Getting Sober: “The First 90 Days”

Ninety days is a habit driver – learning and practicing new coping, living skills and tools. So what does that look like? Join Mike & Glenn in the coffee shop as they talk about the most important things to know and what to expect in the first 90 days.

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Previous podcast episode: Boiling The Frog: https://www.sober.coffee/podcast/episode/2b4dd42e/boiling-the-frog-what-does-anti-surrender-look-like

For more about this podcast:

 – Visit Sober.Coffee website: https://www.sober.coffee

 – Sober.Coffee on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sober.coffeepodcast/

 – Recorded at Audiohive Podcasting: https://www.audiohivepodcasting.com

 – In collaboration with Care Addiction Center: https://www.careaddiction.com

We are Kintsugi: Special Guest Julianna

In Julianna’s story of experience, strength and hope, she shares with Mike & Glenn the cracks and things she is repairing in her life – and she’s repairing them with beauty, much like the art of kintsugi. An ancient Japanese art for restoring ceramics, kintsugi highlights broken cracks with streams of gold and lacquer. Once repaired, it becomes a unique piece of beauty outshining the original.

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Book by Annie Grace, This Naked Mind: https://thisnakedmind.com/this-naked-mind
Previous podcast episode: Love Story – Bruce & Karen: https://www.sober.coffee/podcast/episode/214bdf07/a-love-story-part-1-bruce-and-karen

For more about this podcast:

Visit Sober.Coffee website: https://www.sober.coffee

Sober.Coffee on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sober.coffeepodcast/

Recorded at Audiohive Podcasting: https://www.audiohivepodcasting.com

In collaboration with Care Addiction Center: https://www.careaddiction.com

Key to Sobriety – “Living in the Moment”

If you’re 10% listening and 90% thinking about what to say next, you’re not living in the moment. Join Mike & Glenn as they discuss what it means to live in the moment. It’s amazing the library of tools and references you can go back to if you stay present in the moment – focused, paying attention, listening, absorbing and inputting things into your mental library.

For more about this podcast:

Visit Sober.Coffee website: https://www.sober.coffee

Sober.Coffee on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sober.coffeepodcast/

Recorded at Audiohive Podcasting: https://www.audiohivepodcasting.com

In collaboration with Care Addiction Center: https://www.careaddiction.com

Dr. John Returns: Part 2

Dr. John is back! Talking about ISM in the coffee shop. What is ISM? Dr. John says it’s the Human Condition – we are the only creatures on the planet that have the capacity to introspect, to torment ourselves with regret for the past, fear for the future. How do you get out of that ISM? Dr. John proposes the key to sobriety is finding a way out without alcohol.

In this episode:

Dr John Previous Guest Spot w/ Sober.Coffee: https://www.sober.coffee/podcast/episode/eb7089e2/bonus-drop-dr-john-outlines-the-ism-vs-wasm

Book: The Road Less Traveled by Dr Scott Peck:

https://www.amazon.com/Road-Less-Traveled-Timeless-Traditional/dp/0743243153

For more about this podcast:

Visit Sober.Coffee website: https://www.sober.coffee

Sober.Coffee on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sober.coffeepodcast/

Recorded at Audiohive Podcasting: https://www.audiohivepodcasting.com

In collaboration with Care Addiction Center: https://www.careaddiction.com

Dr. John Returns: Part 1

Table for three! Dr. John joins Mike & Glenn at the coffee shop to talk about honesty, expectations, reality, and what it means to work the program. Listen in as Dr. John shares about pivotal moments in his recovery journey, including what was said to him early in sobriety as he contemplated not continuing with AA that made him stick around and stay sober.

In this episode:

Dr John Previous Guest Spot w/ Sober.Coffee: https://www.sober.coffee/podcast/episode/27d59b4c/bonus-drop-dr-john-1-step-one-youre-ffandcked

For more about this podcast:

Visit Sober.Coffee website: https://www.sober.coffee

Sober.Coffee on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sober.coffeepodcast/

Recorded at Audiohive Podcasting: https://www.audiohivepodcasting.com

In collaboration with Care Addiction Center: https://www.careaddiction.com

Then & Now; 8 Year Reflection

Glenn rang the bell recently at 8 years sober! In the coffee shop with Mike he shares how his life is totally different today than it was 8 years ago, and it’s magnificent how life changed. Who was Glenn 8 years ago? Who is Glenn today? What led him to sobriety? Join us at the coffee shop to hear Glenn’s story of reflection, loss and triumph.

In this episode:

Book: Never Go Back by Henry Cloud: https://www.amazon.com/Never-Go-Back-Things-Youll/dp/1451669313/

For more about this podcast:

Visit Sober.Coffee website: https://www.sober.coffee

Sober.Coffee on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sober.coffeepodcast/

Recorded at Audiohive Podcasting: https://www.audiohivepodcasting.com

In collaboration with Care Addiction Center: https://www.careaddiction.com

Coffee with a Twist: Introducing SillySips

Kyle & Josh are in the coffee shop today talking Silly Sips Coffee! Friends since 7th grade, both Kyle and Josh are on their own journey to recovery. What does that have to do with coffee? When Kyle quit drinking, coffee became his go-to beverage of choice. With an opportunity to start a business with Josh, they chose coffee – and giving back.

Silly Sips Coffee donates 10% of profits to Child Mind Institute, a non-profit organization that supports kids and provides resources and tools for children who struggle with mental health such as depression, anxiety and more. It’s personal for Kyle as his struggle with alcohol began by self medicating with alcohol to curb his own anxiety. Josh as well – he admits he could have used this kind of help when he was younger.

Listen in to their story and see how the Silly Sips Coffee movement is growing!

In this episode:

Silly Sips Coffee: https://sillysipscoffee.com/

For more about this podcast:

Visit Sober.Coffee website: https://www.sober.coffee

Sober.Coffee on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sober.coffeepodcast/

Recorded at Audiohive Podcasting: https://www.audiohivepodcasting.com

In collaboration with Care Addiction Center: https://www.careaddiction.com

R.E.S.P.E.C.T. and the 13th Step

What is the 13th step of AA? It’s not a positive next step after #12, in fact it’s a bad rep for AA. Mike & Glenn discuss the 13th step, bad behavior in AA, and steps to avoid it starting with building a wall or a healthy boundary around your sober zone.

For more about this podcast:

Visit Sober.Coffee website: https://www.sober.coffee

Sober.Coffee on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sober.coffeepodcast/

Recorded at Audiohive Podcasting: https://www.audiohivepodcasting.com

In collaboration with Care Addiction Center: https://www.careaddiction.com

Glenn B Joins Mike and Glenn

Glenn B joins Mike & Glenn in the coffee shop sharing his story of experience, strength and hope. Glenn B relates that for him it was easy to put down the bottle – it’s easier to deal with life sober. Unfortunately, his sobriety came through legal action and the judge chose for him. His life changed completely in 10 days: got a dui, got out of jail, got a restraining order and wife filed for divorce.

Listen in as Glenn B talks about his experience, his sobriety and three things that matter: Gratefulness, Balance, and Awareness.

For more about this podcast:

Visit Sober.Coffee website: https://www.sober.coffee

Sober.Coffee on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sober.coffeepodcast/

Recorded at Audiohive Podcasting: https://www.audiohivepodcasting.com

In collaboration with Care Addiction Center: https://www.careaddiction.com

Relapse – Serious Shit

You can call it a slip…but that’s bullshit. It’s relapse. Mike and Glenn are in the coffee shop talking about relapse. While Mike has stayed on the recovery path, Glenn was known as the relapse king before he found AA. Listen in for real talk about a serious threat to recovery.

For more about this podcast:

Visit Sober.Coffee website: https://www.sober.coffee

Sober.Coffee on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sober.coffeepodcast/

Recorded at Audiohive Podcasting: https://www.audiohivepodcasting.com

In collaboration with Care Addiction Center: https://www.careaddiction.com