RE 530: The Keys to Your Dream Car

Today we have Kaylee. She’s 33 years old from Camp Hill, PA and took her last drink on December 24^th, 2024.

 

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Registration for our annual alcohol-free retreat in Bozeman is now open. From August 6^th through 10^th, we will be spending lots of time in nature, doing breathwork, a lakeside hangout, laser tag and more.

 

[03:38] Thoughts from Paul:

 

Paul shares a comment that he heard recently in a Café RE chat.

Stephanie said she eventually called the fight with alcohol. It is another way to frame the moment where we surrender to what is when it comes to our drinking. We know moderation isn’t working, anxiety is getting worse and the shame and torture from alcohol is reaching unprecedented levels. It becomes time to throw in the towel.

 

He also shares a line from an upcoming interviewee who stated, “sobriety has given me the keys to the car of my dreams, I just hate the color”. So, the universe will always align with our hopes, our dreams, and desires, but we may want the package to look different.

 

It is all about accepting the journey that life places in front of you.

 

[07:08] Paul introduces Kaylee:

 

Kaylee is 33 and lives in Camp Hill, PA. She has two daughters aged 15 and six. She is still trying to figure out what she likes to do for fun, but enjoys movies, concerts and spending time with her daughters.

 

Kaylee says she was a sensitive kid. She struggled with depression and self-harm when she was very young and was always searching for a remedy her feelings. Kaylee drank experimentally by sporadically sneaking alcohol out of her mom’s cabinet.

 

When she was 15, she was assaulted and learned early on that using alcohol could help numb her pain. Kaylee says that any time her em