Sober Not Mature

Just us two knuckleheads this week, both in Indiana and we are going to the 120th Harley Reunion in Milwaukee! Bikers, Joan Jett and the Foo Fighters! First of all, the reading from Mike and it was about not regretting the past, facing people that we hurt and we had a pretty nice conversation. That led into another reading that we came across this week about facing walls in our lives. Mike has his...

This week we talked with Dr. Sarah Michaud (Author "Co - Crazy") Website ⁠www. DrSarahmichaud.com⁠ YouTube - Leaving CrazyTown "Co - Crazy begins with a chronicle of growing up in a family with alcoholism that eventually led to a harrowing journey and downward spiral into drug and alcohol addiction. Her inspiring recovery is deeply authentic, and Michaud’s vivid descriptions are bot...

Well... we had some challenges with this episode, but we made it through. As always, you will hear the challenges! Mike had a great reading this week and it talked about building character through good habits. It also talked about values, morals and ethics, which are all things that we DID NOT have before we got sober. And Mike had a story from this week to go along with that whole concept. We rec...

Well... we had a couple of technical issues, but it's our "rule" not to edit out the failures (haha), so you get to hear them. Mike started out with a reading and it talked about "acting as if," which we have talked about before. It also talked about hurting people and the shame that we all usually feel when we first get sober. It brought about a pretty good conversation be...

This week it's Coach David! He's a business coach and has been a sober member of this thing we do, for over 14 years. Instagram - @coachdjgreer Website - coachdjgreer.com He started off with the fact that he's adopted (and that becomes part of his story later) but had a relatively normal childhood. A decent student, played sports and partied on the weekends. Same thing when he went on...

Founders Day Weekend! We started off with the reading for the week and it was about doing the next right thing, the "we" of the program and positive thinking. Then on to Step 6, which also played into the reading, and we had a nice discussion around that. And a technical difficulty. Throbbing and buzzing. Some employment announcements and we talked about treating people well. We wrapped...

This week, Matt From Sober Friends Podcast joined us. ( Instagram - @soberfriendspod ) Matt has a fairly normal back story, where his family drank, he never wanted to be like that and he actually had a plan on how NOT to be an alcoholic. But we know how that goes. That was maybe 15 minutes of the episode, and then we just shot the breeze for the rest of the time. We talked about the podcasts and w...

Mike and I again this week! We started out with Mike's reading and it had to do with the "we" of the program and the fact that we can't do this alone. That led into a conversation about a funeral that Mike went to this week. It was a fairly deep conversation about why "we" need help and we can't do this by ourselves. Then some messages from a couple of our followers...

Just Mike and I this week and at about the 51 minute mark, we had a technical difficulty... but we started up a new session and powered through! We started off with Mike's reading and it was about new ideas and how our brains tend to reject those ideas. Change. Fear. We don't like those things. It's the middle of the month, but we hadn't talked about the 5th Step yet, so we dove in...

This week it's all Shay! (Follow her on Instagram @shaysnotdrinking) Born and raised in Utah, she talked a little bit about her childhood and some of the challenges that she faced. She also shared that she didn't even touch alcohol until she was 19 and married. When alcohol entered her life, so did the problems. A failed marriage, the rehabs, hiding her drinking and winding up in a facilit...

This week it's all Angel! One of our close friends from Cleveland, with over 10 years of sobriety, and we had a lot of fun with her. She talked about her childhood, about being spoiled and said words that many of us are familiar with... "It was all about me." The party kicked off at 18, and slowly changed over the years. She met her future husband (Tony from Episode 49) and she walke...

This week we have one of our good friends returning for a second run at this thing. Ashley from Healing With A Sober Girl Podcast. @healingwithasobergirlpodcast The focus was on grief and gratitude, but we also got into a few other topics and had some laughs. We talked about why we do our podcasts, what we do to stay active and "sane," how we find gratitude in the losses that we have had...

Our Anniversary Spectacular! Or... just the same old stuff, on a different day? Mike did his reading for the week and it talked about "acting as if," and "faking it, til you make it." We agree with both of those sayings, and we had a good conversation about it. Listener message! Yep, we got a message from one of our listeners and it's a fun one. We expressed a little bit of...

This week it's all Melissa! Well... and Hercules too. As we have mentioned, she is a friend of ours from Cleveland, she's been sober for over 10 years and she has a hell of a story. She took us through her normal childhood, talked about her normal friends and her normal life. And like many of us, things stayed normal; until they weren't. One of the biggest things that she was taught wa...

I think we set a new record with the "F" word. It was said 113 times in this episode. We started out with Mike's reading and it talked about not being the center of attention, the fact that we can't have everything, and doing the next right thing. Then an Action item from a reading this week about resentments, that turned into a decent conversation. On to anxiety, depression, get...

We started off with Mike's reading and it was a good one again. It was about giving this thing away to others and not laying our anger on others. That led into a "mood" that Bill has been in and he shared that. Then we jumped into the 4th Step, since it's the beginning of the 4th month. We mention this on the episode, but even if you aren't a 12 Step person, take the time to...

Just Mike and I this week, since we had a guest that cancelled... But we did just fine on our own. Mike started off with a great reading that talked about responsibility, facing things head on and being confident rather than arrogant. We also talked about one of the actions from a different reading and we both had a wonderful revelation. Then we talked about the guest that cancelled and had some f...

The St. Patrick's Day, weekend extravaganza episode! Not really an extravaganza, but we do talk about the day of green. We started out with Mike's reading and a discussion about one of the actions that we read about. That led into the charity event that is going on this weekend for The Keating Center and events of the past. Some stories were told about our shenanigans on St. Paddy's Da...

This week it is all Nicole!  Joining us from The Great White North and we were happy to have her on. She gave us an idea of what life was like growing up, then becoming a "wild child," obtaining a law degree and the struggles that brought her into recovery. Today she is sober, confident and most importantly, is giving back to the same community that she took from for many years.  She has...

Well... we had a slight issue with a power outage.  But as always, we don't edit so you will hear it all.  Just as it was recorded. Mike did his reading and it was about surrender.  We also dove into Step 3 (beginning of the 3rd month) and had a nice talk about that.  We talked about what we did and what we keep doing every day. Then we talked about another power that is greate...

** The audio may not be the best quality this week, since there was a glitch with our studio software.  The conversation is of great quality though! ** This week it is all Sonia!  We figured out pretty quickly that we have a lot in common with her and it helped to make a great conversation. Visit her on Instagram @joineverblume She talked a little about her childhood, when she started dr...

This week it's all Megan!  Or "Crazy Megan," as we call her (with love) and as all of you have gotten to know her.    Megan has been a friend of ours for a long time, but we even heard some things in her story that were new to us.     She talked about her drinking and using days, "Jack Daniels from the rip," and the fact that she "liked chaos and drama."  Now she...

We start off with a nice comment from one of our followers.  We like to hear nice things too.   No fronts, but the one year mark for this podcast thing is right around the corner! Mike did a reading about "cheap little slogans" and we talked a bit about how those sayings helped us and continue to help us. Then we remembered Phyllis, one of the founders of The Ed Keating Center, who passe...

Live from Cleveland!  Just Mike and I this week, but we had a lot to catch up on. We started off talking about why I am in Cleveland this weekend.  Some good old fashioned fun with sober friends.  Mike had a great reading from this week and it focused on freedom and responsibility.  That led into a conversation about how we felt when we first got some freedom after we got sober...

This week we got to spend some time with our good friend Tony.  He went through The Keating Center, just like we did and he shares his experiences. Tony had an interesting plan when he came in, a plan that you will have to hear to truly appreciate and enjoy.  But then in his words, "he got busy." We talked about powers greater than us, groups, sponsoring, struggling, Founders Day, the fe...