#136 | The Importance of Honesty with Guest Host Fausto | Trevor’s Warstory

It can seem like sometimes the more sobriety you have, the less complicated your life becomes. Turns out, that's not always the case. Oftentimes those of us who have been in the recovery game for some time, have had to go through several moments of redefining ourselves and reshaping our sobriety. We learn what we need to hold on to and what we can add to our daily reprieve. Whether you're 3 days sober or 10 years sober, the importance of honesty however, can not be understated. 

 

In this episode we are joined by Fausto, the one and only. Fausto first came on our radar as someone who had immersed themselves in the recovery community and quickly became an inspirational voice for many. Today he shares some of how he has had to maintain his honesty even when he finds he is down or not feeling so great. Turns out, its more normal than we think it is to not be uppity and high spirited every second. Funny to hear the way our brains can trick us into thinking a lie would serve us better than the truth. 

 

This week’s warstory comes from Trevor who is brutally honest in his telling of constant relapse and half measures. Hear him talk about what life is like in sobriety compared to life in the throes of the disease. He has a way of accepting life today how it is and doesn’t fool himself into thinking he is something he is not; i.e. a “normal” drinker. Thank you Trevor for sharing your story with us! We learned a lot from it!

 

Stay up to date with Fausto by following his IG @hopedealerfausto

 

Check out Fausto’s warstory in one of our earlier episodes! 

https://youtu.be/wed0CbRnfjU

 

Thanks Hellions! Remember you are the most important part of the show. 

 

RESOURCES 

Excellent Drugs and Suicide resource from The Recovery Village www.therecoveryvillage.com/drug-addiction/drugs-and-suicide/ 

 

If you have questions about how your condition can lead to suicidal thoughts check this out from The Recovery Village www.therecoveryvillage.com/co-occurring-disorders/suicide-hotline/

 

Alcoholics Anonymous online meetings 

https://aa-intergroup.org/ 

 

Narcotics Anonymous online meetings 

https://virtual-na.org/ 

 

Find an Overeaters Anonymous meeting 

https://oa.org/find-a-meeting/ 

 

Refuge Recovery website

https://refugerecovery.org/ 

 

Substance Abuse and Mental Health services 

1-800-662-HELP 

https://www.samhsa.gov/find-help/national-helpline 

 

Suicide prevention hotline 

1-800-273-8255

https://suicidepreventionlifeline.org/ 

 

Domestic Violence hotline 

1-800-799-SAFE 

https://www.thehotline.org/ 

 

National Human Trafficking hotline

1-888-373-7888

https://humantraffickinghotline.org/

 

More information about Human Trafficking within the trucking community can be found here:

https://www.lanierlawfirm.com/trucking-and-human-trafficking/

 

Al-Anon information (support for families)

https://al-anon.org/

 

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