Episode 22: Angel's Recovery in Real Time

In this honest and heartfelt Episode 22 of Sober Disclosure, Breezy and Jimmy sit down with Angel—one of Jimmy’s sponsees—who just celebrated one year of sobriety. This is a raw look at what the first year of recovery really feels like: the confusion, the growth, the setbacks, and the powerful moments of clarity that can change everything.

Angel’s journey began with the wrong intentions—choosing his first sponsor more for image than impact. But that changed when he met Jimmy at Camp Sober Fest, where the power of real community and connection showed him what recovery could actually look like. Since then, Angel has been all in, attending almost a meeting a day and building his recovery around fellowship, structure, and service.

Angel opens up about surviving heart failure and a stroke—not what pushed him to get sober, but what eventually helped him realize how little he valued himself. It wasn’t until treatment in his late thirties that he learned basic life skills—making his bed, cooking, cleaning—and, more importantly, the discipline that would help him build a life worth staying sober for.

This episode dives deep into Angel’s spiritual journey, his “God shots,” and the hard lessons he's still learning—about expectations, codependency, and the complicated relationship he has with his mother. He shares how sobriety has helped him show up for friends, but how he's still figuring out how to show up for family.

Angel’s story is a reminder that recovery is messy, human, and deeply personal—but that even in the early days, when the dust hasn’t fully settled, there is hope, growth, and transformation. This is recovery in real time.