Soberoso "Sharing Our Passion For Recovery"

ep -83 with your host Dora in Abbotsford BC, Canada

Congratulations on your decision to get clean and sober. This is a wonderful gift for you and your loved ones. In this episode Dora shares three tips for early recovery that she would have loved to have known right from the start of her own journey in sobriety.

Welcome to the SOBEROSO™ Podcast, a show dedicated to alcoholics, addicts, survivors of abuse, overcomers of great tragedies and those of us with mental health issues too. Each week we invite guests and listeners from around the world to listen in as we have casual conversations with regular people like you and me who have against all odds turned their lives around. If you are a family member of someone suffering from alcoholism or addiction, a newcomer and old timer or Sober Curious, This show is for you!

Join us now on the SOBEROSO PODCAST with your host Dora Gosselin in “Sharing Our Passion For Recovery”

ep - 82 with Santy Mathews in Pune, India

Welcome to the SOBEROSO™ Podcast, a show dedicated to alcoholics, addicts, survivors of abuse, overcomers of great tragedies and those of us with mental health issues too. Each week we invite guests and listeners from around the world to listen in as we have casual conversations with regular people like you and me who have against all odds turned their lives around. If you are a family member of someone suffering from alcoholism or addiction, a newcomer and old timer or Sober Curious, This show is for you!

Join us now on the SOBEROSO PODCAST with your host Dora Gosselin in “Sharing Our Passion For Recovery”

Did you know that in some countries alcoholics and addicts are taken against there will locked up an even beaten? 

Being an alcoholic in India is an embarrassment to the family with their alcoholism being played down and the sufferer who may even want help is often enabled to continue drinking.

Santy shares his recovery story with us and what alcoholism and addiction looks like in India. He describes how the two biggest problem are alcohol and marijuana. Santy celebrated three years of sobriety in August 2021 and despite some drastic loss of his own he is doing incredible things to help our fellows that want to get clean and sober.

ep - 81 with Jeff in Vancouver B.C. Canada

Welcome to the SOBEROSO™ Podcast, a show dedicated to alcoholics, addicts, survivors of abuse, overcomers of great tragedies and those of us with mental health issues too. Each week we invite guests and listeners from around the world to listen in as we have casual conversations with regular people like you and me who have against all odds turned their lives around. If you are a family member of someone suffering from alcoholism or addiction, a newcomer and old timer or Sober Curious, This show is for you!

Join us now on the SOBEROSO PODCAST with your host Dora Gosselin in “Sharing Our Passion For Recovery”

Everybody has a why when they quit drinking! When Jeff's drinking had gone way too far and his own daughter blocked him from calling her something had to change. His multiple attempts in different rehab centers had become just a place to get some rest and figure out how to hide his addiction better.

Jeff is now celebrating five years sober and is the C.E.O of the Lifeguard app which was an idea born in rehab and is currently saving lives from accidental overdose. At the time of this recording 41 lives in Canada have been saved!

Did you know that most of those deaths, 96% are accidental?

That’s why Lifeguard Digital Health created the ground-breaking overdose prevention App, connecting people to emergency and mental health support, and helping to prevent accidental deaths from drug toxicity.

To learn more on how the Lifeguard App is making our communities safer, visit our website Download, Activate, Save a Life.

ep - 80 with Dora in Abbotsford B.C. Canada

Welcome to the SOBEROSO™  Podcast, a show dedicated to alcoholics, addicts, survivors of abuse, overcomers of great tragedies and those of us with mental health issues too. Each week we invite guests and listeners from around the world to listen in as we have casual conversations with regular people like you and me who have against all odds turned their lives around. If you are a family member of someone suffering from alcoholism or addiction, a newcomer and old timer or Sober Curious, This show is for you!

Join us now on the SOBEROSO PODCAST with your host Dora Gosselin in “Sharing Our Passion For Recovery” 

In this episode Dora talks about facing our fears and getting out of our comfort zone to make a change.

ep - 79 with Catie Reay in Wyoming USA

Welcome to The Soberoso™ Podcast where we invite guests and listeners from around the world to join us in “Sharing Our Passion For Recovery.”

Catie Reay was born into a religious cult run by Curly Thornton Ministries in Montana and grew up in an environment where being sexually assaulted on a regular basis was what she was taught love was. She started using drugs and alcohol at the age of 11 to escape her reality and to simply feel a little less agony than she woke up with. 

Catie now has over a decade of sobriety under her belt and shares her story with us in hopes of helping someone else who may be struggling. 

ep 78 - With Elyshia in Guelph, Ontario Canada

Welcome to The Soberoso™ Podcast where we invite guests and listeners from around the world to join us in “Sharing Our Passion For Recovery.”

Between living in a toxic relationship and getting kicked out of her own cousin's wedding for being drunk and obnoxious Elyshia finally came to a point where she knew something had to change and has been living sober since January 2, 2020.

She shares her story with us and some great tips on the new healthy habits she has adopted in sobriety.

ep - 77 Guided Meditation with our sober Sista Dawn D.

Welcome to The Soberoso™ Podcast where we invite guests and listeners from around the world to join us in “Sharing Our Passion For Recovery.”

Find a comfortable and quiet space in your home and let go of everything that weighs you down. Let go of fear and all that weighs you down as we move into acceptance as Dawn D guides us in this 15 minute meditation.

Take this time for yourself to unwind and be in the present moment. Turn your noise distractions off around you, perhaps you would like to turn the lights down, light a candle, maybe some incense and lay down in your bed or sit in a comfortable space. This is a perfect introduction to meditation and a great way to practice some self love and care.

Many of our listeners use our guided meditation to help them ease into a good nights sleep or to get grounded in a moment of stress.

If you enjoyed this episode and would like to try another you can scroll through our previous episodes for more Guided Meditations. You can also send us a DM if you would like to participate in our Thursday Night Meeting and Meditation held on zoom.

ep -76 With Paul Harris in England

Take a trip with us to the United Kingdom as we learn and laugh together with our new friend Paul. We discuss the British Pub culture and how things are changing with the modern day as it is becoming more acceptable to not drink these days.

With seven plus years sober Paul still loves electronic music and going to Ibiza to dance with his wife. He was determined to not allow alcohol to rob him of living and he still goes out to socialize in the pubs while drinking pop. 

ep -75 with Sabrina in Virginia

How is it that a young adolescent who quickly spiraled from her first drink, losing her virginity and using drugs via needles changed the course of her addicted life? How is it that Sabrina has been breaking down generational guilt and shame and been able to find her own truth?

You will have to listen to this episode to hear Sabrina's personal story of triumph as she celebrates 31 years of sobriety and living over half her life in recovery.

ep -74 AM I AN ADDICT?  

We are back from our vacay and just in time for September's Recovery Month. If you  are recovering out loud and sharing your story openly please use the color purple this month to show your support and also use the hashtags #recoverymonth and #recoverymonthcanada with your supporting posts. 

Some of our peeps may not be able to celebrate recovery until we admit there is a problem. So we will be going through a questionnaire for those who are sitting on the fence and wondering Am I An Addict?

Welcome to The Soberoso™ Podcast where we invite guests and listeners from around the world to join us in “Sharing Our Passion For Recovery.”

If you are an old timer in recovery, a newcomer, sober curious or a loved one of someone who struggles with alcoholism, addiction or mental health issues this show is for you.

ep-72 With Jenny in Campbell River, B.C. Canada

Welcome to The Soberoso™ Podcast where we invite guests and listeners from around the world to join us in “Sharing Our Passion For Recovery.”

If you are an old timer in recovery, a newcomer, sober curious or a loved one of someone who struggles with alcoholism, addiction or mental health issues this show is for you.

ep-70 With Bianca K. in Texas

Welcome to The Soberoso™ Podcast where we invite guests and listeners from around the world to join us in “Sharing Our Passion For Recovery.”

If you are an old timer in recovery, a newcomer, sober curious or a loved one of someone who struggles with alcoholism, addiction or mental health issues this show is for you.

ep -69 With Tommy Figlioli in Staten Island N.Y.

Author of "That's What Junkies Do" and our friend Tommy joins us in this episode to share his incredible recovery story with us. Tommy tells us of growing up in Brooklyn N.Y. back in the day when he looked up to the Mob for respect and his life started heading the wrong direction. He soon found that alcohol gave him courage and he liked the way it made him feel, and so began many years of alcoholism and addiction which grew increasingly worse with harder and deadlier drugs.

Listen in to find out how Tommy eventually was able to recover from all of his addictions and later write the book "That's What Junkies Do".

ep -68 with Dawn D. in Saskatchewan Canada

You might recognize Dawns voice from some of our previous guided meditation episodes. Today we have a conversation on some realizations on the difference between setting intentions and goals, and getting out of your own way. How to live in the absence of fear through surrender and being flexible to go with the flow are some of the topics we cover in this episode with our sober sister Dawn.

ep -67 Today we are revisiting one of our first guests who helped us Kick Off the Soberoso ™ Podcast 1 year ago. His name is Bill Ward and since that original interview we have become good friends.

Bill and I are both advocating and speaking up about alcoholism, addiction and recovery. I am looking forward to catching up with him today as we continue to celebrate our 1 Year Anniversary of the Soberoso Podcast and share our experiences in recovery.

Please join us now as we take a trip to Calgary, Alberta Canada to visit with Bill Ward.

X3 Welcome to the Soberoso™ Podcast and our Xtra with the artist Vala and her single Follow Me. 

Join us in this behind the scenes look at this powerful song with a message around mental health and suicide awareness as we talk with the beautiful artist Vala in New York.

ep - 66 Guided Meditation with our sober Sista Dawn D.

Welcome to The Soberoso™ Podcast where we invite guests and listeners from around the world to join us in “Sharing Our Passion For Recovery.”

Find a comfortable and quiet space in your home and let go of everything that weighs you down. Let go of fear, learn to forgive others and yourself and set yourself free as Dawn D guides us in this 15 minute meditation.

Take this time for yourself to unwind and be in the present moment. Turn your noise distractions off around you, perhaps you would like to turn the lights down, light a candle, maybe some incense and lay down in your bed or sit in a comfortable space. This is a perfect introduction to meditation and a great way to practice some self love and care.

Many of our listeners use our guided meditation to help them ease into a good nights sleep or to get grounded in a moment of stress.

X-2 You have landed yourself at the Soberoso™ Xtra which is a compliment to the regular Soberoso weekly Podcast. Today your host shares some of the new things on the horizon for our 2nd year and does a personal shoutout of thanks to some of our listeners.

ep 65- With our guest Matt / 7heory  in Calgary Alberta, Canada 

Today we are celebrating a number of firsts on the Soberoso ™ Podcast in this episode of Somebody Show Me The Way.

Meet the man behind the music of "Mount Everest" the beat maker 7heory, the one and only Matt Robar who celebrates his one year soberversary with us and we celebrate one year of podcasting.

We are honored to be sharing Matt's recovery story with you as we take a glimpse at how an up and coming hip hop artist is using his talent to make a difference in the world. 

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Welcome to the Soberoso™ Podcast and our Xtra with 7heory Matt Robar.

How does a hip hop artist who fueled his lyrics with drugs and womanizing turn his talents into a new purpose to inspire others in a positive way? You are going to have to listen to this exclusive and hear for yourself.

Get to know the rapper 7heory and have a listen to Mount Everest which is coming out to the public on July 17,2021.

Follow 7heory on 

64 - Welcome to The Soberoso™ Podcast where we invite guests and listeners from around the world to join us in “Sharing Our Passion For Recovery.”

If you are an old timer in recovery, a newcomer, sober curious or a loved one of someone who struggles with alcoholism, addiction or mental health issues this show is for you.

JOIN The Party as we celebrate 1 year of podcasting!!! To show our gratitude to all our listeners and the incredible guests we've had we will be bringing you a ton of extras for the whole month of July. Check back regularly cause we gona be droppin like it's hot!

ep -63 College Drinking & Sobriety With Will Black in Denver Colorado.

Will started drinking to fit in when he was in college at the age of 18 which gave him a sense of belonging.  He experienced depression and anxiety in his teens which led to feeling socially awkward and not accepted.

Will knew it was a problem as he literally started blacking out right from the start and even heavy drinking strangers started telling him that maybe drinking wasn't for him. After trying to control his drinking, blackouts and repeated patterns of embarrassment with no success he finally got to the point where he could not continue. 

He got sober just before his 24th birthday and just celebrated 3 years of sobriety. Listen now to hear Wills story.

ep -62 with our guest Lucky in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico

Today we are talking with my good friend Lucky who is celebrating 20 years living clean and sober. He shares how he had been in and out of recovery from the age of 17 and he just didn't get it.

He had been in and out of jail over 40 times, had several DUIS and was in the late stages of alcoholism. He knew he was going to die as the drinking and drugging wasn’t working for him any more. It didn’t take the pain away.

Lucky shares his incredible journey of what it took to finally stay sober and how he has helped thousands of people by building several recovery homes. He also shares the latest on how he is giving back and changing the course of one small little boy's life.

Topics include:

Addiction, alcoholism, emotional pain, Anger issues, 12 step recovery, there is a solution, codependency, big book, recovery, sobriety, adoption, phoenix, FASD, born addicted, inner child,

ep -61 with our guest T.W. Durfy in New York in this episode of "Codependency And Addiction"

A traumatic experience in a relationship quickly spiraled T into addiction as he tried coping with going against his own values to become a person he was not. He ignored the red flags all around him and dipped into people pleasing and codependency.

Listen in to hear his story of heartache and transformation and how he vowed to become that person he always wished he had as a mentor in his own life. 

Topics Include: addiction, anger, people pleasing, toxic relationships, codependency, enmeshed, mental abuse, jealousy, obsessive thinking, self medicating, coping strategies, xanax, alcoholism, sleeping issues, cooking with wine, justified drinking,  addictive personalities, transformation, self love, healthy boundaries, self worth

ep -60 Don't Believe The Lies In Your Head

Take a trip with us to visit our beautiful guest Andrea K. in New Jersey for this episode of the Soberoso™ Podcast.

Andrea tells us how she was losing herself on Wall Street, how she made a horror show out in Montauk and of her crippling soul sickness.

She now has 16 plus years living clean and sober and takes us through her journey of alcoholism, addiction and recovery.

Topics include:

sober moms, recovering out loud, survivor of sexual assault, self medicating, corporate America, wall street drug use, Irish flavor, free basing, cocaine, crack, New York Waitress, date rape, addiction, Montauk, binge drinking, recovery

You can get in touch with Andrea on Instagram or through her website at.

ep - 59 Guided Meditation with our sober Sista Dawn D.

Welcome to The Soberoso™ Podcast where we invite guests and listeners from around the world to join us in “Sharing Our Passion For Recovery.”

Find a comfortable and quiet space in your home and Let Go of everything that weighs you down. Let go of fear, learn to forgive others and yourself and set yourself free as Dawn D guides us in this 15 minute meditation.

Take this time for yourself to unwind and be in the present moment. Turn your noise distractions off around you, perhaps you would like to turn the lights down, light a candle, maybe some incense and lay down in your bed or sit in a comfortable space. This is a perfect introduction to meditation and a great way to practice some self love and care.

Many of our listeners use our guided meditation to help them ease into a good nights sleep or to get grounded in a moment of stress.

ep-58 with Natalie Vecchione in North Carolina "Drinking During Pregnancy and FASD"

Welcome to the Soberoso™ Podcast where we invite guests and listeners from around the world to join us in "Sharing Our Passion For Recovery".

We are going to be having a lot of laughs and also covering some serious topics in this episode with our special guest and fellow podcaster Natalie who built her family through adopting. She is a woman advocating for FASD with 19 years of experience raising a child with Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder.

She describes so eloquently how by losing a lot we also gain a lot. She is a woman on a mission to inform and encourage other parents who may be in similar situations while educating on the importance of not drinking during pregnancy.

Find Natalie with these links...

ep-57 with Corey Harrington joining us from Palm Springs

Welcome to The Soberoso™ Podcast where we invite guests and listeners from around the world to join us in “Sharing Our Passion For Recovery.”

If you are an old timer in recovery, a newcomer, sober curious or a loved one of someone who struggles with alcoholism, addiction or mental health issues this show is for you.

In this episode we talk with Corey about his ten year secret opioid addiction that was tearing him apart inside and out.  

Corey was a pro baseball player and became addicted to his prescribed meds for a shoulder injury.  On the outside he had it all together and nothing in his past would ever lead anyone close to even consider that he was abusing his prescription. 

He tells us the moment you can’t look yourself in the mirror is a definite red flag that you have crossed the line into addiction.

ep -55 with Doctor Jennifer Shaw in San Diego, California

This episode is packed full of good stuff and some new topics we haven't discussed on this show yet.  Doctor Jenn has always had that all or nothing attitude which is often the case with those of us with addictive personalities. 

Joining us from San Diego, Jennifer is a doctor with a background in physical therapy and after finishing seven years of schooling and just three weeks into her dream job she was hit by a car while on her bicycle. Dr. Jenn was instantly disabled at the young age of 24 and had a long road of recovery ahead of her.

At one point she was taking 30 prescribed pills a day to cope with the chronic pain, nerve damage etc. Her Doctors told her she would be dependent on these meds for the rest of her life but Jen had different ideas. She was challenged by someone she trusted to go for six months without drinking or getting involved in a relationship to find true healing for herself. 

This was the start in Jennifer's journey of living a clean and sober life and she openly shares her story with us. 

We also discuss being in a relationship with a narcissist and how to identify these types of people. 

ep - 54 Guided Meditation with our sober Sista Dawn D.

Welcome to The Soberoso™ Podcast where we invite guests and listeners from around the world to join us in “Sharing Our Passion For Recovery.”

Find a comfortable and quiet space in your home and Let Go of everything that weighs you down. Let go of fear and move into love as Dawn D guides us in this 15 minute meditation.

Take this time for yourself to unwind and be in the present moment. Turn your noise distractions off around you, perhaps you would like to turn the lights down, light a candle, maybe some incense and lay down in your bed or sit in a comfortable space. This is a perfect introduction to meditation and a great way to practice some self love and care.

Many of our listeners use our guided meditation to help them ease into a good nights sleep or to get grounded in a moment of stress. 

ep -53 with John Martin in Puerto Vallarta Mexico 

Welcome to the Soberoso podcast where we invite guests and listeners from around the world to join us in "Sharing Our Passion For Recovery". 

Ep #51 with Martin P. in Oshawa Ontario, Canada

Welcome to The Soberoso™ Podcast where we invite guests and listeners from around the world to join us in “Sharing Our Passion For Recovery.”

If you are an old timer in recovery, a newcomer, sober curious or a loved one of someone who struggles with alcoholism, addiction or mental health issues this show is for you.

Each Tuesday we bring you a brand new episode where our grateful host Dora either shares what's on her mind or interviews a guest with Q & A’s regarding what life was like before and after finding recovery.

We are real people who have overcome incredible odds to turn our lives around and are passionate about tearing down the stigmas around alcoholism and addiction by speaking our truth and getting heard.

Diagnosed with Parkinson's at the young age of 30 Martin began to drink and drug even more heavily than he had been doing up to this point. He was determined to continue partying what he thought were his numbered days until

Martin takes us back to October 28th 2015 when he came out of a blackout in his truck flipped upside down on a country road in the ditch. He laid there in his underwear behind the steering wheel as he heard the sirens heading his way.

When he crawled out of the truck he looked back at his truck while the wheel was still spinning and he thought … Listen to the full episode now.