How To Stay Sober Over The Holidays With Special Guests
Sober Motivation: Sharing Sobriety Stories
Brad McLeod
4.8 • 596 Ratings
🗓️ 19 December 2025
⏱️ 65 minutes
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Summary
This episode of Sober Motivation Holiday features Jess Lopez, Megan, and Nisha, who share their collective experiences and expert insights on maintaining sobriety through the holiday season. Hosted by Brad, the discussion includes practical tips on planning for sobriety at social events, embracing joy and gratitude, handling grief, and supporting loved ones on their recovery journeys. The guests highlight the importance of community, self-care, and intentional living as essential tools for thriving in sobriety during the festive period.
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| 0:00.0 | How to stay sober through the holidays. |
| 0:02.4 | I'm so grateful to be able to put this episode out there. |
| 0:06.3 | So thankful for Jess, Megan, and Nisha for jumping on here and recording this episode with me. |
| 0:12.0 | A ton of sobriety experience. |
| 0:14.5 | And they brought some really great insights to this episode. |
| 0:17.1 | Get a pen and paper. |
| 0:18.1 | Write some stuff down so you can add it into your toolbox as you |
| 0:21.9 | go through the holiday season, starting the new year off, sober, and really going after your goals. |
| 0:28.0 | Thank you guys for listening. |
| 0:29.4 | I hope you enjoy the episode. |
| 0:30.8 | Now let's get into it. |
| 0:32.5 | Welcome back to the special edition of Sober Motivation holiday. |
| 0:36.8 | And I've got three incredible guests with me today, |
| 0:39.3 | Jess, Megan, Anisha. And Jess, why don't you kick us off and give us a short introduction? |
| 0:45.8 | Sure. Well, first of all, thanks for having me on. And I'm Jess Lopez. I'm a certified |
| 0:50.6 | professional recovery coach and somatic trauma recovery coach. |
| 0:55.1 | And then I volunteer over at sober motivation hosting weekly meetings. |
| 1:01.5 | Awesome. Thank you so much. Megan, go ahead. |
| 1:04.3 | Hey, y'all. Thank you so much, Brad, for having me. I love reconnecting with you like this. |
| 1:08.4 | I got to be on your podcast. I think it was almost a year ago. |
| 1:12.1 | And I love the content you put out. |
| 1:14.4 | And I know the two other guests as well, Jess and Nisha have both been on my podcast. |
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