1000 Days Sober Podcast

How to Get Unstuck From The Alcohol Trap: A Conversation With The 'Sober Runner' Lee Bonington

I am a proud father of four children, Teddy (18), Henry (11), Florence (6) and Ralph (4). I'm married to my long suffering wife Alexis. I live in a little town called Wickford in Essex. I am a Project Manager for a fire protection company.

I was born in the East End of London in a town called Dagenham, being 1 of 4 children. My life has basically revolved around drinking like most people in the UK and probably the world, so its all I’ve ever known. I knew from an early age what sort of person I knew I was but again like most I’ve been led to believe that pubs, lads holiday, working just to work and pay for those holidays is the norm. I've used drinking for most occasions that occur in my life ie.. good news, bad news, football, really I would drink to the opening of an envelope.

Now I would not put myself in the same bracket as alcohol dependant people, meaning I would not need a drink daily but I would say that socially I would need a drink. I was a grey area drinker for the most of my adult life.

When I hit my 30’s I did start noticing changes in my behaviour after I'd had a night out and a skin full. It didn’t seem to sit right with me anymore, and that was properly the time when I knew at some point it had to stop. Fast forward to my 35th year and I did a couple of months of no drinking. I enjoyed but again went back to the normal great area drinking. I wasn’t ready. But around this time last year I said that’s it, my wife rolled hers eye, but I knew.

I've learned so much about myself in that time, and answered lots of questions I needed answered, but also opened up more and more questions at the same time.

Alcohol is woven into the very fabric of life and at a very basic level, how can something that makes you feel good, also make you fell ten times worse. is it worth it, I decided it wasn’t and it's opened up a completely new world.

 

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The 3 Principles to Break Free From an Addicted Life: A Conversation With Mike Brody-Waite

At the age of twenty-three, Michael Brody-Waite was a full-blown drug addict. He had been kicked out of college, fired from his job, and evicted from his apartment. He had no money and no home, was throwing up blood, and believed he would be dead before his thirtieth birthday. 
 
Then, on September 1, 2002, he checked into rehab, entered recovery, and has been transforming himself every day since. His TEDx Nashville YouTube video “Great Leaders Do What Drug Addicts Do” is the number one talk in the history of TEDx Nashville and sparked the #MaskFreeMovement, built on three principles inspired by his recovery, showing leaders how to achieve balance, reclaim energy, and thrive in work and life.
 
Michael is an acclaimed speaker, Inc. 500 entrepreneur, award-winning, three-time CEO, a leadership coach, and author of Great Leaders Live Like Drug Addicts: How to Lead Like Your Life Depends on It.
 
Today, Michael is on a mission to teach individuals, organizations, and communities how to lead themselves by living mask-free.
 
For more information, please visit www.MichaelBrodyWaite.com to learn how the Mask-Free Program can help you or your organization thrive.

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How The Miracle of Mindfulness Helps You Quit Alcohol: a Conversation With Hugh Byrne

An expert and author in the field of mindfulness and positive habit change, senior teacher with the Insight Meditation Community of Washington (IMCW) and Garrison Institute’s Contemplative-Based Resilience (CBR) for humanitarian aid workers responding to refugee crisis across the Middle East, Hugh Byrne's mindfulness and meditation offerings are driven by the vision of helping people shift from autopilot toward behaviors that create greater happiness and freedom of the heart.

Hugh has been practising, teaching and guiding trainings, workshops and intensive retreats for 20 years within the U.S. and internationally. Hugh is trained in, and teaches, Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) and mind-body somatic experiencing approach to healing. Hugh also has a law degree from London University and a PhD from UCLA, and worked for more than two decades in the field of human rights and social justice.

Hugh is the author of The Here-and-Now Habit, and Habit Swap: Trade in Your Unhealthy Habits for Mindful Ones.

Visit Hugh's website here, where you can also purchase his books.

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How to Stop Fuelling Alcohol Addiction With Insidious Media a Conversation With Vincent Grant

Another discussion with a member of the 1000 Days Sober coaching team as Vinne Grant joins Lee Davy to discuss the importance of not fuelling alcohol addiction with insidious media content. If you would like a full set of show notes and a unique workbook designed to deepen your knowledge on this subject then follow this link, drop your email address, and we will fire them off to you. https://www.1000dayssober.com/How%20to%20Stop%20Fuelling%20Alcohol%20Addiction%20with%20Insidious%20Media%20Stories

Why Adapting to The Post Lockdown Catastrophe is Such Agony

Lisa Dinhofer is one of our 1000 Days Sober coaches and crisis management expert. She helps companies get through traumatic events, build resilience, and regain stability for a ‘new normal’. Lisa is also a certified thanatologist who has 18 years of experience in counselling, coaching and consulting. She specialises in the areas of effective messaging, situational management for traumatic and unexpected loss, workplace bullying and sexual harassment, among others. Visit her website to learn more about her work: https://www.kodenllc.com/home.html You can also join us at https://www.1000dayssober.com/ Virtual Support Group Meeting every Monday and Wednesday, 13:00–14:00 PT, to learn how to prepare to return to normalcy without going back to your addictive behaviours. Here you will have the opportunity to talk about your issues, share your progress, and ask questions about your learning. Join now: https://bit.ly/2WTTMGt Experience the Strive community for free for a whole month. Sign-up, using the coupon code FREEMONTH at https://bit.ly/36oDFUP If you would like to receive the best show notes in the business, a full transcript of the interview, and a specially designed workbook to help you prepare to step outside of that door, then follow this link to receive them: https://bit.ly/2WUStY0

How to Manage The Collective Grief And Trauma From COVID-19?

In this episode of the Alcohol & Addiction Podcast, Lee Davy, connects with Strive Coach, Lisa Dinhofer, to discuss the collective grief and trauma of the COVID-19 crisis. Lisa Dinhofer, MA, CT is The Crisis Tamer. She works with subject matter and circumstances most people turn away from. Lisa mentors companies past traumatic events, workplace abusand disastrous communications to regain stability, build resilience and establish a new normal. Lisa was an employee at the World Trade Center during the 1993 bombing and was still working in NYC during 9/11. She draws from those first hand experiences of trauma in the workplace and lessons learned from other workplace tragedies. Lisa is a certified Thanatologist, trained counselor and communication expert with over 18 years of professional experience training, consulting, coaching and speaking on effective messaging and situational management for: traumatic or unexpected loss, workplace bullying and sexual harassment, difficult conversations and unintended outcomes, chronic conflict and performance development within high intensity front-line occupations and business environments. Lisa Website: https://www.kodenllc.com/about-lisa-dinhofer.html

Michelle Gaspaire on Being 1000 Days Sober

Michelle G is 43, married to her best friend and has a blended family of 7. She has been AF for just over three years and lives in Washington State USA. Michelle loves yoga, nature, anything outdoors in the PNW. She enjoys working and getting her hands dirty on her 5 acres. The management of her property keeps her busy, especially in the gardens. Michelle has just started with her own Honey and Mason Bee's and is looking forward to working with them. For the last 25 years, she has been a hairstylist and business owner. Michelle closed her business last year to pursue a degree in Horticulture and is on her second quarter and enjoying it tremendously. Michelle G is also a member of the 1K Club, and is one of the original members of 1000 Days Sober and Strive.

How to Make The Most of Good and Bad Luck

Sosia Jiang is a private investor and self-professed 'student of life' hailing from New Zealand. I met Sosia during a poker tournament in London where she paid £1m to compete in a single game and thought she would be an inspirational guest, particularly for women who don't permit themselves to pursue their dreams. In this episode, we cover the importance of focusing on the process, and not results, making the best decision you can in the moment, mental health, bulimia, relationships, meaning & purpose and much more. What Next? The world is in the grip of a pandemic, and we don't have a mental map of how to react leading to fear, stress and anxiety. It's at times like these that we need to reach out, and connect with others, and at 1000 Days Sober, we're doing that twice per week in the COVID-19 Escape Room - an online meeting where we can share how we feel, ask for help and support others through this crisis. Here's the link to book a seat. https://www.eventbrite.com/e/102061861776 Join 1000 Days Sober Given the current crisis, we've decided to open our doors to newcomers. If you are considering changing your relationship with alcohol, then come and join us. We're hardwired to connect, and we can't do that physically in most cases, so why not do it digitally. https://www.1000dayssober.com/ You can also join our conversation on Instagram or YouTube. Here are our links. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCd3CXmLVtMXSHlA5Ca_Mk9Q https://www.instagram.com/1000dayssober/

Celebrating & Catastrophising in a COVID-19 World

Lee Davy shares his views on the COVID-19 Pandemic, including the Netherland's decision to ban alcohol, people behaving like it's an extended bank holiday, and much more. Website and Newsletter At 1000 Days Sober, we combine a world-class coaching program with the best support network in the business to help you hit the golden milestone of 1000 days free of alcohol. We call this experience ‘Strive,’ and we run four of them per year in Jan, Apr, Jul and Oct. If you want to join, then you need to sign-up to our weekly newsletter. https://bit.ly/2vVODmv Check out our website to learn more about 1000 Days Sober and Strive; as well as meet the founder, Lee Davy, and his extraordinary coaching team. https://bit.ly/39acr49 Social Media We don’t spread ourselves too thin, but we are on. Instagram if you want to pop in and say hi. https://bit.ly/382B4zT Say Hi If you want to say hello, then send Lee Davy an email at thetruthaboutalcohol@gmail.com.

How to Breakthrough to Our Unworthiness The Strive Way

If you join 1000 Days Sober and work your way through the Strive Model for Change, you will meet our Strive Coaches, whom you can work with on a one-to-one basis as part of your subscription. Here is an example of their work, as Strive Coach, Vincent Grant, helps the 1000 Days Founder, Lee Davy, deal with his feelings of inadequacy, by taking him back to a time when he was eight years old. Website and Newsletter At 1000 Days Sober, we combine a world-class coaching program with the best support network in the business to help you hit the golden milestone of 1000 days free of alcohol. We call this experience ‘Strive,’ and we run four of them per year in Jan, Apr, Jul and Oct. If you want to join, then you need to sign-up to our weekly newsletter. https://bit.ly/2vVODmv Check out our website to learn more about 1000 Days Sober and Strive; as well as meet the founder, Lee Davy, and his extraordinary coaching team. https://bit.ly/39acr49 Social Media We don’t spread ourselves too thin, but we are on. Instagram if you want to pop in and say hi. https://bit.ly/382B4zT Say Hi If you want to say hello, then send Lee Davy an email at thetruthaboutalcohol@gmail.com.