Alcohol Use Disorder - Tom's Sober Story
Sober Motivation: Sharing Sobriety Stories
Brad McLeod
4.8 • 596 Ratings
🗓️ 24 November 2025
⏱️ 50 minutes
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Summary
For Tom, childhood was filled with positive memories—nothing that hinted he’d ever struggle with alcohol. After college, he stepped into his career, a world where late nights out were normal, and alcohol made social connections feel easier. At first, everything seemed under control.
But when the pandemic hit, and isolation became a daily reality, drinking slowly picked up speed. Tom didn’t have what many would call a “rock bottom,” but internally, he felt the truth: something had to change.
This is Tom’s journey of honesty, self-awareness, and choosing a different path.
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00:00 Introduction and Guest Welcome
00:20 Tom's Childhood and Upbringing
01:43 College Life and Fraternity Influence
04:09 Post-College Career and Move to Boston
12:12 Pandemic Impact and Realization
16:42 The Struggle with Alcohol
23:06 The Hidden Truth About Alcohol's Impact on Society
23:55 The Dopamine Connection: Alcohol and Gambling
24:57 Personal Reflections: Evaluating Life Choices
26:05 The Decade Mark: Recognizing the Need for Change
26:50 The Internal Struggle: Awareness and Denial
27:41 The Turning Point: Family and Sobriety
31:20 Navigating Sobriety: Slips and Progress
36:20 Therapy and Support: Tools for Sobriety
40:58 The Journey Continues: Embracing Change
44:45 Final Thoughts: Encouragement and Suppor
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| 0:00.0 | Welcome back to season four of the Super Motivation Podcast. |
| 0:03.1 | Join me, Brad, each week as my guests and I share incredible and powerful sobriety stories. |
| 0:08.0 | We're here to show sorority as possible, one story at a time. |
| 0:12.1 | Let's go. |
| 0:15.3 | For Tom, childhood was filled with positive memories. |
| 0:18.5 | Nothing that hinted he'd ever struggle with alcohol. |
| 0:21.4 | After college, he stepped into his career, a world where late nights out were normal, and alcohol |
| 0:27.1 | made social connection feel easier. At first, everything seemed under control, but when the |
| 0:32.3 | pandemic hit and isolation became a daily reality, drinking slowly picked up speed. |
| 0:38.2 | Tom didn't have what many would call a rock bottom, but internally he felt the truth. |
| 0:43.2 | Something had to change. |
| 0:45.0 | And this is Tom's story on a sober motivation podcast. |
| 0:49.7 | Grateful to have you back for yet again another episode heading into the holidays. |
| 0:54.0 | The U.S. |
| 0:55.0 | Thanksgiving is coming up. |
| 0:56.6 | And then after that, |
| 0:58.6 | you guys all know what we have. |
| 1:00.2 | It can be called the Vermuda Triangle of sobriety. |
| 1:03.9 | These holidays can trip up a lot of people. |
| 1:07.0 | I want to mention, too, we are off and running with the Just Between Us, Sober Motivation |
| 1:12.5 | podcast, my brand new podcast, and it's literally just between us. |
| 1:17.4 | I'll drop the link to get some more information down in the show notes below where you can |
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