Join the crew of Ohm-g Podcast along with our special guests Cecilia Dombrowski and Brittany Redeker as we discuss sobriety. Cecilia and Brittany share their story of what led them to sobriety. Brenda shares her insight of her own “Dry January” and we discuss the normalization of alcohol consumption.
Brenda starts out the discussion about how she has been “trying dry” and how she has realized that she has been using alcohol as a coping mechanism to give her mind a break from thinking and her soul from feeling.
Aaron asks our guests to share with us what led them to choose sobriety. Cecilia has been sober for over 500 days and she can’t imagine drinking again. Brittany shared that as a teenager she didn’t understand how being an empath affected her. Alcohol was a way for her to not have to feel her feelings and the feelings of everyone around her. Brittany is almost 6 years sober so kudos to her for that! As you will hear from the discussion they had very different reasons for becoming sober. We appreciate their honesty and vulnerability in sharing their stories with us and with all of you listening.
Aaron asks our guests what tools they use to help them deal with cravings or just in general to deal with life when things become overwhelming. Cecilia feeds herself with positive words about her will power and inner strength. She uses “growing thoughts” to keep her vibration high because she believes that any kind of substance abuse lowers your vibration. A good therapist is a life saver as well. Shout out to Ms. Wanda. She also uses a technique called “Play the Tape.” She plays out the scenario of what it would look like if she did have that drink. This helps her to let go of the desire to have a drink. She says what she is actually missing is the ritual of having the nice glass, pouring the wine, and relaxing. Aaron had an “aha” moment that we see having a glass of wine as “self-care.” Brittany says that she hangs with a very sober crowd. Her connection with nature helps to keep her balanced as well. Growing plants and bringing mostly dead plants back to life has helped her to feel connected to our beautiful Mother Earth. Praying to Mother Earth and especially the moon keeps her centered. When she needs extra help she will reach out to her sponsor or someone else in her support system. She shares that living her life sober has not been easy, she is forced to look at herself and do her own shadow work. With sobriety comes a lot of self-awareness.
Next our guests share insight on how we can support others who are choosing a life of sobriety. Cecilia shares a funny story and wishes people would know how to react. Her pet peeve is to be introduced as the “sober friend.” She says there are so many other things that people might know about her and her sobriety isn’t on the top of the list. It is just a part of her and doesn’t define who she is. Brittany asks that people just have empathy. You don’t have to understand why someone makes the decision to be sober, just respect it and be a support to their journey.
Brenda shares that people may feel uncomfortable with others' sobriety because they have to look at their own relationship with alcohol.
Parting advice: Reach out on social media or AA. There is a ton of support on social media where you can share your story and create a support system. For those supporting friends with substance abuse issues know that they will not have success until they decide to do it for themselves.
**If you wish to connect with Cecilia Dombrowski and see all of the wonderful all natural products she creates such as local elderberry syrup (made with local honey), handmade soaps, tea blends, Dead Sea mineral exfoliants, and more then please connect with her @wildrootsbotanicals_nc on Instagram.
“Everybody believes that they are the exceptions to the rules, and then we become the rules examples are made of.” Brittany Redeker
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