Rock Bottom is the New Normal
Just a former alcoholic bartender navigating sober bartending and restaurant industry life.
Episodes
14 episodes
People Pleasing and Addiction
I talk about how I have always had a deep need to gauge the temperature of every room and human and then make everyone happy so they will all like me. I also discuss how it has followed me through childhood and active addiction and how it still...
Alyssa Tells Us Her Story
I have a guest from TikTok join me and let us in on her story. She has a very raw approach to documenting sobriety which is honest and refreshing. Check her out at https://www.tiktok.com/@offtheclaw?is_from_webapp=1&sender_devic...
Sobriety Won't Fix Everything
I talk about how just getting sober won't fix everything and how you have to still show up for yourself in other ways
My Dogs Help Me Stay Sober
I talk about how having dogs help me stay sober
What Do You Do When You Think About Relapsing?
I talk about how relapse has been bouncing around lately, and how I am keeping myself busy. I also talk about two recent bar encounters I have had.
New Restaurant Generation
I talk about how I think restaurant staff has changed for the better and the worse...
Sober Communities are More Important Than I Knew
I recently started attending some sobriety community meetings and I have to say it is a huge game changer for me, and I wish I would have done it sooner! Link below!Sober Community to Help Hospi...
Enjoy the Little Wins
In this episode I talk about enjoying the little wins that sobriety brings instead of focusing on the huge things you want sobriety to make happen.
TyTockerTicking Discusses Alcoholism in Marriage
One of my personal good friends Tyler Bailey from Tiktok as TyTockerTicking comes on and discusses his insight on being a divorce attorney and how alcohol challenges marriages.
Sobriety Environment
I talk about someone who reached out and how they are finding it hard to get sober in a rough environment and I touch on how my own had shaped me
Freshly Sober? No Problem!
In between all of my rants and awful ADHD I give a few tips and tricks in staying sober
A bartending story that resonated with me
I recently had a guest who had overindulged a little and it reminded of everything I used to be and how proud I am of myself for not being that guy anymore.