Originally published 11/23/23 - our most listened to episode for 2023. Kelly welcomes her husband Jon to the pod. They discuss his sobriety journey from his teen - 20’s to now. Jon’s celebrating his 24th year of sobriety.
1:26 Jon summarizes his sobriety journey
5:53 How drinking numbed Jon’s feelings
8:54 Jon’s retrospective view of how drinking affected his family life
11:07 Situational and binge drinking
13:10 Kelly’s ultimatum
16:48 Jon’s intro to therapy
19:36 Does Jon still have the urge to drink?
23:19 Guilt 24 yrs later
24:56 Yearly sobriety post
28:35 The work after sobriety
33:44 Jon’s words of advice
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