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Happy Valentine's Day from Colin, Rachel, and Evan! 

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• (00:00) - Opening Banter

In this powerful international episode, Colin and Rachel sit down with Krys from Canada, who shares how loneliness led her to seek sobriety—and ultimately, community and purpose. With raw honesty, she opens up about the highs, lows, and real growth that comes from staying the course. This one’s all about connection, resilience, and redefining what sober life can look like.

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• (00:00) - Welcome Krys to Sober Banter

This was our first in-person recording, and technical difficulties were real. We couldn’t afford proper equipment, and Colin’s audio suffered. We ask for your grace with the audio for this episode.

Video Link - https://youtu.be/_nUSspE-pss

00:00 Welcome Priya!

00:15 Podcast Setup Struggles

02:10 Pet Peeves and Social Etiquette

09:55 Weather and Technology Debates

18:13 Dating Life and our Tinder Love Story

24:46 Superstitions and Religion vs. Spirituality

28:13 Do you have to forgive to move forward?

34:26 Making Amends

39:20 Conclusion and Farewell’s

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What happens when you get sober and realize it is not just about you anymore?

What if recovery is not only about quitting alcohol, but about preventing the next generation from walking the same road?

Remastered Audio Version | Originally released January 8, 2025

In this episode of Sober Banter, Rachel and Colin sit down with recovery speaker and prevention advocate Nathan Wray for an honest conversation about sobriety, youth addiction prevention, disposable vapes, mindset shifts, and marriage in recovery.

Nathan shares his personal sobriety story and how it led him into working directly with teens. Together, they talk about how addiction culture evolves, why vaping has become today’s gateway issue, and what it actually takes to connect with young people without preaching at them.

This conversation explores empowerment versus disempowerment, flipping internal narratives, preparation in recovery, and why humor can make hard truths easier to hear.

Sober Banter | Episode 30 Originally Released January 8, 2025 Remastered Audio + Transcript Available

In this episode, you will hear:

• Nathan’s sobriety story and turning point
• Working in youth addiction prevention
• The rise of disposable vapes and teen nicotine culture
• Empowered versus disempowered thinking
• Flipping the mindset in recovery
• Proper preparation prevents poor performance
• Connecting with teens without talking down to them
• Marriage and long term sobriety

If you are a parent, educator, sponsor, mentor, or someone in recovery who cares about prevention, this episode will feel direct and grounded.

We are not clinicians. We are people in recovery sharing lived experience. This podcast is not a substitute for medical or mental health care. If you are navigating alcohol withdrawal, nicotine dependence, or a crisis, seek qualified professional support.

• (00:00) - Meet Nathan Wray

Guest Information

Nathan Wray

Speaker and recovery advocate focused on prevention, empowerment, and honest storytelling.

Nathan works directly with youth and communities to address addiction prevention, mindset development, and long-term recovery principles. His approach blends personal experience with practical tools for change.

Website: https://www.nathanwrayspeaks.com
Instagram & TikTok: @thatnathanwray
Email: [email protected]

Standout Themes

• Prevention begins with honest storytelling
• Teens respond to authenticity, not lectures
• Vaping is today’s gateway issue
• Empowerment starts with ownership
• Marriage in sobriety requires growth, not perfection
• Humor helps people hear hard truths

Why This Conversation Matters

Youth addiction prevention is not theoretical. It is happening in real time in schools, homes, locker rooms, and online spaces.

Nathan speaks directly to what young people are facing today, especially around disposable vapes, normalization of substance use, and identity pressure.

For parents, teachers, coaches, and anyone in recovery, this episode offers practical insight into how to stay relevant, grounded, and effective when talking about addiction.

About Sober Banter

Sober Banter is a sobriety and recovery podcast hosted by Rachel and Colin, a married couple who got sober together in November 2021.

The show explores long-term sobriety, marriage, parenting, mindset, and real life after alcohol. No preaching. No one-size-fits-all recovery. Just honest conversations with humor and depth.

New episodes every Thursday.

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0:00 Dr. Brian Licuanan, Psychologist, Author and Addiction Expert

6:51 Exercise & Brazilian Ju Jitsu

10:24 New Years and Realistic Expectations

18:27 The Disease of Addiction

22:28 Drinking Risk Factors

37:28 Drugs and Treatment

44:43 Asking for help and seeking treatment

49:08 Dr. Licuanan’s Book - “How to Get Your Resistant Loved One into Treatment”

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Join hosts Colin and Rachel for a powerful conversation with author Tey Moore (More to Come) as they dive into the real, raw, and rewarding sides of sobriety. From AA to Substack, personal stories to collective wisdom, this episode of Sober Banter is all about honesty, healing, and hope.

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00:00:00 Meet Tay Moore (Setvontay Moore)

00:09:18 The Role of AA

00:14:31 Finding a sponsor

00:22:43 Daily Commitment to Sobriety

00:27:02 Punked by Ashton

00:33:18 The Big Book

00:37:44 Breaking the Stigma

00:43:32 Service Industry & Bar Tending

00:46:24 Embracing Sobriety

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About Tay Moore, guest on today’s episode!

Substack:

Latest book: Moore To Come

https://www.amazon.com/Moore-Come-Tay/dp/1304204383

Facebook: Tay Moore

X/Twitter: Taygotthejuice

Instagram: Mooretay

Jack Millikan joins Sober Banter for a deep, honest talk on connection, letting go of judgment, and what it really means to live alcohol-free.

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00:00 Introducing Our Special Guest: Jack Millikan

04:47 Social Pressures and Honesty

09:35 College Life and Alcohol

13:26 Family, Upbringing and Dating

19:20 Filling the Void: Life After Alcohol

29:10 Losing Friends After Quitting Drinking

34:32 The Impact of Alcohol on Life

40:19 The Power of Connection in Sobriety

41:26 Religion and Sobriety

47:25 Final Thoughts and Farewell

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00:00 Welcome Paulina Pinsky author of newly sober - Sober since 12/22/2021

02:55 Writing and Sobriety

06:01 The Sex Talk

10:30 Marijuana Addiction

23:42 Paulina’s sober life in Minnesota

35:22 The Addictive Nature of Modern Weed

38:07 A Sober Christmas Journey

46:34 The Role of Family in Recovery

51:05 The First Year of being newly sober (Sign up for her newsletter if you want to read more!)

01:00:38 The Magic of the First 90 Days

01:02:36 Navigating the Holidays Sober

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What happens when sobriety meets intuition? In this episode of Sober Banter, Rachel is joined by Jane Morgan and Sarah Rathke of Medium Curious for an honest, funny, and grounded conversation about recovery, mediumship, parenting, and spiritual experiences that don’t fit into neat boxes.

• (00:00) - Welcome Medium Curious: Jane and Sarah

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About Sober Banter
Sober Banter is a recovery podcast hosted by Rachel and Colin, a married couple who got sober together in November 2021. The show focuses on life after alcohol, recovery in real time, and the conversations people do not always say out loud. We believe there is no one right way to get sober and that laughter still belongs in recovery.
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0:00 Welcome Paul Summers Jr.

6:54 Asking for help in addiction

11:08 Getting sober with kids

13:14 Bringing kids to AA meetings

21:00 NA and AA

28:00 Viva Las Vegas & Camp Sober Fest

35:00 Relapse and Recovery

41:00 Tuning a set back into a comeback

49:32 Paul’s Sound Healing

1:00:20 Pauls new Book “Hide and Seek”

1:06:44 Paul brings us home and that’s a wrap!

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