In this enlightening podcast interview, we explore the concept of humility and acceptance with author Ryan Dusick, discussing his latest book, "Harder to Breathe." Discover the importance of recognizing what we can and cannot control in life and the value of staying humble. Join host Jamie Brickhouse as he delves into this profound conversation and encourages you to embrace these valuable lessons. Tune in to Sober Podcast for more thought-provoking content and inspirational stories.To get in ...
Jessica is the author of the New York Times bestselling book, The Gift of Failure: How the Best Parents Learn to Let Go So Their Children Can Succeed and The Addiction Inoculation: Raising Healthy Kids in a Culture of Dependence. Jess was awarded the Research Society on Alcohol’s Media Award for “outstanding journalistic efforts of writers who cover empirical research on alcohol” […] “for her book The Addiction Inoculation and advocacy for the recovery community.” Over twenty years, Jess...
Our Soberlebrity today is Flindt Andersen. Flindt is the founder of PAIN: Parents and Addicts in Need, which was awarded California Non-Profit of the Year in 2021 & specializes in rehabilitation services and family support for those affected by substance abuse.Flindt regularly speaks in the media, addressing the public with information about the drug epidemic. He partners with lawmakers in California as an advocate of new legislation in the fight against drug trafficking - particula...
Our Soberlebrity today is Dr. Geri-Lynn Utter. Dr. Utter’s experiences have left scars on her soul, which she sees as marks of wisdom that have shaped her understanding of human behavior. She tries to understand what makes people do the things that they do, and this curiosity and desire to help others is what drove her to pursue a career as a psychologist.In 2020, Dr. Utter released her first book, Mainlining Philly: Survival, Hope and Resisting Drug Addiction, which resulted from her desire ...
Our Soberlebrity today is Michael Quinn. Mike is a TEDx Speaker and aSales Manager living in NYC! Mike has overcome mental and physical healthobstacles in both addiction and recovery and shares his journey today with Jamie.Mike also discusses the importance of positivity in your recovery journey and living as an optimist but also embracing the hurt, as to not forget the progress you’ve made. We love this advice!Connect with Mike on LinkedIn HERE Sober Podcast works on defining recovery o...
In this special episode of The Sober Podcast, we're thrilled to celebrate a true icon, Don Kelly. Don not only has an incredible 41 years of sobriety under his belt but also holds a significant place in LGBTQ+ history as a gay icon. - Don Kelly's Journey: We dive into Don's personal journey of addiction and recovery, highlighting the challenges he faced and the triumphs he achieved over the past four decades.- LGBTQ+ Advocacy: Don's impact on the LGBTQ+ community is immeasurable. We expl...
In this episode of the Sober Podcast, we welcome Jason LaChance. Jason is the host and producer of the Knockin' Doorz Down & Don't Hide The Scars podcast, a public speaker, and advocate.With a family history of addiction, the patterns were set early so that Jason too would fall prey to addiction. Jason has a 20-year background in radio broadcasting, programming, and management, but says there was still something missing. After going through a divorce and becoming a single father, he start...
In this episode of the Sober Podcast, we hear from Christina Ouyang, who embarked on her sobriety journey on January 14, 2020. At just 8 months into her sobriety, tragedy struck when her fiancé, the person who had encouraged her to seek treatment, succumbed to an overdose. This heartbreaking loss caused Christina to find strength and solace in her involvement with a 12-step program. She learned the power of taking one day at a time, which gave her the courage to endure the excruciating ...
Clancy Martin joins host Jamie Brickhouse as our Soberlebrity guest. He is a philosopher, a novelist, and a recovering alcoholic with a journey that's nothing short of extraordinary. With his most recent publication being his memoir entitled ‘How Not to Kill Yourself’. Clancy's battle with addiction was a relentless one. He struggled with alcoholism for years, and it wasn't until January 1, 2009 that he took the courageous step to embrace sobriety. The decision marked a turning point in ...
Sober Podcast is releasing a trigger warning for those who may be affected by self-harm or suicidal ideations. Our Soberlebrity guest today is Alison Woods. Alison joins us for our first interview in the month of September in honor of National Suicide Prevention Month. A 33-year old who survived the horrendous event of trying to take her own life. She’s here to share her incredible journey of going from hopeless to hopeful. She shares many details with host Jamie Brickhouse about her jo...
Our Soberlebrity guest today on Sober Podcast is Marine Veteran John Schrey who joins our host, Jamie Brickhouse to discuss how experience of being in the military can be both rewarding and traumatic. For John, his time in Afghanistan left him with PTSD, which led to drug abuse and homelessness upon his release from service. Through his training, he was taught to block out human emotion and focus on the mission, he found himself lacking empathy and caring once he returned to civilization.John...
Our SOBERLEBRITY guest on Sober Podcast is Maia Szalavitz. She’s a neuroscience journalist, and has authored several books including: New York Times bestseller, Unbroken Brain: A Revolutionary New Way of Understanding Addiction, Help at Any Cost: How the Troubled Teen Industry Cons Parents and Hurts Kids, and her most recent publication - Undoing Drugs: The Untold Story of Harm Reduction and the Future of Addiction.With over 35 years of recovery, Maia is here to share her experience with seei...
Robin Bady is a narrative artist who works nationally and internationally, developing performances and educational projects for adults and children. She performs at spoken word venues, Fringe Festivals, theaters, and storytelling festivals as a solo artist; she also performs and records with the RagTag Band. With over 35 years of sobriety, Robin shares with host Jamie Brickhouse in detail her experience with learning how to be an artist in sobriety. Prior to getting sober and after findi...
Caitlin Avery, award winning author joins us for her 2nd time on Sober Podcast to discuss in detail on how she was able to heal from past sexual trauma while in recovery. She's the author of the award-winning adventure/thriller, The Last Cruz, its up-and-coming sequel, Grief and Grace, and her latest contemporary fiction, Life of Cyn. Her first book, a coming-of-age memoir, is called Lightning in my Wires. At 17 years old while in high school, Caitlin Avery was sexually assaulted at a pa...
Join us in for the FIRST guided meditation on Sober Podcast! Brian Hyman, RYT, is an accomplished and certified yoga therapist with more than 13 years of personal recovery from addiction, and over 11 years of professional experience facilitating thousands of yoga classes, meditation sessions, and process groups at a prominent treatment center for addiction recovery in Southern California. Brian started seeking more at 14 months sober, due to issues with concentration and feeling edgy. A...
Today’s Soberlebrity guest John Freyer joins host, Jamie Brickhouse for an enlightening conversation on using art as a tool to give back in sobriety. John is an associate professor of Cross Disciplinary Media in the Department of Photography + Film with over 10 years of continuous sobriety! As the creator of many social art works such as Free Hot Coffee, Free Ice Water, Free Narcan Bike, & Free Hot Supper; John has incorporated the spirit of service and community with accidental audi...
Our Soberlebrity guest today is Ian Blessing who is the Co-Founder of All The Bitter: An alcohol free line of bitters. Ian joins host Jamie Brickhouse to discuss his own sobriety, his experience in the restaurant industry, and his alcohol-free bitters. If you love nonalcoholic drink options, you won’t want to miss out on this interview! Ian has a long history of working in the restaurant industry of 15 years, where drinking is socially acceptable. From studying wine and spirits Ian found...
Our Soberlebrity - Stephanie Rawlings joins Jamie Brickhouse to share her experience growing up with an alcoholic mother. She shares some of her mother’s erratic behavior throughout her childhood such as the abuse she suffered, watching her mother go through DTs, and much more. After watching her mother and other family members struggle with alcoholism, Stephanie’s perception of alcohol was changed drastically. She is mindful of the damage it can cause and only uses it in moderation.&nbs...
Our Soberlebrity guest today is Mei McIntosh the creator and founder of ‘The Creative Sober’. An online platform for artists in recovery to come together and connect. Sober Podcast welcomes Mei on the show for this enlightening interview with host, Jamie Brickhouse. After staying sober for almost five years, Mei relapsed due to declining mental health, losing her best friend in a sudden car accident, and experiencing two car accidents herself. Her sobriety date is now July 1, 2019. Congr...
Our Soberlebrity Laura Solomon joins Jamie Brickhouse on Sober Podcast to discuss the correlation between trauma and addiction. She is an intake coordinator for Advanced Rapid Detox and Trauma Specialist. If you struggle with trauma like many addicts, this is an interview you won’t want to miss!Laura discusses the correlation of trauma with addiction specifically and how there are no little T’s or small t’s when it comes to trauma. She relays that there’s a threshold of which pain we can endu...