Nelson H.

LOL Sober

How to laugh your ass off in sobriety nelsonh.substack.com

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Nelson H.

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Latest episode

Jul 7, 2026

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Episodes

Rigidity meets rigidity 12.12.2025

If you want to subscribe to LOL Sober, hit the purple button below. I’m mostly publishing free pieces but I am hoping to generate a few bucks to pay for my web site and some other costs. Paid subscribers do have access to frequent premium pieces—such as THIS comedy special about my 10 favorite addiction/sobriety jokes! I have a spot on my couch that is my spot. Let me just say that again: IT IS MY...

Reason No. 597 to be grateful for sobriety 03.12.2025

If you want to subscribe to LOL Sober, hit the purple button below. I’m mostly publishing free pieces but I am hoping to generate a few bucks to pay for my web site and some other costs. Paid subscribers do have access to frequent premium pieces—such as THIS comedy special about my 10 favorite addiction/sobriety jokes! When I was drinking and drugging, I started waking up to a brutal question from...

Get yourself a UFC corner as your sober crew 26.11.2025

If you want to subscribe to LOL Sober, hit the purple button below. I’m mostly publishing free pieces but I am hoping to generate a few bucks to pay for my web site and some other costs. Paid subscribers do have access to frequent premium pieces—such as THIS comedy special about my 10 favorite addiction/sobriety jokes! I watch a lot of UFC fights, and there is a moment before every fight where bot...

Happy 17th anniversary to a wonderful, humble guy 14.11.2025

If you want to subscribe to LOL Sober, hit the purple button below. I’m mostly publishing free pieces but I am hoping to generate a few bucks to pay for my web site and some other costs. Paid subscribers do have access to frequent premium pieces—such as THIS comedy special about my 10 favorite addiction/sobriety jokes! Monday was my 17-year sober anniversary. I say this every year but… what a ride...

The sweet and the sour of sober spaces 08.11.2025

If you want to subscribe to LOL Sober, hit the purple button below. I’m mostly publishing free pieces but I am hoping to generate a few bucks to pay for my web site and some other costs. Paid subscribers do have access to frequent premium pieces—such as THIS comedy special about my 10 favorite addiction/sobriety jokes! I was in New York City multiple times in the past month, and I had quite an exp...

The coolest thing about recovery faith 24.10.2025

If you want to subscribe to LOL Sober, hit the purple button below. I’m mostly publishing free pieces but I am hoping to generate a few bucks to pay for my web site and some other costs. Paid subscribers do have access to frequent premium pieces—such as THIS comedy special about my 10 favorite addiction/sobriety jokes! I’ve often wondered, why does the 12-step approach to God and faith work so wel...

The 25 most valuable words in recovery 17.10.2025

If you want to subscribe to LOL Sober, hit the purple button below. I’m mostly publishing free pieces but I am hoping to generate a few bucks to pay for my web site and some other costs. Paid subscribers do have access to frequent premium pieces—such as THIS comedy special about my 10 favorite addiction/sobriety jokes! I went to a meeting this week where we read from Living Sober, and we were on a...

The actual best use of a QTIP 09.10.2025

If you want to subscribe to LOL Sober, hit the purple button below. I’m mostly publishing free pieces but I am hoping to generate a few bucks to pay for my web site and some other costs. Paid subscribers do have access to frequent premium pieces—such as THIS comedy special about my 10 favorite addiction/sobriety jokes! Did you know QTIPs are not supposed to go into your ears? Like, not at all. The...

A few thoughts on "Can I get addicted to weed?" 26.09.2025

If you want to subscribe to LOL Sober, hit the purple button below. I’m mostly publishing free pieces but I am hoping to generate a few bucks to pay for my web site and some other costs. Paid subscribers do have access to frequent premium pieces—such as THIS comedy special about my 10 favorite addiction/sobriety jokes! For my entire life, I can remember a common debate between people around the qu...

They haven't seen us in awhile 19.09.2025

If you want to subscribe to LOL Sober, hit the purple button below. I’m mostly publishing free pieces but I am hoping to generate a few bucks to pay for my web site and some other costs. Paid subscribers do have access to frequent premium pieces—such as THIS comedy special about my 10 favorite addiction/sobriety jokes! I saw a movie recently where a guy gets sober, and his mom hugs him and says, “...

A new way to think about perfectionism 12.09.2025

If you want to subscribe to LOL Sober, hit the purple button below. I’m mostly publishing free pieces but I am hoping to generate a few bucks to pay for my web site and some other costs. Paid subscribers do have access to frequent premium pieces—such as THIS comedy special about my 10 favorite addiction/sobriety jokes! I have a hot take that has been coming up a lot recently for me: I think we use...

We're all under construction 05.09.2025

If you want to subscribe to LOL Sober, hit the purple button below. I’m mostly publishing free pieces but I am hoping to generate a few bucks to pay for my web site and some other costs. Paid subscribers do have access to frequent premium pieces—such as THIS comedy special about my 10 favorite addiction/sobriety jokes! I’ve been pretty aggravated driving around my town recently because there has b...

WTF is gossip, anyway? 28.08.2025

If you want to subscribe to LOL Sober, hit the purple button below. I’m mostly publishing free pieces but I am hoping to generate a few bucks to pay for my web site and some other costs. Paid subscribers do have access to frequent premium pieces—such as THIS comedy special about my 10 favorite addiction/sobriety jokes! Let me give you a sober scenario about gossip. I went to a meeting recently whe...

A walk amongst the cat tombstones 21.08.2025

If you want to subscribe to LOL Sober, hit the purple button below. I’m mostly publishing free pieces but I am hoping to generate a few bucks to pay for my web site and some other costs. Paid subscribers do have access to frequent premium pieces—such as THIS comedy special about my 10 favorite addiction/sobriety jokes! Some people see God at church. Some people see God when they look at the stars....

The confidence to sponsor 14.08.2025

If you want to subscribe to LOL Sober, hit the purple button below. I’m mostly publishing free pieces but I am hoping to generate a few bucks to pay for my web site and some other costs. Paid subscribers do have access to monthly premium pieces—such as THIS comedy special about my 10 favorite addiction/sobriety jokes! I went to a meeting the other day where the topic ended up being about sponsorsh...

Sobriety in the workplace 07.08.2025

If you want to subscribe to LOL Sober, hit the purple button below. I’m mostly publishing free pieces but I am hoping to generate a few bucks to pay for my web site and some other costs. Paid subscribers do have access to monthly premium pieces—such as THIS comedy special about my 10 favorite addiction/sobriety jokes! I was at a good meeting the other day where people were talking about being a so...

What are you giving up to get sober? 29.07.2025

If you want to subscribe to LOL Sober, hit the purple button below. I’m mostly publishing free pieces right now, but paid subscribers do have access to monthly premium pieces—such as THIS comedy special about my 10 favorite addiction/sobriety jokes! Over the years, I’ve heard many people share a similar conversation that they had when they were first trying to get sober. I didn’t have this exact s...

Friendship vs. fellowship 25.07.2025

If you want to subscribe to LOL Sober, hit the purple button below. I’m mostly publishing free pieces right now, but paid subscribers do have access to monthly premium pieces—such as THIS comedy special about my 10 favorite addiction/sobriety jokes! Quick housekeeping note: I’m going to start doing two posts a week—one free, one behind a paywall. I’m not looking to get rich or anything. But I’ve b...

A tip on going from atheist to agnostic 16.07.2025

If you want to subscribe to LOL Sober, hit the purple button below. I’m mostly publishing free pieces right now, but paid subscribers do have access to monthly premium pieces—such as THIS comedy special about my 10 favorite addiction/sobriety jokes! Let me just say right off the top today that I still haven’t figured out the whole God thing. I just know that I need to keep seeking, and to be open-...

"What I do today..." 11.07.2025

If you want to subscribe to LOL Sober, hit the purple button below. I’m mostly publishing free pieces right now, but paid subscribers do have access to monthly premium pieces—such as THIS comedy special about my 10 favorite addiction/sobriety jokes! I heard a cool phrase today: What I do today is what I will be tomorrow. My first reaction to seeing that quote was that it didn’t quite make sense. I...

The Doctor's Opinion strikes back 02.07.2025

If you want to subscribe to LOL Sober, hit the purple button below. I’m mostly publishing free pieces right now, but paid subscribers do have access to monthly premium pieces—such as THIS comedy special about my 10 favorite addiction/sobriety jokes! I recently wrote on this very newsletter that I don’t pay much attention to The Doctor’s Opinion any more because I don’t really need to. By that, I m...

Talking myself out of talking people into stuff 25.06.2025

If you want to subscribe to LOL Sober, hit the purple button below. I’m mostly publishing free pieces right now, but paid subscribers do have access to monthly premium pieces—such as THIS comedy special about my 10 favorite addiction/sobriety jokes! I was in the other room recently when my wife called her mom and they started talking. Her mom is weighing a big life change, which my wife supports a...

The ticking time bomb of TikToking 19.06.2025

If you want to subscribe to LOL Sober, hit the purple button below. I’m mostly publishing free pieces right now, but paid subscribers do have access to monthly premium pieces—such as THIS comedy special about my 10 favorite addiction/sobriety jokes! I caught myself the other day telling someone I don’t post much on social media because I don’t really like it. OK, that’s true—I don’t do much on Fac...

The truth about "I need a meeting" 14.06.2025

If you want to subscribe to LOL Sober, hit the purple button below. I’m mostly publishing free pieces right now, but paid subscribers do have access to monthly premium pieces—such as THIS comedy special about my 10 favorite addiction/sobriety jokes! I was at a meeting the other day and someone said, “Every time I say to myself, ‘I need a meeting,’ it means I needed a meeting two days earlier.” I w...

Thanks for your nightmare, Dr. Bob! 05.06.2025

If you want to subscribe to LOL Sober, hit the purple button below. I’m mostly publishing free pieces right now, but paid subscribers do have access to monthly premium pieces—such as THIS comedy special about my 10 favorite addiction/sobriety jokes! We read a portion of “Doctor Bob’s Nightmare” from the back of the Big Book at a meeting the other day. If you’re unfamiliar with it, it is the first...

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