age. Go...

Recorded October 2018. Here we talk on the merits of Sober October. The idea of "taking a break" from alcohol and what it might for someone in recovery and for those outside of it. Thanks again for your support!!! https://www.patreon.com/AIFA https://www.aisforalcoholic.com/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/A-is-For-Alcoholic-218005295665042/?view_public_for=218005295665042 Twitter: https://twit...

Maturity is something that can take a long time for alcoholics like us to learn, understand, develop and incorporate into our sobriety. The tools of recovery help us with this and help us with continued growth and learning for the rest of our lives. And yes farts are still funny. Thanks for listening!!! Our sponsors: http://greencamelpress.com A design firm with an old school aesthetic in a digita...

Today we share another in our network of podcasts: Rashida & John. Hosted by John Staley of AIFA and his girlfriend Rashida. We talk about health and wellness of all kinds. If you enjoy please subscribe and share with your friends. Thanks for listening! There are always the Before and After pictures in weight loss but rarely do we get to see the During picture. The steps that are taken and the jou...

In active alcoholism we pick up a lot of coping mechanisms and tools to protect ourselves. It is hard to drop them and pick up new and better things to help us through life. Hard but not impossible. Thanks for listening!!! Our sponsors: http://greencamelpress.com A design firm with an old school aesthetic in a digital age. Go check em out! Really!!! Gluten is NOT your problem podcast: https://soun...

We joke about "finding your tribe" but corniness aside, it is a big deal when making big life changes to connect with like minded people. Find people you can trust to help you along the way. Sobriety is hard enough. You don't have to do it alone. Thanks for listening!!! Our sponsors: http://greencamelpress.com A design firm with an old school aesthetic in a digital age. Go check em out! Really!!!...

Today's topic is not always easy to find in sobriety. As we slowly retrain our brains to look for the good instead of the bad it becomes easier and easier and even comes naturally from time to time. Thanks for listening! Our sponsors: http://greencamelpress.com A design firm with an old school aesthetic in a digital age. Go check em out! Really!!! Gluten is NOT your problem podcast: https://soundc...

Today we discuss the idea of our identities as alcoholics, as friends and as men. It truly is what we make of it. It is in what we do, say and the choices we each and every day. Finding yourself and defining yourself in recovery is an amazing and powerful thing! Thanks for listening!!! Our sponsors: http://greencamelpress.com A design firm with an old school aesthetic in a digital age. Go check em...

Today we talk hubris and humility. Two sides of the human coin but in our case, as alcoholics, it is often like rolling a hundred sided die in the back of a Greyhound bus bathroom during an earthquake. In other words it can be unpredictable and a little messy. In recovery we can be a little more introspective and hopefully even keeled always striving for humility even when hubris gets the best of...

Today's conversation is with Barbara Staley, my Mom! A great deal of insight an be had from talking with the non alcoholics in our lives. We often overlook the chaos and wreckage alcohol causes outside of the drinker. Barbara was raised by an alcoholic, married one and gave birth to one so I think that qualifies her to talk on the subject. I am so grateful to be able to sit down and chat with my M...

Today we talk about G.O.D. Good Orderly Direction, Group of Drunks, Garlic Oil Drizzle or whatever you want it to mean.. We believe it is a placeholder, analogy and metaphor for something bigger and indescribable so we use the words we have to further the conversation and find a little understanding. Thanks for listening! Our sponsors: http://greencamelpress.com A design firm with an old school ae...

We talk about setting boundaries and developing closer relationships with our families. We also talk about the "Feel, Felt, Found" idea of relating to other alcoholics. F is also for Forty Four as we talk about Jerry's birthday and finally it stands for frustration as we had to re-record this whole episode because of technical difficulties. It still ended up being a great episode nonetheless. Than...

Today we wrestle with our egos. In sobriety and recovery we try to define it, explain it, fight with it and in some way keep it at bay if not let it go entirely. We are human and do our best to not let it take control. We had a good time discussing it. More questions were raised than answers but sometimes that's part of the whole thing. Thanks for listening! Our sponsors: http://greencamelpress.co...

Today's discussion is about some of the things we have discovered in sobriety and recovery both early on and even today we keep digging up new ideas, strengths, interests, struggles and tools to help us along the way. Thanks for listening! Our sponsors: http://greencamelpress.com A design firm with an old school aesthetic in a digital age. Go check em out! Really!!! Gluten is NOT your problem podc...

Today we discuss finding connection with nature, God, ourselves, each other or wherever we can find it. Creating it, nurturing it and helping it grow. Also how creativity has changed in sobriety and how we deal with those changes. Thanks for listening! Our sponsors: http://greencamelpress.com A design firm with an old school aesthetic in a digital age. Go check em out! Really!!! Gluten is NOT your...

Starting off today with some technical difficulties is a perfect way to begin a podcast about feeling broken. We got through them and all is well for today. Such is sobriety and life. We are all human. We are flawed and doing our best to figure it out. Thanks for listening. Our sponsors: http://greencamelpress.com A design firm with an old school aesthetic in a digital age. Go check em out! Really...

Casey Deck is an old friend who reconnected with both Jerry and I via this podcast. We hadn't talked in decades. He got sober earlier this year and I couldn't be happier until he agreed to share his story. Thank you Casey! Our sponsors: http://greencamelpress.com A design firm with an old school aesthetic in a digital age. Go check em out! Really!!! Gluten is NOT your problem podcast: https://soun...

My friend Steve paraphrased Hunter S. Thompson some 20 years ago when he said, "He who makes a man of himself gets rid of the pain of being a beast." It has stuck with me ever since. I didn't fully grasp the meaning until after I got sober. Today on the pod we discuss the writers who we looked up to in active alcoholism and what they can still give us in sobriety. Thanks for listening. Our sponsor...

Today's conversation is with Frank O'Connor. It is an honor to call this man friend. He shares his story from his alcoholic childhood to suicide attempt to creating the Celtic Mindfulness Center. A powerful and amazing talk. Celtic Mindfulness: https://www.meetup.com/Celtic-Mindfulness/ Our sponsors: http://greencamelpress.com A design firm with an old school aesthetic in a digital age. Go check e...

Today's mini episode is a conversation with long time friend Joe Valentino. He writes all the music you hear on the show. We discussed his music making process and inspiration. And he hinted at the possibility that he and Jerry might collaborate again after 20 years! It also happens to be his birthday today. So happy birthday Joe!!! We love you!!! Go check out more of his work at: music: https://n...

We are excited to have been doing this podcast for a year now. Thank you to all our listeners and Patrons on Patreon. We are both also celebrating our sober birthdays this weekend. Today we reflect on the last year and years of our sobriety and the progress we have made. Thanks for listening. Our sponsors: http://greencamelpress.com A design firm with an old school aesthetic in a digital age. Go c...

...but you can't make him drink it. The old adage rings true in sobriety too. It can be challenging to feel good and want to share it in early sobriety only to be met with disinterest or even contempt. It is a fine line to walk when sharing. We talk pink clouds, interventions and service. Thanks for listening. Our sponsors: http://greencamelpress.com A design firm with an old school aesthetic in a...