Podcast Episodes

Larry L. - Sober Since February 2011 (Encore Episode)

Larry got sober at age 65, finally claiming his chair in AA after drinking his entire adult life. As a life-long bachelor, he was also a loner. For d…

1 year ago

Mike V. - Sober 30 Years

Episode 170

Mike’s story is classic tale of a life dragged to the brink of ruin by alcoholism. Brought up in a mostly normal home, his introduction to booze in w…

1 year ago

Max A. - Sober Since November 2008 (Encore Episode)

Max grew up in a horribly alcoholic home with a mother who later died of cirrhosis and organ failure from drinking. To deal with the madness, Max beg…

1 year, 1 month ago

Joe S. - Sober 26 Years

Episode 169

Joe's abuse of alcohol was a big part of his teenage and young-adult years growing up in Liverpool England. By the time he moved to Australia in his …

1 year, 1 month ago

Emily M. - Sober Since November 1989 (Encore Episode)

[This is an encore of Episode 26 originally released May 13, 2021] Some alcoholics go to AA meetings even though they haven't stopped drinking. They …

1 year, 1 month ago

Jeff S. - Sober 26 Years

Episode 168

Jeff S. got sober in 1998 after years of alcoholism and addiction to crack cocaine. Coming from a tough upbringing, he started drinking as a teen. Je…

1 year, 1 month ago

Beth F. - Sober 3 Years

Episode 167

When Beth finally got sober less than four years ago, she had made it to middle age as an active, but functional alcoholic. She grew up in a family w…

1 year, 2 months ago

Leigh P. - Sober Since March 1995 (Encore Episode)

Born and raised in London, Leigh's love affair with alcohol began in neighborhood public houses, or pubs. These establishments were and still are the…

1 year, 2 months ago

Teska M. – Sober Since July 2016 (Encore Episode)

[This is an encore of Episode 24 originally released April 29, 2021]. As the daughter of a Louisiana bar-owner, Teska’s father would spike her Coca C…

1 year, 2 months ago

Ryan M. - Sober 14 Years

Episode 167

My guest today is Ryan M., who was given tequila at age nine by his father to induce an aversion to alcohol. But Ryan actually liked it, especially t…

1 year, 2 months ago