#sobriety

Join Mike Francis, Juan Ramirez, and Neal Fauver for a heartfelt journey through sobriety milestones and the unexpected blessings of clear-minded living. With each of us on our own sobriety path – Neal at a year, Mike approaching six months, and Juan since a notable November day – we delve into life after alcohol, strengthened by our Marine community.

This isn't just swapping war stories; it's about the life-affirming bonds and humor forged in military service. From gritty frontlines to urban survival training miscommunications, sobriety allows us to appreciate camaraderie's echoes from our desert days.

In closing, we discuss social media's impact on self-worth and the leap into entrepreneurship. We emphasize the importance of reaching out in business, sobriety, and facing life's temptations. Join us as we share stories of transformation, community, and the joy of every sober step forward.

Contact Michael Francis:
TikTok: @michaelfrancissbx
IG:  @socialbusinessexperience
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SocialBusinessExperience?mibextid=ZbWKwL

LT sits down with Certified Life Coach, Kelly Hartman, of Boss Ladies Referral Crew. Kelly is passionate about coaching individuals by starting with their past, coming into the present, and consciously creating their future with her Grow Beyond one-on-one program. She specializes in self-worth and helps identify any personal limiting beliefs and blockages that are holding them back to propel forward in their lives. She shares her journey of healing from childhood trauma, choosing sobriety, and her HOT (humble, open, and transparent) mantra. Boss Ladies Referral Crew is all about welcoming women entrepreneurs, building relationships organically, and sharing stories with like-minded individuals through virtual Connect sessions.

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Ditched the Drink is a wellness company dedicated to helping professionals drink less before it gets worse. Heather provides content, knowledge, coaching, and education to individuals and organizations seeking to be more alcohol free. Heather is passionate about coaching, connecting people with alcohol free resources, and creating a positive sober community. Tune in as Robbie and Heather have an enjoyable conversation around all things alcohol, alcohol-free, and the freedom from alcohol.

Thank you to our sponsor:

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I am absolutely thrilled to share with you Nick Chermol’s story. 

He is the host of “All Cap No Brim” and he grew up in the Philadelphia area and is sober. 

Nick is a sober podcast host who believes in doing something that scares you. 

He is a student, a comedian, a gym advocate… and human, so “I’m not perfect” Nick Chermol. 

Listen in and hear how I do it but more importantly why💪🏼

To reach Nick:

allcapnobrim | Instagram, TikTok | Linktree request Nick Chermol

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Please email me at: elizabeth@elizabethchance.com

Remember you are not alone!

Live life One Day at a Time! 

You got this!!! 

Have a great week! 

Love, 
Elizabeth aka Bizzy 




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A prominent advocate, speaker, author, and media commentator, Ryan Hampton travels coast-to-coast to add solutions to our national addiction and drug overdose crisis. In recovery from a decade-long opioid addiction, Hampton is regarded as a forefront expert and thought leader in America’s rising addiction recovery advocacy & drug policy reform movements.

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Jessica Esfandiary is a dynamic writer, speaker, and podcast host whose expertise lies in the realm of open relationships and how the principles of these types of connections can be applied to everyday life. With a background in personal development and coaching, Jessica brings a wealth of knowledge to her captivating presentations, challenging audiences to reexamine their beliefs and search for their purpose. Her frank candor and relatability have won her a devoted following, and her insights into love, connection, and non-monogamy are sure to inspire and enlighten anyone seeking a deeper understanding of themselves and their relationships.

In this episode, we have a conversation about her relationship with alcohol, how she made the decision to stop drinking, and the many reasons why she intends to stay on the sober path.

Celeste Yvonne is a writer, a certified sober coach, and being over five years sober and a founding host of the Sober Mom Squad, Celeste advocates for mothers who struggle with addiction and mental health. Her essays on parenting, the mental load of motherhood, mommy wine culture, and sobriety resonates with mothers everywhere and has been featured in the Washington Post, Good Morning America, Today Show, the Wall Street Journal and Publishers Weekly bestseller So God Made a Mother. 

Rebecca Smith struggled with substance abuse throughout her teenage years into young adulthood. A few years ago, after hitting many rock bottoms, she made the decision to transition to a sober lifestyle. Since then, after choosing to follow her heart, she has blossomed into such a kind and empathetic version of herself, and has built a life she is finally proud to live, with the help of her amazing community and the absence of alcohol.  

She is passionate about creative projects, self expression, self compassion and mental health advocacy. 

Professionally, she is a freelance bridal and special events makeup artist, a skin care professional and is the sole maker and creator of a small business making macrame fibre art. 

Listen to her journey to get inspired and learn what tools worked best for her.

In part 2 of our workplace series, we discuss the things employers need to know to create a "sober positive" environment. 

• Michael Scott ("The Office") defines an intervention and educates his employees on why "doing alcohol" is bad 
• Compelling reasons employers should want to build a sober positive workplace including productivity impact 
• Times are changing:
  • WeWork 
  • Salesforce and Soberforce
• A portrait of a sober professional 
• Where do companies start 

In this episode, we introduce our Show Up and Stay initiative of:  The Sober Positive Workplace which includes consulting services available for organizations looking to promote these initiatives across their organization.  For more information, please send an email to deann@showupandstay.org.

References:
https://medicine.wustl.edu/news/in-u-s-alcohol-use-disorder-linked-to-232-million-missed-workdays-annually/

https://www.bbc.com/worklife/article/20230320-why-workplace-drinking-culture-is-fading-fast

https://www.benefitnews.com/news/how-salesforce-boosted-dei-and-recovery-support-with-soberforce

https://slate.com/technology/2020/01/wework-free-beer-tap-phasing-out.html

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Music Created and Produced by Katie Hare.
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Luc Zoratto aka @Marathon2Sobriety is marathoner and alcohol-free life coach, based in Toronto, who struggled with substance abuse for 15 years.

Now sober for 6 year, his personal mission is to promote a growth mindset that challenges the idea that hard work and alcohol go hand in hand. As a running enthusiast, he champions alternative ways to enjoy life and achieve personal growth without alcohol.

Tune in to hear his unique and inspiring journey!

Whether you want to moderate or quit, the ACCE Model is your route and the path is the same. I outline the process in my free ebook: "The Mature Woman's Guide to Understanding your Relationship with Alcohol"

Grab it for free now! 

Questions? becca@recoveringwithbecca.com

Eric Urbiztondo is such an inspiration to many people in the recovery/sobriety community. He works in film and tv as an actor and a writer, in Los Angeles, California. He's been sober for almost 9 years. 'The fact that space doesn't have walls is both terrifying and liberating to me, and I equate that to possibilities.There are truly no limits to one's potential.' Eric Urbiztondo You can find him on Instagram: Hucklebear_E

Cary grew up giving back to his community and has continuously found new ways to do that. He was looking for emergency beacons to downed aircrafts as a kid, retired from the United States Air Force’s Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD), and is now a volunteer fire fighter. 

I had the opportunity to be stationed with Cary at my first duty station, Luke Air Force Base. I have nothing but fond memories of him and always valued his insight. Cary’s story is so relatable to me. Both the PTSD issues and TBI. I am looking for professionals and subject matter experts for TBI to speak on the topic a bit more. I will hopefully be releasing an episode on that soon. That embarrassment that Cary talks about from his memory issues is something that I struggle with still. I hate feeling like I’m broken and can’t remember things. I have like 2 million notes in my phone, I have three note books, my house has so many sticky notes it looks like that dude’s car that parked in the handicap parking spot on YouTube. Getting my PTSD symptoms under control has really helped me give more energy and time to the memory issues. Cary talked about cognitive rehabilitation and I had no idea that was a thing. I will be looking into that more too. I started reading more and that has helped so it makes sense how training our minds or “working them out” helps them stay sharp. 

Resources Mentioned:
Exercise
Strong support structure
Stop drinking
Find a purpose that makes sense to you
Therapy 
Amazing significant other

We would really appreciate a share and like on IG, FB, Youtube and Twitter. I am always looking for veterans or first responders who have battled PTSD to share how you have raised the quality of your life to shorten that journey for others. Additionally if you support,  provide services for these groups, or have extensive knowledge of benefits available for these groups please reach out. I would love to have a chat and share that knowledge with the community.

Gary Williams sat down with the former NFL quarterback turned game analyst and show host on Points Bet, Ryan Leaf, to talk about sobriety, the struggles he has gone through and the inspiration he tries to provide others.

Everything from Childhood memories, Social Media influencers,  Sobriety, Money being a possible route to all evil all the way to a Heart Breaking Story is covered in this episode

>Sobriety
>SocialMedia Influence
>Is Money the Route of All Evil?
>Beats By JJ
>ChildHood AssWhoopings

*Intro Beat Credit: Leo Legendary*
*Outro Beat Credit: Leo Legendary*

“…I don't believe that God punishes me. I believe that in my falling short I create circumstances I do not desire and I no longer blame anyone-and I don’t even blame myself. I just trace it back to its root and try to find its creation… ” 

-Scott [09:21]

Many of us relate to a struggle with spirituality. Often, we forget that we reap what we sow. Instead, we fall into the victim mentality and feel as though God is punishing us. We walk through our struggles looking for someone or something to blame. How do we overcome this thinking and start learning lessons from our difficulties? 

In this week’s From The Grave Podcast, Scott discusses his spiritual growth journey. He explains the pivotal point in his life when he stopped playing the blame game, and realized that he reaps exactly what he sows. Tune in to hear how perspective, truth, inventory, and spiritual action can radically change your walk through life’s hardships. 

In this week’s From The Grave Podcast:

• [2:50] Scott talks about his lifelong struggle with spirituality and how his view has changed throughout the years. 
• [8:00] Scott discusses how he stopped playing the blame game and started looking for the lessons within his struggles. 
• [12:15] The difference between prayer and spiritual action.  
• [15:44] The importance of maintaining perspective and living in truth. 
• [24:15] Scott explains the damage of performance based love and how it can create disconnect within our spiritual lives. 
• [31:38] Allowing yourself to feel and share uncomfortable emotions in order to grow.
• [36:47] Acting as a reflection and representative of God vs. acting as God.
• [41:53] Scott shares his final thoughts and encourages us to face our fears and discover the freedom of living in truth. 

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In this episode, we are discussing how to differentiate between unhealthy circles of hunger into healthy circles of hunger.

The Tangled Self is the part of us that becomes stuck in circles of the past. Instead of managing these circles, we want to gather their emotional intelligence.  

The Creative Self is also part of the same system but accesses the part of us that wants to stand inside of bigger life circles.  

How do we do that?  What is needed?  

Join me as a share.