Remember Your Why

Seth has almost five years of sobriety. He picked up his first drink at 16 years old, and started drinking to feel accepted, as many of us alcoholics/addicts do.  He was alcoholic drinking early on. Growing up he was around all the men in his life using alcohol as a tool to deal with stress, and masking emotions, yet on the flip side, it also was how they celebrated. It was prominent in his life. 

Seth has been to jail, a few DUI's and ended up intubated twice. Hear how Seth 's recovery has helped him with both good and difficult situations in his life, both before sobriety and during sobriety. 

Michele got sober at age 19 and has 28 years of recovery under her belt. Alcohol and drugs brought her down fast and she just needed something from a very early age just to be "ok." Existing in her own head was painful and drinking made all of that go away. It was amazing until it wasn't. Hear her story here...

It took me over 20 years to get sober. The mountain I had to climb was monumental & it turns out, I was the mountain. I was my own worst enemy.  Definitely the hardest battle I have ever faced, but also the most rewarding because sobriety is beautiful. It's an everyday battle when suffering from addiction, but we're all worth a chance at a second chance at life. 

Skyler Ray is an addict in recovery & a Hip-Hop artist based out of Portland, Oregon. At the height of his addiction he was homeless at 18 years old, living under bridges, in the food lines or in prison for drug related charges. His 20's looked like that. He spent over 5 years incarcerated. 

He now goes on his 'Road to Recovery' tour across the states talking to addicts in prisons and treatment centers about recovery, as well as performs with his fiancée. Music saved his life. Skyler now inspires others in recovery and shows that it is possible, and works on breaking the stigma. 

Maria has 16 years clean and sober. Consequences and an intervention all by the age of 16 were a part of her story. 

Hear how she overcame all of this, and about the ultimatum she was given by one of her children, which ultimately led to her getting sober. Now she is living a beautiful life in recovery and couldn't imagine life any other way.

Growing up in the UK, Ian was able to walk into a bar at 15 and get served. He felt alcohol gave him the confidence he was lacking and thought of himself to be a good drinking buddy. Over time, he realized he was drinking to go out, drinking to stay home and wouldn't go out if drinking was not involved. He sensed the problem and after drinking for 30+ years, he decided it was time to make a change. Now, in recovery, he's found clarity and the ability to be present, which is so valuable especially for his family life. 

Hear Ian's story here! 

Gil started drinking at age 13 and things advanced very quickly for him, drugs and all, before the age of 16. He had made up his mind to get drunk as much as possible. He grew up in the city and was considered a street kid, so drinking made him feel accepted, He got in trouble at school and ended up in a therapeutic community, which was a very rough environment. 

Gil got sober by age 26, but that followed with a relapse later in life. Hear how he overcame that and is now living his life in recovery today. 

Kristy just celebrated 3.5 years of sobriety. She's a single mom of two boys, working her dream job in fitness and that is all thanks to her recovery. 

Losing her mom at the young age of 20, alcohol became her medicine and what helped her numb from the reality of it all.  Drinking through her emotions became her way of life. As alcoholism does, it only progressed as the years went on, which turned out to be half her life. 

When she chose to get sober, Kristy had finally had enough. She didn't want to live in the vicious cycle of constantly drinking, the shame... and everything that comes along with addiction. It was not easy, but she persevered and is a great power of example today. 

Listen her very powerful story here. 

Chad has been sober for six years. His first night drinking was quite a wild one, as you'll hear, and as he said, he was just always ready to 'dive in the deep end.'

His drinking definitely progressed after college and he was a blackout drinker, so, like many others, a lot of his life is a blur. The insanity really came to fruition. Self pity. Loathing. Lying. Spiraling. It all played a part in his addiction. 

Once he was given an ultimatum by his now wife, he began the road to recovery.
Chad is now happily married and has a son who he loves with all of his heart. 
Hear his story of addiction and recovery here. 

Ron was a boxer who had never taken a drug in his life until he wound up in prison. He grew up in a tough environment- a lot of criminals in his family- and surrounded by dysfunction. Alcohol became his best friend and pretty much ran his life.

Hear how Ron overcame so much turmoil and pain and is now living a life in sobriety He also has his own podcast that helps many others with addiction.