Sober In Mexico
I’m in Mexico celebrating my 50th birthday with my wife and coming up on one year sober, and it has me thinking about how differently I travel now. I tell the story of the time I drank my way into mis...
19 Maalis 6min
Cheap Sunglasses! Sober but BLIND!
I get back from Mexico after celebrating my 50th birthday and one year of sobriety and I still have red, puffy eyes even though I am not drinking. I connect the dots to cheap Amazon sunglasses, test t...
19 Maalis 5min
Show And Tell Gone Wrong
We tell a PURE KAOS childhood story about show and tell, jealousy, and stealing a rattlesnake tail, then connect it to how lying can feel effortless when we’re trying to protect ourselves. We end by t...
19 Maalis 5min
The Trigger
We ask a raw question about sobriety and addiction recovery: what single trigger makes you want to say “forget it” and use again. We land on stress as the biggest driver, talk through denial, and refl...
20 Helmi 2min
From Big Spender To Clear-Headed Traveler: Choosing Sobriety Over Chaos
Ever tip like Santa, wake up like Scrooge, and wonder where the night—and your rent—went? I’ve been that guy, tossing hundreds across the bar, buying temporary friendships, and calling it “fun.” This ...
18 Tammi 19min
What Really Leads To Addiction And How It Hijacks A Life
We ask what truly leads to addiction and map how early sips, bullying, and bored small-town habits can turn relief into reliance. We share ten months of sobriety, why one drink flips a switch, and pra...
10 Tammi 20min
From Hangovers To Clarity: Launching Pure Kaos
A clear head on January 1 after three decades of hangovers changes everything. We open the door on Pure Kaos with zero polish and total honesty: what it’s like to wake up sober, remember the night, an...
1 Tammi 18min
