SP 274: Mishka Shubaly - Quit Drinking Cold Turkey
The SHAIR Recovery Podcast
Omar Pinto
4.8 • 561 Ratings
🗓️ 12 May 2020
⏱️ 96 minutes
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Summary
Is it possible to quit drinking cold turkey without rehab and stay sober without AA?
There are many different pathways to recovery and today's guest is living proof that it's possible to quit drinking and get sober on your own.
The one and only Mishka Shubaly is back on The SHAIR Podcast! He's here to talk about his new book Cold Turkey: How to Quit Drinking by Not Drinking, an unflinching, in-your-face companion to those who are ready to eliminate alcohol from their lives.
Mishka talks about how he survived his first month alcohol-free and the inner shift that took place when he realized that life was unbelievably better without drinking. He also gives us his simple personal hacks for dealing with overwhelming feelings and sneaky cravings.
It's easier when we have people to lean on, but especially during these times of social isolation, it IS possible to quit drinking on your own. Are you ready to give yourself a chance to live a full, sober life?
For the show notes and links for this episode go to theshairpodcast.com/274.
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| 0:00.0 | How about this? |
| 0:03.3 | Embrace hypocrisy as part of the natural human condition. |
| 0:08.7 | In order to make it sober, you have to be very hard on yourself and you have to be very |
| 0:15.5 | kind to yourself. |
| 0:17.1 | All right. |
| 0:17.5 | So like I challenge myself with that, Omar. |
| 0:20.4 | I challenge you with that too. Be hard on |
| 0:22.9 | yourself. Expect the most from yourself. Push yourself to take it to the next level to do the next |
| 0:28.3 | big thing. Be kind to yourself. Nourish your body, nourish your mind. Take care of yourself. |
| 0:36.1 | Be kind to yourself. That was Mishka Shabali, and this is the Share |
| 0:41.2 | podcast. Getting sober is one thing. Staying sober is another. In recovery, the most |
| 0:53.0 | important ingredient to long-term sobriety is community and connection. |
| 0:58.0 | Share is not only a recovery podcast. |
| 1:01.3 | It is a global sobriety network. |
| 1:04.0 | Join me each week as we connect with people from all over the world who will share with you their inspirational journey of recovery. |
| 1:12.2 | Welcome to the Share Podcast, Sobriety Network. |
| 1:22.9 | Hey, everybody, and welcome to another episode of the Share Podcast. |
| 1:27.1 | And today we have my good friend |
| 1:29.0 | Mishka Shabali joining us on the show who this month launched his latest book, Cold Turkey, |
| 1:36.2 | How to Quit Drinking by Not Drinking, and it's only available on Audible. So today we do a deep dive |
| 1:42.4 | into the book, why he did it about his own sobriety, |
| 1:46.3 | and more importantly, the emphasis and the importance of what happens after you get sober. |
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