EP. 46 How to Stay Sober When Life Falls Apart | 30 Years of Recovery with Joseph Ganci

DId this podcast help you. Please let me and others know to support the show. Thank you. How do you stay sober when life falls apart? Joseph Ganci has been in recovery for nearly 30 years. Along the way, he has faced divorce, financial loss, and the devastating death of his daughter—without returning to alcohol. In this episode of Sobriety, Now What?, Joe shares what helped him keep moving forward through grief, loss, and some of the hardest moments of his life. We talk about AA, service, asking for help, letting go of how life “should” be, and the role spirituality and faith can play in recovery. Joe also explains why “even high bottoms have trapdoors,” shares the questions he asks people he sponsors, and tells the remarkable AA story of a roll of nickels and a phone call that helped change recovery history. Whether AA or faith is part of your recovery or not, there are lessons here about connection, grief, service, resilience, and staying sober when life doesn’t go according to plan. At the end, I share three simple tools from Joe’s story that you can put into practice today. In this episode: • Staying sober through grief and major loss • Why having a “high bottom” doesn’t mean alcohol isn’t a problem • Service and connection as recovery tools • Allowing yourself to grieve and cry • Letting go of “should” statements • Spirituality, faith, and finding your own path • Three practical tools you can use today Content note: This episode includes discussion of suicide and the death of a child. If you are struggling or in crisis in the U.S., call or text 988. To reach joseph checkout his website: Rumradio.com Invitation to consider at least one helpful piece of information to help them thrive in their sobriety and to share with podcast with others and to follow and email questions. Support the show HI! If you would like to find out more things I offer, check out the links below. I am transitioning the title from Sobriety...Now What? to Live Unclouded, after the book title, I am publishing September 1st.  🌐 Website: www.Liveunclouded.com 🌱 Stuart Cline: www.Stuartcline.com 🧠 Counseling Services: www.nmcounseling.com 📧 Email: [email protected] Have a topic you’d like me to cover? Send me an email—I’d love to hear what would be most helpful for you. If this episode helped you: Follow the podcast, leave a review, and share it with a friend Disclaimer This podcast is for educational purposes only and is not a substitute for professional medical or mental health care. Listening to this podcast does not establish a therapeutic relationship. If you are in need of support, please reach out to a qualified healthcare provider.