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RRP 137 — Cade M. / You Can Stop Digging Now: Getting Sober Young
• 96 minRRP 137: Cade M.RRP 137 — Cade M. / You Can Stop Digging Now: Getting Sober YoungPresenters: Julie L and Peter DEpisode length: Approximately 1 hour 48 minutesRelease date: Friday, October 23, 2026 SummaryAt 23, Cade M. talks with Julie L and Peter D about getting sober at 19, finding people his own age in the rooms, and learning to follow the suggestions he once ignored. He shares a realization in a Minnesota hospital bed, the Wednesday home group he protects, and the work of sponsorship. His message to young newcomers is simple: you don't have to burn your life all the way to the ground first. Key points00:05:00 Wednesday nights belong to his home group.00:43:00 Treatment in Minnesota at 18.00:49:00 A hospital stay and a thought about wanting more.01:01:00 Finding a meeting where you fit, and why that wasn't enough.01:29:00 Cade tells young newcomers they can stop digging now.01:35:00 Working the steps and starting to sponsor around six months.01:42:00 Having fun sober while continuing to do the work.Websites discussedHazelden Betty FordAlcoholics AnonymousCocaine Anonymous4D RecoveryTrue Colors RecoveryAlano Club of PortlandPortland-area AA meeting finderGo the DistanceTranscending HopeWalk for RecoveryEscape From New York PizzaSizzle PieHelen Bernhard BakeryDrop the RockThe Ripple EffectAA books: Big Book, Plain Language Big Book, As Bill Sees It, Twelve Steps and Twelve TraditionsReal Recovery PodcastListen to Episode 137 Read the blog Subscribe to the newsletter you can stop digging now, man.Cade M. #RealRecoveryPodcast, #GettingSoberYoung, #Recovery, #Sobriety, @RealRecoveryPodcast
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