Episode 3 - Surviving Early Sobriety (or any other difficult time)

This week's show is about how to survive those first minutes, hours, days and months of early sobriety.

Our three guests: Angel, Alisun and Amanda each bring stories from their own experiences newly sober, as well as tips and advice that continue to help them today.  Each of our guests has a different background, different stories, different ages and stages of sobriety, but as usual so many of the feelings we experience are similar, as are the things that helped us get through the tough early days (and now).

It is also a show for people who have been sober awhile and would like to hear tricks and tips about how others stay sober during the bumpier times of life.

We also share some things that didn't work - cautionary tales, if you will, and offer hope that it does get better.

Through story telling and conversation, we hope that this show can show you that you're not alone, that early sobriety IS hard but is not without a lot of rewards (some of them immediate) and that if you can just hang in there one minute, hour or day at a time, the further you get from your last drink the better and stronger you will feel.

We also offer resources of places online and off where you can find this kind of support - not just in recovery meetings, but also on the internet, which can be a safe, anonymous place to start talking.

As usual, you can email us at thebubblehour@gmail.com if you have any questions, suggestions for topics, or just want to talk with someone who understands.

Thank you for listening, and if there is anything you can do to help us spread the word via Facebook, Twitter or any other means we greatly appreciate it.  You may never know who you will be helping, and it could be someone close to you who is suffering in silence.

Together lets continue to break down the stigma of alcoholism that keeps so many people stuck and silent.

Remember to check out the tab above about how to subscribe to our feed on iTunes, too; shows are automatically downloaded onto iTunes and you can listen anywhere, anytime. If you have a hard time at a certain time of day (cooking came up a lot in this show, for example) listening to these shows can be another tool you can use to tamp down those frustrating cravings.

We really appreciate your support, and a big thanks to Alisun, Amanda and Angel for having the courage to share their stories.

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