Renee is 49 yrs sober lives in New Mexico she sponsors Meg who is 45 yrs sober in may and. lives in Lancaster PA Meg sponsors Jill who lives in Florida she is 41 yrs in December They all met in Naples Florida in 1981 have been friends all these years They share their experience strength and real HOPE they talk about earning degrees careers marriages ending marriages being reunited with family healing and above all their real message is the long fulfilling lives they have had beyond their wildest dreams it was an Honor and a pleasure to interview these women true trail blazers they all held the light on the path for me and all women after me you won’t want to miss this episode please pass along to women in recovery these are our true recovery elders all spoke of living lives of gratitude and having hearts filled with love and joy and passion

This episode is about Twitter and recovery posse’s own comedian.Melissa Milarsky she shares her recovery journey with us Melissa lives in Philadelphia with her mom and her son She is a caregiver and hands on mother today she choses courage a day at a time she talks about all aspects of her recovery openly and honestly she talks about how she uses humour to heal her videos show us that laughter is good for the soul she tells us what it feels like to be given a restraining order by your child and having to leave family and home due to addiction but more importantly she tells you how she got back home where she is today with her family in recovery give her a listen follow her on Twitter listen date subscribe thanks for your service Melissa

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Soberdoesntsuck aka LIZ amazing member recovery posse lives with her husband dog and cat in Seattle Washington Sober 29 yrs in recovery from anorexia and love addiction Liz shares living every day with chronic pain under any and all conditions and a drink is not a solution Liz has a daily gratitude newsletter and her website She is a real advocate for all seeking recovery Her infectious laugh her sarcasm and humour are raw what you see is what you get true honest raw recovery a must listen a strong example for women in recovery today proud to call her friend thanks you for your service LIZ give her a listen she’s a priceless hidden gem in our posse village

Ruben a friend I met 2 years ago in a Canadian zoom recovery meeting joins me to talk about his recovery disciplines and practices Father of a daughter and friend to many Ruben discusses his unique path his decision to do the next right thing each day to show up for his daughter and family and friends to be present He applies the same discipline to his recovery that he has in his exercise regime as a result he gets the benefits of his efforts love Ruben’s caring spirit for all humans you won’t want to miss this quiet spiritual man tell us how his life is beyond his wildest dreams today please listen subscribe rate and pass along to others

George shared with me the loss of his wife Jane who was also sober 13 years she passed suddenly Dec 30/ He shares how despite her sudden death he stays sober under any and all conditions How recovery posse and recovery hour people have supported him How life is different with his children and grandson a real look at there is never a good excuse to drink even his wife’s death George is courageous honest and an amazing example if walking the walk you won’t want to miss it he even swears at the end upon request Love this man and his program

Cheri sober since sept1/2014 and her son Mathew sober since Oct24/2018 share what it’s like to get peace serenity and accountability through working their program Most importantly the change in their relationship as Mother and son and also the ripple affect it has had on their entire family husband wife children grandchildren mother in law all relationships are better today because they are better people Genetic cycles are broken they are available for their families and each other an entire family healed by one person not picking up that drink you won’t want to miss this episode of truth and inspiration and hope those who recover together stay together This podcast name was recently changed based on my observations and experiences with this family and they showed me something I never experienced which was families do recover thank you cheri and Mathew for your service to me and others

Our own recovery hour and recovery posse Meg She shares her story of giving her son Matt up for adoption in 1967 and they were reunited in 1996 both were in recovery an amazing story of families that do recover please give her story a listen you won’t want to miss it Meg will be back soon with a group of ladies all over. 40 years sober for another podcast so keep your ears and eyes on Meg she is a trailblazer Matt is an amazing father and husband and son in recovery and never says no to service

Wendi Aka Drink More Water and on Twitter @starting2bsober. Talks to me about getting sober in the covid pandemic and on zoom meetings She talks about the. Not Yets she had a career a family a home her bottom was higher than some but always aware some of these consequences just had not happened yet Wendi is a mother of two adult children and lives in Texas you will love her honesty during this share she is kind generous and always there to help on recovery posse anytime someone seeking recovery needs help

David lives with his wife and two children in Kentucky he shares with us today his story of losing EVERYTHING in sobriety Dry vs SOBER he did more damage and lost everything he cared about being a dry drunk We discussed losing our sponsors this year and having wonderful new people in our lives now and how important recovery posse is daily to us both please listen subscribe and pass along available on Amazon apple Spotify and many other platforms please leave reviews and comments on Twitter on platforms you listen or on FB and live that life beyond your wildest dreams