• Episode 24: 4 Months Sober vs. 4 Years Sober

  • Jul 31 2023
  • Length: 1 hr and 2 mins
  • Podcast

Episode 24: 4 Months Sober vs. 4 Years Sober

  • Summary

  • Becoming sober is a life path with many challenges – but more importantly, it’s a life-long journey with many stages.

    In this week’s episode, Josh sits down with his good friend Brian once again to check in on his sobriety journey as well as compare insights from a newbie to that of a veteran. 

    On the episode, they also cover life after alcohol – it’s ups and downs, the culpability you have when you “black out”, the body-mind link, dissociation and much more!

    Episode Highlights:


    0:00 - Introduction

    0:49 - Episode beginning

    1:23 - An update on Brian’s sobriety

    8:42 - Being addicted to “the feeling”

    12:25 - The “hair of the dog”, the relation between alcohol and Xanax

    22:14 - Caffeine and low-alcohol substitutes

    33:26 - Blacking out 101

    37:12 - The suitcase story

    52:45 - Feeling present and dissociating

    1:01:59 - A recent example



    About Joshua and Monique Robinson:


    Joshua is a recovering alcoholic turned life coach and psychologist.


    Co-host of Alternatives to AA is his wife, Monique Robinson.


    Josh Robinson is a bodybuilder, athlete, and life coach currently pursuing a degree in psychology. Through hard work, relationship building, and developing their own ways of coping, Josh and Monique are now packaging their recovery in the form of a podcast. He and his wife battled and overcame alcoholism without AA, and their mission is to help others do the same.



    Connect with Joshua and Monique Robinson!


    Josh’s Facebook: 


    https://www.facebook.com/joshua.robinson.395 


    Moniques Facebook: 


    https://www.facebook.com/mo.cool.56 

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