Recovery Revolution Live: Keep Coming Back with Jeff VickersRecovery Revolution Live: Keep Coming Back with Jeff Vickers
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Host Brett Morris and author Jeff Vickers share candid stories of relapse, spiritual awakening and service, centred on the slogan "keep coming back". The conversation highlights how slogans, community and honesty can turn long-term addiction into a life of purpose and peace.
1:44:10•15 Sept 2021
Keep Coming Back: Jeff Vickers on Sober Slogans, Second Chances and Real Sobriety
Episode Overview
- Relapse and repeated false starts don’t disqualify anyone; "as long as you keep coming back, you have a chance".
- There is a difference between simple abstinence and sobriety that changes thinking, behaviour and spiritual outlook.
- Recovery slogans such as "keep coming back" and "one is too many, a thousand is never enough" can act as powerful affirmations in moments of craving.
- Sharing your story and serving others can turn shame and pain into purpose, no matter how long you used or what you’ve done.
- Sobriety brings everyday freedoms—like peace of mind, honest relationships and self‑respect—that many never believed they could have.
“I am proof that even if you relapse a gazillion times, as long as you keep coming back, you got a chance.”
How do people find strength in their journey to sobriety? This live Recovery Revolution session brings that question to life as host Brett Morris and guest Jeff Vickers swap raw, funny, and heartfelt stories from active addiction to active recovery. Brett kicks things off by sharing how he spent years collecting newcomer tags, trying to do recovery his own way until full surrender finally stuck.
Now approaching seven years sober, he talks about going from a court-ordered meeting attendee who "listened with closed ears" to someone who found real peace, self‑love, a family, and a purpose. Jeff, author of *Sober Slogans: Recovery Mottos We Love*, comes in with a very different but equally striking past: "I was addicted to crack cocaine for 32 years" and is now just over a year sober.
Growing up in the Bronx during the crack era, three felony convictions, homelessness, being an "absentee father of four", and a five‑year binge that ended in a suicide attempt and a stay on the 13th floor psych unit all feed into his message.
For Jeff, sobriety brought a spiritual awakening, a voice, and a mission: "My goal is to be the best version of myself, and I've come to the realisation that the best version of any human being is when they serve others." The central theme is the simple slogan "keep coming back". Both Brett and Jeff talk about relapsing, sitting in meetings they didn’t want to be in, and how that phrase later saved their lives.
Jeff breaks down the difference between abstinence and real sobriety, and explains slogans as positive affirmations, like "One is too many, a thousand is never enough". There’s plenty of light‑hearted fun too: live giveaways, number‑guessing games, and chat comments that keep things relaxed. Underneath the laughs sits a clear message: your story is big enough, "as long as you keep coming back, you have a chance." So what would keeping coming back look like for you this week?
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