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Join Mike & Glenn in the Sober.Coffee Shop as they share experience, strength and hope with those on the sober path of recovery.

Mike R and Glenn H


    • Apr 30, 2025 LATEST EPISODE
    • weekly NEW EPISODES
    • 27m AVG DURATION
    • 245 EPISODES


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    Top Ten - Who and how we hang with MATTERS

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 30, 2025 31:23


    Who we hang with matters! Mike and Glenn discuss networks, choices, and how our community transforms us from liabilities to assets.  Talking to the core of quality relationships, it became clear that service to others drives us to the best possible outcomes-- We have become the five people we serve with.

    "Intentional Connection" - relating to the newcomer

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 23, 2025 26:33


    Glenn and Mike come in hot, discussing the importance of being there for the next guy/girl.  Purposefully pursuing those in pain is the 12th step objection taken seriously, as it is a part of complete recovery.  The boys agree that magic happens when they help others.  

    The wild ride to sobriety - coffee with author Ian Fee

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 16, 2025 24:18


    Author Ian Fee joins Mike and Glenn at the coffee shop, sharing details of his wild ride to sobriety.  From his early partying days to the intense aversion therapy he underwent, Ian has made an impact with the release of his book. 

    Good Vibes - with special Guest Brian

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 9, 2025 32:47


    A friend of the boys, Brian "the musician," joins in to talk about music as therapy and the tragedies of recreational drug use today. His real success story celebrates the solution available to all seeking recovery and community. 

    "unpacking" Gratitude

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 2, 2025 26:24


    Mike and Glenn chat about gratitude. Doing "the next right thing" has led them to a place of confidence and appreciation for the fact that thankfulness follows action, not feelings.  It is hard to be Grateful and Anxious at the same time.  #ChooseGratefulness

    Fresh Start(s) - Building toward Sanity

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 26, 2025 23:53


    Mike and Glenn swap stories about their re-start(s). Both were building a life of sanity, one brick at a time, by restoring relationships, living responsibly, and accepting what they could not control.  

    A coffee on CONSISTENCY

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 19, 2025 28:34


    Mike and Glenn chat about the importance of consistency.  Never missing and doing the next right thing, whether you feel like it or not, brought them to a place they could never have imagined.  Repetition and doing the small things over and over again is the mantra discussed - all while admitting that they don't always hit the mark. 

    The joy of drudgery - Don F returns

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 12, 2025 23:50


    Don F returns to discuss doing the work for a sober life.  Moments of peace follow the pains of change.  Spirituality, service, and self-pity are dissected and discussed as three guys on the recovery path get together to share the fact that there is a solution.  If they can find comfort, anyone can!

    Tough Love - coffee with Don F

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 5, 2025 29:14


    Don F joins Mike and Glenn in the coffee shop to discuss "Tough Love".  Telling the sufferer the truths of addiction and working with them to bring them to a fulfilling, sober life.  

    Managing Expectations - coffee with Dan G

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 26, 2025 23:53


    Dan G returns to the coffee shop, where the boys discuss expectations, acceptance, and humility. Striving to be "right-sized," the talk turns to service and love as the drivers of their new existence.  

    Guest Host Elizabeth - Coffee with Jackie "Effort"

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 19, 2025 31:51


    Mike and Glenn turn over the host mic to Elizabeth again for Part 2! She is again by the boys and Jackie, a "sister in the program."  Listen in as they chat about being where we are meant to "bee," forgiveness, commitment, action, effort, courage, opioids, pain, and more.  It works if you work it.

    Guest Host Elizabeth - Coffee with Jackie "Acceptance"

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 12, 2025 33:02


    Mike and Glenn turn over the host mic to Elizabeth, a previous guest. She is joined by the boys and Jackie, a "sister in the program."  Listen in as they chat about accountability, acceptance, relationships, the eighth and ninth steps, and, of course, the God thing.  

    Up the Action - it works if you work it

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 5, 2025 23:41


    Join Mike and Glenn in the coffee shop as they explore connection, spirituality, life, leadership, health, tapestries, availability, marshmallows, accountability, tools, and other miscellaneous experiences.  There is proof that sobriety works and that peace can exist.  

    When shit happens... again (Living in the moment)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 29, 2025 25:58


    Mike and Glenn explore when shit happens... again.  Join them as they talk tools and techniques that they use to get through the hard times.  

    Grace Yourself - coffee with author Chris Janssen

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 22, 2025 29:13


    Coach and Author Chris Janssen joins Mike and Glenn to discuss life transitions and relapse.  Finding it easier to stay sober than to get sober was the foundation of her stellar writing "Grace Yourself; How to show up for the sober life you want," which comes out February 18th, 2025.  Pre-order here: 

    The Fix - coffee with author Ian Morgan Cron

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 15, 2025 26:32


    Author Ian Morgan Cron joins Mike and Glenn to discuss how the Twelve Steps offer a surprising path of transformation for the well-adjusted, the down-and-out, and everyone.  His new book, “The Fix,” comes out January 28th, 2025.  

    Experience, Strength and Hope: Coffee with Surfer Mike

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 8, 2025 32:44


    2 1/5 years sober, Surfer Mike shares his experience, strength, and hope, having gotten sober during the pandemic.  Multi-tasking wars on the alcohol, drugs, and gambling fronts simultaneously, Mike left us inspired.  

    Finally and Fully Understood; a follow-up with Chaylee

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 1, 2025 26:42


    In her return to the coffee shop, Chaylee shares inspiration and hope as she bonds to the strength she found in individual and group therapy sessions. Trusting the process of honest, professional help, she finally feels fully understood and is banking on that power as she seeks her purpose. This is a must-listen for anybody hoping to heal. 

    Coffee with Chaylee

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 25, 2024 27:32


    What started as an escape plan turned into the tragedies of DUI(s) into treatment and then to success in sobriety. Join Mike and Glenn as Chaylee shares what has worked for her in recovery and her dreams for the future.    

    Rapid Fire - Sober Espresso Shots - AGAIN

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 18, 2024 23:36


    In "rapid fashion," Mike and Glenn cover topics including "why choose sobriety," "why AA doesn't work for all," "what does work," "what makes a good sponsor," "what is sobriety essential," "the value of surrendering," and "professional sober coaches."  Grab some caffeine and listen in.

    What happens when shit happens

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 11, 2024 28:27


    Glenn and Mike bust out the topic of bad shit happening to good people.  They land with a sense of peace, not panic; once they move to what's real, connect and use the right mindset and tools to get through it - it's really that simple! Good listen!

    Focused on the 85

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 4, 2024 31:12


    Alligators don't fly! In this segment, Glenn tackles the serenity prayer and more. It is a must-listen when we feel in a funk.  

    Coming Home - a coffee with author Alle C Hall

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 27, 2024 25:23


    Author Alle C Hall joins Mike and Glenn, sharing parts of her journey through recovery.  Her Book "As far as you can go before you have to come back" - a novel was a worthwhile read.  

    Program Consistency

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 20, 2024 23:42


    Mike and Glenn talk through growth, commitment, and consistency.  "Meeting Makers Make It" could be the sub-title of this coffee chat.

    Trust - the essence of recovery; coffee with Carole B

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 13, 2024 19:26


    Carole joins Mike and Glenn again to discuss the power of trusting in a program of Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) that has proven itself to millions over the years.  Her commitment to the words of the AA literature and to spiritual growth is inspirational. 

    Triumph over Tragedy - Coffee with Carole B

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 6, 2024 20:37


    Glenn's childhood friend Carole joins the boys in the coffee shop and shares her experience, strength, and hope.  Her story, commitment, and passion for AA are evident and left us inspired.  

    Project 10 - How to roll with the punches!

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 30, 2024 22:55


    Join Mike and Gleann as they lay out strategies to get through the ever-changing days that we all face.  Project 10, prayer and meditation, and page 86 are discussed as remedies in a quest to "live in the moment"

    "The Peace" - Part 2 with Erryk

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 23, 2024 31:10


    Erryk re-joins Mike and Glenn for part 2 of his time with the boys.  It is almost as If there was time with two different people.  His message of hope and acceptance is inspirational.

    "The Pain" - Part 1 with Erryk

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 16, 2024 32:24


    Erryk joins Mike and Glenn for the first of a 2-part story of darkness to light.  In this episode, Erryk describes the pain of his alcoholic lifestyle.

    "Soul Hustle" - Coffee with Valarie

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 9, 2024 22:52


    Podcaster and founder of Spiritual Cardio, Valarie, joins Mike and Glenn to share her version of "soul hustle" 

    Safe and Sound - sipping coffee with TJ

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 2, 2024 34:31


    TJ, the founder of Safe and Sound Foundation, joins Mike and Glenn to discuss his recovery journey and the the projects he is working on in the sobriety space.  

    Befuddled No More

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 25, 2024 20:47


    Join Mike and Glenn as they drift from confused to confident.  In this one-on-one coffee, they discuss how the tapestry looks from both sides.

    Step Chat - focus on 12

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 18, 2024 26:46


    Mike and Glenn unpack, dissect, and discuss what the 12th step means to them and how it plays out in their lives.

    Hide and Seek - a coffee with Paul Summers Jr.

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 11, 2024 27:41


    Author Paul Summers Jr. joins Mike and Glenn to discuss his book "Hide and Seek—A Dad's Journey from Soulless Addiction to Sole Custody."  Paul's message is a statement of hope.  

    Living the Big Book - time with Tim

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 4, 2024 29:27


    Tim G, Glenn's Sponsor, joins the guys in the coffee shop to discuss the 12th step of AA and serving as a superpower. As we might be a light in the dark to those in need, the boys discuss some disciplines and details of self-transformation and supporting others.  

    Going the Distance - coffee with John

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 28, 2024 25:15


    John, from Lebanon Indiana, joins Mike and Glenn to discuss challenges and victories in sobriety.  An ultra runner (a footrace longer than the traditional marathon length), John is also very involved in Life's Journey Recovery Center.  

    Rapid Fire - Sponsorship Edition; with Tim G

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 21, 2024 33:34


    Special Guest Tim G, Glenn's Sponsor, joins in to share about living life with clarity. The boys shoot through rapid-fire, espresso shots on the topic of Sponsorship.  

    From the Bunker; Pete joins in for a coffee.

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 14, 2024 24:23


    Pete, from the FaceBook group "Sober Revolution," joins Mike and Glenn to share his story.  With the weight of alcohol and drug abuse lifted, Pete works a program of discipline, focus, and drive.  His page, a community coming together to support and challenge one another to create a Sober Revolution in people's lives, has been around for six years and shares our mission: to help one today.

    Accountability in Sobriety

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 7, 2024 18:27


    Mike and Glenn discuss accountability, sharing tools they use to keep guardrails in their lives.

    A Time to Celebrate

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 31, 2024 20:33


    As Glenn notches another sobriety milestone, the boys discuss "ringing the bell." 

    Searching for Sensitivity

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 24, 2024 24:26


    Mike and Glenn bust rhrough a list of descriptions until they settle on the word "Sensitivity" as the focus of their desire to understand, empathize with, and serve those around them.  

    The Power of NO (and yes)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 17, 2024 22:30


    Mike and Glenn explore the power of "NO" and "YES."  Protecting and maturing in their sobriety takes effort and confidence; there are times when boundaries and disciplines are most important.  Listen in as these important words are discussed.  

    The Value of Trust

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 10, 2024 20:37


    Mike and Glenn take some time to discuss Trust and how the omission of facts bends the truth. They share that they fear the small weights of dishonesty as they can pile up and become risks in sobriety.   

    "You have to give it away" - featuring Boiled Owl Coffee

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 3, 2024 27:05


    Steve G, founder of Boiled Owl Coffee, joins Mike and Glenn to discuss sobriety and small-batch coffee bean roasting. Odd combination? Not so, as quality and consistency are present in both's success. The session ends with an offer to send listeners FREE beans, so jump in for a chance to get some quality coffee.  

    Connecting - with "the girl gang"

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 26, 2024 56:22


    Mike and Glenn take out the big table in the coffee shop, and "the girl gang"—Kim, Elizabeth, Katie, and Jackie—join in to chat about sobriety, community, and accountability.  It's a great reminder that "it works."

    "Safety through Surrender" with Special Guest Patrick Day

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 19, 2024 25:05


    Author and Counselor Patrick Day joins Mike and Glenn to discuss the storms we all face and how to find safety in the crashing waves.  

    Thoughts on Therapy - coffee with Liz Kelly LICSW

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 12, 2024 29:12


    Author and Therapist Liz Kelly join Mike and Glenn for this session, where she shares thoughts based on her book "This book is cheaper than therapy - A no-nonsense guide to improving your mental health"  and her private practice.  Topics touched on include Self-assessment, Grief, and increasing self-compassion.  Liz is a Licensed independent clinical social workers (LICSW) based out of Washington DC and can be found at www.lizkellyMSW.com

    The Pragmatic Alcoholic - coffee with Special Guest Mike

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 5, 2024 35:19


    The other Mike joins Mike and Glenn at the coffee shop, sharing his experience from slave-to-the-sauce to service while learning to appreciate the peace he found in the ” enough” he possesses today.  

    the POWER of 8 & 9

    Play Episode Listen Later May 29, 2024 36:43


    Glenn tears apart steps 8 and 9 in real-time, challenging all to get after the amends process.  With timing and sponsor support, we can open the floodgates of fabulousness.  

    Life after Abstinence - Coffee with Claudia

    Play Episode Listen Later May 22, 2024 26:53


    Special Guest Claudia joins the boys, and they talk about life after abstinence and how to keep themselves on track.  Awareness - paying attention to the "check engine light"

    The value of the fellowship: Coffee with Claudia

    Play Episode Listen Later May 15, 2024 29:01


    Popular guest Claudia joins the boys in the coffee shop once again to discuss the freedom of facing fear and the value of the fellowship.

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