Episodes

Once again, it's been a hell of a week, but as the title says, we are "easing back to normal." We start off by talking about the time we spent with our family this past weekend, our mom's service and how grateful we are to have all of "those people" in our lives. We talk about the support that all of us received, the kind words and what people say when they don't know what to say. We reminisce a little about our time at the Keating Center, we touch on charity events and giving back. And finally,...

This episode is all about our Mom. She passed away this week (10/30/22) and it's been a hell of a week. We dealt with shock, disbelief, some things that we have never had to deal with before and also a bad funeral home. Then we got busy. We have been taught a lot in sobriety and even though you can't be completely prepared for something like this, we have been given a road map. And so far... we have made it through. We love you Mom and we will miss you. Enjoy the episode. Visit us www.sobernot...

This episode is all Rory and his "mission first" company, Project Clean. @projectclean_suds He celebrated a year of recovery in September and he tells us how he got here. And then the fun began. We had the chance to hear how he started Project Clean, why he refers to it as a "mission first" company and the kicker; 50% of the net profits support Addiction Recovery. It's a cool mission, a worthy cause and it was a great conversation. Enjoy the episode. Visit us www.sobernotmature.com to leave com...

This episode is all Christine. No Need for us to get cute or fancy with this title. She is "Sober As A Mother." @sober.as.a.mother As we have said all week, she is a friend and we had a wonderful conversation with her. She talks about how she got here, how she stayed sober and all of the work that she does now. We had some laughs, but we also talked about some good old fashioned recovery. You don't want to miss this one and make sure you check her out on Instagram. @sober.as.a.mother Enjoy t...

This week it's all Travis. His story is not "unique," and admittedly, neither is he. He battled through alcohol and drug addiction, spent time in jail and emerged as a Best Selling Author, with a dog by his side. We had a great conversation and it's one that you don't want to miss. His book, My Life with Karma, is available on Amazon and Barnes & Noble (Link in his Instagram Bio) and all of his contact information is listed below. Instagram @travissackettauthor Facebook https://www.facebook.com...

This week it is all Tim. ( Instagram @tlodgen ) He has a hell of a story and we are not going to diminish it by trying to explain it here. We will say that he has Military experience, was a combat fighter, battled mental health issues and has 19 months now on the other side. One note - This appearance was the 68th podcast that he has done in 19 months. Yep. The 68th... These are the two organizations that are talked about in the episode, and that Tim is involved with. As promised, here are t...

This week we talk for a bit and then rewind for a bit. Not the best of, but some of... the past stuff that we have done. We get into a brief conversation of who Mike reminded Bill of recently and we talk about a weird situation with a sponsor. And the story of "Crazy Megan." The past clips are from Episode 4, Episode 10 and Episode 13. Our top episodes. We aren't saying they are the best, they just have the most plays. * There was a slight issue with Bill's audio, since he was testing out a n...

This episode is all Gretchen! Oh sorry... all "G." We had a wonderful conversation with her and she walked us through what got her here, her early days in "The Cult," and what she does today. We talked about the name that Mike uses when he logs in to Riverside (she got a case of the giggles over that), we talked music, a little bit about normies and she even said some nice things about us. We think you should listen. It's worth the hour or so. Enjoy the episode. Visit us www.sobernotmature.com...

She's back!! Daphne joins us again to talk about the good stuff; how she got sober, how she stayed sober and what she is up to now, 4 years later. Literally sharing her experience, strength and hope. Oh, and her dog even makes a brief vocal appearance. Enjoy the episode. Visit us www.sobernotmature.com to leave comments about each episode.

Yep, just Mike and I this week and it appears we had some catching up to do. Once again... we talk about the trend of people wanting to eliminate the word alcoholic. We have some opinions on that. We talk about the newcomer, emotional sobriety, working in the recovery field and a little bit about football. (Side Note - As we started talking about football, Bill spilled an entire travel mug of coffee. Can you tell when it happened?) Enjoy the episode. Visit us www.sobernotmature.com to leave c...

This one is all Gio and he speaks our language. He has a background in AA, went through a hell of a lot to get to where he is today and he is the author of the book in the episode picture. We could say a lot about what we talked about, but we think it's easier to just let you listen. Oh yeah... and he has a dog named Harley. Visit him on Instagram @justin_giovinazzo Enjoy the episode. Visit us www.sobernotmature.com to leave comments about each episode.

Welcome to Season 2! And the 6 month anniversary of this little podcast. This one is all Daphne, our good friend from Instagram (@nomo.wino.daph) She is a trip and a whole lot of fun! She told us her story... all of the things that brought her into sobriety. And we all lost count of the number of times that the phrase "ya'll" was used. She's a sweetheart and we are actually going to have her back, so that we can get into the sober part of her journey. Enjoy the episode. Visit us www.sobernotm...

Live from Cleveland!! (both of us) This is the final episode of Season 1 and we do a recap of how we got here with the podcast. How it started, where the name came from and what we like most about doing this. We talk about our sponsor in Cleveland, a spider, gratitude and when we took our first drink. What's more important, a birthday or a sober anniversary? And that's where the title of the podcast came from... Enjoy the episode. Visit us www.sobernotmature.com to leave comments about each epi...

This time, it's all Kathy. (And the crinkling sound that you hear WILL be explained and it goes away...) For those that don't know, she is our normie sister and a hell of a good sport for putting up with "these knuckleheads." She has some great questions and we get into some deep conversations. One of those has to do with how Bill was for the last 6 months that he was drinking. We also have some fun, but if this wasn't fun, we wouldn't do it. Oh yeah. And she refers to Mike as a marshmallow. E...

Our first ever Bonus Clip! Our sister helped me test things out a couple of weeks ago with the new software and I had some fun with it. You've all heard her name and heard our stories with her and now you get to hear her voice. This is Kathy. Enjoy the episode. Visit us www.sobernotmature.com to leave comments about each episode.

Chris, Chris and more Chris! We have our first guest on to run a little test with the new recording software, and it's Mike's girlfriend, Chris. To begin with, I don't know that we had planned to fill the entire episode with her, but man... we are glad that we did. She's a normie, but has been around "us people" for years and has now been around Mike and our sober group for 6 years. She was supposedly "unprepared," but she had a ton of questions and topics and we all had a great time and a gre...

We have new recording software! Riverside.fm - We like it and we think you will too. We start off by recapping our trip this past week and we give our reviews of the bands. We also tell a couple of drunk tales from our past (wedding stories) We touch on recovery sayings and how we use them in our daily lives. We also get into a discussion about anonymity and the "anonymous" part of AA. And I think we got off topic... once. Or twice. Maybe more. Enjoy the episode. Visit us www.sobernotmature...

We start off with Life on Life's terms and when is the best time to get sober? We talk about counseling. How alcohol is glamorized through advertising and why some people "make it" and why some don't. Sober dating and what we do if we are approached by someone who has questions about their drinking. And we wrap up with a little road trip that we have coming up next week. Enjoy the episode. Visit us www.sobernotmature.com to leave comments about each episode.

We begin with Covid and Bees and have a brief discussion about the acronym HOW. Acceptance is the key. So is willingness. We talk about the demands of a podcast, having to work Keating Center events and another popular recovery saying. Finding the similarities vs. the differences in early sobriety and we wrap up with whether we gloried drinking or not. Enjoy the episode. Visit us www.sobernotmature.com to leave comments about each episode.

Happy 4 month anniversary to the podcast!! And Mike has a radio gig coming up. We received a great comment from a follower and also a suggestion that we dig into (Trading addictions) What if we profited from this? We also look back at the groups we attended at The Keating Center, which one was most influential and how we started our daily routine. Finally we talk about what our biggest misconceptions were about getting sober and the things we never expected. Enjoy the episode. Visit us www.sobe...

Based on a suggestion, we actually talk about medicinal weed. The most monumental year or time in our sobriety and finding our identity with major changes or moves. When you're feeling out of sorts, lost or squirrely, what do you do? And how we felt the first time we did certain things sober. Handling death now vs. when we were drinking and forcing things vs. letting things just happen. We wrap up with a very brief conversation about current events. Enjoy the episode. Visit us www.sobernotmat...

We start off talking about a Cleveland AA icon and how we both benefited from his work. There's a move happening for one of us and we talk about the why behind it. We touch on willingness in early sobriety and what helped us stick around. Inpatient vs. outpatient programs and do we have any regrets or not? Lastly we talk about cleaning up our side of the street. Enjoy the episode. Visit us www.sobernotmature.com to leave comments about each episode.

We start out with charity talk. The Keating Center and how to support the podcast. A listener question, and we provide some additional information about "normies" vs. "real alcoholics." Speaking of normies... how they feel when one of us falls and a short story of me dealing with a "real alcoholic" as a teenager. Justifiable anger, the niceness of other sobriety podcasts and a quick story of Mike and I dividing our property. Enjoy the episode. Visit us www.sobernotmature.com to leave comments ...

Founder's Day! This episode was recorded on June 10, 2022, which is the 87th Anniversary of the founding of Alcoholics Anonymous. As everyone knows, AA is our base and Founder's Day has been a big deal for us. Stories from the first time we went, until now. There is a brief discussion about cravings, especially when we were brand new. We talk about coins and we wrap up talking about one of the most important steps, outside of the first one. We also play a game... Fireworks or gunshots. Enjoy t...