Holidays are loaded with stress, so grab a drink. No, not alcohol. Soda, coffee, tea – anything that gets your mind off what others are drinking. That’s the first tip for newly sober individuals going into family situations this Thanksgiving. Mike and Glenn share more tips and talk about their favorite holiday memories before alcoholism, their worst holiday memories, and what it looks like now in sobriety.
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The guys discuss Damon’s list of demands for his funeral, when the lack of dinner causes pictures to disappear, and how Visine exonerates Ted of all murder charges.
Mindful drinking increases awareness and avoids crashing the plane. How? By being aware of why and how much you drink. It’s like keeping score. Mike tells us his score is something like “Drinks: 7353 vs Mike: 0” But admittedly you don’t have to get to the point where you lose everything or hit rock bottom and pay the ultimate consequences to pay attention to drinking.
In this episode you’ll learn mindful drinking is:
Pausing and evaluating each drink.
Making a drinking or alternative game plan.
Ordering first because it’s easy to order a beer, but if someone before you orders a shot, it’s hard to NOT order a shot.
Rehearsing what you’re going to say and saying it out loud until you are comfortable with it.
If you have a drink, don’t pound them, savor one.
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The guys discuss why the accurate geographic representation of hot sauce is imperative, how placing the low bid on an island can really impress the ladies, when the wrong Picante Sauce results in a justified homicide, and what constitutes a “marine grade” bike rental.
Host of The Rosemary Keevil Show (original, I know!), a live, drive-time, current affairs talk show, CFUN Radio (CHUM National Radio Network) in Vancouver, Canada
Guest relations for the Vancouver International Film Festival
Managing editor of Scarlett magazine (now defunct: not my fault!) for the professional woman, in Vancouver
Can-can dancer at Diamond Tooth Gerties Gambling Casino in Dawson City, Yukon
Destination representative for Sunflight Holidays in Tahiti, French Polynesia
Episode #12 – In a world of uncertainty, be the light that shines through to better outcomes. Making changes or shifts for ourselves can feel daunting, lonely, and like we will never get to the other side, but I promise you it doesn’t have to be that way. You are always one decision away from something new, exciting, freeing, or a whole host of other feelings. Will you simply get the motivation to do it, ride the wave, and crash? Or will you implement changes that will move you through to where you want to go. No matter how minute or monumental the shifts you want to make in life are…this episode will help ignite the fire within you and move you to doing MORE than just getting motivated, but by taking strategic action. No matter how big or small your goals are or if you just want to improve your daily life for the better, this episode will give some insight on how to do just that. Your self help journey doesn’t have to be alone, I am here right alongside you!
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Through his own path to recovery, Stevie G stayed at a halfway house. While there, he found connections and moved forward in his own recovery, but he saw some things that were disturbing, as if the halfway house had lost the focus on helping recovering alcoholics. After leaving, Stevie was presented with the opportunity – a friend owned some 3 flats – and Stevie said “I think we can do better for people”. That was 30 years ago and he continues to work in the sober community with RCOSA sober living.
RCOSA is a privately funded non-profit organization providing sober living where individuals work on building a foundation for sobriety through love and support, and incredible counselors with lots of experience to help individuals cognitively and emotionally. Everyone gets their own room with different buildings for different demographics like age,and there are two groups a week with group and individual counseling. RCOSA has created a space where people feel like they are vested in their recovery, and have fun along the way. The facilities are top notch, costs are reasonable, and the location is very accessible. Individuals walk into an instant community.
Benefits and focuses of sober living:
Community
Accountability and structure
Direction and Guidance
Incredible Counselors: individual and group
Thousands of people have gone through RCOSA. The average length of stay is a little under a year. Why? Because
the idea of 28 day treatment is unrealistic – individuals are not cured after 28 days. It takes 6 – 12 months to change those neural pathways and stay at RCOSA is a minimum of 3 months. That’s where the value of RCOSA is, and that is why esteemed alumni are seeing such a benefit.
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The guys discuss Mac’s amazing effect on “almost” married women, how it’s never okay to disregard a complimentary side, and why citrus will foil any bank robbery attempt.
