Dylan and Eric L chat on Eric&#x27;s 6month sobriety birthday - a discussion about the challenges of early sobriety and getting sober, especially in the middle of a pandemic.

Fun in Sobriety

Ep 51 - Dylan chats with Eric L

Episode Notes Dylan contemplates what it means to move forward in sobriety, facing and embracing the worst aspects of our lives, our histories, in hopes of finding recovery. Support Fun in Sobriety by donating to their Tip Jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/fun-in-sobriety Find out more at https://fun-in-sobriety.pinecast.co Send us your feedback online: https://pinecast.com/feedback/fun-in-sobriety/0bf9961d-ee9c-42ab-96f0-7f5b34233f6e

Ep 50 - More Than

Dylan reflects upon the holiday season and feeling nostalgia and joy despite the general 2020 atmosphere of life. The Fun in Sobriety Podcast is a proud member of the Ease-drop podcast network. Support Fun in Sobriety by donating to their Tip Jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/fun-in-sobriety Find out more at https://fun-in-sobriety.pinecast.co Send us your feedback online: https://pinecast.com/feedback/fun-in-sobriety/5e185989-9a41-4687-9558-6b57f2661492

Ep 49 - Xmas Eve 2020

In this episode of the Fun in Sobriety podcast Dylan chats with Joy Z about growing up in sobriety, having relationships and living abroad. As always, the Fun in Sobriety Podcast is a proud member of the Ease-drop podcast network Support Fun in Sobriety by donating to their Tip Jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/fun-in-sobriety Find out more at https://fun-in-sobriety.pinecast.co Send us your feedback online: https://pinecast.com/feedback/fun-in-sobriety/3f5b6f73-7897-4c0c-ae1f-98b8fbeba03f

Ep 48 - Dylan and Joy!

Dylan reflects upon how he navigates the current climate of escalating tension and anger just below the surface of the world today. The Fun in Sobriety Podcast is a proud member of the Ease-drop podcast network. Support Fun in Sobriety by donating to their Tip Jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/fun-in-sobriety Find out more at https://fun-in-sobriety.pinecast.co Send us your feedback online: https://pinecast.com/feedback/fun-in-sobriety/f455f9c3-fa86-491e-b714-d1dbbd72614c

Ep 47 - Intolerance

Dylan reflects upon his 11year sober anniversary... Support Fun in Sobriety by donating to their Tip Jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/fun-in-sobriety Find out more at https://fun-in-sobriety.pinecast.co Send us your feedback online: https://pinecast.com/feedback/fun-in-sobriety/61da4900-33fb-46be-a6af-c0407671fc05

Ep 46 - 11 Years

It's Easter 2020 and Dylan reflects upon the roll Easter played in his recovery story (spoiler, it wasn't great) and how Easter feels today, 11 years later. The Fun in Sobriety Podcast is a proud member of the Ease-drop podcast network. Support Fun in Sobriety by donating to their Tip Jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/fun-in-sobriety Find out more at https://fun-in-sobriety.pinecast.co Send us your feedback online: https://pinecast.com/feedback/fun-in-sobriety/79286c84-7501-42a8-814b-f2963c84dbf9

Ep 45 - Easter

Dylan chats with Liz D, an ex-pat currently living under quarantine conditions in the Czech Republic, about her path to recovery and maintaining sanity and sobriety in isolation. The Fun in Sobriety Podcast is a proud member of the Ease-drop podcast network. Support Fun in Sobriety by donating to their Tip Jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/fun-in-sobriety Find out more at https://fun-in-sobriety.pinecast.co Send us your feedback online: https://pinecast.com/feedback/fun-in-sobriety/0a7796ae-636e-4fad-953a-fe83bc567c17

Ep 44 - Dylan Chats with Liz D

A short reflection on staying grounded and sober during these days of social isolation. The Fun in Sobriety Podcast is a proud member of the Ease-drop podcast network. Support Fun in Sobriety by donating to their Tip Jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/fun-in-sobriety Find out more at https://fun-in-sobriety.pinecast.co Send us your feedback online: https://pinecast.com/feedback/fun-in-sobriety/8402407a-0dba-4b72-a407-e4187da33042

Ep 43 - Isolation

Dylan talks with Stacee about struggling with addictions and mental health issues within the 12 step approach to recovery, resentments and seeking a fulfilled life. The Fun in Sobriety Podcast is a proud member of the Ease-drop podcast network. Support Fun in Sobriety by donating to their Tip Jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/fun-in-sobriety Find out more at https://fun-in-sobriety.pinecast.co Send us your feedback online: https://pinecast.com/feedback/fun-in-sobriety/a2bf3804-ca8e-481d-8d74-cbec831abb22

Ep 42 - Dylan chats with Stacee

This is a candid episode of the fun in sobriety podcast. Dylan shares personal experiences and his reflection upon the parallels between his own childhood and that of his children and how they both influence and reflect his recovery. The Fun In Sobriety podcast is a part of the Ease-Drop podcast network. Support Fun in Sobriety by donating to their Tip Jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/fun-in-sobriety Find out more at https://fun-in-sobriety.pinecast.co Send us your feedback online: https://pinecast.com/feedback/fun-in-sobriety/4296c865-9c83-4a8e-959a-b6b6b8a14500

Ep 41 - Overshare

Dylan talks with Duane Q about her experiences growing up in small-town ID, coming out to her family as gay and HIV positive at a very young age and the ensuing years of hopelessness and alcohol & drug abuse, eventually forming the A.L.P.H.A. nonprofit organization in Boise ID, dedicated to the promotion of sexual health. https://alphaidaho.org/ Support Fun in Sobriety by donating to their Tip Jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/fun-in-sobriety Find out more at https://fun-in-sobriety.pinecast.co Send us your feedback online: https://pinecast.com/feedback/fun-in-sobriety/d249b06d-0285-45d4-852c-63b771aad8c2

Ep 40 - Dylan and Duane Q!

Dylan ruminates on the difficulty in finding a concept of a Higher Power that does not compromise a rational view of how the universe operates, eventually arriving at a functional notion of spirituality and a HP that does not rely upon magical thinking. Support Fun in Sobriety by donating to their Tip Jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/fun-in-sobriety Find out more at https://fun-in-sobriety.pinecast.co Send us your feedback online: https://pinecast.com/feedback/fun-in-sobriety/eeabef59-a380-47a9-9d5f-58cef7b1e12d

Ep 39 - Higher Power without God Talk

In this episode of the Fun in Sobriety podcast Dylan ruminates upon how willpower is not sufficient to maintain sobriety nor attain recovery and how the powerlessness of addiction provides insight into the nature free will in general. As always, the Fun in Sobriety Podcast is a proud member of the Ease-drop podcast network Support Fun in Sobriety by donating to their Tip Jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/fun-in-sobriety Find out more at https://fun-in-sobriety.pinecast.co Send us your feedback online: https://pinecast.com/feedback/fun-in-sobriety/d9d042d0-76d8-43b6-b37c-47f24214d9cc

Ep 38 - Willpower and Free Will

Dylan discusses the ways in which his life has been and in many ways continues to be driven by fears and insecurities and ruminates upon how this has changed but yet still remains in his life of recovery. The Fun in Sobriety Podcast is a proud member of the Ease-drop podcast network. Support Fun in Sobriety by donating to their Tip Jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/fun-in-sobriety Find out more at https://fun-in-sobriety.pinecast.co Send us your feedback online: https://pinecast.com/feedback/fun-in-sobriety/b4b3bd5f-9ebb-4eef-8df7-21dea53b5f98

Ep 37 - Fear and Inesecurity

Dylan discusses sobriety, recovery, sober living and the ever elusive hope for having ‘fun in sobriety’ – sometime babbling on all by himself more often with a guest or two.