Mike and Glenn
Conquering the Climb
On a recent episode of sober.coffee, the boys took a left turn and ended up on Mount Everest. You never know what's going to happen on...
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Mike and Glenn
- 6 days ago
- 3 min
Crave the mornings
I cursed the mornings. The annoying scream of the birds. The brightness interrupted the warmth of my internal darkness. The regret of the...
Mike and Glenn
- May 31
- 4 min
Be the voice
On a recent episode of sober.coffee podcast, the boys were joined by Lisa Avelleyra, author of the book “Get me to the Abbey.” First and...
Mike and Glenn
- May 28
- 3 min
Hope through Progress
Back in the summer of 2021, sober.coffee did a series of podcasts; each focused on a particular step. The series concluded on June 30th...
Mike and Glenn
- May 24
- 3 min
“Relapse is not an option.”
We meet many as we journey through recovery, and most of the time, when we listen, there lies inspiration and guidance. One such piece...
Mike and Glenn
- May 21
- 3 min
Step 11 simplified
We love dissecting sentences in the big book of Alcoholics Anonymous. We are fans of each word as it is laid out purposefully. We embrace...
Mike and Glenn
- May 17
- 4 min
“We are not a glum lot.”
On May 17, 2023, Ms. Claudia stopped by for a coffee, leaving us with much to think about. You can listen to the sober.coffee podcast by...
Mike and Glenn
- May 14
- 3 min
Alcoholism: the family disease
It's a family affair; One child grows up to be; Somebody that just loves to learn And another child grows up to be Somebody you'd just...
Mike and Glenn
- May 10
- 3 min
Self-awareness; friend or foe?
We have been self-aware from the beginning. One might say we were too self-aware. Aware of our insecurities, our fears, and our defects...
Mike and Glenn
- May 7
- 4 min
Bananas for everyone
Death of a loved one, divorce, moving, major illness or injury, and Job loss are at the top of the list of most stressful life events. In...
Mike and Glenn
- May 3
- 3 min
Sponsorship 101
When we were in rehab ( oxford dictionary<short for rehabilitation>,: the action of restoring someone to health or normal life through...
Mike and Glenn
- Apr 30
- 4 min
Oops, I did it again
In today's post, we will look at step 10 of the Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) 12-step recovery program, which reads in its entirety:...
Mike and Glenn
- Apr 26
- 4 min
The shit stops here!
On a recent episode of sober.coffee, Karen joined us in the coffee shop to talk about the principle of honesty and how...
Mike and Glenn
- Apr 23
- 3 min
What are we laughing about?
“We have been speaking to you of serious, sometimes tragic things. We have been dealing with alcohol in its worst aspect. But we are not...
Mike and Glenn
- Apr 21
- 4 min
Behind the counter part 2: sober.coffee and the 11th tradition
Full transparency; this topic caused many a sleepless night. – until that aha moment We will attempt in this blog to present a case that...
Mike and Glenn
- Apr 19
- 4 min
Time to Celebrate!
Alcohol was a “thorn in our side” is an idiom we have heard around the rooms of Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) and is just one of many...
Mike and Glenn
- Apr 16
- 4 min
The utter defeat of addiction
Sometimes a simple word can completely alter or emphasize a point you are trying to make. This post is in response to a coffee that Mike...
Mike and Glenn
- Apr 12
- 4 min
RID ourselves of relapse
We were our mother's favorite child. At least, that is the way we felt. But, now, being parents, we realize that we have favorite...
Mike and Glenn
- Apr 9
- 4 min
Finding your Tribe
Spoiler: sober.coffee does NOT have all the answers On a recent episode of the sober.coffee podcast, a guest (Quint B) was sharing how...
Mike and Glenn
- Apr 5
- 7 min
Faith to Fact
Lately, I've been running on faith What else can a poor boy do? Song by Eric Clapton: Running on Faith Picture, if you will, a...
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