His drinking led to divorce, multiple car accidents, legal trouble and making a $200 million mistake. Today Eddie Arana is more than 19 years sober. The entrepreneur and author of Ice Water Please: My Life as a Proud Alcoholic and a Formula for One Person to Stop Drinking Forever, takes us through his journey of sobriety and reveals what it really takes to get sober, the most important thing you need to know to overcome addiction and why the “one drink won’t kill me,” logic never works. Even if you don’t have a drinking problem, you won’t want to miss Eddie’s hilariously ridiculous stories.
YOU’LL LEARN:
- The telltale signs you or someone you know has a problem.
- The first thing you need to do to get sober.
- How to prevent yourself from relapsing.
- What the people around you can do to help you stay sober.
- How to deal with uncomfortable emotions without using substances.
FOLLOW EDDIE:
00:00 How sobriety has changed how Eddie shows up as a dad.
08:10 Overcoming stress and healing without substances.
11:37 Alcohol getting Eddie the attention he yearned for
17:18 Sobriety changed my perspective and interactions.
24:54 Recognizing his problem with alcohol.
29:52 Recovering from drinking, showing change for family.
36:13 First AA experience.
38:10 The first time Eddie admitted to being an alcoholic.
47:05 Coping mechanisms for regulating emotions and feelings.
48:16 How he prevented relapse for more than 19 years.
57:02 The one decision you have to make to ensure you stay sober.
01:03:05 How to use challenging emotions as tools.
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