A sober stay at home dad of 4 young children shares what he has learned about parenting, sobriety, and how to do them at the same time. Join Jon on a journey of early sobriety and self improvement. New episodes every Monday and Friday.
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Send us a Text Message. Jon is back and talks about how important it is to keep doing the necessary work to stay sober and keep moving forward. Huge shout out to Karl for buying 5 coffees!!! Support the Show. AA meeting finder app iPhone https://apps.apple.com/us/app/meeting-guide/id1042822181 Android https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=o…
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Send us a Text Message. In this episode Jon talks about that last of the 12 steps and traditions. Jon also makes an announcement at the end of the show. Support the Show. AA meeting finder app iPhone https://apps.apple.com/us/app/meeting-guide/id1042822181 Android https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.meetingguide&hl=en_US&gl=US&pli=1 A…
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Send us a Text Message. In this episode Jon talks about Step 11 and Tradition 11. Step 11 is all about connecting to your higher power on a deeper level and finding your "purpose" in recovery. Tradition 11 is about anonymity. Support the Show. AA meeting finder app iPhone https://apps.apple.com/us/app/meeting-guide/id1042822181 Android https://play…
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Send us a Text Message. In this episode Jon talks about Step 10 and the importance of apologizing often and early. Jon also goes into Tradition 10 and talks about how an AA meeting is not the place for "outside issues". Support the Show. AA meeting finder app iPhone https://apps.apple.com/us/app/meeting-guide/id1042822181 Android https://play.googl…
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103 Step 9 and Tradition 9 - Making Amends
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Send us a Text Message. In this episode Jon talks about Step 9 and Tradition 9. Step 9 - Made direct amends to such people wherever possible, except when to do so would injure them or others. Support the Show. AA meeting finder app iPhone https://apps.apple.com/us/app/meeting-guide/id1042822181 Android https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=…
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Send us a Text Message. In this episode Jon talks about step 8 and how to prepare your amends list. Jon also covers the 8th tradition and explains why AA does not pay people for 12 step work. 8th Step Worksheet - https://12steppers.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/Step-8-Worksheet-with-Questions.pdf Support the Show. AA meeting finder app iPhone http…
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Send us a Text Message. In this episode Jon talks about the top 10 addictions in America. Article - https://wibc.com/playlist/americas-top-10-addictions-people-are-searching-for-help-with/item/10 Support the Show. AA meeting finder app iPhone https://apps.apple.com/us/app/meeting-guide/id1042822181 Android https://play.google.com/store/apps/details…
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Send us a Text Message. In this episode Jon talks about step and tradition 7. Support the Show. AA meeting finder app iPhone https://apps.apple.com/us/app/meeting-guide/id1042822181 Android https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.meetingguide&hl=en_US&gl=US&pli=1 Al-Anon https://al-anon.org/ SMART Recovery https://smartrecovery.org/ Watch…
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099 We Did It! Win for Recovery Content Creators!
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Send us a Text Message. In this episode Jon talks about getting Rumble to add a content category for recovery related content. Support the Show. AA meeting finder app iPhone https://apps.apple.com/us/app/meeting-guide/id1042822181 Android https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.meetingguide&hl=en_US&gl=US&pli=1 Al-Anon https://al-anon.org…
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098 Step 6 and Tradition 6 - Surrender
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Send us a Text Message. In this episode Jon talks about step 6 and tradition 6. Step 6 is all about surrendering your faults over to something greater than yourself. Tradition 6 is about keeping all the crap out of AA meetings. Support the Show. AA meeting finder app iPhone https://apps.apple.com/us/app/meeting-guide/id1042822181 Android https://pl…
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Send us a Text Message. Jon talks about our unique ability to identify when someone is not doing right. Our experience with addiction has made us hyper aware of people's social ques and if someone is using a substance, depressed, or just not doing right. This superpower helps us with helping others out of their addiction and/or poor mental state. S…
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Send us a Text Message. In this episode Jon talks about his favorite step, Step 5! Support the Show. AA meeting finder app iPhone https://apps.apple.com/us/app/meeting-guide/id1042822181 Android https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.meetingguide&hl=en_US&gl=US&pli=1 Al-Anon https://al-anon.org/ SMART Recovery https://smartrecovery.org/ …
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095 The Fourth Step and Tradition - Taking Inventory
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Send us a Text Message. In this episode Jon talks about the fourth step and tradition. This is the step where the real work begins and you start to look at the part you played in your addiction and the things you did while in addiction. Link to worksheet https://www.saatriangle.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/Triangle-Area-SAA-Recovery-Manual-Steps-…
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094 Replacing Bad Memories With Good Ones
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Send us a Text Message. In this episode Jon talks about replacing bad memories of drinking with new memories made by spending quality time with your family. Support the Show. AA meeting finder app iPhone https://apps.apple.com/us/app/meeting-guide/id1042822181 Android https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.meetingguide&hl=en_US&gl=US&pli…
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093 Step 3 and Tradition 3 - Not Doing it Alone
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Send us a Text Message. In this episode Jon talks about step 3 of AA. This step is where the rubber meets the road and you make the decision to no longer go it alone in sobriety. This is where you turn yourself over to your Higher Power, or your peers if you are agnostic/atheist. Support the Show. AA meeting finder app iPhone https://apps.apple.com…
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092 The Nick Rekieta Story from a Sober Perspective
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Send us a Text Message. In this episode Jon breifly talks about the Nick Rekieta story. Jon shows a few examples of what lead to the current situation that Nick finds himself in. Support the Show. AA meeting finder app iPhone https://apps.apple.com/us/app/meeting-guide/id1042822181 Android https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.meetinggu…
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Send us a Text Message. In this episode Jon talks about the second step of AA and the second tradition. Support the Show. AA meeting finder app iPhone https://apps.apple.com/us/app/meeting-guide/id1042822181 Android https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.meetingguide&hl=en_US&gl=US&pli=1 Al-Anon https://al-anon.org/ SMART Recovery https:…
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090 The First Step and First Tradition
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Send us a Text Message. In this episode Jon talks about AA's first step of twelve and the first tradition. Support the Show. AA meeting finder app iPhone https://apps.apple.com/us/app/meeting-guide/id1042822181 Android https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.meetingguide&hl=en_US&gl=US&pli=1 Al-Anon https://al-anon.org/ SMART Recovery htt…
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Send us a Text Message. In this first episode of season 2 Jon talks about Harm Reduction and the benefits and consequences of providing addicts with drug paraphernalia. Jon also talks about Oregon's 2020 law, measure 110 decriminalizing small amounts of all drugs and how it worked out. https://www.prisonpolicy.org/blog/2024/02/15/oregon-110/ https:…
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Send us a Text Message. In this episode Jon explains his absence and announces the end of season 1. Support the Show. AA meeting finder app iPhone https://apps.apple.com/us/app/meeting-guide/id1042822181 Android https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.meetingguide&hl=en_US&gl=US&pli=1 Al-Anon https://al-anon.org/ SMART Recovery https://sm…
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Send us a Text Message. Jon talks about one whole year of podcasting! Support the Show. AA meeting finder app iPhone https://apps.apple.com/us/app/meeting-guide/id1042822181 Android https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.meetingguide&hl=en_US&gl=US&pli=1 Al-Anon https://al-anon.org/ SMART Recovery https://smartrecovery.org/ Watch the Sho…
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Send us a Text Message. In this episode Jon talks about a weird drinking dream he had and about how you can live comfortably in sobriety with out making it your whole life. Support the Show. AA meeting finder app iPhone https://apps.apple.com/us/app/meeting-guide/id1042822181 Android https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.meetingguide&hl…
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Send us a Text Message. In this episode Jon talks about taking his kids to the zoo and an awesome experience he shared with his one year old daughter and a lion. Support the Show. AA meeting finder app iPhone https://apps.apple.com/us/app/meeting-guide/id1042822181 Android https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.meetingguide&hl=en_US&gl=U…
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084 The Importance of a Father(and Mother)
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Send us a Text Message. In this episode Jon talks about how important it is for the father to be in his kids lives. A father that is physically in the home but still caught up in addiction is not a present father. Being involved in your kids' lives is the best way to set them up for success and to reduce their chances of falling into addiction, jai…
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Send us a Text Message. In this episode Jon talks about working on the 12 steps and what to expect when getting a sponsor. He also briefly touches on verifying information that you see online and in the media before making a judgment, especially this year being an election year. Support the Show. AA meeting finder app iPhone https://apps.apple.com/…
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Send us a Text Message. In this episode Jon talks about his higher power again and that it is growing!!! Listen to find out what that means! Support the Show. AA meeting finder app iPhone https://apps.apple.com/us/app/meeting-guide/id1042822181 Android https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.meetingguide&hl=en_US&gl=US&pli=1 Al-Anon https…
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Send us a Text Message. In this episode Jon is back in studio and catches everyone up. Support the Show. AA meeting finder app iPhone https://apps.apple.com/us/app/meeting-guide/id1042822181 Android https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.meetingguide&hl=en_US&gl=US&pli=1 Al-Anon https://al-anon.org/ SMART Recovery https://smartrecovery.o…
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Send us a Text Message. In this episode Jon talks about his relationship with food and how it is similar to the way he used to be with alcohol. Support the Show. AA meeting finder app iPhone https://apps.apple.com/us/app/meeting-guide/id1042822181 Android https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.meetingguide&hl=en_US&gl=US&pli=1 Al-Anon ht…
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Send us a Text Message. In this episode Jon talks about minding your own damn business when it comes to other people's sobriety. Support the Show. AA meeting finder app iPhone https://apps.apple.com/us/app/meeting-guide/id1042822181 Android https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.meetingguide&hl=en_US&gl=US&pli=1 Al-Anon https://al-anon.o…
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Send us a Text Message. In this episode Jon talks about the blessing of being busy and how that helps to keep him sober. Support the Show. AA meeting finder app iPhone https://apps.apple.com/us/app/meeting-guide/id1042822181 Android https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.meetingguide&hl=en_US&gl=US&pli=1 Al-Anon https://al-anon.org/ SMAR…
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Send us a Text Message. In this episode Jon talks about what he did to stay sober and what he still does every day. Jon talks about the 3 Ps. Prayer - Praying, journaling, meditation, box breathing ect. People - Socializing with someone. This helps with accountability. Progress/Productive - Do something to make yourself/your life better. Exercise, …
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076 Interview with Dr. Dallas Bragg
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Send us a Text Message. In this episode Jon talks with Dr. Dallas Bragg about meth addiction and its impact on the gay community. Dallas specializes in coaching gay men to recover from meth addiction after overcoming his own battle with it. Dr. Dallas Bragg's links can be found at https://linktr.ee/drdallasbragg X profile https://twitter.com/drdall…
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075 Pornography and Sex Addiction with Timothy Reigle
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Send us a Text Message. Jon talks to coach and author Timothy Reigle on porn and sex addiction. Tim coaches men through getting out of their addiction to porn and sex. He has been recovered for 6 years and also wrote the book Living Porn Free. Tim's website - https://intothewildernessblog.com/coaching/ Tim's X profile - https://twitter.com/TimothyR…
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Send us a Text Message. In this very short episode Jon talks about what is coming up on the show. Support the Show. AA meeting finder app iPhone https://apps.apple.com/us/app/meeting-guide/id1042822181 Android https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.meetingguide&hl=en_US&gl=US&pli=1 Al-Anon https://al-anon.org/ SMART Recovery https://smar…
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Send us a Text Message. In this episode Jon talks about the three means of learning. Auditory, visual, and kinesthetic. The vast majority of the population(65%) learns by seeing. When someone tells you to shut up and listen, odds are that you will not get as much out of the lesson. Learning quiz - https://vark-learn.com/the-vark-questionnaire/ Supp…
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Send us a Text Message. Jon is back from Vegas and shares how his sober week in Las Vegas went! Brad C. from episode 49 started a youtube channel! https://www.youtube.com/@SoberDadRuns Support the Show. AA meeting finder app iPhone https://apps.apple.com/us/app/meeting-guide/id1042822181 Android https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.mee…
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071 Barret Nobel DadFit Dynasty
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Send us a Text Message. Jon interviews Barret Nobel, founder of the DadFit Dynasty community! Links: Blog: https://dadfitdynasty.com Newsletter: http://newsletter.dadfitdynasty.com Podcast: 1. https://dadfitdynasty.com/podcast 2. Youtube: https://youtube.com/@barretnobelfitness/podcasts… 3. Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-dadfit-po…
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Send us a Text Message. In this episode Jon talks about taking a trip to Las Vegas, the belly of the beast. Going out with your spouse is important especially with kids and now in sobriety you can be fully present. Support the Show. AA meeting finder app iPhone https://apps.apple.com/us/app/meeting-guide/id1042822181 Android https://play.google.com…
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Send us a Text Message. On the 69th(nice) episode of SDP Jon talks about how his life has improved after being one year sober! Support the Show. AA meeting finder app iPhone https://apps.apple.com/us/app/meeting-guide/id1042822181 Android https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.meetingguide&hl=en_US&gl=US&pli=1 Al-Anon https://al-anon.org…
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Send us a Text Message. In this episode Jon talks about apologizing and how to get your kids to learn to apologize. Jon covers amends and how to end an argument with your spouse quickly. Support the Show. AA meeting finder app iPhone https://apps.apple.com/us/app/meeting-guide/id1042822181 Android https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.m…
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067 The Sober Thinker, Amir Ilyasov
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Send us a Text Message. In this episode Jon interviews Amir The Sober Thinker. Amir is a father of 2 and has been sober for over 2 years without every going to an inpatient program or a 12 step meeting. He is also the man behind the Sober Thinker newsletter. Find the newsletter here - https://soberthinker.beehiiv.com/ Find him on X - https://twitte…
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Send us a Text Message. In this first ever video episode of the podcast, Jon talks about consistency and how to stay consistent in parenting and sobriety. Support the Show. AA meeting finder app iPhone https://apps.apple.com/us/app/meeting-guide/id1042822181 Android https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.meetingguide&hl=en_US&gl=US&pli=1…
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Send us a Text Message. In this episode Jon talks with Daryl Dittmer about what happens when you stop fighting and get your head out of your ass. Daryl is the author of the book "When I Stop Fighting". Jon and Daryl talk about recovery, parenting, and ways to improve your overall life by turning off the ass kicking machine. Find Daryl here, Website…
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064 When Addiction Becomes Obsession
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Send us a Text Message. In this episode Jon talks about how an addiction can become an obsession. You can be addicted to "good" things like exercise or reading, but what happens when your addiction becomes an Obsession? Everything has three phases and they are Interest, Addiction, and Obsession. Support the Show. AA meeting finder app iPhone https:…
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063 Dad Skills - Winter Storm Prepping with the Kids
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Send us a Text Message. In this episode Jon talks about preparing for an incoming winter storm and how to make sure the kids can have fun even if the power goes out. Support the Show. AA meeting finder app iPhone https://apps.apple.com/us/app/meeting-guide/id1042822181 Android https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.meetingguide&hl=en_US&…
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Send us a Text Message. In this episode Jon talks about his higher power. Jon talks about how he uses his higher power to help him in his recovery and how he came to find his higher power. Support the Show. AA meeting finder app iPhone https://apps.apple.com/us/app/meeting-guide/id1042822181 Android https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org…
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Send us a Text Message. In this episode of dad skills Jon talks about how he gets his kids to clean up after themselves and how he keeps up with all the messes that kids make. Support the Show. AA meeting finder app iPhone https://apps.apple.com/us/app/meeting-guide/id1042822181 Android https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.meetingguide…
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Send us a Text Message. In this episode Jon talks about New Years resolutions and how likely people are to follow through with them. Jon references an article that polled 1000 people and the results were that only 1% of people actually follow through with their resolutions. The article - https://www.forbes.com/health/mind/new-years-resolutions-stat…
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Send us a Text Message. In this episode Jon talks about the first step of AA and what it means to him. It's not easy to admit defeat and it's even harder when you are constantly defeated by your addiction. Support the Show. AA meeting finder app iPhone https://apps.apple.com/us/app/meeting-guide/id1042822181 Android https://play.google.com/store/ap…
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058 Dad Skills - Learning With Your Family
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Send us a Text Message. In this episode Jon talks about learning something new with his family. Jon and his family have taken on the challenge of learning a new language and he shares how it helps to bring the family together and show the kids that it is okay to fail. Support the Show. AA meeting finder app iPhone https://apps.apple.com/us/app/meet…
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