Are You OK? Addressing The Stressors That Can Make Recovery Challenging 🏳️🌈 A Queer Recovery Podcast 🎙️Are You OK? Addressing The Stressors That Can Make Recovery Challenging 🏳️🌈 A Queer Recovery Podcast 🎙️
At The CCC
Anthony, Jordan and Louis talk candidly about relapse, political stress and queer life’s pressures, sharing how community, humour and self-care support recovery. Their chat highlights the value of honesty, connection and small loving actions when everything feels overwhelming.
32:03•1 Jun 2026
Are You OK? Queer Recovery, Relapse Honesty and Finding Hope in Hard Times
Episode Overview
- Relapse is treated as information and part of the journey, not a reason to discard all the work already done.
- Heavy political and social climates can intensify stress in recovery, making it vital to manage media intake and emotional overload.
- Turning to community, trusted friends, meetings and sponsors is presented as a key antidote to isolation and hopelessness.
- Perfectionism in recovery can drive using; accepting imperfection and focusing on progress is strongly encouraged.
- Remembering that feelings are not facts, but useful signals about needs, helps guide healthier choices and self-care.
“Feelings aren’t facts, but they’re still information.”
Curious about how others navigate their sobriety journey? This conversation from At The CCC drops you right into the heart of queer recovery, where relapse, politics, and everyday stress are spoken about with honesty, humour, and a lot of heart. Anthony, Jordan and Louis sit around the table at the Castro Country Club, checking in on how they’re really doing.
Jordan shares openly about a recent relapse and the shame and pressure that came with it, describing “the conveyor belt of consequences” and the urge to “eject” when life feels too hard.
Instead of judgement, what shows up is care, celebration of his honesty, and reminders that “we don’t scrap all of the work that we’ve done just because it hasn’t been A-plus work.” The trio talk about the heavy political climate, systemic attacks on queer and marginalised communities, and that sense of powerlessness that can easily feed anxiety or using.
Louis admits to shutting off the news to protect his mental health, while Jordan wrestles with privilege, worthiness and the fear of not doing recovery perfectly. Amid the heaviness, there’s plenty of laughter, teasing and real talk about meetings, sponsors, and choosing people and places that “breathe life” into you.
They highlight simple but powerful tools: remembering that feelings aren’t facts, reaching out instead of isolating, seeking spaces where you can tell the messy truth, and leaning into queer community traditions of art, humour and resistance. For anyone in recovery – especially queer folks feeling crushed by current events – this chat offers raw honesty, practical coping ideas, and the reminder that you’re not alone, you’ve changed more than you think, and showing up is a win.
Who could you reach out to today who actually makes you feel more alive?
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