How I Met My Mother, Sober

In Season 2's Season Finale, we meet Dawn. Dawn is a liaison for Women In Transition and a faithful member of CoDa. (Codependents Anonymous) She tells us her experience with looking for resources through the courts and through the mental health system and finding none. She ultimately found help online through Women In Transition and CoDa. She tells us her story of finding CoDA, what it did for her. She tells us how she ultimately found Women In Transition and became a liaison for them. She now connects people from CoDa to WIT and vice versa. Her story is not unique and we hope this episode provides hope for anyone in a domestic violence situation and needs help or support in getting out. Please check out Women In Transition and CoDa. Women In Transition: WIT empowers people to move forward in their lives free of domestic violence (DV) and substance abuse. hey offer free and confidential services in Philadelphia: telephone and crisis counseling, peer support groups, individual empowerment counseling, client advocacy and referrals, community education trainings, and WAVE empowerment self-defense classes.. Their services are available for people of any gender identity and sexual orientation, ages 14 and older. https://www.helpwomen.org/our-mission-herstory CoDA: Co-Dependents Anonymous is a twelve-step program for people who share a common desire to develop functional and healthy relationships. https://coda.org/ Trigger Warnings: Explicit language, Mental Illness, Drugs and Active Addiction, Sexual Trauma, Physical, Emotional, Mental, Verbal, Psychological, Sexual and Verbal Abuse as well as suicidal and homicidal ideation. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/howimetmymothersober/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/howimetmymothersober/support

Meet Chris Oppenheim! Chris a recovering addict straight of trap houses in Baltimore! He is also an incredible tattoo artist. He was given the opportunity to go to LA and get sober. He took it and ran with it! He runs a podcast called The Broken Crayon Show where he tattoos clients. The clients are mostly recovering addicts and they share their story of addiction, recovery and hope! He cultivates a space where people can feel free to share and support one another in their sobriety. He runs a shop where people are given a second chance with a job and a purpose in an environment conducive to long sobriety!. He stays so connected for his sobriety. Happy Birthday to Chris's two daughters and Happy Sober Birthday to his wife, Chris! Instagram: @TheBrokenCrayonShow TikTok @thebrokencrayonsshow YouTube:@thebrokencrayonsshow Facebook: @thebrokencrayonsshow Please don't forget to review and subscribe to our podcast and follow us on all socials! Instagram Page: www.instagram.com/howimetmymothersober TikTokPage: www.tiktok.com/@howimetmymothersober?lang=en Facebook Group: www.facebook.com/howimetmymothersober TRIGGER WARNING: Trigger Warnings: Explicit language, Drugs & Alcohol, Suicidal Ideations, Mental Illness, MAT, Psychiatric Meds --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/howimetmymothersober/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/howimetmymothersober/support

In this episode, we hear Kristen's story of survival. She was married at 19 to her best friend and the love of her love. She had a happy marriage until her husband became dependent on alcohol while coping with the knowledge he had developed health problems. She stuck by him through it and tried to make things work despite enduring verbal, emotional and physical abuse. She tried to leave many times but explains why she felt she had to stay. She tells us her story of how her husband tried to murder her on three separate occasions. Finally, she did leave and a few days later, her husband sadly completed suicide. Kristen is a strong woman, a survivor and an example of what people go through when substance abuse winds through their lives and leaves devastation like a tornado. Where to find Kristen and Don: TikTokPage: www.tiktok.com/@donsjourney2022?lang=en TikTokPage: www.tiktok.com/@livingwithalcoholism?lang=en Please don't forget to review and subscribe to our podcast and follow us on all socials! Instagram Page: www.instagram.com/howimetmymothersober TikTokPage: www.tiktok.com/@howimetmymothersober?lang=en Facebook Group: www.facebook.com/howimetmymothersober TRIGGER WARNING: Suicide, Attempted homocide, Domestic abuse   --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/howimetmymothersober/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/howimetmymothersober/support

In this episode we meet Bill Jericho. If you are a fan of intervention, you might know of Bill's story already. A couple years ago, "Intervention" did a special episode in Philadelphia about the opioid epidemic. Bill was was approached in Kensington by a camera crew who asked to follow him around the city and show people what it is really like. They also gave him the opportunity to go to treatment with his girlfriend at the time. Julianne remembers watching his story and remembering that she hoped so much that he had made it. He tells his story of getting involved with intervention, being given the opportunity to go to LA for treatment. He covers how he lost his relationship in early recovery, losing his sister to addiction, losing his niece to a freak car accident, relapsing, recovering and starting a non profit with his mom. His story is one of hope! We hope you enjoy this episode and check out the "Intervention" series! Bill Jericho: SPARC: https://sparclifecom.wordpress.com/ Instagram: @billjericho.215 TikTok: @billjericho.215 Broken Crayon: TikTok @thebrokencrayonshow Please don't forget to review and subscribe to our podcast and follow us on all socials! Instagram Page: www.instagram.com/howimetmymothersober TikTokPage: www.tiktok.com/@howimetmymothersober?lang=en Facebook Group: www.facebook.com/howimetmymothersober --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/howimetmymothersober/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/howimetmymothersober/support

Meet Mike Fiore! He tells us that after detoxing from a years long drug habit, he lost his mother. She was the person he felt closest to and the person that he loved the most. In turn lost the person who cared and loved him the most. He no longer had a safety net, or a mom to fall back on for help. Mike decided addiction had already taken so much from him that, it would not also take his mothers death from him. He decided get sober, stay sober and since then has spent every second building a life of sobriety connecting and helping others stay sober! He created Inspire2Inspire, is a partner in the Sober App and even collaborated on a recovery based clothing line, where the funds go towards helping others get sober. Listen to his story and hear the motivation in his voice. If you take one thing away from this episode, take away that there is always HOPE! CHECK OUT: Mike Fiore: https://www.instagram.com/mikefiore118/ Inspire2Inspire: https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZTdnNAYxD/ Sober App: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.po1n27xul1xr.p3l6x32ygapp Stay Stopped: https://www.instagram.com/stay.stopped/ Please don't forget to review and subscribe to our podcast and follow us on all socials! Instagram Page: www.instagram.com/howimetmymothersober TikTokPage: www.tiktok.com/@howimetmymothersober?lang=en Facebook Group: www.facebook.com/howimetmymothersober --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/howimetmymothersober/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/howimetmymothersober/support

Julianne shares her experience of being in the hospital for internal bleeding, blood transfusions, endoscopies and more. She shares about the journey of noticing patterns in her body and being aware of what is going on in her body because during active addiction you're not very aware of these things while in active addiction. Donna shares her struggles with the perception of her mother and how she viewed her as a young woman. She talks about her severe codependency and how our mother's day plans were sidelined by COVID and her codependent behavior. Gratitude is a big part of this episode. The girls talk about the ways in which they find gratitude in their daily life. Of course, discussion about disordered eating is always mentioned when you get these two together. They talk about losing excitement about sobriety and realizing they need to amp up their programs again. They talk about going to meetings and what that means for each of them. They talk about community and how you have to "stay connected, to be protected" and all of those AA and NA platitudes that are SO true! Donna talks about being triggered by alcohol even though it's not even her drug of choice and so much more! Please don't forget to review and subscribe to our podcast and follow us on all socials! Instagram Page: www.instagram.com/howimetmymothersober TikTokPage: www.tiktok.com/@howimetmymothersober?lang=en Facebook Group: www.facebook.com/howimetmymothersober Trigger Warnings: Drug Abuse, Drug Talk, Overdose, Lying, Explicit Language, Drugging, Active Addiction, Disordered Eating, Purging, Binging, Mental Illness, --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/howimetmymothersober/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/howimetmymothersober/support

Tune in this episode to hear what it was like for Julianne and Donna to visit Julianne's old home group. They talk about the meeting, what the liked, what they didnt like and what they took away from it. They discuss a little bit about the Julianne's sponsor's thoughts and even a little bit about Johnny Depp admitting he is opiate free on the stand this week. Julianne talks about being triggered watching television shows depicting IV drug use and even how the show Euphoria does the total opposite and reminds her of why she never wants to use again. This episode is a full one! Please don't forget to review and subscribe to our podcast and follow us on all socials! Instagram Page: www.instagram.com/howimetmymothersober TikTokPage: www.tiktok.com/@howimetmymothersober?lang=en Facebook Group: www.facebook.com/howimetmymothersober Trigger Warnings: Drug Abuse, Drug Talk, Romanticizing Drug Use, Discussing Scenes Depicting Drug Use, Lying, Chronic Relapsing, Shooting Up, Explicit Language, Drugging, Active Addiction, Withdrawal, Pills & Selling Drugs --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/howimetmymothersober/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/howimetmymothersober/support

Meet Terri! Terri is Julianne's first and only sponsor that she maintained when she was in and out of the rooms of Alcoholic's Anonymous. Terri, Julianne and Donna talk about what she was like when she first entered the rooms as she chronically relapsed and when she finally came back. They talk about how Julianne had such a god complex and how she was Terri's biggest challenge in all of her years of sponsorship. They discuss Terri's experience strength and hope and what the rooms of AA have done for her and her life. Julianne also agrees to go back to her old stomping grounds of Auctus and hit a meeting with Donna and Terri. Stay tuned for the follow up episode of what that was like in the coming weeks! Please don't forget to review and subscribe to our podcast and follow us on all socials! Instagram Page: www.instagram.com/howimetmymothersober TikTokPage: www.tiktok.com/@howimetmymothersober?lang=en Facebook Group: www.facebook.com/howimetmymothersober Trigger Warnings: Drug Abuse, Custody Battles, Abusive Relationships, Sex Work, Depression, Anxiety, Relapse, Florida Shuffle --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/howimetmymothersober/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/howimetmymothersober/support

Meet Kirsten! Kirsten is another one of Julianne's Rehab Bestie! Julianne met Kirsten in Retreat Rehab facility and immediately clicked! They stayed in touch after getting sober and have followed one another's journey's from afar. Kirsten joins us today and is incredibly honest, vulnerable and generous with her time and her story. Kirsten is the perfect example of how addiction can grab ahold of anyone. It doesn't matter what your socioeconomic background is, no matter what neighborhood you come from, no matter who your parents are, or what your career path is. Kirsten shares very personal stories and does not hold back. She talks about motherhood, the Florida shuffle, custody battles, abusive relationships and more. We can all learn something from her self reflection and her honesty. Please don't forget to review and subscribe to our podcast and follow us on all socials!  Instagram Page: www.instagram.com/howimetmymothersober  TikTokPage: www.tiktok.com/@howimetmymothersober?lang=en   Facebook Group: www.facebook.com/howimetmymothersober  Trigger Warnings: Drug Abuse, Custody Battles, Abusive Relationships, Sex Work, Depression, Anxiety, Relapse, Florida Shuffle  --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/howimetmymothersober/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/howimetmymothersober/support

Listen this week as Julianne meets and speaks with Justin a fellow Retreat alumni. Meeting other sober people who went through the same treatment facility is a special thing. You both know the general vibe of a place, you both know how the groups are broken down, what counselors teach what classes and who you were likely assigned to and how it aligned with your story and experience. Justin shares with us how he experimented in high school, became a addicted to crack but straightened out before joining the armed forces and volunteering for a deployment in a war zone. He shares deeply personal experiences with us and tells us how it was, what it's like now and what his future plans are. They are exciting and we cannot wait to see where Justin's sober journey takes him! Please don't forget to review and subscribe to our podcast and follow us on all socials! Instagram Page: www.instagram.com/howimetmymothersober TikTokPage: www.tiktok.com/@howimetmymothersober?lang=en Facebook Group: www.facebook.com/howimetmymothersober Trigger Warnings: Drug Abuse, Drug Use, PTSD, War Zones, Infidelity --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/howimetmymothersober/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/howimetmymothersober/support

Join Donna & Julianne in a discussion with the Cupps family about their beloved son and brother, Michael. Susan and Daniel talk about their experience loving Michael a young man who struggled with substance abuse and ultimately passed away of a heroin overdose. Daniel talks about how he and his brother started using drugs with their perspective friend groups and while Daniel stopped, Michael did not. Susan talks about Michael was like as a child and what it was like for her to watch her son struggle. Dave, Michael's father, a recovering addict as well, joins us shortly in to the conversation and shares what Michael was like the day he last spoke to him. We get in to how Daniel, Susan and Dave coped with their loss and how they continue to live life but remember Michael and share the ways they like to remember him. Please don't forget to review and subscribe to our podcast and follow us on all socials! Instagram Page: www.instagram.com/howimetmymothersober TikTokPage: www.tiktok.com/@howimetmymothersober?lang=en  Facebook Group: www.facebook.com/howimetmymothersober Trigger Warnings: Drug Abuse, Borderline Personality Disorder, Depression, Anxiety, Loss --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/howimetmymothersober/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/howimetmymothersober/support

Listen this week as we talk to Kelly Miller @theaddictionnutritionist ! This conversation was so interesting and informative! How can amino acids help us on our journey to long term sobriety? Listen to find out! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/howimetmymothersober/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/howimetmymothersober/support

Listen in this week as Julianne and Donna do a catch up episode! Donna discusses doing more for her recovery, while Julianne talks about navigating the tough process of advocating for her father in law in hospice and his passing. Julianne also talks about an epiphany she had while in therapy for body dysmorphia and disordered eating and steps she's taken to be healthier mentally and physically to that end. Please don't forget to review and subscribe! Instagram Page: www.instagram.com/howimetmymothersober TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@howimetmymothersoberpod?lang=en Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/howimetmymothersober Trigger Warnings: Explicit language, Drugs & Alcohol, Death, Hospice Care, Binging and Purging and Disordered Eating. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/howimetmymothersober/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/howimetmymothersober/support

Join Julianne this week as she speaks with Lyndal Hunt from The Sobriety Gym! Lyndal tells us her journey in to alcoholism, how she began drinking, how she got sober and what The Sobriety Gym is and stands for. She tells us how she moved around a lot, and even moved from Australia to the United States. According to Lyndal, New York was the "best" place for an alcoholic as it was always very accessible to her. Her position with a travel company made it easy to indulge, as partying was part of the norm. In her alcoholism, there was some drug use as well and she talks about that too. Eventually, consequences caught up with her and led her back home to Australia where she eventually embraced AA and finally got sober. Listen as she tells us how she became a life coach and how she plans to become a drug and alcohol counselor as well! Instagram: @thesobrietygym Podcast: https://www.iquitalcohol.com.au/pages/podcast Website: https://www.iquitalcohol.com.au/ Please don't forget to review and subscribe to our podcast and follow us on all socials! Instagram Page: www.instagram.com/Starting2bSober TikTokPage: www.tiktok.com/@howimetmymothersober?lang=en Facebook Group: www.facebook.com/howimetmymothersober Trigger Warnings: Drunk Driving, Alcohol and Drug Abuse --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/howimetmymothersober/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/howimetmymothersober/support

Join Julianne this week as she speaks with Wendi from Instagram's @Starting2bSober! Wendi is a recovering alcoholic who got sober during the pandemic! During the pandemic many have watched their drinking increase to an unhealthy level, many have relapsed and many have died. However, for Wendi the pandemic brought more positive results. Wendi had an epiphany! Thankfully through trying "Dry January" Wendi has turned one dry month into to a 13 month long sober journey! She just recently celebrated her one year soberversary! Listen as Wendi tells Julianne her story of becoming an alcoholic, exploring the program and ultimately giving up alcohol to live a life beyond her wildest dreams! Instagram: @Starting2bSober Twitter: @Starting2bSober Please don't forget to review and subscribe to our podcast and follow us on all socials! Instagram Page: www.instagram.com/Starting2bSober TikTokPage: www.tiktok.com/@howimetmymothersober?lang=en Facebook Group: www.facebook.com/howimetmymothersober Trigger Warnings: Explicit language, Drugs & Alcohol, Abusive Relationships --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/howimetmymothersober/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/howimetmymothersober/support

Join Julianne this week as she speaks with Mack the writer and producer of the award winning podcast "f*cking sober: the first 90 days"! Mack explains where the idea for the podcast came from, where it's going, how it became what it is, she talks about the awards it's won and so much more! We are introduced to the main character, get to hear some of Mack's back story and understand how it all ties into the podcast. Julianne and Mack share personal anecdotes. They talk about self love, how they both fight the stigma surrounding substance abuse, alcoholism and sobriety as well as the ways in which they have grown and changed throughout their journey. Mack shares some deeply personal feelings and experiences while relating with Julianne and even provides a perception shift for her on self love. Mack is an amazing artist that wants to up lift other sober creatives and voices in this sober space! Please check her out on all of her socials, check out her website and please do not forget to give "f*cking sober: the first 90 days" a listen, review and rating! This show is amazing and so is Mack! We cannot WAIT to see what she does next! Instagram: @mackersnyc Website: www.mackstage.com Instagram: @fckingsober90_podcast Website: www.fckingsoberpodcast.com Please don't forget to review and subscribe! Instagram Page: www.instagram.com/howimetmymothersober TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@howimetmymothersoberpod?lang=en Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/howimetmymothersober Trigger Warnings: Explicit language, Drugs & Alcohol, Suicidal Ideations, Bi Polar, Borderline Personality Disorder, Sex Work --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/howimetmymothersober/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/howimetmymothersober/support

In this episode, Donna and Julianne catch up and talk about where they are in their sobriety. Julianne shares some light bulb moments she had from popular tv series that feature addiction and how she relates to them. She also shares a deep dark secret and gets in to the psychology of the issues she has with it and why she has kept it a secret for so long. This episode heavily revolves around food addiction, disordered eating, body dysmorphia, binging and purging and may be triggering to some. Proceed with caution. Please don't forget to review and subscribe! Instagram Page: www.instagram.com/howimetmymothersober TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@howimetmymothersoberpod?lang=en Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/howimetmymothersober Trigger Warnings: Explicit language, Drugs & Alcohol, Binging and Purging and Disordered Eating. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/howimetmymothersober/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/howimetmymothersober/support

Tracey is Donna's lifelong bestie. Tracey and Donna have been through it all together. They were best friends in their younger years going to clubs together, partying and living their best while also trying to raise young children. Tracey became a great source of support to Donna and her kids. She was there to cosign on homes, pay for tuition, prom tickets and make sure Julianne's bridal shower was a day she would remember always. Tracey helped Donna detox many times as she was a hospice nurse. She took Donna in before the most recent psychological break down that led her to get sober. This episode is filled with memories and the story of how Tracey was always on the sidelines cheering Donna on when she couldn't be right there beside her.  --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/howimetmymothersober/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/howimetmymothersober/support

Listen this week when Julianne catches up with her rehab soul sister, Marriah! Marriah and Julianne met in rehab, were roommates, became fast friends and became very close while fighting for their sobrieties in treatment. Marriah is a mom, a wife, a full time employee and a business owner. She is coming up on one full year of sobriety and has lot's to celebrate! Marriah tells us about her addiction story, her sober story and answers some questions about how she stays sober and what some of the most important tools were for her in her fight to remain sober. Please don't forget to review and subscribe! Instagram Page: www.instagram.com/howimetmymothersober TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@howimetmymothersoberpod?lang=en Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/howimetmymothersober Trigger Warnings: Explicit language, Drugs & Alcohol, Drug Abuse, Seizure, Relapse, Rehab, & DUI --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/howimetmymothersober/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/howimetmymothersober/support

What do you do when you have a incredibly vivid and real feeling relapse dream? Does it trigger you? What feelings come up? Join Donna and Julianne as they discuss relapse dreams, feelings it brings up, triggers and more! Catch up with the girls as they discuss their lives and how they're coping with working overtime and how they are dealing with disordered eating and thinking as well! Please don't forget to review and subscribe! Instagram Page: www.instagram.com/howimetmymothersober TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@howimetmymothersoberpod?lang=en Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/howimetmymothersober Trigger Warnings: Explicit language, Drugs & Alcohol, Relapse, Disordered Eating --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/howimetmymothersober/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/howimetmymothersober/support

In this episode I get to have a great conversation with JD, the host of "MJ's Progress Not Perfection" podcast. We talk a little about his childhood, his addiction story, how he got sober and the podcast and meeting center he started and runs with his wife. They run solely on donations, so go check out their links and if you can find it in your heart and budget, donate! If you cannot donate, maybe give them a like, share or a review. Each, like share and review helps others find their podcast and meeting center! https://my.bio/mjspnpmca Please don't forget to review and subscribe! Instagram Page: www.instagram.com/howimetmymothersober TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@howimetmymothersoberpod?lang=en Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/howimetmymothersober Trigger Warnings: Explicit language, Drugs & Alcohol, Cannabis, Depression, Rehab Stays --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/howimetmymothersober/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/howimetmymothersober/support

In this episode, we speak with Steve, my mom's boyfriend. We hear his story of how he began using drugs. We hear about his active addiction and we hear his story of resilience in getting sober as an older man. It is inspirational, to say the least! Happy 2022! Please don't forget to review and subscribe! Instagram Page: www.instagram.com/howimetmymothersober TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@howimetmymothersoberpod?lang=en Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/howimetmymothersober Trigger Warnings: Explicit language, Drugs & Alcohol, Overdose, Mental Illness, Suicide, Psych Meds, Rehab Stays --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/howimetmymothersober/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/howimetmymothersober/support

Jack joins Donna and Julianne for an off the cuff conversation that covers so much you have to listen to get the full scope! This is the last episode for 2021! We wanna thank everyone who has been on this journey with us while we experimented, stumbled and tried to find our footing in the land of podcasts! We hope you will join us for an even better Season 2 in 2022! Happy Holidays, Stay Safe! Stay Sober! Be Kind to yourself! Do not pick up a drug or a drink, one day at a time! Please don't forget to review and subscribe! Instagram Page: www.instagram.com/howimetmymothersober TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@howimetmymothersoberpod?lang=en Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/howimetmymothersober Trigger Warnings: Explicit language, Drugs & Alcohol, Overdose, Mental Illness, Suicide, Psych Meds, Rehab Stays --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/howimetmymothersober/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/howimetmymothersober/support

In this episode, Julianne and Donna talk about the upcoming holidays and how they can be hard on your sobriety. Many people struggle during the holiday season whether they are in early sobriety, have many years in or are just struggling with being alone during this time. There are so many reasons why the holidays can be tough even without being in recovery and trying to remain on the wagon. Listen in and hear some of the ways the girls stay sober. They even share holiday memories they remember where they were in active addiction and the consequences that followed. Please don't forget to review and subscribe! Instagram Page: www.instagram.com/howimetmymothersober TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@howimetmymothersoberpod?lang=en Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/howimetmymothersober Trigger Warnings: Explicit language, Drugs & Alcohol, Binging and Purging and Disordered Eating. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/howimetmymothersober/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/howimetmymothersober/support

Due to the recent popularity of the Netflix series "Maid" and the conversations it has started, last week's episode was about abusive relationships. Julianne, Donna and Nina got together to discuss language and terms that have become more widely accepted in recent years that were not around when they were in their own abusive situations and relationships. They shared their own extremely painful experiences; they got incredibly vulnerable and shared things that they had not even told one another before. Due to last week's episode being as trauma heavy as it was, they took a week off to decompress. This week they follow up on last week's episode, as well as, discuss the stress of moving. An important conversation is has about Donna'a difficulties to keep her negative opinions to herself but apologizes in a big way! Please don't forget to review and subscribe! Instagram Page: www.instagram.com/howimetmymothersober TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@howimetmymothersoberpod?lang=en Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/howimetmymothersober Trigger Warnings: Explicit language, Mental Illness, Drugs and Active Addiction, Sexual Trauma, Physical, Emotional, Mental, Verbal, Psychological, Sexual and Verbal Abuse as well as suicidal and homicidal ideation. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/howimetmymothersober/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/howimetmymothersober/support

Due to the recent popularity of the Netflix series "Maid" and the conversations it has started, this episode is about abusive relationships. Julianne, Donna and Nina get together to discuss language and terms that have become more widely accepted in recent years that was not around when they were in their own abusive situations and relationships. They share their own extremely painful experiences; they get incredibly vulnerable and share things that they have not even told one another before. This episode is trauma heavy, there is discussion of sexual trauma, physical abuse, suicidal and homicidal ideations. Please don't forget to review and subscribe! Instagram Page: www.instagram.com/howimetmymothersober TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@howimetmymothersoberpod?lang=en Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/howimetmymothersober Trigger Warnings: Explicit language, Mental Illness, Drugs and Active Addiction, Sexual Trauma, Physical, Emotional, Mental, Verbal, Psychological, Sexual and Verbal Abuse as well as suicidal and homicidal ideation. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/howimetmymothersober/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/howimetmymothersober/support

In this episode, Julianne and Donna get together and discuss what is going on in their respective lives. Donna talks about reconnecting with family through the gift of recovery and struggles within that framework. Julianne discusses the ideation of relapsing, (trigger warning - drug seeking and drug romanticising language) and the struggle with weight gain in sobriety. They discuss body dysmorphia, anorexia, and even binging, and purging. (trigger warning ED related language and behavior discussed) They discuss Donna's unhealthy behavior and mindset around food and size and how it has impacted Julianne and even her other daughter Nina. This episode is heavy on obsession with body image. We hope you can relate and identify! Please don't forget to review and subscribe! Instagram Page: www.instagram.com/howimetmymothersober TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@howimetmymothersoberpod?lang=en Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/howimetmymothersober Trigger Warnings: Explicit language, Eating Disorder, Relapse, Overdose, Mental Illness, Binging and Purging and Overall Trauma. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/howimetmymothersober/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/howimetmymothersober/support

On this episode Nina and Julianne get together with Donna and talk more about past traumas, the insanity of their childhood, the things they got from their mamma (unhealthy habits hah) and of course building a relationship with their mamma in a healthy and constructive way in recovery. Please don't forget to review and subscribe! Instagram Page: www.instagram.com/howimetmymothersober TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@howimetmymothersoberpod?lang=en Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/howimetmymothersober Trigger Warnings: Explicit language, Seizures, Overdose, Mental Illness, Cutting, Drugs and Active Addiction, Overall Trauma. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/howimetmymothersober/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/howimetmymothersober/support

In this episode, Julianne and Nina discuss what we learned from the husband episode! Nina and Julianne talk about what it was like to hear Jack open up and share his experiences through Julianne's addiction, overdoses and seizures. Please don't forget to review and subscribe! Instagram Page: www.instagram.com/howimetmymothersober TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@howimetmymothersoberpod?lang=en Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/howimetmymothersober Trigger Warnings: Explicit language, Seizures, Overdose, Mental Illness, Drugs and Active Addiction, Overall Trauma. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/howimetmymothersober/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/howimetmymothersober/support

In this episode, we discuss what we learned from the husband episode! Donna and Julianne discuss the things they learned from the episode featuring Jack, what they thought and how it changed their perspective on the past! Please don't forget to review and subscribe! Instagram Page: www.instagram.com/howimetmymothersober TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@howimetmymothersoberpod?lang=en Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/howimetmymothersober Trigger Warnings: Explicit language, Overdose, Mental Illness, Drugs and Active Addiction, Overall Trauma. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/howimetmymothersober/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/howimetmymothersober/support

In this episode: Julianne's husband joins us and discusses what it was like pre addiction, during and after. Traumatic experiences and what life was like then and now. Please don't forget to review and subscribe! Instagram Page: www.instagram.com/howimetmymothersober TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@howimetmymothersoberpod?lang=en Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/howimetmymothersober Trigger Warnings: Explicit language, Mental Illness, Drugs, Active Addiction, Overall Trauma. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/howimetmymothersober/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/howimetmymothersober/support

In this episode: We discuss a potentially catastrophic Emergency Room situation that Julianne experienced. We talk about how triggering it was and how it could have caused a total relapse had she not been in a good place when it occurred. We talk about stereotypes and how they affect us in the ER and doctor's offices. Please don't forget to review and subscribe! Instagram Page: www.instagram.com/howimetmymothersober TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@howimetmymothersoberpod?lang=en Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/howimetmymothersober Trigger Warnings: Explicit language, Mental Illness, Drugs, Active Addiction, Overall Trauma. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/howimetmymothersober/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/howimetmymothersober/support

In this episode: We follow up on eating/food/body issues discussed in the previous episode. We talk about what that's been like to deal with in sobriety. We talk about gratitude get in a heated discussion about how I interrupt my mom when she is getting in the zone and I make her feel like she can't find her voice on the pod. We talk through that issue and try to figure out the underlying issues involved. We wrap up with gratitude and round out the episode with apologies and understanding one another better. Please don't forget to review and subscribe! Instagram Page: www.instagram.com/howimetmymothersober TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@howimetmymothersoberpod?lang=en Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/howimetmymothersober Trigger Warnings: Explicit language, Mental Illness, Drugs, Active Addiction, Overall Trauma. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/howimetmymothersober/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/howimetmymothersober/support

In this episode: Nina joins us again! (Julianne's sister/Donna's daughter) We get in to intrusive thoughts relating to drugs, drug addiction, anxiety etc. We talk about food issues, body dysmorphia, binging and purging, eating disorders and much more! Instagram Page: www.instagram.com/howimetmymothersober TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@howimetmymothersoberpod?lang=en Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/howimetmymothersober Trigger Warnings: Explicit language, Mental Illness, Drugs, Alcohol, Drugging, Active Addiction, Pills, Depression, Anxiety, Trauma Responses, Overall Trauma, Binging, Purging, Eating Disorders & PTSD. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/howimetmymothersober/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/howimetmymothersober/support

In this episode: We discuss my (Julianne's) 5 Year Sober Anniversary! We get in to the things that have changed over the last 5 years, the cool things that I've accomplished and the growth I've experienced and my mom has noticed. Instagram Page: www.instagram.com/howimetmymothersober TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@howimetmymothersoberpod?lang=en Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/howimetmymothersober Trigger Warnings: Explicit language, DUI, Mental Illness, Drugs, Alcohol, Drugging, Active Addiction, Withdrawal, Pills, Car Accident, Memory Loss, Depression, Trauma & PTSD. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/howimetmymothersober/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/howimetmymothersober/support

In this episode: Nina joins us (Julianne's sister/Donna's daughter) We ask Nina what it was like to be the sister of an addict. We get into traumatic experiences and memories and discuss how they inform our trauma responses today. We talk about what it was like to go through losing your sister to addiction and what the recovery process was like. Enjoy part 2! Instagram Page: www.instagram.com/howimetmymothersober TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@howimetmymothersoberpod?lang=en Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/howimetmymothersober Trigger Warnings: Explicit language, DUI, Mental Illness, Drugs, Alcohol, Drugging, Active Addiction, Withdrawal,Pills, Car Accident, Memory Loss, Depression, Trauma & PTSD. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/howimetmymothersober/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/howimetmymothersober/support

In this episode: Nina joins us (Julianne's sister/Donna's daughter) We ask Nina what it was like to be the child of an addict. We get into traumatic experiences and memories and discuss how they inform our trauma responses today. We talk about ancestral trauma and triggers and even ways to replay the memories and rewrite the script. We learn some things about my mother and father that we never knew! This episode overall is very heavy with traumatic experiences, childhood trauma specifically and all kinds of abuse from parental figures. This episode will be two parts! Enjoy part 1! Instagram Page: www.instagram.com/howimetmymothersober TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@howimetmymothersoberpod?lang=en Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/howimetmymothersober Trigger Warnings: Explicit language, Mental Illness, Drugs, Alcohol, Drugging, Active Addiction, Withdrawal, Pills, Car Accident, Memory Loss, Depression, Anxiety, Trauma Responses, Overall Trauma & PTSD. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/howimetmymothersober/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/howimetmymothersober/support

In this episode: We discuss Donna's 5 year anniversary, bad days in recovery, food addiction, coming off of maintenance and a pretty funny story about how I (Julianne) swallowed my enagegemt ring. Pictures of the Xray on our insta! Instagram Page: www.instagram.com/howimetmymothersober TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@howimetmymothersoberpod?lang=en Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/howimetmymothersober TRIGGER WARNINGS: Explicit language, Mental Illness, MAT, Drugs, Alcohol, Active Addiction & Withdrawal. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/howimetmymothersober/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/howimetmymothersober/support

In this episode: We discuss the laundry list of rehabs and institutions my mom, Donna has been in. We talk about why it took her so much longer to get sober compared to me. How it only took one time for me in treatment and why that may have been. We discuss a little bit about early sobriety, my mom's experience in the recovery house and why it is so worth the pain in the very beginning to get to the other side. TRIGGER WARNINGS: Explicit language, Mental Illness, Drugs, Alcohol, Needles, Active Addiction & Withdrawal. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/howimetmymothersober/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/howimetmymothersober/support

In this episode: We discuss the very controversial topic of maintenance medications. The treatment plan otherwise known as Medication-assisted treatment (MAT) is the use of medications, in combination with counseling and behavioral therapies, to provide a whole-patient approach to the treatment of substance use disorders. We discuss our own personal experiences with MAT medications. We discuss how if you are on these medications, NA and AA will consider you to not be sober. Donna has one opinion on this and Julianne has a very differing one. Info on MAT: https://www.samhsa.gov/medication-assisted-treatment NA Rule on Maintenance: https://na.org/?ID=bulletins-bull29 TRIGGER WARNINGS: Explicit language, DUI, Mental Illness, Drugs, Alcohol, Drugging, Needles, Active Addiction, Withdrawal, Overdose, Pills, Car Accident, Vehicular Homicide, Blackout, Death, Memory Loss, Depression, Trauma, PTSD & Maintenance Medications. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/howimetmymothersober/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/howimetmymothersober/support

In this episode: We discuss the Adverse Childhood Experiences Study and our own personal scores. We discuss what it was like for me (Julianne) to be the child of an addict, more specifically Donna's child while she was in active addiction. We dig into the family disease of addiction and how it has impacted my life. We discuss many ACE situations including abusive relationships, sexual trauma, suicidal ideation, forgiveness and so much more. Please don't forget to review and subscribe! Instagram Page: www.instagram.com/howimetmymothersober Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/howimetmymothersober Adverse Childhood Experiences Study info: https://www.cdc.gov/violenceprevention/aces/index.html Domestic Abuse National Hotline: https://www.thehotline.org/ TRIGGER WARNINGS: Explicit language, Mental Illness, Drugs, Alcohol, Drugging, Needles, Active Addiction, Overdose, Blackout, Memory Loss, Depression, Domestic Abuse, Sexual Trauma, Sexual Abuse, Suicidal Ideation, Trauma & PTSD. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/howimetmymothersober/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/howimetmymothersober/support

In this episode: My Mom (Donna) elaborates some on her DUI experience. We discuss how there are many roads to recovery and many roads to addiction. We share our experiences in active addiction to show that addiction does not discriminate and how it can affect anyone. We talk about our codependency as mother and daughter in active addiction and what that entailed. We also share how we began to get to the other side of our tumultuous relationship and how we eventually became friends. Please don't forget to review and subscribe! Instagram Page: www.instagram.com/howimetmymothersober Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/howimetmymothersober TRIGGER WARNINGS: Explicit language, DUI, Mental Illness, Drugs, Alcohol, Drugging, Needles, Active Addiction, Withdrawal, Overdose, Needles, Pills, Car Accident, Vehicular Homicide, Blackout, Death, Memory Loss, Depression, Trauma & PTSD, Weight Gain, Addictive Working Out. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/howimetmymothersober/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/howimetmymothersober/support

This was the first time we ever sat down to record. It was meant to just be practice but we decided to release it as our first episode. While it is short in length, It's ultimately just to give you a little teaser of the few months that preceded us getting sober for good. We gloss over the DUI's we each got one month apart, the mental breakdowns and episodes that were the catalysts to us seeking help and got us to where we are today. We hope you will give it a listen, subscribe and join us for episodes to come! Please don't forget to review and subscribe! Books we talk about: https://amzn.to/3eGfl5W Instagram Page: www.instagram.com/howimetmymothersober Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/howimetmymothersober TRIGGER WARNINGS for this episode: Explicit language, DUI, Mental Illness, Drugs, Alcohol, Drugging, Active Addiction, Withdrawal,Pills, Car Accident, Memory Loss, Depression, Trauma & PTSD. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/howimetmymothersober/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/howimetmymothersober/support

We are two addicts in recovery who also happen to be mother and daughter. At some points in our relationship, we didn't speak and at other times we were completely codependent but toxic. However, through getting sober, we were able to heal our relationship and form a bond we never thought possible. The name of the podcast, "How I Met My Mother, Sober" is a play on words of how we each met one another sober. So, tune in as we share our journey! We hope you'll stick around as we dig in and confront past traumas and memories and hopefully, relate when we discuss the craziness of addiction and all that goes along with it! Our promise to you is, to be genuine, real, and raw! Episode 1 coming soon! Please don't forget to review and subscribe! Check out our Insta and give us a follow: www.instagram.com/howimetmymothersober --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/howimetmymothersober/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/howimetmymothersober/support