I Was Throwing Up Blood & Still Drinking (How I Got Sober)

50 Beers a day. Former inmate turned addiction specialist on prison, psychosis, building treatment centers, and losing his son to an overdose without relapsing.🗓️ Get the FREE 30-Day Survival Calendar → https://thesoberstrong.com/calendar🤝 Go Deeper with Sober Strong:Join the Sober Strong community on Skool → https://www.skool.com/soberstrong/about1:1 coaching with Meghan → https://thesoberstrong.com/coaching🌐 Connect with Vincent:iRely Recovery (detox & residential, Los Angeles) → irelyrecovery.com🌐 Sober Strong: https://thesoberstrong.com/💬 What kept you from picking up on your hardest day? Tell me in the comments. I read every one.⚠️ This channel shares personal experience and conversation, not medical or clinical advice. This episode discusses childhood abuse, overdose deaths, and a suicide attempt. If you or someone you love is in crisis, call or text 988.⏱️ Chapters:0:00 Meet Vincent: Clean Since May 5, 20040:50 First Drink at 9, First Bong Hit at 112:30 When Home Stopped Being Safe7:29 12 Years Old on the Streets of Hollywood9:42 Dealing Drugs, Sure He'd Die Before 1814:24 A Family Where Almost Everyone Got Sober16:39 Why "Cali Sober" Is a Lie18:52 One Night of "Non-Addictive" Freebase21:22 Prison, and Holding His Son for the First Time22:45 Drink, Drug, Get Captured26:14 Is Addiction Really a Dopamine Problem?27:31 Kicked Out of the UFC Before He Signed30:41 The Night His Brother-in-Law Overdosed33:39 41 Pounds of Speed in the Garage36:21 His Mom Died on Her Graduation Day38:59 The Last Day He Ever Drank40:06 Psychosis, a Bible, and the Sheriff42:49 Meeting God in a Courtroom45:02 The First Weeks in a Jail Cell45:47 Acquitted, Then Starting His Own Sober Living48:03 The 6'9" Sponsor Who Called His Bluff49:45 Surrender vs. Capitulation51:09 Seminary, Two Master's Degrees, 31 Treatment Centers54:28 Self-Sabotage, Ego, and Resentment55:48 The Man Who Took 3 Lives, Then Saved 359:01 Losing His Son Max to Overdose1:01:06 Why Spiritual Maintenance Isn't Optional1:03:03 A Detox Where Everyone's in Recovery1:04:57 The Choice He Faced on the Worst Day1:09:52 The Phone Call at the Noon Meeting1:11:41 Responsible, Not to Blame1:13:51 Reading From "Hope Dies Last"1:16:33 Where to Find Vincent1:17:16 Not Every Rock Bottom Has a Basement#AddictionRecovery #DrugAddiction #RecoveryStory #SoberStrongIn this interview, Meghan sits down with Vincent, a therapist and certified substance abuse counselor who went from freebase cocaine, meth, and a prison sentence to two decades of long-term recovery through 12-step fellowship. He talks about childhood trauma, grief after an overdose death, why he rejects "California sober," and the spiritual practices that keep him from relapsing. If you've ever wondered whether recovery can survive the worst loss imaginable, this conversation is your answer.📧 Email Me: [email protected]

Crusty Demons of Dirt rider Seth Enslow drank every day on tour for years, until a friend dared him he couldn't quit for a year.🗓️ Get the FREE 30-Day Survival Calendar → https://thesoberstrong.com/calendar🤝 Go Deeper with Sober Strong:Join the Sober Strong community on Skool → https://www.skool.com/soberstrong/about1:1 coaching with Meghan → https://thesoberstrong.com/coaching🌐 Sober Strong: https://thesoberstrong.com/🔗 Find Seth:Instagram → https://www.instagram.com/sethenslow_thehardway/💬 Has anyone ever told you that you couldn't quit? Tell me in the comments. I read every one.⚠️ This channel shares personal experience and conversation, not medical or clinical advice. If you or someone you love is in crisis, call or text 988.⏱️ Chapters:0:00 Meet Seth Enslow0:43 Growing Up Poor With a Single Mom and Five Kids5:09 An Alcoholic Dad and a Sober High School9:23 Beach Life, Nightclubs and the First Drinks12:10 Broken Femurs and a 301-Foot Jump25:35 On Tour in Australia: Drinking Every Day28:45 "Alcohol Is Going to Win"30:54 All or Nothing: Drinking Until He Passed Out38:19 The Sober Stranger at a Truck Stop39:29 Why He Quit at 4541:43 The Dare to Quit for a Year50:00 California Sober, Then Quitting Weed51:58 Going All In on Health1:11:31 When "Just One" Crosses His Mind1:19:01 His Advice: Challenge Yourself to a Year#CrustyDemons #QuitDrinking #AlcoholFreeIn this interview, Meghan sits down with Seth Enslow, who rode in the Crusty Demons of Dirt videos for about 15 years. He grew up poor in rural Pennsylvania, one of five kids raised by a single mom, and worked on farms to buy his first bike before moving to California after high school. The party life started in his early 20s and turned into drinking every day on tour. His dad died in his early 60s, partly from alcoholism. When a friend dared him that he couldn't stop drinking for a year, Seth took the challenge, and January 3rd will mark six years since his last drink. He talks about why there's no having just one drink, why he stayed "California sober" until this past February, and why he tells anyone who's struggling to challenge themselves to a year.

A high-functioning alcoholic and business owner explains how daily blackout drinking hid behind his career, and what finally kept him sober as a dad.🗓️ Get the FREE 30-Day Survival Calendar → https://thesoberstrong.com/calendar🤝 Go Deeper with Sober Strong:Join the Sober Strong community on Skool → https://www.skool.com/soberstrong/about1:1 coaching with Meghan → https://thesoberstrong.com/coaching🌐 Sober Strong: https://thesoberstrong.com/💬 Have you ever called yourself "just a heavy drinker"? Tell me in the comments. I read every one.⚠️ This channel shares personal experience and conversation, not medical or clinical advice. If you or someone you love is in crisis, call or text 988.⏱️ Chapters:0:00 Passing Out Every Single Night0:20 The First Drunk He Instantly Loved1:14 Wrestling Practice to the Orlando Club Scene2:13 When the Business Ran Without Him3:06 "Just a Heavy Drinker," Never an Alcoholic3:34 Working From a Bar Stool, 9 to 74:46 Morning Drinks Before the School Run5:42 Drinking to Escape Yesterday's Shame7:50 Checking His Car for Damage Every Morning8:27 Blowing Too High to Get In10:42 One Nugget Per Two Hours of Rehab11:06 The Man on His 17th Rehab12:03 Why the God Approach Didn't Fit Him13:11 "You're Trapped as a 15-Year-Old"13:57 The Vegas Test: Drinking "Responsibly"14:40 The Gym Became the Plan15:21 He Doesn't Know His Sobriety Date15:53 Not a Recovering Alcoholic. A Dad.17:25 Mad at the Years He Gave Away18:21 Why Anxiety Doesn't Vanish When You Quit20:27 Alcatraz and a Niners Game With His Son22:34 Sober Doesn't Make Problems Disappear23:52 Same Temper, New Half-Second Pause26:05 The Concert Stranger Who Showed Him How29:08 The Dad He Wants His Son to Remember30:24 How Alcohol Shrank His Whole World34:12 "I Never Wanted to Be Sober"37:11 Is He Less Fun Now? His Wife Answers38:13 Staying Sober When His Wife Still Drinks39:09 Why He Still Sits at the Same Bar40:42 He Still Loves the Feeling. Here's Why He Quit.43:36 Weed as a Bridge Off Alcohol47:53 No Off Switch: Why One Is Never One49:47 He Thought Rehab Was for Heroin Addicts51:11 If You Hate Who You've Become54:19 Finding the Best Part of Every Day#SoberDad #HighFunctioningAlcoholic #QuitDrinkingIn this interview, Meghan sits down with Michael, who spent two decades calling himself "just a heavy drinker." He shares why moderating after rehab ended in relapse within months, why he refuses to let recovery define him, and how fatherhood, fishing, and the gym took alcohol's place as he dropped from 250 to 173 pounds. Roughly five years alcohol-free, he still orders water at the same bar he used to drink in.

Six weeks sober, a tech sales rep explains how he saw rock bottom coming and quit drinking before it cost him his relationship.🗓️ Get the FREE 30-Day Survival Calendar → https://thesoberstrong.com/calendar🤝 Go Deeper with Sober Strong:Join the Sober Strong community on Skool → https://www.skool.com/soberstrong/about1:1 coaching with Meghan → https://thesoberstrong.com/coaching🌐 Sober Strong: https://thesoberstrong.com/💬 Did the people around you know before you admitted it? Tell me in the comments. I read every one.⚠️ This channel shares personal experience and conversation, not medical or clinical advice. If you or someone you love is in crisis, call or text 988.⏱️ Chapters:0:00 Watching His Life Crash in Slow Motion1:20 A Hairline Fracture From Rock Bottom1:38 "No One Knew" Is a Lie2:37 Losing His Partner vs. Moving Back Home4:17 A Dad and Brother Still in Addiction5:24 Perfectionism Was the First Addiction7:22 Drinking to Stop Being Uptight8:00 "As Long As I Get My Work Done"9:26 Moving to China After a Breakup11:00 When Drinking Alone Became the Grown-Up Thing12:04 Loneliness, or Shutting Off the Noise?13:28 Stuck at Home When the Pandemic Hit15:34 The Family Trauma Waiting There17:12 White Claw Cans Behind the Desk18:52 The Question His Partner Asked About the Bottle19:36 When "Sorry" Stopped Working19:59 What Are You Protecting When You Hide It?22:19 The Bar Keeps Getting Lower23:08 The Day He Decided He Was Done25:02 Walking Into His First AA Meeting27:03 Why Saying It Out Loud Heals28:13 Why "California Sober" Didn't Hold29:18 Telling Your Partner You Want a Drink31:15 What Fills the Time Now33:19 Learning to Look in the Mirror Again34:08 Sober in Sales and Dreading the Open Bar35:49 Successful at Work, Falling Apart at Home36:52 Feeling Everything Again After Years of Numb38:31 What You Already Gave Up to Keep Drinking39:15 The Other Side of the Chessboard39:52 For Anyone in Their First Weeks41:16 Why 30-Day Stories Matter#HighFunctioningAlcoholic #QuitDrinking #EarlySobrietyIn this interview, Meghan sits down with Jonah, 35, whose nightly drinking stayed out of sight behind a strong career until his partner went quiet and started pulling away. Jonah shares how perfectionism and addiction in his family shaped his relationship with alcohol, what couples therapy revealed about how much his partner had already seen, and what his first recovery meeting was really like. If you're holding it together on the outside and wondering how long you can keep it up, this conversation is for you.

Your husband or wife keeps drinking, hides it, and tells you you're the crazy🗓️ Get the FREE 30-Day Survival Calendar → https://thesoberstrong.com/calendarA 20-year addiction counselor explains why confronting, snooping, and threatening to leave kee🤝 Go Deeper with Sober Strong:Join the Sober Strong community on Skool → https://www.skool.com/soberstrong/about1:1 coaching with Meghan → https://thesoberstrong.com/coaching🌐 Connect with Amber:YouTube https://www.youtube.com/@UCT8PE1v0xFR9zLXOijxM6hg 🌐 Sober Strong: https://thesoberstrong.com/💬 Are you the one drinking, or the one watching someone drink? Tell me in the comments. I read every one.⚠️ This channel shares personal experience and conversation, not medical or clinical advice. If you or someone you love is in crisis, call or text 988.⏱️ Chapters:0:00 What Addiction Does to the Whole Family1:09 When Your Husband Quits Before You Do4:26 Denial Has Layers6:15 Why Being Called Out Makes Us Defend It10:37 Why Both Sides Feel Betrayed11:43 More Proof Makes Them Admit Less14:30 Disease or 10,000 Choices?16:06 The Secret Fantasy Behind Every Ultimatum17:24 Why "Scared Straight" Backfires19:48 Recovery's Terrible Sales Pitch22:01 How to Stop Being the Addiction Police25:17 The Most Enabling Thing You Can Do27:29 Helping vs. Enabling: The One-Question Test29:40 Let the World Be the Bad Guy31:43 Boundary vs. Ultimatum34:22 The Sober Thanksgiving That Blew Up37:18 Amber's Story: Raised in an Addicted Family43:58 If You've Been Rescuing, Change This First46:00 The Invisible Intervention49:07 "I Know This Isn't Who You Are"53:07 Shame Is Guilt on Fire56:15 How a Relapse Builds58:28 Rebuilding Trust After Broken Promises1:01:40 The Power Families Actually Have1:03:03 Where to Find Amber#AlcoholicSpouse #FamilyRecovery #EnablingIn this interview, Meghan sits down with Amber Hollingsworth of Put the Shovel Down, who has spent more than two decades working with addicted people and their families. Amber walks through the predictable pattern that forms around a loved one's drinking: the gaslighting, the evidence hunting, the resentment on both sides, and why the angry partner ends up cast as the villain. She shares what moves someone toward sobriety before they hit bottom, and she is blunt about it: "I'm not here to tell you what's fair. I'm here to tell you what works."