143 - Sober in Spain (Practicalities and Deep Thoughts)

About this episode

Daniel Welsch shares his personal journey of sobriety in Spain, offering practical tips and deep reflections on the experience.

It's been more than three years since I quit drinking, and people have asked me for an update. So here goes: some practical thoughts about being sober in Spain, and some deep thoughts about sobriety generally. In today's episode, we've got my top tips for sobriety, creating a new "sober identity", finding a higher power, and much more. Support the podcast here: https://expatmadrid.com/donate/ More about being sober in Spain and elsewhere here: https://expatmadrid.com/sober-spain/ I'm also on YouTube, teaching Spanish (and publishing the episodes of this podcast, if you'd prefer to listen there)... check out: https://youtube.com/learnspanishwithdaniel/ Have a great day out there... And get in touch if this topic is relevant for you. I'd love to hear your thoughts.

People in this episode

Host: Daniel Welsch

Topics covered

• sobriety
• personal experience
• self-improvement
• travel
• identity
• higher power

Keywords

• sober
• sobriety
• Spain
• self-identity
• higher power
• personal growth
• travel

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Expat Madrid

Places: Spain, YouTube

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