It’s hard for me to be sober with my lifestyle, says wolfie. It’s hard to be sober when you’re a lawyer, says wolfie. It’s hard for everybody, says Belle. The commonality is that we have a brain that says it’s harder for us … love, me ~ my book > www.100daysoberchallenge.com free daily emails > https://www.tiredofthinkingaboutdrinking.com facebook … Continue reading omm173.sober.lifestyle →

wolfie can be like a bad boyfriend. a lazy couch potato. sucking you dry of your time, money and enthusiasm. best not to entertain his nonsense. ain’t got time for his shit. hugs, me ~ my book > www.100daysoberchallenge.com free daily emails > https://www.tiredofthinkingaboutdrinking.com facebook > https://www.facebook.com/tiredofdrinking/ become a podcast subscriber, get all the NEW audios as they … Continue reading omm078.bad.boyfriend →

On Saturday, July 27, 2019 I was a podcast guest on the Back to Manhood podcast. I know, right? But it turns out that the idea of being sober, and being your best self, fits well with their listeners. I might have been their first ever female guest, too. When they asked me to be on their show, they … Continue reading Sober Podcast 325 – My chat with the Back To Manhood podcast guys →

What is it like to be your Sober Penpal? I also talk about apprentice training, empathy, and how to figure out what works for you. Links mentioned: FUW Bracelet aluminum > https://gum.co/BellesFUWbracelet FUW Bracelet silver > https://gum.co/FUW-Silver Donations to support these audios and keep them free

You know the wolfie voice, he says ‘drink, drink now.’ but what about the other voices? the ones that say “this is too hard” or “wah this isn’t worth it.” What happens when you realize that wolfie, the lying bastard, is really behind all of those voices. le sigh. then what? then we unload the … Continue reading Sober Podcast 035 – Everything Else is Wolfie →

Once you have long-term sobriety, there’s a tiny concentration of effort that’s required to keep your sober car on the road. do I resent that? no. do you resent the concentration required to drive a car? no. you accept that that’s what you have to do, to keep your car on the road. == happy … Continue reading omm204.concentration →

It’s been a while since I spoke with penpal #128, Kristi Coulter. At the time of this recording, she had a new book coming out (“Nothing Good Can Come From This” > https://amzn.to/2KmRaYa ) but the story of how she got to here has a lot to teach us sober folks … like, how do you deal … Continue reading Sober Podcast 260 – Kristi Coulter (2018) →

-THIS IS PART 2- Do you know why it’s so hard for adults to learn new skills? We hate feeling like we’re making mistakes. we hate not knowing what we’re doing. This audio was recorded in front of a live audience. So it’s longer than usual. Since it was running over half an hour, I’ve … Continue reading Sober Podcast 121 – Adult Learners (Part 2) →

Do you know why it’s so hard for adults to learn new skills? We hate feeling like we’re making mistakes. we hate not knowing what we’re doing. This audio was recorded in front of a live audience. So it’s longer than usual. Since it was running over half an hour, I’ve split it into two … Continue reading Sober Podcast 120 – Adult Learners (Part 1) →

When you make a promise to yourself and you don’t keep it, you feel crummy. you lose faith in your ability to do it, to make the change, to do the new thing. how do you move past that? [originally recorded january 2018] happy sober day. there was a big fire in the apartment building … Continue reading omm287.be.kind.to.you →