Sober Motivation: Sharing Sobriety Stories

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 really come to the understanding that moderation…

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 obsessed with boys and then alcohol. Due to the past tra…

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 able to string together a week of sobriety and the…

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 occasions and after 1 final time she decided to take a …

Stephanie found great relief from herself in substances. As things progressed from drinking alcohol, smoking weed to pain pills and heroin.  Stephanie was going through the motions on a daily basis t…

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 and tired and wanted better for his life. When he…

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. Ed is a veteran of the US army national guard an…

Moderation only got Luc so far.  The shame and guilt kept piling on due to his constant struggle with alcohol and cocaine. One day Luc heard something  that would change his direction in life and hel…

Todd Miller was diagnosed with cirrhosis of the liver in May of 2021 and received a liver transplant just after Christmas 2022.  Todd started drinking alcohol at 13 years old and this would continue …

Welcome to this short and sweet solo episode with me Brad. I had a few thoughts I wanted to share so what better place than here on the podcast.

If I asked you what was your motivation for getting s…

Jenn’s parents separated when she was young and it took a toll on her well being and learning to grow up fast was a must.  Jenn had come to accept that her life would consist of being in and out of r…

Michele Smith from Recovery is The New Black did not start drinking alcohol and using other substances until later on in life but non the less she still got addicted. Michelle was very goal focused g…

Carly Rogers started drinking alcohol when she was 11 years old. It all started out very innocent and was never intended to become what it ended up being. Carly was performing in Nashville and drinki…

Manny was told he had 6 weeks to live and was so confused that nothing could be medically done to improve his situation. Manny had many close calls over the years of his life and alcohol was not help…

Jeff Simone started using substances in his teenage years and once he found prescription pain medications his life started the unraveling process and Jeff was in love. Jeff didn't draw a sober breath…

Nate Thompson started playing hockey as a young boy with the dream of making it to the NHL and Nate did exactly that. Nate had his first drink of alcohol at 12 years old and things progressed from th…

Danny Shannon was stuck in addiction for 17 years. What started out as fun at 14 years old would be a long long battle with addiction. Danny had over 50 attempts at rehab and other programs and could…

Bruce aka @bwb.positivity was fighting an uphill battle from day 1 coming into this world detoxing off substances. Bruce found a loving family but struggled with the trauma from his early childhood. …

Brad Garrett from (Everyone Loves Raymond) has been sober since 1997. Due to childhood trauma and other things Brad found he could escape himself  with alcohol and marijuana. On a beach in Maui Brad …

Ryann Cooke started drinking and smoking pot in high school to ease the emotional discomfort she was experiencing.  Little did she know that would be  just the beginning of her journey with alcohol. …