Sober Motivation: Sharing Sobriety Stories

Jake "THE SNAKE" Roberts struggled with addiction for many many years.  Jake was at the top of the wrestling world one day and hiding from the world the next. You could say Jake had the cards stacked…

Dave had a fairly good upbringing and it wasn’t until he attended a summer camp that he discovered that he was uncomfortable with himself and this was something that substances could quickly help him…

Tony hated who he was and found some temporary relief in substances. Tony knew he was headed in the wrong direction and something inside of him made him very aware of this. Once he discovered oxycont…

Myles Sexton has had many ups and downs in life.  Myles is a work in progress and understood that alcohol and other substances were preventing growth. Myles was diagnosed with HIV in 2017 and felt it…

Rachel started drinking and using drugs at 14. The substances helped keep her distracted from the internal pain different life events caused. The alcohol and drug use would carry on for many years an…

Chris knuckles Nilan won the Stanley cup with the Montreal Canadians in 1986 and was a tough hockey player with more than 3,000 career penalty minutes. After hockey, Chris began having some surgeries…

Sonya was introduced to substances at 11 years old and found that they worked well to help with the emotional pain she was feeling early on in her life. As time went on her addiction progressed to di…

During this short solo episode, I (Brad) share a story about some advice I got as a teenager in rehab that would change my life forever. Fake it until you make it!

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Paddy Gleason struggled with an addiction to heroin and pain pills for many years. Paddy was attracted to the lifestyle from an early age and it gave Paddy a feeling of belonging.   Everything change…

Mike found that alcohol would help him forget about his personal insecurities and as a teenager, he found out he loved the way alcohol made him feel. He was always the new kid and had a hard time fin…

In this episode, we have Frankie Loyal who has been 20+ years sober. Frankie plays Hank in the hit tv show Mayans and he credits his success to his sobriety. Frankie had a tough time fitting in early…

Leah McSweeney started using drugs and drinking alcohol at 14 years old and says she never had a regular drink she always wanted more. After many treatment center stay and attempts at recovery meetin…

Gwen truly opened the door to her life during this podcast episode. Gwen struggled with addiction for many years and experienced relapse along the way.  Gwen shares her story out loud in hopes to hel…

From the beginning, Dan Karaty was a blackout drinker. Dan managed to excel at his craft and build a fantastic career for himself and when this happened he found himself consuming more and more alcoh…

Rachel Elizabeth never envisioned a sober life for herself. She began using substances early on in her life and she knew it was a problem. Rachel had many attempts at sobriety along the way. She stru…

In this bonus episode, I am joined by some amazing sober friends (Sober Dave, Jen Hirst, Luc, and Megan from Sobahsistahs) and we go over why the holidays are such a challenging time to stay sober an…

Jen Hirst wasn't instantly hooked on alcohol, her use was progressive but the idea that it could help her avoid feelings was something she learned early on. In this episode, Jens shares her honest tr…

Natalee joined the podcast and shared her first-hand experience with loss and addiction. Natalee is 32 years old and lives in Tampa, FL. She struggled with benzo and meth addiction for about 5 years.…

Sober Dave struggled with alcohol for most of his life. He knew something had to change and it did. Check out the episode to hear how Dave turned around his life and is now helping others to do the s…