Plan Ahead for a Sober AND Fun Holiday Season!

The Bubble Hour

Health & Fitness, Mental Health

4.7 • 560 Ratings

🗓️ 23 November 2015

⏱️ 59 minutes

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Summary

The holiday season is upon us once again, starting (for those of us in the US) with Thanksgiving this week. In light of this, we thought it was timely to revisit tips and strategies for not just surviving the holiday season, but also reaping the gifts, choices and freedoms we enjoy as people in recovery! If you are newly sober, there is no doubt this can be a challenging time. On tonight's show we will share tips, tools and advice and our own personal stories of what worked for us - and some things that didn't - when we were newly sober, as well as what we do today.

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0:00.0	blog talk radio
0:02.8	i own it i didn't know i'm not proud that was me and when i face it a little dignity not looking for excuses i just want to be free from power weakness head on
0:28.8	free free free free free free free Hello, everyone.
0:43.5	This is Ellie, and welcome to the bubble hour where real people share real stories of addiction and recovery.
0:48.8	And this evening, I am here with my co-hosts Amanda and Jean.
0:51.8	Hello, ladies.
0:53.5	Hello, hello. Hi, ladies. Hello, hello.
0:55.8	Hi, Ellie.
0:56.7	Hi, Jean.
0:57.7	Hi.
0:59.7	Glad to have you guys here tonight.
1:01.6	And the holiday season is upon us once again,
1:04.7	and it's starting for those of us that are in the U.S.
1:06.8	It's starting with Thanksgiving this week.
1:09.5	And in light of this, we thought it was timely
1:11.5	to revisit tips and strategies, not just for surviving the holiday season, but also for reaping
1:16.1	the gifts and choices and freedoms that we enjoy as people in recovery. And if you are newly sober,
1:22.6	there is no doubt that this can be a challenging time. So we thought we'd begin the show by sharing some basic tips and advice
1:29.3	and offer up some ways that you can think ahead and prepare for the holiday season
1:34.7	because I think just starting right off the top, that's definitely one of the things that I find,
1:39.9	you know, it doesn't matter if you're new to recovery or you've been around a while.
1:43.7	Not getting caught unprepared is certainly one of the things that I find to be the biggest tools in my toolbox
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