Best Geri Lynn Utters Podcasts (2025)

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Hot Flashes, Rage Outbursts, and "Is This My Life Now?": Navigating Perimenopause, Surgery, and the Utter Nonsense of It All 55:57

1M ago55:57

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Send us a text Is perimenopause more than just hot flashes and mood swings? Have you ever felt like you're unraveling as your body shifts, grappling with brain fog, relentless fatigue, and even unexpected rages that leave you reeling with guilt? Join Dr. Geri Lynn Utter with her hilarious and relatable friends, Sue and Rae, as they discuss the mess…

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Navigating Long-Term Intimacy and the 'Performative' Life 51:05

2M ago51:05

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Send us a text Ever feel like you're juggling a demanding career, personal life, and the often-elusive realm of intimacy, only to drop all the balls at once? Is the pursuit of "work-life balance" a myth, especially when the lines blur between your professional persona and your most private moments? Join Dr. Geri Lynn, Dr. Trish, and Nick as they br…

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Understanding Borderline Emotions and the Path to Self-Awareness 58:34

2M ago58:34

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Send us a text Can the echoes of a chaotic childhood and the invisible wounds of trauma truly define a life, or can self-awareness and unwavering support forge a path toward healing amidst the "utter nonsense" of mental health struggles? Imagine a world where the very people meant to nurture you become the source of profound instability, marked by …

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Dual Relationships, Ethical Breaches, and Protecting Vulnerable Patients with Dr. Trisha Gratson Pt 2 29:14

2M ago29:14

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Send us a text Have you ever wondered how a relationship that began with overwhelming affection and promises of a perfect future could slowly morph into a suffocating web of control and fear? Dr. Geri Lynn Utter and Dr. Trisha Gratson discuss the insidious nature of coercive control, revealing how abusers skillfully mask their true intentions behin…

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Dual Relationships, Ethical Breaches, and Protecting Vulnerable Patients with Dr. Trisha Gratson Pt 1 34:52

3M ago34:52

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Send us a text In a world where media often sensationalizes the complexities of mental health, how do we distinguish between accurate portrayals and damaging stereotypes? Dr. Geri Lynn Utter and Dr. Trisha Gratson dig into this critical question, dissecting the depiction of psychologists in Hollywood, particularly focusing on the controversial port…

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Perimenopause: Advocating for Yourself with Rae and Sue 1:00:15

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Send us a text Are you feeling overlooked, irritable, and like you want to "throat punch the lady in front of you at Target"? Join Dr. Geri Lynn Utter and her friends, Rae and Sue, who are also registered nurses, as they dive into the utter nonsense of perimenopause. Discover how these women are navigating the challenges, triumphs, and the often-di…

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Unfiltered, Insightful, and Hilarious: Dive Deep into Mental Health with Dr. Geri- Lynn Utter 24:06

4M ago24:06

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Send us a text Dr. Geri-Lynn Utter, a licensed clinical psychologist with a passion for dismantling stigma, kicks off season two of "Get Mental with Utter Nonsense." In this refreshingly honest episode, Dr. Utter unveils her own journey to becoming a therapist, fueled by a desire to help others and heal from her own complex family background. Get r…

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Sneak Peak: Get Mental with Utter Nonsense 4:59

4M ago4:59

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Send us a text "Get Mental with Utter Nonsense" is a dynamic mental health podcast hosted by psychologist Dr. Geri-Lynn Utter. The show dives into all things mental health with a no-judgment approach, blending education, empathy, and humor to tackle tough topics like addiction, trauma, relationships, and resilience. Dr. Utter brings her professiona…

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Ryan Dusick the founding drummer of Maroon 5 finds purpose in sobriety. 18:42

1+ y ago18:42

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In this enlightening podcast interview, we explore the concept of humility and acceptance with author Ryan Dusick, discussing his latest book, "Harder to Breathe." Discover the importance of recognizing what we can and cannot control in life and the value of staying humble. Join host Jamie Brickhouse as he delves into this profound conversation and…

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Substance Use Prevention with Jessica Lahey 24:17

1+ y ago24:17

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Jessica is the author of the New York Times bestselling book, The Gift of Failure: How the Best Parents Learn to Let Go So Their Children Can Succeed and The Addiction Inoculation: Raising Healthy Kids in a Culture of Dependence. Jess was awarded the Research Society on Alcohol’s Media Award for “outstanding journalistic efforts of writers who cove…

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The Benefits of Sober Living & Long-Term Treatment 22:57

1+ y ago22:57

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Our Soberlebrity today is Flindt Andersen. Flindt is the founder of PAIN: Parents and Addicts in Need, which was awarded California Non-Profit of the Year in 2021 & specializes in rehabilitation services and family support for those affected by substance abuse. Flindt regularly speaks in the media, addressing the public with information about the d…

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Shattering the Cycle: Healing From Addicted Parents with Dr. Geri-Lynn Utter 23:51

1+ y ago23:51

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Our Soberlebrity today is Dr. Geri-Lynn Utter. Dr. Utter’s experiences have left scars on her soul, which she sees as marks of wisdom that have shaped her understanding of human behavior. She tries to understand what makes people do the things that they do, and this curiosity and desire to help others is what drove her to pursue a career as a psych…

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Getting (and Staying) Sober in College 21:11

1+ y ago21:11

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Our Soberlebrity today is Michael Quinn. Mike is a TEDx Speaker and a Sales Manager living in NYC! Mike has overcome mental and physical health obstacles in both addiction and recovery and shares his journey today with Jamie. Mike also discusses the importance of positivity in your recovery journey and living as an optimist but also embracing the h…

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Aging Fabulously in Recovery! 41 Years Sober with Don Kelly 21:14

1+ y ago21:14

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In this special episode of The Sober Podcast, we're thrilled to celebrate a true icon, Don Kelly. Don not only has an incredible 41 years of sobriety under his belt but also holds a significant place in LGBTQ+ history as a gay icon. - Don Kelly's Journey: We dive into Don's personal journey of addiction and recovery, highlighting the challenges he …

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Knockin' Doorz Down with Jason LaChance 22:22

1+ y ago22:22

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In this episode of the Sober Podcast, we welcome Jason LaChance. Jason is the host and producer of the Knockin' Doorz Down & Don't Hide The Scars podcast, a public speaker, and advocate. With a family history of addiction, the patterns were set early so that Jason too would fall prey to addiction. Jason has a 20-year background in radio broadcastin…

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Surviving Death in Sobriety 22:03

1+ y ago22:03

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In this episode of the Sober Podcast, we hear from Christina Ouyang, who embarked on her sobriety journey on January 14, 2020. At just 8 months into her sobriety, tragedy struck when her fiancé, the person who had encouraged her to seek treatment, succumbed to an overdose. This heartbreaking loss caused Christina to find strength and solace in her …

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A Rocky Road to Sobriety 42:09

1+ y ago42:09

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Clancy Martin joins host Jamie Brickhouse as our Soberlebrity guest. He is a philosopher, a novelist, and a recovering alcoholic with a journey that's nothing short of extraordinary. With his most recent publication being his memoir entitled ‘How Not to Kill Yourself’. Clancy's battle with addiction was a relentless one. He struggled with alcoholis…

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Sobriety After a Near Death Experience 24:25

1+ y ago24:25

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Sober Podcast is releasing a trigger warning for those who may be affected by self-harm or suicidal ideations. Our Soberlebrity guest today is Alison Woods. Alison joins us for our first interview in the month of September in honor of National Suicide Prevention Month. A 33-year old who survived the horrendous event of trying to take her own life. …

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From PTSD to Purpose 24:15

1+ y ago24:15

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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, h…

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How Harm Reduction is Changing Lives 37:21

2y ago37:21

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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 D…

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How I Found Storytelling in Sobriety 27:38

2y ago27:38

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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 sh…

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How I Healed from Sexual Assault in Sobriety 31:18

2y ago31:18

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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 boo…

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How Meditation Enhances My Sobriety 34:45

2y ago34:45

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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 a…

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How I Use Art to Give Back in Sobriety 29:48

2y ago29:48

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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 C…

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How Alcohol Free Drinks Help My Sobriety 35:23

2y ago35:23

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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 l…

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How I Survived My Alcoholic Mother 20:32

2y ago20:32

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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 alcoho…

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How I Express Creativity in Sobriety 23:56

2y ago23:56

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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 hea…

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How I Combat Trauma in the Addiction Field 24:24

2y ago24:24

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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 addict…

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How Sobriety Helped Me as a Mother 21:21

2y ago21:21

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Our Soberlebrity guest on Sober Podcast is Colleen Hopkins from sunny South Florida. She is a wife, mom, and avid yogi. With over 6 months sober, Colleen has been able to see the impact her drinking had on her children and the change her sobriety has made within her family. Being a sober mom has given her the opportunity to be more patient and pres…

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How Fitness Helps Fuel My Recovery 21:21

2y ago21:21

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Seija Nelson is our Soberlebrity guest on Sober Podcast joining host Jamie Brickhouse out of Denver, Colorado to share her experience with fitness in sobriety. She is on the board of Valor Rising which is a non-profit supporting those in recovery through fitness. With over 8 years sober, Seija has learned that having a routine and putting herself f…

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How I Survived Xylazine ⚠️ (TRIGGER WARNING) ⚠️ 25:55

2y ago25:55

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Evelyn Chesser joins us from Woodstock, VA. She is a 29-year-old mechanic who is here to recover out loud and share her experience with the drug Xylazine (Tranq) after being an IV heroin user for 12 years of her life. After coming close to dying from sepsis along with losing both of her legs due to severe necrosis, Evelyn is here alive and well to …

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How I Found My Identity as a Veteran in Sobriety 27:44

2y ago27:44

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In honor of all the Veterans lost, JR Weaver joins Jamie Brickhouse on Sober Podcast for Memorial Day weekend! JR is an Army Veteran, CEO & Founder of Recovery Revolution, and the Community Affairs Officer at Costa Rica Recovery. After leaving active duty from the Army to enroll in college, JR was left with the feeling of losing purpose, identity, …

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How I Approach Recovery as an Adoptee 24:45

2y ago24:45

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Shelby Christianson is a 37-year-old mom, wife, teacher, and adoptee. Being newly sober, Shelby started realizing how much being adopted contributed to her entire life & history of alcohol abuse. Growing up in a home where addiction and abuse were present from her adoptive father, she can see the effects of both nature and nurture. After meeting he…

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How I Combine Nutrition with Sobriety 27:58

2y ago27:58

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Steph Prangley is a nutritional therapy practitioner and sober coach. After developing an eating disorder while playing college volleyball, Steph suffered multiple injuries and was always sick. Switching disordered eating for disordered drinking, her life started getting unmanageable during the pandemic with drinking. Now with almost 1 year sober, …

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How I Treat the Causes of Addiction 22:58

2y ago22:58

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Alcoholics are born, drug addicts are made. Read that again! Dr. Robb Kelly joins us on Sober Podcast to talk about his own sobriety and how he helps others heal from trauma to recover from addiction. With over 30 years of sobriety, Dr. Robb has helped many addicts and alcoholics reprogram their brains to help assist in the road to recovery with NL…

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How Writing Helped Save My Life 24:27

2y ago24:27

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Lisa Avelleyra is the author of the book "Get Me to The Abbey," a memoir about her time in treatment for alcoholism at an abbey turned residential treatment center. After several attempts to stop drinking for 40 years, Lisa set out on a mission to die a death by alcohol. She was taken to a week’s stay in the hospital, and then lead to treatment at …

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How I Stay Sober Without the Steps 22:46

2y ago22:46

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Jay Barnard is the owner & founder of Hype Recovery – a coaching platform, a professional chef, and has over 15 years of recovery to share. After spending his first 2 years in a 12-step fellowship, with the help of a sober coach, Jay realized he needed something different. While catering events for stars such as Wayne Gretzky, Snoop Dogg, William S…

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How I Use Micro-Dosing as a Tool in Sobriety 30:04

2y ago30:04

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Quinn Stone felt alone, and unheard after being molested at the early age of 8. After experiencing a series of abusive events, Quinn turned to drugs for comfort. His addiction to heroin and other harsh substances, lead him to a bottom. Ripping and running through his addiction, and contemplating murder, Quinn found the willingness to change. Throug…

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Caitlin Avery: How Sobriety Helps Me as an Author 26:11

2y ago26:11

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One of the greatest lessons Caitlin Avery has learned in sobriety is to share where you’re at, don’t hold it in. Caitlin is an accomplished author of several books with over 8 years sober. Her titles include the award-winning adventure/thriller, The Last Cruz, its up-and-coming sequel, Grief and Grace, and Life of Cyn. Her first book, a coming-of-a…

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Tracey Helton: How I Advocate for Others in Recovery 34:18

2y ago34:18

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Tracey Helton is an author, a mother, a person in long term recovery, and an activist for the needs of people with substance use issues. She is here to recover out loud and share her experience, strength, and hope with helping others find help through multiple paths of recovery. Tune in on a discussion of harm reduction, some topics from Tracey’s b…

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Sonia Kahlon: How I Turned Devastation into a Dream 24:28

2y ago24:28

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Sonia is the CEO and founder of EverBlume. The company provides online small group recovery meetings with a recovery coach facilitator where each group is matched based on the characteristics of its members. Imagine having 5 years sober, and your partner of 18 years decides to leave. Questioning her sobriety, and being completely devastated, Sonia …

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Andrew Persaud: How I Help Others Find Sobriety 26:04

2y ago26:04

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Andrew Persaud is our guest Soberlebrity on Sober Podcast today. He is the Director of Marketing at Palm Beach Recovery Center: an addiction treatment facility in West Palm Beach, FL, bringing an enlightening discussion about working in the addiction field, and how he embraces his own sobriety! Let’s face it. Most people are not brimming with love …

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Chelsie Cahoon: How I Party Sober - The Sober Raver 24:11

2y ago24:11

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Chelsie Cahoon is the Sober Raver. She is a model, content creator, and founded the company: Music is the Drug to spread the message that it’s better to party sober! From a very early age she knew drugs and alcohol were not the answer. She has been sober her entire life. Chelsie holds a strong relationship with God and maintains spiritual practices…

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Kay Allison: How I Help Professional Women in Sobriety 29:55

2y ago29:55

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You won’t want to miss our Soberlebrity guest: Kay Allison author of Juicy AF* (*Alcohol Free) Stop The Drinking Spiral. Kay Allison helps professional women break their drinking habits and get free… free from booze, free from shame and free from anxiety. Get some inspiration from a woman who has taken her sobriety journey of 23 years to the absolu…

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Marco Morillo: How I Don't Pick Up No Matter What 23:16

2y ago23:16

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Host of By All Means Necessary: Real Recovery Talk Marco Morillo joins us to share how he stays clean and sober no matter what. Coming up on 7 years of continuous addiction recovery, Marco speaks about the simple daily steps he practices staying consistent within his sobriety no matter what. Tune in to hear how he’s stayed sober through the most di…

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Dawn Lieske: How I Stayed Sober When My Family Didn’t 25:27

2+ y ago25:27

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Dawne Lieske joins the Sober Podcast as our soberlebrity guest today with our host Jamie Brickhouse to share how she continued her own path in sobriety throughout her family battling their own addictions. After doing the work to stay sober for herself, Dawne started noticing warning signs of a pain pill addiction within her relationship with her hu…

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TJ Sheehan: How I Found a New Way To Live 21:35

2+ y ago21:35

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TJ Sheehan is our Soberlebrity guest on the Sober Podcast with our in-house host Jamie Brickhouse. Listen to how TJ survived gang activity, a drive by shooting, being stabbed, and so much more. Listen to how an attempted suicide changed his life around. Since finding sobriety, TJ started Coastal Recovery Community facility for men right outside Bri…

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How I Have Hope in Sobriety 25:39

2+ y ago25:39

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Tammy Lyn Connors joins Jamie Brickhouse as our Soberlebrity guest on the Sober Podcast to discuss how hope has played a role in her life and throughout her sobriety. With almost 19 years of sobriety, Tammy has an amazing message of hope to share. At 8 years sober, she lost one of her family members to a horrific auto accident. Hear how Tammy has c…

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How I Stay Sober with a Chronic Condition | Matthew Boyd 23:33

2+ y ago23:33

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Tune into the Sober Podcast to hear Matthew Boyd share his struggles with remaining sober for medical reasons and staying sober for the quality of life he has today. Matthew was diagnosed with Epilepsy at a young age which led to being on medication. As most of know, medication and alcohol do not mix! Nonetheless, Matthew still experimented with dr…

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Kate Gala: How I Build Relationships in Sobriety 23:39

2+ y ago23:39

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Kate Gala joins the Sober Podcast as our Soberlebrity guest to discuss her new mobile app and overcoming obstacles that can arise in being newly sober. Tune in to hear Kate share her experience with finding sobriety, and using technology to help others in recovery find each other on the go. Kate is the founder of Oasis Sober Connections, an app des…

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