Beyond Abstinence: How to Build a Life You Don’t Want to Escape From With Grif PalmerBeyond Abstinence: How to Build a Life You Don’t Want to Escape From With Grif Palmer
Positive Recovery MD
Grif is a coach, speaker, mentor, and lifelong transformation student dedicated to inspiring mindset shifts and personal growth. With a career spanning over 35 years as an entrepreneur and technology executive, he has built and led high-performing...
1:02:11•4 Mar 2025
Building a Life You Don’t Want to Escape From with Grif Palmer
Episode Overview
- Understand the difference between sobriety and recovery.
- Importance of personal growth and spiritual development.
- Practical advice for building a fulfilling life in recovery.
- Insights into sober coaching and family recovery.
- Grif Palmer’s personal journey and experiences.
“You can either learn humility by practice or by getting humiliated”
Ever wondered how to build a life you don’t want to escape from? In this episode of Positive Recovery MD, Dr. Jason Powers sits down with Grif Palmer, a coach, speaker, and mentor with over 42 years of continuous sobriety. Grif shares his journey from a nightclub DJ in the 80s to becoming a leading figure in addiction recovery. He offers a candid look at the difference between mere sobriety and true recovery.
Through his experiences, Grif emphasises the importance of personal growth, spiritual development, and creating a fulfilling life that goes beyond just abstaining from alcohol or drugs. With anecdotes from his past and insights from his work in sober coaching, family recovery, and grief facilitation, Grif provides practical advice for anyone on their recovery journey. Whether you’re struggling with addiction or supporting someone who is, this episode is packed with valuable lessons on how to thrive and not just survive.
Don’t miss out on the chance to learn how to transform your mindset and build a life worth living.
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