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.
314 episodes transcribedAfter three years of sobriety, Chris thought he had finally put his struggles with alcohol behind him. He was married, raising a family, and building...
Jen started drinking alcohol at just 12 years old and began experiencing blackouts almost immediately. Growing up with an alcoholic mother, childhood...
How does a mother of three go from being a social drinker to struggling with alcohol addiction so severe that she nearly loses everything?In this epis...
How does a successful attorney go from building a thriving career to drinking six bottles of wine before 3 PM and wondering if she’ll ever be able to...
What happens when you’re told you might only have weeks to live, but you’re still not ready to stop drinking?For Tom, what started as weekend partying...
Have you ever promised yourself you’d never drink like that again, only to find yourself doing the exact same thing a few weeks later?For years, Sam s...
What really changes when you stop drinking, and what are some of the biggest benefits of sobriety that nobody talks about?When we think about quitting...
Country artist Robyn Ottolini didn’t lose everything because of alcohol. She had a career she loved, close friends, a supportive family, and plenty to...
Feel like you’ll never get sober? Maybe you’ve tried again and again, but nothing seems to stick. Mike knows that feeling well.Mike’s alcohol addictio...
Amanda built much of her identity around partying. Drinking, drugs, festivals, relationships, and a large social circle weren’t just things she did—th...
No one knew how much Kori was really drinking. From the outside, she was a wife, mom, and hard worker who seemed to have everything together. Behind t...
After more than seven years sober, Anthony never imagined he would find himself back in active addiction.In this episode of the Sober Motivation Podca...
Will returns for Part 2 of his story.After 125 days sober, Will returned to drinking. His alcohol addiction progressed until he was facing end-stage l...
David Wilson, better known as Sober Dave, spent decades drinking before alcohol slowly took over nearly every part of his life. What began with drinki...
Will Gordon’s alcohol addiction progressed to drinking as much as 1.75 liters of vodka every two days. His health deteriorated, he was diagnosed with...
Chelsea was diagnosed with stage 4 liver cirrhosis after nearly a decade of heavy alcohol use, but even being told she could die wasn’t enough to imme...
Have you ever promised yourself you would stop drinking tomorrow, only to find yourself doing the exact same thing the next day?For Shelby, weekend dr...
What happens when you know alcohol is hurting your family, but you still can’t stop drinking?Andy returns to the Sober Motivation Podcast to share his...
At 29 years old, Christine’s alcohol addiction led to liver and kidney failure. Her brain was swelling, she had lost the ability to walk, and doctors...
Mike never thought he had a drinking problem. He was working, providing for his family, and convinced himself he was still functioning. But behind clo...
