The Sober Motivation Podcast – Real Stories. Real Change.Welcome to The Sober Motivation Podcast, the top-rated recovery podcast inspiring people to quit drinking, stay sober, and build a life they’re proud of. Hosted by Brad McLeod, founder of the Sober Motivation Community, each episode features real sobriety stories, life-changing conversations, and actionable tools to help you overcome addiction and rediscover purpose. Whether you’re new to recovery, sober-curious, or years alcohol-free, this show will help you find the motivation and mindset to keep going—one day at a time. With millions of downloads and a growing global community, Sober Motivation is where hope meets action. Topics include: quitting alcohol, relapse prevention, mindset shifts, personal growth, mental health, community connection, and rebuilding your life after addiction. If you’re ready to live alcohol-free and create real change, follow The Sober Motivation Podcast today—because sobriety isn’t the end of your story, it’s the beginning.
278 episodes transcribedFor years, JB thought he could manage his drinking.What started as binge drinking slowly turned into drinking every day, hiding alcohol, drinking on t...
From the outside, Jessica looked like she had it all together. But behind closed doors, she was drinking 3 bottles of wine every night, blacking out,...
Luke spent 14 years selling alcohol while it was slowly killing him. Three rounds of rehab. Hospital visits. Drinking in the morning. On December 30,...
Jimmy used to drive his car around the corner, sit alone, and drink vodka all day instead of going to work. At home, he hid bottles behind the sink an...
Stephanie never thought she had a serious drinking problem. She was successful, working in healthcare, maintaining relationships, and doing everything...
Ian Madsen grew up in Australia around heavy drinking and alcoholism, Ian shares how alcohol became normalized early in life after losing his mother a...
You don't need a rock bottom to quit drinking. No DUI. No lost job. No moment where everything blows up. For Paula, life looked great from the outside...
From the outside everything looked perfect. Behind the scenes alcohol addiction was taking over and one night it nearly ended everything. In this epis...
Bri is almost one year sober. For the year before that she tried to quit drinking over and over, racking up day ones nobody knew about. Two months sob...
Dr. Donald Crowe was telling patients they needed to stop drinking. Then he'd go home, open two bottles of wine, and pass out. Every single night. A p...
On New Year's Eve 2003, Martin Lockett ran a red light drunk and killed two women, and severely injured a third. They where all long-time members of...
Quit drinking is not about willpower. It is about the moment you realize you cannot keep living like this anymore.For over 25 years, alcohol was part...
You don’t have to lose everything to question your drinking.In this episode, I sit down with Ash Butterss to talk about the moment she realized someth...
Eric returns to share an update on his sobriety journey after nearly two decades of daily drinking.From 2008 to 2021, alcohol was part of his everyday...
If you've tried to quit drinking and keep relapsing, this episode is for you.Jason Wahler is known from Laguna Beach, The Hills, and Celebrity Rehab,...
What does it take to finally quit drinking when your entire life revolves around it?In this episode of the Sober Motivation Podcast, Megan shares her...
If you’re trying to quit drinking or wondering if you have an alcohol problem, this story will hit home.Greg shares how a good childhood and successfu...
In this episode of the Sober Motivation Podcast, Jane shares her powerful alcohol addiction recovery story and how she finally quit drinking after alc...
Alcohol addiction doesn’t always look like rock bottom.In this episode of the Sober Motivation Podcast, John shares his story after more than 20 years...
Jerzey Mike rode the alcohol train all the way to the last stop. A liter of vodka a day, yellowing eyes, a coma, and doctors who weren't sure he'd mak...
