In this special episode, I discuss how you can mitigate the effects of the Coronavirus situation can have on your sobriety. With plenty of tips and probing questions, I help you shift your mindset, your emotional state, your spiritual fitness and your physical ways so that you and recovery can thrive in this global situation.

In this episode I talk about all the things you can do to protect your sobriety and to take care of yourself during the holiday season. With all the parties, gathering and functions going on, it's important to protect yourself and your well-deserved sobriety.

This is a quick edition of Buzzkill, so enjoy!

Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays and have a wonderful New Year from Buzzkill!

In this fantastic (I'm biased - sue me) episode of Buzzkill, I talk to the wonderful and vibrant Jocellyn Harvey. She is writer, recovery social media influencer and also the creator of the Recovering Your Home process of decluttering yours space through the lens of energy.

We talk about race and recovery, and the importance of finding others who look like you and understand you. And with that how we can be accepting of this and holding the space for those who are different than us.

AND if that wasn't enough, Jocellyn has been kind enough to give you, the Buzzkill listeners, ***50%*** code for her Recovering the Home 40 page guide.

If you want that system, go to: www.recoveringthehome.com and use the code: RTHBUZZKILL50 and that gets you the guide HALF PRICE. Thank you Jocellyn!

You can also reach her at: [email protected]

And her Instagram handle is: @sharingmysobriety

And as usual, you can find me, Paul Silva, at [email protected]

In this episode I talk about common misconceptions about addition recovery and why they are myths. I can't promise I don't get a bit riled up at some point, but there you go. I'm passionate about recovery, as are you. If you feel that you're getting a bum rap in terms of good, solid advice about recovery, then go no further. I got your back.

If you have any questions about recovery, or recovery coaching, email me at: [email protected] and I would be glad to talk to you about it.

You can find out more about me and my services at: www.paulsilvacoaching.com

You can also find out more my book and my OTHER podcast (this is why I get at 4 am daily!) at: www.longingforthespirit.com

Thanks for being here!

In this episode, I talk about why it is so many people in recovery are attracted to running and pushing themselves on the trails and roads. I talk a bit of brain chemistry, community and other reasons we feel compelled to lace them up. I also talk about the potential pitfalls of getting out there. If you're a runner, recovery or not, there is a lot to gleam from this episode!

Sondra Primeaux knows creativity - seamstress, writer, podcaster, photographer, etc. and she also knows what it's like to tap into the spirit of creation without dipping into the spirit in the bottle.

On this episode of Buzzkill, we talk about the power creativity has in our lives and how to express it, even if you think you have ZERO creative bones in your body (spoiler: you have a TON of creativity within you).

Check out Sondra's work, including her podcast, The Unruffled Podcast, which she co-hosts with Tammi Salas, and where to find her on social media on her site: www.theunruffled.com

I am pleased as punch (non-alcoholic) to have the one and only Sean Paul Mahoney as my guest on Buzzkill Pod.

He is the author of Now That You've Stopped Dying, a collection of fantastic essays based on his blog writings and other stories collected and published over the years.

Sean is also the co-host of the queer recovery podcast Queer Mental Condition.

On this episode we talk about Sean's book, we reminisce a bit about the blogging salad days and we get into the power of words in recovery - is "clean" an acceptable word? What about crackhead? Lush? We explore the language of recovery.

And then we talk about our Christmas special ideas.

It's all good.

Links from show:

You can find the book here: https://www.amazon.com/Now-That-Youve-Stopped-Dying/dp/1074801415)

Queer Mental Condition Podcast: https://www.buzzsprout.com/413944

What are sober influencers? What is sober curious mean? What are the cool kids doing when it comes to recovery and sobriety? And what does the traditional modes of recovery have to say about the way that recovery is going?

Mentioned in the podcast:

Longing For The Spirit: The Podcast :http://longingforthespirit.buzzsprout.com/

Email me at: [email protected] or

[email protected] for questions about recovery coaching!

Episode 50! The lost-but-not-really-lost episode of Buzzkill Pod! I reflect on this new episode and the NEW podcast that is to come.

And as for the topic...ouch! I take on the juggernaut of Mommy Juice or the whole "Mommy Needs Wine" culture that seems to be pervasive on social media and beyond. Is it healthy? Or is it dangerous?

This is the final episode of Buzzkill, guys.

Much love and blessings to you all.