The Recovery Elevator Podcast
RE 285: Impermanence is triggering, but does it have to be?
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 Odette opens quoting from Pema Chödrön’s “When Things Fall Apart”. “Impermanence is the goodness of reality....
RE 284: B is for Boundaries
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 you with Odette. Today’s topic: Setting boundaries. According to https://positivepsychology.com/ Healthy...
RE 283: What do you do with a Problem?
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 today welcoming normal drinkers. It has come to her attention that there are some listeners that are tuning in for...
RE 282: Is It Working?
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). Odette opens today asking the question: Is this working? There are obvious moments where it is easy to recognize...
RE 281: Rewriting Memos
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). Odette opens today talking about re-writing memos. Take a look at the memos you write to yourself every day. Those...
RE 280: Prepping for an Alcohol Free 4th of July
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 created a new meditation. It’s 20 minutes long and is specifically geared towards cravings. You can get it here...
RE 279: Permission Slips
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). Odette opens the podcast talking about “permission slips” and specifically giving yourself permission to feel...
RE 278: Day One Emotions
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 opens the podcast talking about beginner emotions, also called day one emotions. “You can be brave and afraid at...
RE 277: Season 2 – New Beginnings
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 be focusing on the Recovery Elevator YouTube channel and creating meditations. 1-3 year plans: Recovery Elevator...
RE 276: End of Season 1
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 After 276 consecutive Mondays & 5 years, Paul is stepping down from the podcast and is handing...
RE 275: The Drink in my Hand Was Never Enough
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 today’s episode Paul opens discussing what alcohol promises and does not deliver. Many people are trying to fill a...
RE 274: I Feel Your Pain
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’s episode Paul opens discussing emotions. How it’s ok to feel all of them and how they help us to grow. In order to...
RE 273: You Don’t Have to Quit Drinking to Quit Drinking
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 today’s episode Paul discusses the idea that you don’t have to quit drinking in order to quit drinking and what that...
RE 272: We Got a Head Start
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 worldwide pandemic. On today’s episode Paul discusses the sale of alcohol / liquor stores remaining open...
RE 271: Sobriety in a Pandemic Part II
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, sharing their experiences during the Covid-19 pandemic. We’d love to hear how you are doing through this as well. Email your...
