A Tradesman’s Journey to Sobriety with Mike
Sober Motivation: Sharing Sobriety Stories
Brad McLeod
4.8 • 596 Ratings
🗓️ 27 November 2025
⏱️ 50 minutes
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Summary
Join Brad in another powerful episode of the Sober Motivation Podcast as he chats with Mike, a Canadian tradesman who opens up about his journey from a childhood surrounded by alcohol to finding sobriety and changing his life. With candid insight, Mike shares the turning point during a trip to Barbados and the challenges of navigating sobriety in a world filled with social pressures. As Mike reflects on his past, therapy, and new motivations, listeners are left wondering - what finally led Mike to choose a life of sobriety?
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| 0:00.0 | Welcome back to season four of the Sobermotivation podcast. |
| 0:03.1 | Join me, Brad, each week as my guests and I share incredible and powerful sobriety stories. |
| 0:08.1 | We're here to show sobriety as possible, one story at a time. |
| 0:12.3 | Let's go. |
| 0:15.0 | In this episode, I'm joined by Mike, who shares his powerful story from his early years at a |
| 0:20.3 | small Canadian town to his |
| 0:21.6 | struggles with drinking within the trades industry. |
| 0:24.5 | Mike opens up about the impact of his environment, his identity crisis, and the turning |
| 0:29.1 | points that led him to seek sobriety. |
| 0:31.5 | Mike reflects on the importance of asking for help, continuing growth, and his commitment |
| 0:35.9 | to being a positive role model for his daughter. |
| 0:38.7 | And this is Mike's story on the Super Motivation podcast. |
| 0:43.2 | How's it going, everyone? |
| 0:44.9 | Welcome back to another episode. |
| 0:46.4 | It's Wednesday, November 26th, 1117 p.m. |
| 0:51.0 | Working on getting this episode out. |
| 0:53.5 | The holidays are coming up. |
| 0:55.0 | I mean, |
| 0:55.3 | you have Thanksgiving in the U.S. tomorrow. |
| 0:58.2 | Then you have Christmas. |
| 0:59.6 | Then you have New Year's. |
| 1:01.0 | It's a really important time to stay connected to what's working for you. |
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