Sober & Shameless
“Sober & Shameless” is a podcast that flips the script on what it means to live a sober life. Co-Hosts, Taylor Klinger and Eric Andrew, graduates from the University of Self-Inflicted Victimization, along with over 80 years of combined experience in “learning the hard way” and “finding the audacity”, invite people from all walks of recovery to learn about shared experiences through genuinely improvised, hilarious, and authentic conversation. In each episode of Sober & Shameless, the hosts, along with occasional guests, will pick a topic to shed their shame about, explore ideas on how to grow through those challenges, and provide organic, light-hearted, honest, and unprofessional commentary about their experiences with addiction, strength through recovery, and life in sobriety.
Sober & Shameless
Episode 06 - It's Okay To Not Be Okay! Ft. Brian
Show notes from the hosts:
In this episode we are joined by Brian! He took his last drink in September 2019. He's 48 y/o and lives in South Carolina. The guys introduce Brian as their guest. Brian thought he was getting paid.
Brian is a host for his own show called Recovery Rising.
They all discuss the adventures of Podcasting
They speak on the idea of a meditation practice
Brian talks about needing to quiet his mind
Taylor introduces the "struggles" we go through in sobriety
Brian talks about the major stress of loosing his father at Christmas, unexpectedly. 2 months later he looses his job.
Grief and failure are themes
He has stayed sober through all of this.
Brian, talks about wanting oblivion
Eric talks about his strength and accountability
Taylor discusses empathy
In sobriety we learn to ride the waves that come our way.
Brian talks about people worrying about his sobriety
Eric talks about the idea of presence during the hard times
Taylor suggesting that speaking your truth-get it out so it doesn't beat you up.
Taylor talks about when his father was diagnosed with cancer, he kept drinking.
The building of neuropathways allows us to do something different in the face of adversity
Brian talks about being ok with not being ok
Guys can cry-it's ok-we need to get the emotions out
Taylor speaks about how pent up emotions-we struggle with admitting that we are hurting
Eric talks about the societal conditioning of men.
Men need to own how they manage feelings.
Taylor talks about how Vulnerability equals strength
Eric speaks about how men can show this strength to each other
Brian speaks about how we are controlled by our ego
Everything happens for me, not too me.
Accepting Grief and anger as real feelings.
Brian's wisdom of this all is take small steps.
Eric's tool is volunteering
Taylor's tool is meditation
Brian's tool is cross fit training
Brian brings up the phoenix program
Taylor and Brian discuss how the phoenix program works-It's a sober active community
Three tools had themes in Body, Mind and Spirit
Check out Brian's podcast-Recovery Rising
Guest Social Media
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/recovery-rising/
https://thephoenix.org/
Host's and Show Social Media
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About The Show:
"Sober & Shameless” is a podcast that flips the script on what it means to live a sober life. Co-Hosts, Taylor Klinger and Eric Andrew, graduates from the University of Self-Inflicted Victimization, along with over 80 years of combined experience in “learning the hard way” and “finding the audacity”, invite people from all walks of recovery to learn about shared experiences through genuinely improvised, hilarious, and authentic conversation. In each episode of Sober & Shameless, the hosts, along with occasional guests, will pick a topic to shed their shame about, explore ideas on how to grow through those challenges, and provide organic, light-hearted, honest, and unprofessional commentary about their experiences with addiction, strength through recovery, and life in sobriety.
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