Sober is Dope!

Welcome to the Sober is Dope Podcast with your host, POP Buchanan. This episode is inspired by “Super Soul Conversations”, with Oprah Winfrey. In her latest episode Oprah interviews Bishop T.D. Jakes. This episode was called “Transform your life” and inspired me for the New Year. Here are some of the highlights. See the link below for full episode. Transform your life with T.D. Jakes https://podca...

Welcome to the Sober is Dope Podcast with your host, POP Buchanan. This episode is called Fresh Start Motivation. We want to put the new year in perspective and give tips and motivation on how to Crush 2020. This is about Mindset. In this episode you will find motivation, and inspiration to put the New Year in a healthy perspective. Please enjoy.

I want to wish everyone in the Sober is Dope Community a very blessed and Happy New Year. I love you all. Thank you for being a part of the Sober is Dope experience. As we close out this decade, we look towards the future with love and excitement. Good luck tonight. Be safe, have fun, and stay clean and sober. Catch you guys in 2020.

Welcome to the Sober is Dope Podcast with your host, POP Buchanan. This episode is inspired by an article based on the book Quit Like a Woman Woman: The Radical Choice to Not Drink in a Culture Obsessed with Alcohol by Holly Whitaker Copyright © 2019 by Holly Whitaker. In this book Holly Whitaker explains why she stopped identifying as an alcoholic. I share my opinion on this amazing article and r...

Welcome to the Sober is Dope Podcast with your host, POP Buchanan. This episode is inspired by an article based on the book Quit Like a Woman Woman: The Radical Choice to Not Drink in a Culture Obsessed with Alcohol by Holly Whitaker Copyright © 2019 by Holly Whitaker. In this book, Holly Whitaker explains why she stopped identifying as an alcoholic. Enjoy this insightful article and let me know y...

Welcome to the Sober is Dope Podcast with your host, POP Buchanan. This episode is called “Psychological Reset.” The power of resetting is that at any given moment in life, you truly can reset yourself, career, or relationship. You give yourself an entirely fresh start, a clean slate to begin your efforts anew; it completely clears your mind of all the unfinished to-dos, burdensome distractions, a...

Welcome to the Sober is Dope Podcast with your host, POP Buchanan. This episode provides tips on how to improve health by stopping overeating. Our relationship to food is important, and changing our mindset and behaviors in relation to food, lifestyle, and health can add longevity and healing to our lives. This episode deals with the process and behavioral addiction of overeating, and emotional ea...

Welcome to the Sober is Dope Podcast with your host, POP Buchanan. Happy New Year. This episodes looks at our top 10 New Year resolutions and offer practical advice for maximizing success in recovery. God bless you

Tips for Newbies During Christmas 🎄 (Survive your First Sober Holiday) Welcome to the Sober is Dope Podcast with your host, POP Buchanan. I dedicate this episode to anyone who is newly clean or sober from Substance Use Disorder. If you are between Day 1 and Day 1000 of your recovery, this episode is for you. This episode highlights a few tips for Surviving your First Sober Holiday. Please enjoy....

Welcome to the Sober is Dope Podcast with your host, POP Buchanan. I dedicate this episode to anyone who is newly clean or sober from Substance Use Disorder. If you are between Day 1 and Day 1000 of your recovery, this episode is for you. This episode highlights a few things that I have learned on my journey, and my earlier process. This episode is intended to highlight and encourages the newbie t...

Welcome to the Sober is Dope Podcast with your host, POP Buchanan. I dedicate this episode to anyone who is newly clean or sober from Substance Use Disorder. If you are between Day 1 and Day 1000 of your recovery, this episode is for you. This episode highlights a few things that I have learned on my journey, and my earlier process. This episode is intended to highlight and encourages the newbie t...

Welcome to the Sober is Dope Podcast with your host, POP Buchanan. Today I celebrate 7 years sober from alcoholism. I am so excited to be in recovery. God is good. If you are struggling with active addiction, don't be afraid to find your healing today. Recovery is a beautiful gift to give yourself. I thank God for healing me. Thank you, Jesus Christ. I am lucky to be alive today. Enjoy this episod...

Welcome to the Sober is Dope Podcast with your host, POP Buchanan. As we close out 2019, I want to send us into 2020 with a powerful motivational message. This is the Ultra Back to Back Motivational Episode. Put this in your Sober is Dope Tool Belt. This is the best of the best of the motivation clips from the Sober is Dope Podcast. I am your host POP Buchanan. Love you all. I will catch you on th...

Welcome to the Sober is Dope Podcast with your host, POP Buchanan. This episode is dedicated to Children and Adult Children of Alcoholics, and Drug Addicts. According to Samhsa and Data from the “National Surveys on Drug Use and Mental Health, “ Based on combined 2009 to 2014 NSDUH data, an annual average of 8.7 million children aged 17 or younger live in households in the United States with at le...

Welcome to the Sober is Dope Podcast with your host, POP Buchanan. This episode talks about how to deal with a spouse with an alcohol or drug addiction. We also talk about the “Do’s and Don’ts” for healing an addicted spouse. Lastly we discuss if divorce or seperation is inevitable when dealing with an addicted spouse. Please enjoy. References- Do’s and Don’ts https://melbournedrugrehab.com/dos-an...

Heartbreak and Depression (How to Cope, Heal, and Transform) Welcome to the Sober is Dope Podcast with your host, POP Buchanan. This episode focuses on heartbreak, depression, mental health, and ways to heal. Thank you to Psych Central for the amazing article. “There’s a reason why “heartbreak” is synonymous with “breakup.” Breakups are painful. It can feel like the pain resides in our heads, our...

Welcome to the Sober is Dope Podcast with your host, POP Buchanan. This is our first episode dedicated to alcoholism, health, and mental health news. Courtesy of Science Daily - https://www.sciencedaily.com/news/mind_brain/alcoholism/ Please enjoy. Thank you

Welcome to the Sober is Dope Podcast with your host, POP Buchanan. This episode takes a look at the actor “Brad Pitt”, and his struggles with booze. “Brad Pitt Opens Up About Past Mistakes and Drinking: ‘It Was a Disservice to Myself, as an Escape.” Full Article - https://www.msn.com/en-in/entertainment/hollywood/brad-pitt-opens-up-about-past-mistakes-and-drinking-it-was-a-disservice-to-myself-as-...

Gratitude and Mental Health (How Gratitude Combats Depression) Love and Thanksgiving Welcome to the Sober is Dope Podcast with your host, POP Buchanan. This episode is about how using Gratitude can Combats Depression. Happy Thanksgiving to everyone. I am grateful for you. Love you all. How Gratitude Combats Depression Psychology Today Article - https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/two-takes-dep...

Anxiety, Depression, Addiction (Coping with stress and anxiety) Welcome to Sober is Dope Mental Health Series Welcome to the Sober is Dope Podcast with your host, POP Buchanan. This episode expands on our mental health series, and talks about anxiety, addiction, and depression. In this episode we discuss ways to cope with anxiety. Enjoy this deep dive on anxiety and mental health. We would like to...

Welcome to the “Sober is Dope” Podcast with your host, POP Buchanan. This episode is called Depression and Inflammation. As part of our Mental Health series we are shedding light on Mental Health awareness and providing insight on strategies to cope. This episode focuses on indicators of inflammation, and how they can predict the severity of depressive symptoms. Please enjoy. Brain in Fire Article...

Welcome to the Sober is Dope Podcast. This episode is about dealing with grief, and loss. Our mental health and recovery are tied to how we process and handle grief. This episode is dedicated to anyone that lost someone that they love. We remember the life of “Jordan D”, and may he Rest In Peace. Full Article -Help Guide By Authors: Melinda Smith, M.A., Lawrence Robinson, and Jeanne Segal, Ph. D....

Welcome to the “Sober is Dope” Podcast with your host, POP Buchanan. This is another addition to our Mental Health Series. Thank you to Dr. Tracy Marks for this wonderful information. This episode talks about Depression and Mindfulness. Using mindfulness alongside medication can greatly improve neutral connections in the area of the brain dealing with regulating emotions. Treatment resistant depre...

Welcome to the “Sober is Dope” Podcast with your host, POP Buchanan. This is another addition to our Mental Health Series. Thank you to Dr. Tracy Marks for this wonderful information. This episode talks about Depression and Neuroplasticity. This episode discusses how Neuroplasticity (or the lack it) contributes to depression. This gives us hope because the new way of conceptualizing depression has...

Welcome to the “Sober is Dope” Podcast with your host, POP Buchanan. In this addition in our “Mental Health Awareness Series”, we look at Music Therapy and Depression. As a artist, musician, and lyricist music has been instrumental in my substance abuse recovery, and mental health recovery. Thank you to Avera Health, The University of New Hampshire, and Rich Wilkerson Jr, for their clips, and info...