37 | Inside the Mind of an Alcoholic (with Jason)
Explicit content warning
03/13/23 • 79 min
An interview Christine has been dying to have! She takes the reigns on this one and has Jason in the hot seat.
If you're new here, Jason is Leah's husband. Who also happens to be a recovering alcoholic and addict with 21 months of sobriety under his belt. Christine digs straight in and doesn't hold back. But neither does Jason.
We find out when the drinking started. When it went from being 'fun' to almost destroying a marriage and family. But this didn't just start at the beginning of their 17 year relationship, or even at Jason's first drink. Growing up without his dad, who was also an alcoholic, and both Leah and Jason growing up without healthy relationship role models is where this all started. What used to be a fun way to connect, slowly turned into an escape that seemed impossible to stop. Alcohol Use Disorder is a spectrum and not what most people assume alcoholism looks like.
Before Jason decided to stay sober, he admits Leah's journey to healing annoyed him. But his rock bottom came after he did a heroic journey and was able to finally SEE that his addiction had an effect on the people he loved. With a healthy support system and some new tools, (AA, his sponsor, a psychiatrist, a wife who is also healing, and the use of psilocybin) Jason has been able to stay sober. But it wasn't always easy. In fact, getting sober brought allllllll the issues they had as a couple to the surface and it was impossible to continue to ignore them. He burned the house down. But over the last 2 years, Jason and Leah have learned to build a better house, on a new foundation.
Jason doesn't do social media, he doesn't even listen to our podcast lol. But if you want to learn more, or have any questions regarding this episode, reach out to us on Insta!
If you, or someone you love needs help with a mental or substance use disorder, call SAMHSA's National Helpline at 1-800-662-HELP (4357) or TTY: 1-800-487-4889, or text your zip code to 435748 (HELP4U), or use SAMHSA's Behavioral Health Treatment Services Locator to get help.
https://www.niaaa.nih.gov/publications/brochures-and-fact-sheets/understanding-alcohol-use-disorder
Microdosify
10% OFF our trusted microdose supply!
1:1 Discovery Calls
Are psychedelics right for you on your healing journey? Book a discovery call to ask us anything.
https://www.buzzsprout.com/1982724/support
Our Website:
https://linktr.ee/seeyouontheothersidepodcast
An interview Christine has been dying to have! She takes the reigns on this one and has Jason in the hot seat.
If you're new here, Jason is Leah's husband. Who also happens to be a recovering alcoholic and addict with 21 months of sobriety under his belt. Christine digs straight in and doesn't hold back. But neither does Jason.
We find out when the drinking started. When it went from being 'fun' to almost destroying a marriage and family. But this didn't just start at the beginning of their 17 year relationship, or even at Jason's first drink. Growing up without his dad, who was also an alcoholic, and both Leah and Jason growing up without healthy relationship role models is where this all started. What used to be a fun way to connect, slowly turned into an escape that seemed impossible to stop. Alcohol Use Disorder is a spectrum and not what most people assume alcoholism looks like.
Before Jason decided to stay sober, he admits Leah's journey to healing annoyed him. But his rock bottom came after he did a heroic journey and was able to finally SEE that his addiction had an effect on the people he loved. With a healthy support system and some new tools, (AA, his sponsor, a psychiatrist, a wife who is also healing, and the use of psilocybin) Jason has been able to stay sober. But it wasn't always easy. In fact, getting sober brought allllllll the issues they had as a couple to the surface and it was impossible to continue to ignore them. He burned the house down. But over the last 2 years, Jason and Leah have learned to build a better house, on a new foundation.
Jason doesn't do social media, he doesn't even listen to our podcast lol. But if you want to learn more, or have any questions regarding this episode, reach out to us on Insta!
If you, or someone you love needs help with a mental or substance use disorder, call SAMHSA's National Helpline at 1-800-662-HELP (4357) or TTY: 1-800-487-4889, or text your zip code to 435748 (HELP4U), or use SAMHSA's Behavioral Health Treatment Services Locator to get help.
https://www.niaaa.nih.gov/publications/brochures-and-fact-sheets/understanding-alcohol-use-disorder
Microdosify
10% OFF our trusted microdose supply!
1:1 Discovery Calls
Are psychedelics right for you on your healing journey? Book a discovery call to ask us anything.
https://www.buzzsprout.com/1982724/support
Our Website:
https://linktr.ee/seeyouontheothersidepodcast
Previous Episode
36 | The Trauma Educator (with Effie Kli)
You're not disordered, our culture is! We chat with Effie Kli, a trauma specialist who is trained in Dr. Gabor Mate's somatic-based psychotherapeutic approach and helps guide her clients through their healing journeys. And believes depression, anxiety, ocd, addiction and other mental disorders are all symptoms of trauma. We talk about why it's important to treat these labels as symptoms rather than a diagnosis, and as paths guiding us back to what we need to address in order to return to wholeness.
Effie explains how she works with her clients to get to the root of their symptoms. When you are experiencing anxiety, how old do you feel? What feels familiar about the present situation that may mirror a situation from your past where you felt unsafe? How do you process that? And how are you able to move forward and live a more fulfilling life with less anxiety/depression/ocd?
Thankful for Effie and the work she provides for her clients. But also for the resources she provides for her online community.
Follow Effie on Instagram for some amazing insight: https://instagram.com/the.trauma.educator?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y=
More resources from Effie: https://msha.ke/effiekli/
Microdosify
10% OFF our trusted microdose supply!
1:1 Discovery Calls
Are psychedelics right for you on your healing journey? Book a discovery call to ask us anything.
https://www.buzzsprout.com/1982724/support
Our Website:
https://linktr.ee/seeyouontheothersidepodcast
Next Episode
38 | Somatic Healing (with Kallie Klug)
Kallie Klug, a fellow people pleaser in recovery, is a certified yoga instructor and somatic practitioner based in Orange County, California. She studied traditional yoga, breathwork, and meditation in the Himalayas of India, and has continuing education certifications in therapeutic yoga, somatic parts work, and integrative somatic trauma therapy.
Through somatic psychology, yoga, and embodiment, she helps support her clients into empowerment and freedom, where they were once stuck in shame and self-doubt. She explains to us how intentional movement is not only healing physically, but emotionally as well. She teaches us about glimmers vs triggers, and how to find them in our day to day.
You can follow Kallie on instagram for more content: https://instagram.com/kali.somatics
Kallie's website and services: https://www.kallieklugyoga.com
Microdosify
10% OFF our trusted microdose supply!
1:1 Discovery Calls
Are psychedelics right for you on your healing journey? Book a discovery call to ask us anything.
https://www.buzzsprout.com/1982724/support
Our Website:
https://linktr.ee/seeyouontheothersidepodcast
If you like this episode you’ll love
Episode Comments
Generate a badge
Get a badge for your website that links back to this episode
<a href="https://goodpods.com/podcasts/see-you-on-the-other-side-273401/37-inside-the-mind-of-an-alcoholic-with-jason-33036208"> <img src="https://storage.googleapis.com/goodpods-images-bucket/badges/generic-badge-1.svg" alt="listen to 37 | inside the mind of an alcoholic (with jason) on goodpods" style="width: 225px" /> </a>
Copy