Publicly Sober
This star revealed that after seven years of sobriety, he “got back off the wagon” and began drinking again.
Who is Brad Pitt?
This chemical messenger is the primary neurotransmitter involved in the brain's reward system, which drugs hijack to produce euphoria.
What is Dopamine?
Finish this phrase:
Easy____ _____
What is Does It?
What does H.A.L.T. stand for?
Hungary
Angry
Lonely
Tired
This practice involves noticing thoughts and feelings without judgment.
What is mindfulness?
This actor, universally recognized for playing Iron Man, has been famously open about his decades of lasting recovery from severe substance abuse.
Who is Robert Downing Jr.?
This short, foundational mantra asks a higher power for the peace to accept unchangeable things and the courage to change what can be changed.
What is the Serenity Prayer?
Finish Coates’ favorite play on this AA slogan “Let go ______”
What is “Or Get Dragged!”
A recovery tool used to pause a craving and visualize the full, long term consequences of taking a drink or a drug?
What is "Playing the Tape?"
This word means taking responsibility for your actions without shame or blame.
What is accountability?
In 2003, he credited AA’s “no‑frills spirituality” with changing his life, calling the program “so, so simple” and a major game changer in his recovery
Who is Toby Maguire?
This is a gradual, underlying emotional and mental phase that occurs before a person actively returns to substance use or addictive behavior.
What is a Prelapse?
This inner compass helps newly sober people make choices aligned with who they want to become.
What are personal values?
This coping tool involves writing thoughts to organize and release them.
What is journaling?
This is the spiritual principle behind Step 1
What is Honesty?
This actor became sober at 29, crediting his recovery with enhancing his creativity and professional achievements, including acclaimed films like A Star Is Born.
Who is Bradley Cooper?
This practice helps people respond instead of react.
What is PAUSE?
This saying highlights that growth is gradual and perfection isn’t required.
What is Progress not Perfection?
This practice helps people stay present instead of spiraling into “what ifs.”
What is staying in the moment?
What is the opposite of Addiction?
What is Connection?
This famous rap artist got Sober 18 Years Ago After Realizing 'I'm Going to Die If I Don't Do Something'
Who is Eminem?
This term describes the brain's incredible ability to adapt, heal, and rewire its pathways over time after a person stops using substances. Chas talks about this a lot.
What is neuroplasticity?
This saying reminds people that change requires action and effort.
What is "It works if you work it?"
This skill involves listening without interrupting or fixing.
What is Active Listening?
This is the ability to bounce back after challenges or setbacks.
What is resilience?
This Hanibal star revealed that a thought struck him, saying “I looked up at the eucalyptus tree and said, 'Somebody up there likes me,' and made a phone call to an AA (Alcoholics Anonymous), and it changed my life. Drastically. I look back and I can't believe 50 years.”
Who is Anthony Hopkins?
This feeling often arises when we compare ourselves to unrealistic expectations.
This phrase reassures people that difficult feelings and situations are temporary. Michelle Adds- "Sometimes like a kidney stone."
What is "This too shall pass?"
This term describes repairing trust after harm.
What is Making Amends?
This support comes from people who understand your journey.
What is Community?