The Sober Doc
Join Dr. Kali Theis, a Board Certified Pediatrician and a recovering alcoholic, every week as she delves into the world of addiction and mental health in healthcare. She’ll share her personal journey with alcoholism and recovery with honest stories, expert guests, and additional resources.
Whether you're a healthcare provider struggling with addiction or just interested in learning more, all are welcome here on The Sober Doc.
Episodes
7 episodes
7. Finding Faith
On this episode of The Sober Doc Podcast I discuss the journey I've had with my faith throughout the years and how sobriety has led my back to the church. Because if there's one thing I've learned from my medical training, it's that you can't h...
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Episode 7
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13:20
6. Bottle Down to a Boring Life?
On this episode of The Sober Doc Podcast, I share a little about my life once I walked away from alcohol, for good. Requiring medical treatment to detox and finding a version of myself that needed to learn to listen to my body in order to avoid...
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Episode 6
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17:43
5. Relapses Before Recovery
On this episode of The Sober Doc Podcast, I walk through the mental gymnastics of admitting both out loud and to myself that I had a problem with alcoholism and desperately trying to find ways to get sober. The path to sobriety is not an easy o...
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Episode 5
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15:40
4. Arrival Fallacy of Attending Life
*warning: this episode touches on suicidal ideation/intentOn this episode of The Sober Doc Podcast, I explore life after training. I walk through the process of studying, taking and failing my specialty boards, all while battling a...
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Episode 4
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16:47
3. Residency Reflections
On this episode of The Sober Doc Podcast, I explore my time during training as a resident physician. I walk through just a few of the challenges faced by trainees including long call shifts, exhausting work weeks, expected resiliency after diff...
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Episode 3
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18:43