Thanksgiving 2023
Matt C joins Mike and Glenn at the coffee shop for this special pre-thanksgiving day chat.
Nov 22, 2023•34 min•Ep. 139
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Join Mike & Glenn in the Sober.Coffee Shop as they share experience, strength and hope with those on the sober path of recovery.
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"Begin Again" with special guest Gary Menkes
Podcaster Gary Menkes joins Mike and Glenn at the coffee shop to talk about new beginnings and other topics related to sobriety.
Nov 15, 2023•27 min•Ep. 138
"Normalizing Sobriety" with special Guest Jen Gilhoi
Table for 3 - Jen in the room! Jen is sharing about sobriety in a big way - with Ted Talks. While the anonymity of AA serves us well in the very beginning of sobriety, Jen found her route to service wasn’t becoming a sponsor, it was becoming an advocate that sober life is pretty amazing once we accept and start living in it. She didn’t see that message out there so now she’s bringing the message to light in big ways. In this episode: - Tedx Talk with Jen Gilhoi: Why we should rethink drinking cu...
Nov 08, 2023•31 min•Ep. 137
"My Ego Is Not My Amigo" with special guest Matt C
Table for 3! Matt C joins Mike & Glenn in the coffee shop to talk about ego. Does ego fuel alcohol consumption? Does alcohol consumption fuel ego? Listen in as Matt, Mike and Glenn each talk about the role ego played in their alcoholism and now in recovery. One thing for sure - the struggle with ego still exists on the other side of sobriety. For more about this podcast: - Visit Sober.Coffee website: https://www.sober.coffee - Sober.Coffee on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sober.coffee...
Nov 01, 2023•20 min•Ep. 136
A Work Of Fiction - with Author Will Thatcher
Author Will Thatcher is in the coffee shop today! Will writes addiction fiction. Unlike a lot of other books, this book is not is not intended to get people sober, it was written for entertainment purposes. While Will has written novels in his past, this novel came from needing a creative outlet in recovery. Sober for 5 1/2 years, Will always kept a journal, keeping track of all the different themes and ideas related to his recovery. It wasn’t until he found himself jealous that his sponsor had ...
Oct 25, 2023•29 min•Ep. 135
A Look at Anonymity - with Seamus McTier
Table for 3 today! Seamus is in the coffee shop. Truth be told, Seamus is an alias. Why anonymity, why use an alias? Seamus talks about the stigma attached to addiction. When he graduated college and started a career - he was already sober 5 years. They didn’t know him when he wasn’t sober, so what positive would come from talking about his alcoholism? Seamus found he wanted people to get to know him first, and IF the sobriety thing came up, he would share it. Early in sobriety he was concerned ...
Oct 18, 2023•28 min•Ep. 134
A spirited conversation with Eileen Tull
Chicago Director Eileen Tull joins Mike and Glenn, sharing her experience, strength, and Hope - for the artist in all of us. This bonus drop coincides with the world premiere of acclaimed Chicago playwright Mia's McCullough dark comedy about family secrets, shared holidays, and household spirits. The play information can be found online at https://www.theaterwit.org/
Oct 13, 2023•39 min
The Power of Honesty
Mike and Glenn are back in the coffee shop today talking honesty, bullshit and chocolate chip cookies. As Glenn puts it: Honesty is a core foundational block to getting sober and living a healthy, new purposeful life. If you are bullshitting yourself and others, nothing changes. As Mike puts it: If you throw even a kernel of shat into that batch of chocolate chip cookies, which cookie are you going to eat? Just a single kernel of dishonesty is enough to ruin the whole batch. They both say it ver...
Oct 11, 2023•32 min•Ep. 133
Finding Myself Sober - with Dean Anderson, Author
Recovery is so much more than just ‘quit drinking’. You face the question “I’m not drinking, so now what?” In the coffee shop, Mike & Glenn are joined by Dean Anderson, author of the book “Finding Myself Sober”. Dean recounts the first 10 or more times he tried to get sober, going through the motions to quit drinking but not filling the hole with anything new - which led him back to the bottle again. At rock bottom, Dean went to AA and realized it wasn’t just about being dry. Finding himself...
Oct 04, 2023•27 min•Ep. 132
"Boiling the Frog" - What does Surrender look like?
Following the recovery journey from the previous episode “Boiling the Frog - Anti-Surrender” Mike & Glenn are talking about the same gentleman, but later in his recovery journey when he discovers true surrender. What changed? He knew he was struggling, he had lost his rental house and was staying in extended stay, but in the last week: - Lost his job and was not working - Still drinking and drugging - His family cut him off Dive in with Mike & Glenn as they talk about what it took for th...
Sep 27, 2023•25 min•Ep. 131
"Boiling the Frog" - What does Anti-Surrender look like?
Success in getting on the sober path is surrender. At the coffee shop, Mike & Glenn discuss what surrender and struggle look like when you don’t surrender, anti-surrender, and how it’s like boiling a frog. How do you boil a frog? ‘Boiling the frog’ is referring to the premise that if you stick a frog in boiling water, he jumps out immediately. Put him in warm water then raise up the water temperature a little at a time, he doesn’t notice - then he’s boiled. Alcoholism is progressive, it gets...
Sep 20, 2023•31 min•Ep. 130
A Love Story Part 2 - Karen and Bruce
The spotlight is on Karen this week! Karen is on the Al-Anon journey while her husband Bruce is on the sober path journey with AA. Desperation brought Karen to Al-Anon and she tells us about changing her mindset from resentment because Bruce made this her problem, to realizing she had to switch the focus to herself, give up control because she could only control herself - not Bruce - and start restoring her sanity. In this episode: - Previous podcast episode: Love Story Part 1 - Bruce & Kare...
Sep 13, 2023•28 min•Ep. 129
A Love Story Part 1 - Bruce & Karen
Table for 4 at the coffee shop today! Bruce is on the sober path journey with AA. Karen is on the Al-Anon journey. Married for 34 years, Bruce has been sober for the last 17 years. Bruce and Karen have gone through it. Listen to Bruce’s story today as he tells us about losing his soul to addiction and deciding he didn’t want to spread this disease to his family - instead he chose recovery. For more about this podcast: - Visit Sober.Coffee website: https://www.sober.coffee - Sober.Coffee on Insta...
Sep 06, 2023•31 min•Ep. 128
Getting Sober: “The First 90 Days”
Ninety days is a habit driver - learning and practicing new coping, living skills and tools. So what does that look like? Join Mike & Glenn in the coffee shop as they talk about the most important things to know and what to expect in the first 90 days. In this episode: Previous podcast episode: Boiling The Frog: https://www.sober.coffee/podcast/episode/2b4dd42e/boiling-the-frog-what-does-anti-surrender-look-like For more about this podcast: - Visit Sober.Coffee website: https://www.sober.cof...
Aug 30, 2023•31 min•Ep. 127
We are Kintsugi: Special Guest Julianna
In Julianna’s story of experience, strength and hope, she shares with Mike & Glenn the cracks and things she is repairing in her life - and she’s repairing them with beauty, much like the art of kintsugi. An ancient Japanese art for restoring ceramics, kintsugi highlights broken cracks with streams of gold and lacquer. Once repaired, it becomes a unique piece of beauty outshining the original. In this episode: Book by Annie Grace, This Naked Mind: https://thisnakedmind.com/this-naked-mind Pr...
Aug 23, 2023•27 min•Ep. 126
Key to Sobriety - “Living in the Moment”
If you’re 10% listening and 90% thinking about what to say next, you’re not living in the moment. Join Mike & Glenn as they discuss what it means to live in the moment. It’s amazing the library of tools and references you can go back to if you stay present in the moment - focused, paying attention, listening, absorbing and inputting things into your mental library. For more about this podcast: Visit Sober.Coffee website: https://www.sober.coffee Sober.Coffee on Instagram: https://www.instagr...
Aug 16, 2023•30 min•Ep. 125
Dr. John Returns: Part 2
Dr. John is back! Talking about ISM in the coffee shop. What is ISM? Dr. John says it’s the Human Condition - we are the only creatures on the planet that have the capacity to introspect, to torment ourselves with regret for the past, fear for the future. How do you get out of that ISM? Dr. John proposes the key to sobriety is finding a way out without alcohol. In this episode: Dr John Previous Guest Spot w/ Sober.Coffee: https://www.sober.coffee/podcast/episode/eb7089e2/bonus-drop-dr-john-outli...
Aug 09, 2023•36 min•Ep. 124
Dr. John Returns: Part 1
Table for three! Dr. John joins Mike & Glenn at the coffee shop to talk about honesty, expectations, reality, and what it means to work the program. Listen in as Dr. John shares about pivotal moments in his recovery journey, including what was said to him early in sobriety as he contemplated not continuing with AA that made him stick around and stay sober. In this episode: Dr John Previous Guest Spot w/ Sober.Coffee: https://www.sober.coffee/podcast/episode/27d59b4c/bonus-drop-dr-john-1-step...
Aug 02, 2023•35 min•Ep. 123
Then & Now; 8 Year Reflection
Glenn rang the bell recently at 8 years sober! In the coffee shop with Mike he shares how his life is totally different today than it was 8 years ago, and it’s magnificent how life changed. Who was Glenn 8 years ago? Who is Glenn today? What led him to sobriety? Join us at the coffee shop to hear Glenn’s story of reflection, loss and triumph. In this episode: Book: Never Go Back by Henry Cloud: https://www.amazon.com/Never-Go-Back-Things-Youll/dp/1451669313/ For more about this podcast: Visit So...
Jul 26, 2023•33 min•Ep. 122
Coffee with a Twist: Introducing SillySips
Kyle & Josh are in the coffee shop today talking Silly Sips Coffee! Friends since 7th grade, both Kyle and Josh are on their own journey to recovery. What does that have to do with coffee? When Kyle quit drinking, coffee became his go-to beverage of choice. With an opportunity to start a business with Josh, they chose coffee - and giving back. Silly Sips Coffee donates 10% of profits to Child Mind Institute, a non-profit organization that supports kids and provides resources and tools for ch...
Jul 19, 2023•22 min•Ep. 121
R.E.S.P.E.C.T. and the 13th Step
What is the 13th step of AA? It’s not a positive next step after #12, in fact it’s a bad rep for AA. Mike & Glenn discuss the 13th step, bad behavior in AA, and steps to avoid it starting with building a wall or a healthy boundary around your sober zone. For more about this podcast: Visit Sober.Coffee website: https://www.sober.coffee Sober.Coffee on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sober.coffeepodcast/ Recorded at Audiohive Podcasting: https://www.audiohivepodcasting.com In collaboratio...
Jul 12, 2023•27 min•Ep. 120
Glenn B Joins Mike and Glenn
Glenn B joins Mike & Glenn in the coffee shop sharing his story of experience, strength and hope. Glenn B relates that for him it was easy to put down the bottle - it’s easier to deal with life sober. Unfortunately, his sobriety came through legal action and the judge chose for him. His life changed completely in 10 days: got a dui, got out of jail, got a restraining order and wife filed for divorce. Listen in as Glenn B talks about his experience, his sobriety and three things that matter: ...
Jul 05, 2023•26 min•Ep. 119
Relapse - Serious Shit
You can call it a slip…but that’s bullshit. It’s relapse. Mike and Glenn are in the coffee shop talking about relapse. While Mike has stayed on the recovery path, Glenn was known as the relapse king before he found AA. Listen in for real talk about a serious threat to recovery. For more about this podcast: Visit Sober.Coffee website: https://www.sober.coffee Sober.Coffee on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sober.coffeepodcast/ Recorded at Audiohive Podcasting: https://www.audiohivepodcasting...
Jun 28, 2023•34 min•Ep. 118
Sonia from EverBlume
In the coffee shop with Sonia talking about connection. The need for connection during her sober journey led Sonia to EverBlume. As the founder, Sonia created a sobriety group and new way to get support by connecting in small online meetings with people matched to you. Listen in to learn more about Sonia and EverBlume - and find out what’s in Sonia’s sober toolkit. Hint… #1 is Connection. In this episode: EverBlume: https://www.joineverblume.com For more about this podcast: Visit Sober.Coffee we...
Jun 21, 2023•27 min•Ep. 117
Coffee with Coach Luc
What do running marathons and sobriety have in common? Both are extremely difficult and both have no shortcuts. Mike & Glenn are in the coffee shop with Coach Luc talking about recovery, fitness, shortcuts, being open to change and more. Listen in as Coach Luc shares how he found sobriety and how someone who always hated running now trains and runs marathons. In this episode: Marathon2Sobriety: https://www.marathon2sobriety.ca/ For more about this podcast: Visit Sober.Coffee website: https:/...
Jun 14, 2023•31 min•Ep. 116
Climbing The Mountain - Together
The only way to the top of Mt Everest is the same as the path to recovery - one step at a time. Mike and Glenn are in the coffee shop talking about the similarities and differences of climbing Mt Everest and following the path to recovery. From the necessary preparation, the path, who you are traveling with and challenges along the way, listen in to two guys on the sober road to recovery. For more about this podcast: Visit Sober.Coffee website: https://www.sober.coffee Sober.Coffee on Instagram:...
Jun 07, 2023•27 min•Ep. 115
Special Guest: Lisa Avelleyra- Author of “Get Me To The Abbey”
“I didn’t care about anything - except Vodka.” That’s the opening line of Lisa Avellyra’s book, and she joins Mike and Glenn in the coffee shop to talk about her story of experience, hope and strength. Lisa was a lifelong drinker - drinking in college, drinking after college. After 40 years of drinking it caught up with her. Lisa didn’t want to live without drinking, but she knew she couldn’t sustain how she was drinking - so the easiest path in her eyes was to not live anymore. She failed at th...
May 31, 2023•25 min•Ep. 114
Success in A.A.
Big scientific studies and addiction centers tout the results of AA or their programs. But is it all bulls&^%? How do they measure the data? Mike and Glenn talk about data surrounding the success of AA, their experiences, and challenge others: the success on the path of recovery in AA is directly correlated with the amount and level that you have surrendered and placed priority on working the steps of AA. If you know someone who needs to hear this episode, share it with them! In this episode...
May 24, 2023•30 min•Ep. 113
Claudia / Women & Recovery
Claudia is at the coffee shop today discussing recovery and specific challenges it presents for women. Recovery is a hard road to navigate and it takes intense focus. It’s a selfish program. For women who have been taught their whole life to give - to families, to children, to spouses - it’s hard to shut down that part and focus on themselves. Not only are there challenges to giving up the obsession with alcohol - but also navigating relationships, trying to fight stuff that’s not good for you (...
May 17, 2023•31 min•Ep. 112
Claudia's Story
Friend in the house! It’s a table for 3 today with Claudia joining Mike and Glenn in the coffee shop sharing her story of experience, strength and hope. Claudia shares that you are never too old to get sober - she started her recovery journey at 50. Claudia didn’t have alcoholic parents, she came from a comfortable family and always had good grades, was thoughtful of others and sometimes a shy girl. But at 26 she found herself divorced without the confidence or emotional sobriety she needed and ...
May 10, 2023•33 min•Ep. 111
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