Getting Sober Hasn't Solved My Problems

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Dr. Laura Schlessinger & SiriusXM

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🗓️ 30 May 2025

⏱️ 7 minutes

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Shelby is surprised that her life hasn't completely turned around since she stopped drinking 80 days ago. Call 1-800-DR-LAURA / 1-800-375-2872 or make an appointment at DrLaura.com

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0:00.0	Thanks for listening to my call of the day podcast.
0:02.9	You can hear my live radio program Monday through Friday from 2 to 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Sirius XM Triumph 11.
0:11.4	Shelby, welcome to the program.
0:14.0	Hi.
0:15.5	Hi.
0:16.5	What can I do for you?
0:19.4	So I have, it's kind of a, I have been really struggling with a career decision.
0:29.6	I'm 27 and I recently made the decision to get sober.
0:34.4	I was a very heavy drinker.
0:36.2	I've been sober for almost 80 days. And I went to a rehab
0:40.5	facility to do that. And I was really hoping for some clarity when I got back and when I had some
0:46.9	sobriety under my belt with my job and with feeling like this is the right career. And I still don't
0:53.1	have that. And I've been thinking
0:54.3	about switching careers, but I'm really lost because I've done sales since I got out of college,
1:00.8	and I have no idea what else to do, but I'm trying to prioritize my sobriety and myself.
1:05.9	So I'm just trying to kind of work through that.
1:10.5	Okay.
1:11.6	Did you, where you were getting treatment?
1:16.8	What did they suggest?
1:17.4	I went to rehab.
1:19.2	Okay, Shelby, I didn't ask the question yet.
1:21.9	Hold on, woman.
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