Breakfast with an Alcoholic: Episode Eight

Breakfast with an Alcoholic

Breakfast with an Alcoholic: Episode 8

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Breakfast with an Alcoholic: Episode 8

Breakfast with Chris H @ Green Kitchen on 77th Street

T.B.D.

May 08, 2022

I had breakfast with my friend Chris H, and let me tell you, he’s got some crazy and inspirational stories to share. He’s a 51 year-old personal trainer, father and husband with eight and-a-half years of sobriety. Chris survived prison, homelessness, even being shot in the face (and leaving the hospital in a gown and booties to find drugs); the story of how he managed to get his life back, well, I think it’s pretty amazing.You should definitely listen in!

If you missed Episode Seven (Breakfast with Sean), well, we’ve got you covered:

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Listen now (12 min) | I had a fantastic breakfast with Sean at Gracie’s Corner Diner. As usual, I had a short stack of pancakes, Canadian bacon and coffee—just thought you might like to know. Sean is 37, lives in Queens and has been a member of Alcoholics Anonymous for about a year. We talked about how important it’s been for his sobriety to find LGBTQ-centric AA meetings …

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Don’t forget—read the Liner Notes and get the inside scoop on what really went down at breakfast!

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Episode Eight Liner Notes

I hope you’ve had a chance to listen to my breakfast with Chris H. and hear his amazing stories. Of course, the most amazing thing is that he survived shootings, stabbings, 17 years in prison and homelessness and managed to get sober. Hearing Chris speak at an AA meeting is a real privilege; He’s authentic and honest and in nearly-textbook perfect AA-st…

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Breakfast with an Alcoholic

Welcome to Breakfast with an Alcoholic! Pour yourself a cup of coffee while we discuss addiction, recovery, how we got sober and what life is like now. To be fair, we get sidetracked pretty often talking about 1970’s music or the Planet of the Apes movies or whatever—all from one of the Upper East Side’s finest diners. It’s a strictly BYOP affair...

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