Trigger Warning: This episode includes sensitive discussions around mental health, sobriety, high-functioning anxiety, identity, and the emotional challenges of corporate environments. These topics may be activating for some listeners. Please take what you need and leave what you don’t.

In this powerful episode of Sober as F*ck, we sit down with Eric Mark Fischer, a speaker, recovery advocate, and sober warrior who’s rewriting the narrative on what it means to heal. Eric opens up about his journey through pain, identity, and recovery, sharing how hitting pause on the chaos allowed him to start building something real.From the emotional impact of childhood trauma to the radical changes sobriety brought into his life, Eric holds nothing back. He talks about the difference between surviving and thriving — and why choosing yourself every single day is the real work of recovery.This one is for anyone who’s ever questioned if they were capable of more. Spoiler: You are.