Recovery Elevator | Stop Drinking, Start Recovering. | Alcohol, Addiction & Life In Sobriety

Today we have Brad who is 35 from Fort Wayne, IN and took his last drink on 8/31/2018     [3:19] Highlights from Paul:   Human beings are wired for connection, we need it to survive. It's up on the list with food, clean water, and shelter.  Paul shares several statistics surrounding chronic disorders with the biggest one being mental disorders and loneliness. Loneliness has been compared to smoking in how it affects our bodies and is considered to be unhealthier than inactivity or obesity. Our addictions are symptoms of our disconnection.   Are we doomed?  Paul says no. There is a remedy - get connected!   The ability to connect is a skill that we acquire naturally as kids/young adults but connecting later in life isn't as easy.  Here are some steps to help with connecting: #1 – leverage your decision to quit drinking #2 – Connect - Go to AA, join Café RE, meet with other sober people   Connection isn't always human to human.  Animals can help too.  Paul credits Ben in saving him and helping him get sober.  W