Sober Podcast

Our Soberlebrity guest today on Sober Podcast is Marine Veteran John Schrey who joins our host, Jamie Brickhouse to discuss how experience of being in the military can be both rewarding and traumatic. For John, his time in Afghanistan left him with PTSD, which led to drug abuse and homelessness upon his release from service. Through his training, he was taught to block out human emotion and focus on the mission, he found himself lacking empathy and caring once he returned to civilization.

John's struggle with addiction had become overwhelming, to the point where he felt more at ease being homeless than being with his own family. After having had a spiritual awakening moment while still using, he was given the willingness to make an effort to get sober. With the right treatment and support, John found hope from his addiction and started to rebuild the relationships that mattered most to him.

Through the help of a 12-step program and therapy, he was able to find hope and purpose in his life. He was able to get and stay sober. He learned the importance of walking in faith and doing the next right thing in his sobriety journey. Schrey's story is a reminder that even in the darkest moments, there is always a way to find light and purpose. It is a testament to the resilience of the human spirit and the power of hope and faith.

Sober Podcast works on defining recovery one story at a time. We are an addiction podcast and sobriety podcast focused on giving recovery a voice and bringing you enlightening messages of hope every Saturday! Tune in to hear the full interview and find more interviews on www.SoberPodcast.com. 

If you’d like to reach out to John personally, please find him on the following platforms: 

Facebook: Johnny Schrey 
 Instagram: @Schreyj11 

To get in touch with our host, Jamie Brickhouse please find him and his critically acclaimed book, ‘Dangerous When Wet: A Memoir of Booze, Sex, and My Mother on the following outlets:

TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@jamie_brickhouse
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/jamiebrickhousestoryteller
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jamiebrickhouse/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/jamiebrickhouse
Website: https://www.jamiebrickhouse.com/
Support our host, buy his book: https://linktr.ee/Jamiebrickhouse 

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Our SOBERLEBRITY guest on Sober Podcast is Maia Szalavitz. She’s a neuroscience journalist, and has authored several books including: New York Times bestseller, Unbroken Brain: A Revolutionary New Way of Understanding Addiction, Help at Any Cost: How the Troubled Teen Industry Cons Parents and Hurts Kids, and her most recent publication - Undoing Drugs: The Untold Story of Harm Reduction and the Future of Addiction.

With over 35 years of recovery, Maia is here to share her experience with seeing harm reduction grow over several years and how she views addiction as a learning disorder. We learn that when we focus on stopping people from getting hurt rather than stopping them from getting high, the statistics show that more lives are saved. 

When she first found sobriety in 1988, the AIDS epidemic was at an all-time high, people were dying. She shares on witnessing many being against supplying clean needles to IV substance users, which was right around the time that needle exchanges started to appear. Total abstinence was the only way to treat addiction Don’t miss out on this mind-boggling interview based on several statistics that prove, when it comes to treating addiction, harm reduction is one of our most effective tools!

Sober Podcast works on defining recovery one story at a time. We are an addiction podcast and sobriety podcast focused on giving recovery a voice and bringing you enlightening messages of hope every Saturday! Tune in to hear the full interview and find more interviews on www.SoberPodcast.com. 

If you’d like to reach out to Maia personally, please find her on the following platforms: 

Twitter: @maiasz
Website: https://maiasz.com 

To get in touch with our host, Jamie Brickhouse please find him and his critically acclaimed book, ‘Dangerous When Wet: A Memoir of Booze, Sex, and My Mother on the following outlets:

TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@jamie_brickhouse
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/jamiebrickhousestoryteller
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jamiebrickhouse/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/jamiebrickhouse
Website: https://www.jamiebrickhouse.com/
Support our host, buy his book: https://linktr.ee/Jamiebrickhouse 

Visit ‘All Things Sober’ on www.SoberVerse.com 

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Robin Bady is a narrative artist who works nationally and internationally, developing performances and educational projects for adults and children. She performs at spoken word venues, Fringe Festivals, theaters, and storytelling festivals as a solo artist; she also performs and records with the RagTag Band. 

With over 35 years of sobriety, Robin shares with host Jamie Brickhouse in detail her experience with learning how to be an artist in sobriety. Prior to getting sober and after finding sobriety, Robin was conflicted with the possibility of being an artist and being able to continue her healing journey. She gave up all her artistic outlets to focus on sobriety believing that art was part of her sickness and somehow connected to her addiction. 

She changed her life so much when first getting sober that she cut out all forms of art and the friendships in that circle. She ended up doing various odd jobs that she ended up resenting and was miserable. It wasn’t until a medical condition which forced her to seek out vocal therapy that the artist in her was revived. Extreme boredom and a little encouragement from her vocal therapist helped get Robin back into practicing art with storytelling. Robin found a job telling stories at the local bookstore, which started her journey in storytelling. 

Sober Podcast works on defining recovery one story at a time. We are an addiction podcast and sobriety podcast focused on giving recovery a voice and bringing you enlightening messages of hope every Saturday! Tune in to hear the full interview and find more interviews on www.SoberPodcast.com. 

If you’d like to reach out to personally Robin, please find her on the following platforms: 

Facebook: Robin Bady
Instagram:  @robinbadu
Twitter: @robinbady
BADYHouseStorytellingConcert.com 
NancyDrewinsky.com 

To get in touch with our host, Jamie Brickhouse please find him and his critically acclaimed book, ‘Dangerous When Wet: A Memoir of Booze, Sex, and My Mother on the following outlets:

TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@jamie_brickhouse
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/jamiebrickhousestoryteller
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jamiebrickhouse/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/jamiebrickhouse
Website: https://www.jamiebrickhouse.com/
Support our host, buy his book: https://linktr.ee/Jamiebrickhouse 

Visit ‘All Things Sober’ on www.SoberVerse.com

Support the show

Contact Sober Podcast:

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• Twitter: @soberverse
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Caitlin Avery, award winning author joins us for her 2nd time on Sober Podcast to discuss in detail on how she was able to heal from past sexual trauma while in recovery. She's the author of the award-winning adventure/thriller, The Last Cruz, its up-and-coming sequel, Grief and Grace, and her latest contemporary fiction, Life of Cyn. Her first book, a coming-of-age memoir, is called Lightning in my Wires. 

At 17 years old while in high school, Caitlin Avery was sexually assaulted at a party on 2 separate occasions. Immediately following the assaults, she started drinking to cope with the pain, anger, and many other feelings associated with these incidences.

Now with over 8 years of sobriety, Caitlin has been able to find healing over the events with step work playing a huge role in her healing process. Sharing and writing about it has continued to help her healing over the years. After outing one of her rapists publicly, she was able to find a total of 10 other victims who had the same experience. 

Sober Podcast works on defining recovery one story at a time. We are an addiction and sobriety podcast focused on giving recovery a voice and bringing you enlightening messages of hope every Saturday! Tune in to hear the full interview and find more interviews on www.SoberPodcast.com. 

If you’d like to reach out to personally Caitlin personally, please find her on the following platforms: 

Facebook: @caitlinaveryauthor
Instagram: @caitlin_avery_author
TikTok: @caitlinaveryauthor
Twitter: @cailtlin_avery

To get in touch with our host, Jamie Brickhouse please find him and his critically acclaimed book, ‘Dangerous When Wet: A Memoir of Booze, Sex, and My Mother on the following outlets: 

TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@jamie_brickhouse
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/jamiebrickhousestoryteller
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jamiebrickhouse/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/jamiebrickhouse
Website: https://www.jamiebrickhouse.com/
Support our host, buy his book: https://linktr.ee/Jamiebrickhouse 

Visit ‘All Things Sober’ on www.SoberVerse.com 

Support the show

Contact Sober Podcast:

• Follow on Instagram: @sobervers 
• Twitter: @soberverse
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• Email us at: [email protected]
• www.SoberPodcast.com 

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Join us in for the FIRST guided meditation on Sober Podcast! Brian Hyman, RYT, is an accomplished and certified yoga therapist with more than 13 years of personal recovery from addiction, and over 11 years of professional experience facilitating thousands of yoga classes, meditation sessions, and process groups at a prominent treatment center for addiction recovery in Southern California.  

Brian started seeking more at 14 months sober, due to issues with concentration and feeling edgy. An old timer asked him where he was at with his P&M (prayer & meditation). Since then, Brian started incorporating meditation into his daily life and hasn’t missed a day in 13 years. He often refers to his meditation practice as an appointment with his Higher Power and shares many insightful tips for those just starting off and those with experience in meditation practices.

Don’t miss out on this incredible message of hope in sobriety and remember: “If you’re above ground, sucking air, and sober – it’s a good day. 

Sober Podcast works on defining recovery one story at a time. We are an addiction podcast and sobriety podcast focused on giving recovery a voice and bringing you enlightening messages of hope every Saturday! Tune in to hear the full interview and find more interviews on www.SoberPodcast.com. 

If you’d like to reach out to Brian personally, please find him on the following platforms:

Facebook: @brianhymanyoga
Instagram: @brianhymanyoga
Insight Timer: www.insightimer.com/brianhymanyoga
Website: www.brianhymanyoga.com 

To get in touch with our host, Jamie Brickhouse please find him and his critically acclaimed book, ‘Dangerous When Wet: A Memoir of Booze, Sex, and My Mother on the following outlets:

TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@jamie_brickhouse
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/jamiebrickhousestoryteller
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jamiebrickhouse/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/jamiebrickhouse
Website: https://www.jamiebrickhouse.com/
Support our host, buy his book: https://linktr.ee/Jamiebrickhouse 

Visit ‘All Things Sober’ on www.SoberVerse.com

Support the show

Contact Sober Podcast:

• Follow on Instagram: @sobervers 
• Twitter: @soberverse
• Like us on Facebook!
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Today’s Soberlebrity guest John Freyer joins host, Jamie Brickhouse for an enlightening conversation on using art as a tool to give back in sobriety. John is an associate professor of Cross Disciplinary Media in the Department of Photography + Film with over 10 years of continuous sobriety! 

As the creator of many social art works such as Free Hot Coffee, Free Ice Water, Free Narcan Bike, & Free Hot Supper; John has incorporated the spirit of service and community with accidental audiences involving others in recovery and random strangers on the street. John shares about his social art projects that involve getting community involvement. He has found an incredible way to give back through his art. 

As the Fentanyl crisis began to grow, Narcan training became available through John’s teaching career. After being trained how to save a life, John came up with the creation of the Free Narcan Bike. He soon learned that the Free Hot Coffee Bike combined with the Free Narcan Bike was the perfect combination to use to get the public trained and distributed with Narcan. Tune in to hear more on John’s journey in sobriety and how he gives back to his community. If you are looking for inspiration, this is the interview for you!

Sober Podcast works on defining recovery one story at a time. We are an addiction podcast and sobriety podcast focused on giving recovery a voice and bringing you enlightening messages of hope every Saturday! Tune in to hear the full interview and find more interviews on www.SoberPodcast.com. 

If you’d like to reach out to John personally, please find him on the following platforms: 

Instagram: @freenarcanbike, @recoveryroast, @john.d.freyer, @fotofika
Website: www.johnfreyer.com

To get in touch with our host, Jamie Brickhouse please find him and his critically acclaimed book, ‘Dangerous When Wet: A Memoir of Booze, Sex, and My Mother on the following outlets:

TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@jamie_brickhouse
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/jamiebrickhousestoryteller
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jamiebrickhouse/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/jamiebrickhouse
Website: https://www.jamiebrickhouse.com/
Support our host, buy his book: https://linktr.ee/Jamiebrickhouse 

Visit ‘All Things Sober’ on www.sober.com 

Support the show

Contact Sober Podcast:

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• Twitter: @soberverse
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• Email us at: [email protected]
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Our Soberlebrity guest today is Ian Blessing who is the Co-Founder of All The Bitter: An alcohol free line of bitters. Ian joins host Jamie Brickhouse to discuss his own sobriety, his experience in the restaurant industry, and his alcohol-free bitters. If you love nonalcoholic drink options, you won’t want to miss out on this interview! 

Ian has a long history of working in the restaurant industry of 15 years, where drinking is socially acceptable. From studying wine and spirits Ian found a job where he could taste and sell wine daily which led to a lot of justification of his alcoholism. 

Both Ian and his wife made the decision to quit drinking as of Halloween 2019. After having their son - hangovers, late nights, and all the other events associated with daily drinking started to be less attractive. After getting sober and relying on coffee, tea, and other alcohol-free options, Ian still craved the experience of enjoying a good drink. He started researching some non-alcoholic beers and wine. After seeing there weren’t many options for alcohol free drinks, he dove headfirst into the non-alcoholic beverage market. 

Ian shares how his connection with others in the non- alcoholic drink community he has been able to find sobriety. His best lesson in sobriety has been learning that just because you quit drinking it will not solve all your problems. 

Sober Podcast works on defining recovery one story at a time. We are an addiction podcast and sobriety podcast focused on giving recovery a voice and bringing you enlightening messages of hope every Saturday! Tune in to hear the full interview and find more interviews on www.SoberPodcast.com. 

If you’d like to reach out to Ian personally, please find him on the following platforms:

Instagram: @allthebitter
Facebook: @allthebiiter
Website: www.allthebitter.com

To get in touch with our host, Jamie Brickhouse please find him and his critically acclaimed book, ‘Dangerous When Wet: A Memoir of Booze, Sex, and My Mother on the following outlets: 

TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@jamie_brickhouse
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/jamiebrickhousestoryteller
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jamiebrickhouse/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/jamiebrickhouse
Website: https://www.jamiebrickhouse.com/ 

Support our host, buy his book: https://linktr.ee/Jamiebrickhouse 

Visit ‘All Things Sober’ on www.sober.com 

Support the show

Contact Sober Podcast:

• Follow on Instagram: @sobervers 
• Twitter: @soberverse
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Our Soberlebrity - Stephanie Rawlings joins Jamie Brickhouse to share her experience growing up with an alcoholic mother. She shares some of her mother’s erratic behavior throughout her childhood such as the abuse she suffered, watching her mother go through DTs, and much more. 

After watching her mother and other family members struggle with alcoholism, Stephanie’s perception of alcohol was changed drastically. She is mindful of the damage it can cause and only uses it in moderation. 

Through finding acceptance of her mother, she has been able to move on from her damaging childhood and find a sense of healing. Today, she knows she is not a victim and that her mother’s alcoholism was not her fault. While striving to be a better person and mother that she has allowed herself to be perfectly imperfect. 

Sober Podcast works on defining recovery one story at a time. We are an addiction podcast and sobriety podcast focused on giving recovery a voice and bringing you enlightening messages of hope every Saturday! Tune in to hear the full interview and find more interviews on www.SoberPodcast.com. 

If you’d like to reach out to Stephanie personally, please find her on the following platforms: 

TikTok: @Stepie77
Instagram @Stepie77
Facebook: Stephanie Rawlings 
Twitter: Lexsmama77

To get in touch with our host, Jamie Brickhouse please find him and his critically acclaimed book, ‘Dangerous When Wet: A Memoir of Booze, Sex, and My Mother on the following outlets:

TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@jamie_brickhouse
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/jamiebrickhousestoryteller
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jamiebrickhouse/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/jamiebrickhouse
Website: https://www.jamiebrickhouse.com/
Support our host, buy his book: https://linktr.ee/Jamiebrickhouse 

Visit ‘All Things Sober’ on www.sober.com 

Support the show

Contact Sober Podcast:

• Follow on Instagram: @sobervers 
• Twitter: @soberverse
• Like us on Facebook!
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Our Soberlebrity guest today is Mei McIntosh the creator and founder of ‘The Creative Sober’. An online platform for artists in recovery to come together and connect. Sober Podcast welcomes Mei on the show for this enlightening interview with host, Jamie Brickhouse. 

After staying sober for almost five years, Mei relapsed due to declining mental health, losing her best friend in a sudden car accident, and experiencing two car accidents herself. Her sobriety date is now July 1, 2019. Congratulations on 4 YEARS sober from all of us at Sober Network!

Most recently, Mei left her 14-year career as a DJ to be able to be able to put her sobriety first. After leaving her career of DJing, Mei was able to pick up new outlets to express her creativity and focus on the networking with other artists through The Creative Sober. Through struggling with anxiety and depression, Mei shares how art has helped as a force to combat the 2. Tune in to hear an amazing personal experience and some great suggestions for all the aspiring artists out there!

Sober Podcast works on defining recovery one story at a time. We are an addiction podcast and sobriety podcast focused on giving recovery a voice and bringing you enlightening messages of hope every Saturday! Tune in to hear the full interview and find more interviews on www.SoberPodcast.com. 

If you’d like to reach out to personally, please find Mei on the following platforms: 

 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/@thecreativesober 
Website: www.thecreativesober.com

To get in touch with our host, Jamie Brickhouse please find him and his critically acclaimed book, ‘Dangerous When Wet: A Memoir of Booze, Sex, and My Mother on the following outlets:

TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@jamie_brickhouse
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/jamiebrickhousestoryteller
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jamiebrickhouse/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/jamiebrickhouse
Website: https://www.jamiebrickhouse.com/
Support our host, buy his book: https://linktr.ee/Jamiebrickhouse 

Visit ‘All Things Sober’ on www.sober.com 

Support the show

Contact Sober Podcast:

• Follow on Instagram: @sobervers 
• Twitter: @soberverse
• Like us on Facebook!
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• Email us at: [email protected]
• www.SoberPodcast.com 

 Thanks for your support! Catch a new Soberlebrity guest every Saturday.

Our Soberlebrity Laura Solomon joins Jamie Brickhouse on Sober Podcast to discuss the correlation between trauma and addiction. She is an intake coordinator for Advanced Rapid Detox and Trauma Specialist. If you struggle with trauma like many addicts, this is an interview you won’t want to miss!

Laura discusses the correlation of trauma with addiction specifically and how there are no little T’s or small t’s when it comes to trauma. She relays that there’s a threshold of which pain we can endure before we try to soothe with self-harm. The best lesson she has learned is to help others and be supportive since pain is lessoned when it’s supported. 

Sober Podcast works on defining recovery one story at a time. We are an addiction podcast and sobriety podcast focused on giving recovery a voice and bringing you enlightening messages of hope every Saturday! Tune in to hear the full interview and find more interviews on www.SoberPodcast.com. 

If you’d like to reach out to Laura personally, please find her on the following platforms: 

YouTube: @advancedrapidddetox
Instagram: @advancedrapidddetox
TikTok: @advancedrapidddetox

To get in touch with our host, Jamie Brickhouse please find him and his critically acclaimed book, ‘Dangerous When Wet: A Memoir of Booze, Sex, and My Mother on the following outlets:

TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@jamie_brickhouse
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/jamiebrickhousestoryteller
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jamiebrickhouse/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/jamiebrickhouse
Website: https://www.jamiebrickhouse.com/
Support our host, buy his book: https://linktr.ee/Jamiebrickhouse 

Visit ‘All Things Sober’ on www.sober.com 

Support the show

Contact Sober Podcast:

• Follow on Instagram: @sobervers 
• Twitter: @soberverse
• Like us on Facebook!
• Follow on TikTok: @soberverse
• Email us at: [email protected]
• www.SoberPodcast.com 

 Thanks for your support! Catch a new Soberlebrity guest every Saturday.