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Meditation Tips  Positive Recovery with Corinna  If, like me, you find meditation tricky then hopefully today’s podcast, will help you.  I’ve just been away to the wonderful Nagarjuna Kadampa Meditation Centre in Thornby, UK and got some great medication tips that I wanted to share with you 🙏 Focus on controlling the things you can and not resisting the things you cannot Www.sobertownpodcast.com  🍵🫖☕️💦 Chin Chin💖🙋🏻‍♀️ My communities are:  Sobertownpodcast.com I Am Sober - Corinna Dotty Pot currently at 19 months  Instagram @canamgirluk   YouTube: Positive Living with Sobriety and Disability (link in my Instagram bio)    Sobertown is a growing community of like-minded people in recovery helping others start or maintain their sobriety. We refer to ourselves as “Sober Warriors” because the fight against addiction is a grisly battle that takes no prisoners. Real people die every day from complications and repercussions of long-term alcohol use, a tragic end that is 100% preventable through increased awareness and connection. Alcohol is so pervasive and normalized in our culture that it often gets a free pass into our lives when it’s really a cancer-causing drug that can slowly wreak havoc on all states of our well-being: physical, emotional, social, spiritual, environmental, vocational, and intellectual. But we’re not here simply to shine a light on alcohol’s ugly side.  We’re forming a village of sober individuals from all walks of life that share a common goal - to support others in recovery while also increasing the dialogue around the many positive aspects of sobriety versus the darkness of addiction.   Other Sober Resources: I Am Sober App Getting Sober ...Again Boom Rethink The Drink Recovery Movie Meet-Ups No Sippy No Slippy. Not Another Drop No matter What.   Remember to Pour The Poison Down The Sink!!      Sobertownpodcast.com      

Polly sat with Julie aka DryMntnMama as she bravely told of her journey into sobriety.  At her 6 month sober milestone she shared her feelings of low self esteem and trying to be perfect enough.  She has had to gain her sober superpower - Vulnerability.  "Vulnerability is the birthplace of innovation, creativity and change.”- Brené Brown   Other Sober Resources: I Am Sober App Getting Sober ...Again Boom Rethink The Drink Recovery Movie Meet-Ups No Sippy No Slippy. Not Another Drop No matter What.   Remember to Pour The Poison Down The Sink!!      Sobertownpodcast.com    

Erin Eileen’s Story King 13 has is always impressed by these young men and women who join the IAS community, bravely turn up at zooms and contribute to the community.  They have become aware and taken responsibility for their sobriety.  We may think that having grown up with  'no alcohol' in the home would influence children not to drink.  Not the case, Erin tells how she got involved with drinking, what drove her into the IAS community and the sheer work she did in 2021 to maintain 328 days AF.  Erin considers herself a feminist and I see her passion for equality. We women have to support each other, it is key.   TAKE ACTION RIGHT THIS MINUTE and pour the poison down the sink! Go to Sobertownpodcast.com start your new full life.   Other Sober Resources: I Am Sober App Getting Sober ...Again Boom Rethink The Drink Recovery Movie Meet-Ups No Sippy No Slippy. Not Another Drop No matter What.   Remember to Pour The Poison Down The Sink!!      Sobertownpodcast.com    

Boom Rethink the Drink, Yesterday I had a chance to talk with my friend Drifter for his Sober Town Podcast. It was International Women's Day so we had planned to talk about the toxicity of alcohol marketing directed at women, but after a couple of days of multiple postings in our communities on the deadly result of alcohol addiction, we decided instead to focus on the questions of "how do you stop drinking before it goes too far?" - "how do you help someone you love who seems lost to the bottle?" Drifter and I have both lost brothers to their addictions and we have both found solid dry ground after breaking out of our addictions. Do we have the answers to these questions with the years of personal experience we both have as the addicted and the loved one of the addict? We came up with two answers by the end of our talk and those answers were all about beacons and light houses. My beacons that guided me to stop drinking and stay sober were young and old and somewhere in between. We all grew up with the basic premise that handling our liquor was a badge of courage in cultures and families that celebrate drinking hard and handling it. Cultures and families that laugh at hangovers, distrust sobriety, celebrates the drug and shame the addict. All of us started drinking as a right of passage from childhood into adulthood. Some of us waited until we came of age and some of us started drinking younger but in one way or another we were mimicking the behavior of the adults that we knew. Maybe we admired their ability to function highly, to handle their booze, or maybe we said we’d never drink like they did, but drink we did because that is what adults do. Those adults were our beacons and we followed where they led us. It makes perfect sense that to find another path beacons of a different sort are needed. And it makes perfect sense that those of us who have fought our way out of addiction after helplessly watching loved ones die- chose to be lighthouses -- join us for our conversation and find the links to the communities and articles we discuss in the Boozemusings post below.    How Do You Help Someone Stop Drinking Before it’s Too Late? What if It’s You? The Family That Built an Empire of Pain The Spiritual Consequences of Alcohol Consumption Beat the Alcohol Bully   Are you Sober Curious? Do you want to stop drinking or are you trying to drink more moderately? In a world where you may be questioned for not drinking with the crowd, we’ll help you to find your own path. I am Winged Victory, the founder of the Boom Rethink the Drink community and Boozemusings blog. I retired from a long and illustrious drinking career on March 6, 2015, by reading and writing in a creative, supportive, and inspiring online community called Hello Sunday Morning. I've been gratefully reaching back with words, ideas, and love ever since. Community is the cure. Open your mind to the possibilities. The Spirit is not in the Bottle it's in You.   Are you Sober Curious? Do you want to stop drinking or are you trying to drink more moderately? In a world where you may be questioned for not drinking with the crowd, we’ll help you to find your own path.  Sign in here anonymously and download our free app. Join our diverse international BOOM Community and we'll be there when and where you need us.  Search BOOM Rethink the Drink on the Mighty Networks app for Android & iOS Other Sober Resources: I Am Sober App Getting Sober ...Again Boom Rethink The Drink Recovery Movie Meet-Ups No Sippy No Slippy. Not Another Drop No matter What.   Remember to Pour The Poison Down The Sink!!      Sobertownpodcast.com    

BURNOUT with King 13 and Squirrel Monkey  The definition of 'Burnout'  is a state of emotional, physical and mental exhaustion caused by excessive and prolonged stress. Our very own IAS member Squirrel Monkey, an Imaging Technician for 28 years, who in conjunction with the demands of Covid being and multiple recent personal losses suffered just this.  She shares notes and tips of her therapy treatments and how she is putting in the work to self manage stress.  Grab a pad and write down the tips and King will also share a tip or 2 and what she learnt was the 8X8X8 rule for homeostasis. Calmer days! Hope this helps!   Other Sober Resources: I Am Sober App Getting Sober ...Again Boom Rethink The Drink Recovery Movie Meet-Ups No Sippy No Slippy. Not Another Drop No matter What.   Remember to Pour The Poison Down The Sink!!      Sobertownpodcast.com        

Scott Mounce is the owner of Transitions Sober Living located in Aurora, CO. Transitions open its first house April 1st, 2017. Today we have 6 male houses and provide a safe place to recover for 65 men. I surround myself with people in recovery and I have an amazing life today free from drugs and alcohol.  “I got drunk in a lot of bars, so I get my recovery in a lot of different places”.  Thank You Scott for sharing your amazing Journey through addiction, prison and into building an amazing Sober Living Community! You are a Shining example of the Power in Recovery!! BOOOOOM!! Contact info: Scott Mounce 303-501-6500 scott@tslcolorado.com www.tslcolorado.com   Other Sober Resources: I Am Sober App Getting Sober ...Again Boom Rethink The Drink Recovery Movie Meet-Ups Other Sober Resources: I Am Sober App Getting Sober ...Again Boom Rethink The Drink Recovery Movie Meet-Ups No Sippy No Slippy. Not Another Drop No matter What.   Remember to Pour The Poison Down The Sink!!      Sobertownpodcast.com      

Sobriety - A lifestyle not Death Sentence. Ft. Rags, No More Wining & Lilo11 When I first decided to quit alcohol the mere thought was an impossible one. I wondered 'how' could I possibly give up alcohol, my constant companion, that went practically everywhere with me. How eliminating poison from our mind & bodies opens up a rebirth to live a content, high anxiety free life. So King invited some OG's with sober experience to share their progress so far.  Rags, No More Wining & Lilo11 discuss just how their lives (styles) have changed or not.  Sobriety is living 'normal' in HD, clean of substances, the way our bodies were meant to organically function.  Yet society is so prevalent with Alcohol Use Disorder.  12.7 % of American are affected. Take note of very wise words from Rags' son Luke (Luke leading the way 9 years sober !!) who expressed his thoughts on the subject.   So much wisdom, fun and adventure is the path on sobriety.  To be present and be TRUSTED again by YOURSELF and OTHERS, all aspects of your relationships will  improve. You are worth it, pour the poison down the sink grab a coffee, get comfy and enjoy.   Other Sober Resources: I Am Sober App Getting Sober ...Again Boom Rethink The Drink Recovery Movie Meet-Ups No Sippy No Slippy. Not Another Drop No matter What.   Remember to Pour The Poison Down The Sink!!      Sobertownpodcast.com    

In this episode Sobertown's Rewired Podcast, Peanut chats with Julie and Steve K about the subject of Hope. Early sobriety tends to be wrought with hopelessness and of fear of the future. At the end of Rewired, author Erica Spiegelman writes about how we find hope as we move along the path of recovery. Join us as we discuss finding hope, sharing hope, and how we use hope to refute fear in order to stay sober.   Other Sober Resources: I Am Sober App Getting Sober ...Again Boom Rethink The Drink Recovery Movie Meet-Ups No Sippy No Slippy. Not Another Drop No matter What.   Remember to Pour The Poison Down The Sink!!      Sobertownpodcast.com    

Forgiveness can be really difficult but instrumental in our recovery. It is hard to just forgive and forget. We have to work through lots of emotions first. Hopefully, today’s podcast, will help you do some of that.  Focus on controlling the things you can and not resisting the things you cannot Www.sobertownpodcast.com  🍵🫖☕️💦 Chin Chin💖🙋🏻‍♀️ My communities are:  www.Sobertownpodcast.com  I Am Sober - Corinna Dotty Pot currently at 18 months  Instagram @canamgirluk   YouTube: Positive Living with Sobriety and Disability (link in my Instagram bio)    My email: Corinna.alderton@gmail.com  Other Sober Resources: I Am Sober App Getting Sober ...Again Boom Rethink The Drink Recovery Movie Meet-Ups No Sippy No Slippy. Not Another Drop No matter What.   Remember to Pour The Poison Down The Sink!!      Sobertownpodcast.com    

Cross Addiction. Quote:"Charlotte Davis Kasl Ph.d, author of Many Roads One Journey.  Moving Beyond the 12 steps. "If a person gives up one addiction or dependency without 'healing the wounds' they will switch to another." King is joined by Armen who openly discusses his own personal experiences with cross addictions'.  We stop one and then another appears or is it an 'old habit'.  The beauty of sobriety they agree is the clarity with which you are able to make the best decision for you.  We again chase the 'quick dopamine release!  No matter what your choice with the most common addictions they will only temporarily also fill the void and numb the pain. We may be quick to panic that more is wrong with us than just our primary addiction, maybe so, only you can take a deep look inside and listen.    Other Sober Resources: I Am Sober App Getting Sober ...Again Boom Rethink The Drink Recovery Movie Meet-Ups No Sippy No Slippy. Not Another Drop No matter What.   Remember to Pour The Poison Down The Sink!!      Sobertownpodcast.com