Author Archives: Stuart Cline
Why Your “Why” Matters More Than Willpower in Recovery
How Purpose, Emotional Connection, and Meaning Help People Build Lasting Sobriety Unclouded the book will be available in June 2026. Stay tuned. Check out the podcast this blog was inspired from at Sobriety… Now What? go to https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/www.buzzsprout.com/2390237/episodes/19219259-ep-40-why-your-why-matters-in-sobriety-finding-purpose-motivation-and-lasting-recovery.mp3?download=true There is … Continue reading
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How Do I Know Which Stop Drinking Book Is Right for Me?
Ask Yourself These Questions Before Choosing a Sobriety Book There are thousands of books about alcohol, sobriety, addiction, recovery, and changing your relationship with drinking. Some are memoirs.Some are highly clinical.Some are deeply spiritual.Some focus on trauma.Some focus on neuroscience.Some … Continue reading
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Kindness Is a Natural High — Without the Hangover
Kindness Is a Natural High — Without the Hangover 👉 This post is based on Episode 37 of Sobriety Now What? featuring Francesca Donlan. 🎧 Listen to the full episode here:👉 Ep 37: Ep 37 The Helper’s High Without the … Continue reading
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Tagged acts of kindness, addiction recovery, anxiety support, behavior change, emotional wellness, helper’s high, kindness in recovery, kindness practice, life in sobriety, Mental health, mindset shift, personal growth, positive psychology, recovery mindset, recovery tools, self care, self-compassion, Sobriety, Sobriety Now What Podcast, staying sober, stress relief
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He Trained His Brain to Reject Alcohol—Then Had to Rebuild His Life
He Trained His Brain to Reject Alcohol—Then Had to Rebuild His Life. A real story about aversion therapy, identity, and what happens after you quit drinking What happens after you quit drinking?For many people, that’s when the real work begins. … Continue reading
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A Raw Story of Recovery: David Hanley on the Sobriety Now What? Podcast
Interview with David Hanley, author of The Streetlight Chronicles. On a recent episode of the Sobriety Now What? podcast, host Stuart Cline, a licensed addiction counselor with over 25 years of experience, interviews author David Hanley about his powerful memoir … Continue reading
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A Second Chance at Life: Cirrhosis, Sobriety, and the Gift of a Liver
A Second Chance at Life: Cirrhosis, Sobriety, and the Gift of a Liver What would you do if you were told you needed a new liver to survive? In this powerful episode of Sobriety Now What?, I sat down with … Continue reading
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Tagged alcohol addiction recovery, alcohol use disorder recovery, cirrhosis symptoms, fatigue from liver disease, how cirrhosis affects the body, life after cirrhosis diagnosis, life after liver transplant, liver disease from alcohol, liver transplant recovery, organ donation and recovery, quitting alcohol for health reasons, rebuilding life after addiction, recovery after organ transplant, sobriety journey, stopping drinking health, survivor guilt after transplant, transplant survivor story, waiting for a liver transplant, warning signs of liver disease, what it’s like to get a liver transplant
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How to Break Out of Loneliness and Boredom in Sobriety—and Start Thriving.
Thriving in Sobriety. To hear the Podcast that this blog post was inspired by click below: https://www.buzzsprout.com/2390237/episodes/18599826 Early sobriety can feel quieter than people expect. You’ve stopped drinking or using.You’re showing up to work.You’re doing what needs to be done. … Continue reading
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Why Your Mind Feels So Loud in Sobriety—and What to Do About It
Why Your Looking for the Wrong Evidence in Sobriety – check out the new podcast episode here: https://www.buzzsprout.com/2390237/episodes/18563690 or go to sobrietynowwhat.com, or Evolvingfully.com Many people tell me the same thing after they stop drinking or using: “I’m sober… but … Continue reading
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How to Thrive in Sobriety: Reflecting on Growth, Hope, and What’s Next
The Sober Dream That Changes Everything As we step into a new year, there’s often a lot of noise telling us who we should be, what we should fix, and how fast we should move. But real growth — the … Continue reading
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When Sobriety Opens Doors: Cat Greenleaf Living Out Loud
When Sobriety Opens Doors: Cat Greenleaf Living Out Loud (Inspired by the Sobriety Now What? episode with Cat Greenleaf) Check out the podcast this blog was inspired by at: https://www.buzzsprout.com/2390237/episodes/18393123 There’s a moment in sobriety that doesn’t get talked about … Continue reading
