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EP 134: Author of “Everything You Ever Taught Me” sits with Imust

Imust interviews Person Irresponsible, Author of "Everything You Ever Taught Me": If you've a lot on your mind, go for a walk...
Person Irresponsible: Female. Aged 46. Average height. Large rear. In the midst of a mid-life crisis. It probably began when I was about four. Hoping I'll overcome it one day. Can't afford a Ferrari, and I can't be bothered with an affair. I bought a quad-bike instead but then I sold that when I buggered off to America for six months to live in the wilderness.
 
Got into the recovery gig aged 41, almost by accident. So I'm now *that* boring divorcee, teetotaller, vegetarian and cat owner that absolutely no one wants to invite to their dinner parties.
Anyway, I wrote a book about walking from Mexico to Canada, whilst trying to stay sane during a pandemic. Please buy it - the cat is also in the throes of a mid-life crisis, as well as an existential one - probably since he was born. Vet bills are costly.
For pictures of my trip go to www.mlconquad.com
Note well - no longer skinny like the bio picture implies.
Thank you.
 
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EP 133: A Life or Death Decision - Sober Baddies

Sober Baddies - A Life or Death Decision
Guest hosts Sara Malloy and Elaine Skylar Neal interview Tom, a former drinker blindsided by the sudden need for a liver transplant.
 
Tom, Thank You for sharing your story with us here at Sobertown!!
Your Story Matters!! Thank You SOOOOOOO MUCH!!!!
 
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EP 132: ACT/Emotional Difficulties - Recovery with Polly

ACT/Emotional Difficulties
Polly once again talks about using Annie Grace’s ACT to process through emotional difficulties.
 
Developed by Annie Grace of This Naked Mind, ACT stands for Awareness, Clarity, and Turnaround. It is a technique that helps us take a step back from our internal experience of the external world and become the observer of it. Jul 29, 2019.
AWARENESS
CLARIFY
TURNAROUND
Here are some examples:
Alcohol Cravings and People Pleasing...Annie Grace Answers
The Clearheart Coach
Thoughts on the ACT Technique from Annie Grace's Alcohol Experiment
 
 
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EP 131: Acceptance - Positive Recovery With Corinna

AcceptanceCorinna talks about her key word to recovery from emotional and physical pain and alcohol addiction 🍵☕️🫖💦Chin Chin 💖
 
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EP 130: LilDev’s Follow up with King13 - Sober Recovery

In this follow up with King13, Lildev419 now recovered from covid talks about the devastating year she spent without her young daughter, the determination to get her back and what needed to change to make this happen.  Her new sober attitude, how she deals with life situations these days, including boundaries , and her families dream plan for their future.  She is still rescues and foster's dogs with 'Kingston' making yet another cameo appearance.
 
Thank You LilDev for coming back and Sharing!!!
Tons of Love, Hope and Strength to You!!
BOOOOOM!!!
 
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EP 129: A-Rod’s Recovery Story

A-Rod is a 38 year old man from Ohio He is passionate about fitness, entrepreneurship, the great outdoors, self improvement, and helping others.  Talks a bit about growing up as a shy introvert, how an early experience shaped how he saw himself, and about growing into adulthood feeding his addictions. How getting sober for the first time, led to exploring his spirituality and a break in his identity. He discusses what drove him to feed the inner addict and undergo somewhat of a personality change. He shares some family history and the breaking point that lead him to a place of acceptance, and the courage to throw all his energy into being involved with the IAS/Sober community. Which has been the game changer for him in his sobriety.
 
A-Rod! Thank you soooooo Much for coming on the Sobertown Podcast and sharing your Amazing Journey!!
I'm sure we're going to be hearing more from you in the near future!!
BOOOOOM!!
 
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EP 128: Ashleybear9’s Recovery Story

King 13 sits down with Ashleybear9.
In this episode they explore how being taught that being sensitive was a form of weakness and that negative emotions were seen as a choice. They discuss how Ashley’s desire to succeed, help others and outwardly present that she had everything together was a tireless and exhausting journey where her only escape was found in drinking. It became her only tool to cope while maintaining a positive “brand” until eventually it was not enough. King 13 and Ashley dive into the symbolism of birds, building back better, the value of presence and closing mental “bulkheads”, and how joy and deeper human experiences can be found in sharing and being vulnerable. 
Various events eventually acted like a giant highlighter, not creating a problem with alcohol but rather highlighting a dangerous relationship that already existed. Ashley’s ability to be intuitive, her drive to be better, cope healthily and manage some very difficult life events led her on the eventual path of sobriety. Truly a better path, a path of growth and love. Love for herself, for others and for life.
 
Thank You Ashleybear9 for joining Sobertown and sharing your amazing Journey!! We appreciate your time here and all you do in the IAS community! You are a dedicated and selfless Sober Warrior!!
BOOOOOM!!
 
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EP 127: The WOW‘s of Sobriety - Happy Hour Two 4 One

Polly, Corinna and a few friends share the unexpected WOW surprises in our Sober Recovery.
I'd like to say a special thanks to all of you who contributed to this amazing Podcast!
Sober & SaneJojoVirginiaLaura NamasteShickey
You All are amazing Sober Warriors!!
Also I want to say a special Thank you to Polly and Corinna for volunteering their their time to put all this together! It's simply amazing how you've brought everyone together to share their experiences through their sober journeys. Simply Amazing!!
 
This is a perfect example of what we can all do when we join forces to fight addiction!! It's Powerful!! 
THIS IS SOBERTOWN!!!
BOOOOOM!!! 
 
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EP 126: Lilo sits with King13 - Sobriety Discussions

Lilo ...
How important is music, humour and laughter?  For King 13 and Irishman Lilo very, music sets the mood, laughter has therapeutic benefits and a sense of humor is a must combined with connections to live a joyful life in recovery.
 
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EP 125: Steve K’s Recovery Story

Steve is a 39 year old husband and father of 2 beautiful little girls in Ontario Canada. He talks a little bit of growing up, having childhood epilepsy and the green light moments that allowed the progression of his alcoholism. He also talks about the loss of his first unborn child for the first time as well as how fatherhood changed his life. The pressure of becoming an adult, raising children, changing positions at work all adding up to daily alcohol use to cope. Today is now a gift for him, he celebrates his new life as a husband and father, hosting zoom meetings for the wonderful community of IAS and what sobriety means to him.
 
Steve thank you sooooo much for having the courage to step up and share your story!! 
I'm also excited to be working with you on more projects in the future.
BOOOOOM!!
 
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EP 124: ACT/Emotional Grief - Recovery With Polly

Polly used Annie Grace’s ACT to help process the painful emotion of grief. She is learning to use ACT to process difficult times.
 
Developed by Annie Grace of This Naked Mind, ACT stands for Awareness, Clarity, and Turnaround. It is a technique that helps us take a step back from our internal experience of the external world and become the observer of it. Jul 29, 2019.
AWARENESS
CLARIFY
TURNAROUND
Here are some examples:
Alcohol Cravings and People Pleasing...Annie Grace Answers
The Clearheart Coach
Thoughts on the ACT Technique from Annie Grace's Alcohol Experiment
 
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EP 123: Fighting the Addict Voice

Developed by Annie Grace of This Naked Mind, ACT stands for Awareness, Clarity, and Turnaround. It is a technique that helps us take a step back from our internal experience of the external world and become the observer of it. Jul 29, 2019.
AWARENESS
CLARIFY
TURNAROUND
Here are some examples:
Alcohol Cravings and People Pleasing...Annie Grace Answers
The Clearheart Coach
Thoughts on the ACT Technique from Annie Grace's Alcohol Experiment
 
P.S. ACT is found in the 30 day experiment not This Naked Mind
 
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EP 122: Lwebbie Sits with King13 - Sobriety Discussions

Lwebbie sixteen months into her sobriety talks with King13 about her change, faith, 'trusting the process' fear, attitude and how AA is an important part of her recovery.  They deep dive into what they have discovered so far in their journeys.
 
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EP 121: Every Breakdown is a Breakthrough - Positive Recovery With Corinna

Positive Recovery With Corinna Episode 1 - From every break down there is a breakthrough.  Corinna talks of her faith in this statement and shares a little bit of her journey over the last 2 years in a bid to give hope to others during difficult times  🍵🫖☕️💦Chin Chin💖
 
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EP 120: Melankolicat’s Follow up - he sits with Drifter

The Soberest Cat in town, IAS's very own Melankolicat from Denmark just sat down with Drifter for a follow up.
Melankolicat has struggled the last couple days so we got together and had a chat. I really enjoyed working through some of this clutter that the addict voice throws at us. Thanks Melankolicat! We're helping each other sort this shit out!!! BOOOOOM!!!!
 
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EP 119: Kimmc’s Follow - she sits with Polly

Sober Recovery Stories Follow-up with Kimmc. Polly and Kim catch up after Kim very bravely shared her journey and her struggles to get out of that cycle and live her best life.
Kim! You sound sooooooooo Amazing!! You're managing your recovery your way as you manage your life your way!!! BOOOOOOOM!! This really gets me fired up seeing others taking charge of their lives!! And yes, there are some that are taken back by your new confidence! Well done Kimmc! Tons of love to you!!!!
 
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EP 117: Words Do Not Define You - Uncovering Happiness

Episode 5 of the Uncovering Happiness Podcast - “Words Do Not Define You”
Hosts - Kera and Bill W
Guest - Josh
 
In the fifth episode of the Uncovering Happiness Podcast Kera and Bill W speak with Josh, a recovery podcaster (Find his podcast anywhere you listen. An Atheist reads the Big Book from Alcoholics Anonymous Josh. We discuss how labels do not define who we are, how your response to traffic can be a meter for your well-being and the adventure of attending comic-con.
 
Kera and Bill W were two friends, turned romantic partners who quit their addictions and went on a journey of self-discovery. Along their journey of 4.5 years, they learned that life is short and that there's more to life than just getting by in recovery. Learn about the steps they took to get from addiction to adventure.
Their hope is that by sharing these Podcasts, others can be inspired to take steps towards finding happiness themselves. During their adventure across the country, they knew they wanted to give back and help adults in recovery. So today they do just that. Their business, "Uncovering Happiness", helps adults in recovery uncover the happiness in their lives.
If you’re interested in being on the podcast, send an email to bill@adventurememories.life 
- Kera Passante, Adventure Therapist, MS, LPC, NCC, CATP, CCAT - Bill Welch, Entrepreneur, Storyteller
 
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EP 116: Dopamine Nation - Author Dr Anna Lembke

King13 Interviews Dr Anna Lembke and her book "Dopamine Nation"
Anna Lembke is an American psychiatrist who is Chief of the Stanford Addiction Medicine Dual Diagnosis Clinic at Stanford University. She is a specialist in the opioid epidemic in the United States, and the author of Drug Dealer, MD, How Doctors Were Duped, Patients Got Hooked, and Why It’s So Hard to Stop. Her new book, a New York Times bestseller, Dopamine Nation: Finding Balance in the Age of Indulgence, was released in August 2021.
Lembke appeared in the 2020 Netflix documentary The Social Dilemma.
This book is about pleasure. It’s also about pain. Most important, it’s about how to find the delicate balance between the two, and why now more than ever finding balance is essential. We’re living in a time of unprecedented access to high-reward, high-dopamine stimuli: drugs, food, news, gambling, shopping, gaming, texting, sexting, Facebooking, Instagramming, YouTubing, tweeting… The increased numbers, variety, and potency is staggering. The smartphone is the modern-day hypodermic needle, delivering digital dopamine 24/7 for a wired generation. As such we’ve all become vulnerable to compulsive overconsumption. In Dopamine Nation, Dr. Anna Lembke, psychiatrist and author, explores the exciting new scientific discoveries that explain why the relentless pursuit of pleasure leads to pain…and what to do about it. Condensing complex neuroscience into easy-to-understand metaphors, Lembke illustrates how finding contentment and connectedness means keeping dopamine in check. The lived experiences of her patients are the gripping fabric of her narrative. Their riveting stories of suffering and redemption give us all hope for managing our consumption and transforming our lives. In essence, Dopamine Nation shows that the secret to finding balance is combining the science of desire with the wisdom of recovery.Dopamine Nation: Finding Balance in the Age of Indulgence
Dopamine Nation: Finding Balance in the Age of Indulgence
 
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EP 115: The Arena - The War In Our Mind

Polly and Drifter discuss shutting down the arguments in their minds.
 
Cognitive Dissonance: The state of having inconsistent thoughts, beliefs, or attitudes, especially as relating to behavioral decisions and attitude change.
 
Neural Pathways: In brief, a neural pathway is a series of connected neurons that send signals from one part of the brain to another. ... These connected neurons process the information we receive. It is these that enable us to interact, as well as experience emotions and sensations. They create our memories and enable us to learn.
 
The Biology of Desire: Why Addiction Is Not a Disease MARC LEWIS, PHD
Dopamine Nation: Finding Balance in the Age of Indulgence ANNA LEMBKE, MD
Rewired: A Bold New Approach To Addiction and Recovery ERICA SPIEGELMAN
 
 
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EP 114: Your Brain is an Untrained Dog - Todd Crafter

"Your Brain is an Untrained Dog" Module can be found on Sobertownpodcast.com Click "Start" and scroll down to Sobriety Discussions and click on the image.
Todd is an Aussie working in the Allied Health and Exercise Field and is also a content creator and contributor to the Sobertown Podcast and to Sobertownpodcast.com website.
Todd is a self described introvert. In the first 9 months of meeting him on the I Am Sober platform he only posted 3 times and you'd rarely see a comment from him. But when it comes to having a passion for Sobriety, Todd is a Powerhouse with an amazing mind and mindset! His Blogs (Sober Toolbox, Sobriety Discussions, Your Body On Booze) are full of research, facts and explanations that are unique and amazing! Todd is also narrating his blogs to share on the Sobertown Podcast, eventually you'll be able to hear them all as you read! That's a double dose of learning! Boooom!!
In the near future Todd will be doing interviews from other Aussies Down Under! I can't wait!!
Thank You Todd for all you do! You are a perfect example how sobriety can bring us out of our comfort zone onto the front lines to fight against addiction!!
Onwards Upwards My Friend!!
 
To contact the author please email soberaustralia@gmail.com
 
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