Now Sober Podcasts

In this Episode: For many of us, helping is part of our nature. We want to help our children, our parents as they age. and our partners. Unfortunately, sometimes our desire to help leads to more harm than good. That helping becomes enabling. Do you know when enabling becomes abuse? If you think that your actions have transformed from help to harm, this episode is for you. We discuss what it means to enable, the different ways that we do it, and the harm it can cause. Highlights in...

In this Episode: Do you have trouble determining the difference between selfishness and self-care? If so, this episode is for you. Often, the recovering alcoholic feels guilty when they provide themselves with self-care because it means they sometimes have to put themselves before others, and that feels selfish, but there is a difference. In this episode, Vince and Jeanna share 8 areas in which you can take care of yourself and how doing that can be a selfless act towards the peop...

In this Episode: We had the wonderful opportunity to speak with friend, Jenny Hewett Smith. She tells about her childhood in South Africa and the trauma she endured during Apartheid. In this episode of Back Porch Chats, Vince and Jeanna listen as she tells about how witnessing traumatic events led to her belief that the world isn’t a safe place and how that belief led to self-medicating with alcohol.Other Highlights in this Episode Include:The violence she witnessed as a child.Her intr...

In this Episode: Anger, fear, shame, and grief. These emotions give us the energy we need to overcome adversity, but they can become destructive energy when the wrong choices are made. In this episode of Back Porch Chats, Vince and Jeanna discuss how these emotions stack on top of each other to mask the more difficult feelings underneath.Other Highlights in this Episode Include:· Jeanna’s history with anger.· Why the topic of feelings...

In this episode: Vince and Jeanna continue their conversation with Rob Wilds, wrestler, recovering addict, and podcaster. Listen in to part two of this two-part series as Rob continues his story of grace, hope, and recovery.Other highlights in this episode include:· His feelings and beliefs about the 12-step program.· Vince and Jeanna also share their reaction to Rob’s beliefs.· Why Rob became an ordained min...

In this episode: Vince and Jeanna talk with Rob Wilds, wrestler, a recovering addict, and podcaster. Listen in to part one of this two-part series and hear Rob tell his story of grace, hope, and recovery.Other highlights in this episode include:· His life as a pro wrestler.· How he was introduced to his drug of choice and how it developed into an addiction.· His experiences as a dealer.· &...

In this episode: Last week we met Randy who told us what was like to grow up in an extremely violent environment. This week we meet his wife, Gail, as she tells her own story growing up and how her childhood led to co-dependency. Other highlights in this episode include:· How she grew up with alcohol in the family.· Her addiction to food.· The effects of caring for others over herself.· &...

In this episode: Meet Randy who tells us what it’s like to grow up in an extremely violent environment filled with severe physical, sexual, and emotional abuse. Listen in as we hear about how he used alcohol, drugs, and sex addiction to deal with his trauma and his stormy path to recovery. Other highlights in this episode include:· How he landed in the hands of his abusers.· Was sold and exploited for sex.· ...

In this episode: With vulnerability and insightfulness, Vince shares his story about addiction, abuse, and recovery in a talk he gave for an event called “The Family After.” Other highlights in this episode include:· His first memory of abuse.· How he disassociated to deal with the event.· His later experience with alcohol and drugs and how it affected his life.· The road to ...

In this episode: Drugs, alcohol, food—any of these may be causing havoc in your life, but does that mean you’re addicted? If your life isn’t going the way you would like and you think an addiction may be the problem, listen along as Vince and Jeanna explore five signs that may identify you as an alcoholic and how those same five signs could also identify other potential addictions. Highlights in this episode include:· Three types of drinkers.·  ...