Paul Churchill

Recovery Elevator

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It's not a NO to alcohol — it's a YES to a better life! Bestselling author Paul Churchill interviews people who have successfully quit drinking, offering an honest, uplifting look at what an alcohol-free life can really look like. Each week, Recovery Elevator explores sobriety from fresh perspectives — no judgment, no lectures, just real stories from real people. Whether you're sober curious, newly sober, supporting a loved one, or already thriving in recovery, you've found your community. Topics include: how to stop drinking alcohol, alcohol addiction and dependency, whether moderate drinking...

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Paul Churchill

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RE 345: The Neuroscience of Addiction Part II 27.09.2021 51:23

Today we have Stacy Jo, she is 34 years old, from Oregon and took her last drink on March 6, 2020. Today's Sponsor: Café RE Use the promo code CONNECT for one free month in the alcohol-free community Café RE. Highlights from Paul Paul provides part 2 of highlights of a podcast with Rich Roll speaking with Dr. Anna Lembke. Rich Roll Podcast: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jziP0CEgvOw. D...

RE 344: The Neuroscience of Addiction 20.09.2021 48:44

Today we have Bill. He is 61, from Alabama, and took his last drink on April 29, 2021. Today's Sponsor: Café RE Use the promo code CONNECT for one free month in the alcohol-free community Café RE. Highlights from Paul Paul provides part one of highlights of a podcast with Rich Roll speaking with Dr. Anna Lembke. Rich Roll Podcast: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jziP0CEgvOw. "Persons wi...

RE 343: A Brief History of Alcoholism and Treatment 13.09.2021 56:25

Today we have Charlie. He is 35, from Missouri and took his last drink on July 7, 2020. Today's Sponsor: Café RE Use the promo code CONNECT for one free month in the alcohol-free community Café RE. Highlights from Paul Addiction is a modern phenomenon. Alcohol has been around for centuries. Early "treatment" of alcoholics included being jailed, tortured, and often executed for being posses...

RE 342: Do Your Part 06.09.2021 1:00:53

Today we have Michael. He is 43, from N. Georgia and took his last drink on January 1, 2020. Today's Sponsor: Café RE Use the promo code CONNECT for one free month in the alcohol-free community Café RE. Highlights from Paul Paul discusses three elements that are critical to doing your part in recovery. Paul believes self-respect, self-love, and well-being are fundamental to healing. Doin...

RE 341: Head Into the Storm 30.08.2021 55:05

On today's podcast we've got Britt, she is 45, from California and she took her last drink on November 13, 2018. Today's Sponsor: Café RE Use the promo code CONNECT for one free month in the alcohol-free community Café RE. Highlights from Paul Solving human problems can be discovered in nature. Lone bison run away from storms in the opposite direction. Humans run away from cravings and to...

RE 340: Give Yourself a Break 23.08.2021 55:32

On today's podcast we've got Mike, he is 36, from Fort Worth, TX and he took his last drink on September 20, 2020. Today's Sponsor: Café RE Use the promo code CONNECT for one free month in the alcohol-free community Café RE. Highlights from Paul We are incredibly hard on ourselves. The point of this episode is to give us permission to let much of that go, and to move the needle slightly on ho...

RE 339: Does Addiction Serve a Purpose? 16.08.2021 1:04:30

On today's podcast we've got Nate, he is 39, from Ohio and he took his last drink on October 9, 2015. If you like the Recovery Elevator podcast, please leave us a review on iTunes and help eradicate the stigma. My favorite part of RE is back. And I hope to see you at an upcoming event. We've got Costa Rica January 15-23 and then we're in Denver Colorado April 14th -17th. Highlights from Pau...

RE 338: Old Narratives 09.08.2021 52:06

On today's podcast we've got Rebecca she took his last drink on October 22, 2019, she is from Madison Wisconsin, and is 31 years old. Today's Sponsor: Café RE Use the promo code CONNECT for one free month in the alcohol-free community Café RE. Finding Your Better You Highlights When we don't know the root of our triggers, when we don't know the narratives that are ingrained in our brains and i...

RE 337: The Canary in the Mine 02.08.2021 51:34

I was open with people about my decision. I put myself out there to create a level of accountability. Today's Sponsor: Café RE Use the promo code CONNECT for one free month in the alcohol-free community Café RE. Today we have Katie. She is 38, from Ohio and took her last drink July 12, 2020. This is her story of living Alcohol Free (AF). Paul's Intro Native cultures believed that a si...

RE 336: Endorphins, Dopamine, Serotonin, & Oxytocin 26.07.2021 59:18

Today we have Susan, she's 61, she's from Pennsylvania and took her last drink Nov 19th, 2017. This is her story of living Alcohol Free (AF). Today's Sponsor: Café RE Use the promo code CONNECT for one free month in the alcohol-free community Café RE. Paul's Intro Today I will share information on the 4 main chemicals we're dealing with when we ditch the booze. I'm outline them, give a fram...

RE 335: All Emotions are Created Equal 19.07.2021 55:45

Today we have Barela. She is 43 years old, from Salt Lake City, UT and took her last drink 42 days ago. Today's Sponsor: Café RE Use the promo code CONNECT for one free month in the alcohol-free community Café RE. From Paul: "All emotions are created equal" You need all emotions to give you the barometer for good and bad or to define what emotion even is. Being able to feel both sides of th...

RE 334: The Wisdom of Trauma 12.07.2021 49:39

Today we have Kevin. He's 53, from South Carolina and took his last drink on October 6, 2019. Today's Sponsor: Café RE Use the promo code CONNECT for one free month in the alcohol-free community Café RE. Kevin's interview is with Kris. You guys are going to love Kris's style. He's a grounded, laid back guy from North Dakota who fully gets the importance of connection. Just like you all g...

RE 333: What You're Asking for is on the Way 05.07.2021 56:42

Today we have Tamar. She is from Ontario, Canada and took her last drink on June 17, 2012. Today's Sponsor: Café RE Use the promo code CONNECT for one free month in the alcohol-free community Café RE. You might be an alcoholic if... you report your car stolen, only for it to be found at the house you were drinking at the night before. This is from Miguel Reyes, the host of the Staying Fit OD...

RE 332: Find More Joy 28.06.2021 57:48

Today we have Brett. He's is 27 years old, lives in San Francisco, CA and took her last drink on January 2, 2020. This is her journey of living alcohol free (AF). Today's Sponsor: Café RE Use the promo code CONNECT for one free month in the alcohol-free community Café RE. If you love our intro and outro music then check out the artist DJ NYE on Spotify, and that link is in the show notes....

RE 331: Keep Moving Forward 21.06.2021 1:01:03

Today we have Laura, who is from Austin, TX and took her last drink on September 16, 2019. This is her journey of living live alcohol free (AF). Today's Sponsor: Café RE Use the promo code CONNECT for one free month in the alcohol-free community Café RE. Headlines Laura's Amazing Journey [16:04]– you will hear about Laura's story, and she has some great insights for all of us along this jour...

RE 330: Break Free From the Matrix 14.06.2021 55:57

Today we have Tricia. She took her last drink on November 14, 2016. She is from Dallas and is 40 years old. This is her journey of living alcohol free (AF). Today's Sponsor: Café RE Use the promo code CONNECT for one free month in the alcohol-free community Café RE. Today's episode will be a bit different. Tricia chatted with Paul previously on episodes 100 and 212. We will focus on life be...

RE 329: An Arsenal of Why's 07.06.2021 49:10

Today we have Dane. He took his last drink on October 11, 2020. He is from Washington State, and he is 32 years old. This is his journey of living alcohol free (AF). Today's Sponsor: Café RE Use the promo code CONNECT for one free month in the alcohol-free community Café RE. Season 3 of the Recovery Elevator podcast begins June 21st. We are focused on having fun, staying authentic and helpin...

RE 328: F is for Fear 31.05.2021 52:23

Today we have Adam. He took his last drink on December 13, 2019. He is from Massachusetts, and he is 37 years old. This is his journey of living alcohol free (AF). Today's Sponsor: Café RE Use the promo code CONNECT for one free month in the alcohol-free community Café RE. Season 3 of the Recovery Elevator podcast begins June 21st. We are focused on having fun, staying authentic and helping...

RE 327: Trust is Like a Video Game 24.05.2021 43:12

Today we have Chloe. She took her last drink on June 7, 2020. She is from the UK and is 32 years old. This is her journey of living alcohol free (AF). Today's Sponsor: Café RE Use the promo code CONNECT for one free month in the alcohol-free community Café RE. Finding Your Better You – Odette's weekly message. Odette spoke about growing up with her brother, Charlie and playing lots of vid...

RE 326: REwriting Stories 17.05.2021 1:12:12

Today we have Erik. He took his last drink on March 9, 2019. He is from upstate New York. This is his journey of living alcohol free (AF). Today's Sponsor: Café RE Use the promo code CONNECT for one free month in the alcohol-free community Café RE. Finding Your Better You – Odette's weekly message. Odette is training for a marathon. She reached out to her fitness coach Paul from Recover...

RE 325: Death as a Life Tool 10.05.2021 58:07

Today we have Gillian. She took her last drink on November 9, 2019. She is from Boston and loves playing video games. This is her journey of living alcohol free (AF). Today's Sponsor: Café RE Use the promo code CONNECT for one free month in the alcohol-free community Café RE. Finding Your Better You – Odette's weekly message. Odette has been thinking about death. She has anxiety about d...

RE 324: Puzzle Pieces in Recovery 03.05.2021 55:39

Today we have Bobbie. She took her last drink on December 16, 2019. She is from upstate New York. This is her journey of living alcohol free (AF). Today's Sponsor: Café RE Use the promo code CONNECT for one free month in the alcohol-free community Café RE. Finding Your Better You – Odette's weekly message. Odette was inspired by Brian who hosted one of the Café RE chats. Evolution of s...

RE 323: Leading a Double Life 26.04.2021 54:12

Today we have Lauren. She took her last drink on December 19, 2018. She lives in Canada and is 37 years old. This is her journey of living alcohol free (AF). Today's Sponsor: Café RE Use the promo code CONNECT for one free month in the alcohol-free community Café RE. Shout out to Jeni's ice cream who is one of the sponsors of our Bozeman retreat. https://jenis.com/ Finding Your Better Y...

RE 322: A Safe Container 19.04.2021 1:06:59

Today we have Marcella. She took her last drink on September 6, 2018. She lives in San Diego. Marcella lives in the arena and she shares her journey with the world on sobriety, parenting, and authentic Mexican food. She leads from the front in a transparent way that is very inspiring. This is her journey of living alcohol free (AF). Today's Sponsor: Café RE Use the promo code CONNECT for one f...

RE 321: Alcoholism is a Family Disease 12.04.2021 49:08

Today we hear from Aimee, who is the wife of one of our members. Aimee will share from the perspective of what it's like to live with someone struggling with alcohol addiction. Today's Sponsor: Café RE Use the promo code CONNECT for one free month in the alcohol-free community Café RE. Aimee is the wife of Kris, one of the members of Café RE. Kris shared his message on episodes 175 and 278....