Brenton lost himself in alcohol and knew he couldn't get sober on his own.
Sober Motivation: Sharing Sobriety Stories
Brad McLeod
4.8 • 596 Ratings
🗓️ 11 June 2024
⏱️ 49 minutes
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Summary
In this episode of the Brenton shares his journey through a childhood filled with constant relocations, his early life in a large family, and his experiences with homeschooling. He shares his struggles with alcohol, starting in college, and how it intensified following personal and professional setbacks. Brenton wrestled with the thoughts of being a failure and alcohol quieted those thoughts, temporarily at least. Brenton reflected back on a trip to the ER where he felt like he was dying and how alcohol was impacting his mental and physical health. Brenton has been sober since July 2022 and this is his story on the SoberMotivation podcast.
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| 0:00.0 | Welcome back to season three 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, Brenton shares his journey through a childhood filled with constant relocations, |
| 0:19.3 | his early life and a large family and his experiences |
| 0:22.0 | with homeschooling. He shares his struggles with alcohol starting in college and how it intensified |
| 0:27.5 | following personal and professional setbacks. Brenton wrestled with the thoughts of being a failure |
| 0:32.6 | and alcohol quieted those thoughts, temporarily at least. Brenton reflects back on a trip to the ER where he felt |
| 0:39.6 | like he was dying and how alcohol was impacting his mental and physical health. Brenton has been |
| 0:45.6 | sober since July 2022, and this is his story on his sober motivation podcast. It was vital in keeping |
| 0:53.2 | me accountable. It doesn't interrupt my life. |
| 0:55.7 | It only enhances my life. People in my program swore by it. These are just a few quotes from |
| 1:00.8 | sober link users. Soberlink is not just any breathalyzer. It's the breathalyzer. Designed specifically |
| 1:06.5 | for those in recovery from alcohol addiction. How it works is simple. You'll test at the same time every day. |
| 1:12.8 | A built-in camera will take a photo during your test so it knows it's you testing. |
| 1:17.8 | Tamper sensors will flag any attempts to cheat. |
| 1:20.8 | And instant easy to read results are sent directly to your loved ones because it's not |
| 1:24.7 | just about proving you're sober. |
| 1:26.5 | It's about sharing your success, establishing patterns of trust, and dispelling doubts |
| 1:31.7 | with hard evidence. |
| 1:33.4 | Soberlink, proof of sobriety at your fingertips. |
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