Keep Coming Back: Real Stories of Sobriety & Recovery
63 episodes - English - Latest episode: 26 days ago - ★★★★★ - 342 ratingsExperience, strength, and hope:
Welcome to “Keep Coming Back” a series of inspiring and powerful conversations focused around the paths to sobriety and recovery. Each episode explores an individual’s unique story, their relationship with drugs and alcohol, and explains how each navigates life today without a drink, a powder, or a pill.
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Twitter: @kcbpodcast
Hosted by Mike S
Sobriety Date 7/5/16
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Episodes
Julia M. Age 54 Sober since: 09/08 Part I of 2
December 02, 2019 22:45 - 42 minutes - 38.7 MBHow does one go bankrupt? Two ways, first gradually, and then suddenly _E. Hemmingway In part one of my interview with Julia, we discuss all the events leading to day 1 of her recovery. From drinking, to pill addiction, to smoking crack cocaine, the conversation spans being a daughter, a wife, and a mother in active addiction.
Bill S. Age. 61 Sober since: 11/19/95
November 20, 2019 16:36 - 42 minutes - 39.3 MBComedy writer and comedian Bill S. reflects on 24 years of sobriety in today's interview. We touch on growing up in a large Jewish family, his late-wife and the influence her sobriety had on him, and Bill provides some nostalgic tales from early days in recovery.
Stacy H. Age 51. Sober since 10/6/86
November 14, 2019 20:44 - 54 minutes - 49.8 MBBorn and raised in northern Louisiana , Stacy had spent time in two rehabs by the age of 19. During our time together we discussed the importance of sponsorship, her connection to a power greater then herself, and touch on why AA's seem to continue to struggle with relationships..
Ryan M. Age 49 Sober since: 10/08/09
November 05, 2019 19:56 - 58 minutes - 53.3 MB"5% of life is what's happening to you, and 95% of life is how we react to it" In the course of an hour, Ryan and I discuss the blackouts, the un-manageability , and the double life that comes with active alcoholism. In the back half we explored finding a relationship with a power greater then yourself and how that manifests in life today.
Lee O. Age 38 Sober since: 7/3/06
October 28, 2019 18:44 - 44 minutes - 40.7 MBAfter years of sobriety, Lee O. took a break from AA. In this interview he discusses what lead to that break, what brought him back, and what keeps him coming to meetings after 13 years.
Farrell M. Age. 49 Sober: 1/6/00
October 20, 2019 01:39 - 49 minutes - 45.8 MBHow does one navigate the 12-steps in moments when a belief in a higher power is waning or even non-existent? This is a question nearly everyone has struggled with at some point in sobriety. In this interview Farrell and I discuss his road to a rehab center, early enthusiasm for AA, and the "god" moments in his story
Ella G. Age 33. Sober: 5/24/15
October 20, 2019 00:24 - 41 minutes - 37.7 MBThere's a reason so many alcoholics and addicts drank and drugged for too long...it wasn't ALL bad. Trying to recapture some magic from years before, whether it be a feeling, or a sense of comradery is a common theme for many. In this interview Ella and I discuss the shift from drinking with friends to drinking in isolation, and how she made the decision to stop.
Allen C. Age 35 Sober: 8/24/15
October 17, 2019 11:53 - 31 minutes - 28.8 MB"We had these intentions, but drugs and alcohol got in the way of everything. I knew I'd lost the power of choice" "I didn't know how do do anything without drinking. I didn't know how to date. I didn't know how to hangout with friends...and in the beginning its very lonely." Allen is the only person in this podcast series who knew me when I was active. We met in 2007, and spend much of the interview reminiscing and remarking on just how different life is today for both of us.
Sydney M. Age. 28 Sober: 1/7/2010
October 17, 2019 11:53 - 45 minutes - 41.5 MBRehab at 15, then back to high school. Rehab at 18, and now it sticks. Sydney and I weave through her story and focus on life in a rehab, willingness to change, and growing up with alcoholism in the family.
Tom L. Age 50 Sober 8/3/17
October 08, 2019 18:09 - 41 minutes - 38.3 MB"I was drinking around the clock" " If you had my life you'd drink too" Tom and I start at the end and work our way back. From his first meeting until the moment it finally clicked, we talk about what finally lead to the end of 30+ years of drinking.
Nicole L. Age 51 Sober: 10/15/91
October 07, 2019 17:14 - 44 minutes - 41.2 MBDating in sobriety, fellowship, and sharing in the rooms of AA are all discussed in this interview with Nicole. She talks to what it means to "drink like a man" and explains the difference between a physical bottom and a "spiritual bottom"
Jon A. Age 26 Sober since: 1/1/18
October 07, 2019 17:03 - 53 minutes - 48.6 MB..."at this point I've crossed the threshold. Alcohol was no longer about having fun. It's not a social lubricant anymore, it was about not feeling the way I felt anymore. I would come home from work, drink beer, drink whiskey, smoke cigarettes , and pass out at 8pm so I didn't have to feel anymore"
Robert B. Age 42. Sober since: 8/8/11
October 07, 2019 12:20 - 42 minutes - 38.6 MBIntroduction to “Keep Coming Back.” In this initial episode I discuss a bit of my own story, followed by my interview with Rob B. Age 42 and sober since 8/8/11. We explore how drinking touched his work life, affected his marriage, and his initial thoughts on recovery and AA.