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[*Please note the Content Warning in today's episode description]

Friends: This week, we're meeting my friend Jamie. Jamie is a fellow Long Islander, a mentor, a sponsor, a sobriety community leader, and just celebrated 4 years sober in April 2023. In this episode, Jamie shares what it's like to get sober after 15 years of binge drinking. If you're someone who needs encouragement to get back on track; if you feel like you're unworthy of achieving sobriety; if you're unsure how to navigate being around alcohol while you're trying to stop drinking... this episode is for you.

We talk about:

• What it feels like reaching 1500 days sober
• Jamie’s drinking story & sobriety story
• Feeling unlovable & drinking as a coping mechanism
• Growing up in an alcoholic household
• Relationships while in active addiction drinking
• Jamie’s perspective being in a 12 step program
• [CONTENT WARNING] Sexual abuse & how this influenced Jamie’s view of the world
• Being around alcohol in early sobriety
• Boundaries and balance
• Having a Higher Power
• Community in sobriety