Getting Sober When You're Older [Season 10, Episode 12]

Getting Sober When You're Older [Season 10, Episode 12]

Lois talks to Olis and Don about getting sober at the age of 70. She thought she had it hidden (she would toss her bottles in other's garbage cans) but her family caught up to her. Her daughter confronted her and Lois admitted that she hated what she'd become. In AA she realized "these people are me." Lois also now knows that she can't change the past, but can change the future. The three discuss an excerpt from the AA pamphlet AA For the Older Alcoholic. We hear Listener Feedback from Jay, Cary and Mike.

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Contrary Action [Season 10, Episode 11]

Contrary Action [Season 10, Episode 11]

Emily describes to Olis and Sam the terrible consequences of her drinking and the repeated promise to "never do that again." It took Emily a while to admit to herself "maybe I do have this problem," a...

16 Mar 33min

Isn't Every Hour Happy Hour? [Season 10, Episode 10]

Isn't Every Hour Happy Hour? [Season 10, Episode 10]

Tina tells Olis and Don that she was living in a sports car and had to drink whether she wanted to or not. Alcohol was like a magic elixir and made her willing to give up everything in her life that m...

9 Mar 37min

Just Like Dad [Season 10, Episode 9]

Just Like Dad [Season 10, Episode 9]

Geoff, whose article appears in the March 2026 issue of Grapevine Magazine, shares with Don and Sam about starting drinking early, and though this behavior got him in trouble, he was always eager for ...

2 Mar 32min

Embrace Who I Am [Season 10, Episode 8]

Embrace Who I Am [Season 10, Episode 8]

Courtney joins Olis and Sam and tells them about shying away from drinking as a teen, but then taking to it around her graduation from high school. With the progression, it got to the point where she ...

23 Feb 30min

Progression and Obsession [Season 10, Episode 7]

Progression and Obsession [Season 10, Episode 7]

Sean tells Don and Sam about getting sober at 15, never having had a legal drink. Sean's early exposure to AA was through a rehab. He remembers going to a meeting which was just the leader and the oth...

16 Feb 33min

Mustard Seed [Season 10, Episode 6]

Mustard Seed [Season 10, Episode 6]

Deb tells Don and Sam about being a blackout drinker at an early age. Over the years she became hopeless, not knowing about a way out. A suicide attempt brought Deb to a hospital and that brought her ...

9 Feb 38min

We Can Stay Sober Through Anything [Season 10, Episode 5]

We Can Stay Sober Through Anything [Season 10, Episode 5]

Susie tells Olis and Don about coming into AA as a young person. She was a tough girl in the back of the room, fighting the program, until someone asked, "how is your way working? After several years ...

2 Feb 29min

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