Podcast Episodes

John F. - Sober Since August 2017 (Encore of Episode 57)

Though he started drinking alcoholically from the age of 13, John's constant nemesis was marijuana, amphetamines, LSD, prescription opioids, and ulti…

2 years ago

Kristy M. - Sober Since March 2018 (Encore Episode)

Though she drank for only five years during her 30's, Kristy's alcoholism surfaced quickly. By the time she found AA, her descent to the bottom had …

2 years ago

Steve R. - Sober 13 Years

Episode 144

Getting sober at age 58, Steve had been drinking for 35 years with many opportunities along the way to acknowledge his overuse and later abuse of alc…

2 years ago

Jon G. - Sober 19 Years

Episode 143

Jon's drinking started in his late teens and continued into his thirties when the disease of alcoholism had him firmly in its clutches. By then, his …

2 years ago

Marty S. - Sober Since February 2015 (Encore Episode)

Marty is one of the most colorful people I know in Alcoholics Anonymous. Because Marty and I attend many of the same meetings each week, we’ve gotten…

2 years, 1 month ago

John M. - Sober 12 Years

Episode 142

With nearly 20 years of sobriety, John relapsed after an extended period of good fortune had convinced him that he was cured. The admitted alcoholism…

2 years, 1 month ago

Kassie M. - Sober 7 Years

Episode 141

Joining us from Nairobi, Kenya, Kassie recently celebrated seven years of sobriety in Alcoholics Anonymous. Raised amidst the pomp and circumstance o…

2 years, 1 month ago

Jim G. - Sober Since September 2000

As a medical doctor who secretly battled his own addiction to alcohol and drugs for many years, Jim's alcoholism literally affected the lives and wel…

2 years, 2 months ago

Guy R. - Sober 3 Years

Episode 141

By the time he got sober, the dark cloud of alcoholism had engulfed Guy's life. After years of heavy drinking and drug use, that cloud all but obfusc…

2 years, 2 months ago

Ro Y. - Sober Since April 1982 (Encore Episode)

Jails, institutions, or death. These are the three bleak outcomes from alcoholism and drug addiction that faced my guest on today’s show, Ro Y. Actua…

2 years, 2 months ago