I was recently introduced to a podcast called SOBERTOWN at https://www.sobertownpodcast.com. Who are they at Sobertown?

We refer to ourselves as “Sober Warriors” because the fight against addiction is a grisly battle that takes no prisoners. Real people die every day from complications and repercussions of long-term alcohol use, a tragic end that is 100% preventable through increased awareness and connection

We’re forming a village of sober individuals from all walks of life that share a common goal – to support others in recovery while also increasing the dialogue around the many positive aspects of sobriety versus the darkness of addiction.

Today Sobertown is celebrating the beginning of their second year as an online sobriety support resource and I want to cheer on the work they do there, from over here on our Boozemusings blog, and from our Boom Rethink the Drink Community!

Bravo Drifter and the whole team at Sobertown!

Language fascinates me and I’ve been imagining Sobertown as a place to live. A real place where everyone is alcohol free. How would it feel to live there? What kind of places would they have for people to gather and make merry? What kind of drinks would restaurants and dance clubs serve? What kind of beverages would they be offering at celebrations like weddings and holiday family events? Who would our neighbors be?

Imagine living in a place where nearly everyone is committed to personal growth, mental and emotional and physical health, showing up authentically, speaking their truth. We might recognize some of those people…CELEBRITIES, just walking down the street or buying club soda at the grocery store. Like Robert Downey Jr (such a long and winding road), Natalie Portman (who never had a problem with any subtance or addiction, ditto Jennifer Lopez and Shania Twain), Jada Pinckett Smith (now famous for her Red Table Talks and unfiltered truth-telling), Elton John, Demi Moore and all three of her daughters, Dax Shepherd (love his podcast), Marc Maron (love his podcast as well and he walked sober with all of us through losing the love of his life), Zac Efron, Bradley Cooper, Kristin Davis (Sober Sex and the City), Christina Ricci, Naomi Campbell, Rob Lowe, Eva Mendes, Daniel Radcliffe (Harry Effing Potter for god’s sake), Russell Brand (renegade yogi), Brad Pitt, Matthew Perry (very committed to supporting other “Friends”), Eminem, Gerard Butler, Ewan McGregor (sigh), Jim Carrey, Jennifer Hudson (never had one drink, does that even count?), Colin Farrell, Edie Falco, Keith Urban, Samuel L. Jackson (badass), Tim McGraw, Eric Clapton….and that’s just the short list.

Like BOOM, the Sobertown podcast and website are serious about offering an entire collection of resources and tools to support a sober journey. Our path to freedom is so unique. We are indeed snowflakes!

We need different inspiration and ways to heal, but most of all we need each other. We have to do the work FOR ourselves but not BY ourselves.

This journey is so much bigger than sobriety, but sobriety is a start. What kind of schools and programs of learning and social groups are in Sobertown? AMAZING stuff, for sure. Go out to any sober community site and ask them to list the ten things they love about an alcohol-free life. Many points would be similar but there would also be hundreds of different answers, because sobriety is a portal. No one can really predict what wonders are waiting on the other side. 

Taking alcohol out of the equation can empower us to stretch our wings and continue moving forward toward a life of health and wholeness, a full and beautiful and infinitely creative life that we don’t want to escape. We can learn how to feel all the feels, stay with ourselves through anything, heal the wounds, resolve trauma, rewire our brain, learn true self-care and nutritional wisdom. We can explore the endless vast mystery of our inner world, take responsibility, find peace even in the storm, and feel pleasure in the smallest of life‘s wonders.

Of course none of this is possible if we just visit Sobertown. We have to take up residence, do the work (oh yeah, THAT thing, OUR part), make friends, explore and share, and take advantage of all the support and therapy that’s available. That’s when miracles have the opportunity to form and unfold.

Laura McCowan was right on the money when she titled her memoir, “We are the luckiest”!!!  

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More from Boom Rethink the Drink and Boozemusings on Sobertown :

The Adventure of Discovery in Recovery – A Podcast with Thoughts on Neuroplasticity in Sobriety

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This post is by MaggyD , the author of the blog Maggy Doodles and an active member of BOOM the private, anonymous community inside the Boozemusings website.

You can also read more by Maggy here:

Breaking Down the Myths: What can Alcohol REALLY do for You?

You are Allowed to Change

Discovery in Recovery – The Only Way Out is Through

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