In this episode of the Fun in Sobriety podcast Dylan ruminates upon how willpower is not sufficient to maintain sobriety nor attain recovery and how the powerlessness of addiction provides insight into the nature free will in general. As always, the Fun in Sobriety Podcast is a proud member of the Ease-drop podcast network Support Fun in Sobriety by donating to their Tip Jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/fun-in-sobriety Find out more at https://fun-in-sobriety.pinecast.co Send us your feedback ...
Jan 28, 2020•1 hr 8 min
Dylan discusses the ways in which his life has been and in many ways continues to be driven by fears and insecurities and ruminates upon how this has changed but yet still remains in his life of recovery. The Fun in Sobriety Podcast is a proud member of the Ease-drop podcast network. Support Fun in Sobriety by donating to their Tip Jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/fun-in-sobriety Find out more at https://fun-in-sobriety.pinecast.co Send us your feedback online: https://pinecast.com/feedback/fu...
Jan 21, 2020•49 min
Dylan reflects upon the significance of being honest, his struggle with self deception and lying throughout his drinking years and how rigorous honesty is a cornerstone of his recovery on a daily basis. As always, the Fun in Sobriety Podcast is a proud member of the Ease-drop podcast network Support Fun in Sobriety by donating to their Tip Jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/fun-in-sobriety Find out more at https://fun-in-sobriety.pinecast.co Send us your feedback online: https://pinecast.com/fee...
Jan 14, 2020•1 hr 10 min
This month, Dylan and Kaz review the 1945 Best Picture of the year, Billy Wilder's The Lost Weekend, a sprawling journey of hopelessness and alcoholic anxiety in a world before modern rehab and recovery options were understood. For many people, the only exposure to recovery from alcoholism and drug addiction is through films and television. But how accurately is this being presented? Dylan sits down with his "normie" buddy Kaz to review several movies centered around recovery from drugs and alco...
Jan 07, 2020•1 hr 26 min
On New Years Eve Dylan reflects upon the fleeting nature of life and how his awareness of the ultimate pointlessness of life actually fuels a positivity and a sense of spiritual connection within his recovery.
Dec 31, 2019•59 min
On Xmas Eve Dylan reflects upon his own pragmatic sense of faith and spirituality and how these serve as the bedrock to his recovery.
Dec 24, 2019•59 min
Dylan reflects upon feeling uncomfortable in his own skin, the feeling of disconnect that he has carried throughout his entire life - of being the loneliest person in a crowd - and other useful aphorisms that he has used to feel sorry for himself through the years and how he attempts to work with/around these unhelpful sensations in order to maintain a sense of connection with others and to stay sober.
Dec 17, 2019•50 min
Dylan and Steve sit down and chat about getting sober in the late 1970's, navigating early sobriety in small town Idaho with hardcore AA folks all but preaching at him.
Dec 11, 2019•1 hr 3 min
On the cusp of his 10th Thanksgiving during sobriety, Dylan reflects upon the agitation of holidays and how he incorporates this as part of his own recovery
Dec 03, 2019•51 min
This month, Dylan and Kaz review MIchael Keaton's inaugural foray into dramatic acting, the 1988 film Clean & Sober, the story of a Philadelphia based commercial real-estate salesman hell bent on cocaine and booze filled self destruction until he finds himself hiding in a rehab center to avoid prosecution for embezzlement (but curiously not for the 2nd degree murder of a nameless woman in the films' open). Featuring Morgan Freeman as the no-nonsense rehab center counselor and Kathy Baker as ...
Nov 26, 2019•1 hr 20 min
It's another case of the Sunday blues. Dylan reflects shares a bit of how he handles the Sunday Blues - those feelings of restlessness and malaise and general dissatisfaction - with something resembling grace and gratitude.
Nov 19, 2019•57 min
Dylan and Angela discuss growing up with childhood trauma, eating disorders, losing religion and the challenges atheists face in active recovery. AA Beyond Belief podcast: https://aabeyondbelief.org/podcast-2/ Support Fun in Sobriety by donating to their Tip Jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/fun-in-sobriety Find out more at https://fun-in-sobriety.pinecast.co Send us your feedback online: https://pinecast.com/feedback/fun-in-sobriety/ab78baea-e34c-494c-90c9-d71d492f3f9a...
Nov 12, 2019•1 hr 9 min
On the heels of a recent visit with his 94yr old grandmother Dylan reflects upon his own mortality, nostalgia for the past and how to navigate disappointments and regrets in recovery
Nov 05, 2019•1 hr 1 min
This month Dylan and Kaz sit down to review the 2012 Denzel Washington movie Flight!
Oct 29, 2019•1 hr 31 min
Released on the heels of Andy's 10th anniversary of getting clean from Heroin and opiates, Dylan sits down with comedian Andy Gold to discuss addiction, hitting rock-bottom and how Andy lives a life of recovery and comedy. Find out more about Andy here http://andygold.org/ Support Fun in Sobriety by donating to their Tip Jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/fun-in-sobriety Find out more at https://fun-in-sobriety.pinecast.co Send us your feedback online: https://pinecast.com/feedback/fun-in-sobrie...
Oct 22, 2019•1 hr 4 min
Dylan reflects upon control and acceptance and how these impact him in different ways in his life and how he handles the natural resentments that arise in life.
Oct 15, 2019•51 min
Dylan sits down with Kelsey K to discuss being hard-headed, mental health, spirituality and different approaches to recovery. The podcast Kelsey references at the open of the show is The Last Symptom ( https://www.thelastsymptom.com/podcast-1 ) from Brian Barnett Support Fun in Sobriety by donating to their Tip Jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/fun-in-sobriety Find out more at https://fun-in-sobriety.pinecast.co Send us your feedback online: https://pinecast.com/feedback/fun-in-sobriety/50fe5e4...
Oct 08, 2019•1 hr 6 min
Dylan talks about his own history with drinking to avoid fears and insecurities throughout a significant period of his life and how this contributed directly to his bottom.
Oct 01, 2019•58 min
This month, Dylan and Kaz review the 1994/1995? indie movie classic: Drunks staring Richard Lewis, Parker Posey, Sam Rockwell and like a dozen other recognizable and unknown actors portraying a group of people attending an AA meeting in Times Square. For many people, the only exposure to recovery from alcoholism and drug addiction is through films and television. But how accurately is this being presented? Dylan sits down with his "normie" buddy Kaz to review several movies centered around recov...
Sep 24, 2019•1 hr 15 min
Dylan reflects upon maintaining sobriety and active recovery while being surrounded by alcohol and people partying/drinking to excess
Sep 17, 2019•49 min
Dylan sits down with two people that are very early in sobriety - Andy, 6 months sober, and Lindsay, 18 months sober - to discuss the challenges they face and how their approach to life has changed in early sobriety.
Sep 10, 2019•1 hr 3 min
Dylan contemplates how to be serious about recovery, especially in early sobriety, without losing his sense of humor and joy - without trivializing the significance of his own recovery. Another very special episode of "Dylan will overthink everything!"
Sep 03, 2019•53 min
For many people, the only exposure to recovery from alcoholism and drug addiction is through films and television. But how accurately is this being presented? Dylan sits down with his "normie" buddy Kaz to review several movies centered around recovery from drugs and alcoholism, with a focus upon how well these films portray these life changing events - as seen through the eyes of a viewer in recovery as well as someone who does not have personal experiences in recovery. This month, Dylan and Ka...
Aug 27, 2019•1 hr 4 min
Dylan contemplates how to help someone struggling with drugs and alcohol who has not reached out for help and who may yet have found their bottom.
Aug 20, 2019•52 min
On the heels of receiving an official felony pardon Gabe K joins for a discussion about growing up in Boise in the mid-80s, teenage drug abuse, going to prison, getting clean and embracing activism in recovery.
Aug 13, 2019•1 hr 15 min
On his 47th birthday, Dylan contemplates life and whether appearing to have his shit together is the same as actually having his shit together and other illusions of being a human in recovery.
Aug 06, 2019•50 min
For many people, the only exposure to recovery from alcoholism and drug addiction is through films and television. But how accurately is this being presented? Dylan sits down with his "normie" buddy Kaz to review several movies centered around recovery from drugs and alcoholism, with a focus upon how well these films portray these life changing events - as seen through the eyes of a viewer in recovery as well as someone who does not have personal experiences in recovery. This month, Dylan and Ka...
Jul 30, 2019•1 hr 17 min
Dylan and Teresa discuss running drugs, finding a spiritual path and insane behaviors both in and out of sobriety.
Jul 23, 2019•1 hr 17 min
Dylan reflects upon dealing with character flaws and the ever present possibility of relapse
Jul 16, 2019•41 min
Dylan and Lindsay discuss getting sober young and growing up in sobriety - figuratively and literally
Jul 09, 2019•1 hr 9 min
