Tag: recovery

It’s a great big step going from drinking to AA. There is no middle ground, no introductory course before walking into AA for the first time saying I have a problem, I need a solution, I’m messed up, I will never drink again. 

#SOBERCURIOUS is a softer way to say “alcohol may not be served”. It allows for sobriety to be more acceptable – you don’t need to be an alcoholic to be sober. If you have ever wondered “How important has alcohol consumption become in my life?” then exploring the #SOBERCURIOUS movement may be for you.

Want more clinical information about Sober Curious?

Visit Care Addiction Center’s Resources For Recovery Blog: https://www.careaddiction.com/edu/what-is-sober-curious

Read Ruby Warrington’s book, Sober Curious: https://www.amazon.com/Sober-Curious-Blissful-Limitless-Connection/dp/0062869035/

For more about this podcast:

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

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

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

In this episode Glenn talks about mindset and the shift he experienced when he learned to ‘serve the coffee’. In the past, everything he did he could watch it turn around and benefit him in the future. It was a transaction. It was also bullshit.

Serving The Coffee is a mindset of serving others and thinking of yourself last. Serving quietly means no expectation of accolades. You do it when you don’t feel like it. You do it even if you’re angry with the other person. It sets the tone for the day. Research shows that those who consistently help others experience less depression, greater calm, fewer pains and better health.

Glenn & Mike challenge you to do one thing for somebody else. Just try it. Serve the coffee.

For more about this podcast:

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

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

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

Dual diagnosis is any mental condition along with drug or alcohol addiction. Did you know according to the Journal of the American Medical Association, roughly 50% of individuals with a substance use disorder are also dual diagnosed with a mental illness? Alcohol is a great masquerader of mental illness.

At what point do you identify whether you have a dual diagnosis or it’s the alcohol? Not everyone has the same experience. Listen in at the Sober Coffee Shop as Mike and Glenn discuss their experiences with co-occurring disorders and their dual diagnosis, what path they took to sobriety and treatment, and where they are at today. 

Want more clinical information about Dual Diagnosis?

Visit Care Addiction Center’s Resources For Recovery Blog: https://www.careaddiction.com/edu/dual-diagnosis-substance-abuse-mental-health

For more about this podcast:

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

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

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

In this episode, we talk with Cathy about her experience with Al-Anon throughout her life as a child of alcoholics and later as a mother whose child struggled with addiction.

Al-Anon’s purpose is to help families and friends of alcoholics recover from the effects of living with them. 

Think this means you’ll go and learn how to do an intervention, learn how to fix help an alcoholic? NO. You are powerless over them. 

Instead, you’ll work on how you are reacting by learning tools on how to handle and manage the alcoholic around you. One example: boundaries. You can love them, you can have compassion, but then you have boundaries like no alcohol in the house.

At Al-Anon you’ll work the 12 steps for yourself – learning love and compassion, and understanding. Relationships start to get better, and when one person gets better, the family gets better.

For more about Al-Anon:

Visit Al-Anon website: https://al-anon.org/
Mokina Fellowship website: https://aamokenafellowship.org/

For immediate information, call: 1-888-4AL-ANON (1-888-425-2666)

For more about this podcast:

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

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

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

One of the frequent questions that Mike & Glenn get asked is… “What’s it like to go to an AA meeting” ? We know how hard it is to walk into the rooms for the first time – So we break the ice for you as we invite some of our AA friends and walk through a “newcomer” meeting.

Hello, My Name is Tom and I’m an Alcoholic….

Tommy C (Full Tank / Recover Rhythms Episode) jumps back in the Sober Coffee shop with Mike & Glenn to explore ANXIETY…. Some, Many, Most of us have or experience anxiety in sobriety – Listen in for a deeper dive and tools.

Mike & Glenn are excited to share the Sober Coffee shop with Tara – The founder of Keep Coming Back Podcast. Tara’s objective is to reach the Alcoholic who still suffers – connecting with AA Speakers who share their story of recovery – “Speaker Tapes” for today’s generation!!

http://www.keepcomingback.net

Being stuck sucks. And yet it feels like the default status for many of us…. Tommy Carreras from “Done with Stuck” joins Mike and Glenn to discuss practical approaches to mental challenges and provides access to “Recovery Rhythms” to listeners. Get your free Recovery Rhythms guide at https://donewithstuck.com/sobercoffee