Recovery Elevator

Today we have Wendall. He took his last drink on June 13, 2019.  This is his story. On today's episode Paul talks about the 5 responses you get when you tell people you don't drink.  He also discusses what you do when you accidently post on social media that you no longer drink.  The 5 responses:  70% of the time you hear total support, "Wow that's so cool, because I want you to be the best versio...

Today we have Jay. He took his last drink on Decemeber 26th, 2018.  This is his story. Today's Sponsor: Café RE Use the promo code CONNECT for one free month in the alcohol-free community  Café RE.   Update on the Alcohol is Sh!t book!  The book is out!  Pick up your paperback copy on Amazon here !  You can get the Audible version here ! On today's episode Paul talks about a response to a post on...

Gracie took her last drink on September 29, 2018.  This is her story. Update on the Alcohol is Sh!t book!  The book is out!  Pick up your paperback copy on Amazon here !  You can get the Audible version here ! On today's episode Paul talks about connection.  Human connection is an innate need to create a social bond with others.  For those that found a temporary connection with alcohol and are now...

Patty took her last drink on July 19, 2017.  This is her story. Update on the Alcohol is Sh!t book!  The book is out!  Pick up your paperback copy on Amazon here !  You can get the Audible version here ! On today's episode Paul talks about the two main sources of unhappiness and how hope is sending us barreling off a cliff.  On the surface hope is great.  But where is it located on a timeline?  In...

Kelly took her last drink on October 27, 2017.  This is her story. Update on the Alcohol is Sh!t book!  The book is out!  Pick up your paperback copy on Amazon here !  You can get the Audible version here ! On today's episode Paul talks about his idea of opening an in person, wellness retreat center in Costa Rica.  And while he has been working to create space for this idea and concept, and believ...

Dan took his last drink on July 28, 2018.  This is his story. Update on the Alcohol is Sh!t book!  The book is out!  Pick up your paperback copy on Amazon here !  You can get the Audible version here ! On today's episode Paul talks about how we need to read his book, and others like it, with pride.  We have to shred the shame and ditch the stigma.  He shares a letter he received from someone that...

Rose took her last drink on March 12, 2019.  This is her story. Update on the Alcohol is Sh!t book!  The book is out!  Pick up your copy on Amazon here !  On today's episode Paul talks about Recovery Elevator Bozeman Retreat that took place this past August.  One of the speakers at the retreat was a spiritual teacher that Paul has worked with, Elaine Huang, you can find out more about her here .  ...

Dan took his last drink 370 days ago.  This is his story. Update on the Alcohol is Sh!t book!  The book is out!  Pick up your copy on Amazon here !  On today's episode Paul talks about how this journey into a new life without alcohol can be fun.  In fact, he says, it must be fun.  If you're not having fun right now that is ok, you are not doing anything wrong.  Recovering your true self, a life fi...

Brandi took her last drink on July 17, 2019.  This is her story. Update on the Alcohol is Sh!t book!  The book was released 2 days ago!  Pick up your copy on Amazon here !  On today's episode Paul talks about one of his pet peeves…the word "ONLY".   For example, when someone says they have 'only' been sober for 3 days, 10 days, 2 weeks, etc.… We need to change this way of thinking, any amount of t...

Aisha took her last drink on July 28, 2017.  This is her story. Update on the Alcohol is Sh!t book!  The book comes out in 5 days!  This is also Paul's 5-year alcohol free date!  Pick up your copy on Amazon September 7, 2019!  On today's episode Paul talks about celebrities that have ditched the booze and why this group of the population is affected by addiction way more than the average populatio...

Sarah took her last drink on June 13, 2019.  This is her story. Update on the Alcohol is Sh!t book!  Pick up your copy on Amazon September 7, 2019!  On today's episode Paul talks about how there is always a 'plan B'.  Plan A…aka the way we want life to work out, the way we hoped things were going to work, actually work out 0% of the time.  Everyone has these hiccups.  The fact that you are listeni...

Joy took her last drink on July 12, 2014.  This is her story. Update on the Alcohol is Sh!t book!  Launch date, September 7, 2019, is less than a month away!  On today's episode Paul talks about the phrase 'spontaneous sobriety'.  What is it?  What does it mean?  Spontaneous sobriety means quitting drinking without any formal treatment such as rehab, inpatient treatment, or out-patient treatment. ...

Tiffany took her last drink on July 14, 2018.  This is her story. On today's episode Paul talks about the DUIs he didn't get.  For those of you that may not know what a DUI is…it is Driving Under the Influence, with a BAC that is higher than .08.  Those missed DUIs, going all the way back to one in 2006, in which he was following behind a friend that was drunk behind the wheel, rolled his vehicle...

Daz took his last drink on November 5, 2018.  This is his story.  This coming January Recovery Elevator is going to Thailand and Cambodia for 12 days.  Space is limited.  You can find more information about this event here On today's episode Paul discuses the double negative, not failing.   If you find yourself struggling to say no, to picking up a drink, you are not failing.  If you are not faili...

Arlina took her last drink on April 22, 1994 and has been alcohol free for 25 years.  This is her story. On today's episode Paul discuses an article that a listener sent him regarding the term, 'sober curious'.  This article was published in the New York Times and can be found here .  What is sober curious?  The term is pretty straight forward, it refers to those that are curious about exploring a...

Odette, took her last drink on December 17, 2018.  This is her story. On today's episode Paul talks about control and how it relates to the level of an addiction.  The more our drinking gets out of control the more we try and control our external environments.  This is the main driver why control is such an important concept to deepen with so we can become aware of the level of control we placing...

Mark, took his last drink on April 19th, 2019 - This is his story. On today's episode Paul shares the status on his upcoming book release!  Alcohol is Sh!t should be launched the end of July – to mid-August.  Graphics for the front cover, the back, and the eBook are done.  Thanks to everyone that voted on the tagline and subtitles…this is what we came up with; How to ditch the booze.  Reignite you...

Melissa, with a sobriety date of October 29, 2018, shares her story. Paul shares one of his favorite emails.  Dale from Pittsburgh says…Paul, you son of a bitch.  You have completely ruined alcohol for me. Your experience with alcohol may no longer be the same after listening to the podcast!  Don't worry about the how…that always solves itself.  SHOW NOTES [11:00] Paul introduces Melissa.  Melissa...

Sara, with a sobriety date of January 16, 2019, shares her story. On today's episode Paul shares an internet meme that he saw and loved… "Only in my pain, did I find my will.          Only in my chaos, did I learn to be still.          Only in my fear, did I find my might.          Only in my darkness, did I see my light." Starting to see a theme, Paul added a few lines…          Only through my s...

Chris, with a sobriety date of February 12, 2019, shares his story. On today's episode Paul shares 8 strategies that you can implement when you are going through hard times.  Everything can, and will , change.  You've overcome challenges before. Recognize this life situation as a learning experience, AKA an opportunity. You may not be getting what you want, but you are getting what you need. Light...

Tim, with 2 days of sobriety, shares his story. On today's episode Paul talks about 2 articles that discuss alcohol use.  Links for these articles can be found following the show notes.  The first article, published on May 7, 2019 in USA Today, says that alcohol use is soaring worldwide, with the average adult now consuming about 1.7 gallons of pure alcohol per year.  Just in the past 27 years the...

Nick, with 101 days of sobriety, shares his story. Paul is asking the listeners what they want to hear on the podcast.  Do you want more interviews with industry professionals, such as recovery coaches, authors, and wellness leaders?  Or do you like the podcast just the way it is with Paul interviewing sobriety badasses?  Leave a review on iTunes and let Paul know!  On today's podcast Paul shares...

Gerald, with a sobriety date of November 16, 2015, shares his story. Registration for the RE Asia Adventure is now open!  You can register and get more information about this event here On a recent Café' RE webinar, our host Odette, who is a sobriety warrior, brought a fantastic topic to the webinar.  The Cherokee parable titled Two Wolves.  It is about an old Cherokee teaching his grandson about...

Alex, with 63 days of sobriety, shares his story.   On today's podcast Paul talks about what researchers, that studied the drinking habits of people that work with the public, discovered.  They found that employees that forced themselves to smile and be happy around customers were more at risk to heavier drinking after work.  Because of this, employers may want to rethink their 'service with a smi...

Ryan, with 90 days of sobriety, shares his story.   On today's podcast Paul talks about the 3 major players when it comes to sobriety.  The players are; the mind, the body, and the breath.  Paul likes to call this the 20/40/40 rule, because that is how we should allocate the importance to these 3 major players.     The mind (20%) should be used as a radar to scan the body, do not try and use the m...