Sober Gratitudes

In this episode I try to refrain from saying "Like and Um" and talk about how other things that might be useful to you.  --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/sobergratitudes/message

Learn how I thought I was unique and that I was the first to realize that there is nobody on Discord in the recovery community.  a tongue in cheek type episode. Short and maybe boring. I will let you decide.  --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/sobergratitudes/message

Learn how I thought I was unique and that I was the first to realize that there is nobody on Discord in the recovery community.  a tongue in cheek type episode. Short and maybe boring. I will let you decide.  --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/sobergratitudes/message

Hi my friends! I'm so glad you are here and hope you are well.  I have started a FREE discord account (yes, DISCORD is another social media app) called Drinking Sobriety. If you'd like to join this group to talk anything alcohol, alcohol use or mis use or overuse or hard, average or awesome sobriety, you can join this discord community anonymously or not. Your choice.  It's just me who is on there for now. I'm anonymous on this platform unless of course, you listen to this podcast.  drinking_sobriety (discord.com) --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/sobergratitudes/message

Happy Thanksgiving everyone! I hope this episode gives you peace and inspiration. We don't have to drink today.  If you are struggling, accept help. There is an easier softer way. There is a solution.  --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/sobergratitudes/message

No human power got me sober. I had to get to a place of complete desperation. The progression of my disease was a slow one. I stopped and started constantly. I tried so many different ways to control my drinking on my own. I tried to read things or watch documentaries that would co-sign my wish that I did not have a problem. I would seek out others who drank more than me so that I could find relief that I wasn't an alcoholic. None of that changed my relationship with alcohol and my ability to control it. No human power could save me. At the end of my drinking career I had to believe that I had a problem...but how could I live or live with out drinking alcohol?  --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/sobergratitudes/message

In this Bonus Episode, I share about how getting sober and doing the work beyond putting down the drink has given me the courage to do things that I used to avoid out of fear of inability or fear of failure.  I also talk about an upcoming virtual event for Mrs. Wilson's treatment Center in Morristown, NJ. I will be the MC of this special event with keynote speaker Lisa Boucher, sober over 30 years and award winning author of "Raising The Bottom: Making Mindful Choices in a Drinking Culture."  Please join us on November 9th at 7pm EST on Zoom for this FREE event. If you miss it, you can watch a recording of the event at: News and Events at Mrs. Wilson's Treatment Services - Morristown, NJ (mrs-wilsons.org) --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/sobergratitudes/message

Trigger warning: details of sex abuse, grooming & suicide are discussed in the following episode . Please be advised . Mike from Silenced By Stigma shares details of his victimization as a youngster by an older woman & how he found recovery from both addiction & trauma. He is a fierce advocate for speaking out about ending stigmas. Please follow him @silencedbystigma on Instagram. If you are in danger and want to harm yourself , please call 911 or a crisis hotline RAINN at 800.656.HOPE , or call your doctor or any type of professional or referral , friend or family that can help & support you . THERE IS A SOLUTION!! THERE IS HOPE! YOU DO NOT HAVE TO DO THIS ALONE! REACH OUT! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/sobergratitudes/message

Trigger Warning: Please be advised that for the remainder of Season 3, my guests will share their experiences of sexual trauma and addiction. All will share how their lives improved when they uncovered the secrets of sexual trauma and became willing to do the work to heal.  In this episode, my dear friend, Forrest, shares how his honesty about his experience's have helped many people because it gives others the strength to open up having learned that they are not alone.  Forrest is a huge presence in the world of social media when it comes to both addiction and sex abuse. He is here to help anyone! He WANTS to help YOU!  You can reach him at Forrest Ferguson (@sober_texas) • Instagram photos and videos or his direct phone number 512-925-3469.  --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/sobergratitudes/message

Trigger Warning: Please be advised that for the remainder of Season 3, my guests will share their experiences of sexual trauma and addiction. All will share how their lives improved when they uncovered the secrets of sexual trauma and became willing to do the work to heal.  In this episode, my dear friend, Forrest, shares how his honesty about his experience's have helped many people because it gives others the strength to open up having learned that they are not alone.  Forrest is a huge presence in the world of social media when it comes to both addiction and sex abuse. He is here to help anyone! He WANTS to help YOU!  You can reach him at Forrest Ferguson (@sober_texas) • Instagram photos and videos or his direct phone number 512-925-3469.  --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/sobergratitudes/message