Sober Motivation: Sharing Sobriety Stories

Dino had it all or so he thought. Business was great and cash was flowing in. Alcohol served as Dino’s medicine. With alcohol, he felt untouchable and was able to show up in the big moments with less stress and more confidence. Towards the end of his struggle with addiction, Dino found himself completely alone and knew something had to really change. Dino entered a treatment center and checked his ego at the door. This is Dino’s story on the sober motivation podcast.
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Welcome back to another episode today. We have Melissa Paige as a guest on the show. Growing up, Melissa was never really around alcohol or other substances and her mom was her hero. She moved around a lot as a child and struggled to fit in with her peers. Melissa was very shy and nervous and always the new kid in school. Once Melissa discovered that drugs and alcohol would quiet down the nosies and provide some relief she couldn’t stop. The substance's would bring her to some very dark and tough places. One day she asked for help and this is  Melissa’s story on the sober motivation podcast. 
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At 32 years old, at a networking happy hour, Jenn Kautsch experienced the escape from self that alcohol could provide and the wheels would begin turning.  Jenn never hit what some may consider rock bottom like we see in the Hollywood movies, but she knew something was not right when it came to her relationship with alcohol. Jenn felt stuck in the  “grey area” on the drinking spectrum and made a choice to become more sober minded. This is her story on the sober motivation podcast. 
Jenn Kautsch is also the founder and creator of the SoberSis. Learn more below and check out Jenn's new book here!
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Renee lost her daughter, Sabrina, to Endocarditis due to substance use on November 30, 2019. Sabrina struggled for many years with substance use, and Renee joined the show to share Sabrina's story and a powerful message for anyone struggling not to give up. Renee can’t go back and save her daughter, but she hopes to help others by sharing their story. This is Sabrina and Renee’s story on the sober motivation podcast.
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On this weeks episode we have Nathan Harmon. His journey comes from a combination of a troubled past and a great desire to help others overcome many of his same struggles. In his younger years Nathan battled divorced parents, suicidal thoughts, self harm, alcohol and drug addictions, bulimia and eventually jail. On July 17th, 2009 Nathan was the driver in a drinking and driving accident and from that experience his life was changed forever. Nathan has 13.5 years sober and this is his story on the sober motivation podcast.
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Matt J. joined the show this week. Matt was confused for years about giving up alcohol because he never hit what some may call rock bottom, but deep down, Matt knew something had to change. Matt describes his childhood as terrible, and alcohol would help him fit in during social situations. Everything began to change when Matt attended his first AA meeting, raised his hand, and said, I am an alcoholic. Matt has not had a drink of alcohol in nine years, and this is Matt’s story on the sober motivation podcast.
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Ricky started drinking early on in life and it just became the norm. Everyone around Ricky was always drinking and for years it never seemed like a problem. Ricky joined the Marines after high school and would experience several traumatic events and decided to quit drinking for a year but slowly got back into drinking. Ricky never asked for help and struggled in silence for many many years. One day Ricky describes it has something clicked in his head and he knew things had to change. Ricky was still drunk and logged on the Instagram in search of help. This is Ricky's story on the sober motivation podcast.
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John Mabry was in a car accident which resulted in the loss of his leg and his addiction began. John had a ton of success with acting, education but always struggled with feeling  insecure, broken and unfixable and John believed that. John attended many rehabs and would go on to lose his brother to an overdose and many more things in his life. John would find a way out but he had to get sober for himself. This is John’s story on the sober motivation podcast.
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Paul Holley struggled with alcohol for many many years and never thought a way out was possible. Paul was in jail 6 times and had been arrested for drinking and driving 4 times. Paul had to attend meetings and never took things seriously.  Paul would go on auto pilot most times he drank and did not have an off switch. On January 1, 2017 Paul reached out to a sober friend and has been sober since. This is Paul's story on the sober motivation podcast.
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On this weeks episode we have Hilary Phelps.  She had a great childhood and starting swimming very young and always wanted the biggest trophy. Early on she had this feeling of never being good enough.  Alcohol would quiet the negative voices in her head and that was enough to get the ball rolling. Hilary has been sober for 15+ years  and this is her story on the sober motivation podcast.
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