Jan 17 2023 51 mins 1
Welcome to Dissolved by Dr Rosh.
My brand-new podcast where I’ll be inviting friends, celebrities, and CEOs, to talk about how they are using their influence and voice for good. As an experienced GP, cardiology and aesthetics practitioner who has spent 2 decades working in medicine, I can promise you that this podcast will be the first of its kind. Covering everything from new-age beauty standards to social media and mental health, search Dissolved by Dr Rosh for insightful conversations, with influential people.
In this episode, I talk with Sober Dave, whom is recognised for his coaching in sobriety. After being challenged by a friend, Dave gave up his drinking and hasn’t looked back since. Dave openly shares his experience with alcohol addiction and how his past failed relationships greatly influenced his journey. Dave began drinking as a way to numb his emotional trauma from a young age. The abandonment from a number of relationship acts as a life trap, later influencing his life choices. Dr Rosh discusses the idea that the opposite of addiction isn't sobriety but connection and social bonding.
What inspired Dave to take up sobriety? [1.05]
How his mother leaving influenced his life and has moulded him into the man he is today [3.50]
How his social drinking habbits quickly escalated into alcoholism [12.53]
What influenced his addiction to drinking and the effects that this had on his life [15.09]
The stigmatism surrounding alcohol addiction [20.20]
The toxic relationship cycles he found himself in as a bid to gain validation [29.33]
How abandonment acts as a life trap - later influencing life choices [33.00]
How his addiction affected his physical health [36.30]
How his feelings of unworthiness of love and connection impacted his decisions to drink [38.02]
Explaining his out of body experience which changed his whole perception of life [41.54]
How he keeps himself sober [43.59]
What does the future entail for Sober Dave? [48.18]
Dave discusses his book ‘One for the road’ which aims to inspire people to reevaluate their drinking habits [49.05]
Topics discussed:
- Trauma related alcoholism
- Addiction
- The stigmas surrounding alcohol addiction
- Abandonment issues
- Acceptance
- Validation
