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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Jul 7, 2026
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Episodes
The Gremlins still can't be watered 11.06.2024 4:39
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 someone once call her character defects “Gremlins,” and she said that the Gremlins were already there before she started drinking, then they m...
Finding Bigfoot in sobriety 04.06.2024 3:53
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 went to a meeting the other day where a guy talked about remembering going to his first meeting, and it really made me laugh. He said he’d never met...
Minding my own business (meetings) 29.05.2024 7:03
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 business meeting recently for one of my favorite meetings, and I brought up a proposal to change the format. The meeting goes around the ro...
Giving is receiving 23.05.2024 4:39
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 belong to Anytime Fitness, and my gym does a pretty cool thing every week. The manager has a group of adults from a facility for men living with cog...
To speak, or not to speak 21.05.2024 6:45
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’ve been going to lots of meetings recently where a clipboard is passed around and people can sign up to speak at other meetings or at rehabs. I’ve c...
A sober pushover's guide to fighting 14.05.2024 6:15
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 think most who know me would say that I am a pretty easygoing person who tends to get along with most people. And when push comes to shove, I usuall...
Sobriety can happen anywhere 09.05.2024 3:11
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 went to a meeting last night where I pulled in and I saw the entire group gathered on the front steps and in the parking lot of the church. “Uh-oh,”...
If resentment is the No. 1 offender, what is No. 2? 07.05.2024 7:46
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! Most people accept the notion that resentment is the No. 1 offender for alcoholics, that it destroys more people trying to get sober than anything els...
The after-meeting meetings 02.05.2024 5:25
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 someone speak the other day about the best way to approach a new person at a meeting. He was saying how many times he has seen people come on...
Am I a fountain? Or a drain? 30.04.2024 4:32
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 when a guy shared about how intoxicating self-pity can be. He really had me nodding along, because he was making a gr...
Mind your own sober business, buddy! 25.04.2024 6:46
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 went to a meeting a few months ago and ran into a sober guy that I love. But I hadn’t seen him in awhile, and he said that to me. “Where have you be...
The difference between a better life and a sober one 23.04.2024 4:36
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 where someone really captured something that was a big problem for me, and also a big problem for many other people t...
A few thoughts about the Shohei Ohtani dialogue 18.04.2024 6:59
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 listen to a lot of sports podcasts, and one of the main topics this month has been what has happened with star baseball player Shohei Ohtani. For th...
Does everything happen for a reason? 16.04.2024 6:37
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! Sorry, I took a day off last week to go to Disney with my family. I’m back now! I was at a meeting the other day where the topic was that everything h...
Emotional sobriety at Disney World... my Olympics 09.04.2024 5:48
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’re flying to Disney today, which is the happiest place on earth. Allegedly. I’m already taking deep breaths. It’s actually a wonderful gift that I...
The bigger the dum-dum, the bigger the recovery 04.04.2024 5:26
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 the gym this week and there was a big guy lifting weights with a trainer that I know. The big guy was ripped and had on a T-shirt that said “...
The sweet and sour of sobriety 02.04.2024 4:18
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 the ultimate sweet and sour kind of meeting recently—a meeting when someone from the rooms of recovery dies of our disease. I didn’t know the...
People, places and things (oh, and ads) 28.03.2024 6:32
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 have a very addictive personality. So I have to watch out for pretty much any mood-altering item. That includes drugs, alcohol, sleep medication, ga...
The traditions don't suck (that much) 26.03.2024 8:00
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! When I first got sober, I cared about my sobriety and the meetings I went to. That’s it. I didn’t want to hear about area commitments or world service...
What would my sober band be called? 21.03.2024 4:35
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 in which we read the story in the back of the Big Book where the author describes her state of being as “restless, ir...
The cleanliness conundrum 19.03.2024 6:43
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 love the book “Drop the Rock.” It’s not official 12-step literature but it’s written by alcoholics and addicts, and I have found the book to be an e...
Come on, you want me to talk to you after a meeting?!?! 14.03.2024 6:04
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 went to a giant men’s meeting the other night, and it was one of those meetings where everybody sat on their hands for most of the hour. There would...
Action first, motivation second? 12.03.2024 6:14
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 read a very interesting piece in Psychology Today recently, from a clinical psychologist who specializes in addiction treatment. I’ve included it HE...
The expanded definition of "progressive illness" 07.03.2024 8:00
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 night where we read some recovery literature that talked about alcoholism as a progressive illness. I nodded my head and...
A wild sober money proposition 05.03.2024 8:58
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 listen to a lot of podcasts, and I caught a new episode of a sports podcast that I like the other day where the three hosts—all of whom I am fond of...
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