Recovery Elevator

Episode 286: It's Never Too Late To Quit Drinking

10 Aug 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Jim took his last drink April 7, 2020. With just over 70 days (at the time of recording) this is his story of living alcohol free (AF).   Today Odett...

RE 285: Impermanence is triggering, but does it have to be?

03 Aug 2020

Contributed by Lukas

John took his last drink on August 31, 2019. With about 10 months (at the time of recording) this is his story of living alcohol-free (AF).   Today O...

RE 284: B is for Boundaries

27 Jul 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Andrew took his last drink June 02, 2020. With 9 days (at the time of recording) this is his story of living alcohol free (AF).   Finding the better ...

RE 283: What do you do with a Problem?

20 Jul 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Heidi took her last drink on May 20, 2020. With 19 days (at the time of recording) this is her story of living alcohol-free (AF).   Odette opens toda...

RE 282: Is it Working?

13 Jul 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Michael took his last drink on May 13, 2019. With just over a year sober (at the time of recording) this is his story of living alcohol-free (AF).   ...

RE 281: Rewriting Memos

06 Jul 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Sara took her last drink on December 02, 2018. With 18 months sober (at the time of recording) this is her story of living alcohol-free (AF).   Odett...

RE 280: Prepping for an Alcohol Free 4th of July

29 Jun 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Hannah took her last drink on April 16, 2020. With 45 days sober (at the time of recording) this is her story of living alcohol-free (AF).   Paul has...

RE 279: Permission Slips

22 Jun 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Jamieson took his last drink on August 7, 2019. With almost 10 months sober (at the time of recording) this is his story of living alcohol-free (AF). ...

RE 278: Day One Emotions

15 Jun 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Kris took his last drink on August 9, 2017. At just over 1000 days (at the time of recording) this is his story of living alcohol-free (AF).   Odette...

RE 277: Season 2 - New Beginnings

08 Jun 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Paul opens today's episode talking about the short term & long term plans for Recovery Elevator: Paul is taking a break from the podcast and he will b...

RE 276: End of Season 1

01 Jun 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Brian took his last drink September 18, 2019. At 213 days (at the time of recording) this is his story of living alcohol free (AF).   End of Season 1...

RE 275: The Drink in my Hand Was Never Enough

25 May 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Belle took her last drink June 30, 2012. With almost 8 years of sobriety (at the time of recording) this is her story of living alcohol free (AF). On ...

RE 274: I Feel Your Pain

18 May 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Jeff took his last drink February 8, 2020. With 65 days of sobriety (at the time of recording) this is his story of living alcohol free (AF). On today...

RE 273: You Don't Have to Quit Drinking to Quit Drinking

11 May 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Carrie took her last drink April 7, 2020. With 7 days of sobriety (at the time of recording) this is her story of living alcohol-free (AF).   On toda...

RE 272: Recovery Gave us a Head Start

04 May 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Ruth took her last drink March 21, 2020. With 13 days of sobriety (at the time of recording) this is her story of living alcohol free (AF) during a wo...

RE 271: Sobriety in a Pandemic Part II

27 Apr 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Kirby took her last drink March 25, 2018. This is her story.   On today's episode Paul shares more stories from listeners, and Café RE members, sha...

RE 270: Sobriety in a Pandemic

20 Apr 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Tom took his last drink February 16, 2019.  This is his story. On today's episode Paul shares stories from listeners, and Café RE members, sharing t...

RE 269: "Nolo" Drinks - NA Beers and Kombucha

13 Apr 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Derek took his last drink August 22, 2019.  This is his story. On today's episode Paul talks about what a Nolo drink is, non-alcoholic beers, and kom...

RE 268: You're in the Ring

06 Apr 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Raj took his last drink May 11, 2014.  This is his story. On today's episode Paul zooms out and talks about the journey.   If you are listening to ...

RE 267: When Facing Crisis

30 Mar 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Lucas took his last drink November 13, 2018.  This is his story. On today's episode Paul talks about crisis.  In some languages the word 'crisis' is...

RE 266: Rule 22

23 Mar 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Renee took her last drink January 2, 2020.  This is her story. If you have ever wanted to attend a Recovery Elevator event you should get yourself to...

RE 265: The Strategy of the Comfort Zone

16 Mar 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Janine took her last drink on October 6, 2019.  This is her story. If you have ever wanted to attend a Recovery Elevator event you should get yoursel...

RE 264: Broken and Whole

09 Mar 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Aaron took his last drink October 6, 2019.  This is his story. If you have ever wanted to attend a Recovery Elevator event you should get yourself to...

RE 263: Top Ten Benefits of Quitting Drinking

02 Mar 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Tara took her last drink February 4, 2019.  This is her story. On today's episode Paul talks about the top 10 reasons for quitting drinking.  Number...

RE 262: Do the Work

24 Feb 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Vinny took his last drink 9 ½ years ago.  This is his story. On today's episode Paul talks about change.  Whether you like it, or not, you are alwa...

RE 261: Do You Want to Quit Drinking or Not?

17 Feb 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Sofi took her last drink on April 28, 2014.  This is her story. On today's episode Paul talks about tough love.  If you are saying you want to quit ...

RE 260: Moderate Drinking

10 Feb 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Lisa took her last drink on December 16, 2017.  This is her story. On today's episode Paul talks about moderate drinking, and whether or not it works...

RE 259: It's the Simple Things in Life

03 Feb 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Andrew took his last drink on February 16, 2019.  This is his story. Update on the Alcohol is Sh!t book!  The book is out!  Pick up your paperback ...

RE 258: SOBER - Son of a Bitch, Everything's Real

27 Jan 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Scott took his last drink on December 2, 2018.  This is his story. Update on the Alcohol is Sh!t book!  The book is out!  Pick up your paperback co...

RE 257: I Quit Drinking... Now What?

20 Jan 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Bianca took her last drink on October 3, 2018.  This is her story. Update on the Alcohol is Sh!t book!  The book is out!  Pick up your paperback co...

RE 256: What Happens to Your Brain When You Stop Drinking Alcohol

13 Jan 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Greg took his last drink on October 2, 2012.  This is his story. Update on the Alcohol is Sh!t book!  The book is out!  Pick up your paperback copy...

RE 255: Does Addiction Serve a Purpose?

06 Jan 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Kerri took her last drink on November 6, 2018.  This is her story. Update on the Alcohol is Sh!t book!  The book is out!  Pick up your paperback co...

RE 254: Your are What You Think

30 Dec 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Justin took his last drink on November 5, 2018.  This is his story. Update on the Alcohol is Sh!t book!  The book is out!  Pick up your paperback c...

RE 253: Sobriety is Your Superpower

23 Dec 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Val took her last drink on June 26, 2019.  This is her story. Update on the Alcohol is Sh!t book!  The book is out!  Pick up your paperback copy on...

RE 252: Future Tripping

16 Dec 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Wendy took her last drink on June 4, 2017.  This is her story. Update on the Alcohol is Sh!t book!  The book is out!  Pick up your paperback copy o...

RE 251: When a Spouse Quits Drinking

09 Dec 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Torey took his last drink on October 9, 2017.  This is his story. Update on the Alcohol is Sh!t book!  The book is out!  Pick up your paperback cop...

RE 250: Is Sobriety all Unicorns and Rainbows?

02 Dec 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Dee took her last drink on January 17, 2019.  This is her story. Update on the Alcohol is Sh!t book!  The book is out!  Pick up your paperback copy...

RE 249: Don't Worry About How to Quit Drinking

25 Nov 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Lauren took her last drink on November 17, 2018.  This is her story. Update on the Alcohol is Sh!t book!  The book is out!  Pick up your paperback ...

RE 248: Your Story

18 Nov 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Patrick took his last drink on January 1, 2019.  This is his story. Update on the Alcohol is Sh!t book!  The book is out!  Pick up your paperback c...

RE 247: Is Alcohol to Blame for Bad Behavior?

11 Nov 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Jody took her last drink on October 20, 2015.  This is her story. Update on the Alcohol is Sh!t book!  The book is out!  Pick up your paperback cop...

RE 246: Oops! I Accidentally Posted That I Quit Drinking on Social Media

04 Nov 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Wendall took his last drink on June 13, 2019.  This is his story. Update on the Alcohol is Sh!t book!  The book is out!  Pick up your paperback cop...

RE 245: The Runaway Car

28 Oct 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Jay took his last drink on Decemeber 26, 2018.  This is his story. Update on the Alcohol is Sh!t book!  The book is out!  Pick up your paperback co...

RE 244: The Opposite of Addiction is Connection

21 Oct 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Gracie took her last drink on September 29, 2018.  This is her story. Update on the Alcohol is Sh!t book!  The book is out!  Pick up your paperback...

RE 243: Hope is the Problem

14 Oct 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Patty took her last drink on July 19, 2017.  This is her story. Update on the Alcohol is Sh!t book!  The book is out!  Pick up your paperback copy ...

RE 242: When to Tackle the Next Addiction

07 Oct 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Kelly took her last drink on October 27, 2017.  This is her story. Update on the Alcohol is Sh!t book!  The book is out!  Pick up your paperback co...

RE 241: Life Synergies

30 Sep 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Dan took his last drink on July 28, 2018.  This is his story. Update on the Alcohol is Sh!t book!  The book is out!  Pick up your paperback copy on...

RE 240: How do I Make it Stop?

23 Sep 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Rose took her last drink on March 12, 2019.  This is her story. Update on the Alcohol is Sh!t book!  The book is out!  Pick up your copy on Amazon ...

RE 239: This Has to be Fun

16 Sep 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Dan took his last drink 370 days ago.  This is his story. Update on the Alcohol is Sh!t book!  The book is out!  Pick up your copy on Amazon here!...

RE 238: Ditch the Only

09 Sep 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Brandi took her last drink on July 17, 2019.  This is her story. Update on the Alcohol is Sh!t book!  The book was released 2 days ago!  Pick up yo...

RE 237: Celebrities Who Ditched the Booze

02 Sep 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Aisha took her last drink on July 28, 2017.  This is her story. Update on the Alcohol is Sh!t book!  The book comes out in 5 days!  This is also Pa...

RE 236: There is Always a Plan B

26 Aug 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Sarah took her last drink on June 13, 2019.  This is her story. Update on the Alcohol is Sh!t book!  Pick up your copy on Amazon September 7, 2019! ...

RE 235: What is Spontaneous Sobriety?

19 Aug 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Joy took her last drink on July 12, 2014.  This is her story. Update on the Alcohol is Sh!t book!  Launch date, September 7, 2019, is less than a mo...

RE 234: The Scientist

12 Aug 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Tiffany took her last drink on July 14, 2018.  This is her story. On today's episode Paul talks about the DUIs he didn't get.  For those of you that...

RE 233: It's Okay to Struggle

05 Aug 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Daz took his last drink on November 5, 2018.  This is his story.  This coming January Recovery Elevator is going to Thailand and Cambodia for 12 day...

RE 232: What is Sober Curious?

29 Jul 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Arlina took her last drink on April 22, 1994 and has been alcohol free for 25 years.  This is her story. On today's episode Paul discuses an article ...

RE 231: Control

22 Jul 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Odette, took her last drink on December 17, 2018.  This is her story. On today's episode Paul talks about control and how it relates to the level of ...

RE 230: Calming the Mind

15 Jul 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Mark, took his last drink on April 19th, 2019 - This is his story. On today's episode Paul shares the status on his upcoming book release!  Alcohol i...

RE 229: Alcohol Has Been Ruined For Me

08 Jul 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Melissa, with a sobriety date of October 29, 2018, shares her story. Paul shares one of his favorite emails.  Dale from Pittsburgh says…Paul, you s...

RE 228: Only in My Darkness Did I see My Light

01 Jul 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Sara, with a sobriety date of January 16, 2019, shares her story. On today's episode Paul shares an internet meme that he saw and loved… "Only in my...

RE 227: 8 Things to Remember When Going Through Tough Times

24 Jun 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Chris, with a sobriety date of February 12, 2019, shares his story. On today's episode Paul shares 8 strategies that you can implement when you are go...

RE 226: Americans Are Drinking Less Alcohol

17 Jun 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Tim, with 2 days of sobriety, shares his story. On today's episode Paul talks about 2 articles that discuss alcohol use.  Links for these articles ca...

RE 225: Why I Drank After 2.5 Years Alcohol Free

10 Jun 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Nick, with 101 days of sobriety, shares his story. Paul is asking the listeners what they want to hear on the podcast.  Do you want more interviews w...

RE 224: Which Wolf Will You Feed?

03 Jun 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Gerald, with a sobriety date of November 16, 2015, shares his story. Registration for the RE Asia Adventure is now open!  You can register and get mo...

RE 223: Let Authenticity Replace Positivity

27 May 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Alex, with 63 days of sobriety, shares his story.   On today's podcast Paul talks about what researchers, that studied the drinking habits of people ...

RE 222: The 20/40/40 Rule

20 May 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Ryan, with 90 days of sobriety, shares his story.   On today's podcast Paul talks about the 3 major players when it comes to sobriety.  The players ...

RE 221: In Sobriety, We Must First Learn Who We Aren't

13 May 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Liz, with a sobriety date of July 8, 2017, shares her story.   Workshops for the Bozeman, MT, retreat in August are lined up!  There are still a few...

RE 220: Depression, Stress and Anxiety

06 May 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Nick, with 111 days sober, shares his story.   On today's episode Paul discusses anxiety, depression and stress.   "These pains you feel are messen...

RE 219: Let's Talk Surrender

29 Apr 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Sami, with a sobriety date of July 21, 2018, shares her story.   On today's podcast Paul discuses surrender.  What does is really mean to reach a po...

RE 218: Let's Talk Relapse

22 Apr 2019

Contributed by Lukas

James, with a sobriety date of November 12, 2016, shares his story.   Recovery Elevator is on Instagram!  Please follow Paul and Ben here .   On to...

RE 217: 10 Ways to Ground Yourself in Sobriety

15 Apr 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Brad, with a sobriety date of August 31, 2018, shares his story. Paul talks about the 'now' and ways we can ground ourselves while we find ourselves t...

RE 216: The Unfu*ck Yourself Movement

08 Apr 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Libby, with 112 days of sobriety, shares her story. Paul talks about a trend he noticed in the airport bookstore.  Amongst the '20 best sellers' ther...

RE 215: Addictions are Signposts in Life

01 Apr 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Ashley, with 192 days of sobriety, shares her story. Paul talks about how alcohol is the invitation.  What is this invitation?  It's called addictio...

RE 214: Your Body and Mind Have the Capacity to Heal Itself

25 Mar 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Dr. Sue Morter, talks to us about how our bodies and minds have the capacity to heal themselves if we allow it. Registration is now live for the Recov...

RE 213: The Most Controversial Word in Recovery

18 Mar 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Mina, with a sobriety date of May 30, 2017, shares his story. You can sign up for a FREE 5-day Recovery Elevator video course here.  Paul discusses t...

RE 212: The Body Tells us Where to go Next in Recovery

11 Mar 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Tricia, with a sobriety date of November 14, 2016, shares her story. Sometimes we reach a moment in our journey where we say, "what's next?".  Paul d...

RE 211: Courage to Face the Unknown in Sobriety

04 Mar 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Steven, with a sobriety date of August 7, 2016, shares his story. Registration for the Bozeman, Montana Retreat opened up this past Friday.  Space is...

RE 210: Cravings - What They are and How to Deal With Them

25 Feb 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Juan, with a sobriety date of May 29, 2018, shares his story. Congratulations to Kirk S. in Florida for hitting 1 year of sobriety.  This Friday, Mar...

RE 209: 4 Themes From 4 Years of Podcasting

18 Feb 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Bill, with a sobriety date of October 8, 2018, shares her story. We want to thank Mike Noll for his commitment to doing the podcast show notes for the...

RE 208: You Have This Power

11 Feb 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Crystal, with 84 days of sobriety, shares her story. This is a special podcast episode!  It marks 4 consecutive years of podcasting…208 straight Mo...

RE 207: The Joy of Missing Out

04 Feb 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Tom, with a sobriety date of June 6, 2018, shares his story. Events – I am excited about the upcoming events for Recovery Elevator.  As already men...

RE 206: The Tipping Point in Sobriety

28 Jan 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Dusty, with a sobriety date of  9/21/15, shares his story.   On January 1st, I launched the 3rd private, unsearchable Facebook accountability group...

RE 205: Recover Who We Were Meant to Be

21 Jan 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Kane, with 49 days of sobriety, shares his story. On January 1st, I launched the 3rd private, unsearchable Facebook accountability group.  All Café...

RE 204: Should I Avoid Social Events Where Alcohol Will be Present?

14 Jan 2019

Contributed by Lukas

  Lucy, with 65 days of sobriety, shares her story.   Do I need to avoid social situations where alcohol will be present?    The answer is yes, th...

RE 203: Shaken, Not Stirred

07 Jan 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Jeff, with over 2 years since his last drink, shares his story… That could never happen… Analysis of the famed James Bond movies reveals that Jam...

RE 202: 12 Reasons to Stay Sober in 2019

31 Dec 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Warren, with 48 hours since his last drink, shares his story… 12 reasons why sober is better: 1 - Look your best.   2 - Look and feel properly re...

RE 201: Alcohol, Calories and Your Waistline

24 Dec 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Jeff, with over 38 days since his last drink, shares his story… During this festive holiday season, we will, no doubt, we encouraged to drink at on...

RE 200: The Cure to Addiction

17 Dec 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Walter, with 2½ years since his last drink, shares his story… The Cure to Addiction… Is it possible?  Are we close to a cure?  No.  AA was f...

RE 199: This Mindset is Key to Sobriety

10 Dec 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Asaph, with over 6 weeks since his last drink, shares his story… A link to the mentioned Russell Brand podcast episode with Gabor Maté.  Gratit...

RE198: The Importance of Letting Go

03 Dec 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Patrick, with 10 years 2 months since his last drink, shares his story. SHOW NOTES [10:50] Paul introduces Patrick Patrick is 37 years old, and is fro...

RE 197: This is What Recovery Looks Like

26 Nov 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Aaron, with over 1 year since his last drink, shares his story...   SHOW NOTES   [12:30] Paul Introduces Aaron. Aaron is 39 years old, from Milwauk...

RE 196: How Normal Drinkers View Addiction

19 Nov 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Dan, who doesn't practice abstinence based recovery, shares his story… Link to the Fox News article mentioned in the episode "To be human is also ...

RE 195: What Should the Bottle Say?

12 Nov 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Corey, with 5 days since his last drink, shares his story… The mentioned article from the Irish Times   SHOW NOTES   [8:48] Paul Introduces Core...

RE 194: Should I Identify With the Label Alcoholic?

05 Nov 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Kellie, with 2 months year since her last drink, shares her story...   SHOW NOTES   [11:00] Paul Introduces Kellie. Kellie has been sober for 28 da...

RE 193: Can I have a drinking problem and not be an Alcoholic?

29 Oct 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Nel, with over 1 year since her last drink, shares her story… Drinking is more than the average habit.  To reduce our problems with alcohol to a "...

RE 192: Addicted to Thinking

22 Oct 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Stephan, with 10 months since his last drink, shares his story… Harm Reduction - The feeling of constantly downgrading addictions.  Most of us add...

RE 191: Sobriety Gets Easier and Easier and Ends in Life

15 Oct 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Kelly, with 8 days since her last drink, shares her story… "Addiction gets harder and harder and ends in death. Sobriety is hard work too. But it g...

RE 190: Is Any Amount of Alcohol Healthy?

08 Oct 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Jamie, with 93 days since her last drink, shares her story… "No amount of alcohol is safe for your overall health." "Alcohol was the leading risk...

RE 189: Happiness is Right Around the Corner, and Then the Next Corner.

01 Oct 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Sarah, with 162 days since her last drink, shares her story… "When this happens, then I'll be okay."  You may already be living the live you have...

RE 188: The Only Line We Cross That We Can't Come Back From

24 Sep 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Tamara, with 88 days since her last drink, shares her story… "There is only one line we can cross that we can't come back from" The National Suici...

RE 187: The Most Important Journey You'll Ever Take

17 Sep 2018

Contributed by Lukas

John, with over 1 year since his last drink, shares his story… The Journey One day you finally knew what you had to do, and began, though the voice...