Episode 14: Pregnancy and Sobriety with Monique Robinson
Alternatives to AA9 Tammi 2023

Episode 14: Pregnancy and Sobriety with Monique Robinson

Welcome back to another episode of Alternative to AA!

We return to you with a special episode and a special announcement - Monique is pregnant!

While this is exciting news, we all know that having a baby can be very taxing financially, physically and emotionally. But more importantly, for those of us in recovery, we can find ourselves in new situations that test our sobriety.


Join us this week as we cover this niche topic of balancing the constraints of sobriety with the reality of pregnancy. From food limitations, hormones, how you spouse fits in.. we dive into it all!



Episode Highlights:


0:00 - Introduction

0:49 - Episode beginning

1:28 - Approaching your pregnancy while sober, the first trimester

9:17 - Food limitations as a new trigger and “new sobriety”

14:01 - “Getting pregnant” and how it is from the guy’s perspective

20:33 - Dealings with hormones, how it can impact your mood and sobriety

33:05 - Constantly working on your sobriety - especially when you’re busy

36:33 - Having support for pregnancy AND sobriety

39:17 - Episode wrap-up and a call for guests!









About Joshua and Monique Robinson:



Joshua is a recovering alcoholic turned life coach and psychologist.


Co-host of Alternatives to AA is his wife, Monique Robinson.



Josh Robinson is a bodybuilder, athlete, and life coach currently pursuing a degree in psychology. Through hard work, relationship building, and developing their own ways of coping, Josh and Monique are now packaging their recovery in the form of a podcast. He and his wife battled and overcame alcoholism without AA, and their mission is to help others do the same.



Connect with Joshua and Monique Robinson!


Josh’s Facebook:


https://www.facebook.com/joshua.robinson.395


Moniques Facebook:


https://www.facebook.com/mo.cool.56


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