Welcome to the The Sober Sense Podcast - doing our best to make sense of sobriety, mental health, and addiction recovery. We share personal stories, motivation, and insight for anyone walking the path of sober living or simply exploring what a healthier life can look like.
Whether you're active in recovery, sober curious, or looking for personal growth content around mental health, emotional wellness, and spirituality, you've come to the right place.
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Brent shares his story from being a self-isolating alcoholic to finding recovery through the support of friends, family, and others in the recovery community.
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The Rule 62 Foundation president and co-founder, Todd A., shares his recovery journey. From 30 days in a coma to living a life beyond his wildest dreams, this is an episode you don't want to miss.
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Coming to you live from Lake Powell! Todd and Brent, sitting on the top deck of a houseboat, discuss the importance of having fun and finding fulfillment in sobriety.
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In this special episode, Todd and Brent share the story of how Rule62 Foundation was born, its mission today, and their plans for the future.
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Featuring our special guest Dakota from The Phoenix.
Daily Reflection: Getting Involved - "I understand that service is a vital part of recovery but I often wonder, "What can I do?" Simply start with …
Daily Reflection: Having Fun Yet? - "When my own house is in order, I find the different parts of my life are more manageable. Stripped from the guilt and remorse that cloaked my drinking years, I am…
Daily Reflection: Let's Keep It Simple - "After years of sobriety I occasionally ask myself, Can it be this simple? Then, at meetings, I see former cynics and skeptics who have walked the A.A. path o…
Daily Reflection: We pause... and ask. - "Today I humbly ask my Higher Power for the grace to find the space between my impulse and my action; to let flow a cooling breeze when I would respond with h…
Daily Reflection: Round-the-Clock Faith - "The essence of my spirituality, and my sobriety, rests on a round-the-clock faith in a Higher Power. I need to remember and rely on the God of my understand…
Daily Reflection: Would a drink help? - "When I was still drinking, I couldn't respond to any of life's situations the way other, more healthy, people could. The smallest incident triggered a state o…
Daily Reflection: Happiness Comes Quietly - "The simplicity of the A.A. program teaches me that happiness isn't something I can 'demand.' It comes upon me quietly, while I serve others. In offering m…
Daily Reflection: Hitting Bottom - "Hitting bottom opened my mind and I became willing to try something different. What I tried was A.A. My new life in the Fellowship was a little like learning how t…
Daily Reflection: No Regrets - "Once I became sober, I began to see how wasteful my life had been and I experienced overwhelming guilt and feelings of regret. The program's Fourth and Fifth Steps ass…
Daily Reflection: It Doesn't Happen Overnight - "The most common alcoholic fantasy seems to be: 'If I just don't drink, everything will be all right.' Once the fog cleared for me, I say - for the fir…
Daily Reflection: Accepting Our Present Circumstances - "When I am having a difficult time accepting people, places or events, I turn to this passage and it relieves me of many an underlying fear reg…
Daily Reflection: "The 100% Step" - Long before I was able to obtain sobriety in A.A., I knew without a doubt that alcohol was killing me, yet even with this knowledge, I was unable to stop drinking.…
Daily Reflection: "United We Stand" - I came to Alcoholics Anonymous because I was no longer able to control my drinking. It was either my wife's complaining about my drinking, or maybe the sheriff f…
Daily Reflection: "An Act of Providence" - My act of Providence, (a manifestation of divine care and direction), came as I experienced the total bankruptcy of active alcoholism - everything meaningfu…
Daily Reflection: "Do I have a choice?" - My powerlessness over alcohol does not cease when I quit drinking. In sobriety I still have no choice - I can't drink. The choice I do have is to puck up and…
Daily Reflection: "At the Turning Point" - Every day I stand at turning points. My thoughts and actions can propel me toward growth or turn me down the road to old habits and to booze. Sometimes turn…