About this episode

John Boland shares his journey of sobriety and the impact it has had on his life and community.

***Please note that this is a episode includes a conversation about suicide*** This week on No More Booze, I'm joined by the effervescent John Boland @bolandjohn0, a man I literally met on the side of a mountain! We talk about what 30 years of drinking (and living behind a mask) really cost him and what sobriety has given back. John shares the moment with his son that changed everything and how irrational thinking led to irrational behaviour, his mental health and lots of other aspects of his life. We chat recovery tools, boundaries, 'playing the tape forward', miracles and why John’s big suggestion is simple: if you’re sitting on the fence, do a bomber headfirst into the sobriety world. Enjoy John's energy, vitality, zest for life and incredible positivity in this episode. Jon Boland from Finglas in Dublin. He has been sober for the last 6 years and is loving every second of it. John feels that he has been given a second chance at life and he is grabbing with both hands. He does a lot of volunteer work and has set up a business called Get Up Adventures working alongside marginalised communities. In this, he has found his purpose in life and credits sobriety as the gift that…

People in this episode

Host: GoLoud

Guest: John Boland

Topics covered

• sobriety
• mental health
• recovery tools
• personal transformation
• community support

Keywords

• sobriety
• mental health
• recovery
• John Boland
• Get Up Adventures
• Dublin
• Paddy's Day hike

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Get Up Adventures, Pieta, Samaritans

Places: Dublin, Glencullen

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