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The Sober Unicorn

The Sober Unicorn

By Holden S

Wr are a gay hosted all inclusive podcast for the LGBT community and all of our Allies. We are not exclusive to the LGBT community as we believe that everyone has something to share that can speak to us and help us along this incredible journey we call recovery. Don't be normal be a unicorn and better yet be a sober unicorn.
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Ep.97 - Lasting Changes w/Stacie

The Sober UnicornApr 26, 2024

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Ep.97 - Lasting Changes w/Stacie

Ep.97 - Lasting Changes w/Stacie


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Stacie joins us to discuss her story into addiction. From the lack of love from her father to abusive relationships. She shares her hope on how she came to recovery and what she does to keep herself clean.
Apr 26, 202429:08
Ep.96 - The Frog No More w/Charlie

Ep.96 - The Frog No More w/Charlie

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Charlie - Author of The Frog No More trilogy joins us to share details regarding his recovery memoirs third installment. We catch up, we reflect and we share what the future has in store for both of us.
Mar 29, 202454:56
Ep.95 Wired For Addiction w/Dr. Higgins

Ep.95 Wired For Addiction w/Dr. Higgins

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Dr. Higgins joins us to discuss the complexities of mental health and addiction. She shares what shifted her medical focus into addiction and how mental health has a huge influence. She discusses the physiological changes that occur on the path to addiction and discover how understanding this spectrum can transform lives.
Mar 15, 202426:17
Ep.94 Whatever it Takes w/Tyler

Ep.94 Whatever it Takes w/Tyler

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Tyler joins us to discuss his experience managing a sober living while in early recovery. He also shares the tools that he uses when the urge to drink comes over.
Mar 07, 202424:13
Ep.93 - Safe Spaces w/Joey
Feb 16, 202426:31
Ep.92 - Motherhood w/Nicole

Ep.92 - Motherhood w/Nicole

Nicole - Addict: Nicole shares her story of recovery and how she explains her journey to her kids. We gossip about some of the realities of recovery, but also share how it can positively impact one’s life.
Jan 27, 202433:09
Ep.91 - Shame w/Chris
Jan 12, 202433:24
90 - Sober Holidays w/Mark
Dec 22, 202337:50
89 - One Whole Year w/Jaycee
Dec 14, 202333:26
88- Surviving The Shadow w/Samantha

88- Surviving The Shadow w/Samantha

Samantha - Addict: Author Samantha shares her story of drug addiction and her history of being human trafficked. From manipulative boyfriends to underground music scenes, she opens up about her past and shares hope about her new found recovery. Find her book on Amazon: https://a.co/d/crmyEb3 or find her on instagram @thegratitudegirlinc
Oct 16, 202333:45
87 - New Normal w/Lana

87 - New Normal w/Lana

Lana - Addict: Lana shares her experience with accepting the reality of the new normal when it came to recovery. She shares her experience with geo-graphical relocation to benefit her journey.
Sep 23, 202328:25
86 - It Finally Stuck w/Siler

86 - It Finally Stuck w/Siler

Siler - Addict: Siler sits down with us to discuss what finally stuck. With multiple relapsed in her past she shares what finally changed for her to stick around in recovery
Sep 09, 202332:55
85 - It’s Raining Men w/Leigha

85 - It’s Raining Men w/Leigha

Leigha - Addict: Leigha shares the triumphs and downfalls in addiction and in recovery. She shares one thing that has been kyptonite and has nearly taken her out. She also shares words of hope for those who are still in active addiction.
Aug 25, 202327:12
84 - Old Habits Die Hard w/Holden

84 - Old Habits Die Hard w/Holden

Holden - Addict: Holden host of The Sober Unicorn shares an update on his life and where he is in his journey. Holden also shares how easily old habits can creep up.
Aug 18, 202325:03
83 - Fabulous and Fearless w/Reace

83 - Fabulous and Fearless w/Reace

Reace - Alcoholic: Reace shares what it’s life being a performer while juggling his sobriety journey. He shares how addiction was put before his love of preforming. He also shares how preforming sober has allowed him to come out of his shell. CONTACT: Insta @more_reace
Aug 04, 202336:35
82- Acceptance/Self love w/Jason

82- Acceptance/Self love w/Jason

Jason - Alcoholic addict: Jason shares his experience with coming to terms with his addiction. He shares his journey of self acceptance and the work it takes to gain self love.
Jul 21, 202338:12
81 - Mixed Addiction W/Rachel

81 - Mixed Addiction W/Rachel

Rachel - Alcoholic: Rachel shares her experience that her addict tendencies went beyond just a substance. Things get real when we discuss prior suicide attempts and how she had to battle more than on addiction in her recovery.
Jul 08, 202326:10
80 - Community w/Sonia
Jun 29, 202330:58
79 - Dry Humping w/Tawny Lara
Jun 23, 202335:33
78 - Purpose w/Brian

78 - Purpose w/Brian

Brian - Alcoholic: Brian sits down with us and shares his experience with his drinking, seizures, and covid. He shares how his daughter was a factor in his recovery. He also shares how recovery has given him a new purpose on life. CONTACT: TikTok @teacherhootnhowl
Jun 15, 202337:51
77 - Codependency w/Casie

77 - Codependency w/Casie

Casie - Casie shares her experience with codependency and addiction. She shares how she is able to recognize when old codependent behaviors creep up and present themselves in her current relationship.
Jun 02, 202333:58
76 - Brown Bag and Number w/Brian

76 - Brown Bag and Number w/Brian

Brian - Addict: Brian shares his experience starting addiction early in life. He shares his legal troubles and how they ended up on Tosh.O. He shares his hope of recovery and how 12 step programs redirected his life.
May 26, 202338:52
75 - Meth’d Up w/Dallas

75 - Meth’d Up w/Dallas

Dallas - Addict: Dallas shares his experience with getting clean and being a father. He also shares how Ayahuasca opened his eyes and gave him a major spiritual experience. CONTACT: Insta @Drdallasbragg
May 19, 202337:37
74 - Let’s Get Honest w/Nadia

74 - Let’s Get Honest w/Nadia

Nadia - Addict: Nadia sits down with us and shares the importance of getting honest with yourself and your recovery. She also shares her experience working with only fans and being in recovery
May 12, 202336:60
73 - It’s Ok to Struggle w/Stephen

73 - It’s Ok to Struggle w/Stephen

Stephen - Addict: Stephen sits down with us and shares how sometimes we struggle and that’s ok. The rough times in recovery makes the good times even better
May 05, 202328:54
72 - Normy Dating w/Julia

72 - Normy Dating w/Julia

Julia - Normy: shares her experience dating someone in recovery. Communication, respect, and boundaries. Sharing how experiences from her past helped her appreciate her partners recovery journey
Apr 20, 202330:49
71 - Sober Explorer w/Isabella

71 - Sober Explorer w/Isabella

Isabella - Addict: Isabella shares her journey of recovery and her love for traveling and gives us some tips she uses to stay sober during her traveling. CONTACT: Insta @soberexplorer.Isabella
Apr 13, 202331:56
70 - Freedom w/Mark

70 - Freedom w/Mark

Mark - Addict: Mark shares his experience finding freedom from addiction. He shares his experience strength and hope that he has found in recovery. CONTACT: Facebook @Mark Notmarc Insta @marcbutwithak
Apr 06, 202333:06
69 - Catching Up w/Charlie

69 - Catching Up w/Charlie

Charlie - Alcoholic: Charlie author of At least I’m Not The Frog and The Frogs Bottle joins Holden to catch up and just chat. Breaking the seriousness of recovery and showing that we can still have laughter fun and friendship even though we are clean and sober. Find Charlie Gray’s memoir on Amazon
Mar 30, 202342:27
68 - experience, Strength, and Hope w/Renee

68 - experience, Strength, and Hope w/Renee

Renee - Addict: Renee shares her experience of active addiction and the night she chose using over her son. She shares her strength in recovery and being an amazing mother to her child. She then shares some hope to the fellow struggling addict that it’s possible to get clean no matter how far into addiction you are. CONTACT: Insta Sadd_dripp
Mar 23, 202332:57
67 - Gifts of Recovery w/Chris

67 - Gifts of Recovery w/Chris

Chris -Addict: Christ shares the gifts he has received from being in recovery, but also dives into what he lost during his active addiction days
Mar 16, 202330:35
66 - Anxiously Sober W/Allison
Mar 10, 202337:49
65 - Life on Life’s Terms w/ciara

65 - Life on Life’s Terms w/ciara

Ciara - Addict: Ciara shares how she learned to understand life’s on life’s terms through her father and brothers passing. She shares that no matter how tough things may getting in life it’s better to deal with them clean rather than using
Feb 24, 202334:21
64 - G.O.D w/Jeremiah

64 - G.O.D w/Jeremiah

Jeremiah - Addict: Jeremiah and golden discuss what god means to them. With very different perspectives we share how there is still a lot of commonality in how we use god in our journey of recovery. CONTACT: Insta @Jeremiah_Crumety
Feb 17, 202347:29
63 - This Is Life Long w/Brett

63 - This Is Life Long w/Brett

Brett - Addict: Brett discusses when he realized that the journey of recovery is long term. That even though we take this day by day this is for the long haul.
Feb 10, 202331:30
62 - Parental Relationships w/Alex
Feb 03, 202338:06
61 - Early Recovery Relationships w/Forester

61 - Early Recovery Relationships w/Forester

Forester - Addict: Forester shares her experience getting sober at a very young age. She also discusses the pros and cons from her experience of dating in early sobriety. CONTACT: Insta @fosbacknbetter
Jan 27, 202339:26
60 - Wha ha happened was w/Holden

60 - Wha ha happened was w/Holden

Holden - Addict: Holden shares why he took a month hiatus from The Sobet Unicorn, where he is now in his recovery and what the future looks like for the sober unicorn.
Jan 19, 202316:54
59 -Fellowship w/Elisa

59 -Fellowship w/Elisa

Elisa - Addict: Elisa shares her story of begging addiction later in her life and how fellowship became such an important role for her to stay clean in the fellowship.
Jan 13, 202328:58
58 - The Frogs Bottle w/ Charlie Gray
Dec 13, 202255:25
57 - Workplace Triggers w/Brandon

57 - Workplace Triggers w/Brandon

Brandon - Alcoholic: Fellow Texan Brandon discusses the importance of working in a non toxic workplace when taking on sobriety. CONTACT: Insta @hitmebrandononemoretime
Nov 25, 202241:35
56 - Smart Recovery & CBT w/Ricky

56 - Smart Recovery & CBT w/Ricky

Ricky - Alcoholic: Ricky host of Rick or Treat podcast shares his experience with getting sober with tools from smart recovery and cognitive behavioral therapy. He also gives us an insight on his newly released podcast Rick or Treat which is a podcast about everying horror. CONACT: Insta @rickortreatpod
Nov 12, 202246:17
55 - N/A Drinks w/Beck
Nov 03, 202243:37
54 - Disposing Lifes Toxins w/Megan
Oct 27, 202246:25
53 - Night Life w/Drew
Oct 21, 202242:19
52 - Flip The Script w/Daniel

52 - Flip The Script w/Daniel

DISCLAIMER: This episode does get sexually explicit regarding addiction and sex. Daniel requested to interview the host of the Sober Unicorn Holden regarding relapse and the trials of coming back into sobriety after falling off the wagon.
Oct 13, 202254:25
51 - Self Care w/Skye
Oct 06, 202237:57
50 - You're Not Alone w/Jim

50 - You're Not Alone w/Jim

Jim - Alcoholic: Jim discusses the importance of your inner circle when getting sober. No matter if you are in active addiction or in early sobriety you are not alone in the support available. CONTACT: insta @jcorn104
Sep 30, 202240:60
49 - Finding Your Sparkle w/ Patrick The Sparkle King

49 - Finding Your Sparkle w/ Patrick The Sparkle King

Patrick - Methamphetamine + cross addiction: Patrick aka The Sparkle King shares his experience overcoming addiction and finding one owns Sparkle. He shares about his published books and his 7 Sparkle skills that help people find joy. CONTACT: Insta @the_sparkle_king
Sep 16, 202240:12
48 - Living Your Truth w/Landyn

48 - Living Your Truth w/Landyn

Landyn - Alcoholic: Landyn shares his experience with going through a marriage with a narcissist, child hood trauma, and the importance of living your truth. CONTACT: Insta @Landynbrooks44
Sep 09, 202226:46