Glenn and Mike take a dive into the topic of basics that they turn to on their spiritual journey.
32: Staying in the Pool
“My Ego Is Not My Amigo” with special guest Matt C
Table for 3! Matt C joins Mike & Glenn in the coffee shop to talk about ego. Does ego fuel alcohol consumption? Does alcohol consumption fuel ego? Listen in as Matt, Mike and Glenn each talk about the role ego played in their alcoholism and now in recovery. One thing for sure – the struggle with ego still exists on the other side of sobriety.
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
31: The Rubber Band
Glenn and Mike discuss the omnipresent pull of old behaviors in this short segment. Just trying to figure out the God thing.
A Work Of Fiction – with Author Will Thatcher
Author Will Thatcher is in the coffee shop today! Will writes addiction fiction. Unlike a lot of other books, this book is not is not intended to get people sober, it was written for entertainment purposes.
While Will has written novels in his past, this novel came from needing a creative outlet in recovery. Sober for 5 1/2 years, Will always kept a journal, keeping track of all the different themes and ideas related to his recovery. It wasn’t until he found himself jealous that his sponsor had a creative outlet with acting classes that he realized he had his own creative outlet – he could turn his journal and ideas into a novel. And he did.
In this episode:
– Book: Killing Hurt by Will Thatcher: https://www.amazon.com/Killing-Hurt-Will-Thatcher/dp/1662935633
– Website: Sober Curator Book Reviews: https://thesobercurator.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
30: Prayer Part 2
Glenn and Mike discuss Prayer and its importance along our journey to the ultimate destination.
“Into Faith I Go” with special guest Dave
Dave joins Mike and Glenn, as they discuss shedding the old and plunging into faith
A Look at Anonymity – with Seamus McTier
Table for 3 today! Seamus is in the coffee shop. Truth be told, Seamus is an alias. Why anonymity, why use an alias? Seamus talks about the stigma attached to addiction. When he graduated college and started a career – he was already sober 5 years. They didn’t know him when he wasn’t sober, so what positive would come from talking about his alcoholism?
Seamus found he wanted people to get to know him first, and IF the sobriety thing came up, he would share it. Early in sobriety he was concerned with what people thought, but now he can sum it up with: “You will become way less concerned with what other people think of you when you realize how seldom they do,” a quote from David Foster Wallace.
In this episode:
– Seamus Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/SeamusMcTier
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
29: Rooted Week 10 “Why is the church important?”
Mike and Glenn explore why the church is so important in this, the last, of the 10-part ROOTED series.
A spirited conversation with Eileen Tull
Chicago Director Eileen Tull joins Mike and Glenn, sharing her experience, strength, and Hope – for the artist in all of us. This bonus drop coincides with the world premiere of acclaimed Chicago playwright Mia’s McCullough dark comedy about family secrets, shared holidays, and household spirits. The play information can be found online at https://www.theaterwit.org/
The Power of Honesty
Mike and Glenn are back in the coffee shop today talking honesty, bullshit and chocolate chip cookies.
As Glenn puts it: Honesty is a core foundational block to getting sober and living a healthy, new purposeful life. If you are bullshitting yourself and others, nothing changes.
As Mike puts it: If you throw even a kernel of shat into that batch of chocolate chip cookies, which cookie are you going to eat? Just a single kernel of dishonesty is enough to ruin the whole batch.
They both say it very differently, but agree on this: lying eats your soul, but living in honesty and the truth is very freeing.
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