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…
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…
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…
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.…
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'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.…
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…
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…
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…
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,…
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…
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.…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
We start off with a quick wrap of a work issue, then we transition into normie's vs. real alcoholics. More about sponsors, compatibility and "accountability partners." The idea of getting rid of the word alcoholic. Getting sober for other people, pink clouds, bed bugs (yes... we talk about bed bugs)…
We begin on a positive note - Happy 3 Month Anniversary To The Podcast! Then we bitch about work... Steven Tyler relapsed. (insert verbal eye roll) We dive into a pretty cool conversation about how we both got our first sponsors, what they did for us and what happened next.…
We start off talking about what has always kept us sober; pizza, spite and making our beds. Also, preparing to be on our own after being "halfway." We discuss the things that could have kept us from staying sober and how critical they were. We reminisce about the last 30…