The Sober Journey - Updates from Melissa and Tiffany
Sober Motivation: Sharing Sobriety Stories
Brad McLeod
4.8 • 596 Ratings
🗓️ 8 May 2025
⏱️ 52 minutes
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Summary
In this episode, we catch up with two previous guests, Melissa and Tiffany Jenkins, to hear about their progress and insights since they last appeared on the show. The discussion includes experiences of sobriety, community support, personal growth, and life after addiction. Melissa shares her achievements and the sense of freedom she feels living sober. At the same time, Tiffany opens up about her recent divorce, the challenges of maintaining sobriety, her new book, and the importance of a support system. Both guests emphasize the significance of community and resilience in their sober journeys.
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00:00 Welcome and Introduction
00:28 Podcast Review Request
01:31 Introducing Melissa: The Sober New Yorker
01:57 Melissa's Journey and Achievements
04:12 Challenges and Reflections on Sobriety
08:23 Generational Drinking Culture
12:48 Overcoming Limiting Beliefs
22:45 The Importance of Community Support
28:11 Reflecting on Progress and Future Plans
28:32 The Journey of Sobriety: Small Steps and Big Changes
29:26 Embracing Sobriety: Challenges and Rewards
30:53 Melissa's Final Thoughts and Gratitude
32:00 Introduction to Tiffany's Update
32:32 Tiffany's Sobriety Journey: Overcoming Challenges
33:43 Shifting Focus: From Videos to Podcasts
37:35 The New Book: A Personal and Vulnerable Journey
40:54 Maintaining Sobriety: Daily Struggles and Triumphs
44:26 Concluding Thoughts and Future Outlook
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| 0:00.0 | Welcome back, everyone, to another update episode with two of my friends here, Melissa and Tiffany, |
| 0:05.6 | as they share with us what things have been like since they were on the podcast last. |
| 0:10.6 | And time flies. |
| 0:11.6 | It's been a while since they came on the show and shared their full story. |
| 0:15.4 | Those episodes you can also check out of something that they share in the update episode here that you can relate to. |
| 0:22.5 | Incredible stories, incredible journeys, so grateful to have them on and share this update with us. |
| 0:28.6 | There's two other quick things I want to mention right before we get into this episode. |
| 0:32.9 | If you haven't left a review on Apple or Spotify yet, please jump over there and do that. |
| 0:38.5 | Leave a written review on Apple, five stars on Spotify. |
| 0:42.2 | That would mean the world for the podcast if you're enjoying it, if you're getting something |
| 0:45.6 | out of it. |
| 0:46.6 | And also, if you're looking to plug into an incredibly supportive community, I would |
| 0:51.3 | like for you to consider joining sober motivation. |
| 0:53.4 | It's an incredible community. |
| 0:55.1 | We have meetings every day over Zoom, also a 24-7 chat community. A lot of great people. |
| 1:00.5 | The relationships are a big part of what helped me stay sober. And there's a lot of people out |
| 1:07.5 | there with different circumstances and maybe struggling to find that connection |
| 1:11.7 | with others with similar stories. And I promise you that somebody in the submotivation community |
| 1:17.1 | is going to be able to relate to your story. And a lot of us are going to be able to relate |
| 1:21.0 | to a lot of aspects of it. So if you could use some community, some extra support in your journey, |
| 1:26.2 | I'll drop the link down to the show notes below. |
| 1:28.7 | Check out the free trial and see if it's for you. |
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