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Sober Motivation: Sharing Sobriety Stories
by Brad McLeod
The Sober Motivation Podcast – Real Stories. Real Change. Welcome to The Sober Motivation Podcast, the top-rated recovery podcast inspiring people to quit drinking, stay sober, and build a life they’re proud of. Hosted by Brad McLeod, founder of the Sober Motivation Community, each episode features real sobriety stories, life-changing conversations, and actionable tools to help you overcome addiction and rediscover purpose. Whether you’re new to recovery, sober-curious, or years alcohol-free, this show will help you find the motivation and mindset to keep going—one day at a time. With millions of downloads and a growing global community, Sober Motivation is where hope meets action. Topics include: quitting alcohol, relapse prevention, mindset shifts, personal g
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She Almost Lost Her 3 Children Before She Finally Quit Drinking | Anne’s Story
How does a mother of three go from being a social drinker to struggling with alcohol addiction so severe that she nearly loses everything? In this episode of the Sober Motivation Podcast, Anne shares her powerful journey through alcoholism, five trips to rehab, repeated relapses, and the moment...
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From Successful Lawyer to 6 Bottles of Wine a Day: Les’s Alcohol Addiction and Sobriety Story
How does a successful attorney go from building a thriving career to drinking six bottles of wine before 3 PM and wondering if she’ll ever be able to stop? In this episode of the Sober Motivation Podcast, Les shares her journey through alcohol addiction, losing everything, and finding a second...
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He Was Dying From Alcohol but Still Couldn’t Stop Drinking | Alcohol Addiction Story
What happens when you’re told you might only have weeks to live, but you’re still not ready to stop drinking? For Tom, what started as weekend partying eventually became a daily dependence on nearly 30 ounces of vodka. He was drinking from the moment he woke up until he passed out at night, all...
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I Blacked Out, Woke Up in an Ambulance, and Still Didn’t Quit Drinking
Have you ever promised yourself you’d never drink like that again, only to find yourself doing the exact same thing a few weeks later? For years, Sam struggled with binge drinking, alcohol blackouts, and the anxiety that followed. He was the life of the party, had a successful career, and was...
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Staying Sober: Why the Small Wins Matter Most
What really changes when you stop drinking, and what are some of the biggest benefits of sobriety that nobody talks about? When we think about quitting alcohol and getting sober, we often focus on the big milestones: 30 days sober, 90 days sober, one year sober, or even hitting rock bottom and...
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Robyn Ottolini on Sobriety, Creativity & Finding Her Spark Again
Country artist Robyn Ottolini didn’t lose everything because of alcohol. She had a career she loved, close friends, a supportive family, and plenty to be grateful for. But behind the scenes, drinking was contributing to anxiety, sadness, shame, and a growing feeling that something needed to…
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Alcohol Addiction Cost Him Everything. Why Couldn’t He Stay Sober?
Feel like you’ll never get sober? Maybe you’ve tried again and again, but nothing seems to stick. Mike knows that feeling well. Mike’s alcohol addiction eventually cost him his marriage, his business, his relationship with his kids, and nearly everything he had. He went through treatment multiple...
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Amanda Thought Getting Sober Would Cost Her Everything. She Was Wrong
Amanda built much of her identity around partying. Drinking, drugs, festivals, relationships, and a large social circle weren’t just things she did—they had become part of who she believed she was. Even when a doctor warned her that continuing to use drugs could kill her, Amanda couldn’t imagine...
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She Looked Like She Had It All Together While Secretly Struggling With Alcohol | Kori’s Sober Story
No one knew how much Kori was really drinking. From the outside, she was a wife, mom, and hard worker who seemed to have everything together. Behind the scenes, she was secretly taking shots, hiding her alcohol use, and questioning whether she had a drinking problem. After years working in the…
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After 7 Years Sober, Anthony Relapsed and Found Himself Back in Addiction
After more than seven years sober, Anthony never imagined he would find himself back in active addiction. In this episode of the Sober Motivation Podcast, Anthony shares his powerful story of drug addiction, cocaine addiction, sobriety, relapse, and addiction recovery. He opens up about his early...
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Alcohol Addiction Led to Liver Failure at 35 | Will’s Story Part 2
Will returns for Part 2 of his story. After 125 days sober, Will returned to drinking. His alcohol addiction progressed until he was facing end-stage liver cirrhosis, kidney failure, and doctors telling his family he could have just weeks left to live. Will shares what it was like receiving a…
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He Thought He Would Die Drinking: Sober Dave’s Story of Alcohol Addiction and Recovery
David Wilson, better known as Sober Dave, spent decades drinking before alcohol slowly took over nearly every part of his life. What began with drinking socially eventually progressed from beer to cider, wine and finally vodka — at his worst, Dave was drinking around a litre of vodka every night....
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From Alcohol Addiction and Liver Failure to Sobriety: Will's Sober Story
Will Gordon’s alcohol addiction progressed to drinking as much as 1.75 liters of vodka every two days. His health deteriorated, he was diagnosed with alcoholic hepatitis and cirrhosis, and eventually his organs began shutting down. In this episode of the Sober Motivation Podcast, Will shares the...
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Stage 4 Cirrhosis From Alcohol: Chelsea’s Sobriety Story
Chelsea was diagnosed with stage 4 liver cirrhosis after nearly a decade of heavy alcohol use, but even being told she could die wasn’t enough to immediately make her stop drinking. She shares the progression of her alcohol addiction, liver failure, ascites and the moment she finally got sober on...
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From Daily Vodka to Sobriety: How Shelby Quit Drinking
Have you ever promised yourself you would stop drinking tomorrow, only to find yourself doing the exact same thing the next day? For Shelby, weekend drinking eventually progressed into daily vodka, blackouts, hidden bottles, and trying desperately to control her relationship with alcohol. She…
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10 Years of Trying to Quit Drinking: Andy’s Sobriety Story
What happens when you know alcohol is hurting your family, but you still can’t stop drinking? Andy returns to the Sober Motivation Podcast to share his journey from years of secret drinking and failed attempts to quit alcohol to reaching 18 months sober. For nearly a decade, Andy knew his...
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Alcohol Addiction Led to Liver and Kidney Failure at 29. Christine’s Sobriety Story
At 29 years old, Christine’s alcohol addiction led to liver and kidney failure. Her brain was swelling, she had lost the ability to walk, and doctors told her family she may have only 48 hours to live. Christine survived, but that still wasn’t the end of her drinking. In this episode of the Sober...
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The Drinking Problem He Couldn’t See | Mike & Kristen’s Quit Drinking Story
Mike never thought he had a drinking problem. He was working, providing for his family, and convinced himself he was still functioning. But behind closed doors, alcohol was quietly changing everything. In this powerful quit drinking story, Mike and his wife Kristen share both sides of their…
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From World Cup Success to Alcohol Addiction | David Correy's Story
David Correy had reached the kind of success most people only dream about. He was performing around the world, creating music, and achieving goals he had worked toward for years. But behind the scenes, he was carrying unimaginable grief. After losing both of his parents within a short period of...
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She Thought She Was Stronger Than Alcohol | From Relapse to Recovery
Trisha never thought alcohol would take over her life. She survived three brain surgeries, built a successful barber shop, and raised two daughters as a single mom. When life became overwhelming, alcohol started as a way to cope with stress. Within months, she was physically dependent—drinking...
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The Hidden Cost of Shame | Jason’s Quit Drinking Story
Jason spent decades believing he had everything under control. He built a successful career, became known as the guy who could outdrink almost anyone, and convinced himself that because he was still functioning, he didn’t really have a problem. But behind the scenes, alcohol—and eventually...
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I Interviewed 280 People About Sobriety. These 12 Lessons Changed Everything.
For the past several years, I’ve had one of the greatest privileges imaginable—sitting across from hundreds of people willing to tell the truth about addiction and recovery. As we approach 300 episodes of Sober Motivation, I wanted to step back and answer one question: What have all these...
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He Drank Until His Liver Failed | Aaron’s Sobriety Story
Aaron never believed alcohol would nearly cost him his life. Like many people, drinking started as a way to fit in, cope with anxiety, and numb painful experiences. After losing his father at a young age, finding his brother after a fatal overdose, and carrying years of grief and trauma, alcohol...
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Alcohol Addiction, Blackouts and Relapse: How Jess Finally Got Sober
Jess never imagined alcohol would take her here. After years of trying to stop drinking, repeated relapses, multiple detoxes, inpatient treatment, and three-day blackouts, she found herself waking up to police after her truck became stranded on train tracks. She thought she had destroyed her...
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Do You Really Need Rock Bottom to Quit Drinking? | Matt’s Sober Story
Many people believe they have to lose everything before they quit drinking. Matt’s story proves otherwise. From the outside, he looked like he had it all—a successful career, a loving wife, three boys, and a normal suburban life. But behind the scenes, alcohol slowly became the center of...
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How Alcohol Almost Killed Me Before I Got Sober | Marty's Story
Alcohol didn’t almost take Marty’s life overnight—it happened one drink at a time. What started as partying with friends slowly became drinking alone, daily alcohol use, multiple ER visits, and eventually liver damage so severe his skin turned yellow. Doctors warned him that another drink could...
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The Hidden Cost of Alcohol | Mike’s Sobriety Story
What is alcohol really costing you? In this episode of the Sober Motivation Podcast, Mike shares how alcohol slowly became part of his daily life without obvious warning signs. He kept his job, raised a family, and looked successful on the outside—but after quitting drinking, he realized alcohol...
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She Drank 4 Liters of Vodka a Day | Mailinn’s Sobriety Story
At 28 years old, Mailinn was preparing to die. She was drinking up to 4 liters of vodka a day, vomiting blood daily, and losing the ability to walk. Doctors had run out of answers. Her family was bracing for the worst. Then her body shut down. In 2020, Mailinn was placed into a coma with...
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How I Got Sober After Drinking Alcohol for 30 Years | Elisa’s Sober Story
Elisa drank alcohol for 30 years. What started as relief from childhood trauma slowly turned into alcohol addiction, DUIs, broken relationships, and a life she says she barely remembers. At eight years old, Elisa testified in court against someone in her own family. Growing up afraid and feeling...
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He Thought Addiction Had Won | Gio’s Sobriety Story
“I genuinely thought I was a hopeless alcoholic addict with no chance of return.” That’s where Gio found himself. After years of success as a hockey player—including a Division I scholarship and a professional career—addiction slowly took over. What started as drinking and partying became…
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High-Functioning Alcoholism Almost Destroyed Him: Manny’s Road to Sobriety
Manny grew up in New Orleans surrounded by alcohol, but after watching the damage drinking caused in his own family, he wanted nothing to do with it. That changed later in life. After marriage, business success, cocaine, alcohol, Hurricane Katrina, divorce, depression, day drinking, and…
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I Was Drinking at 7 A.M. and Hating My Life | Gary's Sobriety Story
He had a loving family, a private school education, great friends, and every opportunity in front of him. Yet by age 33, Gary was drinking in 7 a.m. bars in Spain, waking up in hostels with no money, and wondering how his life had fallen apart. In this episode of Sober Motivation, Gary Mairs…
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I Wasn’t Drinking Every Day, But Alcohol Controlled My Life | Todd's Sober Story
Todd looked like he had it all together. He had a good job, a family, a home, and no major public consequences from drinking. But inside, alcohol was taking up more space than he wanted to admit. In this episode of the Sober Motivation Podcast, Todd shares how weekend drinking, binge drinking,...
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I Never Hit Rock Bottom, But I Knew I Had to Quit Drinking | Mateja's Story
“I never got a DUI. I never got arrested. I never lost my job. So how could I possibly have a problem with alcohol?” Mateja didn’t drink until she was 21. She had a successful career, a good family, and from the outside looked like someone who had it all together. But behind the scenes, alcohol…
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I Was Drinking Every Day — How Alcohol Took Over My Life | JB’s Sobriety Story
For years, JB thought he could manage his drinking. What started as binge drinking slowly turned into drinking every day, hiding alcohol, drinking on the way home, anxiety, shame, and feeling completely trapped inside the cycle. In this episode of the Sober Motivation Podcast, JB shares his full...
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I Was Drinking 3 Bottles Of Wine A Night | Jessica’s Sobriety Story
From the outside, Jessica looked like she had it all together. But behind closed doors, she was drinking 3 bottles of wine every night, blacking out, throwing up before work, and quietly falling apart while trying to convince herself everything was fine. In this episode of The Sober Motivation...
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Luke Didn’t Know Who He Was Without Alcohol to 7 Years Sober
Luke spent 14 years selling alcohol while it was slowly killing him. Three rounds of rehab. Hospital visits. Drinking in the morning. On December 30, 2018, he had his last drink. In this follow-up, Luke walks Brad through what changed in the seven years since. The scene with his daughter…
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From Hiding Vodka in the Bathroom to 6 Years Sober: Jimmy's Story
Jimmy used to drive his car around the corner, sit alone, and drink vodka all day instead of going to work. At home, he hid bottles behind the sink and inside the toilet cistern, sneaking off mid conversation to top up. He started drinking at 14. By his mid twenties he was going through three...
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Quitting Drinking Saved My Life | Stephanie’s Sobriety Story
Stephanie never thought she had a serious drinking problem. She was successful, working in healthcare, maintaining relationships, and doing everything she could to keep life together on the outside. But behind closed doors, alcohol slowly became the way she coped with anxiety, depression, grief,...
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From Alcohol Addiction to Sobriety | Ian Madsen’s Story
Ian Madsen grew up in Australia around heavy drinking and alcoholism, Ian shares how alcohol became normalized early in life after losing his mother and how that pattern followed him into professional sprint car racing in America. What started as partying and fitting in slowly turned into...
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Quitting Drinking Without a "Rock Bottom": Paula's Story
You don't need a rock bottom to quit drinking. No DUI. No lost job. No moment where everything blows up. For Paula, life looked great from the outside, a beautiful home in South Florida, two kids, a marriage built in the alcohol industry, and a career soaked in alcohol. Nothing was falling apart…
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Quit Drinking Then Got Hooked on Kratom | What No One Talks About
From the outside everything looked perfect. Behind the scenes alcohol addiction was taking over and one night it nearly ended everything. In this episode Lauren shares her sobriety story from having her first drink at just 10 years old to years of hiding alcohol addiction behind a life that…
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Quitting Drinking After So Many Day Ones: Bri's Story
Bri is almost one year sober. For the year before that she tried to quit drinking over and over, racking up day ones nobody knew about. Two months sober, then a slip. Two months again, another slip. From the outside she was the picture perfect mom. Accountant, wife, two little boys, a pool in the...
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27 Years Sober: How Dr. Donald Crowe Quit Drinking
Dr. Donald Crowe was telling patients they needed to stop drinking. Then he'd go home, open two bottles of wine, and pass out. Every single night. A physician with 40 years in medicine, Donald started drinking in college and spent the next two decades convincing himself it couldn't be that bad...
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From DUI Manslaughter To 22 Years Sober — Martin's Story
On New Year's Eve 2003, Martin Lockett ran a red light drunk and killed two women, and severely injured a third. They where all long-time members of Portland's recovery community, one 16 years sober, one 17. They were returning home from a clean and sober New Year's Eve party. Martin served 17…
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He Drank for 25 Years… And Didn’t Recognize Himself Anymore
Quit drinking is not about willpower. It is about the moment you realize you cannot keep living like this anymore. For over 25 years, alcohol was part of Paul’s life. From the outside, everything looked fine. But inside, the anxiety was building, the anger was growing, and he was slowly becoming...
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You Don’t Have to Lose Everything to Quit Drinking - Ash Butterss
You don’t have to lose everything to question your drinking. In this episode, I sit down with Ash Butterss to talk about the moment she realized something needed to change—and why you don’t need a traditional “rock bottom” to quit drinking. Ash shares her sobriety journey, from living a life that...
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Eric Drank Nearly Every Day for 23 Years | Now 4 Years Sober
Eric returns to share an update on his sobriety journey after nearly two decades of daily drinking. From 2008 to 2021, alcohol was part of his everyday life. What started as normal slowly turned into something much more serious—leading to severe withdrawal, hallucinations, and even seizures when…
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I Couldn’t Stop Drinking. Even After 13 Treatment Centers | Jason Wahler
If you've tried to quit drinking and keep relapsing, this episode is for you. Jason Wahler is known from Laguna Beach, The Hills, and Celebrity Rehab, but behind the cameras he was battling severe alcohol addiction for years. He went through 13 treatment centers, faced arrests, survived suicide...
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Mommy Wine Culture Had Me Hiding Alcohol | How Megan Quit Drinking
What does it take to finally quit drinking when your entire life revolves around it? In this episode of the Sober Motivation Podcast, Megan shares her powerful sobriety journey, opening up about growing up around addiction, losing her father to alcoholism, and how her own drinking slowly…
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The Sober Motivation Podcast – Real Stories. Real Change.
Welcome to The Sober Motivation Podcast, the top-rated recovery podcast inspiring people to quit drinking, stay sober, and build a life they’re proud of. Hosted by Brad McLeod, founder of the Sober Motivation Community, each episode features real sobriety stories, life-changing conversations, and actionable tools to help you overcome addiction and rediscover purpose.
Whether you’re new to recovery, sober-curious, or years alcohol-free, this show will help you find the motivation and mindset to keep going—one day at a time. With millions of downloads and a growing global community, Sober Motivation is where hope meets action.
Topics include: quitting alcohol, relapse prevention, mindset shifts, personal g
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