21 Apr 2019

193 John M. | One Day at a Time

Posted in podcast By pjadmin On April 21, 2019

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Here’s the Recap:

Harry Duran welcomes to the podcast storyteller and fellow podcaster, John M. John is the host of the Sober Speak Podcast, a show that provides members of Alcoholics Anonymous a platform to share their stories of recovery. In this episode, John and Harry talk about what inspired John to start his podcast. John opens up about his experience with Alcoholics Anonymous, the strength it has taken to maintain his sobriety for nearly thirty years, and leaving behind a legacy of helping others.

What We Covered:

  • 02:51 – Harry welcomes John M to the podcast
  • 03:13 – How Harry and John originally met
  • 09:07 – Harry and John discuss the approach of including preview and recap snippets
  • 13:06 – John talks about what inspired him to start a podcast
  • 17:58 – The growth of John’s podcast, Sober Speak
  • 20:01 – How John perfected his podcast format
  • 21:45 – The importance of not forgetting about the listener
  • 24:08 – Recovery style format
  • 24:44 – How John has grown as an interviewer
  • 27:42 – John’s desire to share the message of Alcoholics Anonymous
  • 29:23 – John’s experience with Alcoholics Anonymous
  • 32:34 – Growing up with a mother suffering from mental illness
  • 34:46 – Why John believes Alcoholics Anonymous has withstood the test of time
  • 35:43 – The Twelve Traditions of Alcoholics Anonymous
  • 37:18 – The three phases of John’s life
  • 39:31 – What legacy means to John
  • 42:02 – The aspect of John’s sobriety that has impacted him the most
  • 46:14 – Next steps for John’s podcast, Sober Speak
  • 47:32 – How to incorporate listener feedback
  • 52:05 – What is something John has changed his mind about recently
  • 53:52 – What is the most misunderstood thing about John
  • 55:45 – Where listeners can follow John and his podcast

Tweetables

I hear people telling their story from the podium a lot and many times I wanna stop them and say ‘Whoa, whoa, whoa, I have a couple questions about that. Can we go a little deeper on that particular comment?’

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As I say at the beginning of this podcast, my job is simple: to provide a platform to the amazing stories of recovery all around us.

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Once you go to a pickle, you can’t go back to a cucumber.

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And I’m not saying that AA, by the way, is the only way. There are other ways to get sober and God bless people if they can find it.

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It [Sober Speak] is an avocation for me not a vocation.

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Links Mentioned

Sober Speak Website

Sober Speak Instagram

Sober Speak Podcas

To join John’s Secret Facebook Group, send him a note at John@soberspeak.com

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