The That's Good Craic Podcast - The Sober Life

Irene trained as an addiction counsellor in Paris in 1995 and has worked in the fieldsince.   The first 5 years in France, she was invovled in setting up a drug free wing in a prision as well as working in the one minnesota model residential  treament center.She moved back to Ireland in 2000 and got a degree in psychoanalysis and postgraduates in managing in the community sector and adult and community education.She has worked at the the Rutland Center, then Soilse day programme, and for the last 16 years has managed HOPE. HOPE works to help people find abstience based recovery from addiction.She has also been a commuity advocacte for recovery and has served as a community rep on the drugs task force, the docklands forum, and the programme impletmentation board of the NEIC - an organsistion set up to bring change to the NEIC.   She is currently doing a research masters in Addiction Recovery in Trinity College School of Medicine.   www.thatsgoodcraic.com

The lads chat with Patrick Connaughton, Substance Misuse Worker from Carlow Kilkenny area in South East Ireland about addictions in lockdown. Patricks phone: 085 788 8326 Patricks facebook: http://facebook.com/drugsoutreachworker

We are joined by award winning radio producer and wellness scientist Marian Shanley Marian's facebook: https://www.facebook.com/marian.shanl... www.thatsgoodcraic.com  You can find us on Facebook, Spotify, Instagram, YouTube, Podbean, iTunes and Twitter!

Dr. Colin O'Driscol is a practicing psychologist who specialises in the treatment of alcohol and drug abuse. He is the founder of Change Psychology Service and he is clinically based in the HSE Midwest drug and alcohol services. Today he will talk to us about his approach to treating addiction and also will share his insights in a to how we can all maintain and improve a mental health under the current lockdown circumstances . http://changepsychologyservices.com/

Our guest on this podcast was born in County Galway and would be considered Irish musical royalty. In 1985 she recorded her debut LP, Tired and Emotional, a major hit here in Ireland. After Tired and Emotional, she drank alcohol excessively and was hospitalized more than thirty times. She started her journey of recovery in 1994 and celebrates 26 years of life without drink and drugs. A number of other records followed in the years to come, and she became a critical favourite throughout much of Europe. With 1997's After the Fall, Mary made her U.S. debut, soon earning a devoted following on American shores. She has released many albums since including her latest album Live & Kicking in 2018. So we are happy to welcome Mary Coughlan.

On this episode the lads are joined by John Gibbons one of Ireland's most successful djs. He is a regular on mainstream radio and TV. He has 25 million Shazam tags, 200 million catalogue streams, 45 million YouTube views and is the most streamed Irish DJ of the last 4 years among many other accolades. John also produces and presents a very successful Podcast called alchemy radio that examines the world that you don't see in the mainstream media. John lives a drug-free life and joins the lads for the 2nd time.

Welcome to our first videocast where we are joined by Aindrias de Staic, Aindrias is a gypsy trad musician who performs on both Irish and English. He hails from the West of Ireland and is known for heading the world renowned band the Latchico's. He is an Actor, performance artist, storyteller, comedian extraordinare who moonlights as a TV presenter. He has travelled the world on 80 quid and is here to tell us about his life as a troubadour free from drink and drugs for the last 14 years. Also available on Youtube 

Alcohol Free Drinks, Whats The Craic!! EP009 of Thats Good Craic - That Sober Life!! The 3 lads open up a discussion about alcohol free drinks and all that surrounds that. We chat about Ireland first non alcoholic bar opened in Dublin and look at goal setting and the importance of having mates to bounce off !! If you like our podcast please give us a rating or leave a comment to help others find us :) 

We welcome Shane Ramer @realthatsoberguy from "That Sober Guy" podcast!! We are big fans of Shane's Show and it was great to link up with him to chat all things that sober life!!

In this episode we look at whats the craic with relationships! Sharing some of our experiences with relationships and dating while sober. The positives and the negatives!

We were delighted to have Amy Guerrero @thriveinrecoverywithamy on with us, Amy is a recovery coach from California. We as Irish guys have never come across a recovery coach so we were keen to have Amy on to chat about what she does. We loved having Amy on and she was great craic too :)

LOCKDOWN - EP026 - Thats Good Craic - That Sober Life - The 3 lads discuss their current situation in this COVID-19 pandemic and what they are doing to turn this negative situation in a positive.  

Episode 25 the lads chat with Billy Moore, Bad boy turn good Billy Moore grew up on the mean streets of Liverpool . After falling in with the wrong crowd as an early age he became a career criminal with a serious drug habit and spent 15 years behind bars in 22 different prisons including the notorious Thai prison Klong Prem ironically known as The Bangkok Hilton. Billy documented his experience in the book A Prayer Before Dawn that has now been made into a critically acclaimed movie of the same name! An incredible story of hope! If you enjoy our podcast please do subscribe and drop us a rating in order to help others find us! 

The lads are joined on this podcast with Mark Geary. Touring and performing live is Mark’s lifeblood. He has been featured on bills with musicians as diverse as Joe Strummer, Elvis Costello, The Pretenders, Coldplay, The Frames and The Swell Season among others.Mark Geary is a Dublin born musician who has split his time between Ireland and New York City over the last 25 years. He spent his early years performing in NYC at the famed Sin-e Café alongside other up and coming musicians, including friend Jeff Buckley and Sinead O'Connor garnering respect and attention from both audiences and fellow artists.Since 2002, Mark has released 5 studio albums and 2 live recordings. His second album, the acclaimed Ghosts, was named 2005’s Album of the Year by the Irish Voice and referred to by Billboard Magazine as “a collection of superb songs delivered with a quiet intensity that will endear itself to listeners”.In November of 2013, Mark collaborated with Glen Hansard on a new version of his song Christmas Biscuits as a charity single for St. Vincent DePaul of Ireland. The song hit the Top 40 and was made the song of the week on Today FM, Ireland’s largest commercial radio station. Mark will soon be 25 years drink and drug free and joins us this week to discuss his journey in sobriety so far. If you enjoy our podcast please give us a rating and subscribe to help others find us!

In EP023 the lads are joined by Lulu Sinnot. Lulu was born in Dun laoghaire Dublin in 1953. She has worked all over the world in many different occupations including managing hotels, restaurants, Chefing, waiting tables and au pairing in Ireland, The Black Forest, Paris, San Francisco, California and Italy amongst others. She then had an underwater video business in Mexico for several years. After moving back to Ireland in 1993 she had a daughter Clare with her second husband Barry. Barry tragically passed away 4 years ago during his Erasmus year in Bolivia. She worked for 17 years as a social care assistant and a couple of years back studied Psychology and did an Erasmus year in Berlin. Lulu hasn’t drank alcohol or used drugs in 10 years If you enjoy our podcast please give us a rating and subscribe to help others find us. Facebook: Thats Good Craic Insta: thatsgoodcraicpodcast twitter: that_craic email: 3drylads@gmail.com

Gavan is a Galway Native. From the age of 16 he abused alcohol and drugs and found himself in rehab at 21. After getting clean and sober he fell in love with surfing and diving and the great outdoors in general. He then became a saturation diver, which brought him all over the world for 10 years repairing oil rigs. Several years ago he started taking part in extreme endurance events and is probably best known for his record breaking 3000 mile solo row across the Atlantic in 2017.  If you enjoy our podcast do subscribe and give our podcast a review to help others find us too 

Join the lads with best-selling writer, Irish Times columnist and raconteur Michael Harding. In this episode they discuss some of the different paths that can lead towards spirituality. If you like our podcast please give us a rating and a follow in order to help others find us too 

The Truth About Drugs? - EP020 - Thats Good Craic - That Sober Life In this episode we discuss the truth about drugs and all things living that sober life!! If you enjoy our podcast please give us a rating and share around to help others find us

Sober Life & Meds - EP019- Thats Good Craic That Sober Life . The 3 lads return for a catch up and discuss all things sobriety. The challenges of prescribed medication and mental health in recovery! If you enjoy our podcast please give us a rating and subscribe to help others find us. 

3 Sober Irish Fella's Return - EP018 - Thats Good Craic - That Sober Life. We've been away for a bit but we're back!! Talking all things sober life and life in general. 

In EP017 with welcome Dr Nuno Capaz of the Dissuasion Commission of Lisbon, Ministry of Health, Portugal to the podcast!Portugal decriminalised possession of all drugs in 2001. Nuno joins us to talk about decriminalise drugs for personal use in Portugal and the misconceptions of  decriminalisation of drug use with legalisation. We reflect on how this would benefit Ireland and the progression they made in Portugal. If you like our podcast please subscribe and give us a rating. This is the best way to support our podcast and help others find us. 

After a weeks break the lads are back and this time looking at self control in sobriety. Of course thats not all with the 3 lads having the craic and chatting shit about everything from bitcoin to the madness of the mind. If you like our podcast please give us a follow and a rating to help others fin it.

Saturday Night Mess - EP015 - Thats Good Craic that sober life - The 3 lads talk about Irish Saturday nights and look at the madness of a Saturday night on the town amongst everything else!! 

Thats Good Craic - That Sober Life EP014 - The lads talk about everything and anything. From decriminalising drugs to the reality of using and drinking to excess to living healthy and making positive moves in life.  If you enjoy our podcast please leave us a rating and subscribe to help others find us! 

In this weeks episode the lads talk about Shame and having to deal with the things we done while drinking or using drugs. If you enjoy our podcast please rate or comment to help others find us too :) 

Goodbye Nicotine - EP012 - Thats Good Craic That Sober Life - The lads chat about giving up nicotine and how difficult or easy it actually is depending on your mindset. They also chat about intermittent fasting and how it has benefitted their lives and of course having the craic along the way too. If you like our podcast please give us a rating and hit the subscribe button in order to help others find us . insta: @thatsgoodcraicpodcast email: 3drylads@gmail.com facebook: Thats Good Criac Twitter: that_craic

Massive episode this week with platinum selling artist & Podcaster John Gibbons joins us on the show! We talk all things working in the music industry, spirituality, & self development!Brilliant show and not to be missed.  If you like our show dont forget give us a rating & subscribe to help others find it.  Check Johns podcast out : Alchemy Radio Check Johns music out on Spotify & Apple Music : DJ John Gibbions 

Self Acceptance & Mental Strength - EP010 - Thats Good Craic - That Sober Life. In this episode we look at Self Acceptance and what that really is, how we apply it to our lives and how we gained it. We discuss the different ways of building mental strength after getting sober. If you like our podcast please subscribe and give us a rating to help others find us  

Cheer Up Danny! Episode 007 of Thats Good Craic - That Sober Life - We are back just the 3 of us trying to cheer Danny up and chatting about non drinking travelling around the world. We share some of our experiences while having the craic. Please dont forget to give us a rating and subscribe if you like our show to help others find it 

In this episode we welcome M2 The Rock all the way from Dallas Texas. We talk all things recovery and get some great insights and different perspectives in terms of getting sober and staying sober. M2 The Rock shared his experience into recovery and how he maintains it on a daily basis. If you enjoy this podcast please rate, comment or subscribe  

In this episode we look at seeking out the buzz from different things after giving up drinking and drugs! The positives and the negatives. We also touch on some topics from questions we received from you guys and as always have a bit of craic while we are doing it.If you enjoy our podcast please don't forget to subscribe and give us a rating or drop a comment to help others find us too :) 

 In this episode we look at finding our identities post drinking and drugs. Life after drink and drugs can be challenging in many ways especially socially so we look at how we navigated our way through those early days. If you like our show dont forget to subscribe to keep up to date :) 

The very first episode of Thats Good Craic, Introducing 3 dry Irish lads, Danny, Mick & Colin who have been living drug and alcohol free for over a decade! In this episode they share their experiences of sober eyes in clubs and gigs and peoples reactions when you tell them you don't drink.Get in touch we'd love to here your experiences. Hit our email at 3drylads@gmail.com