Alcohol played such a substantial role in Jordans life she never saw a way out.
Sober Motivation: Sharing Sobriety Stories
Brad McLeod
4.8 • 596 Ratings
🗓️ 22 March 2024
⏱️ 52 minutes
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Summary
In this episode, we have Jordan, a listener of the show with a compelling story of struggle, sobriety, and self-discovery. Growing up in a social, drinking-centered environment, Jordan felt like an outsider, which led to experimenting with alcohol and drugs at a young age. Despite attempts to fit in and find a community, Jordan's journey through high school, college, and various jobs in bars only deepened the addiction. After feeling sick and tired of how she was living always wondering if there was more to life than the cycle of drinking she quit in May of 2020 and this is Jordan’s story on the Sober Motivation podcast.
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00:00 Welcome to Season Three: Unveiling Sobriety Stories
00:38 Jordan's Journey: From Awkward Childhood to Substance Use
01:38 High School to College: Finding Identity in Substances
02:53 The Spiral Continues: College, Marriage, and the Service Industry
14:23 A Glimpse of Reality: Facing Anxiety and Substance Abuse
20:36 The Phoenix Phase: A New City, Same Patterns
23:14 Reflections on Mental Health and Self-Medication
24:18 The Turning Point: Deciding to Leave the Drinking Lifestyle
26:42 The Struggle with Sobriety and Moving Back Home
30:05 A New Beginning: The Journey Towards Sobriety
39:31 Finding Purpose and Helping Others in Recovery
46:16 Reflections and Advice for Those Struggling with Addiction
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| 0:00.0 | Welcome back to Season 3 of the Suburmotivation Podcast. |
| 0:03.3 | Join me, Brad, each week as my guests and I share incredible and powerful sobriety stories. |
| 0:08.3 | We are here to show sobriety as possible, one story at a time. |
| 0:11.9 | Let's go. |
| 0:14.0 | In this episode, we have Jordan, a listener of the podcast, and with a compelling story of struggle, |
| 0:19.8 | sobriety, and self-discovery. |
| 0:21.9 | Growing up in a social drinking center environment, Jordan felt like an outsider, which |
| 0:26.4 | led to experimenting with alcohol and drugs at a young age. Despite attempts to fit in and |
| 0:31.8 | find community, Jordan's journey through high school, college, and various jobs in bars |
| 0:36.8 | only deepen the addiction. After feeling sick and tired of how she was living, always wondering Jordan's journey through high school, college, and various jobs in bars only deep in the |
| 0:37.5 | addiction. |
| 0:38.8 | After feeling sick and tired of how she was living, always wondering if there was more |
| 0:42.2 | to life than the cycle of drinking. |
| 0:44.4 | In May of 2020, Jordan quit. |
| 0:48.0 | And this is Jordan's story on the Suburmotivation podcast. |
| 0:52.1 | How's it going, everyone? |
| 0:53.3 | We're three months into a new year, and I'd like to take a pulse on how everyone's doing and feeling. |
| 0:58.2 | If you made the commitment to get sober in 2024 but are struggling to stay accountable, check out Soberlink. |
| 1:04.0 | Soberlink is an accountability tool that will keep you honest. It uses a really high-tech breathalizer system to help when those cravings get a little too loud. |
| 1:13.1 | Here's why I love it. You'll test at the same time every day, eliminating testing anxiety. |
| 1:18.0 | Devices have built-in facial recognition so it knows it's you testing. Tamper sensors flag any |
| 1:23.7 | attempts at trying to beat the system. For instance, family receive instant test results |
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