057: There's a Pill That Can Cure My Drinking Problem?
Recovery Elevator
Paul
4.7 • 1.8K Ratings
🗓️ 21 March 2016
⏱️ 48 minutes
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Summary
In this episode Penni from Australia shares how she made is 6 months sober!
Also discussed in the episode the Radio Lab's podcast episode The Fix. Is there really a pill that an cure alcoholism? Believe me, I have searched high and low.....
Don't isolate yourself and join the discussion in the Recovery Elevator Private Forum.
Come join the ultimate Recovery Elevator meet-up in Peru where we will be volunteering at orphanages with Peruvian Hearts, working with local alcoholics, and why not hike the 38 mile Inca Trail to Machu Picchu while were down there!
This episode was brought to you by Sober Travel and Sober Nation.
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| 0:00.0 | Recovery elevator episode 57. |
| 0:03.0 | And I really believe that part of our recovery is to learn how to sit with those emotions |
| 0:10.0 | and to accept that they're there and not push them away and to move into them and show |
| 0:16.2 | ourselves some self-compassion and loving kindness when we're feeling that way. Welcome to the Recovery Elevator podcast. My name is Paul. Thank you so much for joining us. |
| 0:31.0 | According to the Recovery Elevator, sobriety Tracker on my phone, I've been sober for one year, six months, and 15 days. |
| 0:37.6 | On today's podcast, we've got Penny. She's from Sydney, Australia, and she's been sober since October 19, 2015. |
| 0:45.0 | Before we get any further in today's episode, let's hear from our sponsor, |
| 0:49.0 | Sober Travel. |
| 0:50.0 | In the spring of 2014, I went through the most exhausting trip of my life. |
| 0:53.7 | What should have been an incredible South American backpacking trip turned into a nightmare |
| 0:57.8 | because I relapsed and then I couldn't get sober. |
| 1:00.0 | Let me tell you, being hung over on a 12-hour bus ride over the Andes is miserable. |
| 1:04.8 | I knew I needed other sober people to travel with and that's exactly what's going to happen. |
| 1:09.4 | Wait for it. |
| 1:10.8 | R.E. sober travel. Now I can travel to Europe, Asia, Australia, USA, and other amazing places with other sober travelers. |
| 1:18.0 | I can expand my recovery network without risking my sobriety. |
| 1:22.0 | For information on upcoming travel itineraries to places like Costa Rica, Mexico, Europe, |
| 1:26.6 | and more, text sober travel, no space to 44222. |
| 1:31.4 | Again, text sober travel without a space to 4422. I got the idea for today's |
| 1:37.9 | podcast episode from another podcast. It's called the Radio Lab and the episode is called The Fix. |
| 1:44.0 | A friend of my brothers sent me this via Facebook messenger and just sent a link. |
| 1:48.0 | There was no text, just a link to this podcast episode. |
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