Laughing Without Liquor

Sarah was 14 when she found her life partner after getting highly intoxicated.  Alcohol. Her anxiety melted away when she drank it.  It helped her numb traumatic experiences. It quieted the ugly voices in her head. Sarah's partner would ultimately help her manage through life and do what she felt was expected of her. Until, decades later, it turned against her. Listen as Sarah shares her...

Getting sober and then staying sober isn't just a one and done sort of thing. First I had to build a solid foundation in recovery and then I had to learn how to continue to do the work throughout my sobriety even when I felt it would come easy. I never want to go back to the way I used to live and all it would take is a bad decision at the wrong time for me to slip and revert right back into my ol...

Bron Martin is a Hypnotherapist who went on her own journey to release 60 lbs (27 kilos) and realized that the weight release wasn't the biggest gift, it was the self-love that accompanied it, After a lifetime of dieting and feeling rubbish about herself she found peace in her body and in her relationship with food. Bron now supports women to release weight and receive self-love without douchey di...

I knew I had been addicted to many things in my life but I had no idea how this would carry on into my sobriety as well. Today I talk about cross addictions and how I manage them when they rear their ugly heads. Swapping one addiction for another has caused me stress as well as burnout.    Did you enjoy that episode?  Want to win some FREE stuff for referring it to friends??  R...

Yolunda Elam aka Yo, has taught in public schools for over twenty years, is an inspirational speaker with an infectious smile and contagious energy, and known for her compassionate spirit, ambitious mind, and being unapologetically herself.  Yolunda currently teaches Spanish to eighth graders in her local school district.  She has held multiple titles in her twenty-year tenure including...

Ichko Batmunkh is committed to reconnecting to the love energy that flows through all of us. She puts in the work to change the thoughts and beliefs that had kept her trapped. Ichko uses methods like prayer, meditation and journal and most important she set goals. And then something amazing started to happen. As her thoughts changed, her world changed. As she aligned with the universal source...

I used to hide the fact that I was in recovery. I had a fear of what others would think and how they would judge me. As I worked on my sobriety I came to realize that no matter what I do or say that there may always be a stigma around addiction. I had to understand that I could not change the way people thought, I could only change the way I showed up in life. Today I no longer fear what others wi...

Stephan Neff an Anaesthetist in New Zealand and an alcoholic in recovery. He has gone through hell but kept going and has learned what to do to keep sober. Stephan has been to rehab and has taken one tiny baby step after the other until now where he lives a life so beautiful he could have never imagined in his wild­est dreams. Stephan is not religious. but the 12-step program worked for him as it...

Welcome to the first episode of The Road Beyond Recovery Podcast! I am super excited to be sharing this journey with you on how to create a life in recovery that is so good that you never want to go back to your old way of living!  After years of being plagued by the limiting beliefs that told me that my past would always affect me in a negative way, I realized it was lying to myself. The fas...

Although I'm sad to end this part of my journey I have learned so much and it has ultimately led me to discover my purpose in life. Today I wanted to thank all of you who have supported me through this first part of my journey and I look forward to starting a new chapter next week with The Road Beyond Recovery Podcast. Help me give away 1000 copies of my book, "Hope Elevated" to help people overco...

Podcast host, Win Kelly Charles, has Cerebral Palsy and her mission is to help others with physical and mental disabilities to find their voices through written or spoken word, using today's assistive technologies as needed. The Ask Win is a podcast about celebrating life with people from different walks of life, with a focus on those sharing their stories through writing books and/or blogs. Win t...

Dr. Tressler saw an exciting opportunity to make a difference. His passion for natural health and healing extends back to childhood. Growing up he suffered from chronic gastrointestinal issues, allergies and sinus problems.  And then witnessing his father die from heart disease at age 50, he vowed to never allow this to happen to him and find the answer. The mission and goal of the Making Pit...

I believe we learn the most from the times we think we have failed. 2020 was an interesting year, to say the least, but I found a lot of good that came out of it! This was my first full year of podcasting and I learned so much from the experience. Today on the show I share some of the lessons I learned coming out of 2020 and my plans heading into 2021! Don't miss out on the latest announcements th...