Christmas Nearly Broke My Sobriety… These Messages Saved Me

Menace to Sobriety

Daniel O'Reilly

Improv, Business, Non-profit, Mental Health, Education, Comedy Interviews, Comedy, Health & Fitness

4.8 • 828 Ratings

🗓️ 23 December 2025

⏱️ 26 minutes

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Summary

Christmas is one of the hardest times of year for anyone struggling with drink, drugs, or their mental health. In this episode, I listen to and react to real voice notes from people fighting to stay sober through the festive season. Raw. Honest. No filters. If Christmas triggers you — this one’s for you. You’re not alone. 👇 Drop a comment if this helped. Share it with someone who needs it. Sponsored by Rehubs get 5% off using the link: https://rehubs.com/menace-to-sobriety/ Buy your tour tickets: https://www.seedanlive.com/shows Instagram: https://instagram.com/menacetosobrietyuk Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@menace_ll_sobriety #mentalhealth #motivation #sobersuccesspodcast #mentalhealthawareness #sobersuccess #christmas #festive #soberlife

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0:00.0	Hello, welcome to another episode of Menace to Sobrite. This is like the pre-episodes before the
0:05.0	official launch of our guest episodes at the beginning of January. And we've been working hard
0:10.1	to get lots of Christmas stuff out there for everyone that's on this journey, all right?
0:14.3	Everyone that's on the journey of looking after themselves, trying to be better for their families,
0:18.5	whether you're sober curious on the sober
0:20.9	train or you're in the mix at the moment. And yeah, something's telling you that you need to sort your shit out. Either way, it's a little bit of escapism. My voice, your ears, and I was talking about all things, sobriety and mental health and well-being and our mindset. Now, listen, I put out on my Instagram and I've got to say, I love you lot, man.
0:40.2	You just, fuck it.
0:40.9	You show up for me every single time I do this. I put it out on my Instagram. I said, listen, I need hints, tips and stuff to share with the audience for Christmas, how you guys stay sober, your experiences, any storebies, anything sober related, Christmas related, anyone that's
0:55.0	on the journey, sending your voice notes and messages and stuff like that.
0:58.1	And that's what this episode's going to be about.
0:59.8	I'm going to be listening, reacting, reading, and all of us are hopefully going to learn something
1:04.3	from this and just get grounded in what we're doing before the craziness of Christmas starts,
1:10.7	all right?
1:11.7	So, let's kick it off.
1:16.2	I need to do a massive shout out for our official sponsors, Rehubs.
1:20.4	Rehubs are brilliant for those that can't afford the cost of normal rehab or have work
1:25.0	commitments or children, etc.
1:26.8	Because not everyone requires residential
1:28.4	care. Rehubs is an online addiction recovery platform designed to make professional support more
1:35.1	affordable for you guys that need help. It's flexible and accessible. The platform combines
1:40.0	clinical expertise with digital innovation, providing a structured 28-day online rehab program
1:47.6	so you can get better online. They offer ongoing support and it's all put together by the world's
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