Solo Cast

Solo Cast

What drives someone to seek a life without alcohol? This solo episode of Recovery Survey gives a candid snapshot of one person’s ongoing journey, with host Brett Morris stepping out from behind the interviewer’s chair and talking straight from the heart. Instead of a carefully planned chat with a guest, Brett admits he hit record with “no sort of plan” and a “mind… completely blank.” That honesty sets the tone.

You’ll hear him talk about stress, anxiety, and the pressure he feels to release weekly content, all while juggling family life, work, and his passion project: “I’m just a normal guy with a microphone and a passion to talk to people about recovery.” Brett shares how life has steadily improved the longer he’s stayed away from drugs and alcohol, from buying a first house to welcoming children, while still being clear that sobriety hasn’t made life perfect.

He’s openly grateful for the recovery community, from writers and podcasters to groups running active sober events, and he asks listeners to share their own routines and ideas so the show can be “a tool for people to use in their recovery… to feel encouraged and uplifted.” If you’ve ever felt stuck, guilty about not doing recovery “right”, or curious about different paths, this laid-back solo cast might be the nudge to rethink your routine and ask: what small change could you try today?

He talks about the obsession to use being lifted, noticing one day that his first response to hard times was no longer, “I need to get drunk or I need to get high.” A big theme here is choice in recovery. After hundreds of conversations, Brett says, “There are so many different viable ways to recover,” and encourages people to try different meetings, programs, or practices like meditation, yoga, or a simple gratitude list to shake off stagnation.