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Young & Sober!
by Young and sober
The podcast where we discuss what it means to get sober under the age of 30, and stay sober.
Episodes
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Did I listen? ; Suggestions made in early recovery
Alex and Julia chat about suggestions made in early recovery. Those they listened to, those they didn't and the results of those choices. Julia got sober at 23, and hasn't taken a drink in 36 years, so this is well worth a listen!
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Stimming and winning; Autism and recovery
Alex and Beth talk about their autism diagnoses, covering acceptance, the traits they identify with, the correlation with traits of alcoholism and the tools they use to manage both their autism and alcoholism. Autism And AA meeting Zoom ID: 636 252 1979 Password: AA Meeting is Everyday 4:00pm GMT...
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Living rent free; handling anger and resentment in recovery
Josh and Alex talk about their experiences of anger and resentment both before and in sobriety, and they share how the handle them with the tools of 12 step recovery.
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When the going gets tough; using the tools when times are hard
This episode, Alex and Sophie talk about the myriad of ways they manage when times are hard. They share openly about their struggles and talk about the huge toolbox they have now that they are sober.
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Sober Companions; Working in the Recovery Industry
Alex and Dan chat with Jasper about being young, sober, and working in the recovery industry. They discuss being a sober companion, staying within the traditions, and what it's like to work in the recovery industry. They also take a listener question from Dan's mom about how bad his drinking…
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Ep 64 A Pint After Work; Dealing with Work Stress in Recovery
This week Alex and Dan chat about being young, sober, and work stress. Covering everything from how they used to cope with work stress, leaving drinks, how they handle work stress now, and loads of things in between. They also get honest about not having a listener question, so please send one…
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Ep 63 Moving & Not Running; Sober Geographicals
Lottie and Dan chat about being young, sober, and moving in recovery. They cover Lottie's upcoming move, how finding meetings differ from when they came in, and discerning if moving is right. They also take a listener question about summer drinking (slightly late) and what the group is grateful…
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Ep 62 Working Step 11; Sought through prayer and meditation to improve...
We are back with Jack and Alex to chat about their experience with Step 11, "Sought through prayer and meditation to improve our conscious contact with God as we understood Him, praying only for knowledge of His will for us and the power to carry that out." They cover meditating with apps,...
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Ep 61 Managing Life while Putting AA First
Jack and Lottie chat with Holly about being young, sober, and putting AA first. They cover swimming in lakes, finding time for meetings, making tough decisions around AA commitments and balancing life. They also take a listener question about going back to the office and still finding time to get...
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Ep 60 Give Me A Candle; Sober Living in a Drinkers World
Alex, Lottie, and Dan chat about being young, sober, and drinking culture. They talk about weddings, stags, kissing, holding people's drinks, and why Lottie just wants a candle. The crew also cover splitting bills, jealousy towards regular drinkers, a listener question telling people you don't...
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Ep 59 Potty Training; Starting a Family Sober
Jack and Josh chat with Louis about being young, sober, and starting a family. They cover what it's like when you take a perfectly crafted sobriety morning routine and infuse two children under five into the mix, potty training and the real meaning of serenity, a listener question about when…
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Ep 58 You're Not an Alcoholic; Alcoholics Stereotypes, Self Assessments, and Drunk Uncles
Dan and Lottie chat about being young, sober, and stereotypes of an alcoholic. They take the AA Self Assessment for the first time, reflect on the passage "They Stopped In Time", and chat about why not every alcoholic has a park bench in their story. We hear about how Lottie was the classic Drunk...
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Ep 57 Working Step 10; Personal Inventory and Admitting We Were Wrong
Jack and Lottie chat to Teddy about his experience with Step 10, "Continued to take personal inventory and when we were wrong promptly admitted it". They cover different inventories, such as spot checks, nightly reviews, and deeper dives. Along with learning to admit you were wrong promptly and…
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Ep 56 Barely Legal; Sober before 18
This week Josh and Lottie chat with Lucinda about being very young and sober. Covering everything from people telling you "they spilt more than you drank", going to Coachella sober, getting a masters, and the journey along the way. They also talk about a listener question on being "sober curious"...
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Ep 55 Ring of Fire; Pop Culture & Recovery
This week Alex and Dan chat about being young, sober, and pop culture. Covering everything from songs they got drunk with, movies that showed them their first AA meeting, how Bradley Cooper can make you want to pick up, and loads of things in between. They also talk about a listener question on...
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Ep 54 Things I Wish I Knew Before Coming To AA
This week Jack and Josh chat to Jimi about his experience being young and sober, and the things he wish he knew before he came to AA. They also talk about a listener question about crushes in AA and, of course, what they are grateful for today.
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Ep 53 Working Step 9; Amends is More Than Saying Sorry
This week Lottie and Dan chat about their experience of Step 9 "Made direct amends to such people wherever possible, except when to do so would injure them or others." Covering topics such as how an amend is structured, what it was like to make one, and living amends. They also talk about a...
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Ep 52 Counting Days; Reflecting on the early days
This week Alex and Lottie chat to C about her experience of counting days and early recovery. They also talk about a listener question relapsing and struggling to get past three months and, of course, what they are grateful for today.
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Ep 51 Another way out; Suicide & Recovery
This week, Alex and Josh speak to Kathy who is celebrating three years of sobriety on the topic of suicide. The episode may trigger some people so be aware it may be a slightly more difficult listen than other weeks but they open up about their own struggles with suicidal thoughts and attempts in...
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Ep 50 Question Time; How do I know I'm really an alcoholic and other questions
This week Alex and Jack answer questions big and small. If you have ever wondered, "How do I know I'm really an alcoholic?" or "Will I be able to make friends?" then this is the episode for you.
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Ep 49 Working Step 8; Identifying Harms & Finding Willingness
This week Josh and Dan chat to Myles about his experience of Step 8 "Made a list of all persons we had harmed, and became willing to make amends to them all." Covering topics such as what it means to have harmed someone, how they found the willingness to make amends, and advice to those embarking...
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Ep 48 Books & Bobs; Unofficial Recovery Reading
This week Alex and Lottie chat with Alice about outside reading. They talk about Drop the Rock, Letting Go The Pathway of Surender, The Road Less Traveled, and The Gifts of Imperfection. They also talk about a listener question about bringing non AA members to the meeting and, of course, what…
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Ep 47 WTF is a Geographical?
This week Josh and Dan chat with Nate about Geographicals. They talk about moving across oceans, joining the military, and finding out that an active alcoholic always brings their alcoholism with them no matter how far they run. They also talk about a listener question about Al-Anon and, of…
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Ep 46 Mix & Match; Cross addiction in recovery
This week Lottie and Jack chat with Hugo about cross addiction in recovery. Exercise, work, ice cream, crypto and F1, discussing the expected and unexpected cross addictions you discover when in recovery. They also talk about a listener question about sponsorship in multiple fellowships and, of...
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Ep 45 Working Step 7; Shortcomings Begone
This week Jack and Josh chat to Jenna about her experience of Step 7 "Humbly ask Him to remove your shortcomings". They cover topics such as shortcomings, higher powers, dropping the rock, and share their own experiences with the Step.
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Ep 44 Question Time; Am I too young for AA and other questions
This week Lottie and Dan are joined by Emma and Harry to answer questions big and small. If you have ever wondered, "Am I too young for AA?" or "How do I save people from AA's phone numbers in my phone?" then this is the episode for you. Please keep submitting your questions so they can feature…
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Ep 43 Friendship & Recovery; You win some; you lose some.
This week Lottie and Josh chat with Niall about friendship and recovery. They discuss the ones you lose, the ones that stay, and the ones you gain. They also talk about a listener question about what to say when you no longer drink, of course, what they are grateful for today. Update from the…
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Ep 42 Rehab & Treatment; A Day in the Life
This week Jack and Dan chat with Katie about treatment and rehab. They discuss the decision to go, what it was like and most importantly, what to pack. They also talk about a listener question about Self Help Books and, of course, what they are grateful for today. Update from the Show We will be...
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Ep 41 Working Step 6
This week Lottie and Alex chat to Will about his experience of step 6 "We were entirely ready to have God to remove all our defects of character". They cover topics such as character defects, higher powers and self reflection among others, and share their own experiences with the Step.
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Ep 40 We Wish You a Sober Christmas; The festive season in recovery
This week we chat to Eve about traversing the festive season in recovery. She shares her experience, and we discuss our first sober Christmases as well as the tools we now use to make sure we stay abstinent and as emotionally sober as we can!
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Ep 39 Outside the box; applying the principles in the outside world
This week Jack and Alex chat to Anna about applying the principles of recovery in day to day situations. They discuss bringing humility, compassion and patience into situations with friends, family and colleagues and how our recovery can have a ripple effect into every area of our lives.
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Ep 38 Paying it forward; Service in sobriety
This week Josh and Alex talk to Malory about her experience of giving back in recovery. They discuss what service is, and why it is important for our own recovery as well as others, and share their experience of their best moments paying it forward.
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Ep 37 Young, Sober and Working with Others
This week we chat to Kat about chapter 7 in the Big Book of AA; "working with others'. We discuss experiences of being supported by other alcoholics as well as how we can be of service to others in our recovery and how important that is.
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Ep 36 Young, Sober and Working Step 5
This week Alex, Dan and Josh chat about Step 5; we “admitted to God, to ourselves, and to another human being the exact nature of our wrongs”. They share their experience of the step along with discussing resentment, compassion, getting honest and feeling understood and accepted in recovery.
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Ep 35 Young, Sober and Stepping Into Action
This week we chat to Sarah about "Into Action" the next in our series of chapters of the Big Book of AA. We discuss living a double life, getting honest and trying to avoid getting complacent as our recovery progresses.
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Ep 34 Young & Sober and How it Works
This week we chat to Dan about 'How it Works' the next chapter in our series on The Big Book of AA. We discuss making amends, taking responsibility and crossing moral lines.
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Episode 33 - Young, Sober and Working Step 4
Christian and Molly talk about tackling Step 4 with the guidance of a sponsor. Molly is a journalist and 2.5 years sober.
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Ep 32 Young, Sober and Coming To Believe
Christian speaks to Jodie about coming to believe in a higher power once getting into recovery, touching on paragraphs from chapter 4 of the Big Book; We Agnostics. Jodie talks about the 'Fake till you make it' approach that she adopted in her early days until she finally came to believe in a...
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Ep 31 Young & Sober and Admitting we Have a Problem
This week we chat to Theo about "More About Alcoholism", a chapter in the Big Book that describes the lengths we can go to to convince ourselves that we are not alcoholics. Theo shares her experience, and we discuss all the ways we tried to stop drinking alcoholically before we finally found...
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Ep 30 Young, Sober and Experiencing a Psychic Change
Christian and Patrick take a deep dive into Chapter 2 of the Big Book; 'There is a Solution', as it relates to their own personal experience of recovering from alcoholism. During the episode, Christian and Patrick talk about how having 'psychic change' as a result of working the 12 steps has had…
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ep 29 Young, Sober and Not Picking Up the First Drink
This week we talk to Josh about Bills Story, starting at page 1 of the big book. Bill's story details the danger of the first drink and his rock bottom leading to the willingness to pursue recovery in the founding stages of the AA program. Josh and Alex share their experience while discussing...
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Ep 28 Young, Sober and Reading 'They Stopped in Time"
This week we chat to our guest about "They Stopped in Time", the section of the Big Book that discusses Alcoholics who got sober before they had lost everything. Toni shares her experience, and we cover the realisation that although we had not lost everything yet, that didn't mean we weren't...
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Ep 27 Young, Sober and Working Step 3
“Made a decision to turn our will and our lives over to the care of God as we understood Him.” Step 3 is theme of episode 27 and we have Tony on the show to discuss what this step means to him. Tony has been sober from alcohol since age 29. During the episode, Christian, Alex and Tony also dig…
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Ep 26 Young and Sober and The Keys of The Kingdom
In episode 26, Christian and Jack chat with Charlie. Charlie is in his 3rd year of recovery and got sober aged 26. During the episode, they reference touch on geographicals, 'busyness', vein attempts to change drinking habits, self esteem and the benefits of attending meetings. They also…
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Ep 25 Young, Sober and Working Step 2
This week we chat to Noelle about her experience of working step 2. Noelle is our youngest guest, getting sober at 16 and now sober for 3 years! We loved chatting to her, and hope you are as inspired as we are.
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Ep 24 Young & Sober Acceptance
Christian, Jack and Irma explore the theme of acceptance. From accepting they were alcoholic in their early days to accepting their own concept of a higher power in order to work a successful programme of recovery in AA. (Please excuse some of the audio quality on this one!)
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Ep 23 Young, Sober and Reading the Doctor's Opinion
This week Alex and Christian talk to Dave about his Sobriety Journey and reading the doctor's opinion; the part of the introduction to the Big Book of AA that talks about the phenomenon of craving and evidence for the success of AA for treating alcoholism.
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Ep 22 Young, Sober and Handling Boredom
This week, Christian, Alex and Jack discuss handling boredom. During the episode they impart some advice that they were given in their early days as well strategies and self care practices that they've since put in place in order to look after themselves.
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Ep 21 Young, Sober and Sponsorship
This week Jack and Christian chat to Nick about sponsorship and getting a sponsor. They share their experience of working through the steps with another alcoholic, and in turn helping a newcomer to work through the steps.
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Ep 20 Young, Sober and Working Step One
This week Alex and Jack talk to John about his experience of working step one. He shares his experience with recovery, and they each discuss the effects that step one has on their sobriety.
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The podcast where we discuss what it means to get sober under the age of 30, and stay sober.
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