E103: Gregg Champion faced 5 years in prison. His higher power showed a different way

Sober Friends

Matt J

12 Steps, Spirituality, Personal Journals, Mental Health, Sober, Recovery, Health & Fitness, Addiction, Religion & Spirituality, Alcohol Free, Sober Curious, Alcoholics Anonymous, Dry January, Society & Culture, Sobriety

4.3 • 722 Ratings

🗓️ 29 November 2022

⏱️ 53 minutes

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Send us Fan Mail Our guest this week is Gregg Champion who just celebrated 28 years sober. Gregg has a fascinating story you will easily find a way to relate. Gregg believes he was an alcoholic at 4 years old, when his father died in a car accident. Alcoholism was in his family and he coped with fantasy, girls, and giving in to his anger. When he was a teen, alcohol and drugs came into the picture. Gregg was always looking for a short cut when he could and found one s...

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0:00.0	I'm Matt.
0:00.9	Hey, I'm Steve.
0:01.9	Hey, I'm John.
0:03.1	This is the Sober Friends podcast.
0:05.8	We're here for The Sober Curious, the new guy, and the old timer.
0:10.3	We're here to talk about the stuff anyone looking to live, alcohol-free has-to-face day-to-day.
0:15.5	Now we overcame those struggles.
0:17.3	We speak for no 12-step group, but we do try to remain anonymous.
0:23.5	You're not alone. This is the Sober Friends podcast. I think it's worth starting with a prayer, serenity prayer. I need it. God grant me the
0:30.9	serenity to accept the things I cannot change, courage to change the things I can, and the wisdom to
0:37.1	know the difference. Here's what I can't change. My wife is going to change the things I can and the wisdom to know the difference.
0:38.2	Here's what I can't change.
0:40.0	My wife is going to start the laundry on the other side of this microphone every single time I do a podcast.
0:45.8	And that thing is running right now.
0:48.4	We never do laundry until 10 minutes before podcast time.
0:53.8	I don't know what the deal is.
0:56.8	I've given up.
0:57.7	She's not doing it enough.
0:58.9	Someone's changes loose in the dryer, so it's really banging hard.
1:03.1	Well, the good news here is it's just the dryer.
1:06.4	When it's the washing machine, that thing whips up like a storm and goes right through the wall.
1:11.6	I have to change.
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