I Can't Believe It's My Sober Birthday! AHHH! Episode 18

IDIOT with Laura Clery

Laura Clery & Studio71

Relationships, Society & Culture, Comedy

4.9 • 963 Ratings

🗓️ 3 November 2022

⏱️ 31 minutes

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Summary

It’s my sobriety birthday! I have been sober for 11 years. So for today, I’ve decided to reflect back on my struggles with addiction and my journey through sobriety. Back then, my only solution was to use! It was my go to celebration and my numbing self medication. No longer! I have off days and struggles but my sobriety has created a life for me beyond my wildest dreams. All I really needed was a bit of willingness and the desire to change. Finding Laura Clery: Website: lauraclery.com Read/Listen: Idiot & Idiots Checkout our new Kids Show: Pammy's World TikTok & Youtube & Facebook: @Laura Clery Instagram: @lauraclery Episode Breakdown: -00:0 I am 11 years sober today! -1:16 Wisdom from The Big Book of AA -04:13 Drugs and alcohol are not my solution anymore -07:27 It’s ok to have off days -09:10 The gift of desperation -12:22 I lost 10 pounds -13:15 AG1 supplements have helped me so much. Visit athleticgreens.com/idiotpodcast to take ownership of your health! -18:01 My sobriety has given me a life beyond my wildest dreams -22:55 If you have a little bit of willingness, you too can get sober if that’s what you want -24:20 My moment of clarity -27:30 I forgive because I want to live -29:45 If you have any questions about my sobriety, drop a comment! -30:10 Subscribe on Youtube and follow on Spotify! -30:40 Go us! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	I have 11 years sober today.
0:05.8	October 29th, 2,000, 22.
0:12.0	I have 11 years clean 11 years.
0:15.2	11 years.
0:18.1	I have not smoked a joint.
0:20.8	11 years, I have not had a little sip of Pinotoura. 11 years I have not snorted,
0:32.4	fucking smoked,
0:34.0	8 shrimms, nothing.
0:38.0	Nothing of the sort,
0:40.0	nothing of the goddamn sort and I wanted to share my a little bit of my story with you or
0:48.0	just talk about my journey a little bit because how could I not you know it's my sober birthday what am I going to talk about what am I going to talk about something else listen to how not funny I am all of a sudden. Fuck. OK.
1:03.4	I'm going to read one of my favorite pages
1:05.9	from the big book of Alcoholics Anonymous,
1:07.7	just like a couple sentences that I love
1:09.6	because I just want to, because it's my sober birthday birthday and I like this paragraph. I've always
1:15.1	found it really powerful. Ready? Acceptance is the answer to all my problems
1:20.7	today. When I am disturbed it is because I find some person, place, thing, or
1:26.0	situation, some fact of my life unacceptable to me and I can find no serenity until I accept that person, place, thing, or situation
1:38.3	as being exactly the way it is supposed to be at this moment.
1:43.0	Until I could accept my alcoholism,
1:46.0	I could not stay sober.
1:48.0	Until I accept life completely on life's terms,
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