Sober Gratitudes

My dear friend, Tara, who has over 13 years of sobriety in the program of AA, shares what the holidays were like for her in active alcoholism compared to how they are today. We get into a conversation about the covid holidays as well, and how we are coping with that as mothers. 

✨During the holiday's we may not get enough sleep. Add alcohol consumption, the quality of our sleep declines and over time can negatively impact our internal physical, emotional and psychological health. In this episode, my guest, Gill, a Biochemist, and a woman in recovery, shares her knowledge on this topic. ✨After desperately trying to learn moderation for five years, Gillian's drinking prog...

Gayle is my guest during this "Staying Sober Through The Holidays" series. In sobriety, Gayle has dedicated her life to helping women stuck in the destructive cycle of drinking to find freedom from alcohol and transform their lives. She does this with the variety of coaching programs that she offers on her website, Sober Bliss - Coaching Program to Help You Achieve an Alcohol Free Life .  Currentl...

Chris , my dear friend from South Africa, who Hosts a podcast called “Having A Cuppa” shares his story and provides insight on his experience staying sober during the holidays . Please visit Chris at https://Chrisnell.co.za to learn more about this talented young man - he’s a multi-tiered performer with experience in Broadcasting, Film , TV and voiceover ! He is beyond a “triple threat” with regar...

This episode starts off the “Staying Sober During The Holidays “ series where I share my own personal experiences in early sobriety about managing to stay stopped during the holiday season. Subscribe to my podcast for alerts on upcoming episodes with guests discussing their experiences & tips about staying sober during the holiday season!

I had a blast talking with Jackson, my friend in recovery, who owns and operates the official recovery apparel brand, Stay Stopped. They  "have created an Authentic Recovery Lifestyle Brand to attract unity and to encourage sustained long-term sobriety." When you "wear recovery, [you] live recovery."  You can purchase apparel at https://staystopped.shop/    You can find his website at: https://www...

Matt from the Instagram account, @aliferecovered, once a drug addict and alcoholic who lost everything, shares how his life has changed drastically since finding sobriety and because he put great effort into his recovery program. He is visible on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/aliferecovered/ where he features others who were once trapped in addiction and are now recovering out loud to help o...

Dominique, from the Instagram account https://www.instagram.com/uniquepivot/ is my guest today on Sober Gratitudes. In 2010, Dominque needed surgery to address an incredibly painful medical condition. Post-surgery, doctors prescribed her with a combination of medications to help with the pain and in 4 years, she found herself addicted, obsessively pill counting and even stealing pills from her sic...

Christopher, a former college co-ed of mine from Allegheny College, has 13 years sobriety after many attempts to get clean and sober. His sober date is 5/28/10. Before getting sober he came out as Gay and found a community there. It would be years before he finally quit drugs and alcohol. Since getting sober his life has had a complete transformation. Sobriety allowed him to be his total authentic...

Award winning Author , Lisa Boucher, has over 30 years of sobriety through the program of Alcoholics Anonomous, is a mother of twin adult sons and has been an RN for nearly 30 years as well. Please visit her website - raising the bottom.com, follow her on Twitter @LBoucherAuthor and Instagram @lboucherauthor and FaceBook @raisingthebottom

Dr. JD Remy share's about his book, "Ballad of A Sober Man An ER Doctor's Journey of Recovery." Publication date 10/6/20 You can find him on Twitter https://twitter.com/remy_jd You can purchase his Memoir on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08GM6PRBT

Don shares how is life took a complete turn when he finally accepted help and was willing to do the work. His story is so unbelievable that he wrote a memoir called, The Prison Within: A Memoir of Breaking Free  https://don-cummins.com/

Things get really real with my guest and founder of The Ultimate Mom Challenge, Celeste Yvonne. Https://www.andwhatamom.com

An amazing interview with a woman - Harriet Hunter- who spends pretty much all her time doing service with others. Her mission is much like mine - helping people find the Hope in recovery . Please go check out her website at https://www.harriethunter.org where you can buy her book and get FREE audio of daily medications that are so uplifting and inspiring . You can also find her on Twitter at @eli...

Kim Bellas, from https://www.soberisthenewcool.org/ decided to stop drinking to support her son with a siezure disorder, and she got a lot more than she expected. Listen here. 

Ellen, from @cleantwinmom shares about her struggles with drugs and alcohol and infertility. She is living a better life now that she is sober and is dedicating herself to helping others who have experienced struggles much like her own !

Gentry , from Instagram account @lifewithgentry twitter account @lifewithgentry and website https://www.lifewithgentry.com

Ang, who identifies as non-binary, is a stand up comedian, teacher and hosts an amazing podcast called Sober During Crisis on Podbean,  I love this conversation with Ang.  It's my first episode recorded on Zoom where we can see each other so it makes for a very different kind of episode that you will surely enjoy. Sit back and relax or take a long walk and listen to some great material, then go to...

Wayne, The Soul Of A Phoenix, is a substance abuse speaker with over 34 years of sobriety . He tells us an incredible story with courage and full transparency. You can find him on Twitter , and Instagram. He also has a website where you can book him for speaking engagements. Http://www.thesoulofaphoenix.com

Brian Hyman, a Yogi from California, who recently created/published the 30-day audio course at insighttimer.com, - “Recovery: Principles for a Purposeful Life,” shares about his journey to get to emotional sobriety. Brian teaches Yoga as a form of recovery from addictions of all kinds at a California rehabilitation center. https://www.brianhymanyoga.com/

Kevin my pal who calls me “Kid.”

Jen, Author of Shape of a Woman and Instagram account @resurrektion_of_me and author of “Shape of a Woman”. Jen will be the keynote speaker at a virtual event on Zoom to help support www.mrs-wilsons.org - a rehab near and dear to me on July 21st at 7pm. All are invited to this open live event!! Meeting ID : 965 2938 0258 Passcode: 894548 If you miss it, you still can watch it when you go to Mrs Wi...

A snap shot of gratitudes from each episode from Season 1 in honor, and with thanks to all my guests who have made this podcast more than I ever imagined.

...warning - talk of trauma in this episode which may effect some listeners.... my guest for this episode - Dr. Victoria F. Burns from Instagram account @betesandbites got sober in 2013 and is a fierce advocate for ending stigmas around trauma, addiction and mental health. She is a courageous trailblazer in her profession - a profession that typically suggests to “be quiet” about being in recovery...

In this episode I get to talk (and laugh a lot!) with my friend , Carmell , from www.carmellpelly.com, who inspired me a few years ago to lean into my desire to begin a recovery podcast . She has been sober for 15 years and has a comprehensive website that houses her own podcast in Recovery LifeStyles , coaching classes, zoom interviews with many inspiring humans in the recovery realm, and so much...