Popularized by the Joe Rogan podcast, “Sober October” has grown into a yearly event that encourages people to abstain from drugs and alcohol for the whole month of October.

Brian returns in part 2 to discuss how he began phasing alcohol out of his life through Sober October. In this follow-up episode we dive deeper into our discussion about drinking, substance abuse and living a sober lifestyle. We cover using alcohol to cope with stress and trauma, when drinking became a burden for us, the WWE and more!

Episode Notes

(0:50) - Beginning of the episode, managing a relationship sober vs. when you’re intoxicated

(3:59) - Regulating moderation and the difficulties with living in the middle

(4:46) - What liquor store employees must see, gray morality of selling something that hurts people

(7:56) - Athletes, WWE wrestlers and their relationship with drugs and alcohol

(10:56) - “Stone Cold” Steve Austin and his struggles with substance abuse

(14:17) - “It’s a pain thing with these athletes”, 

(19:07) - “Everyone at some point has had an issue with this”, using alcohol to avoid stress, problems or trauma

(22:01) - “When it stopped being fun and started being a burden”, exploring gambling addiction and different gambling habits

(27:43) - Hiking Yosemite

About Joshua and Monique Robinson:

Joshua is a recovering alcoholic turned life coach and psychologist.

Co-host of Alternatives to AA is his wife, Monique Robinson.

Josh Robinson is a bodybuilder, athlete, and life coach currently pursuing a degree in psychology. Through hard work, relationship building, and developing their own ways of coping, Josh and Monique are now packaging their recovery in the form of a podcast. He and his wife battled and overcame alcoholism without AA, and their mission is to help others do the same.

Connect with Joshua and Monique Robinson!

Josh’s Facebook: 

https://www.facebook.com/joshua.robinson.395 

Moniques Facebook: 

https://www.facebook.com/mo.cool.56