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 296: Swapped the Booze for your Smartphone? 19.10.2020 49:19

Today we have DeeDee. She took her last drink May 5, 2020. With 91 days away from alcohol, (at the time of recording) 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. Odette's weekly installment of: Finding the Better You….. After watching the Social Dilemma on Netflix Odette has some...

RE 295: Perfectionism Sucks 12.10.2020 49:34

Today we have Brandon. He took his last drink October 28, 2018. With 645 days away from alcohol, (at the time of recording) this is his 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. Odette's weekly installment of: Finding the Better You….. Now more than ever we need to stay rooted in kindness and...

RE 294: What has Recovery Made Possible for You? 05.10.2020 45:27

Today we have Erin. She took her last drink May 31, 2019. With 488 days away from alcohol, (at the time of recording) 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. Odette's weekly installment of: Finding the Better You….. Most long-term decisions have to be rooted in a place of lov...

RE 293: Does it Bring you Peace? 28.09.2020 45:27

Today we have Rob. He took his last drink June 5, 2019. With over one year away from alcohol (at the time of recording) this is his 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. Odette's weekly installment of: Finding the Better You….. When we say no to alcohol, we are saying yes to a better lif...

RE 292: Navigating the Storm 21.09.2020 48:42

Today we have Will. He took his last drink April 10, 2018. With just over 2 years away from alcohol (at the time of recording) this is his 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. Odette's weekly installment of: Finding the Better You….. Navigating through tough times. Removing alcohol al...

RE 291: Do Better 14.09.2020 46:31

Today we have Kevin. He took his last drink April 11, 2020. With just over 3 months away from alcohol (at the time of recording) this is his 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. Odette's weekly installment of: Finding the Better You….. Receiving feedback and how to do better. After a...

RE 290: Let's Not Label This a Problem 07.09.2020 1:04:41

Today we have Taylor. He took his last drink June 7, 2019. With just over 13 months away from alcohol (at the time of recording) this is his story of living alcohol free (AF). Odette's weekly installment of: Finding the Better You….. WAIT WAIT! It's Paul's 6 year Sober-versary! So instead we bring you Paul's 6 big insights since his handing off the podcast to Odette. People are struggling righ...

RE 289: Co-occurring Issues 31.08.2020 41:12

Today we have Early. She took her last drink November 16, 2019. With almost 8 months (at the time of recording) this is their 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. Odette's weekly installment of: Finding the Better You. Co-occurring disorders or dual diagnosis describes a person who has...

RE 288: AF Drink Options With Gruvi 24.08.2020 42:37

Today we have Anika. She is the founder of Grüvi and a member of the sober curious community. This is her story of being an entrepreneur and helping to provide NA beverages to those who want them. Today's Sponsor: Café RE Use the promo code CONNECT for one free month in the alcohol-free community Café RE. Odette's weekly installment of: Finding the Better You. You are in charge of setting and h...

RE 287: Should We Be Drinking Less? 17.08.2020 50:01

Today we have Alan. He took his last drink December 23, 2019. With almost 6 months (at the time of recording) this is his 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. Odette's weekly installment of: Finding the Better You. The New York Times article " Should We Be Drinking Less ?" is from July 10...

RE 286: It's Never Too Late To Quit Drinking 10.08.2020 46:32

Today we have Jim. He took his last drink April 7, 2020. With just over 70 days (at the time of recording) this is his 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. Today Odette opens talking about finding the better you and her own take away from Holly Whitaker's Quit Like A Woman . She focuses...

RE 285: Impermanence is triggering, but does it have to be? 03.08.2020 50:05

Today we have John. He took his last drink on August 31, 2019. With about 10 months (at the time of recording) this is his 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. Today Odette opens quoting from Pema Chödrön's " When Things Fall Apart" . "Impermanence is the goodness of reality. Just as...

RE 284: B is for Boundaries 27.07.2020 43:43

Today we have Andrew. He took his last drink June 02, 2020. With 9 days (at the time of recording) this is his 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. Finding the better you with Odette. Today's topic: Setting boundaries. According to https://positivepsychology.com/ Healthy boundaries are...

RE 283: What do you do with a Problem? 20.07.2020 51:54

Today we have Heidi. She took her last drink on May 20, 2020. With 19 days (at the time of recording) this is her story of living alcohol-free (AF). Odette opens today welcoming normal drinkers. It has come to her attention that there are some listeners that are tuning in for educational purposes as a loved one has a problem with alcohol. One of the most important books in Odette's life is Th...

RE 282: Is it Working? 13.07.2020 42:52

Today we have Michael. He took his last drink on May 13, 2019. With just over a year sober (at the time of recording) this is his 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. Odette opens today asking the question: Is this working? There are obvious moments where it is easy to recognize that life...

RE 281: Rewriting Memos 06.07.2020 47:46

Today we have Sara. She took her last drink on December 2nd, 2018. With 18 months sober (at the time of recording) 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. Odette opens today talking about re-writing memos. Take a look at the memos you write to yourself every day. Those memos w...

RE 280: Prepping for an Alcohol Free 4th of July 29.06.2020 46:02

Today we have Hannah. She took her last drink on April 16th, 2020. With 45 days sober (at the time of recording) 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 has created a new meditation. It's 20 minutes long and is specifically geared towards cravings. You can get it here for fr...

RE 279: Permission Slips 22.06.2020 55:51

Today we have Jamieson. He took his last drink on August 7th, 2019. With almost 10 months sober (at the time of recording) this is his 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. Odette opens the podcast talking about "permission slips" and specifically giving yourself permission to feel certa...

RE 278: Day One Emotions 15.06.2020 52:06

Today we have Kris. He took his last drink on August 9th, 2017. At just over 1000 days (at the time of recording) this is his 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. Odette opens the podcast talking about beginner emotions, also called day one emotions. "You can be brave and afraid at the...

RE 277: Season 2 - New Beginnings 08.06.2020 54:30

Today we have Odette. She took her last drink on December 17th, 2018 and she is from San Diego California. Today's Sponsor: Café RE Use the promo code CONNECT for one free month in the alcohol-free community Café RE. [12:09] Paul welcomes Odette, the new voice of Recovery Elevator. Odette's last drink was 12/17/18. She is from San Diego, originally from Mexico and is married with two kids....

RE 276: End of Season 1 01.06.2020 1:04:57

Today we have Brian. He took his last drink September 18, 2019. At 213 days (at the time of recording) this is his 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. End of Season 1 After 276 consecutive Mondays & 5 years, Paul is stepping down from the podcast and is handing Recovery Elevator over...

RE 275: The Drink in my Hand Was Never Enough 25.05.2020 1:00:55

Today we have Belle. She took her last drink June 30, 2012. With almost 8 years of sobriety (at the time of recording) 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. On today's episode Paul opens discussing what alcohol promises and does not deliver. Many people are trying to fill a voi...

RE 274: I Feel Your Pain 18.05.2020 48:49

Today we have Jeff. He took his last drink February 8, 2020. With 65 days of sobriety (at the time of recording) this is his 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. On today's episode Paul opens discussing emotions. How it's ok to feel all of them and how they help us to grow. In order to sh...

RE 273: You Don't Have to Quit Drinking to Quit Drinking 11.05.2020 53:44

Today we have Carrie. She took her last drink April 7, 2020. With 7 days of sobriety (at the time of recording) 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. On today's episode Paul discusses the idea that you don't have to quit drinking in order to quit drinking and what that means...

RE 272: Recovery Gave us a Head Start 04.05.2020 55:25

Today we have Ruth. She took her last drink March 21, 2020. With 13 days of sobriety (at the time of recording) this is her story of living alcohol free (AF) during a worldwide pandemic. Today's Sponsor: Café RE Use the promo code CONNECT for one free month in the alcohol-free community Café RE. On today's episode Paul discusses the sale of alcohol / liquor stores remaining open worldwide dur...