Real Sobriety Podcast

If you are sitting in a dark room, considering giving up or hurting yourself - this is a message you may want to hear.

RealSobriety.com podcast with Robert McClellan. Be Here Now.

I opened the book and found dozens of short essays illustrated by someone who was obviously familiar with a vast amount of hallucinogens. The author was Ram Dass, who I later discovered was a former Harvard professor, a friend and fellow traveller with the more famous Timothy Leary. Dass’ former name was Richard Alpert, until he undertook several spiritual quest to India and the east, and he transformed from a tweed wearing, pipe smoking Harvard intellectual, to a simple follower of truth. This book sung to me. I had to buy it. I think, after the US to Canadian exchange rate was factored in, it costs me $7.95 That’s Cheap for a new philosophy on life.

Be Here Now

Are 12 Step Meetings, like Alcoholics Anonymous, still relevant in the 21st Century age of smart phones and instant communication?

Thanks and Gratitude. I think it is important for those of us in addiction recovery to remember the things we have, the people in our lives, and the time we now can enjoy as happy, sober people. Canadian Thanksgiving!

Removing the Stigma of Addiction. For those of us in long-term recovery, it is up to us to live happy, successful lives, and be an example of what we can accomplish. We can choose to not be stigmatized by societal biases about addiction recovery. Recorded in the parking lot at Toronto Pearson International Airport!