Alcohol-isms: Sobriety, Recovery, & Alcohol Abuse

The Myth of Moderation can be a long term deterrent to getting sober. In this episode, Dan and Tara discuss the myths of moderation versus the realities of their drinking. Both recovering alcoholics, Dad and Daughter duo Dan and Tara host this weekly sobriety and life-in-recovery focused podcast. With decades of alcohol abuse and sobriety under their belts, they come together to share the conversations they've been having for years about the disease they share, and about how they navigate life post-drink. Sober curious, alcoholics, non-alcoholic drinkers, and support persons for their loved ones welcome!Have a sobriety related question you want answered? You can message them on Instagram! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We've all tried it -- getting sober for other people. In this episode, Dan and Tara discuss how getting sober for yourself leads to long lasting, healthy sobriety. Both recovering alcoholics, Dad and Daughter duo Dan and Tara host this weekly sobriety and life-in-recovery focused podcast. With decades of alcohol abuse and sobriety under their belts, they come together to share the conversations they've been having for years about the disease they share, and about how they navigate life post-drink. Sober curious, alcoholics, non-alcoholic drinkers, and support persons for their loved ones welcome!Have a sobriety related question you want answered? You can message them on Instagram! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Living with the shame of your past alcoholic life can be paralyzing and debilitating. The shame can also be a hinderance to your sobriety. On this week's episode, Tara and Dan discuss their shame and how they moved past it.Both recovering alcoholics, Dad and Daughter duo Dan and Tara host this weekly sobriety and life-in-recovery focused podcast. With decades of alcohol abuse and sobriety under their belts, they come together to share the conversations they've been having for years about the disease they share, and about how they navigate life post-drink. Sober curious, alcoholics, non-alcoholic drinkers, and support persons for their loved ones welcome!Have a sobriety related question you want answered? You can message them on Instagram! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Blame Game: A game every alcoholic knows too well. We go through out drinking days blaming our circumstances and our drinking on the people, places, and things around us. But we all realize the truth eventually. It was never the people, places, and things. It was ourselves and the alcohol causing the problems all along.Both recovering alcoholics, Dad and Daughter duo Dan and Tara host this weekly sobriety and life-in-recovery focused podcast. With decades of alcohol abuse and sobriety under their belts, they come together to share the conversations they've been having for years about the disease they share, and about how they navigate life post-drink. Sober curious, alcoholics, non-alcoholic drinkers, and support persons for their loved ones welcome!Have a sobriety related question you want answered? You can message them on Instagram! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Sometimes, after we get sober, we're faced with a new challenge: the people around us. From outgrowing relationships to placing boundaries, navigating changing relationships is Dan and Tara's topic choice of the week!Both recovering alcoholics, Dad and Daughter duo Dan and Tara host this weekly sobriety and life-in-recovery focused podcast. With decades of alcohol abuse and sobriety under their belts, they come together to share the conversations they've been having for years about the disease they share, and about how they navigate life post-drink. Sober curious, alcoholics, non-alcoholic drinkers, and support persons for their loved ones welcome!Have a sobriety related question you want answered? You can message them on Instagram! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We've all been sick and tired of talking about, dealing with, and engaging in our recovery at times. In this episode, Dan and Tara talk about an all too common facet of sobriety -- the burnout phase.Both recovering alcoholics, Dad and Daughter duo Dan and Tara host this weekly sobriety and life-in-recovery focused podcast. With decades of alcohol abuse and sobriety under their belts, they come together to share the conversations they've been having for years about the disease they share, and about how they navigate life post-drink. Sober curious, alcoholics, non-alcoholic drinkers, and support persons for their loved ones welcome!Have a sobriety related question you want answered? You can message them on Instagram! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode, Dan and Tara talk about their experiences in early sobriety and what helped to keep them sober.Both recovering alcoholics, Dad and Daughter duo Dan and Tara host this weekly sobriety and life-in-recovery focused podcast. With decades of alcohol abuse and sobriety under their belts, they come together to share the conversations they've been having for years about the disease they share, and about how they navigate life post-drink. Sober curious, alcoholics, non-alcoholic drinkers, and support persons for their loved ones welcome!Have a sobriety related question you want answered? You can message them on Instagram! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode, Dan and Tara talk all things rehab! From their experiences summoning up the courage to go, to their time in the facilities, they cover a broad range of topics centered around this step of their sobriety journey. Both recovering alcoholics, Dad and Daughter duo Dan and Tara host this weekly sobriety and life-in-recovery focused podcast. With decades of alcohol abuse and sobriety under their belts, they come together to share the conversations they've been having for years about the disease they share, and about how they navigate life post-drink. Sober curious, alcoholics, non-alcoholic drinkers, and support persons for their loved ones welcome!Have a sobriety related question you want answered? You can message them on Instagram! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode, Dan and Tara discuss their experiences with relapsing during the sobriety process.Both recovering alcoholics, Dad and Daughter duo Dan and Tara host this weekly sobriety and life-in-recovery focused podcast. With decades of alcohol abuse and sobriety under their belts, they come together to share the conversations they've been having for years about the disease they share, and about how they navigate life post-drink. Sober curious, alcoholics, non-alcoholic drinkers, and support persons for their loved ones welcome!Have a sobriety related question you want answered? You can message them on Instagram! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode, Dan and Tara talk about all the subtle ways problematic drinking can be disguised as normal, socially acceptable drinking.Both recovering alcoholics, Dad and Daughter duo Dan and Tara host this weekly sobriety and life-in-recovery focused podcast. With decades of alcohol abuse and sobriety under their belts, they come together to share the conversations they've been having for years about the disease they share, and about how they navigate life post-drink. Sober curious, alcoholics, non-alcoholic drinkers, and support persons for their loved ones welcome!Have a sobriety related question you want answered? You can message them on Instagram! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this listener-requested episode of Alcohol-Isms, Dan and Tara discuss the difficulties and heartache of trying to love someone through their alcoholism.Both recovering alcoholics, Dad and Daughter duo Dan and Tara host this weekly sobriety and life-in-recovery focused podcast. With decades of alcohol abuse and sobriety under their belts, they come together to share the conversations they've been having for years about the disease they share, and about how they navigate life post-drink. Sober curious, alcoholics, non-alcoholic drinkers, and support persons for their loved ones welcome!Have a sobriety related question you want answered? You can message them on Instagram! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this listener-requested topic episode of Alcohol-Isms, Dan and Tara discuss the difficulties of early sobriety. Specifically--when life doesn't start feeling better once you cut out the alcohol, and when you miss your old ways of coping.Both recovering alcoholics, Dad and Daughter duo Dan and Tara host this weekly sobriety and life-in-recovery focused podcast. With decades of alcohol abuse and sobriety under their belts, they come together to share the conversations they've been having for years about the disease they share, and about how they navigate life post-drink. Sober curious, alcoholics, non-alcoholic drinkers, and support persons for their loved ones welcome!Have a sobriety related question you want answered? You can message them on Instagram! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Dan and Tara discuss how they navigate living in a world where people criticize and stigmatize their alcoholism. It's not about willpower or self-control, as the general public would have you believe. They also touch on how stigmas keep people from getting the help they need.Both recovering alcoholics, Dad and Daughter duo Dan and Tara host this weekly sobriety and life-in-recovery focused podcast. With decades of alcohol abuse and sobriety under their belts, they come together to share the conversations they've been having for years about the disease they share, and about how they navigate life post-drink. Sober curious, alcoholics, non-alcoholic drinkers, and support persons for their loved ones welcome!Have a sobriety related question you want answered? You can message them on Instagram! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this week's episode, Dan and Tara discuss a period of time that happens with every alcoholic at one point or another: Romanticizing those old drinking days. Both recovering alcoholics, Dad and Daughter duo Dan and Tara host this weekly sobriety and life-in-recovery focused podcast. With decades of alcohol abuse and sobriety under their belts, they come together to share the conversations they've been having for years about the disease they share, and about how they navigate life post-drink. Sober curious, alcoholics, non-alcoholic drinkers, and support persons for their loved ones welcome!Have a sobriety related question you want answered? You can message them on Instagram! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On this episode, Dan and Tara discuss that period of time when your brain starts telling you it's okay if you drink again after you've found stability in sobriety. Both recovering alcoholics, Dad and Daughter duo Dan and Tara host this weekly sobriety and life-in-recovery focused podcast. With decades of alcohol abuse and sobriety under their belts, they come together to share the conversations they've been having for years about the disease they share, and about how they navigate life post-drink. Sober curious, alcoholics, non-alcoholic drinkers, and support persons for their loved ones welcome!Have a sobriety related question you want answered? You can message them on Instagram! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this week's episode, Tara and Dan discuss the whole gambit of lies and excuses they've told, and the lies and excuses they've heard others tell them about why they can keep alcohol in their lives. Both recovering alcoholics, Dad and Daughter duo Dan and Tara host this weekly sobriety and life-in-recovery focused podcast. With decades of alcohol abuse and sobriety under their belts, they come together to share the conversations they've been having for years about the disease they share, and about how they navigate life post-drink. Sober curious, alcoholics, non-alcoholic drinkers, and support persons for their loved ones welcome!Have a sobriety related question you want answered? You can message them on Instagram! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Welcome back, fellow podcast friends! On today's episode, Tara and Dan talk about where they've been for the last two years, and why it took so long to start recording season 2.Trigger Warning: Pregnancy lossBoth recovering alcoholics, Dad and Daughter duo Dan and Tara host this weekly sobriety and life-in-recovery focused podcast. With decades of alcohol abuse and sobriety under their belts, they come together to share the conversations they've been having for years about the disease they share, and about how they navigate life post-drink. Sober curious, alcoholics, non-alcoholic drinkers, and support persons for their loved ones welcome!Have a sobriety related question you want answered? You can message them on Instagram! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Tara and Dan discuss what it means to fantasize about drinking, and how it affects them. Both recovering alcoholics, Dad and Daughter duo Dan and Tara host this weekly sobriety and life-in-recovery focused podcast. With decades of alcohol abuse and sobriety under their belts, they come together to share the conversations they've been having for years about the disease they share, and about how they navigate life post-drink. Sober curious, alcoholics, non-alcoholic drinkers, and support persons for their loved ones welcome! Have a sobriety related question you want answered? You can message them on Instagram! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/alcoholisms/message

Tara and Dan discuss recent and past events in their lives surrounding car accidents while drunk. Both recovering alcoholics, Dad and Daughter duo Dan and Tara host this weekly sobriety and life-in-recovery focused podcast. With decades of alcohol abuse and sobriety under their belts, they come together to share the conversations they've been having for years about the disease they share, and about how they navigate life post-drink. Sober curious, alcoholics, non-alcoholic drinkers, and support persons for their loved ones welcome! Have a sobriety related question you want answered? You can message them on Instagram! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/alcoholisms/message

Tara and Dan talk about the current events in their lives and how it's impacting them. Both recovering alcoholics, Dad and Daughter duo Dan and Tara host this weekly sobriety and life-in-recovery focused podcast. With decades of alcohol abuse and sobriety under their belts, they come together to share the conversations they've been having for years about the disease they share, and about how they navigate life post-drink. Sober curious, alcoholics, non-alcoholic drinkers, and support persons for their loved ones welcome! Have a sobriety related question you want answered? You can message them on Instagram! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/alcoholisms/message

In a strange turn of events, both Tara and Dan, on two separate occasions over the span of a week, accidentally had alcohol. Both recovering alcoholics, Dad and Daughter duo Dan and Tara host this weekly sobriety and life-in-recovery focused podcast. With decades of alcohol abuse and sobriety under their belts, they come together to share the conversations they've been having for years about the disease they share, and about how they navigate life post-drink. Sober curious, alcoholics, non-alcoholic drinkers, and support persons for their loved ones welcome! Have a sobriety related question you want answered? You can message them on Instagram! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/alcoholisms/message

In this first ever solo episode, Dan talks about his experience being a parent to a child with alcoholism. Both recovering alcoholics, Dad and Daughter duo Dan and Tara host this weekly sobriety and life-in-recovery focused podcast. With decades of alcohol abuse and sobriety under their belts, they come together to share the conversations they've been having for years about the disease they share, and about how they navigate life post-drink. Sober curious, alcoholics, non-alcoholic drinkers, and support persons for their loved ones welcome! Have a sobriety related question you want answered? You can message them on Instagram! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/alcoholisms/message

Tara and Dan talk about how they started going to events sober when they quit drinking, and how they manage sobriety at events to this day! Both recovering alcoholics, Dad and Daughter duo Dan and Tara host this weekly sobriety and life-in-recovery focused podcast. With decades of alcohol abuse and sobriety under their belts, they come together to share the conversations they've been having for years about the disease they share, and about how they navigate life post-drink. Sober curious, alcoholics, non-alcoholic drinkers, and support persons for their loved ones welcome! Have a sobriety related question you want answered? You can message them on Instagram! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/alcoholisms/message

Both recovering alcoholics, Dad and Daughter duo Dan and Tara host this weekly sobriety and life-in-recovery focused podcast. With decades of alcohol abuse and sobriety under their belts, they come together to share the conversations they've been having for years about the disease they share, and about how they navigate life post-drink. Sober curious, alcoholics, non-alcoholic drinkers, and support persons for their loved ones welcome! Have a sobriety related question you want answered? You can message them on Instagram! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/alcoholisms/message

When you've finally come to the realization that you don't want to drink anymore...this is what Dan and Tara did to kick start their sobriety journeys. Both recovering alcoholics, Dad and Daughter duo Dan and Tara host this weekly sobriety and life-in-recovery focused podcast. With decades of alcohol abuse and sobriety under their belts, they come together to share the conversations they've been having for years about the disease they share, and about how they navigate life post-drink. Sober curious, alcoholics, non-alcoholic drinkers, and support persons for their loved ones welcome! Have a sobriety related question you want answered? You can message them on Instagram! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/alcoholisms/message

Tara and Dan discuss the importance of making amends in regards to your recovery journey. Both recovering alcoholics, Dad and Daughter duo Dan and Tara host this weekly sobriety and life-in-recovery focused podcast. With decades of alcohol abuse and sobriety under their belts, they come together to share the conversations they've been having for years about the disease they share, and about how they navigate life post-drink. Sober curious, alcoholics, non-alcoholic drinkers, and support persons for their loved ones welcome! Have a sobriety related question you want answered? You can message them on Instagram! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/alcoholisms/message

This week we have a special guest -- Cody Kreuts! Cody and Tara start off this episode discussing the topic of grieving your substance, and then move on over to lots of other sobriety related issues. Both recovering alcoholics, Dad and Daughter duo Dan and Tara host this weekly sobriety and life-in-recovery focused podcast. With decades of alcohol abuse and sobriety under their belts, they come together to share the conversations they've been having for years about the disease they share, and about how they navigate life post-drink. Sober curious, alcoholics, non-alcoholic drinkers, and support persons for their loved ones welcome! Have a sobriety related question you want answered? You can message them on Instagram! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/alcoholisms/message

In this Episode of Alcohol-Isms, Dan and Tara discuss how humility has and hasn't played a role in their recovery. We also talk about Jeff Goldblum. =) Both recovering alcoholics, Dad and Daughter duo Dan and Tara host this weekly sobriety and life-in-recovery focused podcast. With decades of alcohol abuse and sobriety under their belts, they come together to share the conversations they've been having for years about the disease they share, and about how they navigate life post-drink. Sober curious, alcoholics, non-alcoholic drinkers, and support persons for their loved ones welcome! Have a sobriety related question you want answered? Have a comment or concern? You can message them on Instagram! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/alcoholisms/message

In this episode, Tara and Dan discuss their differing opinions on the topic of anonymity and alcoholism. Both recovering alcoholics, Dad and Daughter duo Dan and Tara host this weekly sobriety and life-in-recovery focused podcast. With decades of alcohol abuse and sobriety under their belts, they come together to share the conversations they've been having for years about the disease they share, and about how they navigate life post-drink. Sober curious, alcoholics, non-alcoholic drinkers, and support persons for their loved ones welcome! Have a sobriety related question you want answered? Have a comment or concern? You can message them on Instagram! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/alcoholisms/message

On this special episode, Tara brings on her husband Phil to the podcast! Together they discuss how it's possible to grow and manage a relationship with a sometimes drinker (Phil) and a complete non-drinker (Tara). Both recovering alcoholics, Dad and Daughter duo Dan and Tara host this weekly sobriety and life-in-recovery focused podcast. With decades of alcohol abuse and sobriety under their belts, they come together to share the conversations they've been having for years about the disease they share, and about how they navigate life post-drink. Sober curious, alcoholics, non-alcoholic drinkers, and support persons for their loved ones welcome! Have a sobriety related question you want answered? Have a comment or concern? You can message them on Instagram! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/alcoholisms/message

Quitting alcohol can be very difficult. But Tara and Dan agree--the life they lived with alcohol was harder than getting sober. Both recovering alcoholics, Dad and Daughter duo Dan and Tara host this weekly sobriety and life-in-recovery focused podcast. With decades of alcohol abuse and sobriety under their belts, they come together to share the conversations they've been having for years about the disease they share, and about how they navigate life post-drink. Sober curious, alcoholics, non-alcoholic drinkers, and support persons for their loved ones welcome! Have a sobriety related question you want answered? Have a comment or concern? You can message them on Instagram! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/alcoholisms/message

In this episode, Tara and Dan discuss the warning signs in your daily life of potential problematic drinking. Both recovering alcoholics, Dad and Daughter duo Dan and Tara host this weekly sobriety and life-in-recovery focused podcast. With decades of alcohol abuse and sobriety under their belts, they come together to share the conversations they've been having for years about the disease they share, and about how they navigate life post-drink. Sober curious, alcoholics, non-alcoholic drinkers, and support persons for their loved ones welcome! Have a sobriety related question you want answered? Have a comment or concern? You can message them on Instagram! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/alcoholisms/message

Tara and Dan discuss the steps Tara took at the very beginning of her journey at 21 years old that led to 8+ years (and counting) of sobriety. Both recovering alcoholics, Dad and Daughter duo Dan and Tara host this weekly sobriety and life-in-recovery focused podcast. With decades of alcohol abuse and sobriety under their belts, they come together to share the conversations they've been having for years about the disease they share, and about how they navigate life post-drink. Sober curious, alcoholics, non-alcoholic drinkers, and support persons for their loved ones welcome! Have a sobriety related question you want answered? You can message them on Instagram! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/alcoholisms/message

Dan and Tara discuss the variety of interventions they've experienced in their drinking history. They also touch on being witness to others who are experiencing addiction, and how it's very difficult to not enable loved ones who are expressing unhealthy habits. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/alcoholisms/message

Tara reflects with Dan about her sober twenties on the eve of her 30th Birthday. Even though her life is happy and stable now, milestones like these can bring up regrets and a feeling of loss about time spent drinking. Both recovering alcoholics, Dad and Daughter duo Dan and Tara host this weekly sobriety and life-in-recovery focused podcast. With decades of alcohol abuse and sobriety under their belts, they come together to share the conversations they've been having for years about the disease they share, and about how they navigate life post-drink. Sober curious, alcoholics, non-alcoholic drinkers, and support persons for their loved ones welcome! Have a sobriety related question you want answered? You can message them on Instagram! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/alcoholisms/message

Tara and Dan discuss the limitations you must confront once you get sober. From relationships, to places you used to go, to how you fill your days--your life can drastically change once you quit drinking. In this episode, they break down how their lives changed, and how it was all for the better. Both recovering alcoholics, Dad and Daughter duo Dan and Tara host this weekly sobriety and life-in-recovery focused podcast. With decades of alcohol abuse and sobriety under their belts, they come together to share the conversations they've been having for years about the disease they share, and about how they navigate life post-drink. Sober curious, alcoholics, non-alcoholic drinkers, and support persons for their loved ones welcome! Have a sobriety related question you want answered? You can message them on Instagram! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/alcoholisms/message

Dan and Tara discuss the many difficult factors of recognizing alcoholism and alcohol abuse within yourself. If you're sober curious, or someone looking to change your relationship to alcohol--this one is for you. Both recovering alcoholics, Dad and Daughter duo Dan and Tara host this weekly sobriety and life-in-recovery focused podcast. With decades of alcohol abuse and sobriety under their belts, they come together to share the conversations they've been having for years about the disease they share, and about how they navigate life post-drink. Sober curious, alcoholics, non-alcoholic drinkers, and support persons for their loved ones welcome! You can follow them on Instagram! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/alcoholisms/message

Dan and Tara talk about two emotions that can, and will, drag you back down into drinking/using. Both recovering alcoholics, Dad and Daughter duo Dan and Tara host this weekly sobriety and life-in-recovery focused podcast. With decades of alcohol abuse and sobriety under their belts, they come together to share the conversations they've been having for years about the disease they share, and about how they navigate life post-drink. Sober curious, alcoholics, non-alcoholic drinkers, and support persons for their loved ones welcome! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/alcoholisms/message

In this episode, Tara and Dan discuss their experience with admitting their faults and flaws, and how that has impacted their mental health and sobriety. Both recovering alcoholics, Dad and Daughter duo Dan and Tara host this weekly sobriety and life-in-recovery focused podcast. With decades of alcohol abuse and sobriety under their belts, they come together to share the conversations they've been having for years about the disease they share, and about how they navigate life post-drink. Sober curious, alcoholics, non-alcoholic drinkers, and support persons for their loved ones welcome! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/alcoholisms/message

Dan and Tara discuss what alcoholism is, and what it isn't. Both recovering alcoholics, Dad and Daughter duo Dan and Tara host this weekly sobriety and life-in-recovery focused podcast. With decades of alcohol abuse and sobriety under their belts, they come together to share the conversations they've been having for years about the disease they share, and about how they navigate life post-drink. Sober curious, alcoholics, non-alcoholic drinkers, and support persons for their loved ones welcome! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/alcoholisms/message

Dan and Tara, who are Dad and Daughter, introduce themselves as the hosts of their new podcast, Alcohol-isms. Both alcoholic, and both in recovery, they come together to share their experience with this disease, sobriety, addiction, and recovery. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/alcoholisms/message