Soberoso "Sharing Our Passion For Recovery"

ep -109 of the Soberoso Podcast with your host Dora Gosselin who is bringing you this episode from Abbotsford BC, Canada. In her own recovery journey she has had to learn many things about herself for the first time. One of her realizations being that when she takes on too much she gets overwhelmed and is of no use to anyone, not even herself.  Do you know your limits? You can follow us on Faceboo...

ep #108 with your grateful host Dora who is bringing you this episode from Phoenix Arizona. Yah we meant to spell Ketchup that way, but really have a lot to catch up on. Happy Canada Day, July 4th and 2nd year anniversary to the Soberoso Podcast. We have so much to be grateful for and so many people to shout out. Save your place for this intimate gathering in Yelapa, Mexico Dec 3 - 10 2022 ADDICTI...

ep 107 with our special guest Eliott Janz who joins us from Wisconsin in sharing our passion for recovery.   Surf guitar legend Dick Dale who is widely known for his song  Misirlou which was heard by many on  the Pulp Fiction Soundtrack was instrumental in Eliott Janz life.   From the age of 14 Eliott was taken under Dick Dale's wing  who never touched a drink or drug in his life and  taught...

ep - 106 with our special guest Sabrina who takes us through this guided meditation where we are reminded that we are not alone and take this time to get connected.  Perfect for calming anxiety, trauma and PTSD and easing yourself into a sense of calm and a good night's sleep.  Closed with a reading of the 9th Step Promises   taken from the Big Book Of Alcoholics Anonymous pages 83 & 84 ...

ep # 105 with your grateful host Dora who shares her own struggles with mental health issues and how it was easier for her to admit to being an alcoholic / addict than it was to openly start talking about her mental health. May is Mental Health Awareness Month so be kind to your mind and check on your loved ones.  Support   your host and the Soberoso Podcast with a small monthly donation. Send Sob...

ep # 104 with our special guest Mike Fiore who is joining us from New York today to share his passion for recovery with you.  He opens our eyes to the dangers of methadone which is a synthetic opioid used to help addicts get off of heroin and opioids. Known on the streets as liquid handcuffs methadone is an even harder drug to withdraw from. Learn more about Methadone Follow Mike on Instagram @mik...

ep # 103  With your grateful host  DORA GOSSELIN in Puerto Vallarta México.   Dora reflects on a time in her active addiction when she remembers wanting to feel "normal" and have some structure and routine in her life. She shares the hopelessness that she felt then and how truly grateful she is now to be  celebrating her belly button birthday while  living a life with no more hangovers....

ep # 102 with our special guest and friend from back in the day, Gibran in Puerto Vallarta Mexico. At the young age of 14 he already knew he had a serious problem with drugs and alcohol. Gibran's family offered their help on numerous occasions until one day his addiction resulted in a kidnapping and his loved ones having to flee the country. Support the Soberoso Podcast with a one time  or mo...

ep - 101 with our special guest Sabrina who takes us through this guided meditation where we find peace and serenity. Let go of worry and fear by taking this time to listen and receive the gift of meditation. Perfect for calming anxiety, trauma and PTSD and easing yourself into a sense of calm and a good nights sleep. Closed with a reading of the 9th Step Promises taken from the Big Book Of Alcoho...

ep -100 with our special guest host Lizzie Allan who flips the mic to interview your regular host Dora Gosselin in this 100th celebration episode of the Soberoso ™  Podcast.  Find out how these two met and listen in as they discuss freedom from shame and shedding a light on the darkness around addiction and mental health issues. All this goodness followed up by a short audio clip of Lizzies stand...

ep - 99 with special guest Ryan Phillips who joins us from Vancouver Canada in sharing our passion for recovery. Hockey night in Canada was every boy's dream and Ryan was on his way to achieving those dreams. He was a professional hockey player who was on his way up at a very young age and got swept up in the win or lose we booze cycle.  At 23 years old he was a convict doing time in a maximu...

ep -98 with your grateful host Dora Gosselin who shares  3 ways on how you can start loving yourself today based on her own personal recovery journey and experience.  Welcome to the Soberoso™ Podcast where we invite guests and listeners from around the world to join us in sharing our passion for recovery.  We are glad you are here. Please be sure to join us on our upcoming  100th episode where we...

ep -97 with our special guest Kim who joins us from Montreal, Quebec Canada. Welcome to the Soberoso™ Podcast where we invite guests and listeners from around the world to join us in "Sharing Our Passion For Recovery." Kim recently celebrate 9 years of continued sobriety and is here today to share her journey with us. When she first put down the wine it was only going to be for three mon...

ep -96 with our special guest Sabrina who will be taking us through this beautiful guided meditation. Take this time for yourself to let go of generational blame, shame and pain with this beautiful guided meditation for healing and recovery.  Co - dependents Promises Send Soberoso A Text Support the show Thank you for joining us on this episode of Soberoso. Remember, no matter where you are on you...

ep -95 with John and Nancy Martin in Puerto Vallarta Mexico.  In their past lives and dysfunctional relationships both John and Nancy chose to put drugs and alcohol as the priority in their lives. Today this sober husband and wife team share their  journey and what a  healthy relationship  looks in recovery. Be sure to send your encouragement  to John who celebrated 22 years clean and sober on Feb...

ep -95 with Lona - LC - Currie from Recovery Soulfood. Looking for a label to belong under can often lead to even more confusion and losing yourself along the way as we are beginning to understand that labels limit. In this episode  LC  the transgender mentor shares his personal story with us and the difficulties he faced when trying to move through the world as quietly and invisibly as possible....

ep -93 with Laurie from Laurs World Of Sobriety who joins us from Connecticut.  She grew up in an Italian, Catholic home in a time when the culture was that children were  seen and not heard. Laurie had a lot of pressure to be a good girl and didn't really start drinking until her thirties when she discovered her confidence in cocaine. Now with almost 12 years clean and sober she shares her j...

ep -92 with your grateful host Dora Gosselin who shares her personal experience with the "ism" in alcoholism. That stinking thinking and those negative thought patterns that need continuous working on for the recovering alcoholic. More on Alcohol ISM In 2018 Dora walked away from a 30 year career of drinking and drugging and has been on a path of recovery ever since! She is here to norma...

ep -91 with Tim Lodgen who joins us from Maryland USA to share his recovery journey with us. Tim was very athletic and had good grades in school until he hit his senior year when he decided to experiment with smoking pot during the summer. After all you only live once and all kids go through a drinking and drugging phase right? Click here for additional information on the stages of addiction  Send...

ep -90 with Michael Sargood in the UK who tells us that he never had a responsible relationship with alcohol and it was only getting worse as his tolerance to alcohol increased. Michael had several red flags that his drinking style was over the top but not enough to quit even though he’d broken numerous bones while drunk and nearly died when he passed out in a snowbank. Listen in to hear Michael s...

ep -89 with Ashley and Roger who join us from Fandale North Carolina to share their recovery story with us today. They became addicted together when a medically prescribed prescription spiraled out of control and eight years later when they  knew they had a problem and needed help no one was going to get in their way of recovering together. Follow their journey here on Instagram at @herwritetoreig...

ep -88 with Wendy Behar who is celebrating 24 years of recovery on Jan 1st 2022  This is nothing short of a miracle as her later days in addiction her DOC was vodka and valium. She grew up around alcohol and was dipping her finger into her Dad's Scotch at the age of seven. Listen in to find out just how bad her life got and what she did to turn it all around and be celebrating twenty-four yea...

ep -87 Take a trip  with us to Los Angeles, California for this conversation with our guest Kiola Raines. She tells us all about her plans to get sober on January 1st but, not without getting shi* faced first and partying like a rock star for the holidays. Kiola tells us she understands the appeal of mommy wine culture to get through a day of parenting, but thank God she no longer needs that drink...

ep -86 Rhian from South Wales  joins us in sharing our passion for recovery. She is a recovering alcoholic who quit drinking on  March 14, 2020 after 15 years of worshipping wine.  Rhian knew she had a problem with drinking for about 8 years before she finally quit for good, but not without trying to control her drinks and make a bunch of rules for herself around drinking that she just kept breaki...

ep -85 with your grateful host Dora Gosselin There are many firsts in early sobriety, specially surrounding holidays and celebratory occasions where drinking and party favors are always going to be around.  In this episode Dora shares 5 tips on staying sober through the holidays taken from her own experiences in recovery. Send Soberoso A Text Support the show Thank you for joining us on this episo...