His pattern was working Step One and Step Nine—then going back to drinking. He learned he had to stop apologizing and start transforming.

In this honest and relatable episode of The Cup of Joe Show, Jeremy S. shares his story of growing up athletic, intelligent, and burdened by expectations. At 13, he discovered alcohol—and from that moment, the chase for escape and ease began.

Despite graduating college with honors, Jeremy was living anything but honorably. Promising beginnings were shadowed by secret bottles, broken relationships, and untreated depression. Even after his mother’s death, a failed marriage, and losing nearly everything, Jeremy cycled through sobriety stints and apologies without ever fully surrendering.

It wasn’t until a series of health crises, both mental and physical, that he finally reached out to the one person left who would take his call: his sponsor. What followed was a relationship grounded in love, truth, and accountability.

Today, Jeremy has something he never thought possible: contentment. He’s grounded, present, and finally okay being okay.

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