Episode #14
Episode 14 - Another Wee Blether! Five Years Sober, Edinburgh Fringe, Recovery & Following Your Dreams
In this second bonus episode of Too Sober For This , Shell and Iain are back for another wee blether, because apparently one bonus episode wasn't enough. Once again, there's no real plan. They catch up on everything that's happened since they last recorded, including Edinburgh Fringe, five years of sobriety for Shell, new sofas, financial milestones, work, relationships, future travel plans and the increasingly complicated logistics of being two people who apparently cannot stop over-scheduling themselves. From Edinburgh Fringe and comedy to money, recovery and building a life from scratch, this conversation gets into what happens when the things you once thought were impossible slowly become your actual life. They talk about the weird pride that comes with being able to buy things with money you've earned from doing something you love, the recovery milestones that aren't always obvious to other people, and why having savings, good credit and being trusted with other people's money can feel like a genuinely massive deal when your relationship with money has previously been... complicated. In this episode: Iain's time at Edinburgh Fringe, performing 25 days in a row and losing his voice What it feels like when your creative work actually starts paying for your life Recovery milestones that have nothing to do with years sober Money, credit, savings and learning to live without instant gratification Vulnerability, storytelling and knowing the difference between sharing and oversharing Trauma bonding, trauma dumping and the human need for connection Relationships, independence and the sacrifices that come with following your dreams What's coming next for both of them, including Australia, New Zealand and the Philippines Updates on season two of Too Sober For This and season four of We Recover Loudly There is also chat on early Christmas decorations, IKEA relationship counselling, Scottish weather, cheese-based dating advice, accidental geography lessons, black pepper, Filipino adventures, and several moments where the conversation goes so far off track that neither of them has any idea how they got there. But as always there is a the serious conversation underneath all the laughter about community, connection, vulnerability and what it means to turn recovery into an actual life rather than just surviving one day at a time. So grab a cuppa, settle in and join Shell and Iain for another A Wee Blether while we wait for Season Two. And if you enjoy it, don't forget to follow the podcast, leave us a review and share it with someone who loves a good conversation! Connect With Us @toosoberforthispodcast Shell Righini - @shell_righini Iain Anderson - @iainanderson.comedy Traumedy Show - https://iainandersoncomedy.com/ Listen to Shell’s podcast We Recover Loudly here on Spotify This Podcast Is Brought to You By We Recover Loudly Merch Bold recovery slogans and wearable reminders that recovery doesn’t have to be quiet. Shop here: www.werecoverloudly.com @werecoverloudly Mastered and edited by Unmuted Studios. Podcast production, editing, and creative support. www.unmutedstudios.com
