Episode 8 - Flurry Comes to America - Alcoholism | Recovery | Quit Drinking | Stop Using DrugsEpisode 8 - Flurry Comes to America - Alcoholism | Recovery | Quit Drinking | Stop Using Drugs
Planet Sober Radio - Addiction | Alcoholism | Recovery | Quit Drinking | Stop Using Drugs
This episode features special guest Flurry, who o…
35:38•3 Nov 2016
Flurry Comes to America: Planet Sober’s Global Recovery Family
Episode Overview
- Online recovery groups can supplement, but not replace, other sobriety tools and meetings.
- Sharing experience and giving back to others is described as helping people stay “sane” and sober.
- Planet Sober’s admins are volunteers who give significant personal time and aim to keep the group focused on recovery rather than advertising.
- Humour, fun posts and friendly banter are used to show that life can be sober and still enjoyable.
- Music and creative work, like the song dedicated to those lost to addiction, are used as part of remembering and healing.
“I think any shred of light helps.”
You’ll hear her compare Alcoholics Anonymous meetings in Australia and the States, explaining that she prefers ID meetings where “you’ll have eight to ten people share for anywhere up to ten minutes talking about what it was like… what happened and what they’re doing now,” and that her groups “stick to that it’s a spiritual… so we never say the Lord’s Prayer, it’s always the Serenity Prayer.” The style is loose, funny and chatty – there’s banter about Mexican food, Walmart runs, koalas and Cubs baseball – but underneath the jokes sits a clear purpose: supporting people off alcohol and drugs through connection.
How do people find strength in their journey to sobriety? This Planet Sober Radio instalment hangs out with that question by shining a light on community, humour and cross‑continental friendship. Flurry, a much‑loved admin from Australia, has flown to the US to stay with the crew, and her visit turns into a warm, chaotic catch‑up about life in recovery.
The team talks honestly about the Planet Sober Facebook community, now nearing 12,000 members, and the unpaid admin crew who keep it focused on sobriety and recovery. As they remind everyone, “we want it to be about your recovery… we’re trying to help. That’s what we’re doing.” Two callers, Don from Chicago and Julie from Georgia, share how the group keeps them sober and gives them a place to give back.
Don sums up the impact with a simple line: “I think any shred of light helps.” Julie calls the group her “happy place” and talks about one‑to‑one support as part of her own recovery. The episode wraps with a sober musician’s track, “Tears in Heaven,” dedicated “to those that we’ve lost to addiction and overdose,” adding a reflective note for anyone who’s grieving while staying alcohol‑free.
Anyone in recovery – or supporting someone who is – will find a mix of laughter, honesty and practical community here; could an online sober ‘planet’ be the extra tool your toolbox’s been missing?
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