Nick had tried sobriety before but struggled to be honest with himself and others. Changing that would change everything.
Sober Motivation: Sharing Sobriety Stories
Brad McLeod
4.8 • 596 Ratings
🗓️ 23 February 2024
⏱️ 58 minutes
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Summary
Nick joins the show; he has been sober for 10 years and shares his journey from substance abuse to sobriety. Nick describes his childhood marked by his parents' separation, their struggle with substance abuse, and his own progression into alcoholism and drug use. He ventures into various attempts at sobriety that he was unable to maintain. Nick hit many bottoms, including losing everything, and after being charged with a felony, he had a choice to make. Along the path, Nick tried many methods of achieving sobriety, but there was always one thing holding him back from the change he desired so much. This is Nick’s story on the Sober Motivation podcast.
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00:18 Guest's Early Life and Family Background
00:36 Exposure to Substance Abuse and Early Experiences
01:32 Adolescent Struggles and First Encounter with Addiction
02:08 Dealing with Dishonesty and Fear
03:42 Escaping Reality through Television
04:20 The Role of Drugs and Alcohol in Coping
05:46 Downward Spiral into Addiction
06:48 Moving to Hawaii: A Failed Attempt at a Fresh Start
08:32 First Attempt at Sobriety and Relapse
13:42 Journey to Surrender: The Struggle to Get Sober
20:45 Rebuilding Relationships and Life in Recovery
25:55 The Last Chance at Recovery
26:11 Committing to the Recovery Process
26:30 Facing the Reality of Life's Challenges
28:50 The Turning Point: Choosing Sobriety
30:16 The Journey to Sobriety and Service
34:28 The Power of Honesty and Change
36:20 Building a New Life in Recovery
42:47 The Impact of Breathwork on Recovery
49:59 The Power of Consciousness in Overcoming Addiction
51:44 Closing Thoughts on the Recovery Journey
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| 0:00.0 | Welcome back to season three of the Subur Motivation Podcast. |
| 0:03.3 | Join me, Brad, each week as my guests and I share incredible and powerful sobriety stories. |
| 0:08.3 | We are here to show sobriety as possible, one story at a time. |
| 0:11.9 | Let's go. |
| 0:14.1 | In this episode of the podcast, we have Nick, who has over 10 years sober. |
| 0:20.4 | Nick shares his journey from substance abuse to sobriety. |
| 0:24.1 | Nick describes his childhood marked by his parents' divorce, |
| 0:27.4 | their struggle with substance abuse, |
| 0:29.4 | and his own progression into alcoholism and drug addiction. |
| 0:33.1 | He ventures into various attempts at sobriety |
| 0:35.5 | that he was unable to maintain. Nick hit many bottoms, |
| 0:40.3 | that included losing it all. And after getting charged with a felony, he had a choice to make. |
| 0:45.6 | On the path, Nick tried many ways of sobriety, but there was always one thing holding him back |
| 0:52.0 | from the change he's so much desired. |
| 0:55.9 | And this is Nick's story on the sober motivation podcast. |
| 1:00.4 | What up, what up, what up, what up. |
| 1:03.0 | Sober motivation podcast. |
| 1:04.9 | Welcome back. |
| 1:05.8 | Brad here for another episode. |
| 1:08.3 | We're closing in fast on a million downloads. If everything goes according to |
| 1:12.6 | plan, we will hit that next week. That's incredible. Thank you all for the support on that. |
| 1:17.9 | And to do that as we celebrated 500,000 downloads, I do an eight hours straight live-a-thon |
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