Recovery Elevator

Shelly from Hawaii, who has nearly 3 months of sobriety, shares how she plans to be successful in recovery.

Brigder decides to call it quits with alcohol after he wakes up in his car passed out covered in his own urine.

Simone from South Africa tells how she made it 8 months of Sobriety

Dez, with 18 months of sobriety shares her experience

Robert, with 5 days of sobriety, shares his journey.

Also in the episode, Paul discusses the must see The Anonymous People, which is a documentary about recovery.

Leleah, from Mission Canada, reaches 30 days of sobriety and shares how she did it

Lee Pepper from Foundations Recovery Network explains how rehab works.

Shane Ramer from That Sober Guy Podcast tells us how he has successfully navigated sobriety and addiction.

Randy Raphael has 8.5 years of sobriety and he tells how getting sober doesn't have to be such a struggle.

Eric finds himself in a wheelchair at 6 months of sobriety and doesn’t drink. He talks about what he thought sobriety was going to be like and what to expect.  

Alcoholism is a progressive disease and Paul, with 34 years of sobriety explains how he has made it this long with out a drink. Below are the key points Paul discusses.   Drinking destroys the intelligence After 34 years is still taking it one day at a time Drinking destroys in this order: Spiritual, Mind then body. Healing is in reverse order This disease is beautiful (the solution, continuing to...

Moira has 9 months of sobriety, has lost 55 pounds and explains how her life is so much better without alcohol.   A dry drunk is someone who: 1.      Has made no emotional or behavioral changes. 2.      Someone who simply doesn't drink and does not work a programs or invest time into their recovery 7 Characteristics of a Dry Drunk: 1.      Selfish a.       Alcoholics are all extremely selfish and...

Maggie who has 14 days of sobriety in her early recovery explains how she made it this far and what gave her the motivation to stop drinking alcohol. Here are some of the resources discussed in Episode 10 AA on Air Wellington Hello Sunday Morning Foundations Recovery Network And of course, the battle with the iPhone  

In this episode, I interview Tom, who has 4 more days of sobriety than myself, and I hope that never changes! Tom you are officially my new accountability partner. In this episode I discuss 6 ways you can take action before really taking action. 1. Wake up - set a routine 2. Pray, say something positive to yourself and meditate 3. Make  healthy meals 4. Clean - organize the space you live in 5. Ex...

Paul climbed Machu Picchu in 2014 while sobering up and the trek mentally and physically kicked my butt.  In 2015, he dominated the trek becuase sobriety was with my every step of the way. In this Episode Paul talks about speaking to the girls in the  Peruvian Promises program, which is part of the non profit Peruvian Hearts about the topic of alcoholism. Although none of the girls in the orphanag...

I was headed to Cusco, Peru as a chaperone for a group of highschool students around this same time last year, and when I started drinking on the first flight I kept drinking all night and up until moments before meeting the students. It was insane, which is exactly what this disease is.

Alcohol is the most  dangerous drug in the world and you probably don’t even realize it.     David Nutt, psychiatrist at imperial college in the UK and former Chairman of the UK advisory council on drugs.   - Kills 3 million people worldwide   - Was fired for suggesting alcohol was most dangerous drug   - In the USA alcohol is responsible for 1/3 of all traffic fatalities   - With homicides ½ were...

When I found out one of my brother's best friends is an alcoholic I was blown away; an a little upset that we hadn't connected years before so we could have been working together. Here are some of the resources that Elliot likes.   Joe and Charlie Rich Roll Sandy Beach   Like Elliot mentioned, if you would like to get in touch with Elliot, email info@recoveryelevator.com and we will put you in tou...

It's so depressing to imagine the amount of money wasted on alcohol.       Celebration   ·       Ashamed, didn’t want to tell anyone. 185 days of sobriety.   Accountability   ·        Goals     The research is conclusive. Dr. Gail Matthews, a psychology professor at Dominican University in California, did a study on goal-setting with 267 participants. She found that you are 42 percent more likely...

Paul sums up his summer of 2014 and drinking career with one dream explaining why he decided his elevator had gone down far enough.   Points to discuss during Podcast   -It works! It's keeping me sober. Talk about every Monday at 6am goal and how someone reached out.   Fear of creating podcasts is no one will listen, mine is that people will actually listen.   Dream               Peace, Calm, unit...

The only way you're going to be able to quit drinking is to get outside of your comfort zone. If you are not willing to do this, then your chances of getting sober are bleak.   Show Notes for Episode 2: What is covered ·     Why you are a lucky one ·      Myths debunked ·      Can I ever drink again? ·      Comfort Zone ·      Success Rates ·      Answer to quit drinking   This is the link to wher...

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