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238 episodes transcribedBrandon Saho started drinking alcohol as a teenager and things picked up in college. For Brandon, it was all about the buzz that he experienced when d...
D Jay McGrath grew up with one thing in mind, making it from a small town in Saskatchewan to the NHL. At 15 when D Jay moved away from home for the f...
Your first sober summer is a big big deal and in this episode Megan and I discuss how possible this really is for everyone. We answer some of the foll...
Dino had it all or so he thought. Business was great and cash was flowing in. Alcohol served as Dino’s medicine. With alcohol, he felt untouchable and...
Welcome back to another episode today. We have Melissa Paige as a guest on the show. Growing up, Melissa was never really around alcohol or other subs...
At 32 years old, at a networking happy hour, Jenn Kautsch experienced the escape from self that alcohol could provide and the wheels would begin turni...
Renee lost her daughter, Sabrina, to Endocarditis due to substance use on November 30, 2019. Sabrina struggled for many years with substance use, and...
On this weeks episode we have Nathan Harmon. His journey comes from a combination of a troubled past and a great desire to help others overcome many o...
Matt J. joined the show this week. Matt was confused for years about giving up alcohol because he never hit what some may call rock bottom, but deep d...
Ricky started drinking early on in life and it just became the norm. Everyone around Ricky was always drinking and for years it never seemed like a pr...
John Mabry was in a car accident which resulted in the loss of his leg and his addiction began. John had a ton of success with acting, education but a...
Paul Holley struggled with alcohol for many many years and never thought a way out was possible. Paul was in jail 6 times and had been arrested for dr...
On this weeks episode we have Hilary Phelps. She had a great childhood and starting swimming very young and always wanted the biggest trophy. Early o...
Ash Butterss joined the podcast this week with 3 years sober. Ash started drinking at 12 years old and things escalated from there for many many year...
Laura (@yoursoberpal) shares her story with us on the podcast and was very open and honest about all the ups and downs. It took Laura some relapses to...
Mayra Gomes lost her father at 11 years old from a car accident and had a feeling of abandonment for years to follow. Mayra would first become obsesse...
Scotty Soprano got sober on Feb 2, 2022. Scotty struggled with drinking and other substances from a young age. For around 22 years Scotty was never a...
Suzanne had the realization that her relationship with alcohol was not helping her be the best version of herself. She was blacking out on many occasi...
Joe Williams has been sober for 17 years it was not a rock bottom situation that started him on the path. Joe was simple sick and tired of being sick...
Ed Latimore grew up with the odds stacked against him. After sometime Ed would be looking for a place to fit it and drinking alcohol entered his life....
