I spent 21 years drinking and 900 days sober—this is the exact map to survive "The Void" of month 2 and 3.

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Stop "white knuckling" your sobriety. 30 days is just a detox; the real psychological warfare starts when the "Pink Cloud" evaporates. In this video, I break down the 12-week timeline that no one tells you about.

What you’ll learn:

The Sugar Hack: Why your ego is making you relapse (and why you need the ice cream).

The Witching Hour Defense: How to survive 5 PM to 7 PM without caving.

The Sleep Reality: Why you haven't actually slept in years (and the Magnesium Glycinate fix).

The Void: Why "peace" feels like "boredom" and how the "Sniper" kills your streak in Week 6.

I’m Megan. I used to puke into tumblers at red lights while teaching 5 AM fitness classes. I was "high functioning," which just means I hadn't been caught yet. Now, I help people build a life they don't need to escape from.

0:00 - I was puking at red lights (The Reality)

2:27 - Why you MUST eat sugar to stay sober

3:47 - The 5pm Witching Hour Bridge

4:18 - Alcohol stole your sleep. Here is the fix.

5:10 - Welcome to "The Void" (Month 2)

6:06 - The Sniper: The Day 45 Relapse Trap

7:51 - Handling the Rage Monster in Month 3

11:51 - Your Strategic 90-Day Reset

You don’t need a support group; you need a strategic overhaul.

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Disclaimer: I am not a doctor. I am a alcohol survivor sharing my story. If you need medical help, please contact a professional.

They told him he was a liar. He had 22 years clean, but the medical system didn't care.

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If you believe that a relapse means you have to "start over at Day One," you need to understand the neuroscience of addiction. In this episode, we expose how a routine surgery turned into a prescription trap that nearly ended a 22-year sobriety streak—and how science, not dogma, saved Bob’s life.

In this video we cover:

The Pain Clinic Trap: How the medical system creates dependency while hiding in plain sight.

Biology vs. Morality: Why Medication Assisted Treatment (MAT) stabilizes neurochemistry (dopamine) in ways willpower cannot.

The MARA Method: A breakdown of "Medication-Assisted Recovery Anonymous" and why Harm Reduction is replacing the "all or nothing" model.

Escaping the Shame Cycle: Why Bob stopped calling himself an "addict" and started focusing on safety.

This video is for anyone tired of being told their struggle is a "character defect." It’s time to stop fighting your brain and start healing it.

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Drinking a half-gallon of vodka every day while being a dad—until his liver physically rejected the poison. This is the raw medical truth about the "Coca-Cola" symptoms, the terror of DTs, and the 24-hour turnaround that saved his life.

Being a "functioning" alcoholic is a grueling full-time job. It’s a life of hiding trash bags in your car, white-knuckling 40-minute commutes, and using 3 AM "maintenance shots" just to stop the shakes. In this deep dive, Ollie reveals the exact biological moment his liver hit the "point of no return" and why pride is the deadliest hurdle to getting help.

If you are currently drinking to feel "normal" or ignoring the physical signs of liver hepatitis, this isn't a motivational speech—it's a tactical warning of what happens when the biological debt comes due.

What We Break Down:

The "Coca-Cola" Sign: The specific physical symptom ignored for weeks.

The DT Reality: What it actually feels like to experience Delirium Tremens and hospital hallucinations.

The High-Functioning Lie: How he maintained a corporate career and a family while consuming 1.75L of vodka daily.

The Ammonia Fog: Why he tried to escape the hospital during a 5-day medical blackout.

The hospital bed is only Day 1. If this story hit home, you need to understand the mental gymnastics your brain will play to lure you back to the bottle during the first 30 days. Watch our breakdown of the "Relapse Trap" next: [LINK]

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0:00 The "Functioning" Manager’s Secret Life

1:18 When the Body Says "No"

2:13 The 3 AM Shakes & Heart Palpitations

3:23 The Dangerous 40-Minute Commute

4:45 The Relapse & Betraying Family Trust

6:09 Medical Intervention: The Urgent Care Truth

7:27 "Coca-Cola" Urine & Liver Failure Signs

9:24 The Last Drive to the ER

11:17 Delirium Tremens (DTs) & Losing Reality

12:44 Strapped to a Hospital Bed

14:45 The Doctor's Final Warning

16:33 Scared Sober: The Google Search Reality

18:50 The Tactical Exit Strategy (At-Home Detox)

21:03 The "Vacation Jug" & Extreme Hiding

24:27 Quitting the Career to Save the Life

26:50 Reverse Tolerance: Why the Body Rejects Ethanol

28:58 The First 90 Days: Finding a Routine

34:09 The Mental Gymnastics of Sobriety

37:11 The "Binky" Habit: Replacing the Bottle

41:02 Rock Bottom is the Starting Line

44:14 Don’t Detox Alone: The Hospital Mandate

Disclaimer: I am not a doctor. I am a alcohol survivor sharing my story. If you need medical help, please contact a professional.